My boyfriend, Ethan, is the top rescue team captain in Alaska. As long as it’s a mission he handles, there has never been a failure; he is the man who creates miracles in the blizzard. But while I was dying under a massive glacier, gasping for my last breath, Ethan was piloting a helicopter to "rescue" his "first love," Lily, tossing my distress signal to an inexperienced intern. He didn't know that Lily hadn't encountered an avalanche at all. She had faked everything, tricking him into coming just to stage a grand, surprise confession. When Lily threw herself into Ethan’s arms and the crowd cheered for their "survival" and love, I swallowed my last breath beneath the ice. Five days later, Ethan finally climbed over that snow-capped mountain and found the victim's body. When he saw that the person crushed under the ice and rock was me, he froze. He couldn't believe that Chloe, the spoiled, high-maintenance heiress he knew, would actually run off to the bitter cold of Alaska to be a volunteer teacher. Ethan lunged forward like a madman, trying to grab my hand, but the ice layer suddenly cracked, and I fell into the bottomless crevasse. Ethan, you bastard. Here is your ring back. This time, I’m not going home with you. 1. A massive block of ice crushed my spine. I couldn't crawl out. The extreme cold slowly numbed my senses. Bright red blood flowed uncontrollably, freezing into eerie patterns on the blue ice. I was so scared. I was only twenty-four; I didn't want to die here. I’m actually not strong at all. I’m a coward who cries at everything. I’m afraid of pain, afraid of the dark, and terrified of leaving this world all alone. Dad, Mom, Ethan... please, someone come save Chloe. But wait, who is crying so sadly nearby? I remember now. It’s Leo and Mia. That brother and sister who returned to school because of my classes. Right now, they are frantically digging at the fallen rocks with their rough little hands. Their fingernails are broken, their hands covered in blood. "Ms. Chloe, don't die! Please don't die!" "It’s all our fault for looking for that stupid 'treasure.' We hurt the teacher!" A dull thud echoed from deep within the ice cave. It was going to collapse. I struggled to squeeze out a voice: "Hey, babies, don't cry. Ms. Chloe is fine. You need to run. Go down the mountain and find adults. Listen to me." "When you get home, make a pot of hot cocoa for me. Teacher is just a little cold." Leo was a stubborn boy; he refused to leave. His five-year-old sister, Mia, was smart. She cried and pulled at her brother: "We are too weak! We can't save the teacher! We have to find the rescue team uncles!" Blood had soaked my palms and wet my long blonde hair. I dared not imagine how miserable I looked right now. I was shaking uncontrollably. My vision began to blur. Ice shards fell onto my face. I knew that tons of glacial ice were about to flatten this place. Gasping for air, I used my last ounce of strength to tell Leo: "Mia is right. My boyfriend is the rescue team captain, Ethan. Have you heard of him? He is the hero of Denali. He never misses a rescue." Leo and Mia finally saw hope: "I know! I know him! He's a legend! We'll go find him right now!" I definitely won't die. As long as Ethan is there, he won't let anything happen to me. If it’s his mission, he will never miss the golden rescue window. 2. When I opened my eyes again, I saw Ethan. I rushed forward, wanting to hug him. "Ethan, I knew you wouldn't leave me behind!" But my hands passed straight through his body. I stood there, stunned. Before I could react, rescue team members walked back and forth, passing through my soul again and again. The cruel reality stood before me—I was no longer human. Just as I was lost and terrified, a dispatcher rushed up to Ethan with an emergency distress slip. "Captain! Villagers reported a volunteer teacher trapped in the North Slope glacier. Time of incident: yesterday noon!" The name on that slip was clearly mine. Chloe Vance, 24, Volunteer Teacher. Ethan was about to reach for it, but his vice-captain and best friend, Mark, rushed in looking panicked. "Ethan! Bad news! Lily got caught in an avalanche on the South Slope! You know she has an old leg injury; this looks bad!" Mark glanced at the distress slip in Ethan's hand and said impatiently, "I'll arrange for the intern to check that one out. You need to go save Lily! Don't forget, she came here to be a medic just to follow in your footsteps!" Lily. Lily again. That woman who haunts my life. I was furious. I blocked Ethan's path desperately, even though I knew it was futile. "If you go save Lily, I will never speak to you again!" "Ethan, do you hear me?! I am your girlfriend!" "Send someone else to save her! You have to stay and save me! That slip says it's me!" "Bastard! If you leave today, I really won't want you anymore!" I screamed at him over and over. Knowing he couldn't hear me. Knowing how anxious he was the moment he heard Lily was in trouble. I watched helplessly as Ethan didn't pause for a second. He grabbed his gear and sprinted toward the helicopter without a moment's hesitation. A bitter despair didn't stop me from trying. I tried to grab him, but grasped only air. I tried to block him, but he walked right through my soul. I chased after him, but the midday