Chapter 155 Car Accident

There are some things I haven't made clear to you.

As she spoke, she paused slightly, looked up and met his puzzled expression, and then continued, "Jiang Ran is indeed proficient in these kinds of metaphysics, such as the Eight Trigrams, and can predict the future."

"How is that possible?!" Upon hearing this, Si Yanxiao immediately expressed his disbelief: "How could she possibly know such a thing?"

Gu Nan nodded solemnly and replied affirmatively, "You don't need to doubt it, that's definitely true."

“I didn’t believe it at first, but the things that happened and the things she did made me have no choice but to believe it.”

"What is it?" Si Yanxiao frowned, feeling as if he had missed something.

Gu Nan hesitated slightly, then slowly began to recount the past: "I once saw her take out a talisman out of thin air and let it ignite without any fire. At first, I just thought she used something like phosphorus powder, which could ignite as long as the temperature was right, but later I found out that wasn't the case. Do you know what that talisman was for?"

Upon hearing this, Si Yanxiao shook his head, looking puzzled: "What do you do?"

"Finding people." Gu Nan spoke slowly: "I mentioned to you before that time when Achen and Alin got lost. The GPS positioning system was completely useless. She found them by using a compass and talismans."

"And the old man's health has also improved thanks to her."

Si Yanxiao listened to Gu Nan's explanation, a look of shock appearing in his eyes.

He had initially thought that what Jiang Ran said was nothing but nonsense, but now, listening to these examples, he was surprised and suddenly realized that the reason he scoffed at her words might also be because of his deep prejudice against her.

Thinking of this, Si Yanxiao's eyes darkened slightly, and he couldn't help but reflect on himself.

Seeing him lower his eyes and remain silent, Gu Nan reached out and gently patted his shoulder, sighing softly, "It's true that you're holding onto too many preconceived notions about her..."

Si Yanxiao's lips twitched, as if he reflexively wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to begin.

She closed her eyes slightly, looked up at the ward, her eyes filled with a myriad of thoughts, and said coldly, "They probably don't want to see me right now, so I'll trouble you to take good care of them."

"Of course," Gu Nan replied smoothly. "Don't worry."

Si Yanxiao nodded slightly and turned to leave.

On the other side, when Jiang Ran slowly woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky, and the room was empty.

Her eyes flashed, and the events of the previous day flashed through her mind. Thinking that Si Zuochen was still in the hospital, she couldn't help but feel anxious.

She hurriedly got down to take care of him, but she stumbled and hit her knee on the table with a "thud".

"hiss--"

The intense pain caused her to cry out. The nurses patrolling outside heard the commotion and rushed in, only to see this scene.

He quickly helped Jiang Ran up and asked softly, "Are you alright?"

Jiang Ran slowly shook her head. The nurse then asked, "Do you need to get something? Or do you need to go to the restroom?"

"No," Jiang Ran denied, then realized that she was feeling weak and unable to absorb the spiritual energy, and said, "Thank you, I'm fine."

Hearing this, the nurse remembered that she was a distinguished guest specially invited by the hospital director, and quickly said, "I'm right outside the door. Please call me if you need anything."

"Okay." Jiang Ran smiled slightly and nodded.

After the nurse left, Jiang Ran sat cross-legged, closed her eyes slightly, and circulated her spiritual energy, feeling it flow through her meridians into her limbs and bones, filling the places it passed with warmth.

After the spiritual energy circulated through her body for a full quarter of an hour, Jiang Ran slowly opened her eyes. The fatigue in her body instantly dissipated, and she was no longer as weak as before.

He then quickly called Gu Nan. Gu Nan's eyes widened slightly when she saw the caller ID, and she swiped to answer.

"Where is Achen?" Jiang Ran's voice came slowly from the receiver.

Gu Nan quickly gave the name of the hospital and was about to say something when she heard the dial tone of the disconnection.

Gu Nan took the phone down, pursed her lips, and suddenly chuckled softly.

Well, I guess I'm just a tool.

After Jiang Ran found out the location, she headed straight for the hospital. Gu Nan, who was waiting outside, saw her and slowly walked up to her. Jiang Ran nodded slightly to him as a greeting.

Then he walked straight to the door, slightly hooked his index finger, and tapped it twice.

"Come in!" Si Youlin's voice came from inside.

