When the headlights flashed across Yu Yin Yin's face, she squeezed her eyes shut, the voices in her mind clear, accompanied by a cascade of cinematic images.
The tires screeched loudly, and the car took a sharp turn, veering onto the edge of the road and crashing into the base of a streetlight. The car's front and license plate were dented.
The driver's face was pale, and he was stunned.
Yu Yin Yin's legs went weak, and she collapsed onto the ground. Soon, another pair of headlights swept across her face, and a car stopped steadily in front of her.
The car door opened, and Xia Qing Tian stumbled out, quickly walking to Yin Yin's side. With a strong pull, she yanked her up from the ground. "Yin Yin, are you alright?"
Yu Yin Yin seemed to come back to her senses. Her vacant eyes gradually focused. She looked at Xia Qing Tian's face and murmured, "Xia... Qing Tian?"
"Yes, it's me." Xia Qing Tian was surprised to see Yu Yin Yin's face. It seemed Yu Yin Yin's treatment had been very successful!
If it was so successful, then why was she trying to end her life?
She had been disfigured by burns before, first coerced by Mo Jia Ning into being a disreputable voice double and subjected to emotional abuse, then tricked into a black-hearted hospital where her internal organs were almost removed.
Even then, Yin Yin hadn't given up hope of living. Now, she had restored her face to its current beautiful state.
Why, at this moment, was she choosing to end her life?
She must have gone through something terrible...
Xia Qing Tian didn't ask Yu Yin Yin what had happened. Instead, she opened her arms and pulled her into an embrace, whispering comfort. "It's okay, it's all in the past, all in the past..."
Hearing Xia Qing Tian's voice, feeling the warmth of her embrace, the sense of security that came with being held.
Yin Yin began to cry miserably again. After crying for a while, she gradually calmed down, repeatedly mumbling apologies through choked sobs.
"It's okay, let's go back first," Xia Qing Tian worried that Yu Yin Yin might have another relapse and try to end her life again, so she thought it was better to take her back.
Yu Yin Yin only nodded, still murmuring apologies.
"Hey! You guys! Don't think you can leave!" The driver who caused the accident stumbled out of his car and pointed at Yin Yin, yelling loudly, "If you want to die, can you die somewhere else! Don't harm people here! Do you know I was almost killed by you!"
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Yu Yin Yin apologized with a guilty expression.
"Does an apology help? If an apology helped, would you still be trying to kill yourself! Just die now! What's the point of you being alive! Just die! Die!" The driver became even more enraged seeing Yu Yin Yin keep apologizing. He even tried to push Yu Yin Yin, but Xia Qing Tian stopped him. "Do you know how expensive my car is! Now look! It's broken because of you!"
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." Yu Yin Yin's eyes filled with tears. "I'll pay you..."
"Pay? What will you pay with? Why haven't you died yet! Just die! Go die!" The driver shouted with red eyes. Seeing that Yu Yin Yin only apologized, he became more aggressive. "People like you are worthless! Do you know that! You poor wretch, what can you possibly pay with? Pay now! Eight million! Pay up! If you can't pay, I'll call the police right now and have you locked up for life!"
Yu Yin Yin's face turned ashen. She had spent all her money on her face, and now she owed Wan Meng Entertainment 200,000. Now, she had to compensate this driver – eight million! How could she possibly pay?
Indeed, besides death, she had no other way.
"I'm sorry for causing you trouble..." Yu Yin Yin choked back a sob and looked at Xia Qing Tian. "Xia Qing Tian, thank you for coming to find me... Thank you, being your fan is the only right thing I've ever done in my life. Thank you... you'll be rewarded... you..."
Pressing her lips together, Yu Yin Yin pushed Xia Qing Tian's hand away and prepared to end her life.
She was yanked back by her collar by Wen Jiu, who yawned.
"Want to die? You still have the nerve to want to die!" The driver's temper flared even more upon seeing Yu Yin Yin attempt suicide again. "Fine! Go die! Consider it me paying for a good show! If you die now, I'll just consider myself unlucky! Just die! Otherwise, wait for me to call the police! I'll make sure you never get out!"
Yu Yin Yin shivered at the driver's words.
"Alright then, call the police," Wen Jiu said in a lazy tone. "Call them now. If you don't, I will."
"That strong smell of alcohol... you've had quite a bit, haven't you?" Xia Qing Tian covered her nose and narrowed her eyes, looking at the driver spewing insults. "Drunk driving, speeding after rain... who do you think is entirely at fault?"
Hearing Xia Qing Tian's words, the driver immediately wilted and recoiled. "You! Don't spout nonsense! She rushed out! Otherwise..."
"Otherwise, no one would have found out you were drunk driving and speeding after the rain, right?" Wen Jiu chuckled. "Then she did a good deed! She should be rewarded!"
"You! You're going too far! It was clearly her..." The driver was interrupted by Xia Qing Tian before he could finish.
"I will pay you every cent for your car repairs, and you can go to the hospital for a medical examination. Whatever the cost, I will compensate you!" Xia Qing Tian's tone was sharp. "But we must call the police and go through the proper procedure. Have your blood tested to determine how much you drank, then check the surveillance to see your driving speed and confirm if you were speeding after the rain!"
"You..." The driver's lips trembled, and his face turned a little ugly.
"I'm prepared to pay. Are you prepared to kiss your driver's license goodbye and face six months of criminal detention?" Xia Qing Tian asked with a raised eyebrow.
"You kept telling others to die, wanting to watch a big show." Wen Jiu released Yu Yin Yin and stretched. "How coincidental. It's late at night, and I also want to watch a show. Go ahead and call the police."
"You! Do you know who I am! I am..." The driver was interrupted by Xia Qing Tian before he could finish.
"I don't care who you are. Even if the King of Heaven himself came, do you think anyone would dare to cover up your drunk driving!" Xia Qing Tian said with a cold snort.
"Pfft! Consider myself unlucky! Listen up, I'll pretend today's incident never happened!" The driver's bloodshot eyes swept across Xia Qing Tian's face, then landed on Yu Yin Yin's, with a hint of malice in his gaze. "Don't let me run into you again next time!"
Yu Yin Yin immediately shivered in fear.
Wen Jiu snapped his fingers and pointed his thumb at himself. "If you want to threaten someone, look here. Don't get the wrong person."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Jiu lifted the hem of his shirt, revealing a holster.
Seeing the holster, the driver sobered up completely. Daring not to say another word, he turned and ran towards his car.