Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 497 [Reversal]

Boom!

When Zhou Wang realized something was wrong and wanted to speak up to remind him, it was too late.

The load-bearing pillars that supported this safe zone seemed to have exhausted their lifespan in an instant and collapsed in an instant.

Not only that, the entire floor began to shake, and everyone staggered again amid screams.

"Mr. Liu!"

Amid the anxious shouts of one of the bodyguards, Mr. Liu from Sutong Group failed to grab the corner of the wall and fell into a pit in the collapse.

But Zhou Wang had no time to take care of these things at this moment, because with the collapse of the pillar, the roller skating device originally fixed on it also loosened, and Yan Siyun, who was still hanging on the rope, also fell down in horror.

At the critical moment, Gao Xing still stepped forward and grabbed the rope that was about to slip at the last second. He put his feet on the edge of the broken pillar, exerted force with his arms, turned himself into a support point, and lowered Yan Siyun down little by little.

Only when the other end of the rope loosened did Gao Xing quickly retract the rope and wrap the other end around himself. Then he turned to Zhou Wang and said, "Quick!"

At this time, on this crumbling platform, in addition to Zhou Wang, there were also Xia Xiwei, Ding Yi, Nie Xiaoyun, Jiang Qingkui, Xu Wenxi, as well as Guo Wangshan, Mr. Chen and other men.

Based on the principle that women should go first, Zhou Wang turned his gaze to Nie Xiaoyun.

Who would have thought that Nie Xiaoyun, who was leaning against the wall with a pale face, would shake her head and say, "Let the others go first."

Zhou Wang frowned, "Aunt Nie, now is not the time to push each other around. A second collapse could happen here at any time..."

"I'm not trying to give in, it's just..."

Nie Xiaoyun reluctantly exposed her inner arm and gestured to Zhou Wang.

I saw that Nie Xiaoyun's right forearm was bleeding at some point, and a deep cut appeared on the skin that had turned white and black due to the dust.

"Mom, what happened to your hand?"

Ding Yi exclaimed and hurried forward to check the situation.

"I was scratched by something just now, and I have no strength in this hand, so you guys go first and don't worry about me."

Zhou Wang frowned. This situation was indeed troublesome. If Nie Xiaoyun couldn't grab the rope, she wouldn't be able to go down alone, especially now that the roller skating device was no longer usable. If she only relied on Gao Xing to support herself, the escape progress of everyone would be further slowed down.

"Xixi, you go first!"

"But……"

"Be obedient, I'll be down soon."

Zhou Wang could only put Nie Xiaoyun aside for the time being and turn to give orders to Xu Wenxi.

Xu Wenxi also knew that the situation was critical, so she did not argue with Zhou Wang anymore. She took a last look at Zhou Wang, then stepped forward and grabbed the rope. With Gao Xing's help, she quickly disappeared under the platform.

Then Zhou Wang turned his gaze to Ding Yi, Xia Xiwei and Jiang Qingkui.

But the three women didn't react at all. Zhou Wang immediately looked at Guo Wangshan and others decisively.

"Brother, you go first."

"it is good."

Guo Wangshan nodded, patted Zhou Wang on the shoulder, stepped forward, grabbed the rope and quickly escaped.

After Mr. Chen and the remaining bodyguards left quickly, Zhou Wang looked at Jiang Qingkui, Ding Yi and Xia Xiwei who had deliberately waited until the end from the beginning.

"you go first."

However, when Zhou Wang looked over, Ding Yi and Jiang Qingkui said almost in unison.

Xia Xiwei was a little slower, but she also agreed, "Yes, Zhou Wang, you go first."

Zhou Wang was stunned, and then a touch of emotion flowed through his heart.

Let’s not talk about Jiang Qingkui for now. After all, tonight was the night when her feelings for him were the strongest. If it weren’t for this accident, Zhou Wang felt that he might have had the chance to pull out her crystal today.

And Ding Yi and Xia Xiwei were actually willing to give him more hope of life at the critical moment of life and death. Maybe Xia Xiwei was more unwilling to admit defeat at this time. After all, Zhou Wang felt that it was because she and Ding Yi had always had a bad relationship that she deliberately approached him. But at this time, if a woman is willing to live and die with you, what else is there to say?

Ding Yize was what surprised Zhou Wang the most.

I don’t know if it’s because the system has messed up the timeline, but Zhou Wang always feels that his memory of Ding Yi is becoming increasingly unclear.

Sometimes, she is the bright goddess on campus, out of reach, with ambiguity flowing but ultimately not in the right place; sometimes, she is the white moonlight of "Draft Round" and "Time Gear", who gave her warmth when she was not paying attention and waited for her silently for a long time.

But deep down in Zhou Wang's heart, he never thought that Ding Yi had any passionate feelings for him. After all, she was much smarter than other girls. Similar to Zhao Min in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", even if they were in love, they should always have a selfish starting point...

Facing Ding Yi's clear gaze at this time, Zhou Wang realized that perhaps he had always had some kind of "prejudice" against Ding Yi.

He often avoided the other party and always felt that any response to Ding Yi might get him into trouble.

