Ch 81: Car Accident

“Ji Chuan, where are you going? With so many people, I can’t save you a seat!”

Ji Chuan simply said he had something to do, then left with a serious expression. Song Huai let him go; opportunities to appreciate Xia Yida this closely weren’t common.

Ji Chuan repeatedly called his parents, but no one answered.

He felt extremely uneasy; the anxiety was almost suffocating him.

He quickly drove home, searching through the project materials in his study, wanting to know exactly where the project his parents mentioned was. He had to stop this from happening.

But he couldn’t find any relevant information on the desk.

Only then did Ji Chuan realize he hadn’t shown his parents enough care. He had grown up carefree.

His parents had shouldered all his worries. Their work was tedious and very risky, requiring them to repeatedly analyze and investigate investment projects, yet he had never paid attention.

Ji Chuan turned his gaze to the safe.

He tried his birthday the first time, and the safe opened.

Inside were thick backups of project materials; the core content was meticulously organized by his parents.

The most recent projects were on top.

Ji Chuan quickly took them and read them rapidly.

“Bo’enda Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Qǐnéng Vaccine Project Proposal…”

“Taipu Technology Development Co., Ltd. Cell Activation Technology Introduction…”

Ji Chuan found the top two projects very similar. They seemed to be his parents’ main focus, but the two companies were far apart. Where should he go…?

He quickly took both files to his car, intending to go to the closer one first.

His parents were well-known investors; if they had visited, the receptionists at both companies should remember them.

Jianghua City’s traffic was always more congested when he was in a hurry.

While stuck in traffic, Ji Chuan continued to try calling repeatedly, but still no one answered.

He remembered receiving the tragic news from the hospital at night. If he hurried, he should still be able to make it.

Finally arriving at the first company, Ji Chuan first scanned the parking lot to see if he could spot his parents’ car, but he couldn’t.

He wanted to ask the receptionist if Ji Mingzhou had come today, but upon entering the lobby, he found Su Wanwan at the front desk.

At this time, she didn’t recognize him. Ji Chuan only knew she worked in administration at a company and often complained about her hard work, so he had asked her to quit.

But he didn’t know which company Su Wanwan worked for.

Suppressing his inner resentment, Ji Chuan asked her if Ji Mingzhou had visited that afternoon, explaining that he was Ji Mingzhou’s family member and had an urgent matter but couldn’t reach him.

Seeing Ji Chuan’s face, so similar to Ji Mingzhou’s, Su Wanwan guessed their relationship.

With the utmost sincerity and gentleness, she helped Ji Chuan search the visitor records, but the name wasn’t there.

Su Wanwan had once used this gentle facade to enter his life; the inexperienced Ji Chuan hadn’t seen through her true nature.

Su Wanwan offered to leave her number, suggesting that someone might have come while she was in the restroom and that she could ask her colleagues; if they found anything, she could contact Ji Chuan.

Su Wanwan was one hundred percent sure Ji Mingzhou hadn’t come, but she just wanted to get the contact information of a famous investor’s son.

Ji Chuan forcibly suppressed his hatred and disgust and refused. He didn’t dare delay and hurried to the other company.

His phone rang on the way. Seeing it was his mother, Ji Chuan quickly pressed the car’s Bluetooth button to answer.

“Chuan Chuan, what’s wrong? The project didn’t allow cell phones inside.”

“Mom, where are you?”

“At the project company, Taipu Technology, in Lianjiang District. By the way, Chuan Chuan, your dad and I have a business dinner tonight; eat well on your own.”

“Mom, tell Dad not to drink tonight! Wait for me; I’ll pick you two up!”

“Oh, Chuan Chuan, it’s so congested at this hour, you don’t have to come. Your dad will get a designated driver if he drinks, don’t worry. We have another meeting here; we won’t be able to use our phones for a while. If you really come, wait for us two in the lobby.”

“This child, he still worries about us. I told you not to drink tonight.”

Shu Ning hung up and instructed Ji Mingzhou. Ji Mingzhou felt that Ji Chuan had matured, but he didn’t take her advice to heart.

Ji Chuan was uneasy but understood his parents; they trusted their own judgment.

Therefore, the safest way was still to pick them up himself.

Crossing the city’s hustle and bustle, as the sun gradually set, Ji Chuan finally arrived at Taipu Technology.

He quickly went into the lobby and told the receptionist he was waiting for someone; the receptionist didn’t mind and let him sit there.

But as time went on, Ji Chuan grew increasingly uneasy.

“Where are Ji Mingzhou and Shu Ning? They haven’t come out yet. I want to go upstairs to find them.”

Ji Chuan couldn’t wait and asked the receptionist.

“President Ji and President Shu left a while ago? They left before you arrived.”

“What?! Are you sure?!”

Ji Chuan’s appearance startled the receptionist.

“Yes, although I only saw their backs, I saw them drive away; they must have left.”

Because he was certain his parents were here, Ji Chuan hadn’t checked the parking lot this time, so he didn’t notice whether their car was there.

Ji Chuan made several calls, but still no one answered.

Why? He had rushed over so early…

“I can’t reach them by phone. Can you help me contact the person who received them to confirm?”

Looking at Ji Chuan’s red eyes, the receptionist felt a little scared but still made the call.

“President Ji and President Shu are still upstairs? Oh oh, okay, I understand.”

“They’ve already left.”

Why hadn’t his parents answered his calls and left without telling him? He had clearly said he would pick them up…

Ji Chuan hurriedly got in his car. His inner anxiety was extremely strong. Where should he go, where should he go…?

Ji Chuan remembered the location of the car accident. That accident had been reported in the news, and Ji Chuan had recognized his parents’ car at a glance.

Now, he prayed that his parents were alright, but he still instinctively drove towards that intersection.

The road gradually became congested, filled with the impatient honking of cars.

“What’s going on ahead?”

A driver had already rolled down his window and leaned out to ask.

“There seems to be a car accident ahead.”

Ji Chuan’s heart sank when he heard the driver’s conversation. He ignored the congested traffic and got out of the car in a daze.

He ran quickly towards the intersection ahead. The sounds of horns, discussions, and ambulances were like buzzing flies, not registering in Ji Chuan’s ears.

The whole world felt quiet until he saw the fire at the intersection, feeling his breath catch and the world spin.

He saw two bodies, deformed and charred black, being carried into an ambulance.

Such injuries were undoubtedly fatal, but the paramedics still performed their duties.

Someone picked up a phone from the ground, scrolled through the numbers, and pressed the call button.

Ji Chuan’s chest heaved violently. Watching the scene before him, he offered a final prayer,

but his phone rang.