Wu Bin was feeling guilty, mainly because he kept thinking that if he had noticed Zhu Ling’s disappearance right away at that time, perhaps there wouldn’t have been so many accidents.
Wu Bin’s guilt stemmed entirely from his kind heart.
"Give me some peace and quiet."
Wu Bin pushed him a little, "You’re a bit noisy, so I want to be alone."
Zhu Ling still wanted to utter a few kind words, mainly to persuade Wu Bin not to worry too much. However, Wu Bin grabbed him and pushed him toward the door.
This left him at a loss, simply staring in confusion.
He looked somewhat dazed.
The door was quickly closed.
With a look of bafflement on his face and a slight tension,
This was not how he had imagined it at all.
In his imagination, even if Wu Bin was not in a good mood right now, he should still speak gently and discuss things properly with him.
Wu Bin’s actions made him pause slightly.
Looking at the now firmly shut door to the room, he realized he had been given the cold shoulder.
He offered a bitter smile.
Zhu Ling’s weak voice then rose from outside.
He asked Wu Bin, "Are you okay?"
"Stop being upset, I’m safe and sound now, aren’t I? If I’m not upset, why are you letting your mind wander with worries?"
"If you keep being this upset, I’m going to feel like I’ve been too much to handle!" he said with utter seriousness.
Such words reached Wu Bin who had been feeling down just a moment ago, leaving him unable to decide whether to laugh or cry, clearly amused by the situation.
"I’m actually feeling quite good now, so you don’t need to worry about me."
"I’m just pondering why such a slew of elementary mistakes occurred? If not for those blunders, you wouldn’t have been in trouble, and the other party wouldn’t have had the chance to take advantage."
"I am trying to find ways to improve my abilities so that the next time something happens, I won’t be completely at a loss and unsure of how to handle it!"
Soon after, Wu Bin’s explanation came from inside.
Wu Bin had not even planned to explain any of this.
He just wanted to take the opportunity to rest well.
Yet, the person outside was too worried about him, his little mouth incessantly chattering on about the matter, and after some thought, Wu Bin gave a thorough explanation.
Zhu Ling, who heard all this, finally felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.
It turns out he had been overthinking, causing himself undue mental stress.
Now that Wu Bin had explained it that way, Zhu Ling finally stopped worrying.
Even He Bingbing, standing nearby, breathed a sigh of relief.
He patted Zhu Ling’s shoulder, "It’s good that everything’s okay!"
"Since it’s all right, let’s rest well. After all, the incidents that have occurred recently have really shaken everyone up, hardly allowing any of us to sleep well."
In the last few days, they had been completely worn out.
Finally, now that the matters were nearly resolved and those people had been brought to justice,
He exhaled in relief.
"Go and get some good rest, no need to worry about me," Zhu Ling could feel the warmth radiating from the other’s eyes.
He Bingbing’s concern warmed his heart just a little.
Zhu Ling nodded his head, "I’ve actually managed to sleep quite well these past two days, and I’m feeling quite energetic right now. You should all go and rest well; don’t worry about me."
"Now, your health is what’s most important!"
"You’ve all been wracking your brains studying my case, even to the point of exhausting yourselves. I am truly beyond grateful."
Reflecting on that day, Wu Bin descended from the skies like a fairy.
Struggling, he taught someone a lesson on his behalf.
And all those faces he’d never seen before, each one of them tried their utmost to rescue him.
At that moment, he truly felt an overwhelming warmth from that scene.
He never imagined that one day, when he was most vulnerable, such a large group of people would swarm to his aid with all their might.
The moment they rushed over, he was utterly captivated by the scene unfolding before his eyes.
At that moment, he even felt his insides stirring with a fiery excitement.
That scene still revolved in his head to this day.
When He Bingbing heard Zhu Ling’s account, his heart instantly ached with sympathy. He pulled Zhu Ling into his embrace in a swift motion.
"Those things are in the past now, let’s not dwell on them!"
"This time, you were lucky to have only sustained a few minor wounds, without any other problems."
"It shows that heaven still looks after us good people and doesn’t want to see us harmed by those with evil hearts."
At this point, He Bingbing’s voice started to break, and the images from that day still spun in his head.
Back then, Zhu Ling was so small.
Pressed to the ground by her assailant, who held a branding iron, ready to sear her flesh.
Had they been even a second late, disaster might have occurred.
The little girl cried her eyes out, tears flowing freely.
The sight painfully tugged at his heart!
Usually, Zhu Ling was doted on by them.
With her simple nature and kind-heartedness, she had never experienced such things, never been treated this way!
Those people, as if possessed, dared to lay hands on such a young girl.
The thought alone was intolerable!
Those people were despicable.
Fortunately, in the end, they paid the price.
Ma San was no exception.
He remembered, the man begging pitifully at the time.
Pleading, claiming he understood his wrongs, and begging for a chance.
The harm he caused Zhu Ling, he couldn’t possibly think that a few apologies would just make it all go away, could he?
Zhu Ling sobbed a few times, then wiped away her tears, "Alright, it’s all in the past now, let’s not cry over such things."
"We should forget all these unhappy events and from now on, not dwell on them anymore!"
Zhu Ling presented a face brimming with smiles.
He was clearly distraught, but to spare He Bingbing from distress, he forced a smile.
"You should go back and rest well."
Girls are always empathetic toward one another.
The sight of the two hugging each other left the commenters in the online community astonished.
[My goodness, the friendship between girls is so touching!]
[I hope Zhu Ling can adjust her mood quickly. Let’s put these unhappy things behind us. Don’t be too upset!]
[All of this must be a psychological shadow! I wonder if Zhu Ling can adjust and not let these things affect her?]
[I think, on the surface, it seems like nothing happened that day... But actually, I think Zhu Ling might have been violated!]
[She’s so pretty, and those guys looked so lecherous, how could there not be anything wrong?]