Chapter 101 Car Accident
They drove to Xicheng District. There were media taking photos at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Zhou Jingyu did not let Chen Zan get out of the car. He asked the driver to take him directly to the hotel, where a dinner would be held after the ceremony.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Zhou Jingyu took her downstairs. Besides Zhang Qing, there was also the young man Chen Zan had met at Jing Mansion in mid-May.
As soon as he arrived in the hall, a group of people came up to greet him. Chen Zhan took a quick look and found that many of the wives of officials and rich ladies who had been at the dinner party before were missing this time, but there were many new faces.
All the people who usually follow Wei Qiming are gone, it's really like the monkeys scatter when the tree falls.
Song Changyun still avoided attending such occasions and was represented by Jin Yunyi. Zhou Jingyu was asked to go aside by several big bosses to discuss business. Chen Zan didn't want to greet those wives, so she sat on the sofa next to them, but there were still people who kept wanting to surround her.
Jin Yunyi came over to accompany her, and she politely called out, "Mrs. Song."
Jin Yunyi was shaking a glass of red wine in his hand. "Ms. Chen, the Wei family has gone bankrupt, and they are now settling the debts he left behind over the years. The court will hold a verdict next month at the latest."
Chen Zan looked at her without saying a word.
Jin Yunyi didn't look at her, but raised his chin slightly, indicating that she should look at Zhou Jingyu, who was surrounded by men in the Vanity Fair on the other side. "Did you see the man next to Mr. Zhou?"
Chen Zhan still didn't say anything.
Jin Yunyi smiled lightly and said, "His name is Bai Qi. He is a top student who graduated from Yanjing. After returning to Rongchuan, he joined the Transportation Bureau. Not long after, he was noticed by Wei Qiming. If the Wei family had not been investigated, no one would have known that he was from the Zhou family.
"Ms. Chen, do you know how cunning the man you're following is? Even my husband said that other people play chess by looking ten steps ahead, but Mr. Zhou won't take a risk if he can't see the outcome. Once he makes a move, he's determined to win."
Chen Zhan took a sip of champagne and asked, "Mrs. Song, what do you want to say?"
Jin Yunyi sighed and said earnestly, "Forget it. I'll just tell you the truth. My son is so affectionate that he asked me to come forward and persuade you. The Zhou family is not something that everyone can marry into. Zhou Jingyu has done a great job in Rongchuan. The Wei family is just his stepping stone. He will be transferred back to Beijing soon. Don't waste your best years on a man."
Chen Zhan narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "Thank you, Madam, for your reminder."
Jin Yunyi tilted his glass and clinked it with hers. "That's all I have to say. I wish Miss Chen a successful promotion."
Zhou Jingyu is the protagonist of tonight. Both officials and businessmen respect him. It was like this in Rongchuan before, and it is even more so now. Everyone knows that these Mr. Zhous have extraordinary family backgrounds, but after this incident, their future is limitless, so they all take this opportunity to curry favor with him.
The dinner lasted until nine o'clock. Chen Zhan was a little tired and wanted to go home. As soon as she asked, Zhou Jingyu would leave those people behind, put his arm around her waist and take her home, just like he had done many times before.
Just as they left the hotel, a white SUV stopped in front of them. Someone got out and was eager to report something to Zhou Jingyu. Chen Zan sensibly said to wait for him in the car first.
Zhou Jingyu pinched the back of her hand, placed it on his lips and kissed it, then said in a low voice, "I'll come find you later."
The black Audi he usually drove was parked on the side of the road. Chen Zhan went up and took out his phone, scrolling through it idly. The driver, having had too much to drink, said to the back seat, "Ms. Chen, I'm going to the bathroom first. If Mr. Zhou comes back soon, please let him know."
She nodded and said yes, looking across at him, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou won't finish the conversation that quickly."
He saw that the person who just got off the car was very anxious, so it must be something big.
The driver smiled, got out of the car, and hurried back to the hotel to find the toilet.
Xu Anan called her via video at this time, and she answered it. In the video, the young lady couldn't help but sigh when she saw Chen Zan's outfit.
"As expected of Mr. Zhou, the necklace you're wearing was a highlight of the May Jewelry Exhibition. I heard it was snatched away by a mysterious buyer right after it came out."
