Chapter 66 – Car Accident

The matter of Ji Ran causing a fuss at his alma mater couldn’t be considered too big or small. It was obvious someone was doing their best to suppress it but they still could not stop the students from discussing it. Before long, news of it exploded.

A few days later, Yue Wen Wen woke up and swiped through the latest news as usual on his phone.

[Latest news: A Man Cheng High school student reported and exposed severe corruption cases. All relevant personnel are being investigated!]

Yo, this Man Cheng High school was plucked? Looks like they had to set off two rows of firecrackers in celebration.

He clicked into the article, wanting to know which student had such guts.

The video seemed to have been accidentally recorded by other students. Yue Wen Wen originally half-squinted his eyes out of sleepiness. After seeing the video, his eyes suddenly became bigger than copper bells.

The one walking onto the podium on the screen…wasn’t that Ji Ran who he couldn’t contact throughout the whole of yesterday?!

After Yue Wen Wen listened to the entire recording, he was wide awake and excitedly opened the chat group. He sent over a series of awesome stickers in a row and then began to worry.

Yue Wen Wen: If you do this, won’t your father scold you?

Cheng Peng: He immediately severed ties with his father.

Yue Wen Wen: ? ?

Why was it that he had just immersed himself in the construction site for a few days and the outside had changed beyond his recognition??

At the same time, Ji Ran’s bill has also been delivered to Ji Guo Zheng.

Ji Guo Zheng looked down one item at a time. The more he looked, the colder his expression became.

This contained not only the money he had given Ji Ran, but also the money he had given Zhao Qing Tong. It could be seen that Ji Ran only remembered to include these a few years later, so the numbers were very vague. But from his memories, it wasn’t only a few times.

His face suddenly turned pale.

There were still a few sums of money missing from this account that he had given to Zhao Qing Tong. Except for Zhao Qing Tong and the relevant parties, no one knew about it; including Ji Ran.

This bill reminded him of what happened in the past, and the frankness only served to increase his irritability.

He squeezed the bill tightly and when he reached the end, he couldn’t bear it any longer. He raised his hand and threw it down, scattering the pieces all over the floor.

“Look at this bastard!” He yelled angrily, “Look at him! What kind of behaviour is this?!”

This was the first time Ji Wei had seen his father so angry. In his mind, Ji Guo Zheng was always calm and serious, no matter what he was dealing with. He had grown up watching Ji Guo Zheng’s back since he was a child, and his goal was to become like him.

And the only person who could make his father reveal other emotions was his half-brother.

He pursed his lips, picked up two pieces of white paper from the ground and glanced at them.

“…”

He used to hate Ji Ran because he thought Ji Ran had ruined his family.

Later, after he grew up, he did consider that he shouldn’t have blamed the child for the mistakes of their parents. However, only people who have nothing to do with the matter could utter such words, and he was not so noble. But the reason he despised Ji Ran the most… was that the other person was like a parasite, always asking for things from his family, and always acting like a white-eyed wolf.

But now…

“Dad.” Ji Wei picked up these things one by one, “How do you plan to solve this matter?”

Ji Guo Zheng did not reply. With a dark face, his chest was still heaving from anger. After calming down, he began to ponder.

He couldn’t figure it out. Although Ji Ran was a bit rambunctious in life, from childhood to adulthood, Ji Ran still respected him during the few times they were in contact. Why did he suddenly rebel today?

After a long while of not receiving a response, Ji Wei spoke again, “Dad?”

Ji Guo Zheng suddenly remembered something and asked, “Did he do anything strange while working in the company during this time?”

Ji Wei replied, “…No. They are all small projects that are already finished. He can’t cause any problems.”

“That’s not what I meant.” Ji Guo Zzheng paused, “Has he asked about anything from you?”

They hadn’t even exchanged a single word in the company.

Ji Wei was about to respond when he suddenly remembered something – some time ago, Xu Lin had repeatedly asked him for Ji Ran’s employee ID.

It’s not that he didn’t want to give it, but Ji Guo Zheng told him before that Ji Ran was only here to work and didn’t need to intervene in the company’s internal affairs. So Ji Wei simply withheld the information and didn’t send it.

He hesitated for a while before replying, “No.”

Ji Guo Zheng nodded. “Since he has spoken, then I don’t need to leave him any face. Immediately have him leave the company.”

