Chapter 903: He Wants to Be Smart but Gets Misled by Smartness
Driven by inertia, Qiao Xi almost hit his head on the back of the chair.
Zhong Yi quickly reached out and placed his hand on her forehead, which eased the pressure a lot. Qiao Xi rubbed her forehead and felt a little dizzy.
Her morning sickness had improved a little, but the sudden stop made her stomach churn.
I feel a kind of motion sickness that I haven't felt in a long time.
Qiao Xi covered her lips, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Zhong Yi unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and handed it to her, then asked, "What happened up front?"
"There's a roadblock ahead due to construction, and they've just put up a roadblock." The housekeeper has always been a careful driver, but this time the construction team that put up the roadblock came so suddenly that he almost crashed into it.
He was a little confused.
But then I thought maybe it was just because the newbies were too impatient, and the roads in the capital often needed to be repaved.
"Construction? Didn't you hear about any construction when you drove to pick me up this morning?" The old man sat in the passenger seat, looking a little unhappy.
"Xiao Wang drove the car here this morning. His wife asked for leave for me because she was giving birth."
The housekeeper saw that there was only one open road ahead, and with so many cars, he didn't know how long it would take to get there. So he wanted to turn around and drive the other way, but the old man reached out and grabbed the steering wheel and said.
"Just follow the original route."
The old man has lived to this age, working on construction and being a driver while his wife has children.
It seems like an unrelated and ordinary thing, but I always feel that it is too coincidental, and there is something wrong somewhere.
“The traffic jam might last a long time.”
"I can wait."
The old man leaned back in the passenger seat, his eyes closed, resting. His health was indeed very poor, perhaps a premonition of age was common.
He felt he wouldn't survive next winter.
But.
Some people can't even wait to live another winter.
Qiao Xi sat in the back, drinking water in small sips. She looked at the increasingly congested road outside and wondered when she would be able to go back.
She had also made an appointment with Huo Xingzhou to have lunch together at a newly opened restaurant that was very much to her liking. It was located downstairs of the Tianyuan Building in the imperial capital. After sending the old man of the Zhong family off and prescribing him a prescription for conditioning, she would be able to go there with Sun Shao after they settled him down.
But the traffic jam in the capital can last for several hours, and you never know when you will get there.
Maybe I have to break the appointment.
Qiao Xi tried hard to suppress the nausea in her heart, looked at Zhong Yi and whispered, "All those cars behind are taking the old man back to the old house. Is Zhong Lingxiao here too?"
"He should be here."
"The Pei family has suffered a setback recently, and I have a feeling they won't let it go. I heard they're going to hold you responsible for this. If Pei Zheng and Zhong Lingxiao team up again, it will be hard to defend against. You better be careful in the future."
She knew that Zhongyi's final destination was in the imperial capital.
Since he wants to fight for that position, the Zhong family will be his base in the future.
The young boy can never go back to Moon Village again.
Zhong Yi's eyebrows and eyes were as beautiful as a painting, and they seemed to be very bright: "Are you concerned about me?"
When he was little, he didn't think Qiao Xi's casual words were precious, but now he feels that their relationship is increasingly distant. It seems that he needs some luck to even get a word of concern.
"It's concern."
Qiao Xi was very frank, "It's also a reminder. I don't want you to have any accidents."
"Don't worry, I'll be careful." Even if it's for you, I will protect myself.
Qiao Xi smiled and looked at the car moving at a snail's pace. She lowered her head and sent a message to Huo Xingzhou explaining the situation.
The two of them didn't avoid talking to the old man, and the more he listened, the more regretful he felt. After experiencing a life-and-death experience, he no longer had such a strong obsession with some things.
The rear of the convoy.
Zhong Lingxiao was sitting in the car.
The people he brought with him fell behind.
Seeing that the car that the old man was riding in had not changed its route, he cursed coldly: "Old man!"
He knew that this old man was very smart and never dared to look down on him.
But this time his cleverness backfired.
He was not on this road or that road, but on the only way back to the Zhong family's old house, at the intersection halfway up the mountain. The vehicles intersected at halfway up the mountain, and it was the last bustling area leading to the old house.
When the Zhong family's old house was built, they attached great importance to Feng Shui, and it is said that they also considered the location of the place to be blessed with dragon energy.
So we chose a place near mountains and water.
There are fewer people but it is quiet in the bustling city.
That's the best place to start.
The old man was recently hospitalized and lost control of the old house, so Zhong Lingxiao felt that everything was safe.
"Young Master, everyone is already in ambush."
"Got it, just keep waiting."
Zhong Lingxiao watched the hustle and bustle of traffic outside with great patience. He had already planned out that bloody scene countless times in his mind, and had already dealt with all the loopholes.
This time, it’s a decisive blow!
The congestion on the main road was not cleared until two hours later.
The cars started one after another and moved slowly forward.
The Zhong family's entire huge convoy also drove away. The return journey was as peaceful as usual, and none of the obstacles that the old man had imagined appeared.
He thought that Zhong Lingxiao shouldn't be so impatient.
Living together in the old house from now on, there will be plenty of opportunities to take action. The old man can't guarantee that he can avoid all dangers. Maybe the old house is already full of traps. Even if Zhongyi moves back with him, who can find all the people who have been bribed?
Although the successor he personally trained is prone to being carried away by success, he is also resourceful.
Otherwise, the two younger generations wouldn't have been fighting until now, with no winner decided.
"Doctor Qiao, please stay for lunch. It's lunchtime for us to go home now, and I'd like to trouble you to give me another thorough examination. I've been sitting in this car for so long that my old bones are almost falling apart, and I'm feeling a little unwell."
Old Master Zhong spoke lightly.
He spoke lightly, but his face was pale. He looked like he was suffering from physical pain, not from a car accident.
Qiao Xi felt something was wrong as soon as she saw it, "Old Master, are you feeling unwell?"
"It's an old problem, but I can still endure it."
Elderly people often have these ailments, and with proper care, they're fine. But the old man was so angry that he felt like he was on the verge of death. He was a tough guy, and no matter how uncomfortable he was, he wouldn't pretend.
Qiao Xi glanced out the car window and saw a familiar scene.
She remembered that this place should be not far from the Zhong family's old house, so she said softly: "The environment inside the car is not suitable for taking pulses and giving acupuncture. Please bear with it for now. We will arrive soon. I will give it to you later..."
Before she could finish her words, the car shook and tilted slightly.
"Grandpa, the tire is flat!"
"wrong!"
"careful!"
The car tilted to one side due to a punctured tire, and the traffic at the fork in the road suddenly increased dramatically for some reason. Trucks, large and small, as well as cars rushed into the traffic, and one car crashed straight into the car that Qiao Xi was sitting in!
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