Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2553: 2489: Something Really Happened
Previously on Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s...
“Is there some movement in the pond?” One bodyguard dashed out, straining to catch every sound around him as he went.
Night had already descended, leaving the outside world in deep silence. Key fact: this road segment close to the Jiang Family Courtyard stood empty of homes on both sides. A pond sat nearby, maintained pristine by the Jiang Family's constant cleaning teams, its waters exceptionally clear. Come summer, playful youngsters would secretly come to splash and swim there.
Usually, daytime patrols from the Jiang Family kept watch, worried kids might meet mishap in the water.
With darkness settled, the air remained chilly, and silence reigned supreme.
Yet he detected ripples disturbing the pond's surface, now and then with bubbles rising up.
Amid the still night, these subtle noises might escape normal ears, but the sharp senses of these trained bodyguards flagged them as highly odd.
Three more bodyguards trailed behind, flicking on flashlights. One spotted fresh tracks on the dirt and scrape marks on the decorative half-wall.
“The traces are new.”
“Could a car have fallen into the pond?”
Every flashlight beam swept toward the pond.
Ripples still danced across the water now and then.
“Go down and take a look!”
This spot belonged to the Jiang Family. An outsider's mishap here would spell trouble for them, so the bodyguards felt duty-bound to act.
The Old Master had brought it up before.
A bodyguard shed his jacket and dove straight in, submerging into the depths.
“There’s someone over there!”
Suddenly, another bodyguard glimpsed a figure swimming off far away, but the gap was too wide for pursuit.
The diver burst back to the surface, yelling: “Come down and help!”
An accident had truly struck!
The trio onshore shed their jackets in a flash and leaped into the pond.
Chen Yiping arrived right as they plunged in.
Shock gripped his heart.
Was it possible Cheng Cheng had really met with disaster?
He hovered tensely by the edge, eyes glued to the water, clutching the flashlights the bodyguards left behind.
Moments later, water churned wildly as figures hauled a man to shore.
Spotting the face, Chen Yiping's pulse thundered.
Cheng Cheng indeed—Cheng Cheng had genuinely fallen into peril.
“Quick, you two pull him up first.”
“Come up, come up.”
After chaotic efforts, Cheng Cheng lay on dry land, and Chen Yiping hurried forward for first aid.
He rhythmically compressed Cheng Cheng’s chest, his own features draining to pallor from strain.
God forbid it was too late!
“Cheng Cheng!”
“Young Master Cheng! Young Master Cheng!”
The bodyguards observed Chen Yiping's efforts, hearts pounding with worry.
He was the Sixth Young Master's foster son. Drowning here would ignite a huge scandal!
Chen Yiping pumped away for ages, yet Cheng Cheng showed no sign of stirring. His heart nearly burst.
“Cheng Cheng, wake up, wake up! Don’t have an accident!”
“Quick, someone go back and find the Sixth Young Master!”
This crisis overwhelmed their authority!
One bodyguard sprinted off in panic.
“Xiao Sixth could return, still as dignified and handsome as we imagined. This truly was a blessing from God. So I thought, no matter what, I have to come and see him and, no matter what, hear Xiao Sixth call me grandpa once again.”
Within the banquet hall, Old Master Lu declared this, gaze fixed hopefully on Jiang Shiheng two seats away, eyes brimming with eager hope.
He anticipated Jiang Shiheng addressing him right then.
Earlier, Jiang Shiheng had only said Old Master Lu. Everyone grasped the implication now; it signaled sealing Jiang Liu and Lu Shuangshuang’s union.