174: Chapter 174: Wanting Her Life 174: Chapter 174: Wanting Her Life “Miss Su, is this really Mr.
Ouyang’s intention?”
Su He looked at the middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes sitting across from her and nodded slightly: “Yes, since the old man is currently inconvenient to appear in person, he has entrusted me to come find Mr.
Zhong.”
Zhong Yue has always been the old man’s proxy lawyer, with many matters passing through his hands; he is also one of the partners at this law firm.
Su He then continued, “Mr.
Zhong, if you’re free now, you can accompany me to the hospital to see the old man, or tomorrow is fine too.”
She came today to give him a heads-up so he could prepare the documents that needed to be signed in advance.
Zhong Yue was slightly stunned when he heard the word “hospital”: “The old man has been hospitalised?”
Su He replied, “It’s just his blood pressure was a bit high; it’s nothing serious now.”
Immediately after, Zhong Yue said, “Then Miss Su, please wait here for me for about half an hour, I’ll have someone prepare the documents, and then I’ll go with you to the hospital.”
Su He nodded: “Okay, no problem.”
Su He sat on the sofa feeling somewhat bored, so she took out her phone and played on it for a bit.
She opened a social media app, and the trending search about Jiang Yan being “seriously ill” had already shot up to the top three, more popular than public figures themselves, with its popularity soaring by the minute.
“Ding dong~”
Her phone rang once, and a WeChat message popped up.
She tapped on the icon, entering the WeChat app.
Jing Xuan: [Baobao, what’s your husband playing at?
Just a couple of days ago, I saw him bouncing around lively, how come today he’s seriously ill?]
Su He: [Fishing for a big catch.]
Jing Xuan: [Aren’t you the biggest fish he caught?
What other big fish is he trying to catch?]
Su He: […]
Following that, she sent another message: [How are you getting along with your family’s unwelcome son-in-law?]
After she asked, the other side went quiet, and the display at the top of the screen showed: The other party is typing…
After about a minute, Jing Xuan sent three words: [Not well…]
Through those three words, Su He could feel her irritation at the moment.
Su He: [You dug this pit yourself, who made you make such a joke so casually.]
Jing Xuan: [Wasn’t I just trying to scare him off?
Who knew that dog of a man would take it and climb up the pole.]
She had considered many outcomes at the time and never thought Lu Zhiyang would agree.
After all, this was not a small matter; it would involve the entire Lu Family.
Lu Zhiyang was the head of the Lu Family, and should he leave, it would throw everything into chaos!
Yet, to his word, he really did so.
Now he was like a clingy plaster, his shadow everywhere she went.
Too many words would bring tears, and her heart was tired too.
The two of them chatted back and forth for a while until Zhong Yue came back.
“Miss Su, it’s all set.
We can go now.”
Hearing this, Su He put away her phone and stood up, “Alright.”
…
The two of them left the building together and walked out of the law firm’s main entrance.
She had just gotten into the car, ready to buckle up, when she received a call from Fei Xu.
She hesitated before answering, as Fei Xu wouldn’t usually call her on her own initiative.
“Hello.”
“Young Madam, where are you now?”
“Getting ready to return to the hospital, what’s…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Fei Xu interrupted her quickly:
“Don’t get in the car, quickly get out, get far away!”
Su He’s brows furrowed.
Although she didn’t know why, she quickly called out to Zhong Yue, who had just opened the passenger side door: “Don’t get in the car, move fast!”
Zhong Yue was startled by her cold voice and immediately slammed the car door shut and ran off.
At the same time, Su He quickly got out of the car too.
Just as they had moved a short distance away, a loud noise erupted from behind them!
“Boom!”
Su He’s car exploded!
Flames instantly shot upwards!
The car windows shattered into pieces, flying everywhere!
Her car was parked in a roadside parking spot, and the pedestrians and vehicles nearby were all startled by the sudden explosion.
No one had expected such an incident to occur.
Fortunately, no one was injured.
Su He and Zhong Yue were the closest to the blast, and both were frightened by the unexpected event, instinctively crouching and covering their heads not far away.
After a few seconds, Su He slowly stood up, looking at the destroyed car with furrowed brows.
At this time, Fei Xu also arrived with others in tow.
Several black-clad bodyguards holding fire extinguishers quickly stepped forward to extinguish the fire.
“Young Madam, are you alright?”
Fei Xu looked at her, asking anxiously.
After receiving the notification last night, Fei Xu had been covertly following Su He with several others since she left the house this morning.
Fei Xu had noticed someone following her since Su He had left the hospital, so she had those people intercepted midway.
But still, she was negligent and didn’t expect that the assailants had arranged for others to watch in hiding.
She knew about the car bomb because the caught person accidentally slipped up.
After finding out, she immediately came over and also called Su He, fearing she wouldn’t make it in time.
Thankfully, the Young Madam was unharmed, or else she wouldn’t know how to explain it to Master Wu.
