Once in the car, Lu Jiming's hands on the steering wheel trembled uncontrollably.
Jiang Li's eyelids twitched as she watched, so she pulled Lu Jiming out of the driver's seat.
"Jiang, what are you doing?" Lu Jiming stumbled as he was pulled. He was already disoriented, and now he was even more panicked. He kept muttering, "I have to get to the hospital quickly, I have to get to the hospital quickly..."
Jiang Li couldn't help but rub her forehead, patted Lu Jiming's head, and then plopped down in the driver's seat.
Jiang Li gave Lu Jiming a cool glance and said irritably, "Do you think you're in the right state to drive? If you drive, we probably won't get to the hospital before we're in a car accident and you'll be reporting to the underworld before your uncle."
Lu Jiming fell silent instantly, sat up straight with a serious expression, and fastened his seatbelt.
Seeing this, Jiang Li immediately started the car. "Don't worry, although my driving skills aren't top-notch, they're not bad either. You don't need to be so..."
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Li added four words: "to face death as if returning home."
"Give me the address," Jiang Li said to Lu Jiming again.
Lu Jiming's hands were trembling as he set the navigation route, almost dropping his phone in the process.
"Jiang, I'm counting on you." After finishing, Lu Jiming's tone became more serious.
When Lu Jiming was a child, his parents were always busy and were never around.
His uncle was only eight years older than him.
He grew up following his uncle around from a young age.
Don't let his constant being suppressed by Lu Shiyan fool you, actually...
Their relationship is the best.
The thought that Lu Shiyan might...
Lu Jiming couldn't help feeling suffocated and uncomfortable, as if the air was too thin to breathe.
"Alright, stop looking so sad." Jiang Li patted Lu Jiming's shoulder reassuringly. "Your uncle still has the talisman I gave him, he won't die."
Lu Jiming's lips moved, but he ultimately didn't speak.
Seeing that Lu Jiming wouldn't listen to what she was saying, Jiang Li drove out of the school gate, studied the route on the navigation, smiled, stepped on the gas and sped off.
"Ahhh..."
Lu Jiming, who was originally immersed in worry and pain, suddenly couldn't help but scream, his voice cracking.
"Jiang Li! You! You! Slow down!!!"
All the sadness and pain vanished in an instant thanks to Jiang Li's high-speed driving.
He hugged himself tightly, trembling, truly believing that what Jiang Li had said was about to become a reality.
They really are going to leave before my uncle!
This reckless driving is deadly!
"Look at you, so pathetic." Jiang Li was completely at ease, even having the mood to tease Lu Jiming. "Aren't you in a hurry to see your uncle?"
"I'm really anxious..." Lu Jiming's voice was still trembling, "The prerequisite for seeing my uncle is... I have to be alive to see him! If I'm dead, what's the point of seeing him?! Ahhh, watch out! There's a car ahead!!!"
"Actually, it's not so bad to have a car accident." As she spoke, Jiang Li turned the steering wheel and quickly dodged the collision. After a moment's thought, she continued, "That way, you can hold hands and go to the underworld together."
Lu Jiming's expression twisted for a moment, and he said indignantly, "I still prefer to live with my uncle!"
Seeing that Lu Jiming had regained his energy, Jiang Li couldn't help but smile again.
His previous appearance was really unsuitable for Lu Jiming.
At Jiang Li's speed, they arrived at the hospital quickly.
When he got off the bus, Lu Jiming's hands stopped shaking, but his legs started to tremble.
I can barely walk properly now.
We finally found the operating room, only to find that the lights were off.
The people inside were pushed out.
Lu Jiming rushed forward anxiously and asked, "Doctor, how is my uncle... how is my uncle?"
The doctor took off his mask and shook his head at Lu Jiming.
Lu Jiming rushed over and burst into tears, "Uncle, waaaah... Uncle... Uncle, how could you die? You can't die... What will I do without you?"
