Even After My Death
Chapter 247 - 167: Catching People Barehanded

Chapter 247: Chapter 167: Catching People Barehanded

It had been over half a month since she last came home, and the fridge was empty.

Jiang Ning grabbed her car keys and headed out the door, ready to do some shopping.

Just as she was closing the door, there was a sudden noise from the next room. Soon after, the door opened, and a man came out from inside.

Seeing Ruan Jiahua’s presence made Jiang Ning frown slightly, while Ruan Jiahua, upon spotting Jiang Ning standing two meters away, was also taken aback. Then his expression turned grim, and he glared at Jiang Ning with eyes that seemed about to split.

In Ruan Jiahua’s eyes, had it not been for Jiang Ning’s sudden intervention, Qin Taoran would never have had the courage to divorce him!

In the two years when Qin Taoran was most harshly beaten by him, she only knew how to cry and had never truly considered divorcing him until Jiang Ning appeared, after which Qin Taoran changed.

Moreover, Qin Taoran had somehow gained a tremendous amount of strength, turning the tables and abusing him!

Ruan Jiahua remembered the night Jiang Ning burst through his door, using the same kind of brute strength to give him a terrible beating. Qin Taoran’s newfound strength was undoubtedly linked to Jiang Ning!

Having not seen Jiang Ning for a while, Ruan Jiahua thought she might have moved away out of guilt for having broken up a marriage. Unexpectedly, she was still there!

Ruan Jiahua clenched his fists, his gaze at Jiang Ning as if he were looking at an enemy with whom he shared an irreconcilable hatred.

He would have loved nothing more than to rush forward and beat Jiang Ning up to vent the frustrations that had been building up inside him.

But that night, Jiang Ning proved through her actions that she was not to be underestimated.

So while Ruan Jiahua hated Jiang Ning, he also feared her and didn’t dare to act rashly.

Ruan Jiahua’s hostility was so palpable that the narrow corridor became tense.

Jiang Ning wasn’t stupid, of course she could feel Ruan Jiahua’s dislike for her, but she wasn’t afraid at all.

If Ruan Jiahua dared to attack her, she would fight back fiercely, making sure he ended up sprawled on the ground, unable to get up.

Unfortunately, after Jiang Ning turned and went down the stairs, Ruan Jiahua, standing at his own doorway, didn’t move an inch.

It was only after Jiang Ning’s form had disappeared down the stairs that the fists Ruan Jiahua had been clenching at his side suddenly relaxed. Rather than wanting to attack Jiang Ning, it was more accurate to say he was defensively frightened, after all, he had been beaten up by her before...

Recalling Jiang Ning’s fair and delicate face, Ruan Jiahua frowned, feeling it was very familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

It wasn’t until minutes later that a thought flashed through his mind, and he suddenly took out his mobile phone to search: wasn’t this the face he had seen when he was browsing videos online! No wonder she looked familiar; she was actually a celebrity?!!!

Jiang Ning, mistakenly believed to be a celebrity, walked briskly downstairs.

She drove to a nearby shopping plaza, and no sooner had she parked and taken a few steps, than she was recognized.

Two girls approached her together, their eyes eagerly on Jiang Ning, and they asked nervously, "Excuse me, are you Jiang Ning?"

Jiang Ning neither confirmed nor denied, looking at the two strangers before her, "Who are you?"

"Hahaha, no denial! It’s really you!"

"We watched the ’Survive for 30 Days’ livestream, can’t believe it’s really you..."

The two girls were nervous and incoherent, fumbling with their phones from their pockets and looking at Jiang Ning expectantly, "Can we take a picture with you?"

Jiang Ning nodded.

The two girls stood on either side of Jiang Ning, lifted up their phones, and quickly took a selfie.

Jiang Ning thought that such incidents were just rare, but she was recognized again and again by other passersby, and only then did she begin to realize the seriousness of the situation.

She wasn’t a star, but ’Survive for 30 Days’ had blown up so much that she gained high exposure and recognition, which was now affecting her daily life.

After dealing with another two groups of passersby who recognized her, Jiang Ning turned and didn’t enter the bustling shopping plaza, but instead walked quickly along the street.

She planned to buy two packs of masks to keep in the car for emergencies.

Just as Jiang Ning was about to take out her phone to look for a nearby pharmacy, the urgent voice of the System suddenly sounded in her mind:

[Host, above your head!]

Jiang Ning instinctively looked up.

Above the shop, on the residential building overhead, a small object was shaking continuously.

Upon closer examination, Jiang Ning was shocked to discover that the small figure was a child!

Watching the child with more than half of their body sticking out over the balcony, flapping about, Jiang Ning’s heart tightened: Danger!

The thought had barely crossed her mind when the next second, the child fell from the balcony.

Without thinking, Jiang Ning instinctively stretched out her arms, tilting her head back, her eyes keenly fixed on the child, her feet shuffling back and forth.

In an instant, Jiang Ning felt the weight on her arms, her body spinning with the momentum, catching the child firmly in her embrace.

Passersby on the street, oblivious to what had happened, also began to react and came over to check on Jiang Ning:

"Are you okay?"

"Good heavens! Did that kid just jump down from up there?"

"Girl, are you okay?"

"Do you need us to call an ambulance?"

The child in Jiang Ning’s arms seemed to finally come to their senses, suddenly bursting into loud crying.

People also yelled up to the building, "Whose child fell down here!!!"

The scene was somewhat chaotic.

The child in Jiang Ning’s arms was then taken over by the concerned passersby who were checking on her condition.

[Host caught a one-year-old child, saving a life, reward of three days’ life value, ten Merit Points]

The System’s voice echoed in Jiang Ning’s mind.

Jiang Ning looked down and touched her arm; aside from feeling a bit numb and sore, there were no other issues.

From inside the shop, a plump middle-aged woman ran out crying, grabbing her grandchild who was safely in the arms of a stranger, and knelt on the ground, overwhelmed with emotion.

She had just gone to the kitchen to stir-fry a dish when her little grandson, who she left playing on the sofa, had climbed onto the balcony with the window left open and fallen off!

What a relief that nothing had happened to her grandson!

Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable!

Their family only had this one precious child; her son and daughter-in-law both worked, which is why they had brought her over from her hometown to care for her grandson. If anything happened to him, not to mention that her son and daughter-in-law wouldn’t forgive her, she couldn’t forgive herself either!

She hugged her grandson and wept with joy, while the onlookers couldn’t help but advise her to be more careful when looking after the child and not let him out of her sight. This time she was lucky to have this young lady catch him; otherwise... Eh? Where’s the young lady?

"Eh??? Where’s that girl who caught the child?"

"Yeah, she was just here a moment ago, how come she disappeared all of a sudden?"

"Auntie Liu, from such a height, that young lady caught your grandson, you have to find her and properly thank her! She saved your grandson’s life!"