"Your wound has just been bandaged. If it gets wet in the rain, it will easily become inflamed."

Yu Xi replied anxiously: "But the passenger ship will leave at four o'clock in the afternoon. If I don't hurry now, it will be too late."

Lin Subai looked at the sky where it was pouring rain and disagreed:

"No matter how urgent it is, you can't joke with your body. Lightning strikes are most likely to happen during thunderstorms. This is a danger that cannot be ignored."

Lin Subai paused here and continued:

"Besides, it's dark and foggy now. Are you sure the passenger ship can continue sailing?

If the Navigation Administration had any sense, they would not allow the ship to continue sailing in severe smog weather!"

"This, this is impossible!" Yu Xi was a little flustered when she heard Lin Subai's analysis. If the passenger ship was not allowed to sail, how would she find a place to stay tonight? She didn't have any extra money on her.

People get struck during thunderstorms because they carry items that conduct electricity easily, but she doesn't have anything conductive on her. Also, the umbrella poles are made of wood by her family, which is not conductive, so the risk of getting struck is naturally much smaller.

Although dissuaded by Lin Subai, Yu Xi still insisted on walking to the riverside and said goodbye to Lin Subai.

Lin Subai frowned, thinking that Yu Xi didn't know how to consider the pros and cons of a situation. His knee was clearly injured and he couldn't afford to get wet in the rain, but he still insisted on going to the river, and in a thunderstorm where accidents were likely to happen.

Lin Subai was somewhat unhappy and didn't want to meddle in Yu Xi's affairs anymore, but when he saw her lonely appearance, he inexplicably couldn't let her go.

Finally, he sighed helplessly and said to Yu Xi: "I'll take you to the boat."

"No, I can go there by myself. I've already caused you a lot of trouble today. It's pouring rain outside with thunder and lightning. It's not very safe. Don't take any risks."

Lin Su Baihei said with a gloomy face: "Since you know that it is very dangerous with thunder and lightning outside and heavy rain, why do you still insist on going to the riverside to see if the passenger ship has set off?"

Yu Xi said: "Even if the passenger ship doesn't leave, I can stay on it tonight and have a safe place to stay.

If I were here, I would have nowhere to stay after the clinic closed.

And all my stuff is on the ship, my student ID and textbooks are there, I have to get back to the ship."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Yu Xi, Lin Subai said with a gloomy face: "Wait, I'll take you there, and you are not allowed to refuse."

Yu Xi opened his mouth, looked at the sky outside, and fell silent.

Lin Subai asked the doctor for a few plastic bags. He tore them open and tied them around Yu Xi's injured knee to prevent it from getting wet by rain.

Then he bent down in front of Yu Xi, lifted her up on his back, and said to her coldly: "Open the umbrella."

Yu Xi nodded silently and opened the umbrella to cover the two figures, but her eyes were full of apology.

She couldn't help but reflect on whether it was a wrong decision to insist on returning to the ship in the thunder and lightning.

But if she didn't go back to the ship, and the passenger ship left, causing her student ID to be lost, she would not be able to enter the school.

Moreover, the books she brought were textbooks. There were no bookstores near her school that sold textbooks. If she wanted to buy textbooks, she could only go to the county town.

These two things are very important to Yu Xi as a student.

It takes about six hours to drive from here to the county town. If they go to the county town on the same day, they cannot return on the same day.

She only had 120 yuan a month for living expenses. If a textbook was lost, the round-trip fare to go to the county town to buy one would be 50 yuan.

Not to mention the issues of accommodation and food. In addition, there is the money for books, which will cost at least thirty yuan.

Then I can only survive this month by eating pickled vegetables and white rice.

Yu Xi didn’t know any classmates who lived in the county town, so she had to do it herself.

She felt a little regretful that she shouldn't have left her schoolbag alone just for the sake of temporary comfort.

Yu Xi was thinking that she could just visit the tourist area for half an hour and then come back. Everyone put their luggage on the boat and no one took it. She never expected to get injured suddenly and encounter this problem.

There was a strong wind and rain outside, with thunder and lightning. In just a short while, the hem of Lin Subai's shirt and trousers were wet.

Even though Yu Xi tilted the umbrella in front of her, her back was wet and it still couldn't stop the wind and rain.

Fortunately, it is summer now. Although the wind and rain make me shiver, my hands and feet are not stiff.

The riverside was not far from the clinic, and it only took about ten minutes to walk there. Looking at the boat swaying in the wind, Lin Subai frowned.