Now Zhou Wang finally realized something, but unfortunately... it happened at this time.

"You guys go first, Gao Xing is still here, he will ensure my safety, it's okay."

Zhou Wang shook his head.

"Let them go first, Zhou Wang. This is not just because of you. Don't forget, I still have to accompany my mother."

"I want to wait for you."

Jiang Qingkui just looked at Zhou Wang.

"I can also be the last one, Zhou Wang, or you should go first."

Xia Xiwei suggested.

"You are usually quite smart, why do you have to be stupid at a time like this? If I don't stay until the end, who will take Aunt Nie away? Do you have enough strength?"

Zhou Wang's words woke the three people up.

Ding Yi, who was supporting Nie Xiaoyun, brightened his eyes, "Can you...?"

"Nonsense, I usually work out, don't waste your time. I know you are all angry with me, but at least now, listen to my arrangements, okay? Xiwei, you go first."

"Ah."

Xia Xiwei bit her lip and nodded, then suddenly stepped forward and hugged Zhou Wang. After a slight hesitation, she kissed him on the face, then quickly turned around and stepped forward to grab the rope.

After Xia Xiwei was let down by Gao Xing, Jiang Qingkui was the next. She was much bolder than Xia Xiwei. Under the slightly complicated gazes of Nie Xiaoyun and Ding Yi, she kissed Zhou Wang on the lips directly and then slid down from the rope.

"Then Zhou Wang, I'll leave my mother in your care."

Ding Yi, who stayed behind at the end, whispered something to Nie Xiaoyun, and then just gave Zhou Wang a gentle hug... Perhaps it was her pride that did not allow her to kiss a girl who had just been kissed by another woman.

After Ding Yi, who was relatively weaker in physical strength, also stumbled down from the rope, Zhou Wangxian took a look at Gao Xing, who was standing there as solid as a rock despite sweat on his forehead.

"Can you still hold on?"

"Ah."

Happy just nodded.

"Aunt Nie, please hang on me. The position may be quite intimate..."

Zhou Wang helped Nie Xiaoyun up and said somewhat embarrassedly.

Nie Xiaoyun didn't look embarrassed at all, just smiled generously.

"It's already this late, why should we be so particular? It's okay, just do whatever is convenient for you."

Zhou Wang was no longer polite after hearing this. He immediately put one arm around Nie Xiaoyun's slender waist and lifted up Nie Xiaoyun with his other hand.

Zhou Wang bared his teeth, because just as he remembered, Nie Xiaoyun's body weight far exceeded her appearance, and there was a heavy and soft feeling. He had to remind Nie Xiaoyun to quickly hug his neck and clamp her legs around his waist, so that Zhou Wang could free one of his hands.

After Nie Xiaoyun was hanging on, Zhou Wang was about to walk towards the happy direction, but suddenly, accompanied by a violent shaking, the worst situation he had expected happened...

"Be careful!" Zhou Wang only heard Gao Xing's rapid shout. The next second, an intense feeling of weightlessness swept over Zhou Wang. Amid Nie Xiaoyun's exclamation, the floor under their feet was collapsing.

At the critical moment, Zhou Wang pushed hard, and Nie Xiaoyun, who was screaming, rushed out sideways and landed on the floor on the other side.

Rumble!
Dust and fog obscured his vision. Faintly, Zhou Wang saw Gao Xing also falling in the collapse, but at this time he could only lower his head, protecting Nie Xiaoyun in his arms while curling up as much as possible to protect himself.

No one knew how long the earth-shattering collapse lasted. The entire 56th floor seemed to be falling down. Zhou Wang felt a continuous and severe pain in his back, as if he had been hit by something.

Several seconds passed, or perhaps a century, when Zhou Wang sensed that the noise around him had temporarily subsided, he looked up, wiped the dust off his face, and saw the surrounding scene clearly.

Immediately, Zhou Wang took a breath of cold air.

The 56th floor did not collapse completely, but as far as the eye could see, only some broken ground was left, with large pits everywhere. The flaming ruins fell to the lower level, forming a continuous fire pit below.

At this time, Zhou Wang and Nie Xiaoyun happened to land on a small piece of ground near the corner, and there was no other place to stand within ten meters nearby.

This section of the corridor had completely collapsed, and Gao Xing was nowhere to be found. In the vast ruins of high-altitude burning fireworks, it seemed that only Zhou Wang and Nie Xiaoyun were left.

"Aunt Nie, are you okay?"

Zhou Wang was stunned for a few seconds, then he remembered Nie Xiaoyun who was pressed under him, and quickly moved away and asked.

"I'm fine, how about you?"

Nie Xiaoyun struggled to get up from the ground. When she saw the scene in front of her, she was stunned and said at a loss: "This...what should we do now?"

There was only a small area for the two of them to squeeze together, and below them were burning ruins. What was worse was that this place was far away from the window, and at first glance, there was no way out.

"It seems that we can only wait for rescue...but we don't know if we can hold on until then."

Zhou Wang frowned. He didn't know why. Looking at the fire below, he vaguely felt that he had missed something, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment.

