Luxiaoxue turned her head to see a young man excitedly holding up his phone as he hurried over, followed by several other men and women.
Luxiaoxue stood up, intending to walk away. She had no idea what they were up to, but she only wanted to die in peace and didn't want to cause trouble for anyone else.
Wiping away her tears, she scrambled to her feet and headed toward the bottom of the bridge.
In the taxi, Wang Cheng shouted, "It's her! That's my Xiaoxue!"
Luxiaoxue suddenly froze. She felt like she had heard her boyfriend's voice, but how could that be? They had already broken up.
It must be a hallucination caused by missing him too much.
"Brother Taozi, I'm begging you, please help me stop her! Don't let her do anything foolish."
Wang Cheng couldn't hold back his tears. Even through the screen, he could tell how much weight his girlfriend had lost. She must have had a really rough time lately, and he couldn't help blaming himself: if he had found her sooner, would things have turned out differently?
The driver said, "Don't panic, young man. There are people at the scene, so your girlfriend will be fine. I'm driving as fast as I can, but safety comes first."
Wang Cheng murmured an acknowledgment, his hand gripping his phone so tightly he wished it would grow wings and fly him there.
Seeing that they had found her, Lin Yu let out a sigh of relief. Hand on her pounding heart, she said, "Thank you, little brother Taozi."
The comment section had also completely flipped, with everyone expressing gratitude toward Taozi. After this combo of moves, even Taozi was grinning from ear to ear.
He completely forgot that he had come here to expose Lin Yu, and hastily patted his chest, declaring, "Don't worry, everyone! With me and these brothers and sisters here, I guarantee she won't come to any harm!"
He spoke with such righteous dignity that the livestream chat praised him even more fervently.
Seeing the comments suddenly shift in tone, Liu Yan snapped. He instantly smashed an ashtray off the table, and with a loud *bang*, glass shattered all over the floor.
"Damn it, how did that bitch guess right again?!"
He clutched his phone so hard he wished he could reach through the screen and choke Lin Yu with his own hands.
"Hurry up and chase her, Brother Taozi! She's leaving!"
Coming back to his senses, Taozi realized the others had already taken off after her, and he quickly hurried along.
His current persona was that of a helpful netizen. If this girl really intended to end her life, talking her out of it would count as a major achievement.
"Miss, please don't leave. We aren't bad people," Taozi called out, waving his hand.
Instead of stopping, Luxiaoxue picked up her pace. Panicking, the group rushed to keep up. Just then, police officers on the other side flashed their flashlight as they walked over, and Luxiaoxue, feeling a guilty pang, abruptly turned around.
The police had only received a call reporting a potential suicide, which was how they managed to track her down here.
At this point, Taozi no longer cared whether Luxiaoxue wanted to commit suicide or not; his eyes were filled with a desperate craving for credit. He hurriedly shouted, "Officer! It's this girl who's trying to do something foolish! You have to stop her!"
Hearing this, Luxiaoxue paused in her tracks. How did he know?
Seeing the people closing in on her, Luxiaoxue abruptly stopped and retreated toward the riverbank. "Don't come any closer."
Realizing the severity of the situation, the police officers stopped in their tracks and tried to reason with her. "Young lady, let's talk this over. Come over here first and don't do anything rash."
Luxiaoxue ignored them. Her heels were already dangling over the edge of the river, and it looked like she was about to fall. All the emotions she had bottled up over the past few days broke through at that very moment.
"Don't come closer! I just want to leave quietly, without bothering anyone."
Upon hearing this, Wang Cheng's tears instantly broke through their dams. He shouted straight through the screen, "Xiaoxue, do you not want me anymore? Are you going to leave me behind?"
Luxiaoxue looked at Taozi. Was she seriously losing her mind? How could she be hearing auditory hallucinations two times in a row?
Taozi swiftly turned the phone screen toward Luxiaoxue. "We were sent by your boyfriend to find you! He misses you terribly and is on his way right now. Please don't do anything foolish, just come over here."
