Whew—
Chu Chen let out a helpless sigh and then started the car.
As soon as he stepped on the gas, the car crept forward at a turtle’s pace. Of course, this was Chu Chen’s feeling. He was accustod to the thrill of speed and also wanted to get Mi Jing ho quickly so he could free himself from this situation. So, he almost floored the gas pedal.
"Ah!"
The suddenly fast speed made Mi Jing’s heart leap into her throat, and she couldn’t help but cry out.
"Sister-in-law, don’t be nervous. I used to be a professional race car driver; my skills are definitely top-notch." Hearing Mi Jing’s nervous scream, Chu Chen remained calm. His driving always elicited screams from won, so he was well used to it by now!
But Mi Jing was worried not only about his driving skills. At this mont, her heart was suspended, and her overstuffed stomach was churning, making her feel very uncomfortable.
"Chu Chen, please slow down. You’re going to get a speeding ticket." Mi Jing said, frowning uncomfortably and gently holding her stomach.
"No problem. I’ll have my secretary pay the fine for you tomorrow." People like Chu Chen didn’t care about a little fine. Plus, he was focused on driving and hadn’t noticed Mi Jing’s discomfort.
"But..." Mi Jing hadn’t finished speaking when she suddenly covered her mouth and dry-heaved.
Out of the corner of his eye, Chu Chen noticed Mi Jing’s actions and realized sothing was wrong. The next second, he imdiately slowed down and concernedly asked, "Sister-in-law, are you okay? If sothing happens to you, I’m in trouble!"
"Stop the car! Chu Chen, pull over quickly!" Mi Jing desperately suppressed the urge to vomit rising from her stomach and urgently shouted at Chu Chen.
Upon hearing this, Chu Chen didn’t hesitate or dawdle and quickly stopped the car by the roadside. He had just turned to check on Mi Jing when she suddenly opened the car door and rushed out.
"Ugh... ugh..."
The sound of vomiting ca from outside. Upon hearing it, Chu Chen imdiately got out of the car, walked around it, and saw Mi Jing crouching and vomiting nonstop. He couldn’t bear to look directly at it.
It was so disgusting!
Just one glance made Chu Chen feel like vomiting too!
Shit!
It was all his fault for driving too fast. Otherwise, Mi Jing wouldn’t be vomiting so miserably!
Despite the nausea, Chu Chen felt more guilt in his heart. Driven by this guilt and the worry that Shen Lingxing would skin him alive, he quickly got back into the car to grab a bottle of water and so tissues. He then walked to Mi Jing’s side, holding back his nausea.
"Sister-in-law, are you feeling better? Here’s a tissue for you to wipe with." As soon as the vomiting stopped, Chu Chen imdiately handed her the tissue like a lackey.
"Thank you."
After taking the tissue from Chu Chen’s hand and wiping her mouth, Mi Jing slowly stood up. But suddenly, a wave of dizziness hit her, and she felt herself collapsing to one side.
"Careful!"
Chu Chen reacted swiftly. Almost as soon as the warning left his mouth, he extended his hands and steadily caught Mi Jing as she was about to fall.
Lowering his head slightly, Chu Chen looked at Mi Jing’s pale face illuminated by the light, feeling even more guilt and worry.
If her husband saw his wife like this...
In an instant, Chu Chen’s heart sank, and a trace of helplessness flickered in his eyes. Initially, he had a favor to ask of Shen Lingxing. But if he sent Mi Jing to the hospital, would Shen Lingxing still help him?
The answer, of course, was two words — no way. In fact, Shen Lingxing might even chop him to pieces!
"Sister-in-law, how are you feeling? Are you still very unwell? Do you need to go to the hospital?" Chu Chen looked at Mi Jing’s delicate face and asked nervously.
Hearing the word "hospital," Mi Jing instinctively frowned. She rubbed her temples and, in Chu Chen’s support, stood steadily before softly saying, "No need. I just drank a little too much."
Seeing that Mi Jing could stand on her own, Chu Chen imdiately breathed a sigh of relief. He then opened the bottle of water he held and handed it to her, saying, "Drink so water to rinse your mouth."
For the first ti, Chu Chen was so considerate in taking care of a woman. A person as proud as him was usually the one being taken care of. Even though he had changed girlfriends one after another, he had never been attentive to any of them.
After a while, Mi Jing felt much better, and the cool night breeze sobered her up a bit, clearing her mind further.
Sitting back in the car, Mi Jing apologized, "Chu Chen, I really troubled you this ti."
In that situation just now, Chu Chen handing tissues and water really touched Mi Jing. After all, they weren’t very familiar with each other. It was only due to Shen Lingxing that they had any connection at all. For soone of Chu Chen’s status, doing this was quite remarkable.
"It’s no trouble." Faced with Mi Jing’s apologetic thanks, Chu Chen felt rather ashad and forced a laugh, "Sister-in-law, I’m really sorry just now! Made you..."
"It has nothing to do with you. It’s my own problem," Mi Jing interrupted Chu Chen, smiling slightly.
Seeing the carefree smile on Mi Jing’s face, Chu Chen was completely relieved.
In recent years, as each of his brothers got married one by one, Chu Chen had already realized one thing: to handle his brothers, he first had to placate their won.
The car started again, but this ti the speed really was like a snail’s pace. After the incident just now, Chu Chen had learned his lesson. Not only did he not speed, but he also consciously slowed down. Consequently, the car moved forward like a crawling snail on the road, being overtaken by one car after another behind them.
"Chu Chen, I’m really fine. You can drive faster." After holding it in for a while, Mi Jing couldn’t resist speaking up, thinking that if they kept driving at this speed, who knows when they’d get ho! So much ti was being wasted on the road.
"It’s better to go slow. Slow is safe," Chu Chen said with a grin. He’d rather endure being cooped up in the car a little longer than risk ticking off Shen Lingxing. After that mont of carelessness just now, how could he dare not be cautious!
And so, the car continued crawling forward at a snail’s pace. The overly slow speed occasionally attracted glances from others. Seeing this, Mi Jing could only hold her forehead and silently comfort herself, thankfully no one knew her.
Vroom vroom—
A convertible sped past with a roar, zooming by them in the blink of an eye. The speed gave Mi Jing a fright and made her heart pound. She suddenly felt that what Chu Chen said made sense. Slow is safe. Encountering a speeding car like that one, they’d have more ti to react and dodge. Still, it was such a waste of ti. For herself, Mi Jing didn’t mind—the ride also gave her ti to rest. But she felt a little guilty about Chu Chen wasting his ti with her.
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