But he still sent Yuxi back to the cabin and asked the boatman: "In this foggy weather, will the Navigation Administration allow the boat to depart?"

The boatman said: "Today the wind and rain are too strong, and the river is covered with fog. It is too dangerous to travel, so we will not set out today.

The Navigation Management Center informed us that the wind and rain levels had to increase and we could not set off.

Later, when all the guests have returned, I will also tell everyone to stay in a hotel in the town above for one night.

My boat will be heading back to the other side of the river later, where the dock is more sheltered from the wind and rain."

When the students heard this, they started talking about it. They only had the boat fare and no extra money, so how could they stay in a hotel?

Some people suggested going back to school, but the students shook their heads and said, "We can't go back to school. When the students are on holiday, the dormitory management is also on holiday. The school just issued a measure last month to prohibit students from staying in school after the holiday."

When the students heard about this measure, they immediately looked bitter and secretly cursed the student who was causing trouble outside the school.

If they had not stayed at home during the holidays and had not started fighting outside the school, the school would not have forced everyone not to stay at school out of fear that something might happen to the students and cause trouble.

"What should we do now? Should we stay in the cabin overnight?"

"No, the wind and rain are blowing into the middle of the cabin now. How can we stay here overnight? The canvas is all around and can't stop the wind and rain."

The boatman echoed: "This boat really can't withstand wind and rain. Every time it rains heavily, water will flood into the cabin and it will flood up to the ankles."

While the boatman was explaining to the passengers, Xiaoyu brought Lanlan back to the boat.

She vaguely heard everyone arguing about something, so she quietly asked Yu Xi what was going on.

After Yu Xi told Xiao Yu what happened, she became distressed, but Lan Lan seemed to be thinking about something.

Finally, a student suggested: "Let's pool our money together and stay in a hotel room."

Someone worried: "There are too many people, will the hotel agree? And it's raining, the hotel business should be very good! Will we have a place to stay if we go there now?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly became depressed.

"Let's go up and take a look first! Friends who want to stay at the hotel together, come and sign up."

Xiaoyu was about to go over to register, but Lanlan stopped her and said, "Don't go. My aunt lives in this town. I'll take you to stay with her for free."

"Lanlan, are you serious? That's great. We have a place to stay tonight."

When Yu Xi saw Xiaoyu was invited by Lanlan to live at her aunt's house, she also asked Lanlan if she could take her along.

A look of contempt flashed through Lanlan's heart. She hadn't even invited Yu Xi, but Yu Xi had the audacity to come and ask if she had any relationship with her.

Although Lan Lan thought so in her heart, she said hypocritically: "Yu Xi, I'm so sorry! My aunt's house is small, and it's very difficult for me to take Xiao Yu there.

If I take you there again, not only will it disturb my aunt, but there won't be enough room for you to stay. I won't take you there then.

And classmate Yuxi, after all, we just met today. Although I know you are a decent person, if my aunt asks me about it, I won’t be able to answer that we are not familiar with each other!"

Yu Xi's cheeks turned red with shame at Lan Lan's sarcastic rejection. Her request was a bit excessive.

After all, she and Lanlan had an average relationship and they just met today, but the implicit derogatory remarks made Yuxi very angry.

Xiaoyu naturally heard the hidden meaning in Lanlan's words, but her whereabouts tonight depended entirely on Lanlan. Her lips moved, but she remained silent in the end.

Instead, Lin Subai, who was standing with his back to the two of them and facing the river, frowned. Yu Xi was too useless. He didn't even know how to refute the harsh words between the little girls.

However, Lan Lan's sarcastic words also made Lin Subai smack his lips. But she is still a little girl, and her words are so harsh.

Just like the ladies in his circle, she appears gentle and well-behaved on the surface, but acts sarcastic behind his back.

Lin Subai did not comment either. After all, everyone lives differently, and he himself is a hypocritical person.

As long as this duplicity does not turn into sarcasm, making trouble out of nothing, or using vicious means, it's fine.

People who can practice what they preach are all very upright people. He is far from that kind of person, and it is not suitable for him to be that kind of person.

Yu Xi pursed her lips, feeling angry at Lan Lan's insinuation. She replied, "Lan Lan, your words are really rude."

She glanced at Xiaoyu outside the cabin, and without saying anything else, she limped towards the students who were going to stay in the hotel and asked, "How much does each person have to pay?"

The classmate said: "We are not sure about the situation. We plan to go and ask the higher-ups now and then make a decision based on the actual situation."

Yu Xi touched the remaining money in his pocket and nodded, "Okay, I'll follow you now."