The eldest lady is jealous, but not envious!
Chen Zhan pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly: "What's the matter with you calling me via video?"
Xu Anan knew that she was staying at Zhou Jingyu's place for the past two days, and usually she would send messages when she had something to say, not call.
Xu Anan returned to the topic: "Well, your mother, Ms. Xu, just called me."
Whenever Ms. Xu was mentioned, she would feel a little scared, just like when she met her homeroom teacher as a child.
Chen Zhan was stunned for a moment, "My mother called you?"
Xu Anan: "Have you not been hiding Mr. Zhou well recently? Ms. Xu asked me if you were in a relationship at school recently, and I told you and Mr. Zhou to be less public."
After hearing this, Chen Zhan said, "My mother probably doesn't know about Mr. Zhou and I. If she knew, she would have called me back home. I guess the application form for studying abroad hasn't been submitted yet, so she thinks I'm refusing to go for some reason."
After hearing this, Xu Anan showed an expression of "I see." "I was wondering why Ms. Xu kept asking me about your school life tonight, and even asked about Jin Hanzhou..."
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While listening to reports on the actions of the remnants of the Wei family, Zhou Jingyu lit a cigarette and bit it on his lip. The grayish-white smoke darkened his sharp and handsome eyebrows.
The person who came reported: "The people over there acted quickly and sent Wei Yunxi abroad. The people we sent to intercept him were a step too late. When we arrived at the airport, the plane had already taken off, and he escaped."
Zhou Jingyu didn't say anything.
Zhang Qing said, "Wei Qiming's two daughters immigrated abroad five years ago. Wei Yunxi should be sending them there to live with his two sisters."
Bai Qi: "A dying camel is bigger than a horse. Mr. Zhou should be careful when traveling recently. Be careful of Wei Qiming's revenge."
Zhang Qing: "No one's been imprisoned..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Jingyu glanced at him calmly, "What did the Xie family say?"
Zhang Qing: "They said they would send someone over, but if they don't crush him to death, Wei Qiming still has a chance to turn the tables."
Zhou Jingyu flicked the ash from his cigarette and said, "Then give him this chance. How's the news I asked you to release?"
Bai Qi nodded, it had been done long ago.
Zhou Jingyu blew out a smoke ring, his eyes filled with coldness, and said in a mocking tone: "Why don't you do it? You are quite patient."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone in front of him shouting anxiously and panicked: "Get out of the way, the truck has broken down!!!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jingyu and his companions immediately looked up and saw a malfunctioning box truck rushing towards the hotel like a wild beast. The security personnel who were trying to stop it were scared and scattered.
I could only shout at the top of my lungs: "Get out of the way!!"
“Run!!”
“Back off!!!”
When Bai Qi, Zhang Qing and others saw a truck rushing towards them, they subconsciously wanted to protect Zhou Jingyu and hide in the hotel.
Only Zhou Jingyu's pupils suddenly shrank. The direction the truck was heading towards was the opposite direction...
He looked up suddenly and found Chen Zhan was still in the car!!!
In an instant, Zhou Jingyu's blood froze and his head buzzed. Without any time to think, he opened the car door in front of him, pulled the driver out, and sat in the driver's seat himself.
"Mr. Zhou!!!"
"Mr. Zhou, danger!"
Bai Qi and Zhang Qing tried to stop it, but it was too late. The white SUV had already started, the accelerator was fully depressed, and the tires rubbed against the ground with a sharp, piercing sound. The disabled truck also rushed straight into the black Audi on the opposite side...
Screaming... shouting... worry... all kinds of sounds mixed together in a mess. The Audi was about to be hit by the truck. If there were people inside, it would be a very tragic scene.
In that split second, Zhou Jingyu was no longer concerned about anything else, not even her own safety. All she could think about was that Chen Zan was still in the car, and she couldn't be in any danger!
He stepped on the accelerator, made another sharp turn and stopped sideways in the middle of the black Audi. The next second...
"Bang!!"
The truck crashed into the white SUV, and after a moment of cushioning, it squeezed and crashed into the black car again.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!!”
The world spun around, the car flipped over, and blood blurred my vision...
Before Zhou Jingyu fell into a coma, he muttered two words: "Zhanzhan..."
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