Everyone at the door was startled.
Wei Qiao, being a professionally trained man who had seen his share of storms, calmed down in just a few seconds. He composedly directed his bodyguards to scatter and protect every corner of the villa. Then he told Xiao Lei, who was guarding the front, to investigate the situation and find out what had exploded.
The bodyguards obeyed and quickly dispersed, running in different directions around the villa.
"Hurry up! Everyone take responsibility for the security of their assigned area according to the previous plan!" Wei Qiao shouted, then quickly opened the door and went inside.
The people inside were also startled, especially the nanny, Aunt Zhao, who looked around in terror, her legs trembling, and said in a shaky voice, "What, what happened?"
Seeing this, Rong Mo quickly stepped forward and gently comforted Aunt Zhao, telling her not to worry too much. Aunt Zhao seemed to have grasped at a straw, tightly clutching his sleeve.
At this moment, Wei Qiao walked in. He quickly passed through the entrance hall and said to Rong Mo, "President Rong, there has been an explosion outside, but I have sent someone to check. We will know the results soon, so please rest assured."
As they spoke, the people inside the house gradually began to smell what looked like something burning.
Shen Zhi Qiu felt nauseous at the smell, and her brows furrowed involuntarily.
Gu Qingyan, standing at the door, suddenly remembered that Si Mingyu had gone to park the car, but so much time had passed and he still hadn't returned.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingyan suddenly had a bad feeling. He turned around and quickly ran in the direction where Si Mingyu had come from.
The closer Gu Qingyan got to that direction, the more uneasy he became, because he noticed thick black smoke billowing from that direction.
Gu Qingyan quickened her pace and rushed straight towards that direction.
Residents nearby naturally heard the explosion and immediately called the police. At that moment, Gu Qingyan also heard the sounds of ambulances and fire trucks approaching.
When Gu Qingyan rushed to the vicinity of the scene, her heart clenched completely.
A Porsche parked on the side of the road was engulfed in flames, but Gu Qingyan recognized it at a glance as the car Si Mingyu had just driven.
Gu Qingyan rushed over like a madman, only to find that the flames were too high and there were occasional explosions. He couldn't get close at all and could only shout Si Mingyu's name.
Just as Gu Qingyan collapsed to the ground in despair, someone patted him on the shoulder from behind and whispered, "Qingyan, I'm here. You're not dead yet."
Gu Qingyan turned around abruptly and saw Si Mingyu standing behind her, and was immediately overjoyed.
Si Mingyu's once-stylish suit jacket was now covered in stains and burn marks. His usually calm and collected face was now covered in dust and soot, making him look extremely disheveled.
"I'm fine. I just got out of the car and it suddenly caught fire. Luckily, I ran fast and I'm not seriously hurt. My clothes just got a little burned. I'm lucky to be alive. I'll have to go pray to Buddha later." Si Mingyu calmed himself down and tried to make his tone as light as possible, not wanting Gu Qingyan to worry about him.
At this moment, Xiao Lei, the bodyguard whom Wei Qiao had called to investigate the situation, turned and walked towards the villa.
From afar, Xiao Lei spotted Wei Qiao standing anxiously at the door, and he immediately jogged over.
"Brother Wei, the explosion was caused by the car that Gu Qingyan was in catching fire. The car is totaled."
Wei Qiao frowned.
"I saw that Mr. Si only suffered minor injuries; he should be alright. Thankfully, he left the scene before the explosion," Xiao Lei added.
Rong Mo heard Xiao Lei's footsteps and knew that he had come back to deliver the news, so he also came out and overheard Xiao Lei's words.
“President Rong,” Wei Qiao said respectfully, briefly explaining the situation, “Gu Qingyan and Mr. Si just arrived. Their car exploded.”
"Okay, go and invite them in." Rong Mo was silent for a moment, then sent Wei Qiao to deliver the message.
“Okay, Mr. Rong.” Wei Qiao was a little surprised, but immediately walked outside.
Ten minutes later.
"Please sit down," Rong Mo said to Gu Qingyan, then instructed Aunt Zhao to serve tea.
The housekeeper brewed the tea and said in a low voice, "Mr. Rong, Aunt Zhao is still shaken, so I've let her go and rest."
"Okay, that's fine. Please take good care of her. Aunt Zhao is getting old, so she needs to be careful." Rong Mo nodded.
"Mr. Si, this way please. Please go and clean up first." Lu Jia led Si Mingyu toward the bathroom. "I'll get you a change of clothes."
Si Mingyu followed Lu Jia forward, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at Shen Zhi Qiu beside him.
Shen Zhi Qiu was also looking at him, her brows furrowing slightly. She was particularly worried when she saw the bloodstains on the back of his hand, since the incident had happened when they came to the villa to see her.
When Si Mingyu finished washing up and went to the living room, he found that a doctor and a nurse had been waiting there for a long time.
"I'll have the doctor examine you, just in case there's anything wrong," Rong Mo said, turning to look at Si Mingyu. Then he instructed the butler to take them to a room on the first floor for the examination.
After Gu Qingyan sat down, Rong Mo didn't say another word to him, as if he had only let him in because he was a stranger who came with Si Mingyu.
Shen Zhi Qiu ignored him, only glancing at him when he came in and finding that he wasn't injured. She then quietly looked at parenting books without saying a word.
"Brother." Gu Qingyan suddenly felt a little awkward, but still spoke up.
Rong Mo's brow furrowed, and he looked like he was about to get angry, so Gu Qingyan immediately changed her address, "President Rong."
Rong Mo's brow relaxed slightly. He hummed softly, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said indifferently, "What is it?"
"I know this request is abrupt and presumptuous, but I still want to ask if I can occasionally bring something to visit Zhi Qiu? I promise I won't talk too much and won't annoy Zhi Qiu." As she spoke, Gu Qingyan secretly glanced at Chen Zhi Qiu's expression, only to see her hand pause in turning the pages of her book, and she pursed her lips.
It’s over!
Seeing her like this, Gu Qingyan knew that what she said was wrong again, so he had no choice but to shut up.
“Gu Qingyan, go back to Nancheng. The Gu Group needs you. Staying here is a waste of time and pointless. Why bother?” Shen Zhi Qiu raised her head and looked at Gu Qingyan with a firm gaze.
Gu Qingyan stared intently into her eyes, trying to find any lingering affection for her past relationship, but he failed.
Shen Zhi Qiu looked at him openly and honestly, without a trace of emotion, not even the impatience she had shown before. She was simply giving him her opinion.
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