Chapter 287: Fatal Car Accident

“How could you not scare the life out of you?” Ling Hanyu glared coldly at Song Qingtian. “Get in the car!”

Song Qingtian climbed into the backseat without a word.

Ling Hanyu started the engine and drove off, his face tight with tension the whole way.

If it weren’t for the GPS on his car, he’d never have found her.

Song Qingtian, on the other hand, seemed completely unfazed as she stared at Aunt Chen’s photo.

“Why are you here all by yourself? How did you get here?”

While still looking at the photo, Song Qingtian asked Ling Hanyu.

Ling Hanyu couldn’t help but tease her: “I flew here!”

Song Qingtian looked up. “You grew wings?”

“What kind of wings do I have? I’m not nearly as impressive as you—just one leap and I’m ten thousand eight hundred li away!”

Song Qingtian gave an awkward smile. “So my husband is that amazing, huh?”

The mention of her husband instantly defused Ling Hanyu’s anger.

He glanced at Song Qingtian in the rearview mirror, then looked straight ahead.

“Don’t ever do something like that again—it’s too dangerous. You’re my wife, Ling Hanyu’s wife, and the president’s wife of the Ling Group. You’ve got everything you could ever want. Why would you try to climb walls and leap across rooftops? You scared the living daylights out of me!”

“I know. Once this is over, I won’t do it again. I just got a little carried away!”

Song Qingtian spoke softly, her tone gentle yet tinged with a hint of tenderness.

Ling Hanyu suddenly felt a bit regretful—he shouldn’t have snapped at Song Qingtian.

Looking at her, he said helplessly, “Let’s not do that again. Neither will I.”

Song Qingtian sat quietly in the back, watching Ling Hanyu. She knew he was worried about her.

But she never imagined Ling Hanyu would soften so quickly and sincerely. Could this really be what love is?

She gazed out the window, feeling an inexplicable sadness. Her thoughts drifted to Qin Xiaotian from years ago, and a faint ache stirred in her heart. If only… if she could just see him one more time… how wonderful that would be!

But…

Bang!

Song Qingtian’s whole body jolted, and everything went blurry.

Ling Hanyu shouted, “Jump out of the car…”

It was already too late for Song Qingtian to realize what was happening. She looked straight ahead.

No matter how skilled Ling Hanyu was behind the wheel, he couldn’t withstand the other driver’s reckless aggression.

The violent shaking earlier had clearly been caused by the dump truck crashing into them—and that’s why things turned out this way.

But now, the other vehicle wouldn’t give up; it kept charging straight at them.

The car crashed with a loud clang.

It flipped several times before coming to rest on the ground.

Then came a deafening boom.

Song Qingtian hurriedly reached for Ling Hanyu: “Ling…”

“Qingtian…”

Ling Hanyu called out to her.

The two clasped hands. Song Qingtian looked at him and whispered, “I’m sorry… I didn’t… stay…”

She was already beyond help; she knew her body couldn’t take any more.

Her eyes glazed over as she stared blankly at Ling Hanyu, her grip tightening again and again.

She didn’t want to die. She wanted to grow up with Nuonuo, and she didn’t want to leave Ling Hanyu either.

Even though he was a jerk, he’d never done anything to hurt her.

She couldn’t accept it, and tears streamed down her face.

“Why… why… can’t we escape this fate after all?”

Song Qingtian burst into tears.

Ling Hanyu could only watch, his own strength drained despite all his efforts.

Song Qingtian sobbed, “I even dragged you down with me!”

Her eyes slowly closed, her strength completely gone, and her hand gradually loosened.

Ling Hanyu tried desperately to hold onto her hand, but he, too, had no strength left. His whole body trembled uncontrollably, and he slowly closed his eyes as well.

Yet at the very moment he closed his eyes, his hand locked tightly around Song Qingtian’s.

Meanwhile, the other dump truck’s occupants confirmed that the driver had lost consciousness, and the vehicle began leaking oil.

Only then did they drive away.

Later, the car caught fire and exploded, sending plumes of smoke and flames into the sky and alerting everyone nearby.

Yang Yifan was sitting on the couch, holding Nuonuo and watching TV when a news report flashed across the screen.

Yang Yifan froze.

Nuonuo let out a loud wail.

Yang Yifu quickly scooped up Nuonuo, cradling her tightly in his arms.

“Don’t cry, don’t cry… Uncle’s here, Uncle’s here…”

Yang Yifan panicked. He wanted Nuonuo to stop crying, but he himself was utterly dumbfounded!

In an instant, the world seemed to spin out of control, as if a nightmare had descended.

End of Chapter 287: Fatal Car Accident