After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows-Chapter 102: Saving Someone on a Rainy Night

Then Jiang Lingxi witnessed the so-called Beautiful Picture Square that Lu Zhengzheng talked about. She saw a picture of herself that wasn’t even a full-face photo being praised by nearly a hundred million people on the square, feeling a bit speechless.

In the past, she was most often praised for her accomplishments in literature and martial arts, as no courtier dared to speak about the emperor’s appearance. This was the first time she was purely praised for her looks.

What a novel experience!

"There are people online arguing over these two photos. I think it’s because they’re just too bored; they’re all of you, Xixi. Anyway, I think they’re all pretty."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lingxi silently added in her heart: Might as well take them all.

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The plane landed at night, and they even had dinner on the plane.

Of course, the portion was barely enough to fill their stomachs.

To be honest, the taste wasn’t great either.

Anyway, they were a bit hungry again after getting off the plane.

After exiting the airport, they got into a car that had been waiting outside. Jiang Lingxi and Lu Zhengzheng exchanged a glance, "Let’s find a more secluded place to have a late-night snack before going home."

Lu Zhengzheng immediately nodded in agreement, "Listen to Sister Xixi, you should never wrong your stomach."

And so the plan was set.

There was still a considerable distance from the airport to the city. Jiang Lingxi accepted the U-shaped pillow Lu Zhengzheng handed over, leaned back against the seat, and closed her eyes to rest until she heard a noise and opened her eyes to see rain splattering noisily against the car window.

Lu Zhengzheng was also woken up by the noise, "It’s raining, and it doesn’t look trivial. Sister Xixi, should we still eat out or just order takeaway at home?"

Jiang Lingxi looked out of the car window. The car had already entered the city. The traffic was increasing, and the shops on both sides of the street were lit with colorful neon lights, with many people hurriedly avoiding the rain at the entrances.

No one wanted to get wet from the rain, so there was inevitably some jostling in the chaos.

As Jiang Lingxi was considering Lu Zhengzheng’s suggestion, she caught sight of a frail girl in a gray tracksuit standing on the edge of a shop’s entrance trying to avoid the rain. She hadn’t had time to fold her umbrella before being jostled by a sturdy bald man next to her.

The steps beneath her were slippery due to the rain, and the girl momentarily lost her balance. She couldn’t even focus on her open umbrella and tried to grab onto something to steady herself, but it was too late.

At that moment, someone nearby finally noticed the situation and exclaimed, reaching out to help, but in the chaos, it was hard to grab hold of anything securely.

Jiang Lingxi frowned as she saw the girl about to fall. She was the first to notice the girl’s crisis, but being in the car, she really couldn’t lend a hand.

Until the girl’s umbrella fell to the ground, revealing a pale, fragile face that had been hidden under it.

"Stop the car!"

Just when Lu Zhengzheng was thinking about what to order for takeout, her thoughts were abruptly interrupted. The driver in the front seat instinctively slammed the brakes to the floor.

When the two turned their heads to look, Jiang Lingxi had already swiftly opened the car door and rushed out the moment it swung open.

The ear-piercing sound of brakes was followed by a deathly silence inside the car.

For a moment, Lu Zhengzheng even wondered if the person sitting next to her had just flown out the window.

In the last moment, without managing to grab the hand of a nearby boy reaching out to help, Xu Ling’an closed her eyes in despair, hurriedly wrapping her arms around her head, thinking that even if getting hurt was inevitable, she must protect her head.

The dirty rain water on the ground got closer and closer, and Xu Ling’an tightly pressed her lips together, bracing herself for the imminent contact with the ground.

But then, a gust of wind suddenly blew next to her, accompanied by a screech of brakes. Just as her cheek and shoulder were about to touch the ground, a pair of hands reached out, one hand cupping her face and the other grabbing her shoulder. With a firm, indisputable force, she was lifted upright.

