Chapter 338: Chapter 336 From Now On, No Delays and No Debts
Chu Xinyue wanted to turn the steering wheel, but her weakness prevented her from even rotating it.
She even considered committing suicide by jerking the steering wheel violently to make herself crash into the guardrail.
But it was already too late, the road was too slippery, and the car’s wheels shot forward several meters in an instant—
On the eve of losing consciousness, all she heard was a loud boom next to her ear, the airbag exploded, and she knew nothing more.
When she regained consciousness, Chu Xinyue felt she was not seriously injured, except for a burning scrape on her forehead that was painful.
The windshield wipers kept waving back and forth, and outside, ambulances and police cars filled the area.
In a daze, a uniformed police officer knocked on her car window, "Miss, are you alright?"
Following the calls of passers-by, the ambulance and police had arrived, and the Ya Family’s car was towed away.
She had not seen clearly whether Jiayi was alright before she was taken back to the police station.
No matter what happened to Jiayi, by now, Ya Chen must surely hate her to the core...
In the interrogation room, she wallowed in regret, having given up on herself entirely, too apathetic to even respond.
If she had to be jailed, so be it.
She was to tell the police that for a man about to marry her sister, she had crashed into her sister’s car, she’d rather go to jail to maintain that little bit of pitiful dignity.
At that moment, Chu Xinyue wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, and the door clanged open—her mother rushed in.
"Xinyue, are you okay..." Xuan Yu rushed over, propped up her daughter, and then walked outside with her daughter and the maidservant.
Better to get out of this sordid place quickly!
It was not until they reached the entrance of the police station that Chu Xinyue came to her senses slightly, "Mommy, didn’t they say I couldn’t be bailed out?"
When she was in the interrogation room, the officer had said her case was very severe, not a common traffic accident, and she might not be able to get bail.
She also knew that Mommy had been negotiating unsuccessfully outside, and Daddy had not shown up at all, seemingly too angry to deal with her—how could she be bailed out now?
Xuan Yu was only concerned about getting away with Chu Xinyue and hadn’t thought much; only now did she stop and glanced at the maidservant.
The maidservant hesitated for a moment, "The master’s cellphone is still turned off."
This meant that it wasn’t Chu Yanhan who had spoken to the chief of police. Who could it be? Xuan Yu’s expression changed slightly, doubtful.
Chu Xinyue felt as if a gaze from afar was upon her, and she looked over in that direction.
The familiar black sedan was parked at the entrance of the police station.
The car window was half-open, and the figure inside was a man she would never forget in this lifetime.
His silhouette reflected in the glass, his figure tall and straight like a pine, half of his side face as handsome as an art sculpture, exuding a perfect yet otherworldly cold luster.
Why would Ya Chen come to the police station?
Could it be that he was the one who guaranteed her bail and got her released?
Chu Xinyue couldn’t believe it, her heart pounding fiercely, and she couldn’t help but slip out from her mommy and the maidservant’s arms, walking towards the sedan.
Xuan Yu of course also recognized that it was the Ya Family’s car, looking puzzled.
Chu Xinyue approached the car, and through the car window, she held back her trembling voice, "Was it you who bailed me out? Why? Aren’t you angry at me for crashing into Jiayi?"
Ya Chen’s expression remained icy, with not a trace of agitation, "Please remember, I bailed you out to repay the debt of you saving me by jumping into the swimming pool that year. Rest assured, I won’t let anything happen to you this time. But from now on, we are even, and you no longer need to mention this matter."
After a pause, he raised his voice, "Drive!"
The engine started, and the car left the police station behind.
Chu Xinyue snapped out of her daze.
He had learned that it wasn’t Jiayi who had saved him that year, but her!
Yet in his eyes, there was not a trace of emotion, pity, or even a hint of annoyance. He was annoyed that she was the one who had saved him back then!
He had come to the police station to rescue her, purely because he didn’t want to feel indebted to her, to pay back the favor and erase the debt with her!
If that was the case, she would rather not be released, continue to stay in the police station, at least she could still be tied to him!
First, heaven, then hell. The sensation made Chu Xinyue’s heart pound painfully, a sour liquid rising in her throat. She squatted down, hugged her knees, and started to cry silently.
"Xinyue—" Xuan Yu chased after her, only after overhearing the conversation between the two did she realize why her daughter had been secretly harming Jiayi.
It turned out that Xinyue had always harbored an unrequited love for Ya Chen, even to the point of self-neglecting, jumping into the pool to save him.
It turned out that this seemingly fragile and indifferent daughter had long nurtured feelings for a man and the love was so painful and restrained.
Although Xinyue was already twenty years old, due to her physical condition, not to mention dating, she had barely spoken to strange men a few times.
How could she be alright after Ya Chen snubbed her like that?
"Xinyue, cry if you want to!" Xuan Yu said, pained, patting Chu Xinyue’s back.
Chu Xinyue held back her tears, sobbing in Xuan Yu’s arms until someone passed by. Then she lifted her head, choking back sobs, "It’s alright. Let’s go back."
Even though she said it was alright, the sorrow in Chu Xinyue’s eyes couldn’t deceive anyone.
Xuan Yu saw it all, but as much as she ached for her daughter, she was powerless to help.
Just as her daughter had always known, with her congenital heart disease, she would never be favored by the Ya Family as a bride for the Crown Prince.
Her daughter’s feelings for Ya Chen were perhaps doomed from the start.
——*——
After a day of tests at the hospital and finding no problems, Jiayi was picked up and taken back by people sent by Chu Yanhan.
Before Jiayi returned home, Chu Yanhan instructed the household not to bring up Jiayi’s time in China again, to prevent her from recalling memories and thinking of Mr. Huo.
After being released on bail, Chu Xinyue had shut herself in her room under the pretext of feeling unwell and had not appeared again.
Xuan Yu, of course, knew why her daughter was locking herself away, and these past days she had not been able to attend to anything else, fearing her daughter might harm herself or fall ill, she stayed by Chu Xinyue’s side the entire time.
In three days, Jiayi was to go to the church to have her wedding ceremony with Ya Chen.
The union between the Crown Prince of the Ya Family and the third young miss of the Chu Family had press releases ready at several mainstream media outlets in Nanga.
On the day of the wedding, it was to be released to the public.
Chu Yanhan only hoped that nothing would go wrong in the next few days.
As long as Jiayi married Ya Chen smoothly, the child in her belly would be rightfully considered the Ya Family’s child, and no one would suspect anything; the matter would fade with time.
However, just one day before the wedding, Jiayi finally sensed that something was amiss.
In the evening, Xiaxia came in to announce that dinner was ready and called her down to eat.
She was about to agree when she caught the smell of oil from downstairs, instantly feeling nauseous, with fluids rushing up from her stomach, she hurried to the bathroom.
Lying by the toilet, gagging, she didn’t even have the strength to get up after.