Nie Xiaoyun smiled bitterly, "It seems like I have implicated you."

"Aunt Nie, how can you say I'm implicated? No matter what happened today, it was all caused by me. I should have stayed until the end."

Zhou Wang shook his head.

"Zhou Wang, you are more responsible than I thought."

Nie Xiaoyun didn't know what she was thinking about, and suddenly she chuckled.

Zhou Wang looked around and confirmed that there was really no way out for the time being, so he could only sit down again. Hearing the laughter of Nie Xiaoyun who was hugging her knees beside him, he didn't expect that Nie Xiaoyun still had the mind to make a joke at this time, but Zhou Wang was relieved. Is it useful to have a bitter face at this time?
Perhaps Nie Xiaoyun, who is used to the ups and downs of life, is also using this method to relieve tension?
"Auntie, the relationship between Yi Yi and I is a little complicated. Just because I avoid her doesn't mean I'm an irresponsible man..."

Zhou Wang replied helplessly.

But then she didn't know what she thought of, and then she spoke hesitantly.

"Zhou Wang, why don't you just call me by my name?"

"Is this...appropriate?"

Zhou Wang was stunned. He didn't expect Nie Xiaoyun to make such a suggestion.

"What else can we do besides chatting with each other at this time?"

Nie Xiaoyun smiled and said, "If we are both dying, then our previous identities and relationships won't be that important... You always call me auntie, but I don't really like it."

Zhou Wang looked at Nie Xiaoyun's beautiful face which seemed to show no signs of aging, and he finally understood that when the relationship with Ding Yi was removed, Nie Xiaoyun was essentially a woman, and no woman wanted to be called old.

"Then I'll call you...Xiao Yun?"

Zhou Wang called out tentatively.

"Hmm...it feels a little weird."

"Me too."

The two fell silent again.

After a few seconds, Nie Xiaoyun spoke first, "Zhou Wang, do you have any regrets in your life?"

"Of course there are. Ding Yi is one of them...Xiao Yun, what about you?"

Nie Xiaoyun did not answer Zhou Wang's question, but turned her eyes and said: "In fact, the day you first came to our house, I saw you kissing Yi Yi."

"what?"

"There was a reflection on the refrigerator in the restaurant. Just because I was on the phone doesn't mean I was blind."

Nie Xiaoyun rolled her eyes at Zhou Wang.

Zhou Wang was a little embarrassed, "Then why didn't you stop us?"

"Because... I'm curious too."

Nie Xiaoyun said with a sigh.

"curious?"

Zhou Wang was stunned for a moment. You are already in your thirties or forties, why are you curious about this?
"I've never been kissed, ever in my life... His father is quite rigid in this regard."

Nie Xiaoyun probably didn't know how to explain it, so she could only find this adjective.

Zhou Wang seemed to understand, but he just subconsciously replied, "Then... I'll take you to try it?"

After saying this, Zhou Wang wanted to slap himself. How could she dare to say anything? Fortunately, Nie Xiaoyun didn't seem angry. She just turned her head away, and Zhou Wang couldn't see her expression.

When Zhou Wang felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward and was about to say something to ease it, he suddenly felt something strange under his feet. Nie Xiaoyun felt it at the same time. The two of them, who had already had this experience once, quickly stepped back without being reminded. Sure enough, the next second, a large piece of the floor under their feet fell off in the crack.

Fortunately, the two of them escaped in time, otherwise they would have encountered another crisis.

However, the space for the two to move around in was further reduced. They could only huddle together tightly, hugging the wall behind them in a space that was barely big enough for one person.

"Zhou Wang, do you feel the wall behind you shaking?"

Nie Xiaoyun hugged Zhou Wang tightly with a pale face and asked in a low voice.

"felt it……"

For the first time in his life, Zhou Wang felt that death was so close to him, but perhaps because the process was gradual, Zhou Wang did not have too much fear, just a little regretful.

I feel like I still have a lot of things to do...

After standing still for a few seconds, the ground beneath her feet seemed to be temporarily supported, but the shaking wall indicated a crisis. At this time, Nie Xiaoyun calmed down instead. She stared at the fire below in a daze.

"Zhou Wang, is this similar to the fire in the factory in Jingcheng? It was also a big fire. You saved me that time, but today, it seems we can't escape..."

After Nie Xiaoyun finished speaking, she bit her lip, suddenly turned her head, and was about to approach Zhou Wang when Zhou Wang suddenly slapped his thigh.

"Fuck, I am a fool. I just realized it now!"

Nie Xiaoyun looked up blankly, and saw Zhou Wang excitedly saying to her:
"Xiao Yun, do you believe me?"

"Uh... you believe it?"

Zhou Wang grinned at her, and then, amid Nie Xiaoyun's exclamation, he suddenly picked her up by the waist.

"Then be ready."

Just as Nie Xiaoyun was about to ask "What are you preparing for", Zhou Wang suddenly jumped down with her and jumped towards the burning fire.

……

Ding!
[“Time and Space Easter Egg” has been triggered, random time and space nodes are being reset]

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(End of this chapter)