sun burned me, forcing me to shrink back into the shadows. Smoking and trembling, I hugged myself tightly. Chloe, what exactly are you expecting? Expecting him to hear a ghost speak? Or expecting him to grow a conscience and turn back to save the "troublesome" girlfriend he left behind? Ethan, turn around and look at that slip. That’s Chloe. Your spoiled girlfriend is crushed under a glacier, waiting to die. I was so sad. Why, even when I'm dying, do you all still put Lily first? She was just an adopted daughter my parents took in. Yet she shamelessly stole my parents, stole my lover, and stole everything that was mine. 3. Lily is the definition of a "Pick-me girl," a pristine "White Lotus." I’ve known Ethan since I was five. Ethan was the son of a family friend; we were childhood sweethearts for ten years. When Lily came to foster with my family, she was already sixteen. But she came from behind, using that pitiful act to steal all the attention that originally belonged to me. Dad said Lily was gentle and sensible, a true lady. And I, Chloe, was arrogant and domineering, a spoiled brat. Mom said Lily studied medicine hard and was a kind angel. And I, Chloe, was selfish and only knew how to enjoy life. Ethan was a glorious rescue hero, a perfect match for the life-saving doctor, Lily. And I was useless and had a vicious heart. I was even accused of causing Lily to end up in a wheelchair. But I never hurt anyone! A year ago, when I heard Ethan was back on leave, I happily went to find him. Lily lied and told me Ethan was in closed training in the city and told me not to disturb him. Then, she stole the VIP tickets I had bought and went to watch the Taylor Swift concert with Ethan. And I waited in the hallway of his apartment all afternoon like an idiot. I’m a bit dumb, but how could she lie to me so blatantly? I went to confront her angrily. Lily accidentally bumped into a roadside billboard and hurt her leg. But she cried and told everyone that I pushed the billboard over to crush her. Her reasoning was that since I stayed in the hallway all afternoon, I was planning this "murder." I was the biggest scapegoat in the world. To prove my innocence, I searched frantically for evidence. But there were no cameras on that street corner, and the only witness didn't want to get involved. Isolated and helpless, I proposed calling the police. Lily cried and grabbed everyone's sleeves, begging them to "let me go." Her tears fell like broken pearls as she sobbed, "Don't blame my sister, she didn't mean it." She cried until my parents' hearts broke, and they held her in their arms to comfort her. They shook their heads and sighed, looking at me with total disappointment. "Chloe, we know you're jealous, but this is too much. We really spoiled you rotten." In that moment, I felt my world collapse. Lying in the hospital bed, Lily, with red-rimmed eyes, questioned me: "Chloe, I always treated you like a biological sister. Just because I watched a concert with Ethan, how could you do something so cruel?" I argued back. My voice was loud, my attitude was fierce. But why should I admit to something I didn't do? Lily clutched her head, screaming in pain: "Stop! My head hurts!" The doctor came in at just the right time: "The patient needs rest. And her leg... I'm afraid she won't be able to do strenuous exercise for a long time." Lily broke down crying. I couldn't understand: "It's just a fracture, not paralysis! You're a med student, don't you have any common sense? Stop crying!" Ethan, who had been silent, finally couldn't take it anymore. He grabbed my wrist and shoved me hard against the wall. "Enough! Chloe, get out!" 4. Realizing that even Ethan wouldn't stand by me. My heart died completely. I stood there, watching my parents hold Lily's hand, promising, "Don't worry, we will do everything to compensate you." That day, my father cut off all my credit cards. My mother dropped the ultimatum: if I didn't apologize to Lily, I was never allowed to step foot in the house again. And my boyfriend turned around and left for the rescue base in Alaska. For a whole year, he didn't reply to a single message. My best friend described me as: a silly deer that only knows how to bare its teeth. Bad temper, simple brain, completely manipulated by that manipulator. I admit it. But I still came to Alaska. Not to chase Ethan back, but to prove that I could be a useful person too. I hid my identity and became a volunteer teacher in this remote village. I wanted to show them what the real Chloe was like. ... The rescue vehicle sped along the highway. The team members were chatting. Mark glanced at the solemn Ethan and gossiped with the new members: "You guys didn't know, right? Dr. Lily and the Captain are actually childhood sweethearts." "Dr. Lily came here just to follow the Captain. It's so touching." "Captain, since you're single now anyway, why not just get together with Dr. Lily?" I floated beside them and blinked. So in their eyes, Ethan has been single for a long time. Was I "broken up with" without knowing it? Chloe, you are pathetic. I could only get on the truck because the sky was overcast. But now, I regretted it. Ten minutes later, the truck stopped. The scene in front of me left me stunned.
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