Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Her loud and crystal clear voice crisply reverberated in his ears and stirred the fear in his heart to back off. The fire was threateningly close to gobble Chyou, and Yating knew he didn't have more time.

I...will...do this...

He once let Ai fall during the book-signing event when the fear consumed him entirely. Till today, he felt guilty for not holding her hand. It was fortunate that Jun had arrived in time and saved her. But he still couldn't forgive himself. His fear could have seriously injured Ai.

Today at this moment, there was nobody but Yating who could save Chyou.

He saw her hand losing her grip from her support. Tears were falling from her eyes due to the smoke stinging her pupils. With the lack of oxygen, she could barely look ahead.

Yating bit his tongue and without letting any further thoughts invade his mind, he bent on his knees and grabbed her tightly. He looked down at the floor, and his mind spun seeing the fire. If Chyou fell, she would be burned to death, and he paled with that horror.

He shut his eyes and pulled her up. His fingers were shivering with tears rolling down his cheeks as the fear and nervousness made his heart pound in his chest harder and harder.

Please not again...Please don't fail again Yating...

He bent some more and the small gift from his coat's pocket that he wanted to give Chyou fell into the fire below. But that was the least of his concerns.

Chyou slowly rose upto the deck and with one jerk, Yating landed her to safety. She gasped and coughed. She smiled looking at Yating. "I...I knew you would-"

Out of nowhere, Yating pulled out his coat and flapped it across her back to cover her upper body. "This will protect you."

Suddenly, she felt herself lifted in the air and in a daze and saw Yating holding her in his arms. "We still have to get out of here!"

He sprang towards the stairs again and climbed down towards the exit. They heard a crash from behind them, and Chyou saw the deck completely collapse.

As he reached the exit, it was also blocked with several burning props by now. But he kicked them out of his way and through the smoke, he took one huge leap to escape.

From the dark clouds of the smoke just a few moments ago, Chyou saw the clear blue sky and felt the fresh air she could breathe.

"You did it..."

Chyou squealed in delight and screamed. "Yating, you did it!!!"

He gently put her down and in the very next moment, he collapsed and fell unconscious.

She gasped with shock. "Yating!"

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The news of the fire in the film set spread like wildfire itself in the social media. Firefighters were called and the whole area was sealed off. The set was damaged and burned beyond recognition, but everybody felt thankful that nobody had died. There was no casualty though there were people who sustained minor burn injuries and some who suffered slight breathing problems due to inhaling smoke.

Jun and Ai already rushed to the hospital as soon as they heard the news of this accident.

"Chyou!"

Ai hugged her with concern, "Thank God you are okay. My heart stopped seeing the place of your set mentioned in a fire."

Jun took a good look at her and sighed. "You really gave us a heart attack. Thank God you escaped unhurt. Why are you at the hospital though?"

"Because of Yating," she pursed her lips. "It's because of him that I am safe. I was actually badly trapped inside but instead of leaving, Yating came to find me. I almost fell from the deck if not for him pulling me up!"

The couple heard her in disbelief. Jun tilted his head and stared at her.

Chyou felt odd with the way they looked. "What?"

"Gu Yating...saved you from falling?"

"Yeah! It was such chaos. You must listen to me. I was shooting for the scene when I smelled something burning..."

She kept on narrating the dreadful incident in full detail right until the point Yating carried her in his arms and got out.

On one side, Ai was extremely grateful that they came out safely but on the other side, she was equally bewildered with Yating's stance. There was her past life where he had watched her fall. He hadn't moved an inch. In this life too during the book signing event, he didn't help her once again.

​ But now he could, which posed a question before Jun and Ai.

How could he do it now?

Chyou continued. "We came out, he put me down and he immediately collapsed. I straightaway brought him to the hospital. He seemed so exhausted and not because of the fire, but I felt as if he was having a battle with himself," she softly said, "At the deck when he had to pull me, he remained frozen for some reason. He couldn't move to help me at all, and he looked really pale. Even...afraid."

Ai froze.

This was exactly how Yating had been during both the times when she fell.

"I don't know what he was going through, but it was courageous to step up despite being in that state," she saw her family rushing towards her, and she waved her hand, "Mom! Dad! Xiang!"

"Chyou!"

Her mother Zhu Caihong and father Zhu Xiaosi pulled her into a warm hug. Chyou patted their backs. "I am fine Mom, Dad."

Her little brother, Zhu Xiang, pressed his lips. "You said you were at the hospital. How are we supposed to feel assured with that?"

"It is a long story, so I shortened the version."

"Sis, you glossed out too many important parts," his expression darkened.

"Which I will tell you now in detail."

Xiaosi wiped his eyes and patted her head. "Your Mom almost got a heart attack."

Caihong raised her brow. "At least, I was still standing. You lost your balance and collapsed on the couch. You totally looked like our daughter might never return."