Even After My Death
Chapter 248 - 168 Huo Song: Stay

Chapter 248: Chapter 168 Huo Song: Stay

Jiang Ning came out of the pharmacy, having purchased two packs of masks.

After putting on a mask, Jiang Ning went to the shopping plaza to buy something, and everything went very smoothly.

Just after hearing the system’s prompt, Jiang Ning’s mind flashed with the original trajectory of the incident.

If Jiang Ning hadn’t passed by that street, no one would have noticed the child quietly climbing out onto the balcony of the residential building. After falling, the child would have hit the ground, resulting in immediate death.

Passersby on the street were frightened, and they called the police and an ambulance while shouting loudly to find out whose child had fallen.

Auntie Liu, the child’s grandmother, ran out from the building, crying and shouting.

Seeing her grandson turned into a pile of flesh, Auntie Liu almost passed out from crying.

The police and ambulance arrived quickly, but the hospital staff, after checking the child’s breathing, covered the child with a white cloth at the scene.

The child’s parents, who were at work, rushed over after suddenly receiving the tragic news.

The young couple, who had been trying for three years before finally conceiving a child, broke down and wept on the spot.

Because of this accident, the young couple’s relationship broke down, and they divorced. Overcome with guilt, Auntie Liu returned to her hometown and committed suicide by burning charcoal.

This once happy and fulfilled family was now torn apart and separated by the realms of life and death due to the accident.

The system silently floated in Jiang Ning’s mind and after mulling over the original trajectory of the incident, praised her, "Host has done another good deed."

Jiang Ning strolled around outside, then drove home.

Upon arriving home, Jiang Ning saw the WeChat message that Qin Taoran had sent her while driving.

Qin Taoran: Xiao Jiang, have you finished work? Are you back in the community?

Jiang Ning typed a reply: Yes, I’m back.

Seconds after the message was sent, Qin Taoran on the other side of the phone immediately made a call.

Jiang Ning touched the screen, and the call connected, Qin Taoran’s lively voice came from the phone, "Xiao Jiang."

"Sister Qin," Jiang Ning responded, "How have you been lately?"

"Hahaha, I couldn’t possibly be better!" Qin Taoran couldn’t help but laugh out loud, showing how satisfied she was with her current life.

After divorcing Ruan Jiahua, Qin Taoran immediately took Ruirui to a small third-tier city with less pressure.

Although Capital City was bustling, it had brought too much pain and shadow to Qin Taoran, and she didn’t want to return to this sad place again.

Over the past half month, Qin Taoran kept busy, settling down with Ruirui in a rented house in the small county town, creating a cozy nest for the mother and daughter.

Ruirui was sent to the local kindergarten by her, and Qin Taoran also found a new job.

During the divorce with Ruan Jiahua, Qin Taoran chose Ruirui and the savings, leaving the car and house to Ruan Jiahua.

Also, Ruan Jiahua had to transfer child support to Qin Taoran every month.

On this point, Qin Taoran paused, suddenly feeling embarrassed, "Xiao Jiang, there’s a mortgage on that house, and I don’t have the financial capacity to repay it, so it was awarded to Ruan Jiahua... I feel I’ve let you down. You helped me, and I left with Ruirui. Ruan Jiahua is unkind, and you hit him that day, helping me. If I continued living next to him, I was afraid he would hold a grudge against you and do something unpleasant."

In fact, this was the real intention behind Qin Taoran’s call to Jiang Ning.

"Survive for 30 Days" was so popular that even Qin Taoran, who rarely checked her phone, was aware of it.

Moreover, to her surprise, one of the guests on the show was actually Jiang Ning!

That was when Qin Taoran realized that Jiang Ning was a celebrity.

Then, she became even more worried, as Jiang Ning had finally cleared her name through the variety show. She hoped nothing else would arise because of her.

"It’s fine; I have a clear understanding." Jiang Ning said.

Of course, she wasn’t afraid of Ruan Jiahua, who could only act tough within his own circle.

