Aunt Zhao panicked, stumbling to her feet: "Ah, these people are filming, you can't record this! Otherwise, all the customers at my little shop will leave!"
She grabbed Qiao Chuchu's arm: "You need to help me clear things up, just tell them I didn't want to eat dog meat, or how will I do business in the future?"
Qiao Chuchu gave her a dismissive glance: "Isn’t it true? You found the dog, and your first reaction was to kill it and eat it."
Aunt Zhao gasped, speaking arrogantly: "Who told you to let your dog wander off? Isn't it my choice how to handle your dog?!"
"I don't need to clear anything up," Qiao Chuchu pulled her hand back, "Aren’t you the one with high blood pressure and high cholesterol? Just act like you're fainting, have a seizure, and scare them with your drama!"
Aunt Zhao: "??!"
Xia Xue Chun couldn’t listen any longer, stood up and said: "Qiao Chuchu, how can you speak like that? Do you know how hard it is for Aunt Zhao?!"
Qiao Chuchu grabbed the dog and started walking away: "Write a biography of 'Aunt Zhao' and send it to my email, I’ll read it when I have time."
Xia Xue Chun: "?"
Aunt Zhao’s face turned red, and she followed Qiao Chuchu: "You’re not helping, are you?!"
Qiao Chuchu walked out of the crowd, ignoring her.
Aunt Zhao suddenly grabbed the dog from her arms and threw it into the middle of the road: "Then I’ll smash this broken dog!!"
The West Highland Terrier let out a miserable cry!
Qiao Chuchu was startled and rushed toward the dog!
Lou Yue Jue also instinctively ran after her: "Doggy!"
Lou Ting Si and Pei Buxian quickly followed, only to see a white blur pass by them and heard a violent crash!
Lou Ting Si’s head exploded with a loud thud as he ran to Lou Yue Jue: "Son!!!"
Pei Buxian stood frozen by the roadside, his face as pale as a ghost!
Aunt Zhao screamed in panic: "This has nothing to do with me!"
What met everyone’s eyes was Qiao Chuchu, lying on the ground with her neck twisted 180 degrees, and Lou Yue Jue, in an unnatural posture.
The West Highland Terrier was crushed under the wheels, dead on the spot.
Pieces of the car scattered across the ground.
Pei Buxian stumbled to Qiao Chuchu’s side.
Her death was tragic, her face completely turned to the back of her neck.
Passersby looked and immediately vomited!
But Pei Buxian wasn’t repulsed. He knelt on the ground, trembling, and embraced her in his arms: "Chuchu!!"

Qiao Chuchu woke up in terror, gasping for air.
She was hit by a car!
The system floated in front of her: "Well, this time, not only did you die, but you also got Lou Yue Jue killed."
Qiao Chuchu froze for a moment, then realized Lou Yue Jue was with her at that time.
Fuming, she stood up: "I’m going to kill that Xia Xue Chun!!"
Since she couldn’t return to this world, and Xia Xue Chun wasn’t the female protagonist anymore, what was there to stop her from killing anyone?
"No," the system replied calmly. "Xia Xue Chun is the child of fate, Ji Yan Chuan is the son of fate. They are the attackers, and you are the defender. They have destiny protecting them, so it won’t work for you to act against them."
"Everything will proceed in an orderly manner. Even if the timeline or place is wrong, everything in the script will still happen. You can only change the situation at the most critical points because, in your and the other 'side characters’ lives, they are still the 'protagonists.'"
Qiao Chuchu’s head buzzed. "So, I can only defend?"
The system answered leisurely: "You can attack by defending, that’s what you're best at, isn’t it?"
She paused, quickly retreating and, distracted, found herself back on the road!
Her body was still in a running posture, but Lou Yue Jue was a step ahead!
They both ran toward the West Highland Terrier!
Without thinking much, Qiao Chuchu grabbed Lou Yue Jue first and then reached for the dog, ready to dodge!
"Bang!!"
Qiao Chuchu died on the spot!
Qiao Chuchu woke up again, drenched in sweat!
The system floated in front of her: "Again."
She stumbled again, finding herself on the road.
Lou Yue Jue was still a step ahead!
Lou Ting Si noticed the approaching car and yelled: "Watch out for the car!"
Pei Buxian immediately ran toward Qiao Chuchu: "Chuchu, the car’s coming!!"
In the blink of an eye, Qiao Chuchu grabbed Lou Yue Jue!
Lou Yue Jue: "?!"
As she hugged him to dodge the car, she kicked the West Highland Terrier out of the way, avoiding the car’s path!
The dog yelped: "Woof!!!"
The white car slammed on the brakes!
Cars from the other lane also screeched to a halt!
The West Highland Terrier fell to the ground whimpering.
The world fell silent.
Qiao Chuchu and Lou Yue Jue were wedged between the two cars, drenched in cold sweat.
Her numbers on the screen flashed from 9 to 8, then from 8 to 7.
7 lives.
Seven chances.
The bystanders snapped out of their shock, and applause broke out: "Amazing, sister!!!"
"Whoa, did you see that? She just dodged the car, and it turns out that in life-threatening situations, people can move like they’ve mastered martial arts!"
"Her movements were so smooth, I slowed down the video and her brain works like a computer, saving the person and kicking the dog in one smooth motion!"
Qiao Chuchu trembled uncontrollably, looking at Lou Yue Jue: "Are you okay?"
Lou Yue Jue, with his arms tightly wrapped around her, shook his head in a daze: "I’m fine..."
She protected him powerfully.
Just like… a mother.
Lou Ting Si and Pei Buxian ran up to them: "Are you hurt?!"
Qiao Chuchu was still shaken, shaking her head.
Pei Buxian quickly checked her over and then picked up the West Highland Terrier, pulling her back onto the sidewalk, his face pale: "For a moment there, I thought you were going to be hit by that car."
Qiao Chuchu, still shaken, replied:
"I was hit twice."
Pei Buxian: "?"
Lou Ting Si: "?"
Lou Yue Jue: "?"
Qiao Chuchu looked at Lou Yue Jue: "Not only did I die, but Lou Yue Jue also died. If I didn’t have nine more chances to be reborn, we both would have been killed by this old lady."
"Thankfully, I saved him."
"Thankfully, the character I like didn’t die because of me."
Her legs trembled uncontrollably, but she forced herself to be calm, squatting in front of Lou Yue Jue: "Are you okay?"
"This is the first time I grabbed him, but I still died. Finally, I saved him the second time."
"That was terrifying..."
She was shaking all over but still checked Lou Yue Jue’s body: "You’re not too scared, are you?"
Lou Yue Jue’s messy hair framed his face, his youthful features full of complex emotions that didn’t match his age, his phoenix eyes locked on her: "You saved my life."
And it was twice.
He didn’t have time to dwell on whether Qiao Chuchu had a rebirth opportunity. He was sure, in the two rebirths, it was the persistent Qiao Chuchu who saved him. She was the one he wanted to be close to.
Lou Yue Jue cupped her face and kissed her lightly and tenderly.
Qiao Chuchu: "!"
She was surprised, looking into Lou Yue Jue’s eyes.
His cold, delicate face softened like moonlight spilling on her, and he smiled slightly: "Thank you~"