“Then these bills…”

“Let him repay it if he wants to! Don’t mention him in front of me again in the future.” Ji Guo Zheng waved his hand irritably, “You can leave.”

Ji Wei was silent for a while before putting away all the bills. He arranged them neatly on the table, turned around, and left the study.

Cheng Peng acted very quickly. He probably used his own money first, then informed Ji Ran to sign the contract within two days.

As one of the company’s shareholders, this was Ji Ran’s first time coming back to the company. There were a total of five floors in the office building, all resembling each other.

Today, he returned all the cars Ji Guo Zheng had given him to the Ji family’s old house. The name on the car’s deed was still his but he had told the housekeeper that he could go through the transfer procedures at any time.

Without those few cars, he felt that the garage at home was a lot more pleasing to the eye.

Cheng Peng was waiting for him in the parking lot. Seeing him getting out of the car alone, he raised his eyebrows and asked, “It’s just you?”

“Otherwise?”

“I always feel that I rarely see you alone recently.” Cheng Peng smiled, “It’s strange.”

Knowing who he was talking about, Ji Ran clicked his tongue, “Why are you talking so much nonsense? What floor is it?”

“After investing so much money, you don’t even know where the company is. If I knew earlier, I would have taken the money and ran away, so that you can live under the Ji family’s claws forever.” Cheng Peng entered the elevator and pressed the button to the 23rd floor.

Ji Ran sneered,”Are you itching for a beating?”

“Tell me, what are you going to do next?” Cheng Peng asked. “Since you have fallen out with your family, it is impossible for you to continue working in Yongshi. What are you going to do with so much money?”

“Pay off the debt. What else can I do?”

“Stop pretending.” Cheng Peng chuckled, “After the money is paid back, you will still have a lot of money left. How will you spend it? On a car? Or a house? Don’t buy a house just yet, I heard that the prices of houses in Mancheng will be capped in a few months. You can buy it later on.”

“Alright, you don’t have to worry about it. It’s not like I’ll scatter it all over the streets.”

Cheng Peng didn’t press further. He had been friends with Ji Ran for many years and he knew that although the other person may seem to be condescending on the surface, he actually had his own ideas.

Back when he wanted to start this company with others, he had not been able to raise enough funds due to his family’s lack of support. As a result, Ji Ran calmly took out a large sum of money and said he wanted to become a shareholder.

He had advised Ji Ran to think about it carefully and not to be rash.

Ji Ran looked at him in surprise at that time and laughed. “I saw your project proposal, this money is my investment. Did you really think that I spent such a large amount just to help you make money? Just to help you realise your dream of starting a company?”

Facts proved that his vision was really not bad.

Cheng Peng went back to the office to get the documents and Ji Ran followed and saw another person in the office.

It turned out to be the male star he saw at the farmhouse that day.

When the male star saw him, he nodded and greeted him. Ji Ran ignored him and said to Cheng Peng, “I’ll go out and wait for you.”

Cheng Peng came out a few minutes later.

Ji Ran didn’t care about Cheng Peng’s affairs, but he felt that in some aspects, he still had to remind his friend.

He casually mentioned, “A while ago, Yue Wen Wen asked me if you and Chen An would ever obtain a marriage certificate.”

Cheng Peng paused but his face quickly returned to normal. He explained, “It’s just a coincidence. I’ve had nothing to do with him for a long time. He came here today just to discuss some work with me.”

“Working with an old flame?”

“No.” Cheng Peng said, “This meeting is just to reject him.”

Ji Ran said nothing. The signing procedure went fast; he signed the documents with little reading.

“Would you like to have a tour around the company?” Cheng Peng asked.

“It’s not my company, there’s nothing to see.” Ji Ran hummed and stood up, “I’m leaving, no need to send me off.”

“Once the auction is over, let’s have a party to celebrate your break with the Ji family.”

“Deal.”

As soon as Ji Ran arrived at the parking lot, he received a call from Qin Man.

“I bought it and it smells quite good. I’ll go up and find you?”

Earlier, as Ji Ran was waiting for the red light to turn, he smelled the scent of takoyaki and suddenly felt hungry. Seeing that the queue stretched to the end of the street, Qin Man got out of the car and lined up for him.

“Wait for me at the parking lot exit.” Ji Ran buckled his seat belt, “I’m heading over now.”

