"Why?"
On the top floor of the hall, a woman in a white dress wearing a veil grabbed the man's arm. "We agreed to expose each other together, why are you so scared? Do you know what I went through the past few days?"
"Oh dear, this isn't the company's fault. You wanted to do it yourself. I advised you against it before. Don't be unreasonable, okay?"
Xiong Qi shook off the other person's hand, his eyes filled with disgust.
"No wonder Lulu said you've been acting strangely lately. You're really scary! We're having an event here! Stop acting crazy!"
"So what do you mean? You're choosing to side with the company?"
Even after being shaken off, the girl persisted, grabbing his arm again, her eyes pleading, "Do you know how many people this company has harmed? They've cheated more than just me; there are so many victims! Please help me! We can't let any more people be scammed—"
Hearing the girl's words, Xiong Qi felt a little guilty and annoyed. He pulled his hand away and shoved her hard, saying, "You old hag, get lost! Don't interfere with my work, okay?"
Whether it was because his actions were too violent, or because the girl was now terribly thin, this push actually sent her tumbling over the railing behind her.
At that moment, both of them opened their eyes wide.
The girl's pupils reflected the back of that person who turned and ran away without hesitation.
...
"Is she going to jump off a building? What's going on?"
"Oh my god, how did she get stuck up there? That's so dangerous! Quick, help her—"
"Hang in there!"
"Where's security? Get them up there and rescue them!"
A group of people stood on the periphery of the center of the front hall, all looking up, leaving a large empty space in the originally open central hall.
In their view, a girl in a white dress was clinging to the bottom of the top railing, her body dangling in mid-air, seemingly on the verge of collapse and falling from the top at any moment.
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What happened?
Hou Rongxuan, who was sitting in front, glanced back and saw that several staff members were rushing out of the internal passage next to the stage. They looked flustered and were weaving back and forth in the crowd, as if something big had happened outside.
Screenwriter Xia Ze sat up straight, but his gaze first swept to the empty seat next to him, and then he frowned: "None of them have come back."
Xia Ze had a bad feeling. He stood up and said to Hou Rongxuan, "Let's go out and take a look. I have a feeling something is wrong."
Hou Rongxuan also noticed something, and the rest of the crew gradually stood up as well.
At the same time, Liu Rulan, who was behind her, also heard the commotion outside.
As agents, they naturally cannot accompany their artists to the event, nor can they sit with their artists and appear in photos together.
Therefore, the organizers usually arrange their positions in a back position that is out of camera range, so as to avoid the logistics team being in the shot.
Because they were sitting on the back side, closest to the entrance and exit, they were the first to hear the noise and understand the situation.
"Someone fell from the building?"
Liu Rulan looked somewhat shocked, and she subconsciously stood up, glancing at the "No Bait" film crew's location in front of her.
—The person I was most worried about wasn't there!
Without any hesitation, Liu Rulan got up and walked outside.
The corridor was already crowded with people, who had obviously heard about what was happening outside and wanted to rush over to check. Liu Rulan frowned, deftly weaved through the crowd, and jogged quickly toward the front hall.
When she arrived at the scene, she heard gasps of surprise from passersby.
"Oh no, she can't hold on much longer!"
"Ah! She let go!"
"Oh my god!"
"Ahhh!"
A commotion broke out among the surrounding crowd, some of whom were too afraid to look at the scene. Liu Rulan, however, pushed through the crowd and scanned the area ahead.
The foyer is an openwork structure, with the dome visible from the center. Guests entering the awards hall must pass through this area, but this path is currently blocked.
Faced with the risk that someone could fall from above at any moment, no one dared to cross this area anymore, and instead they all took detours to avoid the dome.
As Liu Rulan looked up, she could see a white shadow falling from the top directly opposite her.
The white shadow was both large and small. As it descended from the sky, it seemed almost weightless, as if it could fly away.
The instant her retina reflected that figure, Liu Rulan couldn't even judge her current actions and behavior. She didn't know whether she should close her eyes and move away, or witness the death of a life before her eyes.
At the same time, one person in the crowd rushed out without hesitation.
Before everyone's eyes, just as the white figure was about to fall to the ground, a figure swept past at an extremely fast speed, and finally leaped up, catching the other person precisely in mid-air, and rolling to the ground, performing a large movement to forcefully dissipate the force.
This fluid and seamless combo left everyone present dumbfounded.
The seemingly effortless fall from grace was like a scene from a movie; many people hadn't even had time to react, nor had they felt any real fear or regret before the "performance" had quietly ended.
—Without bloodshed, there will be no death.
At that moment, they even wondered if it was all an illusion.
It wasn't until the rescued girl regained her mobility that they were convinced that what had just fallen was a real person.
This wasn't a joke; it was a real person who had just fallen from a height of five or six stories and was caught safely.
What exactly is going on?
No, really? You caught that?
Is the person who picked me up alright?
But when they approached to inquire about the situation, the young man who had saved the girl got up from the ground, took off his jacket and threw it at the girl's face, then looked up and shooed everyone away: "The relevant personnel will handle this matter, everyone disperse."
Only then did everyone realize that the guy who had recklessly run over to pick someone up was actually Xiao He!
"Holy crap!"
Liu Zehang also rushed over.
"Brother Xiao, are you out of your mind?!"
He actually dared to catch someone falling from such a height with his bare hands?
Wow, what an amazing miracle!
"Call for emergency help immediately!"
Liu Rulan's anxious voice came from the other side. She almost twisted her ankle from her high heels while walking. She hurriedly reminded the staff who rushed over, and then checked Xiao He from head to toe, looking at his arm over and over: "Is your arm okay? Is anything uncomfortable? Did you fall somewhere just now?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine."
Xiao He waved his hand casually, then shook his arm to show that he was fine.
With 【Recovery+】 first and 【Bone Strengthening】 next, now you can catch someone with your bare hands, and even if you accidentally bump into someone while walking, nothing will happen to you.
Actually, he didn't want to attract so much attention.
But there was nothing they could do; it was a human life at stake! And according to Liu Zehang's identification, the person who fell was someone he knew—Li Hanyue.
So how could Xiao He pretend to ignore it when he clearly had the ability to save people?
Almost the instant he saw the person fall, he was already prepared to save them immediately.
Fortunately, he caught it.
Looking at the person on the ground, Xiao He felt a wave of fear wash over him. He immediately crouched down and asked cautiously, "Are you alright? How did you fall?"
After being rescued, Li Hanyue was shocked for a moment, but the feeling of surviving the ordeal quickly turned into another kind of despair.
She covered her face tightly with her coat, sobbing silently, as if she wanted to suffocate herself with it.
Having just heard some gossip from Liu Zehang, Xiao He was at a loss for what to do.
Who understands the subtle and complex emotions of hearing gossip one second and then saving the person who heard it the next?
But now is clearly not the time for a proper heart-to-heart talk.
Liu Zehang stood in front of Li Hanyue, blocking the view of others, and cooperated with the staff to evacuate the other people from the scene.
Liu Rulan put her arm around Li Hanyue's shoulder and whispered words of comfort to her.
"Come on, don't be nervous, let's get out of here first, okay?"
People around them were whispering among themselves. Hou Rongxuan, Xia Ze, and the person in charge of the event, who had rushed over, almost fainted when they saw the situation and heard what others had to say.
