A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

"Be careful, shouting so loudly might attract enemies," a teammate whispered a warning.

"Team leader, I know that's your lover, but shouting like that is too risky."

Wang Hao was about to shout again, but was stopped by the team members next to him.

He could only frown and look down to search for the direction from which the sound might have come. The sound of something rolling down meant that someone must have fallen.

He walked step by step toward the edge of that steep hillside.

Squinting down, I saw fresh skid marks, soil turned up, and several broken tree branches, stretching all the way down.

"Here!" Another team member also spotted the spot.

"I'm going down." Wang Hao tucked the gun into the holster on his back and fastened it.

Before his team members could react, he had already stepped onto the edge and started to lean down.

The slope was too steep, and he needed to use both his hands and feet to keep his balance. Every step could cause him to slip, but he couldn't care less; he just stared intently at every corner below.

My heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest.

Almost there, almost there, just ahead...

Just as he was about to reach the bottom of the slope, Wang Hao suddenly stopped and locked his gaze on a huddled figure ahead.

With short hair and covered in bloodstains, he leaned against a boulder with his eyes closed, motionless.

Wang Hao stood there, stunned.

Her eyes suddenly turned red.

"Xiao Ding...?"

Wang Hao trembled, lunged forward, and knelt before her.

Ding Jiahe's face was covered in mud, her clothes were torn, and her exposed skin was covered in wounds.

But her eyes were closed, and her breathing was so light that he could barely feel it.

"Little Ding...?"

His voice was trembling so badly that he almost didn't recognize himself.

He reached out, wanting to touch her face, but his hand trembled in mid-air, afraid to fall.

"Xiao Ding...it's me...Wang Hao..."

Tears started flowing without me noticing, splashing onto the blood and mud.

Those were tears of ecstatic joy, tears of heartache upon seeing her like this, and tears of immense relief that "I have finally found you."

Wang Hao gently wiped the mud off Ding Jiahe's face, calling her name again and again.

"Xiao Ding... Xiao Ding..."

In Ding Jiahe's hazy consciousness, that familiar voice grew closer and closer.

She heard it, she felt it.

But she didn't want to open her eyes.

She thought to herself: If this is a hallucination before I die, then let it continue.

Let it accompany me.

That way, I'm not so scared.

A faint smile appeared on Ding Jiahe's chapped lips. She subconsciously murmured something, but her lips barely moved, and no sound came out:

"Wang Hao..."

Wang Hao could tell from her lip movements that she was calling out to him.

"It's me! It's me!"

Wang Hao choked up as he said this, his tears and voice mingling together, his whole body trembling.

These words slammed into Ding Jiahe's mind.

She really wanted to open her eyes and see again.

Yet she was also terrified; she feared that when she opened her eyes, all she would see was this boundless dense forest and a world where he was nowhere to be found.

"Xiao Ding, open your eyes and look at me," Wang Hao said again, cupping her face in his hands.

Ding Jiahe could no longer hold back.

With all her might, she slowly opened her eyes.

Through blurry vision, little by little, I could make out Wang Hao's face, which was covered in tears.

Then she laughed.

She actually saw it...

Wang Hao was infected by her smile; the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing his little tiger teeth....

Ding Jiahe saw the tiger tooth.

She was stunned.

"Wang Hao?" she called softly.

"It's me, I've arrived. I've come to Yunnan. It's me, feel it..."

He took Ding Jiahe's hand and gently pressed it against his face.

The touch was warm, with sweat and stubble, with the warmth of a living person.

"Wang Hao??" Ding Jiahe asked again, her voice trembling.

Instead of words, Wang Hao pulled her into a tight embrace.

He tightened his arms around her as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.

He pressed his face against both sides of her cheeks:

"Yes, it's not fake, it's me, it's me!!"

Rapid breathing and scalding breath sprayed against Ding Jiahe's ear.

She sensed it...

She really felt it!

Wang Hao's burning chest, his powerful arms, and the truthful words whispered in his ear.

Is Wang Hao here?

He actually... found me?!

Countless unbelievable thoughts raced through Ding Jiahe's mind before she finally confirmed the facts before her eyes.

It really was him. He came to save her.

Ding Jiahe suddenly reached out and hugged his neck, gripping his back tightly, as if her nails were digging into his flesh.

It was as if if I loosened my grip even a little, this person would disappear.

She opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word; only endless sobs escaped, along with the release of her inner pain, sorrow, grievances, and despair...

She buried her face in Wang Hao's shoulder, her whole body trembling violently.

The two team members who arrived later, who had just come down the slope, were also quite moved when they saw this scene.

Such a low-probability event actually happened.

Wang Hao... he really found Ding Jiahe!

"Team leader, quickly give her some water."

A kind teammate whispered a reminder.

He discovered that Ding Jiahe was crying so hard, yet she could barely shed any tears; she was severely dehydrated.

Wang Hao suddenly snapped out of his daze, let go of his hand, and took the water bottle handed to him by his teammate.

He unscrewed the lid and gently pressed the spout of the pot against her lips.

"Drink slowly, one sip at a time."

Ding Jiahe's chapped lips touched the water, and she instinctively opened her mouth and drank in small sips.

Wang Hao knelt in front of her, supporting the back of her head with one hand and holding the water bottle in the other, watching her drink it down little by little.

With each bite he swallowed, his heart ached more.

"Is that enough?" he asked softly.

Ding Jiahe did not answer, but took another sip.

As Ding Jiahe swallowed that mouthful of water, it felt as if she had come back step by step from a very far place.

Wang Hao took a piece of candy out of his pocket, gently unwrapped it, and put it into Ding Jiahe's mouth.

"I brought this especially for you." That familiar smile bloomed on his face.

Ding Jiahe smiled too.

The sugar in my mouth slowly melted, sweet and gentle, like a warm current, sweetening from the tip of my tongue all the way to my heart.

The sweetness in my heart melted away.

"There was too much noise here just now, we need to leave as soon as possible."

"Do you have any serious injuries anywhere on your body?"

Ding Jiahe shook her head and said in a hoarse voice, "They're all minor injuries."

"That's great, don't move, I'll carry you." Wang Hao smiled, feeling relieved.

"Huh?" Ding Jiahe was stunned and hadn't reacted yet.

With that, Wang Hao gently picked her up and carried her steadily forward.

She was held quietly in his arms.

Feeling his strong arms and sturdy chest, it was like holding a lost treasure again, carefully and reluctantly letting go.

"Let's lean on it..." Wang Hao suddenly said in a low voice, his face slightly flushed.

A hint of shyness appeared on Ding Jiahe's pale face. She lowered her head and gently leaned on his shoulder.

The two clung tightly to each other, both wearing smiles of relief after surviving a close call.

Ding Jiahe leaned on Wang Hao's shoulder, looking diagonally ahead into the dense forest.

suddenly...

Her pupils suddenly contracted!

"Be careful!"

She used all her strength to push Wang Hao away.

boom--!

Gunshots rang out, causing leaves to fall in a rustling sound.

Deep in the dense forest, the ambushing enemies opened fire simultaneously, and the two team members engaged in a fierce melee with them.

The moment Wang Hao was pushed aside, he instinctively drew his gun. He knelt on one knee, raised the gun, and aimed.

boom! boom! boom!

Three figures fell to the ground.

He turned around abruptly to look at Ding Jiahe.

He then witnessed a scene that caused his heart to stop.

"Xiao Ding!!"