The security guards' eyes were even redder, and the first young guard who was worried about Chu Ge had already started crying while rubbing his eyes.

Just when they all thought Chu Ge was done for, a sudden "thud" sounded by their ears!

Instinctively turning their gaze towards the source of the sound, the security guards immediately displayed an expression as if they'd seen a ghost.

A large bulge suddenly appeared on the wall next to the door, clearly from an enormous impact.

What kind of force is this? Could it be... no way...

As the guards stared straight at the wall, swallowing saliva in disbelief, there was a "crash," and the bulge on the wall turned into a huge hole of flying bricks and dust!

Amidst the rolling flames and thick smoke, Chu Ge emerged, covered in ash, staggering, breathing in the corridor's air deeply, looking extremely weak.

Yet, even though Chu Ge appeared as disheveled as could be, in the eyes of the guards, he still embodied a remarkably radiant and towering heroic figure.

"Bro! Bro, how are you?"

The young guard was stunned for a full three seconds before his face lit up with joy again, rushing over to support Chu Ge.

"Cough, cough... I, I... I'm... I'm fine, just... just now, don't... don't tell anyone... anyone about it." Held by the young guard, Chu Ge spoke weakly yet sincerely.

The young guard didn't expect Chu Ge to say something like this and immediately asked anxiously, "Bro, why! You almost lost your life!"

"Please... promise me..."

Chu Ge, like someone in a drama, barely holding on, clinging to life, patted the young guard's shoulder with a trembling hand and continued to speak earnestly.

"Alright! Alright! Bro, I promise you, stop talking now, I'll call an ambulance!"

"You... you must keep your word, I... I beg you." His gaze slowly swept over the faces of the guards, Chu Ge spoke even more weakly.

Hearing these words, the guards pursed their lips and nodded, their view of Chu Ge changing once again.

What a great person! What a noble mindset! How did that saying go? Yes, even if you tried, you couldn't catch up!

As the guards were stirred, Chu Ge, who had gotten their promise, smiled inwardly before "fainting" very consciously.

Even though Chu Ge was perfectly fine, lively even, rather than being supported by the young guard, he wanted to pat off the dust, go wash his face, and stretch comfortably, but he knew clearly that the mere fact he walked out alive was enough to make these guards view him as a freak.

If he didn't act as if he was about to collapse and walked out like nothing happened, it would definitely scare them silly, and if they spread the word, keeping a low profile afterward would be impossible.

So, he had no choice but to pretend to faint to minimize the impact of this incident.

At the moment Chu Ge "fainted," the fire truck arrived downstairs at Tianjiao Film and Television, swiftly extinguishing the raging fire in the Operation Management Department office with the high-pressure hoses.

Hearing the "sizzle" of the water extinguishing the flames, the "fainted" Chu Ge silently cursed a few times, damn it, couldn't these guys have come sooner? Do they think this is a TV drama?

When the firefighters began asking the guards about the fire, Chu Ge finally let out a quiet sigh of relief. The guards indeed kept their promise, as he hoped, letting the story of him pulling a safe out of the fire remain vague and ambiguous.

Meanwhile, leaning against the wall, Qin Ruojing's eyelids twitched, her blurry consciousness gradually clearing.

"Hmm..."

Making a vague sound, Qin Ruojing instinctively rubbed her temples, shaking her still dizzy head, then opened her eyes.

Upon opening her eyes, the first thing she saw was Chu Ge sitting against the opposite wall.

He hung his head, hiding his expression, his clothes charred black, arms limply by his sides, motionless.

When such a scene appeared in Qin Ruojing's eyes, she sobered up completely in an instant. Her heart clenched fiercely, and her pupils suddenly expanded almost twice their size!

"Chu Ge!" She suddenly exclaimed, tightly knitting her delicate eyebrows together, and suddenly stood up from the ground.

However, because she had just woken up, she felt somewhat dizzy. Just as she stumbled forward two steps, her legs suddenly gave out, and when she was about a meter away from Chu Ge, her knees hit the ground heavily with a dull thud.

Although Chu Ge had his eyes closed, when that thud sounded beside his ears, he could imagine that Qin Ruojing's fall was absolutely not light.