The moment Luxiaoxue saw her boyfriend appear on the screen, she panicked completely and averted her face, terrified that Wang Cheng would see her crying.
"Xiaoxue, I know everything now. You don't have to carry this all by yourself. If you're sick, we'll get treatment. Medical science is so advanced these days—I refuse to believe it can't be cured."
"It can't be cured."
Luxiaoxue shook her head, her voice hoarse. "I don't have a chance."
The medical bills alone would cost hundreds of thousands. She didn't even have a job—what was she supposed to use for treatment?
Her mother had already passed away, and she was all alone; there was no point.
Wang Cheng was such a good person; she didn't want to drag him down. He deserved to have his own life. Without her, Wang Cheng would be much better off.
"How could there be no chance?" Wang Cheng shouted. "We promised never to keep secrets from each other, and to face whatever comes together!"
With red-rimmed eyes, Luxiaoxue turned back to look at him. "We've already broken up. I don't love you anymore. Why are you still sticking your nose into my business?"
Let go, Wang Cheng. I'm not good enough for you.
Noticing that her attention was entirely captured by the phone, several police officers exchanged glances.
"I don't believe you!" Wang Cheng choked out. "Xiaoxue, you can't fool me. You still love me, you're just afraid of being a burden."
"I'm not!"
"Ah!"
Just as she finished speaking, a police officer grabbed Luxiaoxue and pulled her back to safety. Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
Held tightly by the police, Luxiaoxue broke down and sobbed bitterly. "Let me go! Can't you just let me leave in peace? I have nothing left; I just wanted to go with a little dignity."
The police officer said, "You're still young, young lady. Dignity doesn't require death. If you're sick, we treat it—don't give up on yourself."
"Our country's medical standards are advanced. Even difficult and complicated illnesses have ways to be treated. You have to keep your faith."
"Every hospital has medical subsidies, so surgery won't cost all that much."
Luxiaoxue shook her head. "It's not enough."
While the police officers held onto Luxiaoxue and tried to talk sense into her, Wang Cheng also got out of the taxi and hurried toward the bottom of the bridge.
The moment he spotted his girlfriend, he dashed over like a flying arrow and pulled Luxiaoxue straight into his arms. At that moment, no amount of words could compare to this embrace, and the police stepped aside to give the two of them some space.
"We've already broken up! What are you still doing here?" Luxiaoxue hit him, trying to push Wang Cheng away, her tears streaming down like a broken thread.
Wang Cheng held her impossibly tight. "We are not breaking up! I refuse to break up with you. We promised to spend our whole lives together—don't even think about shaking me off."
Realizing she couldn't break free, Luxiaoxue wailed aloud. "I already let you go! Why did you still have to come? Wouldn't it be better if we just split up and lived our own lives? I... I don't want to drag you down!"
"You're not a burden."
The netizens were moved to tears, and the comment stream was flooded with crying emojis.
[Huohuo: Sob sob, we really did misjudge her after all! We actually suspected her of cheating and chasing after a sugar daddy.]
[Xiangju: Prejudice in people's hearts is a huge mountain—that saying is so true. If we don't know the facts, we really shouldn't talk nonsense.]
[Orange Orange: This had me in tears. Good thing the streamer reminded everyone and got her saved; otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable. She clearly just wanted to slip away quietly.]
[Jingzi Doesn't Eat Fish: Thank goodness, thank goodness. As long as she's safe, thumbs up to the netizens who went there and to the police officers.]
Wang Cheng held Luxiaoxue for a long time, and her mood gradually settled down. She agreed to go to the hospital for another checkup and accept treatment; she had made it through the hard times before, so she wouldn't give up on herself now.
The two of them thanked Lin Yu together, and Lin Yu waved with a smile as she ended the livestream.
That very day, Lin Yu's rescue of the suicidal girl made it to the trending searches.