Jiang Ran pushed open the door and entered. Si Youlin and Si Zuochen looked up and were slightly taken aback when they saw that it was her. Si Youlin, who was peeling an apple, paused and quickly stood up: "Why are you here?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran pursed her lips slightly, her tone tinged with complaint: "What? You're not planning to keep this from me, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Si Youlin quickly shook his head, looking somewhat embarrassed, and then invited her to sit down.

Jiang Ran slowly approached and sat on the chair by the bed. She noticed that Si Zuochen's face had turned an abnormal blush. She reached out and touched his body temperature. Si Zuochen's expression stiffened, but he did not turn his head away, which was rare.

Feeling that his forehead was still a little warm, Jiang Ran's face showed a hint of worry: "How are you feeling? Is anything bothering you?"

Si Zuochen shook his head upon hearing this, slightly curving his lips into a stiff smile: "I'm fine, but you look pale."

Jiang Ran admired his keen observation and smiled gently, "Of course I'm fine."

As soon as he finished speaking, Si Youlin suddenly handed her a peeled apple: "Here you go."

Seeing this, Jiang Ran was taken aback, and then Si Youlin awkwardly said, "Take it."

Jiang Ran reached out and took it, praising softly, "So good."

Si Youlin pursed his lips slightly, a hint of unease flashing across his face.

Jiang Ran didn't ask much about what happened the day before, and Si Zuochen didn't say much either. Si Youlin would occasionally hand over some fruit and a wet towel to cool them down.

She saw everything he did, a slight smile playing on her lips, a hint of relief flashing through her heart.

After this incident, Si Youlin clearly felt that he had become much more sensible.

Then, she chatted casually with Si Zuochen, seemingly casually.

On the other side, Jiang Yuechen arrived at the shop early in the morning to wait for Jiang Ran and the child, but they never showed up.

Just as I was about to make a call to inquire, my phone suddenly rang. I looked down and saw that it was an unfamiliar landline number. A hint of doubt flashed across my face, but I still swiped to answer.

"Hello, this is the Provincial People's Hospital. Are you Jiang Ran's guardian?"

Jiang Yuechen was taken aback upon hearing this, then noticed the key words in the text, and a sense of worry flashed through his heart.

He immediately asked, "What happened! What's wrong with her?!"

As he spoke, he quickly waved to the driver, signaling him to come and assist him, and whispered, "Go to the Provincial People's Hospital."

“She was admitted to the hospital in the early morning. I just went to check on her, but I couldn’t find her. I called her but no one answered. Her guardian’s contact information is yours, so I came here specifically to ask if anyone knows her whereabouts.”

A nurse's voice came through the receiver asking questions.

Jiang Yuechen's brow twitched, and he quickly replied, "I'll contact her right away."

After saying that, he hung up the phone and called Jiang Ranzhi, but she didn't answer for a long time.

Growing increasingly anxious, he urged the driver, "Hurry up!"

The driver stepped on the gas and sped away.

Jiang Yuechen turned his head to look at the trees flashing past the car window, his brows furrowed slightly, his face full of anxiety.

No wonder he'd been restless since last night, but hadn't taken it to heart...

Just as he was lost in his thoughts, a large truck suddenly appeared out of nowhere in front of him, and the driver immediately swerved the steering wheel.

"Bang!"

Due to inertia, the car couldn't avoid it and crashed directly into a thick tree by the roadside. The car body deformed instantly, and Jiang Yuechen's body lurched forward, his elbow barely managing to brace himself on the seat in front of him.

When he came to his senses, he saw the driver slumped over the steering wheel, his head having been hit by the windshield from the momentum, covered in blood, and unconscious.

Jiang Yuechen was startled and immediately dialed the ambulance number.

Just after hanging up the phone, the truck door was opened from the outside. Upon seeing this, the truck driver realized that he had caused trouble for others because he had dozed off for a moment. Fortunately, he did not run away and hurriedly called the police and then helped the people in the truck.

Jiang Yuechen frowned slightly. The man helped him out of the car, and only then did he notice the horrific damage to the vehicle.

His eyes narrowed, and a chill ran through him. In this situation, it was normal for someone to die if something went wrong, but he himself was completely unharmed.

A moment later, the ambulance and police car arrived at the same time, and he had no choice but to temporarily put aside Jiang Ran's matter and accompany the driver to the hospital.