"Sizzle—!"
Wen Qing, who was in the driver's seat, changed his expression and immediately stepped on the brakes.
The tires screeched against the ground, and due to inertia, Jiang Ran was thrown forward. Just as her forehead was about to hit the seat in front of her, a large hand landed on her shoulder, and then she was pulled away by a strong force, her back hitting a broad chest.
Jiang Ran, still somewhat shaken by the unexpected turn of events, clutched her chest.
That was close...
"What's going on?" Huo Siyan's deep voice, tinged with dissatisfaction, came from above.
Wen Qing frowned: "I'm sorry, Mr. Huo."
His complexion didn't look good either. What happened? He clearly saw that there was no one on the side of the road just now, so how could a child suddenly dart out?
If he hadn't braked in time, there would have been a car accident.
Wenqing looked out the car window and saw the child crying loudly in fright. Just then, a young couple ran over.
"How do you drive? Do you even know how to drive? Are you blind? You hit my child!"
Wen Qing's brows furrowed even more. Seeing the couple blocking his way, he had no choice but to open the car door and get out to resolve the matter.
"Please get this straight, it was your child who suddenly appeared. I haven't even questioned how you take care of the child yet."
"Hey! How can you talk like that? You were the one who almost hit my child because you can't drive properly! And you dare to twist the truth? Look how scared you've made my child! You have to compensate us for emotional distress!"
"Don't make false accusations. There are surveillance cameras everywhere here. The truth isn't up to you to decide."
Upon hearing this, the man simply lay down in front of the car: "You're not going to pay me, huh? Then I'm not leaving. Go ahead and run me over if you dare."
The woman with him also fell to the ground upon seeing this, looking completely unfazed: "You're not leaving until you pay up!"
The child was so frightened that he cried even louder. When the woman saw this, she took the child in her arms, and the child cried even louder.
Wen Qing frowned deeply. What a bunch of scoundrels!
How dare they waste Mr. Huo's time? Do they know how precious Mr. Huo's time is?
But they simply didn't have time to waste with these two scoundrels, so he could only pull out a check and throw it at them.
After receiving the check, the two happily got up from the ground and walked to the roadside.
The child, who had been crying in fear, ran in the opposite direction upon seeing this, only to be grabbed and brought back by the man.
Wenqing got back into the driver's seat, feeling utterly unlucky.
"I apologize, Mr. Huo. It was my incompetence that delayed you."
The car started restarting, and Jiang Ran slowly came back to her senses.
She felt something was off.
Just then, she suddenly realized that she was nestled in Huo Siyan's arms, and his large hand was on her shoulder, patting her gently as if to comfort her.
"I...I'm fine now." Jiang Ran sat up straight, trying her best to make her complexion look normal.
Seeing that she looked unwell, Wenqing asked, "Miss Jiang, were you frightened? Should we go to the hospital to get checked out?"
"No...no need." Jiang Ran waved her hand, thought for a moment, and then expressed her doubts: "I feel that there's something wrong with that couple."
Upon hearing this, Huo Siyan raised an eyebrow with interest: "Tell me about it."
"The child appeared suddenly... Even if he was in a blind spot we couldn't see before, it's unlikely that a child could appear in front of the car in an instant. It's more like... he was thrown out?"
Wenqing also thought there was some truth to it: "I knew it! I clearly saw no one on the side of the road! How could a child suddenly appear!"
He's always been a careful driver; otherwise, he wouldn't be Mr. Huo's personal driver.
"And...that little child doesn't look like that couple's child..."
Jiang Ran frowned and voiced her doubts again: "That child was clearly resistant to the woman hugging him. He was so frightened. If he were a normal child, he would definitely look for his mother first. How could he be so resistant? And when they left, the child obviously wanted to escape from them... There are only two possibilities: either they are not the child's biological parents at all, or they are indeed the biological parents, but they are abusing the child."
"Holy crap! Are they professional staged accidents?" Wen Qing belatedly realized, "I've seen it online before. Those professional staged accidents would find a luxury car and suddenly appear. I didn't expect them to be so ruthless as to use children to stage accidents."
"If they were biological parents, how could they bear to put their child in danger... I feel like they're acting strangely, I think we should call the police."
"Okay! I'll have someone handle it."
Jiang Ran looked out the car window, and for some reason, she felt uneasy.
I wonder if it was because I was startled by the incident earlier.
"Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to rest for a while?" Huo Siyan noticed her mood and asked softly.
Jiang Ran tried to put on a brave face, but her pale complexion betrayed her.
Huo Siyan had Wen Qing drive the car to the nearest residence to them.
"Why don't you take a nap first? You can try on the dress later."
Huo Siyan opened the door for her, and Jiang Ran glanced inside. Could this be his room?
At that moment, she felt dizzy and had a terrible headache, and her stomach was churning with nausea.
She raised her hand and pressed her temples, feeling a heavy head; it seemed she needed to rest for a while.
So she didn't refuse anymore and fell into a deep sleep as soon as she touched the bed.
Huo Siyan gently closed the door, his deep eyes darkening with a hint of ink.
He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, his narrow eyes half-closed, revealing a hint of coldness.
"Go and investigate today's events immediately."
Wen Qing had some doubts. Weren't the couple he encountered today professional scammers? He had already called the police.
Now that President Huo has asked him to investigate, could it be that there's something he hasn't noticed?
Thinking of this, Wenqing's expression became serious.
"Yes, Mr. Huo, I'll check it right away."
Wenqing turned around and strode out, but was called back.
"etc."
"Is there anything else you need, Mr. Huo?"
"Contact a doctor to come over."
"yes."
Late at night, Jiang Xinrou, dressed smartly, was preparing to go out.
Wang's mother appeared and stopped her: "Jingxian, it's so late, you shouldn't go out. I know you're in a bad mood, so I'm planning to take you abroad to relax tomorrow. We'll leave first thing tomorrow morning, so please don't go out tonight, okay?"
Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Jiang Xinrou's eyes: "Who wants to go for a walk with you?"
She pushed Wang's mother away and left with a cold expression, still clutching something in her hand.
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