Miss Lin was so scared that she opened her mouth wide, unable to make a sound for a moment. It was Nanny Xu beside her who first came to her senses and shouted.
"Oh no, Third Master Lin… fell off the boat, quick… quickly, save him!"
As if waking from a dream, the boat became even more chaotic. Everyone looked toward the river, and two crew members and servants jumped into the water.
Miss Lin felt as if a hand was gripping her heart tightly. She couldn't care about anything else and pushed through the terrified ladies on the boat, stumbling and rushing to the place where Du Yi fell off. She looked downwards.
There seemed to be a splashing sound coming from the river, but it was too dark to see anything clearly. Miss Lin grabbed a lantern and bent down to look, but still saw nothing. Just as she was about to lower her head further, she felt a sudden push at her waist, and her body lost balance, her feet leaving the flower boat, plunging headfirst into the river.
