Out of a doctor's vigilance, Ruan Qi realized something was wrong the moment Lan Lan started rolling down, so she let go of Xi Jiu and rushed over. But she was too far away; by the time she got there, Lan Lan had already slid quite a distance down.
"Sister Lan Lan! Grab my hand!"
Ruan Qi stumbled and lurched forward through the fine sand, reaching out to grab Lan Lan.
Lan Lan had been thrown into a daze from the fall. Hearing Ruan Qi's voice, she didn't have time to think and instinctively flailed both hands in midair, grabbing at nothing.
Ruan Qi reacted quickly, snatching hold of her wrist in one go.
The dune's slope was too steep and the sand too slick. After Ruan Qi caught Lan Lan, inertia dragged the two of them down together.
Just then, a big hand clamped firmly onto Ruan Qi's clothes.
Ruan Qi turned her head and saw that it was actually Xi Jiu.
"Jiujiu…"