Lu Jiming cried his heart out, while Jiang Li stared blankly at the equally bewildered new ghost in front of her.
Xin Gui pointed to Lu Jiming beside him, then to his own head, his expression somewhat complicated. "Does he have some kind of problem here? I don't have such a nephew."
Jiang Li gave a dry laugh, "You flatter me."
This scene was truly embarrassing.
The new ghost understood, because having just become a ghost, he still couldn't quite control his body and kept drifting around aimlessly.
She even accidentally bumped into Jiang Li.
Shin-ghost: "???"
Aren't ghosts supposed to be unable to touch people?
But what just happened?
"Ah—a ghost!"
With a scream, the new ghost shot out like lightning.
Jiang Li: "..."
Why don't you take a closer look and figure out who the real ghost is?
but……
Compared to Lu Jiming's grief, this is practically a comedy, isn't it?
Jiang Li raised her hand and flicked out a talisman, and the new ghost floated back.
"Don't run around. A messenger from the underworld will come to take you away later." Seeing that the new ghost still looked frightened, Jiang Li added casually, "Oh, by the way, things have been a bit unsettled outside lately. Many new ghosts have been captured by vengeful spirits and eaten as nourishment. If you don't want to be eaten, behave yourself."
Xin Gui glanced at Jiang Li, then at Lu Jiming, who was still crying sadly beside her...
He wanted to cry too.
What's going on here?
Suspecting a ghost's existence...
"You brat, what are you howling about?" Suddenly, a woman who looked like a wealthy lady walked over in her high heels and grabbed Lu Jiming's ear.
"Ouch! That hurts!" Lu Jiming stopped crying and looked at his mother. "Mom! Mom! Mom!!! Stop it, it hurts!!!"
"You deserve to be in so much pain! We were waiting for you in the ward, why are you here wailing like a banshee?" The wealthy woman angrily twisted Lu Jiming's ear again. "Anyone who didn't know better would think you were wailing at a funeral!"
Jiang Li, who witnessed this scene, couldn't help but twitch her lips.
Isn't that just wailing and lamenting?
The worst part is that they yelled at the wrong person!
"A hospital ward?" Lu Jiming was taken aback for a moment, then quickly asked, "What hospital ward?"
"Didn't I send you a message?" the wealthy woman snorted angrily. "Didn't you see it?"
Lu Jiming immediately took out his phone and fell silent when he saw the message from his mother.
Thinking about his actions just now, Lu Jiming's face turned from black to red to purple to blue...
Ahhh...
That's so embarrassing!
"Alright, hurry up and come with me." The lady pulled Lu Jiming along.
"Mom! Mom! Mom!! Wait a minute!" Lu Jiming immediately steadied himself, then pointed to Jiang Li beside him and said, "I... I haven't introduced you yet. This is my deskmate. She just brought me here."
The moment the noblewoman saw Jiang Li, her eyes lit up.
"What a pretty young lady, is she your girlfriend?" the lady asked with a surprised tone, then her expression turned disgusted. "No, no... how could such a pretty young lady be interested in a scoundrel like you? You are not good enough for her."
Lu Jiming: "..."
Although...
Am I still your biological child?
How can a mother speak so disparagingly of her own son?
"Mom!" Lu Jiming lowered his voice and said to his mother, "This is the person my uncle and I bumped into the other day. He transferred to our school today and just happened to become my deskmate."
Upon hearing this, the lady's eyes lit up even more, and she became even more enthusiastic.
"Young lady, it must have been hard for you to bring this rascal here. He must have caused you a lot of trouble, right?" The wealthy woman stepped forward and took Jiang Li's hand. "You must be tired. I..."
"Mom!" Lu Jiming couldn't help but rub his forehead, interrupting his mother, "Is this the time for casual conversation? How's my uncle doing? You haven't told me the details..."
"You still have the nerve to ask? It's all because of you!" The wealthy woman glared at her son again. "If you keep crying here, your uncle will get sick from all the crying!"
Lu Jiming: "..."
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