Chen Jiuyang spent his first day back in Fengcheng peacefully.
The next morning, the manor was bustling with visitors bringing gifts to pay their respects.
Chen Jiuyang paid no mind to this, leaving the handling of everything to Yao Zixuan.
Lin Buwen informed Chen Jiuyang that Lin Xianxing had recovered. With time pressing, he had already taken Lin Yuexian to Longjing to handle the reinstatement procedures. The Lin family also had many issues awaiting Lin Xianxing's attention.
Chen Jiuyang took a car to Fengcheng.
The driver was a young disciple of Deng Zun.
With people coming and going at the manor, Yao Zixuan would likely not be able to manage the situation alone, requiring Fang Bahua to maintain order and Deng Zun to ensure basic security.
Although the Marquis's manor was not yet fully established, the foundation and staff around Chen Jiuyang were already taking shape.
At this moment, Chen Jiuyang's phone rang. It was his sister, Chen Yating.
On the phone, Chen Yating's voice was laced with fear: "Brother, I had a car accident in Fengcheng. I crashed into a Lamborghini while driving. I don't know what to do..."
Chen Jiuyang was initially stunned, then calmly replied, "Xiao Ting, don't be afraid. Brother will come and sort things out for you."
His calm words carried an unparalleled confidence and assurance, which immediately put Chen Yating at ease. "Brother, I'm at..."
Chen Yating gave an address and then hung up.
Chen Jiuyang was a bit bewildered. When did Chen Yating learn to drive? Where did she get a car?
However, he hadn't been in Fengcheng for a while and was unaware of his sister's situation. He called Yao Zixuan to inquire. He learned that Yao Zixuan, Ji Lengyue, and Lin Yuexian had taken turns giving gifts to Chen Yating.
Yao Zixuan had given Chen Yating a bracelet, Lin Yuexian a jade hairpin, and Ji Lengyue, using her savings, had gifted Chen Yating a Mini Cooper. The Mini Cooper, also known as a "little BMW," was a car often driven by girls.
Upon learning the situation, Chen Jiuyang was amused and exasperated. He instructed the driver to take him to Chen Yating's location.
...
Today was Chen Yating's university roommate Huang Leqiao's birthday.
Huang Leqiao was tall and slender, dressed maturely. She had a boyfriend who owned a chain of hotels in Fengcheng. For her birthday, her boyfriend had booked a luxurious private room to celebrate.
Huang Leqiao's boyfriend was twenty-nine years old and had built a fortune of tens of millions in Fengcheng from scratch. His acquaintances were all social elites. Feeling a bit insecure but not wanting to appear out of place, she invited all her dorm sisters. She even borrowed an expensive set of jewelry from Chen Yating, the same set that Yao Zixuan had gifted when she first visited, worth several million.
Chen Yating, being simple-minded, lent it to her. Huang Leqiao then asked Chen Yating to drive the remaining four dorm mates, and the six girls squeezed into the Mini.
Chen Yating had a good relationship with her dorm mates. After driving out of the school gate, the six girls chatted and laughed all the way.
As Chen Yating was talking with her dorm mates, a black Lamborghini suddenly sped out from the adjacent lane.
"Bang—"
With a crash, Chen Yating's Mini rear-ended the Lamborghini.
Chen Yating and Huang Leqiao, along with the other girls, were stunned, their minds going blank.
They were all eighteen or nineteen-year-old girls, still in university, and had never encountered such a situation.
However, no matter how naive they were, they knew that the stylish and cool Lamborghini before them cost several million.
The faces of the young girls turned pale, and they all looked towards Huang Leqiao, who was the most mature in her demeanor and actions among them.
Huang Leqiao was also extremely flustered. She quickly picked up her phone to call her boyfriend. On the other end, her boyfriend's steady voice replied, "Baby, you and your roommates, don't panic."
"Turn on the hazard lights, keep the car in place, take photos of the accident scene, then move the car to the side of the road, place the warning triangle behind the car, and then call the traffic police and the car insurance claims adjusters."
"You all need to get out of the car; it's dangerous to stay inside. It's better to stand by the roadside."
"It's not a big deal, don't panic. I'll be there soon."
Hearing her boyfriend's voice, Huang Leqiao calmed down and followed his instructions.
The six girls got out of the car. Immediately, a young man and woman with distinguished气质 emerged from the Lamborghini.
The woman was the driver. The man in the passenger seat had a flushed face and appeared drunk. The female driver immediately pointed at Chen Yating and Huang Leqiao and yelled, "Can't you drive?"
Huang Leqiao retorted, "Have some manners, will you? We were driving properly, and you suddenly changed lanes, causing the collision."
"Manners?" The drunken young man walked over and kicked Chen Yating's Mini, shouting, "Damn it, you hit my car with your mistress's car and you think you're in the right?"
Mistress's car? Hearing this, Chen Yating's roommates looked at her in astonishment. Chen Yating's face turned pale with anger. She walked up and pushed the young man away, "Why are you kicking my car? What business is it of yours what car I drive?"
This BMW Mini was a car that her sister-in-law, Ji Lengyue, had bought for her just a few days ago, and she cherished it dearly.
"You dare to touch my man? You slut, who gave you the nerve!" The female driver had a terrible temper. Seeing her man pushed by Chen Yating, her anger flared. She walked over and raised her hand to slap Chen Yating.
"Slap—"
The slap didn't land on Chen Yating. Huang Leqiao took it for her. In this regard, as the dorm leader, she was quite loyal and took the brunt of the trouble.
The two parties immediately became confrontational.
"How dare you hit someone!"
"So what if I hit someone? My man was touched by your car, and you pushed my man. You made the first move, and you're blaming me for hitting you? What kind of logic is that?"
The argument continued until the traffic police arrived. The traffic police were part of the transportation department and not under the jurisdiction of the Six Gates.
Two traffic police officers arrived at the scene. "Stop! What's the situation?"
Chen Yating immediately said, "Officers, they changed lanes without signaling for three seconds, which caused us to rear-end them. Then, that woman assaulted my classmate. They should bear full responsibility, right?"
After reviewing the dashcam footage from both vehicles, the traffic police told Chen Yating, "Although you are in the right, I suggest you try to resolve this privately. What do you think?"
They were all young men and women. One party drove a small BMW Mini, and the other drove a Lamborghini. The difference in class and power was significant, making the accident somewhat difficult to handle.
Chen Yating pointed at the young man and woman and said, "Pay for our car repairs and apologize to my classmate!"
The young couple in the Lamborghini burst into laughter. "You? You expect us to apologize to you? That's hilarious."
"I'll give you a hundred thousand yuan to fix your mistress's car!"
"We don't want a hundred thousand yuan!" Huang Leqiao, seeing their unreasonable behavior, walked up and slapped the female driver back. "Since you won't apologize, you slapped me, so I'll slap you. Now we're even."
"Also, you called my classmate's car a mistress's car. Your mouth is truly foul!"
However, after slapping her, Huang Leqiao regretted it.
The two traffic police officers frowned. This situation was becoming difficult to resolve.
The female driver clutched her face and looked at Huang Leqiao coldly, "Let me tell you, this slap of yours is worth a sky-high price. I wonder if you people who drive mistress's cars can afford it!"