Chapter 47: The Little Car Shakes Along, and the Little Author Opens Her Eyes
This time, she really only wanted to satisfy herself by talking a bit.
If Gu Zhiren had not insisted on going to the police station, then the two thugs would not have said those things in front of the police, and things would not have become this bad.
Right now, she had no identity documents. This problem was something she could not tell anyone about.
She could no longer go anywhere freely like before. Now she even had to avoid certain places, such as hospitals and police stations.
If one day she became seriously sick, she would probably only be able to die at home.
Mu Yi wanted to save herself, but she could not think of any solution.
And there was still another problem waiting for her right now. Even though she had angrily said she would stop writing, would she really give up writing?
She knew very clearly that those were only words spoken in anger.
She still had not given up on the idea of driving Gu Zhiren away. Making him angry enough to leave on his own was indeed one possible method, but... but...
What if it only stimulated him instead?
Mu Yi swallowed nervously.
After all, he already had a “criminal record”!
It was not because he was angry that she hesitated. She was simply afraid that what happened that night would happen again.
Thinking about this, Mu Yi forced herself to smile bravely. Her small hand trembled slightly as she took out her phone and opened the author dashboard on the website.
Then she decisively uploaded all four saved chapters at once.
As she exited the dashboard, she unexpectedly noticed that the website had released last month’s monthly ranking.
First place: “Reborn as a Saintess in a World Full of Blond Delinquents, I Only Want Pure Love” by “Unnamed Little Puppy,” updated with 600,000 words.
Second place: “After Stepping Down, the Proud Empress Actually Came Chasing After Me!” by “Arluo,” updated with 500,000 words.
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These people were practically stealing all the bamboo shoots.
Mu Yi lowered her eyes and curled her lips speechlessly. She no longer even wanted to complain about these crazy people.
Reality was already hard enough. Why did writing novels also have to be this competitive?
Wait...
Mu Yi suddenly got an idea.
She could make an agreement with Gu Zhiren, if she reached first place on the monthly rankings, then he would stop supervising her!
So everyone wanted to compete hard, huh?
Then let’s all compete together!
The white-haired girl’s eyes lit up again, her face full of joy as if she had finally seen hope breaking through dark clouds.
Gu Zhiren quietly took in everything happening beside him. When he noticed her secretly looking at him again, he slightly raised his chin and calmly adjusted his sitting posture.
Before either of them could speak…
A red car suddenly appeared in the rearview mirror.
This was not the first time Gu Zhiren had seen it.
In fact, ever since they left the hotel, that car seemed to have been following them the whole time, intentionally keeping a fixed distance behind them.
“We’re speeding up. Sit properly.”
Only after confirming it was the same car did Gu Zhiren finally come to a conclusion...
They were being followed!
“Huh?”
Mu Yi let out a cute, confused sound without thinking.
Gu Zhiren did not explain further. He immediately increased the distance between them and the red car behind.
Just as he expected, the red car also sped up to chase after them.
Keeping his nerves tense, Gu Zhiren carefully watched the road around them while seriously thinking about the other side’s identity and purpose.
As if realizing he had already noticed them, the red car no longer hid its speed. The distance between the two cars slowly became shorter and shorter.
Gu Zhiren tightened his grip on the steering wheel.
He quickly glanced at Mu Yi, who was frowning with her mouth slightly open. She was staring at the rearview mirror on the passenger side, clearly having realized how serious the situation was.
She stayed very quiet and did not panic loudly, but the fear on her face was impossible to completely hide.
Rather than silently waiting for the result, he preferred to believe that she had placed all her trust in him.
Gu Zhiren quietly looked away again.
He continued driving with a firm and confident expression. Even though there was a trace of panic inside him, he knew very well that he could not let even a little of it show on his face.
Meanwhile, the man in the red car, whose face was hidden beneath the brim of his hat, suddenly stepped hard on the gas pedal.
The red car sped up and chased after the black car ahead.
And so, on the wide and empty road, the two luxury cars raced forward one after another at high speed.
But the distance between them felt strange, almost intentional, yet also inevitable. No matter how hard the red car chased, it always remained just a little behind, as if it could never truly catch up.
Then, just as the black car entered a fork in the road.
A large dump truck suddenly rushed out from the woods.
In an instant, it slammed the black car through the guardrail. The truck itself also followed the car and crashed down the slope below.
The red car immediately hit the brakes.
“Hello... Mr. Jiang, the plan succeeded.”
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After receiving the call, Jiang Heng let out a soft laugh with a smile on his face. Tilting his head slightly, he sat leisurely on the sofa and slowly replied,
“Go down and search. Dead or alive, I want to see them.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a glass of red wine was handed to him. The person giving him the wine was Shen Muxue.
“President Jiang’s methods are truly impressive. Today I finally saw it for myself.”
At this point, a smile appeared on her red lips. Only after Jiang Heng accepted the wine did she gently swirl the glass in her own hand, raise her head slightly, and continue speaking.
“First you had me go to the tourist village to test the situation. Then you had me purposely provoke Gu Zhiren. After that, you sent people to cause trouble at Luohai Commercial Building.”
“And just as planned, Gu Zhiren personally boarded the train to hell.”
“You really understand his personality perfectly.”
Hearing this, Jiang Heng gave a careless chuckle and hung up the phone.
“That’s all you noticed? But that’s fine. Knowing too much is not always a good thing.”
After speaking, Jiang Heng casually tossed his phone aside. His face showed contempt and disdain, as if he were mocking the entire world.
The two wine glasses lightly touched.
Jiang Heng closed his eyes and slowly took a sip.
Shen Muxue did not sit on the sofa. She simply stood between the coffee table and the couch, smiling as she also drank a sip. But inside, she was extremely nervous.
Making deals with a devil like this.
One careless step, and she herself could also fall into endless ruin.
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The red sun slowly sank lower, dyeing the sea surface a deep orange-red while gentle wind created ripples across the water.
At this moment, inside a dark cave.
“Mmm…”
Curled up inside someone’s embrace, the white-haired girl softly murmured in her sleep. Two seconds later, she suddenly opened her eyes and woke up from the nightmare.
She dreamed that she and Gu Zhiren had been hit by a wild dump truck and sent crashing through the guardrail.
The little car shook and shook, the little car shook and shook.
Then Gu Zhiren forcefully tore off both their seat belts, threw away the fat backpack she had been tightly hugging, and jumped out of the car while holding her tightly in his arms.
What kind of dream was that? It was terrifying...
Huh?
Looking around at the surroundings, Mu Yi froze. After a moment, she finally realized that she was still being tightly held by someone.
And that person could only be Gu Zhiren.
Subconsciously holding her breath, she slowly raised her gaze to look at the man’s face.
He seemed unconscious. His face looked pale, and beneath his head there was actually a pool of blood.
A clear image instantly appeared in Mu Yi’s mind.
She did not know how they had fallen into this cave, but there must have been plenty of collisions and impacts along the way.
He had protected her in his arms.
But what about himself?
And why would he go this far for her? They had only known each other for a few days!
A strong feeling of frustration suddenly rose deep inside her heart. Mu Yi struggled to pull apart Gu Zhiren’s arms that were wrapped around her, and then she slowly sat up.