Meng Jinxiao and Liu Minghua stopped what they were doing and exhaled deeply, their exhausted faces relaxing into relieved smiles.
The man’s voice remained weak, tinged with obvious frailty. He struggled to prop himself up, nodded slightly toward Meng Jinxiao and Liu Minghua, and said sincerely, "Thank you both. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have made it."
Meng Jinxiao returned a gentle smile and gestured toward Su Qianli, who was taking a brief rest nearby. "It was she who performed first aid on you initially, which bought us the precious time needed. She is the one who deserves the most credit."
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