reignition

My calves and palms are probably scraped, and they sting with pain.

"Hiss—" Jiang Mian gasped softly, frowning as she looked down at the wound on her hand. Sure enough, it was scraped and bleeding.

She was about to look down to see if the abrasions on her calves were more serious than this.

She heard the sound of a car door opening and closing, and looked up at the person who had entered.

She assumed it was the driver who caused the accident who came to check on her injuries.

But when I looked up, I saw two burly men walking towards me.

For some reason, Jiang Mian suddenly felt a little flustered.

"You guys... I'm fine, I'm fine." An inexplicable unease made Jiang Mian just want to get rid of the situation as soon as possible; she could go to the hospital herself for these scrapes.

Unexpectedly, the two burly men persisted, supporting her from both sides.

His voice was deep and commanding, leaving no room for argument.

"I'll take you to the hospital to get checked out."

They were incredibly strong, and Jiang Mian's struggles were completely ineffective against them!

They were quickly crammed into their black seven-seater minivan.

Jiang Mian's heart was pounding, and the feeling of panic in her heart was growing stronger and stronger.

"You... I already said I'm fine, I don't need to go to the hospital, let me get off the bus!" Jiang Mian said anxiously.

But the other party remained unmoved, as if they hadn't heard, and quickly drove off.

Jiang Mian was well aware that something was amiss.

She asked in a low voice, "Who...who are you? What do you want?"

"Behave yourself," a burly man said in a deep voice. "We don't want to make things difficult for you, so just behave yourself."

Jiang Mian asked warily, "Is it Lu Bolin?"

But the other person didn't intend to answer her; not only did they not intend to answer, they also seemed to find her noisy and annoying.

A burly man raised his hand, and Jiang Mian nervously closed her eyes.

Then I felt a sharp pain in the back of my neck and lost consciousness.

……

Song Wan was the first to realize something was wrong about Jiang Mian's disappearance.

"Grandma, what's wrong?" Little Stone asked. "Why are you so distracted?"

"No." Song Wan frowned, looking uneasy. She glanced at the time again. "Why hasn't she arrived yet?"

Lu Chaochi assumed that his grandmother's restless anxiety was due to her impatience with Mianmian's lateness.

He also comforted his grandmother, "Grandma, don't worry, there might be traffic on the way. Mianmian will definitely be there soon."

But these words could not dissuade Song Wan.

Song Wan frowned deeply. "She rides an electric scooter, what traffic jam could she possibly have? Besides, she's always punctual, never late. Even if she's late, she'll call ahead to let us know..."

The more Song Wan spoke, the more uneasy she felt.

She licked her dry lips. "Xiao Chi, call her. Maybe something happened to her on the way..."

Song Wan's voice was somewhat agitated, "I've already said, electric bikes are unsafe, unsafe...!"

Hearing his grandmother's words, Lu Chaochi didn't dare to be negligent. He realized that his grandmother's anxiety did not come from her impatience because Mianmian was late.

Rather, it was concern for Mianmian's safety.

Lu Chaochi also became worried and quickly called Jiang Mian.

But I couldn't get through at all.

Lu Chaochi's eyes widened as he looked up at Song Wan. "I... I can't get through."

Song Wan frowned.

Just then, Jiang Yu returned, accompanied by Gong Yan.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Yu asked, noticing his mother's pale face. "You look terrible."

Lu Chaochi was worried about Jiang Mian, and his voice became choked with emotion, almost as if he were crying, "Mianmian hasn't come yet! I can't get through on the phone!"

Jiang Yu's eyes darkened. "When did this happen?"

Lu Chaochi raised his hand and rubbed his eyes hard, then quickly looked at his phone. "Just now, she was messaging me, saying she made a lot of delicious food, and I'm in for a treat tonight."

Lu Chaochi found the time when he had sent a message to Jiang Mian, which was only an hour and a half ago.

Song Wan said to Jiang Yu with great concern, "Drive along the route she came from and look for her. She rides her electric bike back and forth, and I always feel unsafe. I hope nothing bad has happened to her."

Song Wan didn't understand business matters, but Jiang Yu did.

He told Lu Chaochi to go into the room and get his little schoolbag and such, and then he would take him to look for it.

Lu Chaochi hurried off.

As soon as Lu Chaochi entered the room, Jiang Yu said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid things aren't that simple."

"What do you mean?" Song Wan asked, puzzled.

"The Lu family has been in turmoil lately. Lu Bozhou tricked Lu Bolin, and the project that the Lu family recently acquired is a complete mess."

"There are so many problems. If we don't fix them, we'll lose everything. But even if we do fix them, we don't know if we can save the situation. We might lose even more."

"The Lu family is in a terrible predicament right now. I originally thought it was because Lu Bolin had poor judgment, but I only just realized that Lu Bolin seems to have been involved in this scheme and manipulation."

"You know Lu Bolin, he's a really bad guy. If he takes his anger out on Jiang Mian because of this... after all, Jiang Mian is now Lu Bozhou's wife!"

Jiang Yu was only guessing, and he also knew that his mother, like himself, was drawn to the familiar feeling emanating from Jiang Mian.

He has a good impression of Jiang Mian and cares about her a lot.

But no sooner had Jiang Yu uttered those words than...

The one whose expression changed the most was not Song Wan, but Gong Yan, who had been standing beside him from the beginning.

Gong Yan's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

Moreover, Jiang Yu had been holding her hand the whole time, so he could clearly feel that Gong Yan's hand quickly turned cold.

Jiang Yu sensed something was wrong and turned to look at her. "Sister Yan, what's wrong?"

Gong Yan's lips trembled, her eyes filled with panic, and she muttered to herself, "This fool, this fool... I told her long ago not to get involved in these things. It's not worth it for that man. Why did she have to fall into the same trap twice! This fool...!"

Gong Yan muttered to herself as she turned and hurriedly walked outside, taking her car keys out of her bag.

She didn't even have time to consider the shock that her outburst of emotion would have on Jiang Yu and Song Wan.

Song Wan's eyes widened, her lips trembled, and she stammered as she called Jiang Yu's name, "Xiao...Xiao Yu!"

“Go follow her, go ask her… what did she mean by what she just said? What does it mean to fall into the same pit twice?”

"Where did Jiang Mian come from twice with Lu Bozhou?"

Jiang Yu was also shocked, but his mother's words quickly brought him back to his senses. He nodded and immediately chased after her.

When Lu Chaochi came out with his small schoolbag, he saw that his uncle had already left.

Everyone was confused.

"Grandma, where's Uncle? Where's Aunt Yan?"

Song Wan turned to look at Lu Chaochi, who saw his grandmother's red eyes.

She quickly came up to him, "Grandma, are you alright...?"

Song Wan whispered to him, "Xiao Chi, call your dad."