Xia Qiqi turned around and left.
She didn't want to waste time on Xiao Nanchen.
Whether he really liked her or just wanted to gain a foothold in the Xia family, it didn't matter to her at all.
She just wanted to marry Nie Ziming now.
Then cut ties completely with Xiao Nanchen and Xiao Qiang, never to interact again!
"Qiqi," Xiao Nanchen called out to Xia Qiqi as she was leaving and reached out to grab her.
Xia Qiqi felt truly disgusted.
She really hated every bit of Xiao Nanchen's initiative.
At that moment, she even felt somewhat extreme. When Xiao Nanchen grabbed her arm, she pushed Xiao Nanchen away like a madwoman.
She admitted she used a lot of force.
Because she really hated it, hated Xiao Nanchen getting close to her.
But how much strength can a woman have?
She really didn't expect that her brute force would make Xiao Nanchen so unsteady that he stumbled back several steps.
And behind him was the street of Qingcheng.
Even though there were significantly fewer vehicles on the street at night, there would still be some traffic.
And at that moment,
a somewhat speeding sedan approached from afar.
It was clearly moving too fast.
When it saw the sudden appearance of a figure in the road, it slammed on the brakes but failed to slow down completely. Even though it was decelerating, Xiao Nanchen was still struck by the sedan and sent flying.
With a loud "bang,"
Xia Qiqi didn't even have time to react.
She just watched as Xiao Nanchen was flung by the front of the car, rolling over several times.
Then his whole body was covered in blood.
Nothing but blood...
For a moment, she was stunned.
She couldn't comprehend what had just happened.
Just a moment ago, she had casually shoved him. She didn't intend for Xiao Nanchen to die.
She just wanted to push Xiao Nanchen away.
She just wanted him to know she really didn't like him.
She didn't want him to die.
She stood there for a long time,
not even trying to stop the hit-and-run sedan.
Later, she nervously called An Nuan.
She didn't call Nie Ziming.
It seemed like in this world, An Nuan was still the only person she trusted the most.
The only one who could give her support.
In the hospital corridor,
several footsteps sounded.
As An Nuan and Xia Qiqi looked back together, they saw Xia Zheng Hai, Xiao Qiang, and Nie Ziming hurrying over.
"What's going on? How did Nanchen get into a car accident?" Xia Zheng Hai asked anxiously, his face full of concern.
At this moment, even Xiao Qiang's face was pale.
Xia Qiqi clenched her lips tightly without saying a word.
An Nuan didn't explain for Xia Qiqi either.
"What's the situation inside now?" Xia Zheng Hai asked again.
"It's been about half an hour since he went in, and no one has come out yet," Xia Qiqi said softly.
"He was perfectly fine, how could he get into an accident?" Xia Zheng Hai seemed a little puzzled, and then hurried to comfort Xiao Qiang, "It'll be alright, don't worry, I believe nothing will happen to Nanchen, don't be scared."
He was just so good to Xiao Qiang.
He really loved this woman all his life and doted on her endlessly.
Xia Qiqi looked at them coldly, gritting her teeth. This time she didn't lash out, because of Xiao Nanchen.
She chose to remain silent.
By now, Nie Ziming had also come to Xia Qiqi's side and took her into his arms, seemingly comforting her.
On the other hand, An Nuan suddenly felt a little awkward.
She stealthily glanced at Nie Ziming.
Then shifted her gaze.
Soon after,
a few more footsteps sounded in the corridor again.
It was the traffic police.
They had come to investigate the major traffic accident.
Xia Qiqi recounted what had specifically happened.
At that moment, Xiao Qiang immediately lost her cool, "Did you push Nanchen?!"
Xia Qiqi lightly bit her lip.
The officer confirmed again, "Miss Xia, let me confirm again, is it true that you pushed Xiao Nanchen onto the highway, which led to his accident?"
Just as Xia Qiqi was about to answer, Nie Ziming spoke up directly, "It should have been the result of them pushing each other. Because when Qiqi called me, she said that she seemed to have had an altercation with Xiao Nanchen, right Qiqi?"
Xia Qiqi looked at Nie Ziming.
Clearly, Nie Ziming was being smart.
He knew he should exonerate Xia Qiqi at this moment.
Back then, An Nuan also felt that Nie Ziming was really considerate of Xia Qiqi, even disregarding that he himself was breaking the law.
It was only after living another lifetime that she understood.
This man was just plotting step by step.
"Is that right, Miss Xia?" the officer confirmed again.
Xia Qiqi bit her lip and nodded.
She knew Nie Ziming was helping her.
"Alright." After the officer seemed to finish taking notes, he said, "We are currently tracking the hit-and-run sedan. Once we locate the perpetrator, we will contact Miss Xia immediately. Please keep your phone on at all times and do not leave Qingcheng, Miss Xia."
Xia Qiqi nodded.
The officers left.
Silence returned to the corridor once more.
Dead silence.
Waiting for the end of the surgery.
The more silent it was, the more terrifying it became.
Xia Qiqi felt her heartbeat was irregular, racing frantically like a monster.
She felt that if Xiao Nanchen didn't come out yet, she might have suffered a heart attack.
It seemed to take forever,
a century to Xia Qiqi.
Finally the doors of the operating room opened.
First, a doctor in surgical attire came out looking rather exhausted.
The people waiting rushed over anxiously, "Doctor, how is my son?"
"The patient is temporarily out of mortal danger. Fortunately he was sent here promptly," the doctor replied.
As soon as he spoke those words,
Xiao Qiang let out a huge sigh of relief.
At that moment, Xia Qiqi also felt like a thousand-pound boulder had been lifted off her chest.
She really didn't dare imagine how she would cope if Xiao Nanchen had died...
"But," the doctor suddenly paused, turning it around.
Putting everyone on edge again.
"The patient's legs sustained the most severe injuries. Especially the right leg which was almost completely fractured. We barely managed to realign it with supportive equipment to keep the leg intact, but we cannot guarantee that he will be able to use it."
"You mean..." Xiao Qiang looked at the doctor incredulously, "my son might become disabled?"
"Currently, it looks like with treatment and rehabilitation, his left leg should return to normal use. But his right leg...I really can't assure anything at the moment," the doctor stated frankly.
"How can that be? If my son loses his right leg, how can that be?!" Xiao Qiang became agitated at once.
In so many years, she had never ever seen her lose composure like this.
She had always maintained the image of a dignified, refined lady.
But now due to excessive grief, she lost her composure.
"Please don't be too upset, Madam. For now this is only our preliminary assessment. As the patient recovers and goes through rehabilitative therapy later on, miracles can still happen." The doctor tried to comfort her.
Miracles?!
How many miracles could there be in this world.
But in the end, a miracle did happen after all.
So while everyone else was extremely distressed, An Nuan remained perfectly calm.
She looked at Xia Qiqi.
She saw how tormented Xia Qiqi was with guilt, as if she wanted to atone with her life!
