reignition

Lu Chaochi treasured this set of clay figurines, so he saw them immediately and came over with concern, "Oh dear, the legs are injured, what should we do?"

Jiang Mian smiled gently at him, "It's okay, Mom will fix it."

Jiang Mian pointed to her phone, "I'll come in and fix it as soon as I get a call. You can mix the paint first, and then we can start coloring together."

Lu Chaochi nodded obediently.

Jiang Mian took her phone and walked out of the room, not heading towards the living room, afraid her parents would see her.

Instead, she turned around and went straight to the dressing room.

The lights were off in the walk-in closet, but there was a faint scent of aromatherapy.

In each of the individual compartments, their family's clothes were neatly arranged, some folded, some hung.

There was another empty clothes rack. Jiang Mian pursed her lips, shrank into that clothes rack, and sat there hugging her knees.

"..." She finally spoke slowly, "What did you just say?"

"Lu Bozhou is in trouble. You might want to prepare yourself mentally," Qin Chu said.

Jiang Mian pursed her lips tightly, and when she spoke again, her tone and breathing sounded normal.

However, her voice was slightly hoarse. "What happened? Everything was fine before."

"The Lu family is desperate, so it wouldn't be surprising if something happened to them." Qin Chu's voice was low and deep. He usually spoke with a hint of mockery, but at this moment there was no smile, and it was not hard to hear the seriousness in his voice.

"His car exploded."

Jiang Mian's heart skipped a beat. She hugged her knees tightly, listening to Qin Chu's deep voice recount the events and their outline on the phone.

Lu Bozhou has been very busy with work lately, often traveling between Dingsheng and Lu's Group, which has resulted in him spending a lot of time on the road.

"The more time you spend on the road, the easier it is for someone to take advantage of you, which is why I told you and the children not to go out too often recently."

"But Lu Bozhou couldn't do it because of his work, and he himself was already somewhat willing to go all out and fight to the death."

"The accident happened in Lu's parking lot. Maybe it's because they can better arrange for people to take action at Lu's, while it's not so easy for them to send people in at Dingsheng."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mian spoke softly, "And then?"

Her voice grew increasingly hoarse, and her heart, which had been trembling earlier, was now in even greater pain.

"The car exploded, and all the surveillance cameras at the scene malfunctioned at the same time. By the time everyone arrived at the scene, Lu Bozhou was already gone."

"Gone?" Jiang Mian was stunned. "What do you mean, gone?"

"He disappeared at the scene. The police have taken the car away for investigation. The current understanding is that, judging from the situation at the explosion site, Lu Bozhou's condition is probably not good, but since he has disappeared, the other party must have something to do with him, so he should at least still be alive."

"So what do we do now?" Jiang Mian pondered for a moment and asked, "Did the other party call to state their terms? Has anyone from the Lu family contacted us?"

"Not yet. In short, he should still be alive, at most in a bad condition. That's not what I'm worried about; I'm worried about what will happen next," Qin Chu said.

Jiang Mian asked in a hoarse voice, "What...?"

"He had prepared a will and a series of property transfer documents in advance. If the other party knew these, and realized that holding him hostage was completely useless..."

Jiang Mian understood Qin Chu's meaning. He was worried that if Lu Bozhou was really captured, those people would think that Lu Bozhou was worthless.

Lu Bozhou's life is in danger.

“I… understand,” Jiang Mian replied softly. “I’ll make a few more calls and ask; I need to know more.”

She didn't know how to tell her child that her father had an accident.

After ending her call with Qin Chu, Jiang Mian sat for a long time in the dark wardrobe compartment, hugging her knees.

Meanwhile, just as Qin Chu finished his call with Jiang Mian, a call came into her phone.

Qin Chu glanced at the number; it was Song Xun's number. He then answered the call.

"How's the situation now?" Qin Chu asked as soon as the call connected.

Although he and Lu Bozhou weren't exactly close friends, they did have some kind of acquaintance.

Song Xun said in a low voice on the other end, "President Qin, please don't let Madam and Young Master know about this for the time being."

Qin Chu, who had just finished the phone call: "..."

He paused for a few seconds, then asked, "Why don't you tell them?"

Just as Qin Chu finished speaking, a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, "Because I don't want them to worry."

Upon hearing this voice, Qin Chu's eyes widened suddenly. "You...you..."

He was so shocked that he couldn't even speak for a moment. After a while, he managed to stammer out, "Didn't you go missing after your car exploded?! I was already thinking about what flowers to send you on the anniversary of your death next year!"

“…” Lu Bozhou was silent for a few seconds, then said, “Thank you.”

Qin Chu calmed down a bit. "No, what happened? The car exploded! What's wrong with you? Was the explosion fake?"

Qin Chu's first reaction was that he thought Lu Bozhou had orchestrated the whole thing.

Lu Bozhou was silent for a moment on the other end, then said, "It's true. I was just playing along."

Qin Chu then learned the true nature of the matter from Lu Bozhou.

It was only a matter of time before the Lu family resorted to desperate measures. Lu Bozhou was also somewhat anxious. The enemy was not yet 'dead,' so he could not sleep peacefully, nor could he pursue what he wanted and cherished most.

If things continue like this, he doesn't know how much longer he'll be dragged down by these people.

So, since they couldn't bring themselves to do it, or rather, they didn't have the opportunity, Lu Bozhou created opportunities for them to do it.

The fact that Lu's family and Dingsheng were running around to both places undoubtedly gave them many opportunities, since Lu's family had not been Lu Bozhou's territory for many years.

They want to make a move and arrange things, which gives them a greater chance of success.

"So, you knew they had planned the bombing, and you went along with it?" Qin Chu asked.

Lu Bozhou seemed somewhat exhausted; his breathing became heavier, and he remained silent.

It was Song Xun who said it from the side, and Song Xun's voice sounded somewhat displeased.

"Yes, he played along! Someone tampered with the car, and nobody expected it to explode. Nobody thought anyone would be so bold as to do something like that. So he thought only the brakes had been tampered with! Little did he know it would explode!"

It's no wonder Song Xun was so emotional; anyone who heard that would break out in a cold sweat.

"So if the explosives hadn't been insufficient, he would have been blown up long ago!" Song Xun said on the other end.

Song Xun still feels terrified when he thinks about it now! He was in the car behind Lu Bozhou at the time.

So they watched helplessly as Lu Bozhou's car exploded with a loud bang, then rolled over on the road and lay upside down, motionless!