Despite this, Qin Ruojing seemed not to feel the pain in her knees. Her gaze remained fixed on the unconscious Chu Ge in front of her, and she used her knees to move a few steps on the hard corridor. She almost crawled to Chu Ge's side.

"Chu Ge, wake up!"

Staring at the closed eyes and the face that looked extremely weak from the smoke and fire, Qin Ruojing bit her lip tightly, her eyes immediately reddened. When she saw Chu Ge's charred, blood-blistered hands, tears streamed down her face.

At this moment, for Qin Ruojing, the script she desperately wanted to save was completely gone from her mind, leaving only concern for Chu Ge's safety. As long as he was okay, it was more important than anything else!

She raised her trembling right hand and put it under Chu Ge's nose. When she felt his breathing, her heart, which had been in her throat, finally eased a little.

After taking a quick breath, Qin Ruojing wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. Her gaze suddenly became sharp, and she turned her head sharply, staring at the security guards who were talking with the firefighters nearby.

At the same time, she finally saw the perfectly intact safe with the script inside, and two handprints on its sides.

Thinking of the state of Chu Ge's hands, Qin Ruojing instantly understood everything. The tears that had just stopped flowing down her cheeks fell once more.

"Can any of you explain this to me? What exactly happened?"

Qin Ruojing's voice sounded seemingly calm, but both the security guards and the firefighters investigating the scene felt a chill instinctively, although the air was still filled with the scorching temperature after the fire.

"Chairperson...Chairperson, today we were following our usual routine of patrolling the building and when we..."

"I'm not asking about that. I'm asking about him. Who let him rush in? Is he crazy, and are you all crazy too? Did you just watch him go in? Didn't you try to stop him? Don't you know he was risking his life?"

Qin Ruojing suddenly stood up from the ground, slightly narrowing her sharp eyes, pointing at Chu Ge as she questioned the security guards one after another. Her tone was nothing like her usual calm and soft demeanor. Her speech accelerated, and her voice grew louder until she nearly shouted.

Even though tears were still streaming down her face, there was no hint of weakness. As a chairperson, her strong aura was on full display at this moment.

Hearing Qin Ruojing's anxious voice, Chu Ge couldn't help but feel warm-hearted. Not for anything else, but solely for Qin Ruojing's current tension and concern for him, the burns he suffered this time were worth it.

It's not that Chu Ge had any other thoughts about Qin Ruojing, but after all, he was doing it to help Qin Ruojing. If Qin Ruojing didn't care about him at this moment, even someone with the broadest mind would feel discontent.

Facing Qin Ruojing's questioning, all the security guards hung their heads, speechless. None of them felt wronged and all agreed that Qin Ruojing was right; in this matter, it was indeed their fault.

Luckily, Chu Ge made it out alive. If he had truly perished in the fire, they would've never found peace for the rest of their lives.

"Chairperson, um, do you think we should perhaps call an ambulance now?" A slightly older security guard spoke after a few seconds of silence.

The saying goes that concern breeds confusion, and Qin Ruojing had indeed lost her usual calm. Reminded by the security guard, she suddenly realized that this was what she should be doing now. Without saying a word, she turned and picked up the phone Chu Ge had left in the corridor and dialed 120 herself.

After making the call, Qin Ruojing picked up Chu Ge's phone and her keys, then sat down beside Chu Ge.

Time seemed incredibly long in the wait. Qin Ruojing occasionally raised her hand to check Chu Ge's breathing, remaining silent with a stern face, leaving everything else to the security guards to handle, radiating an aura that discouraged strangers from approaching.

Over ten minutes later, an ambulance siren finally sounded downstairs. What was normally a piercing sound was, at this moment, heavenly music in Qin Ruojing's ears.

When the medical staff in white coats, pushing a stretcher, arrived on the ninth floor, Qin Ruojing's expression finally softened a little. She cautiously helped Chu Ge to his feet.

To Qin Ruojing, Chu Ge's body still had considerable weight, and trying to support him was indeed quite a challenging task.

But no matter how hard it was, Qin Ruojing still managed to support Chu Ge. She didn't want anyone else's help because Chu Ge risked so much to help her, and if she couldn't even support him, she felt she could never forgive herself.

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