Su He came back to her senses, shaking her head: “I’m fine.”
“Go see if Mr.
Zhong has been injured.”
The directions in which they had run were opposite.
Hearing this, Fei Xu headed towards Zhong Yue.
The shock Zhong Yue experienced was many times greater than Su He; after all, he had never been through anything like this, especially so close by.
He was still in a dazed state…
If he had been a second later, by now he would probably be missing arms or legs…
Soon after, police and firefighters arrived.
The crime scene was cordoned off with police tape.
This time, the responding officer happened to be Xing Siyang, who was surprised to see Su He.
He had not expected the exploded car to be Su He’s.
It was fortunate that she wasn’t hurt, which also relieved him.
He asked: “Do you have any suspects in mind?”
Su He looked up at him and shook her head: “No.”
Clearly, the bomb was intended for her, not Zhong Yue.
At this moment, she had no leads.
This event was too sudden.
Also, it seemed that the perpetrator wasn’t just warning her but instead wanted her dead.
If it wasn’t for Fei Xu’s call, she might not have noticed this fact at all.
The one who dared to do this under broad daylight must be very bold, playing on the edge of the law.
They had only spoken a few words when suddenly, her wrist was pulled heavily, and with a gentle tug and a spin, her entire body crashed against a solid and warm wall.
She also smelled a familiar and refreshing scent, allowing her to recognize who had arrived.
The man clasped her head and pressed it against his chest, where she could hear his heart beating.
“Thump thump thump…”
It was racing extremely fast, as if he was shocked and had not yet recovered.
Xing Siyang was stunned by the scene before him; he had noticed Jiang Yan’s arrival before Su He did, but hadn’t had the chance to warn her.
Held in the man’s embrace, Su He could also feel his taut and bursting muscles, tightening more and more to the point where she wondered if he wanted to crush her.
She raised her hand to embrace him back, gently patting his back, and said in a muffled voice: “I’m alright, don’t be tense, loosen your grip a bit, I can hardly breathe.”
Hearing her words, Jiang Yan instantly loosened his hold a bit but did not let go completely, still embracing her.
He felt that only by holding her, feeling her warmth, could he find some peace.
No one knew how terrified and panicked he was when he received the call from Fei Xu, hearing that her car had exploded.
He didn’t even listen to what Fei Xu had to say before he hung up and sped over from the old residence.
Su He felt that her breathing had eased a lot and then grumpily said, “You can’t just hug so forcefully just because I can’t feel the pain, as if it doesn’t cost a thing.”
Jiang Yan, with one arm around her waist, touched the back of her head with his hand, and said in a low, soothing voice, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to.”
Of course, Su He knew he didn’t do it on purpose; she was just trying to get him to relax and not be so tense.
Just as she was about to lift her head, the man quickly leaned down and kissed her soft, sweet red lips.
Su He was stunned for a moment: “…”
The man kissed her and then pulled away, staring at her and saying, “This way, I can feel much more at ease.”
Xing Siyang stood by, watching the two of them, feeling utterly embarrassed.
He clenched his fists slightly, raised his hand to his mouth, and gave a light cough.
He reminded the pair, “Cough cough, the two of you, please be mindful of the public setting; there are many staff members around.”
“…”
Ever since Jiang Yan appeared, everyone on site had been dumbstruck as if they had seen a ghost.
After all, the hot search online was still showing that the Chairman of Jiang Family was “seriously ill.”
But now, here he was, standing right in front of them, looking nothing like someone who was “seriously ill”…
he didn’t seem sick at all.
So…
what exactly was going on?
After Su He finished giving her statement, she didn’t stay at the scene and left the follow-up matters to Xing Siyang.
She continued on to the hospital with Zhong Yue, who felt better after a while, at least not shivering anymore.
But he really admired Su He; she acted as if nothing had happened the whole time.
She was after all a girl, yet her face showed no signs of panic, which made her seem much more calm and composed than him.
It made him, a grown man, look so fragile in comparison…
totally incomparable…
City First Hospital.
Underground parking lot.
“You don’t need to come up with me,” Su He said to the man beside her: “You’re still trending on the hot search.”
But Jiang Yan said, “It’s fine; it’s about time I showed up.”
Su He: “…”
Alright then.
The group got out of the car and took the elevator.
Xiao Si just happened to pass by the elevator entrance; the doors opened, and from the corner of his eye, he saw the people inside, immediately hitting the brakes.
He stepped back a few paces, turned around on the spot, and looked at the two with curiosity: “Eh, Ah Yan, sister-in-law, what brings you to the hospital?”
Today was Saturday, and while he was off duty, he came to see someone.
Seeing that Xiao Si was also at the hospital on a big weekend did not surprise Su He; after all, it wasn’t the first time.
The head nurse had also complained to her on WeChat, saying that Xiao Si lately had been like a sticky piece of gum, no, more like a fly, hovering around her incessantly.
