Chapter 142 Car Accident

Ren Qian parted the curtains and gazed out at the tranquil night view. Outside, there were only the dim, occasional lights and the security patrols making their rounds. The rest was just the landscape trees glowing faintly in the night.
"What are you looking at?"
"I'm looking at my dead past. Sweetheart, do you believe in past lives and reincarnation? They say... some people manage to slip through during the cycle of rebirth, dodging the soup of Meng Po. And then... they end up with the memories of two lifetimes."
"I believe it. I really liked that legend you told the other day at the café before you sang 'Dimple Smile'."
The nurse girl hugged Ren Qian from behind. Ren Qian was slightly startled—it seemed her figure had grown a bit fuller.
"Wait, that's not right. How can a pure man like me have such lewd thoughts? It must be because the nurse girl has been in such high spirits lately. After all, joy brings elevation."
Yes, joy brings elevation.
He turned around, scooped the nurse girl up in his arms, her golden bathrobe clinging tightly to her body, revealing glimpses of scenery and deep curves.
"I think you've gotten a lot sexier."
"Do you only care about my exterior?"
"Of course I care about your inner beauty as well."
"Which parts?"
"A few pounds of flesh on the chest, a few pounds of flesh on the bottom. Without these few pounds of flesh, how could you pull off such a protruding and curvaceous sexy figure?"
The nurse girl: "..."
"Tonight you said you'd give me a treat."
...
Ren Qian knew that before formally establishing a husband-and-wife relationship, the nurse girl would not open herself up entirely to him. At most, it was just some heavy petting and light teasing.
Yet last night, he had almost made her surrender using his magical paws—a masterclass in flirting. In truth, they were just a hair's breadth away; the nurse girl had been moments away from losing her mind, moments away from casting all caution to the wind. Just as that tender and delectable swan meat was about to reach his mouth...
The nurse girl wrapped her legs around Ren Qian and gritted her teeth, enduring for a few minutes. Then the flush receded from her body, and she refused to let Ren Qian touch her again.
"I... shall I use my hand to help you?"
"Alright then..."
Ren Qian really didn't have the heart to refuse. Amidst her clumsy techniques, he almost shed tears of pain. But alas, those little rascals of his were far too mischievous, going through all sorts of trials and tribulations just to pay a visit to this wonderful world, and he was completely powerless...
He could only rest his head on the pillow, watching the sweat-drenched nurse girl with a gaze that was half-blasphemous and half-appreciative.
Actually, this sort of thing had its own unique flavor—the bittersweet agony of not being able to eat your fill.
"Are you done yet?"
"Not yet..."
"Not yet?!"
"Not yet..."
"Don't stop, sweetheart. The moment you stop, the mood is completely ruined, and we have to start all over again..."
"You really are... Did you do that on purpose?!"
The nurse girl pouted her red lips and glared angrily at Ren Qian.
"Sigh, go on and try again."
Suddenly, Ren Qian's phone rang.
"Brother Qian, your phone..."
"Ignore it for now. Hold it tight, yeah, right there..."
The phone continued to ring relentlessly.
Damn it, next time I must change my ringtone to something like an eight-consecutive-kill or blaring trumpets; at least those kinds of songs can double as background music to set the mood during intimate moments. Unlike now, hearing it just irritates the hell out of me.
"Faster... faster, hold it tight... Hey, why did you let go again?"
Ren Qian was speechless. It's fine if your technique is amateurish, but please, for the love of God, don't interrupt the momentum!
"My hand is sore... I have no strength left."
The nurse girl pitifully slumped against his chest, rubbing her face against his.
"Forget it, forget it. Let me answer the call first. It's rung over twenty times. What on earth is so urgent that it keeps harassing me in the middle of the night?"
Ren Qian picked up his phone.
The missed calls were all from Murong Xue, Murong Xue, Murong Xue...
