"For someone like Duan Hong, half a million was enough to buy his life, "Yes."
Immediately, Duan Hong slammed on the accelerator.
When Duan Hong recognized who I was, I had already swiftly moved closer to the nearest utility pole.
The moment Duan Hong drove the car at high speed directly towards me, I just managed to dodge behind the utility pole.
Boom—
A terrifying loud sound burst forth.
The utility pole that had stood in front of the restaurant for so long was almost snapped.
The concrete pole was full of cracks, and debris scattered all over the ground.
The car's hood and headlights fared even worse; they were completely smashed in.
You could imagine the speed of the car just now...
If that hit had struck me,
I would have definitely been smashed to pieces, and not even Hua Tuo reincarnated could have saved me.
Duan Hong was dazed for a moment, but quickly recovered.
He maneuvered the battered car back onto the road and sped away with his foot on the accelerator.
"Yuanyuan, was that car trying to hit you?" Beichen was almost instantly in front of me within three seconds.
From the condition of the utility pole and the reactions of the nearby diners, he gauged the escaping car's rear.
I grabbed Beichen's wrist, my forehead dripping with sweat, "Never mind him, I'm almost done for."
"Jade Pendant... Quickly give it to me." Beichen instantly snatched the Jade Pendant and held it in his hand.
Only then did I feel a sigh of relief wash over me; that Jade Pendant had been continuously trying to harm Dumpling.
To protect Dumpling, I had to resist.
It felt as though Mount Everest was pressing down on my back, almost grinding all my bones to dust, "It's good that you arrived in time, otherwise... I would have been finished."
This Jade Pendant is incredibly mystical; pregnant women can hold it unless it's taken by someone with higher mana.
Otherwise, it's impossible to willingly discard, utterly insidious and ruthless.
By then, most of the diners had left.
The few remaining were almost gaping, many completely unaware of what had happened.
Those four thugs, quick-witted and dominated by a malicious air tonight.
They slammed the table and came over with bottles in hand, "Dare to use a car to hit Master Chen, we can't let that woman off."
"Exactly, we were respecting Master Chen and didn't touch her, and yet she repays kindness with anger."
"We must cripple her."
...
"Don't mess with her; this woman is not simple." My body uncontrollably trembled, thanks to Beichen giving me some Spiritual Power, or else I would have fainted on the spot.
These hot-blooded thugs insisted on taking justice into their own hands, "Even a mighty dragon doesn't suppress the local bully; this little lady needs to be taught a lesson!"
Saying so, they surged out like a swarm.
"It's raining, your mom's getting married, you can't take care of everyone." Beichen reminded me.
The Spiritual Power he provided gradually took effect within my body, and I began to recover a bit, nodding, "Take me... to see the madam, I... I have a few words to say."
"Okay." Beichen signaled Xiao Li with a glance.
Xiao Li came over and helped Beichen support me up the stairs.
Chen Decheng cluelessly followed behind like a tail.
Chen Shufen had just finished washing up, preparing to go to bed when she was startled by the crowd, "What's the matter? Why are so many people coming up? What was that loud noise downstairs?"
"It's nothing, just someone driving at night, accidentally hitting the road bollard, so it sounded very loud." I deflected with a smile, took the madam's hand, and sat beside the bed, "Listen to me, recently someone has been indiscriminately harming pregnant women in our town. Anyone visibly pregnant becomes a target; you have to be careful."
"There are such people... What do they want to do!" Chen Shufen exclaimed, glancing at her husband Chen Decheng.
Chen Decheng's face changed, his brows furrowed, "I'm not sure either, let Yuanyuan finish talking."
He was desperate for a child, and hearing about someone harming pregnant women, he was probably the most agitated of all.