Even when the head nurse came back to work overtime on weekends, he followed.
In the head nurse’s words, he was just short of following her home.
At this point, he still retained some gentlemanly demeanor and didn’t overstep his bounds.
Su He just smiled faintly, not answering him.
She led Mr.
Zhong toward the direction of the VIP ward.
Jiang Yan directly ignored Xiao Si as well and followed close behind Su He.
Xiao Si: “…”
Watching their retreating figures, his whole person was dumbfounded; was he actually being ignored?
Or did they fail to see this handsome guy?
After contemplating on the spot for a few seconds, he followed them; he had a great interest in gossip.
A man’s sixth sense told him that if he followed, there would be juicy stories to hear.
In the ward, Gu Yu was just peeling an apple for Mr.
Ouyang when Su He and others came in.
Many were still unaware of the explosion Su He encountered at the law firm entrance, and the news had been suppressed; neither the internet nor the media had widely broadcast the incident.
Xiao Si was curious and followed them in.
When he saw the person lying on the hospital bed, he was slightly taken aback.
He only saw Su He standing beside the bed, saying, “I’ve brought Mr.
Zhong, the lawyer, to you.
Since you’ve made your decision, let’s get this matter settled as soon as possible, so you won’t have to worry anymore.”
She mainly feared that once the Ouyang Family learned of this, they would desperately try to stop it, and another big fuss would ensue.
Although she does not share the Ouyang surname and could be considered an outsider, she isn’t, after all, having been the old man’s disciple for nearly ten years—sometimes, a non-relative could be closer than kin.
And during this time, although he was both strict and serious with her, he was indeed very good to her, treating her like his own granddaughter, all of which she could feel.
Therefore, she couldn’t possibly stand idly by regarding this matter.
Since it was the old master’s wish, she would naturally help him fulfill it.
Moreover, knowing the people of the Ouyang Family, this matter could only be settled as quickly as possible.
Ouyang Jiuzhang knew her character well; she was always decisive and efficient, never one to procrastinate.
But he hadn’t expected her to bring the lawyer, Mr.
Zhong, over today.
Still, it was better this way; some matters were better settled sooner rather than later to ease the mind.
Zhong Yue respectfully greeted with a “Mr.
Ouyang,” looking toward the old man.
Then, he took out the prepared documents from the briefcase he carried.
Xiao Si watched this scene, curiously glanced at Jiang Yan beside him, and asked like a curious baby, “Ah Yan, when did your sister-in-law get to know such a renowned personage?”
Most young people didn’t really know Ouyang Jiuzhang, but Xiao Si recognized him.
After all, he was an avid collector of antiques, especially sculptures, and he loved those delicate and soulful handcrafted artworks.
And this old master in front of him was a master artisan level figure in the world of sculpture, with his works auctioning off for millions, and classic pieces even reaching tens of millions.
Moreover, he wasn’t just skilled in stone carving but also in jade, wood, and ivory carving—a true prodigy and a master sculptor in every sense.
It’s just that his works are exceedingly difficult to acquire; to put it plainly, even money might not buy you one.
Many of his classic pieces are collected and exhibited in museums.
However, he has a mysterious disciple whose works are not inferior to his; in fact, they evoke a sense that “the student surpasses the master.”
But—
This disciple was even more “stingy” than the old master.
To purchase her work was ten times harder than reaching the heavens, as this person produced only one piece a year.
Xiao Si waited for a while, but Jiang Yan didn’t respond to him.
Jiang Yan’s gaze followed Su He’s every move, as if she might disappear the next second.
“Hey, did you even hear what I said?
Pay some attention to me, will you?
You’re making me feel invisible.
Besides, your wife isn’t going anywhere; why keep staring at her?
Aren’t you two glued together every night?
Haven’t you had enough?”
He rolled his eyes straight at him and muttered a few complaints under his breath.
“…”
Due to his annoying voice, Jiang Yan barely glanced at him, for less than three seconds, and then his gaze returned to Su He.
Then, a deep voice followed, “That’s her master.”
Master?
Xiao Si was petrified on the spot.
“So, my sister-in-law is the old master’s mysterious disciple?”
Xiao Si’s mind buzzed; this was all too—
Jiang Yan ignored his astonishment and was uninterested, merely expressing pride with a “hmph.”
His wife was so outstanding; how could he not feel proud?
But along with the pride also came worry, because her excellence meant she was bound to attract much attention.
…
Meanwhile, with Jiang Yan’s conspicuous appearance at the hospital, the news quickly spread.
At this time, the Lou Family also received the message.
Lou Ruozhi was completely stunned.
Seeing the unscathed and healthy-looking Jiang Yan in the photo, a flicker of panic crossed her heart.
All the things she had secretly done these last few days—could he know about them?
No, it’s not possible; he shouldn’t know.
She comforted herself in her heart.
Nevertheless, still uneasy, she took out her phone and made a call, but after dialing twice, there was no answer…