Car accident

Lin Yuan rushed into the changing room and checked it over, then searched the surrounding area, but couldn't find Xu Feifei anywhere.

Looking at the surveillance camera next to the side door, he said to Su Huan, "We'll split up. You go to the monitoring room to check the footage, and I'll look for her nearby. If you find her, call me immediately."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

After Su Huan left, Lin Yuan planned to go out through the side door to look for her. Before leaving, he inadvertently glanced at the wardrobe not far away. A glimpse of a white skirt was stuck in the gap of the wardrobe door at the bottom. It was tiny and inconspicuous.

He walked over with a puzzled look in his mind, a secret guess forming in his heart.

She flung open the wardrobe door; it was large and deep, filled with custom-made gowns. With a "whoosh," she pulled the clothes aside.

Lin Yuan looked at Xu Feifei and smiled, "Got you, Feifei."

Losing her cover, Xu Feifei panicked like a frightened rabbit. Her first reaction upon being discovered was to try to jump out, but before she could even leave the closet, Lin Yuan grabbed her.

"I'm warning you, let me go right now. Otherwise, I'll call security and take you to the police station."

Lin Yuan used both threats and inducements: "Where do you want to go? Your engagement banquet with Nangong Ye is about to begin. If you run away now, the engagement will be canceled, and you will never have the chance to get engaged to Nangong Ye again!"

Xu Feifei, who had been struggling, quieted down after hearing those words, but then started struggling again, seemingly remembering something.

"I don't believe you, you must be lying to me. You won't let me get engaged. You've stopped me from seeing Nangong Ye time and time again, how could you possibly let me get engaged?"

Lin Yuan tilted his head slightly and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Feifei, you might have misunderstood. The person who stopped you from going to find Nangong Ye was my sister, not me."

"Really? Why is your sister stopping me from finding Nangong Ye?"

Xu Feifei clearly didn't believe him and looked him up and down.

"Really, I'm not very clear on this. If she did anything wrong, I apologize on her behalf. But even with all the mistakes she made in the past, we can't delay your engagement with Nangong Ye, right?"

Lin Yuan spoke so sincerely that it sounded like he was telling the truth.

Xu Feifei stopped struggling and stood there thinking for a few minutes before asking, "What's our relationship like? When did we meet?"

"We're friends. I saved you when you fell into the water at Qiandao Lake, and that's how we met."

"Drowning in Qiandao Lake? Why don't I have this memory? Are you lying to me?"

She remembered that she had almost no memory of anything after falling into the water at Qiandao Lake; she had forgotten everything.

"Because the doctor said that you accidentally hit your head when you fell into the water, and the blood clot in your head caused a blockage in your blood vessels, which is why you often forget things."

Xu Feifei frowned as she looked at him, her heart wavering between belief and disbelief.

"Feifei, are you all better?"

Just then, a shout came from outside the door.

Xu Feifei walked out of the dressing room and found that it was Luo Xixi who had come over.

"You've come at the right time. This man said he saved me when I fell into the water at Qiandao Lake. Do you remember him?"

When the topic of falling into Qiandao Lake was brought up again, Nancy looked away guiltily, avoiding eye contact with Xu Feifei.

Lin Yuan caught this scene in his eyes, lowered his eyes and smiled gently, then raised his eyelids to look at her again.

"It's been a while, and I don't quite remember what happened back then."

"Feifei, if you don't believe me, you can investigate after the engagement party. However, your friend looks a bit unfamiliar; I've never seen him before when we were together."

"It's normal that you haven't met her. Feifei isn't someone you've met every one of her friends."

Luo Xixi deliberately raised her voice, trying to hide her guilty conscience.

Lin Yuan chuckled softly and said, "No, I was just stating the facts. But next time you see someone fall into the lake, don't just stand there staring and then run away. That's not good behavior."

Xu Feifei recalled that time at Qiandao Lake, vaguely remembering someone watching from the shore. Pointing at Luo Xixi in disbelief, she said, "You..."

"You're talking nonsense, I didn't. Don't talk nonsense, you're not the one who saved Feifei at all, you're an imposter. Feifei, he likes you and wants to ruin your relationship with Nangong Ye and your engagement party. Don't believe him, get rid of him quickly."

In desperation, Luo Xixi began to smear Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan shrugged and said, "I'm not making things up, and I certainly didn't ruin the engagement party. The most important thing now is to keep the engagement party going smoothly. We'll find out the truth after we investigate after the engagement party is over."

Xu Feifei nodded slowly, thinking that what he said made sense.

Luo Xixi was afraid that her secret would be exposed, so she grabbed her hand and cried out, "Feifei, don't believe him, he's a liar."

Xu Feifei irritably shook off her hand and said, "I think he makes a lot of sense. It doesn't matter who is the liar now. What matters is that I'm going to become Nangong Ye's real fiancée tonight."

Upon hearing the last sentence, Lin Yuan lowered his eyes, a hint of ferocity flashing in them.

After Xu Feifei went back inside to change her clothes, Lin Yuan sent a message to Su Huan, telling her to come back quickly.

When Su Huan returned, she saw Lin Yuan sitting on the sofa, with a girl standing not far away, holding a phone and typing rapidly, looking very anxious.

"Have you found Feifei?"

"Yes, I'm changing in the locker room now."

Su Huan turned her head to look at Luo Xixi, who was standing there, and asked, "Who is she?"

Lin Yuan didn't even look up and said, "I don't know her. Feifei accidentally fell into the lake at Qiandao Lake before, which left her with aftereffects and caused her memory problems. There are many things she can't remember clearly."

"ah?"

Su Huan was puzzled for a moment, then realized that Lin Yuan was sending her a message.

"Yes, I already knew that."

