Chapter 65: Otherwise, you’ll lose your life.
The explosives expert pressed the detonation button while shouting through a megaphone, “Run!”
With a loud bang, the explosive device burst into flames a meter away from the trio. Gu Chengyu shielded the two and hurried forward. At that moment, Chen Beini, with wobbly legs, lunged forward and almost fell, but in her panic, her right leg got hooked around Shi Lan, causing Shi Lan to trip over her left foot and fall to the ground. The spot where she fell was less than half a meter away from the second blast point.
Someone on the set screamed in fright, especially the explosives expert, who broke out in a cold sweat.
The incident unfolded in the blink of an eye. As Shi Lan lay on the ground after being tripped, all she felt was a loud noise and scorching heat.
“An Lan!” Sun Ling screamed.
Director Tang and the rest of the crew members rushed over. Gu Chengyu also shook off Chen Beini and circled around to Shi Lan, but just as he reached out to embrace her, someone pushed him hard from behind—it was Yan Shixiu!
The crew didn’t even know where he had come from; he’d already pushed past Gu Chengyu and scooped up Shi Lan, “Shi… An Lan, An Lan?”
Seeing this scene, Gu Chengyu felt a mix of emotions, but…
…he suddenly realized he didn’t have the right to comfort Shi Lan.
Shi Lan leaned against Yan Shixiu’s chest, regaining some clarity in her mind, though her ears were still ringing, “I’m fine, just tinnitus.”
“Doctor, call the doctor over,” Yan Shixiu turned and immediately instructed an assistant, then seeing Shi Lan covered in dust, he began to check her for any other injuries.
Shi Lan shook her head, her left ear cleared up, and she sat up straight from Yan Shixiu’s embrace, saying, “I’m not hurt.”
Yan Shixiu, without caring for anything else, directly picked her up and hurried to the medical vehicle he had prepared for today’s explosion scene.
Shi Lan lay on the chair in disarray, watching Yan Shixiu grip her hand nervously, feeling an indescribable emotion inside because the sensation from that brief moment was too similar to the scene of the car accident in Thailand. So, she subconsciously gripped Yan Shixiu’s hand back.
“Mr. Yan, Miss An is alright. The explosives expert is very professional, and the explosive devices are safe. Tinnitus is a normal reaction, but there shouldn’t be major problems,” the doctor said after the inspection, addressing Yan Shixiu.
At that moment, Director Tang and Gu Chengyu also came over, saying, “Luckily, it was a false alarm. An Lan, you can go rest, especially since you’ve requested leave for tomorrow anyway.”
At this point, the entire set was silent, no one daring to speak, as they all seemed to feel the icy aura emanating from Yan Shixiu.
“The one who insisted on being on the scene in person, come out,” Yan Shixiu’s voice was low and coldly clear. With that one sentence, people felt chills down their spines.
Chen Beini, frightened to the core with a pale face, was nevertheless dragged in front of Yan Shixiu by Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu was also angry because Chen Beini had put Shi Lan through such a scare.
“Yan… I… It wasn’t on purpose,” Chen Beini stuttered in fear, nearly bursting into tears.
“You should be grateful that An Lan isn’t hurt; otherwise, you would have been finished,” Yan Shixiu stated.
No one dared to speak, hardly daring to breathe, because they knew that Yan Shixiu’s words were far from a joke.
“From now on! Whether you do it intentionally or not, if An Lan gets hurt while on set, I will hold you accountable. I won’t settle the score with you right now; we can take our time once the shooting is over,” Yan Shixiu declared.