Just as Ye Jinmeng walked into the exam hall, she suddenly sneezed and shivered, pulling the zipper of her down jacket further up, muttering: "Strange, why does it feel so cold today?"
Ye Jinchen, unaware of the imminent death approaching him, still stood calmly on the stage delivering his speech: "The group's revenue and profits this year have tripled compared to last year, all thanks to everyone present! For the new year and new journey ahead, let's raise our glasses and toast to a brand new tomorrow!"
...
Ye Jinmeng finally finished her exams, and the two consecutive exams were much more tiring than attending classes.
"Meng Meng, you're done with your exams."
When Xu Wanwan saw Ye Jinmeng return to the dorm, she greeted her first.
Ye Jinmeng put down her exam materials in the dorm and seeing Xu Wanwan still sitting there, she asked: "Wanwan, aren't you going to He Junting's house? Why are you still here?"
"He Junting had something to discuss with the counselor, so he asked me to wait for him in the dorm first. He'll come pick me up after he's done."
"Oh~ I see, then I'll head out first. My brother is probably already at the school gate by now."
"Okay, be careful."
Ye Jinmeng slung her small bag over her shoulder, waved, and walked out. As she closed the dorm door, she turned back and smiled at Xu Wanwan, "Have fun with He Junting~"
She extended both thumbs up in front of her and bent them, and in the moment Xu Wanwan's face turned red, she quickly shut the door and fled.
When she reached the school gate, she saw Ye Jinchen's black Maybach pull up and stop.
She got in the car, "Brother, you timed it perfectly this time!"
Ye Jinchen reached out and patted Ye Jinmeng's head, a doting smile on his face, "Good girl, fasten your seatbelt, we'll go straight to the Old Mansion."
"Okay."
The car started moving slowly.
"Brother, how was the annual meeting today? Was it super lively?"
During the annual meeting in previous years, as long as Ye Jinmeng was at home, she would go and join in the festivity. She could eat and drink all afternoon, play games, win prizes, and unbox blind boxes - she thought it was so much fun.
Ye Jinchen curved his lips, "Today was indeed very lively, everyone was having a great time. Grandfather said it was a pity you didn't come, all the good food was gone."
"Ah-- what a pity!" Ye Jinmeng's tone carried a hint of regret.
"Why don't you hold another annual meeting, brother?"
The corner of Ye Jinchen's mouth twitched: "...It's possible, but the expenses for holding the annual meeting will be deducted from your dividends!"
Ye Jinmeng waved her hands repeatedly: "Never mind, never mind, there's nothing fun about the annual meeting anyway, let's not hold it."
Ye Jinchen shook his head and laughed.
"Brother, I feel a bit carsick today."
"Hm? Are you feeling unwell?" Taking advantage of the red light, Ye Jinchen reached out and felt her forehead. "No fever, at least."
"Maybe I'm just hungry," Ye Jinmeng took out a chocolate bar from her small bag and put it in her mouth, "Brother, drive slower, I won't feel sick if we stop for a bit."
"Okay."
Ye Jinmeng kept looking out the window, the sky seemed especially gloomy today.
She didn't like this kind of weather, it always gave her a sense of impending doom for the world.
The green light turned on, and the car continued moving slowly forward.
As Ye Jinmeng gazed out the window, she noticed something was off - a tanker truck that should have been waiting for the red light on the right suddenly accelerated and charged towards them!
Ye Jinmeng's eyes widened, and she shouted: "Brother, tanker truck! Watch out!"
The tanker truck was heading straight for the passenger side. Ye Jinchen reacted extremely quickly, immediately turning the steering wheel to swerve the car to the left. Just as the car turned its head, the tanker truck crashed directly into the rear of the Maybach.
The rear was instantly shattered, and the impact's inertia caused the front of the car to roll forward for dozens of meters, crashing into a small sedan waiting at the red light on the left side.
Inside the Maybach, now reduced to half a body, Ye Jinchen held Ye Jinmeng tightly in his arms, his eyes closed and his face covered in blood.
Ye Jinmeng's entire body was in excruciating pain. She only knew that when the tanker truck charged straight at her, she shouted and closed her eyes in fear. Then, she felt herself being held tightly, followed by a "bang" sound.
It hurt, it really hurt so much.
Ye Jinmeng caught the strong scent of blood, with screams and shouts ringing in her ears. She slowly opened her eyes, and all she could see was red.
Ye Jinmeng was scared, looking at her brother who was holding her tightly in his arms, his eyes closed and unconscious, blood streaming down his face onto hers.
"Brother, brother..."
Ye Jinmeng wanted to raise her hand to support Ye Jinchen, but it seemed like her arm was broken, and the pain was too much for her to move it.
For the first time, she felt death was so close, and she was terrified, but even more afraid of her brother leaving her.
"Brother... brother, wake up... don't sleep..."
Ye Jinchen showed no response.
"Wah... help, someone please come and save my brother..."
Passersby outside started calling emergency numbers, some worried the car might catch fire or explode, and wanted to rescue the people inside, but the severe deformation of the car made it impossible to do so by hand.
"Brother, don't sleep, wake up, please, I'm so scared..."
Ye Jinmeng didn't dare move, and couldn't move even if she wanted to, so she endured the pain all over her body and kept calling out to Ye Jinchen over and over.
Finally, a few minutes later, firefighters and paramedics arrived.
As the firefighters started breaking and dismantling the car, they shouted to the people inside: "Stay awake, we'll get you out soon, hang in there!"
When Ye Jinmeng saw the firefighters, she was about to lose consciousness, using her last ounce of strength to shout: "Save my brother..."
Then she passed out.
He Junting was driving Xu Wanwan when they passed by this area and saw the horrific scene of the accident.
Xu Wanwan exclaimed: "It's so severe, the car is split in half."
He Junting frowned, feeling that the remaining half of the car looked very familiar.
Just as he was about to drive on, Xu Wanwan's sharp eyes spotted a familiar item on the road.
It was a phone, but what caught Xu Wanwan's attention was the phone case.
It was the one she and Meng Meng had DIY-ed together, decorated with Meng Meng's favorite foods.
"Stop the car, stop the car... Meng Meng... it's Meng Meng!"
He Junting was stunned for a moment, then remembered why the car looked so familiar - it was his brother Ye Jinchen's car!
By the time the Ye family received the news, the two had already been rescued and rushed to the hospital. Old Madam Ye fainted from the shock.
Gu Qi was also in a terrible state, her mind completely blank, and was forced by Old Master Ye and Ye Junli to stay at home and take care of the old lady.
However, Ye Junwen panicked. Why was Meng Meng in the car too? Wasn't Xiao Jianren supposed to take action against Ye Jinchen on his way to pick someone up?
He trembled all over as he followed Old Master Ye and Ye Junli to the hospital.
