CHAPTER 13

Just as Lou Yuejue was about to lose his temper, Lou Tingsi's hand pressed on his shoulder to stop him.

"Sister isn't feeling well. Let's not force our son. Why don't we just follow behind Sister Qiao's car?"

Lou Yuejue reluctantly nodded: "Fine."

Lin Qing seized the opportunity: "I just had someone bring my car over. I won't ride with you all; I'll go first."

Lin Qing walked toward her family's car.

Qiao Chuchu tilted her head.

[Wait, why does this scene feel so familiar?]

Lin Qing's movement to enter the car froze.

Everyone alertly looked toward Qiao Chuchu.

Qiao Chuchu remained oblivious, looking around in confusion: [This seems to be where the female lead's mother works. Xia Xuechun's mother is a cleaner at my second brother's hospital, right?]

[According to the plot, Lin Qing should hit Xia Xuechun's mother with her car, and when Xia Xuechun arrives, she'll accuse Lin Qing of doing it intentionally. Lin Qing will feel wrongly accused, their conflict will escalate, and then the male lead will appear and join in blaming Lin Qing.]

[But that story development happens during broad daylight, not now. The timing doesn't match, which means... Lin Qing is safe for now.]

Lin Qing breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm leaving first."

She started the engine and drove toward the exit, her nerves still highly strung.

Damn it, nothing good has happened since running into Xia Xuechun!

Qiao Chuchu watched as Xia Xuechun's car grew distant, then casually glanced into the distance and her eyes widened: [The female lead's mother?!]

When this thought suddenly echoed in Lin Qing's mind, she immediately slammed on the brakes.

In the darkness, the female lead's mother was walking past them, looking down at her phone.

Everyone subtly breathed a sigh of relief.

Had they managed to avoid this crisis?

Lin Qing broke out in a cold sweat, only starting to drive away after confirming the female lead's mother had left.

Suddenly, the woman walking ahead turned back and ran toward her!

Lin Qing hit the brakes again!

But the female lead's mother slipped on ice, violently crashed into her car's hood, and immediately lost consciousness!

Lin Qing: "?"

Qiao Chuchu: "?"

This smooth sequence of events shocked everyone.

Qiao Chuchu ran over while holding up her dress, grabbing her hair in disbelief: "Is the female lead's mother a professional scammer?"

Lin Qing got out of the car, her hands and feet weak with fear, her face ashen.

Pei Youchuan was furious: "Is she crazy?! Running back across a parking lot without looking for cars, and managing to crash into a stopped car - if this isn't a scam, what is it?!"

Lin Qing stood rigid, trembling as she grabbed Pei Youchuan's arm: "It's not a scam."

She was shaking severely, whether from cold or fear, and said in an extremely weak voice: "It's... I can't escape my plot."

Everyone's expressions changed.

Unable to escape the plot?

What about them?

A large truck drove by quickly on the road, and a stone suddenly flew toward Qiao Chuchu!

Qiao Chuchu raised her hand to block it!

The stone hit her palm!

She cried out in pain: "Ouch!"

The others looked at Qiao Chuchu in surprise, while she remained unaware, holding her injured left hand and whimpering: [There's really not a moment to breathe. The moment we let our guard down, the 'plot' tries to eliminate us.]

[I should have died by suicide originally, but I've survived until now, so this world probably wants me dead.]

Everyone's expressions suddenly became solemn.

Clearly, all of this was hinting at something.

On one side was 'the plot they couldn't escape'

On the other was 'Qiao Chuchu, who should have committed suicide, now being eliminated by this world'

A thought began to grow in all their minds.

A family's decline doesn't happen in a day, but builds up from many events.

Qiao Chuchu was the only one who knew about all the events happening to them.

Only by protecting Qiao Chuchu could they protect themselves.

Gradually, Qiao Chuchu felt the atmosphere around her change.

Everyone was staring intently at her.

Including her brothers, the Lou father and son, and Lin Qing.

The way they looked at her was like they were looking at a must-have prize.

Qiao Chuchu felt creeped out: "...Why are you all looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

After a moment of silence, Lin Qing was the first to snap out of it, taking a big step forward and giving her a bear hug!

"Oh darling, are you okay?! How's your hand, is it worse than before?"

Qiao Chuchu was surprised by the attention, opened her mouth to speak, but before she could say anything, someone else hugged her waist.

Lou Yuejue tightly hugged Qiao Chuchu's waist: "Sister, are you okay? That driver was terrible, I'll definitely find him and make him kneel down to apologize to you!"

Qiao Chuchu: "? That's not necessary."

Lou Tingsi stood to the side with a dangerous smile: "How could a truck drive so fast in the city? I'll report that driver for speeding right away."

Qiao Chuchu: "...It was just an accident, everyone doesn't need to be so nervous."

"Let me check if anything's broken." Pei Yuan took her hand and examined it carefully.

Qiao Chuchu was overwhelmed by the attention and quickly pulled her hand back: "It hurts, but I'm definitely fine. We should deal with the unconscious lady first."

Hearing this, everyone's attitudes took a sharp turn, coldly looking at the middle-aged woman lying unconscious on the ground.

Lin Qing couldn't hide her disgust, her tone dropping eight degrees: "I'll call someone to help her right away, and have my lawyer come too. She better not try to extort me - she's the one who suddenly ran into my car."

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Xia Xuechun rushed to the hospital and went straight to a VIP single room: "Mom!"

When she and her family pushed open the door, they were shocked by the scene inside.

Qiao Chuchu sat in the center of the sofa, wearing an evening gown with a Bulgari scarf draped over her shoulders, like a princess surrounded by admirers.

Lou Yuejue on her left, Lin Qing on her right, and her brothers flanking them.

The whole group turned to look at her the moment she pushed open the door.

In comparison, the woman lying on the bed seemed almost non-existent.

When Xia Xuechun saw Qiao Chuchu's familiar face, she immediately became angry, storming toward her: "Did you hit my mother?! Did you deliberately take revenge on my mother?!"

She was like gunpowder ready to explode, screaming as she charged forward!

Pei Yuan quickly moved to protect Qiao Chuchu, his expression cold: "What are you doing?"

Xia Xuechun screamed heartrendingly: "What do you mean what am I doing?! What are YOU doing?! Are you trying to kill people just because you're rich?!"

Qiao Chuchu's face darkened as she grabbed Lin Qing's phone and met her eyes: "Look for yourself how your mother fainted!"

Xia Xuechun paused and carefully watched the footage.

The surveillance video showed her mother crossing the parking lot, suddenly turning back.

Lin Qing's car stopped, but her mother slipped on ice and crashed headfirst into the car, immediately passing out.

The truth was now clear.

Xia Xuechun's face turned bright red as she stepped back guiltily: "If you didn't hit her, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Qiao Chuchu put down the phone and mocked her: "Why should I have to explain when I didn't hit her? If you dare to yell at me again, your mother will be fired from this private hospital, you'll be kicked out of this VIP room, and no one will help pay your medical bills."

Xia Xuechun stared in disbelief, laughing angrily: "What gives you the right to decide that?"

Pei Che, the second Pei brother, stepped forward coldly: "Because I'm the chairman of this private hospital."

He stood in front of Qiao Chuchu, looking down at Xia Xuechun: "If you dare to yell at my sister again, I'll have security throw your whole family out."

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