Chapter 36

Ye Ningyuan had a dream.

The car flipped over in the deep ditch with a screech and a hiss. The smell of gasoline around them grew stronger.

The little girl awoke in the woman’s embrace.

Because the woman no longer had any signs of life, the strength of her arms gradually disappeared. She let go.

The woman’s head was broken and dripping blood that dropped all over the little girl’s face.

The little girl reached up and wiped her face. It was sticky and smelled strongly of blood. She, who had always loved cleanliness, felt uncomfortable and burst into tears.

She was crying and shouting, “Daddy, Mommy, Daddy, Mommy.”

But her mom and dad would no longer respond to her. One had died on the spot. The other, though still showing signs of life, was in a deep coma.

The little girl was frightened, extremely frightened.

Because she was afraid, she cried even harder as she shouted, “Mom! Dad!”

“Stop crying.”

Just as the little girl’s throat began to hurt from crying, she suddenly heard a hoarse but tender voice.

She immediately stopped crying and tried to claw her way out.

However, although the woman’s hand released her, her calf was pressed under the woman and she could not move.

In spite of herself, she began to cry again. “Brother,” she cried, “I can’t move.”

“Don’t cry. Crawl out hard. Crawl out now.” The older boy’s voice was clearer.

Still, she couldn’t climb out. All she could do was keep crying.

Finally, someone crawled over. He was an older boy.

His face was covered in blood. She couldn’t see his face clearly. Although his face was a little scary, on this terrifying night, it was the only source of light she could see.

“Don’t be afraid. I’ll take you with me.”

The older boy held out his hands to give her his arms.

The little girl had been pulled her out with all his strength and her legs were free. She laughed happily and shouted, “I can move. I can move.”

“Mommy, Daddy. Save my mommy and daddy,” the little girl shouted at the older boy.

But the older boy stumbled with her in his arms as he struggled to find his way out of there.

Finally, after setting her down on a mound of dirt farther away from the car, he said hoarsely to her, “Don’t move. I’m going back… to save people.”

The little girl nodded dazedly.

But the older boy had turned and gone only a few steps when a car exploded first. The boom was deafening.

Soon, the other car also exploded.

Both kids passed out from the blast.

“Whew.”

Ye Ningxie instantly opened her eyes and sat up in shock!

Lord Zhanhan, sitting beside her bed, was startled by her reaction. “Zombie?” he asked with a frown.

“I had a dream,” Ye Ningxuan said.

But after saying that, she frowned. What did she dream of?

She couldn’t remember any of it.

All she could remember was the final boom of the explosion. The blinding light was the last thing she saw.

It was a dream about the car accident.

Ye Ningxie hurriedly looked around, her expression flustered and anxious.

“What are you looking for?” Lord Zhanhan asked.

Ye Ningyuan ignored him and muttered to herself, “Where did it go? Where did it go?”

“Ye Ningning.”

Lord Zhanhan snapped at her, startling her into silence.

“What are you looking for?” Lord Zhanhan asked again, his face grim.

Ye Ningshen said, “The information you gave me. I saw it before I fainted. Where is it now?”

Without a word, Lord Zhanhan turned and left.

Quickly, he returned with the files and tossed them in front of her.

Ye Ningxie hurriedly opened the files and carefully read through the information inside, but she could not think of anything.

She tapped the side of her head in frustration.

How utterly useless.

She had already dreamed about it. It must have been the scene of the accident. How could she have forgotten about it when she woke up?

“What’s with this picture?”

Ye Ningxie was feeling vexed when she suddenly saw one of the photos in the pile. Her expression changed.

Zhan Hanjue took a look and said calmly, “If I remember correctly, the woman in the photo is your mother, Tang Xiaowan. The other man is Lin Yuyang’s father, Lin Furui.”

“I know it’s them, but why are they together?” Ye Ningshen asked.

The man and woman in the photo were sitting in the café, the warm sun shining on them. The man reached out and held the woman’s hand tightly. In the scene, they didn’t look like mere friends. It looked more like a couple flirting with each other.

Of course, if a married man and woman did this, it would not be an ambiguous relationship between lovers, but an affair.

But … it couldn’t be. Her mother would never do anything to betray her and her father.

Although she’d been young at the time, she remembered how loving her parents had been.

Her mother always looked at her father gently. Her father looked back at her just as tenderly.

They were so in love. How could her mother have cheated on her father and betrayed her family?

And the man was her best friend’s husband.

“I wouldn’t know,” said Lord Warhan.

“Where did this picture come from?” Ye Ningxuan asked.

Lord Zhanhan said, “A journalist. A dozen years ago, he specialized in photographing the privacy of the wealthy for extortion.”

“Who did he blackmail with this picture?” asked Ye Ningxuan.

“Want to know?” Lord Zhanhan looked at her intently.

Ye Ningyuan nodded. Of course she wanted to know.

But she glanced sideways and avoided eye contact.

“Explain this to me first and I’ll tell you.” Lord Zhanhan pulled out a bag and tossed it on the bed.

Ye Ningning was speechless.

She quickly opened it and saw that it was actually… sex toys and what she had asked for.

“Hehe, where did you get it?” Ye Ningning smiled awkwardly.

Actually, she’d already guessed. Asking this question was just a last-ditch effort.

“It was sent by Wu Xiaotao. You were unconscious, so she handed this to me and asked me to pass it to you.” Lord Zhanhan smiled slightly.

Ye Ningning gritted her teeth.

How could Wu Xiaotao give these to Lord Zhan Han?

“Explain first,” Lord Zhanhan said. “What are these for? Who are you planning to give them to?”

Ye Ningning bit her lip and was about to explain when Lord Zhan Han interrupted her.

“Think about it first. Find a reason that at least won’t insult my intelligence. If you really can’t think of one, just tell the truth. Confession works all the time.”

“Alright, I’ll be honest. I was planning to use it on you to make you lose your senses, then give you sex toys. You haven’t… slept with a woman anyway, so it would be easy to fool you,” Ye Ningxie said with her eyes closed.

Lord Zhanhan was speechless.

His expression immediately darkened!

“Impressive, Ye Ningning.” Lord Zhanhan snorted and stood up to leave.

“I was wrong. I really was wrong.”

Ye Ningning immediately jumped off the bed and hugged his waist to stop him from leaving.