A major earthquake is usually followed by dozens of aftershocks.
Gu Jiashuo had a heart full of things she wanted to say to Lu Man, but the surrounding space kept shaking in waves. She felt like a lonely boat trembling on the swell of a turbulent lake, or someone walking on a suspension bridge with swaying wooden boards below, where the slightest misstep would plunge her into the abyss.
She curled her small body into a ball, pressing tightly against Lu Man's chest.
Chapter 395