She had been able to beat him once before and would be able to beat him countless times in the future.

If Ruan Jiahua didn’t resort to petty tricks, that would be fine, but if he dared to make any other moves behind her back, Jiang Ning would not let him off the hook either.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning’s response, Qin Taoran’s heart gradually eased.

Although Jiang Ning was younger than her, her abilities were greater.

While Jiang Ning was on the phone with Qin Taoran, on the other side, after half an hour of scrolling through his phone, Ruan Jiahua finally confirmed that his next-door neighbor was the recent social media celebrity!

Looking up at his cold and desolate home, Ruan Jiahua held his phone with an indecisive expression.

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That evening, when the Huo family members were sitting together for dinner, Mother Huo proposed kicking Huo Miao out of the house.

Not long ago, when the Mu Family learned that Huo Miao was not the Huo family’s biological daughter, they couldn’t wait for Mu Mingxuan to leave the show before they eagerly sought to annul the engagement with the Huo Family.

During this period, the relationship between the Huo Family and the Mu Family had fallen into an unprecedented state of tension, and it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that from being close relatives they had become enemies.

And in the matter of annulment, it was the Huo Family that was in the wrong.

In Mother Huo’s eyes, she had nurtured Huo Miao meticulously before, partly out of maternal affection, and partly considering that Huo Miao would bring significant benefits to the Huo Family through a marital alliance, enhancing the family’s status in Capital City.

But just look at what had happened this month, Huo Miao’s performance in the show was selfish, venomous, and extremely stupid!

She was now a bad apple that spoiled the bunch, bringing misfortune to anyone involved!

Not only could she not bring any benefits to the Huo Family, but she had almost dragged the entire Huo Family down!

How could such a person not be driven out, are they supposed to keep her to celebrate the New Year at home?

Mother Huo’s words immediately met with disagreement from Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian, the brothers repeated their early afternoon’s argument:

"Mom, Sister Miaomiao already realizes her mistake, what more do you want from her?!"

"Exactly, Sister Miaomiao didn’t do it on purpose. Why can’t you get over the fact that she pushed Second Brother down? Second Brother, that’s right, isn’t it?"

Huo Ziheng didn’t speak; his feelings were particularly complicated as he looked at Huo Miao.

Originally, when Huo Ziheng had just come out of the variety show, he didn’t blame Huo Miao. It was only during these days, as he watched everything that happened in the live broadcast as a bystander, and saw the teasing comments from netizens, that Huo Ziheng’s inner balance gradually began to tip against Huo Miao.

Huo Miao had also sought Huo Ziheng’s forgiveness that afternoon, with a face full of remorse and guilt, her expression incredibly sincere. However, Huo Ziheng remembered the image of Jiang Ning standing on the balcony, brooding and gazing at the distant valley on the night of his "death."

After he "died", only Jiang Ning remembered him.

Upon hearing the twins’ words, Mother Huo once again felt her head pound with rage.

She just couldn’t understand what kind of magic Huo Miao had that none of her sons stood on her side to speak for her!

Even Huo Ziheng, who had been pushed down by Huo Miao, although he didn’t join in with the twins’ statements, didn’t show any repulsion towards Huo Miao either!

Mother Huo yelled at Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian in anger: "Did you two even come out of my womb? Do you still recognize me as your mother?"

"Enough," Huo Song, sitting at the head of the table with a face full of authority, spoke coldly: "Let’s keep it as it is for now. The internet is already mocking us for driving Jiang Ning out, do you want to make another joke for them to laugh at?"

Since marrying Huo Song, Mother Huo had never worked again, living as a wealthy lady for decades. Naturally, she had no confidence to speak in front of Huo Song.

In this family, Huo Song had always had the final say, and once he spoke up, no matter how disgruntled Mother Huo felt inside, she didn’t dare to refute him outright.

Huo Miao, also sitting at the dinner table, felt her hand holding the chopsticks tremble slightly upon hearing Huo Song’s words.