Chapter 50 Who Exactly Was He


    At that time, Jacob was looking through some documents and spinning his expensive pen between his


    fingers when he said to Sam, "Emily''s father has a gambling problem, so inform all casinos in and


    around Haicheng City to keep him out."


    Jacob did not want anyone else to distract Emily''s attention from him, even if they were her parents.


    Coincidentally, all his attention was then caught by the news of the earthquake that had popped up on


    his phone screen.


    In Yunshi City... ''Isn''t that where Emily is supposed to be for her business trip?''


    Jacob''s calm face suddenly changed, as panic started to grip his mind. Without wasting another


    second, he called Emily''s phone, but every time he called, it went straight to her voice mail.


    "Arrange an helicopter right now, I''m going to Yunshi City."


    In all his years of working for Jacob, Sam had never seen his boss like that. Without further dy, he


    hastened to make preparations.


    Soon, Jacob arrived at Yunshi City on a helicopter.


    "Mr. Jacob, please do not worry. Miss Emily will be fine." Knowing what Jacob was afraid about, Sam


    tried to soothe his worries.


    "I know. She will be fine. She must be." Jacob did not know whether he was trying to convince Sam or


    himself.


    Jacob''s expression was much more unppable than before, indicating the restlessness in his mind.


    Yunshi City was in total ruins and looked nothing like it did before.


    As soon as Jacob got off the helicopter, he sent for people to find Emily in different ces. Sam


    contacted the local authorities to distribute the relief supplies they had brought with them.


    Jacob nearly searched every ce in Yunshi City but still there was no sign of Emily anywhere.


    Flustered, it felt like a swarm of insects were eating up his heart from the inside.


    ''Emily, will be fine...''


    Suddenly, Jacob''s phone started ringing.


    Jacob quickly picked it up without even looking, and the first thing he said was, "Did you find Emily?"


    The person on the other side of the phone was Sam. Ashamed of disappointing Jacob, he keep silent


    for a while and then gingerly answered, "Mr. Jacob, we have not found Miss Emily yet. Right now, the


    situation in Yunshi City is not stable. The aftershocks will probably follow at any time so you''d better not


    walk around..."


    "Beep", Jacob directly hung up the phone without a reply.


    ''Emily...''


    Jacob called out her name silently in his mind. He had never prayed so eagerly for her safety before.


    Jacob continued walking forward and every time he passed by a heap of rubble, he couldn''t help


    thinking about how many people were buried there? Could Emily be one of them...


    Finally, Jacob saw a familiar and slender image appear in front of him. He froze in his tracks, the


    moment heid his eyes on her.


    Well, she was alive, unharmed, and it seemed like she was not frightened either.


    ... So good.


    Jacob just stood there like a statue and just stared at her for a while. It felt like someone had finally


    taken the weight of the world from his shoulders as he breathed out a sigh of relief. Soon he began to


    walk towards her, slowly but steadily.


    Emily knew nothing of this. She was rushing around, concentrating on arranging the supplies brought


    by the rescuers and preparing to distribute them to victims.


    Suddenly, a voice from a close distance caught Emily''s attention, "Aftershocks areing!"


    But it was toote. As is human nature, everyone around her rushed to find safety without even


    thinking about taking her with them.


    Just as Emily took a few steps forward, the ground began to crack and shake vigorously. The remains


    of the copsed buildings around her started toe crashing down.


    "Ah!" Emily screamed and then suddenly fell down to the ground. Just at the nick of time, a man quickly


    pulled her into his arms and covered her tightly under his body.


    Soon, everything settled down again.


    Deep under the ruins, Emily noticed a moderately heavy weight on her back. Suspecting that it could


    be a man, she tried to move her body.


    "Sir, are you okay?"


    The man did not respond. However, blood dripped down from his head to his chin and then dropped on


    Emily''s forehead, one drop after another, thick and warm.


    Emily''s face was as pale as the moon. She vaguely remembered the moment when the buildings


    crumbled down. The man on her back seemed to be making a grunting noise out of pain, but he did not


    hesitate for one moment to protect her...


    Thanks to him, Emily was totally unharmed but the man was unconscious.


    Who exactly was he? Why would he risk his life to save hers?


    "Sir, are you okay? Please try to stay awake..."


    Buried under the rubbles, the space around them was rather confined, or one could say that there was


    almost no space at all. Emily was wrapped in the man''s arms so it was impossible for her to turn


    around.


    Soon darkness came over, but Emily did not feel any kind of threat. She did not feel alone because of


    the man who was stuck there with her.


    Hours had passed by and yet there was no sign of the rescue team yet. Emily could not help worrying


    about the man.


    If anything bad were to happen to him because of her, she would me herself for the rest of her life.


    Concerned, Emily struggled and tried harder to reach out to the man. Soon, she touched his face, his


    aquiline nose and his soft lips...


    "Cough-cough..."


    The man''s sudden coughing frightened Emily. She quickly drew back her hand but hit the debris aside


    identally.


    "Sir, are you awake? Thank you for saving my life..."


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    "Stupid." Jacobughed weakly as he could almost imagine her frowning face, but his throat got hoarse


    due tock of water, like the rust steel rubbing on abrasive paper.


    Emily did notpletely recognize hisughter, but ironically, Jacob was the first person that popped


    into her mind at that moment.


    "Who are you?"


    "Any guesses?" Jacob slightly lifted his weak body and tried his best not to press down on her. "Make a


    guess, and if you''re right, there will be rewards and if you''re wrong, there will be a penalty."


    Emily heard his husky voice. It was as if each time he said a word, his throat was being cut open by a


    saw. Concerned, Emily pleaded, "You...You need to stop talking."


    "You find my voice terrible?"


    "No, I''m afraid that you''ll feel more pain..."


    "Why don''t you say you care about me?"


    Soon after, Jacob started coughing again which got Emily worried. She was afraid of the fact that he


    was losing blood very quickly.


    "Fine, we should both stop talking, okay?"


    Emily pleaded in a low voice.


    "No, you did not guess yet." He seemed very adamant to hear her answer.


    "Can I abstain?"


    "Yeah, you can." Jacob slowly turned her round and said gently, "Abstention also gets a penalty."