1962: Her Heart Tightens

Her Heart Tightens

Xiao Yuqian just wanted to live a simple life, where both her father and mother were living with her.2

Ma Haodong finally stopped his car in front of Xiao Yuqian's home. She quickly undid the belt and left the car.

"Thank you for driving me back, but please don't come and find me ever again!" Xiao Yuqian said and ran back into her house.

Her words ruined Ma Haodong's mood. After making sure she was inside her house, he stepped on the pedal and sped down the street.

He was still young, and driving fast was one of the best ways for him to vent his anger.

He drove all the way to the highway along the shore to meet his friends for a race.

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Xiao Yuqian slept the whole night soundly. She woke up early the next day and took a cab to the office. The news was on in the cab. The reporter talked about a collision on the highway just half an hour before. One of the vehicles was a supercar.

"… the supercar, car plate AXXXXX…"

Xiao Yuqian's heart tightened instantly.

That was Ma Haodong's car.

Xiao Yuqian recalled what had happened the night before and wondered if he went racing because of what she said.

Realizing that she might've been the reason he was involved in the crash, she quickly told the driver to drive her to the highway.

"Didn't you hear the news?" the cabbie asked. "There's an accident. The traffic there will be unimaginable!"

"I know one of the victims! Please! You have to take me there!" Xiao Yuqian pleaded.

The cabbie sighed and nodded.

The taxi took a U-turn and drove towards the highway. When they were near where the accident happened, the road was blocked by cops.

Xiao Yuqian could see smoke rising a few hundred meters away. It worried her even more.

She told the driver to wait for her as she ran towards the smoke.

When she reached there, she could see a few cops and ambulances by the side.

She quickly found one of the officers and asked, "Sir, where is the driver of AXXXXX?"

"Who are you?" the cop asked.

"I… I'm his girlfriend," Xiao Yuqian lied.

"He's in critical condition. The ambulance took him to Peijing Hospital just a few minutes ago."

After learning what might've happened to Ma Haodong, Xiao Yuqian ran back to the cab and told the driver to drive her to the hospital.

The moment she got to the hospital, she ran straight to the emergency department.

She asked the nurse in charge if there was a patient named Ma Haodong in the emergency room. To her surprise, the nurse checked and shook her head.

"Wait… What's the name of the supercar owner that was in an accident?"

The nurse told her the family name, and Xiao Yuqian realized it wasn't Ma Haodong.

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