Liu Fei froze, the piercing roar sounding as if gongs and drums were beating beside her ears.
Liu Fei abruptly turned and pushed her son away, but before she could, the mother and son were caught under the wheels of the truck.
"Bang, bang, bang…" The violent collision and the urgent honking made the surrounding atmosphere tense and terrifying. The large truck rolled a few times by the roadside, leaving a black skid mark, emitting wisps of smoke, and crushing a black car parked by the roadside before finally coming to a stop.
Billows of white smoke mixed with the smell of gasoline, making the atmosphere even more tense.
Meng Yuan stared wide-eyed, watching it all happen in the blink of an eye.
Jiang Xingyu also gaped in disbelief.
Seeing the mother and son lying in a pool of blood, he was so shocked that his body felt weak.
In just a moment, living people lay in a pool of blood, separated forever.
Meng Yuan suddenly stood up and sprinted outside.
Jiang Xingyu swallowed and also got up to follow.
Someone had called the police, and an ambulance arrived quickly, confirming the deaths of Liu Fei and her son at the scene.
Upon hearing this news, Meng Yuan felt a sharp pain throughout her body.
How could the mother and son, who were supposed to come to Modi to enjoy life, suddenly encounter such a tragedy?
The mother and son were taken away by the funeral home vehicles. Meng Yuan and Jiang Xingyu still stood numbly at the accident scene. The driver of the large truck was also dead at the scene.
This looked like a deliberately staged accident, but the driver was also dead.
Other people had crossed the road before Liu Fei and her son, and the large truck had not moved. But when Liu Fei and her son crossed, the truck suddenly charged forward.
Everything about this looked like a carefully orchestrated accident.
Yet, even the driver was dead. Meng Yuan stood rooted to the spot, replaying everything that had just happened.
"Yuan Yuan, are you alright?" Jiang Xingyu looked at her with concern. She hadn't said a word since the incident.
Meng Yuan looked at him sharply, "Brother Jiang, I have a strong feeling someone deliberately killed them."
"For example, who was Liu Fei supposed to meet today?"
Jiang Xingyu frowned slightly. He had the same thought.
Jiang Xingyu was also heartbroken. "The police have already determined that the accident was caused by brake failure of the large truck."
Meng Yuan closed her eyes, her thoughts a complex jumble.
Two hours later, Meng Yuan was still squatting by the roadside. The onlookers had long since dispersed, but she still couldn't snap out of what had just happened.
Because they were acquaintances, she felt this immense sadness.
Strangers would only feel pity, only consider it bad luck, and wouldn't be so deeply shaken.
Jiang Xingyu stayed by her side.
After a long while, Meng Yuan finally stood up, looking at Jiang Xingyu weakly. "Brother Jiang, let's go back to the hotel."
Jiang Xingyu nodded slightly. "Alright!"
As they walked back, Jiang Nuan stepped off the sidewalk, looking at the bustling traffic before her. Everything that had just happened seemed not to have happened at all. Those two bloodstains had also vanished, crushed by the passing vehicles.
Meng Yuan suddenly stopped and walked towards the green belt by the roadside.
A white mobile phone lay there, its screen shattered.
Meng Yuan quickly picked up the phone. She looked at Jiang Xingyu excitedly, "Brother Jiang, this is Liu Fei's phone!"
Jiang Xingyu nodded slightly. "I wonder if we can find the answers we're looking for inside."
"If we know who Liu Fei was going to see, we'll know if this accident was accidental?"
Meng Yuan nodded. "Let's go back. Nuan Nuan knows how to fix this phone."
"En!" Jiang Xingyu accompanied her back to the hotel to rest.
Jiang Nuan was making pastries when she suddenly received a call from Meng Yuan.
She wiped the flour from her hands and answered the phone, "Yuan Yuan, what's wrong?"
"Nuan Nuan, Liu Fei and her son are dead," Meng Yuan's voice was very low.
Jiang Nuan froze, her eyes flickering. "How did they… die?"
Meng Yuan briefly explained the cause and effect to Jiang Nuan.
After hanging up, Jiang Nuan felt somewhat dazed. Although she didn't know Liu Fei, she still felt it was very tragic.
Jiang Shuo must have had something to instruct them to do when he sent them to Didu.
What could it be?
Jiang Nuan narrowed her eyes and didn't think about it too much. She would know the specifics when Yuan Yuan and the others returned.
She put down her phone and continued her work.
On the other side, Lu Qiaoyi, who had already returned to Modi, received a message: [Everything has been handled.]
Lu Qiaoyi breathed a sigh of relief. The most effective solution was to make the other party shut up forever.
She smiled coldly, turned, and left the room. She booked a flight to Jinshi and then flew directly back to Jinshi.
Mu Jiuchen, busy until Friday evening, returned to Jinshi. He changed his clothes at home and then went directly to the wellness center to see Jiang Nuan.
He had asked Xiao Fan to pre-book the wellness soup and a private room.
Upon arriving at the wellness center, he went directly to the back kitchen to see Jiang Nuan.
Jiang Nuan, after finishing her work, was also surprised to see him.
"Master, you're back," Jiang Nuan asked in a flat tone.
For the past few nights, she and Mu Jiuchen had been chatting, and Mu Jiuchen's every word was flirtatious.
Mu Jiuchen's gentle gaze fell on her rosy face, and he answered a question that wasn't asked: "Nuan Nuan, you haven't chatted with me for eight hours."
Jiang Nuan smiled enchantingly, "Master, you were on the plane, could I chat with you?" She accidentally thought about flying.
Bah, bah, bah!
What was she thinking about?
Mu Jiuchen nodded, "Yes, the plane has Wi-Fi."
After speaking, Mu Jiuchen took out a gift and handed it to Jiang Nuan. "This is a gift I bought for you abroad. You're not allowed to refuse." The last sentence was undeniable.
Jiang Nuan looked at him with some confusion, "Why did you buy me a gift?"
Mu Jiuchen's dark eyes gazed deeply at her, "Because I went abroad."
Jiang Nuan looked at him thoughtfully. Was it because he went abroad?
She wanted to know his motive for giving her a gift.
"Thank you!" Jiang Nuan slowly opened it and was slightly taken aback to see a sapphire necklace and earrings.
"This also…"
"It's not particularly valuable," Mu Jiuchen interrupted her, pointing to the necklace. "I passed by a jewelry store and thought it suited you, so I bought it. It absolutely means nothing else. Our Miss Nuan Nuan isn't overthinking, is she?"
Jiang Nuan: "!!" She really was overthinking.
Jiang Nuan also stated firmly, "I absolutely did not overthink, so Master Jiu, please don't casually give me such valuable jewelry in the future."
After speaking, Jiang Nuan took out the necklace. It was a beautiful sapphire, a unique crystal stone exclusive to the Qi Kingdom, called the Love Flower, warm in winter and cool in summer, and undeniably expensive.
Jiang Nuan looked at Mu Jiuchen again, feeling that his inexplicable kindness made her heart flutter.
Jiang Nuan held the necklace against her chest, smiling, "It's very beautiful, I like it very much."
Coincidentally, there was a banquet tonight, which would perfectly match her dress.
Mu Jiuchen wanted to put it on her himself. Looking at her fair and delicate neck, her beautiful butterfly collarbone, he thought it would look stunning on her. "Nuan Nuan, I have a banquet tonight, but I still want to eat the wellness soup you made. I'll go after eating."
Jiang Nuan looked at him, knowing the allure of her wellness soup. However, she also had a banquet to attend tonight.