She returned to where she had put her schoolbag and saw that Lin Subai had not left yet. She said, "Student Lin, we are going upstairs to find a hotel now. Come with us!"

When Yu Xi went over to ask, Lan Lan had already left the cabin with Xiao Yu.

Yu Xi carried her schoolbag to her chest to prevent the rain from getting her books wet.

Lin Subai took out a plastic bag and handed it over, saying, "Wrap it with this and you won't have to worry about the books getting wet."

Yu Xi quickly took the plastic bag, tied it to the four corners of the backpack strap to cover the surface of the backpack, and then thanked Lin Subai.

Lin Subai said coldly: "Put your bag at the back and I'll carry you up."

Yu Xi looked up at Lin Subai blankly, opened and closed his lips a few times, and asked: "Why?"

"There's no need to ask so many questions. I'm just lending a helping hand."

Lin Subai used an impatient attitude to hide the vague irritation that was rising in his heart.

He is not a fool. Being pursued by many girls, Lin Subai is very sensitive to feelings.

I can feel a vague difference in my heart towards Yu Xi.

He had plenty of patience with the girl in front of him. After his father cheated on him, Lin Subai had no good feelings towards women.

But when he heard her faint and helpless cry that day, Lin Subai seemed to see his own struggle and helplessness at that time.

This time, after seeing that she was injured, he patiently stayed to help Yu Xi, which had never happened before.

While Yu Xi and Lin Subai were talking, the students had already filed out of the cabin in groups.

They looked outside at the lightning and thunder, the heavy rain, the gloomy weather, and the pitch-black weather, and were very worried about what would happen next.

They remained silent all the way, just wanting to get to town as quickly as possible.

Yu Xi was carried on Lin Subai's back and walked at the back. The fog was thick. Although they were not far away, one could only vaguely see the color of their clothes but not the figures of the people.

Outside, the sky and the earth were dark, with wind, rain, thunder and lightning. Yu Xi and Lin Subai were equally silent.

Yu Xi looked at Lin Subai who was walking forward in silence, and asked worriedly: "Lin Subai, do you want to drink some water and take a break?"

Lin Subai replied expressionlessly: "No need."

He looked at the figure in front of him, lowered his eyes, and walked forward silently.

But he was thinking about the girl on his back. Although he was a teenager, he had received special training since childhood and his strength was no less than that of an adult man. Carrying the girl on his back, he felt the weight was too light.

I had this feeling the last time I carried her on my back, but I thought I was just lending a helping hand and there wouldn't be much interaction, so I didn't think too much about it.

The weight on his back was too light at this moment, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

Although he had never carried a girl on his back, he knew that a girl of his age should weigh at least 80 kilograms. But when he carried this girl on his back, Lin Subai felt that she weighed less than 70 kilograms.

"What do you usually eat?"

"Ah! What?"

Lin Subai's abrupt question made Yu Xi confused.

"I didn't hear what you asked just now. Can you please say it again?"

Lin Subai was a little annoyed by his abrupt question. Seeing that Yu Xi didn't hear clearly, he replied directly: "Forget it if you didn't hear clearly."

Yu Xi said carefully: "Say it again, and I will hear it clearly."

Lin Subai remained silent and did not respond to Yu Xi's words.

Yu Xi looked at Lin Subai who was hurrying on his way, with gratitude in his eyes. If it weren't for him today, Yu Xi really didn't know what to do.

Although her knee was not injured, she felt excruciating pain in the injured area when she took a few steps.

"Lin Subai, you helped me again today. I owe you more and more. How can I thank you?"

Lin Subai was speechless for a long while before he replied: "How would I know how you would thank me? It's just a piece of cake, why worry about it?"

When Yu Xi heard Lin Subai's answer, she realized that she had said what she had been thinking. Her face turned red and she was a little at a loss.

"If you hadn't helped me today, I might have gotten into trouble with a gang member. Besides, my leg was injured and bleeding, and I didn't have money to buy a piercing needle. You helped me with that. You've done me a favor, but I have so little power left. I don't know how to repay you."

Lin Subai said: "You think too much, it's just a coincidence."

The small umbrella covered the sky and the earth, and also blocked Yu Xi's sight. She did not notice that the figures walking in front of her had disappeared. In the huge street, only Lin Subai was walking alone with her.

Lin Subai had no plan to let Yu Xi stay in a hotel and hang out with those students.

They were not familiar with each other, and Yu Xi liked to be alone. He didn't think Yu Xi could live safely in that environment.

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