"We've got news from Nangong Ye. The engagement banquet is supposed to start soon, right? They haven't arrived yet. Could something have happened to them on the way?"

Su Huan was a little worried. She and Xu Feifei hadn't expected the engagement party to be successful. But she hadn't expected the second female lead to suddenly appear. According to the novel, the second female lead's feelings for the male lead were incredibly deep!

Hopefully, nothing goes wrong and she and Xu Feifei can smoothly return to their original world.

Lin Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't know, Nangong Ye hasn't replied to me yet."

What do you think of this dress I'm wearing?

Xu Feifei came out, not wearing her original dress, but a dark purple backless gown. It perfectly showcased the beautiful and smooth lines of her back, and her fair skin was flawless.

Su Huan's eyes lit up, and she stepped forward to praise, "Wow, Feifei, no, no, Miss Xu, you are so beautiful, like a succubus, you are so alluring. You have completely captivated me."

Xu Feifei was very pleased with her praise and proudly raised her head, saying, "Of course."

As expected of the second female lead in the novel, she looks like a porcelain doll and is in no way inferior to others in terms of appearance.

Lin Yuan's eyes darkened, and he felt displeased.

He stood up and walked up to Xu Feifei, looked at her carefully for a while, and said, "It looks good, but it doesn't quite match your current makeup."

After a pause, she continued, "Your makeup today is on the lighter side, while your dress is on the more mature and sexy side, which feels a bit strange and disjointed."

Su Huan looked at it carefully and felt that Lin Yuan made sense. "It does seem a bit off now that you mention it."

Xu Feifei frowned and went to look in the mirror. She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but the more she looked at herself, the less attractive she became.

"Why don't you find a makeup artist to redo my makeup? It really doesn't suit me."

"It's too late to find a makeup artist now; you only have time to change your clothes. But it's not impossible for you to insist. We can postpone the time, but we don't know if Nangong Ye will be willing to wait."

The last sentence was undoubtedly very threatening to Xu Feifei. Helplessly looking at the dress in the mirror, she tugged at it in frustration and went back to put on the original dress in a huff.

Su Huan looked at Lin Yuan with a mischievous grin, leaned close to him and whispered, "Jealous?"

Lin Yuan took a step back, glanced at her, and said, "Just telling the truth."

The phone suddenly rang. Lin Yuan glanced at it and walked outside to answer the call.

Su Huan watched his retreating figure and said smugly, "He's being stubborn, he's clearly jealous."

A moment later, Lin Yuan returned with a serious expression and said, "Something bad has happened. Nangong Ye and the others were in a car accident on their way here, and they've all gone to the hospital. The one who is most seriously injured is Feifei's father, who is being treated in the operating room. Feifei needs to go to the hospital immediately."

Su Huan's eyes widened in surprise. "No way? What's going on now?" she exclaimed.

"We don't know yet. Right now, we need to get to the hospital. Go to the changing room and call Feifei out. I'll take her to the hospital."

The three rushed to the hospital, and as soon as they arrived at the hospital entrance, they saw Gao Lan and Nangong Ye waiting for them there.

"Mom, are you alright? Where's Dad? How's he doing?"

Xu Feifei had been feeling uneasy and anxious on her way here, fearing that she might hear something else that could lead to an accident or worsen her condition. Now, seeing her mother, she felt a little more at ease, as if she had found a pillar of support.

“I’m fine. Your father is still in critical condition. He’s bleeding heavily and has a rare blood type. The hospital doesn’t have enough blood. You’re his daughter, so you’re definitely a match. Go and donate blood to him to help your father get through this difficult time.”

Gao Lan's eyes were still red, showing that she had been crying. But she couldn't cry in front of her daughter; she had to be strong.

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Xu Feifei ran all the way to the blood-drawing room, afraid that she would delay her father's treatment.

Su Huan watched Xu Feifei have her blood drawn, panting, unsure of what to say. She hadn't expected the engagement to fail in this way; it felt like the cost was too high, and it wasn't the outcome she wanted.

Aside from the protagonist who is immortal, the fates of everyone else in the novel are uncertain.

As she watched Xu Feifei's blood being drawn from her body bit by bit, she thought of the news she had seen online before and looked at the doctor who was drawing blood, asking, "Doctor, I remember that blood transfusions are not allowed between immediate family members, as it can cause a hemolytic reaction."

The doctor frowned and asked, "Who told you that?"

"That's what doctors online say."

The doctor gave her a disdainful look and said, "Watching less online will lower your IQ."

Su Huan was speechless for a moment, choked by the words. What was that all about? Couldn't we have a proper conversation?

In an attempt to save face, she walked up to Lin Yuan and asked, "Is it really okay for immediate family members to donate blood? I remember it's not allowed!"

"I don't know, at this point it's best to listen to the doctor."

After the blood was drawn, the doctor took it inside for testing to see if it matched. Xu Feifei's face paled, and even her makeup couldn't hide the deathly paleness.

Lin Yuan stepped forward and asked, "Feifei, are you alright? Would you like me to order you something to eat?"

Xu Feifei shook her head, deliberately keeping her distance from him.

"Mom, how are you feeling now? Are you dizzy or in pain? Should we have the doctor give you a full check-up to rule out any problems?"

"No need. Your dad protected me during the car accident and wasn't seriously injured. Now I just hope your dad recovers quickly and comes out of the emergency room soon."

Her mother sat on the stool, staring intently at the words "undergoing emergency treatment".

Xu Feifei noticed her uneasy expression, hugged her tenderly, and tears silently streamed down her face.

After a while, the doctor came out and said, "Oh no, the blood type doesn't match, so we can't give you a transfusion. You need to find someone to come and draw blood again as soon as possible!"