"Why is it all her? What happened to Murong Xue?! Could she have gotten into an accident on the road?! Oh, quick, call her back and ask!"
Hearing this, Ren Qian grew somewhat anxious and immediately returned the call.
"Hello... Is this Mr. Ren? Hello, your sister Murong Xue was in a car accident on the East Fourth Ring Road and is currently undergoing emergency treatment at Minghuan Hospital... Surgery is required, please rush to Xiangjiang Hospital immediately..."
What?
Ren Qian was startled out of his wits. Disregarding his personal desires, he scrambled up from the bed and quickly threw on his clothes. He didn't even notice the fishy details in the message.
If she got into a car accident on the East Fourth Ring Road, why wasn't she sent to the nearby Fourth Ring Hospital instead of Minghuan Hospital?
However, at a time like this, there was no capacity to overthink.
"Sweetheart, Murong Xue got into a car accident on her way. It sounds pretty serious and she needs surgery. The hospital called me, so I need to go check on things first to make sure nothing terrible happened. Stay home and be a good girl. I'm sorry I can't keep you company tonight..."
"Ah? I'll come with you! Didn't she have a private driver driving for her in the middle of the night?"
The nurse girl's mood had completely vanished as well.
"No, you stay home and rest. Tomorrow morning, bring me some fruit, an energy drink, and breakfast. Let's not both pull an all-nighter. Get some rest first, and if everything is fine later, I'll come back in the morning to catch up on sleep."
Ren Qian gave a few instructions. The nurse girl wasn't unreasonable; hearing this, she threw on her bathrobe and walked Ren Qian to the door.
"Brother Qian... be careful on the road."
"Got it."
With that, Ren Qian stepped out. Finding a taxi in the middle of the night was no easy feat. After waiting for half an hour, he finally flagged down a night cab that was about to go off shift.
It was only after Ren Qian's endless pleas and his promise to pay a three-hundred-yuan fare that the driver reluctantly agreed.
He got into the car.
Ren Qian dialed again, wanting to inquire about the specific situation.
But the phone rang for a long time without anyone picking up.
Forty minutes later, he arrived at the hospital.
"Around twelve-forty tonight, were there two patients sent in—a man and a woman?"
"Oh, yes... Their conditions are quite serious. Because immediate surgery was required and family members couldn't be reached for a long time, Director Wang took the risk and signed the surgical authorization form. The whole hospital knows about it. If the patient dies... Director Wang will have to bear enormous responsibility."
"What? They couldn't find the family..."
That was absolutely impossible. Even if he hadn't answered his phone, wouldn't there be contacts in the private driver's phone? A quick flip through the address book would find his family.
"Well, the man's phone was damaged."
So that was it. Ren Qian picked up his phone and flipped through it for a while until he found the phone number of Driver Liu's father... He hesitated for a moment and decided not to call. Old Liu was probably around sixty years old; it wouldn't be right to disturb him with this in the middle of the night. He would call after the surgery was over so as to spare Driver Liu's family undue worry.
Putting his phone away, Ren Qian sat on a chair outside the operating room. He went to find the paramedics and police officers who had handled the accident, trying to understand the details.
The police stated that there were no signs of a collision with another vehicle at the scene, which meant Ren Qian's private driver had simply made a driving error.
However, Ren Qian knew that Driver Liu never took things lightly when driving. Although it was late, it could hardly be classified as fatigue driving.
"Did you check if the driver was driving under the influence? Were there any other abnormalities?"
"No..."
"Then were there any suspicious items or objects in the car?"
"Mr. Ren... I would hope that after an incident like this, instead of looking for excuses to shirk responsibility, you'd be thinking about how to handle it and minimize the harm to the family!"
"Besides, the driver is in critical condition. How can you not be worried at all and instead be asking about irrelevant things?"
Ren Qian stared intently at the two police officers, his brows knitted tightly together. He always felt that things weren't as simple as they seemed, because he knew his private driver inside and out.