Chapter 30: Was Su Yun Jin Injured in Order to Save Someone? (Please Add to Favorites)

"Heh heh, you rascal, it seems you really care about little Yun Jin."

Watching his grandson’s anxious expression, Fu Xingguo’s eyes were filled with satisfaction. After all, given the relationship between the Seven Sects and the Fu family, if his grandson only wanted to play around and wasn’t truly sincere, he, as the grandfather, would never approve.

"Grandpa," Fu Lin said, a bit embarrassed, realizing the old man was teasing him.

Beside him, Fu Jiahua spoke sternly, "Over these past few years, the Seven Sects haven’t seemed particularly close to the Lu family."

Fu Xingguo snorted, "That brat Lu Yiqing hasn’t even visited the Seven Sects’ mountain gate all these years. Do you think those old fellows in the Seven Sects would be willing to give little Yun Jin to them? This time, the fact that Yun Jin is staying at a hotel across from Zhongshan Park shows there hasn’t been much contact between her and Lu Yiqing. If there had been, with so many eyes on the Lu family, this matter would have spread long ago. People wouldn’t still be wondering when the Lu family and Seven Sects would arrange a marriage alliance."

At this point, Fu Lin understood. The Lu family wasn’t particularly concerned about Su Yun Jin, so at this time, Lu Yiqing was likely to ignore her, letting her face criticism from netizens alone.

Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Fu Lin’s eyes. "Grandpa, Dad, I’m going to make a call."

He stood up, and without waiting for the approval of his father or grandfather, took his phone and headed upstairs.

...

Ten minutes later.

On the Douyin platform, a video of a mother and child being rescued from the lake at the center of Central Park in H City suddenly went viral.

In the video, a mother and her child had fallen into the water. After the mother was pulled out, the child and a bystander were caught in a whirlpool in the center of the artificial lake. At the critical moment, a girl appeared skimming over the water on a wooden pole. She seemed almost otherworldly, her posture on the pole ethereal and graceful, her movements nimble and swift. She quickly glided from the shore to the lake’s center, braving danger. At the edge of the vortex, the girl dove into the water, pulling the man and child with her. Then, using just the pole, she fought against the whirlpool with all her strength until, at last, the young man and the child were rescued.

The video was only two or three minutes long, but the peril it depicted was heart-stopping.

“That day, my child fell into the lake, and I jumped in without thinking to save him. But I’m not a strong swimmer, and nearly drowned myself. Then a young man jumped in as well. We almost made it to shore, but as I was pulled out, the man and my child were sucked back into the center by the current, as the lake was being refilled.

Thankfully, that girl appeared. If not for her, my child would never have made it back. Later, I went to our local fire station to try to find out who she was so I could thank her in person. But the firefighters said they couldn’t find her either. So I decided to post this video, hoping everyone could help me find her. And I hope the girl will see this and know how much I want to thank her. Truly, thank you—you are our lifesaver.”

This narration played over the video.

In the era of short videos, Douyin’s reach far exceeded that of Weibo. Once the video was posted by the person involved, it was quickly shared by major official accounts.

"Whoa, that’s incredible!"

"So nerve-wracking to watch. If they’d been pulled in, they’d be gone for sure."

"How could something like this happen? So scary, why is there a whirlpool in an artificial lake?"

Because the official account had shared a story of heroic bravery, it quickly attracted countless viewers. With so many people watching, the comment count soared, and while viewers were shaken, they all noticed Su Yun Jin’s skill with the single bamboo pole.

"Am I the only one who noticed her running over the water like that?"

"Me too, it was amazing! And the girl looked beautiful, too."

"Beautiful? She’s like a fairy out of a dream!"

"Is this the charm of intangible cultural heritage? This is the first time I’ve been so amazed by our country’s traditions!"

In the comments, countless eyes were on Su Yun Jin. At this moment, she had become the goddess in the hearts of men and women alike. However, since only a blurry figure could be seen, many people in the comments were asking who the girl on the pole was.

The comments kept flooding in. The view count soared. The likes climbed.

As the video gained traction, some sharp-eyed netizens noticed that the girl in the video bore a striking resemblance in figure and aura to Su Yun Jin.

"Why does she look like Su Yun Jin to me?"

"No way, is that Su Yun Jin?"

"Su Yun Jin? Impossible. That woman only knows how to scheme, as if she’d rescue someone. I don’t buy it."

"Exactly, don’t jump to conclusions. This hero is nothing like the Su Yun Jin who climbed her way up through connections."

Fans of Chen Lu and die-hard fans of Zhang Chuchu were all adamant that the girl in the video couldn’t be Su Yun Jin. Yet some people recalled that Su Yun Jin had recently injured her foot, and couldn’t help but remark, "But wasn’t Su Yun Jin hurt? Couldn’t it be her?"

"Ha! Not a chance."

"No one thinks it’s her, let alone with her injured foot."

"The foot injury was just a gimmick. Even if she was the victim in the Zhang Chuchu incident, I still don’t like her."

Many still refused to believe it was Su Yun Jin.

However, just as these doubters were denying it, the official account of the H City Fire Department issued an announcement:

"After days of searching, the unknown hero has finally been found. It was you all along—center-stage mentor Su Yun Jin! Virtue and talent in equal measure, worthy of being a teacher.
@CenterStageGirlGroupOfficial"

In the dead of night, the official account released this statement and tagged the Center Stage Girl Group’s official account. This move left netizens astounded.

"No way, it really is Su Yun Jin?"

"Wow, I really didn’t think it was her. So it’s true!"

"That’s it, I’m officially a fan of Su Yun Jin now—she’s amazing!"

Many had already taken a liking to Su Yun Jin after hearing her voice during the Center Stage Girl Group’s live show, realizing she wasn’t just a pretty face. But later, after Zhang Chuchu twisted the truth, those same netizens lost their affection for Su Yun Jin.

Now, with the fire department’s official statement, video evidence, and the testimony of those involved, all of it made netizens who already liked Su Yun Jin adore her even more, turning them into her fans.

"So that means Su Yun Jin was injured while saving someone?"

"That must be it! There’s a lot of silt under artificial lakes, and with people throwing garbage in, she must have been scratched by something down there."

"I didn’t think much of it before, but now I’m suddenly so moved—she didn’t even mention getting hurt, or saving someone. My heart aches for her."