Lou Yue Jue was about to lose his temper when Lou Ting Si’s hand pressed down on his shoulder, stopping him.

“Sister’s not feeling well. Let’s not push her, son. Let’s just follow behind Qiao Chu Chu’s car, alright?”

Lou Yue Jue reluctantly nodded: “Fine.”

Lin Qing seized the opportunity to say, “I had someone bring my car around, so I won’t ride with you all. I’ll go ahead.”

Lin Qing walked toward her car.

Chu Chu tilted her head.
[Wait, why does this scene feel so familiar?]

Lin Qing paused as she got into the car.
Everyone looked at Chu Chu with caution.
Chu Chu, completely unaware, looked around in confusion: [Isn’t this where the female protagonist’s mother works? Xia Xue Chun’s mother is the cleaner at my second brother’s hospital, right?]
[According to the plot, Lin Qing should crash into Xia Xue Chun’s mother here. After Xia Xue Chun arrives, she’ll accuse Lin Qing of doing it on purpose. Lin Qing will feel wronged, and the conflict between them will escalate, then the male lead will appear and reprimand Lin Qing.]
[But that development isn’t happening now; it’s daytime, so the timing doesn’t match. That means… Lin Qing is safe right now.]

Lin Qing sighed in relief: “I’ll go first.”
She started the engine and drove toward the exit, her nerves still on edge.
Damn it, nothing good ever happens after running into Xia Xue Chun!

Chu Chu watched Xia Xue Chun’s car drive further away. She glanced into the distance and widened her eyes: [The female protagonist’s mother?!]

Lin Qing suddenly heard this in her mind and decisively slammed on the brakes.
In the dark night, the female protagonist’s mother looked down at her phone as she walked past them.
A few people breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
Is this the end of the trouble?

Lin Qing broke into a cold sweat and, after confirming the female protagonist’s mother had passed, slowly drove off.
Suddenly, the female protagonist’s mother turned around and ran toward her!
Lin Qing slammed on the brakes again!
But the female protagonist’s mother slipped on the ice and crashed directly into the car’s front bumper, fainting on the spot!
Lin Qing: “?”
Chu Chu: “?”

The series of events left everyone stunned.
Chu Chu quickly ran over, lifting her skirt and grabbing the woman’s hair in disbelief: “Is the female protagonist’s mother a professional at faking accidents?”

Lin Qing got out of the car, her legs trembling, her face pale.
Pei Youchuan was furious: “What’s wrong with her?! She didn’t even look before turning around in the parking lot. She’s the one who walked right into the car! How is this not faking an accident?!”

Lin Qing stiffened, trembling as she grabbed Pei Youchuan’s arm: “It’s not faking an accident.”
She was shaking so hard, she wasn’t sure whether it was from fear or the cold. In a very soft voice, she added, “I… couldn’t avoid my plot.”

Everyone’s expression changed.
Couldn’t avoid her plot?
Then what about them?

A large truck sped by on the road, and a stone suddenly flew toward Chu Chu!
Chu Chu raised her hand to block it!
The stone hit her palm!
She cried out in pain: “Ouch!”

Everyone looked at Chu Chu in surprise. Chu Chu was completely unaware, holding her aching left hand and quietly sobbing: [I really don’t have a moment to breathe. If I relax even a little, the ‘plot’ will eliminate me.]
[Originally, I should have died by suicide, but I’m still alive now, so this world must want me dead.]

Everyone’s expression suddenly grew solemn.
Clearly, everything was hinting at them.
On one side was “the plot they couldn’t escape.”
On the other side was “Qiao Chu Chu, who should have died, but is being erased by this world.”

A thought began to form in their minds.
The decline of a family is not the result of one day, but a build-up of many events.
Chu Chu was the only one who knew all the events that were happening to them.
Only by protecting Chu Chu could they protect themselves.

Gradually, Chu Chu began to feel the atmosphere around her change.
Everyone was watching her closely.
Including her brothers, the Lou father and son, and Lin Qing.
The way they looked at her, it was like they were eyeing a prize they couldn’t lose.

Chu Chu felt a chill run down her spine: “...Why are you all looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?”

The room fell silent for a moment. Lin Qing snapped back to reality first, took a large step forward, and gave Chu Chu a big hug!
“Oi, baby, are you alright?! How’s your hand? Did you get hurt worse?”

Chu Chu was stunned, her mouth opening in surprise. Before she could say anything, her waist was wrapped in another embrace.
Lou Yue Jue tightly hugged Chu Chu around the waist: “Sister, are you alright? That driver was awful, I’ll definitely find him and make him kneel and apologize to you!”
Chu Chu: “? Uh, that’s a bit much.”

Lou Ting Si, standing nearby, smiled with hidden malice: “How could a truck drive that fast in the city? I’m going to report the driver for speeding.”
Chu Chu: “...It was just an accident, no need to be so dramatic.”

“I’ll check if there’s any fracture.” Pei Yuan took her hand and examined it carefully.
Chu Chu, startled by the attention, quickly pulled her hand back: “It hurts, but it’s definitely fine. Let’s focus on dealing with this unconscious woman instead.”

At her words, everyone’s attitude changed abruptly. They turned to the middle-aged woman lying unconscious on the ground with cold, hostile looks.
Lin Qing, unable to hide her disgust, lowered her voice by several degrees: “I’ll have someone come to help her, and I’ll also have my lawyer come. Don’t try to scam me, she’s the one who suddenly ran into the car.”

—

Xia Xue Chun hurried toward the hospital and directly entered a VIP single room: “Mom!”
She and her family pushed the door open, shocked by the sight inside.

Chu Chu was sitting in the middle of the sofa, dressed in her evening gown, draped with a Bulgari scarf, surrounded like a princess by a crowd.
To her left was Lou Yue Jue, to her right was Lin Qing, and her brothers were around her as well.
A group of people, at the moment Xia Xue Chun entered, all turned to look at her.

In comparison, the woman lying in the bed looked insignificant.
Xia Xue Chun saw Chu Chu’s familiar face and immediately felt a surge of anger. She stormed over to Chu Chu: “Did you run into my mother?! Were you trying to get revenge on her?!”
She was like a powder keg, screaming as she rushed toward her!

Pei Yuan quickly stepped in front of Chu Chu, his face cold: “What’s going on?”

Xia Xue Chun screamed, her voice heart-wrenching: “What do you mean ‘what’s going on’? What did you do?! You think just because you’re rich, you can kill people?!”

Chu Chu’s face darkened, and she snatched Lin Qing’s phone, showing it to Xia Xue Chun: “You should look at how your mother fainted!”

Xia Xue Chun froze, watching the footage closely.
The surveillance showed her mother walking through the parking lot, then suddenly turning around.
Lin Qing’s car had stopped, but her mother slipped on the ice and crashed into the car, fainting on the spot.
The truth was revealed.

Xia Xue Chun’s face turned bright red, and she took a step back, feeling guilty: “Why didn’t you say it wasn’t you who hit her?”

Chu Chu lowered the phone and sneered: “Why would I say it wasn’t me? If you keep yelling at me, your mother will get kicked out of this private hospital, and this VIP room will be taken away from you. No one will pay for your medical bills either.”

Xia Xue Chun stared at her in disbelief, her eyes wide: “Why should everything you say be taken as the truth?”

Pei Che, the second eldest of the Pei family, stepped forward coldly: “Because I’m the chairman of this private hospital.”
He stood in front of Chu Chu, glaring at Xia Xue Chun: “If you dare yell at my sister again, I’ll have security throw your whole family out.”