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When Xu Ling’an opened her eyes, she was still in a daze.

Her knowledge of physics told her that with the speed she was falling down the steps, the chances of not getting hurt were almost zero.

Yet, the reality was that she wasn’t injured at all. She hadn’t even touched the rainwater on the ground, having been rescued just in time.

The person in front of her, who had just used irrepressible strength to pull her up, looked like an elder sister only a few years older than her.

"No, not at all, thank you for saving me, sister."

Now that the two were quite close, Jiang Lingxi saw more clearly the pale and bloodless face of the girl in front of her. The earlier incident had left her lips colorless, and her damp soft hair clung to her face, accentuating her frighteningly white complexion.

With just a glance, she could tell the girl was like her younger sister, born with physical frailty.

But Jin’an, at least, was the daughter of a noble family, later even a princess, whose weak body was treated with care by doctors. Though it couldn’t remedy the root cause, it spared her some pain during growth.

This girl in front of her clearly had not received much treatment for her body, enduring her physical ailments through sheer perseverance. Jiang Lingxi had grasped her just in time, but the feel of her in her hands was so frail it was pitiful.

She didn’t even seem to weigh eighty pounds!

"Your hair and clothes are wet. I have towels and blankets in the car. Come in and dry off and warm up, or you’ll catch a cold."

Jiang Lingxi considered herself a kind person, but not overly so.

The extra concern for this girl was due to the fleeting glimpse in the car earlier, her profile resembling her youthful sister who died young due to illness during what should have been her bright, flourishing years.

It was impossible for her not to feel a pang of sympathy.

Xu Ling’an hesitated for a moment, not because she suspected the other person was a bad person. The way she stepped out into the rain to save her, along with the face that instantly evoked goodwill, convinced her that the person in front of her wasn’t bad.

She hesitated because she was soaked, and the person’s car looked expensive. If she got inside, she feared she might dirty the interior.

And she couldn’t afford to have the car cleaned!

Noticing Xu Ling’an looking at herself, Jiang Lingxi guessed what she was hesitating about and simply reached out to bring her into the car without waiting for her reaction.

Though it was dark, the lights were bright enough. Jiang Lingxi noticed that people were already glancing at her. The street wasn’t a place to linger. To avoid being recognized in this bustling street, she couldn’t wait for the girl to make her own decision.

Only when pushed into the car did Xu Ling’an regain her senses, remembering something and trying hard to look back, "My umbrella..."

It was worth fifteen yuan. She would have to sell milk tea for two hours at the school gate to earn it back!

This time, before Jiang Lingxi could turn to pick up the umbrella, Lu Zhengzheng had already hopped out of the car, quickly fetching the umbrella from the ground, shaking off the water droplets, and hurried back to the car.

Jiang Lingxi pulled out three towels, handing one over first, keeping one for herself, and the last was for Lu Zhengzheng, who went to pick up the umbrella.

Receiving the soft, clean towel in front of her, Xu Ling’an gratefully pressed her lips and thanked Jiang Lingxi again, "Thank you, sister."

Jiang Lingxi pointed to her head, "Dry your hair first. Driver, please turn on the warm air."

Lu Zhengzheng had just returned to the car and hadn’t had time to dry herself with the towel Jiang Lingxi handed her. Curiosity got the better of her, and she couldn’t help glancing at the rescued girl.

"Sister Xixi, who is this?"

She didn’t recognize her, but if Sister Xixi went to the trouble of saving someone despite the risk of being seen by onlookers, she must know her, right?

But the only answer was, "You ask her."

Lu Zhengzheng: "..."

So you didn’t know her, and yet you went and unhesitatingly jumped out to save her?

She looked at the girl obediently drying her hair, only to see her looking back, softly smiling, "Hello, sisters. My name is Xu Ling’an. I’m in my third year of high school, attending the third high school nearby."

Upon hearing the self-introduction, Jiang Lingxi paused in her action of drying her hair.