From Runaway Bride to Global Queen

Chapter 136: Chapter 136 The Only Survivor

A cry of alarm rose all around, and Qiao Yi only had time to see the car hurtling towards her; she had absolutely no chance to dodge it!

Suddenly! Qiao Yi felt a strong pull from behind, and her body uncontrollably toppled sideways.

A second before the Hummer crashed into the café, Qiao Yi fell into a fiery embrace.

“Lu Yanchuan…”

“I’m here, don’t be afraid.”

Qiao Yi looked up into the eyes of Lu Yanchuan, who was suppressing his rage, and felt a sense of calm wash over her.

“I’m not afraid!”

Lu Yanchuan helped Qiao Yi up from the ground, and that was when she noticed that his arm was covered with wounds from the broken glass.

“You’re injured! I’ll take you to the hospital!”

“It’s just a superficial wound, let’s first see if there are any survivors!”

Fortunately, it wasn’t during lunch break when the Hummer struck; otherwise, the casualties would have been severe.

Still, several people in the coffee shop were affected by the crash.

The driver of the Hummer was slumped over the steering wheel, life or death uncertain, and upon the arrival of the ambulance, was directly taken to Yun Qing’s private hospital.

Such a severe car accident was, of course, to be handled by professionals, so quietly, Qiao Yi and Lu Yanchuan left the scene and followed the ambulance to Yun Qing’s hospital.

“How is it, can the person be saved?”

This person was their only clue to get information; if this person couldn’t be saved, then the lead on the mysterious assailant would be lost again.

The reason Qiao Yi suspected the Hummer’s driver was sent by the mysterious assailant was simple: if it were a normal accident, why would the car cross three lanes just to hit her!

If Lu Yanchuan hadn’t pulled her aside, she would be lying in the hospital now, and that would have been a much more serious situation than for the driver!

“It’s hard to say, the other party had no intention of making it back alive, aiming for death, and based on the current examination results, even if the person is saved, there’s a high chance of ending up in a vegetative state.”

“Do your best, this person is extremely important!”

Yun Qing looked at Lu Yanchuan, then at Qiao Yi, and reluctantly nodded, putting on his mask.

“Alright, I’ll do my best.”

With Yun Qing’s promise, Qiao Yi felt much more at ease.

Although Yun Qing sometimes acted indiscreetly, his medical skills were trustworthy!

The injuries on Lu Yanchuan were all superficial except for a particularly severe glass cut on his lower arm. The rest would be fine with a couple of days’ rest.

Qiao Yi looked at Lu Yanchuan’s wounds with an empathy and guilt that she hadn’t even noticed herself.

“This time I dragged you into this mess. If it weren’t for me, that person in the black robe wouldn’t have done all this, and so many innocent people wouldn’t have been hurt, including you…”

“Don’t blame yourself, someone is deliberately picking a fight, it’s not your fault.”

Lu Yanchuan was actually comforting someone; although it sounded cold and devoid of comfort, he was indeed trying to comfort her.

Qiao Yi was both surprised and relieved, biting her lip and nodding her head.

They waited from morning until dusk, and finally, before the sun set, Yun Qing came out of the operating room.

Yun Qing, drenched in sweat, left the operating room and immediately took off his cap, waving at Lu Yanchuan and Qiao Yi to come with him to the office to talk.

“The patient has been saved, if they can wake up within 72 hours, then there won’t be any issues. If not, they’ll be in a vegetative state, and at that point, we can only leave it to fate.”

Yun Qing had done his best; the rest was up to the heavens to decide if they were willing to lend their help.

“Thank you so much, you’ve worked hard.”

“What are you talking about? Yanchuan and I are friends. You’re Yanchuan’s wife, which makes you my friend too, helping out a friend with a little favor is nothing!”

Perhaps because of Lu Yanchuan’s usual sternness, Yun Qing felt unexpectedly unaccustomed when someone thanked him so earnestly!

Qiao Yi was about to say something more when Yun Qing gestured with his hand to stop her.

“If you really want to thank me, just make sure to keep your man in line for me, don’t let him always wear that mortuary face!”

After just a brief chat with Qiao Yi, Yun Qing received a killing glare from someone and shuddered, scooting his butt further away.

Qiao Yi turned to look at the expressionless Lu Yanchuan. Although he didn’t show much expression, he surely wasn’t as exaggerated as Yun Qing had described, right?

After chatting a bit more with them, Yun Qing left to get some food.

“Today I met with Ning Yuze to inquire about Ning Yuhui’s situation. This person has never had any interactions with me, and you could even say he’s not involved with the upper echelons of society at all. So I guess he must have been driven by money to run over Lele with his car!”

“For money?”

Ning Yuhui is Ning Yuze’s twin brother. He definitely wouldn’t be lacking in funds, so why would he commit murder for money?

Qiao Yi noticed Lu Yanchuan’s confusion and recounted to him what Ning Yuze had told her. Then she said,

“Because of what Ning Yuhui has done, Ning Changfeng cut him off financially. And that thing he’s addicted to can’t be without a money supply, so…”

“So Ning Yuhui took the risk and made a deal with someone?”

Just by checking the transactions in Ning Yuhui’s bank account and whether the metabolites in his body are over the limit, it would confirm whether Qiao Yi’s speculation was correct.

If Qiao Yi’s guess is true, then Ning Yuhui must have had a large financial demand recently. Tracing the transaction records would reveal who Ning Yuhui had dealings with.

“I’ve already had people looking into it. As for the person involved today, if he wakes up, we will definitely get some useful information from him.”

Qiao Yi was unfortunate yet fortunate; the Hummer’s driver woke up the next afternoon.

The man became agitated as soon as he saw the people sitting beside his bed. Although awake now, his body was fractured in multiple places, and at Qiao Yi’s request, he was wrapped up tight like a zongzi, completely immobilized.

Qiao Yi sat to the left of the man, watching him and even gently smiled at him when he stared back in terror.

“Don’t worry, you are no longer in life-threatening danger.”

The man’s heartbeat on the monitor shot up rapidly, but his gaze gradually calmed from panic to a dead stillness.

If it weren’t for the intense heartbeat, one might think by his expression that he had lost the will to live.

“Mr. Wang, right? I suppose you recognize me by now. Let’s talk about who sent you to run me over.”

Wang Xu’s forehead was covered in cold sweat; Qiao Yi already knew his identity!

Of course, with someone like Qiao Yi, how could she not have found out who he was!

Wang Xu’s heart rate accelerated further, but a look of hopeless despair spread over his face.

His fate was sealed – regardless of what Qiao Yi intended to do to him, the Qiao Family and the Lu Family would definitely not let him off the hook.