At the exit, Qin Man got into the car, and the aroma of food permeated the entire car instantly.

Ji Ran was starving. “Will this thing get cold by the time we get home?”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Qin Man pick one out and put it to his mouth.

It happened to be a red light, so Ji Ran stopped. He turned his head and stuffed the whole ball into his mouth.

“Is it delicious?” Qin Man asked.

He had never waited in line for half an hour for anything.

“It’s alright.” Ji Ran swallowed, “What are your plans for the future?”

“What plans?”

“I’ve fallen out with them, you probably won’t be able to stay in Yongshi any longer.” Ji Ran asked, “Where are you going to work?”

“I’m working for you, not Yongshi . I’ll go wherever you go.”

“…But I’m not made to sit in the office.” Ji Ran told him the truth, “If I don’t go to work in the future, what are you going to do?”

Qin Man turned to look at him and smiled ambiguously. “Sleep with you forever?”

Ji Ran almost choked. “You f*cking…”

“We’re more than halfway through our contract, don’t you have any plans at all??”

Qin Man was surprised. “You aren’t going to renew the contract with me?”

“…”

Why doesn’t this person have any ambitions at all?!

Only thinking about being kept?!

Ji Ran was annoyed and said angrily, “Not renewing!”

At the green light, Ji Ran stepped on the accelerator.

At this time, he found that the white car behind him also accelerated sharply.

He glanced at the other car a few times, frowning.

He was very sensitive to cars. This car… seemed to have been following him for two streets?

Ji Ran didn’t hesitate. He headed toward a smaller road at the next intersection.

Qin Man found that the route was wrong and asked, “Where are you going?”

Ji Ran pursed his lips and watched the car behind him turn into the same road.

“Put down your food first.”

“What’s wrong?”

“It seems a car is following us.”

Qin Man’s expression also changed. He put the food away and glanced at the car behind him through the rearview mirror.

Ji Ran made four or five turns in a row, but the other person continued chasing after him.

Ji Ran snorted. This was the city; there were a lot of cars, so his speed was limited.

He never expected that the white car would suddenly overtake him with a swish, go around in front of him, and slam on the brakes!

Ji Ran was caught off guard and quickly hit the brakes. He cursed and changed lanes, wanting to overtake the white car, but the other person followed him around another turn, went in front of his car, and slammed on the brakes again.

After a few times, Ji Ran understood that this white car not only followed him for a few streets, but was now maliciously targeting his car.

Ji Ran sneered.

You can provoke anyone, but you dare provoke your father?

“Don’t be impulsive.” Qin Man said.

“Too late.” Ji Ran said, “fasten your seat belt.”

Before Qin Man could say anything, he saw that the car in front braked in front of them again.

Ji Ran didn’t give in any more this time. He stepped on the brakes, but not firmly, the car continued to move forward and hit the other car’s rear.

He knew that this strength could only damage the car but not injure people.

The white car was not a great car. Ji Ran’s front end was only scratched a little, but the trunk of the white car was badly damaged.

Ji Ran was driven back more than a dozen times in a row and the dashboard camera had recorded it. Even if the traffic police came, it would definitely be the full responsibility of the white car.

Seeing that the other party’s car had stopped, Ji Ran sneered and prepared to unfasten his seat belt. “I’ll go down and teach him how to drive.”

“Wait.” Qin Man’s expression changed and grabbed his hand.

The white car moved.

He saw the car drove forward for a certain distance and then, the tail light suddenly came on——

The car began to rush towards them at high speed!

Ji Ran’s eyes widened, he didn’t even have time to curse. He immediately wanted to back up to avoid it.

But it was too late. The white car was very fast and things unfolded too quickly——

“Duck!”

Ji Ran only heard a loud roar, followed by the sound of the seat belt being unfastened.

Before he even came back to his senses, the person next to him had gotten up from his seat and wrapped him tightly in his arms.

T/n: I’m so sorry babes~ I actually had this chapter sitting for a couple of months. I haven’t actually translated anything in almost a year because ya gurl was struggling to adapt to her first job and this industry is insanely demanding, I’ve been OT-ing over half the time and I barely had any energy to even post this chapter.

On the bright side, i feel like i’ve gotten some character growth. having been away from translating for so long, I’ve actually been meaning to start back on it. So let’s see – stay tuned!