Chapter 290: Chapter 290: Xiao Fei Had a Car Accident!

After chatting with Professor Lin for a while in the office, Xiao Fei was brought to the research lab by him.

The professor currently oversees quite a few graduate students, each of them working on different projects.

However, compared to Xiao Fei, the topics these students are tackling are all relatively common, achievable within a visible short-term timeframe, and have broad application prospects.

The students meeting Xiao Fei for the first time were all very enthusiastic.

They had long heard from Professor Lin about this special colleague of theirs.

Some of the more outgoing senior students even put their arms around Xiao Fei’s shoulders, asking him what ingenious methods he used to win over Tang Yuxin, the "high mountain flower" of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

After strolling around the research lab and receiving some tasks from Professor Lin, Xiao Fei checked the time. It was about time, so he bid farewell to everyone, sent a message to Tang Yuxin, and then drove away from the university, ready to head home.

The kids were about to get out of school.

As a dad, he had promised them he would appear before them right after school.

As a father, he definitely could not break his word.

On his way home, Xiao Fei’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

Shanghai’s traffic was just too congested.

Although the situation wasn’t as bad as the one he encountered the other day, judging from how things looked, taking his usual route would likely make it impossible to pick up the kids on time.

Thinking of this, Xiao Fei turned the steering wheel at an intersection and entered another side road.

Finally, the traffic on this road was much better, and the furrowed brows of Xiao Fei gradually relaxed.

As the car sped along the road, Xiao Fei’s mind was busy thinking about what kind of dinner to prepare for the kids and Tang Yuxin tonight.

Hmm...

Counting the days, it seemed the kids’ birthday was coming up soon.

Soon, they’d be three years old.

Other little ones at the age of three still need their parents’ help to climb stairs, but thanks to the rewards granted by the system, his three little troublemakers were developing much faster.

Although their height was similar to ordinary three-year-olds, their agility and the way they dashed around without any adult’s help often scared Xiao Fei and Tang Yuxin.

Lost in thought, Xiao Fei suddenly heard a loud noise ahead.

Bang!

His eyes widened as he saw a car up ahead losing control and starting to swerve wildly on the road.

Tire blowout!

The out-of-control car violently collided with the car beside it, quickly blocking off the road.

Xiao Fei immediately slammed the brakes, but due to his car’s speed, it couldn’t slow down quickly enough. Forced into a dangerous choice, he turned the steering wheel sharply, directing his car onto the temporarily empty sidewalk.

The Defender swerved sharply, grazing the stopped cars due to the accident ahead, emitting a piercing metallic scream.

Next, Xiao Fei’s car collided with a roadside tree with a loud thud.

"Hiss...!!!"

A sharp pain spread from his leg. Gritting his teeth, Xiao Fei unbuckled his seatbelt inside the stalled vehicle and tried to open the car door.

The severely deformed car door wouldn’t budge.

He clenched his fist and struck the door fiercely.

Bang bang bang!

After several strikes, Xiao Fei finally managed to force the car door open.

He crawled out bit by bit from the warped car, then collapsed onto the ground.

Looking back, his legs were already drenched in blood.

His pants were torn with a large gash, exposing the muscles on his calves with a deep wound so severe the bone could be seen.

[Detecting severe leg injuries on the host.]

[To prevent the host from being unable to fulfill fatherly duties due to physical disability, the system is activating temporary protection mode.]

[Further worsening of the host’s injuries successfully prevented.]

And then?

There was no "and then."

Xiao Fei grumbled inwardly.

(System, since you’ve gone this far, can’t you just fully heal me in one go?)

[The host is currently under road surveillance. Do you want post-incident investigators from the traffic police to notice anything unusual?]

"Heh..."

Xiao Fei pulled the corner of his mouth.

Although the system hadn’t made him completely unscathed, at least with its help, he ended up "only injured."

He tried standing up again but found he couldn’t do it.

By this time, chaos had fully erupted on the street.

Cries, screams, and shouts overlapped as countless people pulled out their phones, dialing 120 and 110.

Several warm-hearted pedestrians rushed forward to assist the injured. Seeing Xiao Fei, a few people immediately came over.

"Are you alright?"

They looked at Xiao Fei with concern, wanting to help but hesitant to act.

After all, for someone injured in a car accident, the best approach is to avoid moving them and wait for professional medical personnel.

"I’m fine, go check on others."

Xiao Fei waved them away, his face showing no trace of distress...

The system had already disabled his pain perception.

But, of course, the onlookers knew nothing of this. Seeing Xiao Fei’s relaxed face and then glancing at his "gruesome" legs, each one looked at him with admiration.

"What a tough guy! You really don’t need help?"

"I’m really fine."

Only after these people left to assist others did Xiao Fei pull out his phone and call Zhou Miao.

The call was connected quickly.

[Boss?]

"I’ve run into some trouble. I won’t be able to pick up the kids today; can you help me get them home?"

[Boss, what happened?]

...

From her tone, Zhou Miao immediately realized something was wrong.

Based on her understanding of Xiao Fei over this period, unless there was an unavoidable situation, this boss of hers, who loved his family to the bone, would never miss picking up his children from school.

Xiao Fei pulled the corner of his mouth.

"I... got into a car accident."

This wasn’t something he could hide anyway.

Zhou Miao was a bit alarmed but, hearing from Xiao Fei’s voice that he didn’t seem to be seriously hurt, didn’t say much more.

After ending the call with Zhou Miao, Xiao Fei quietly waited for the ambulance to arrive.

He planned to wait until Yuxin got off work before messaging her.

Before long, the ambulance arrived. Nurses and doctors poured out hurriedly and began treating the injured.

Several nurses approached Xiao Fei. Seeing his condition, they wordlessly squatted down and started stopping the bleeding.

"How about this—can you recognize what number this is?"

One nurse held up a figure in front of Xiao Fei, checking whether his consciousness was intact.

"I’m perfectly conscious; don’t worry."

The nurses were a little surprised. This guy was so badly injured, bleeding so heavily, yet his awareness remained crystal-clear?

"Um... don’t you feel pain?"

A young nurse, seemingly new on the job, asked carefully.

"If you don’t bring it up, I won’t feel it."

Xiao Fei exhaled deeply, then closed his eyes, deciding not to say more.

It seemed that, for the time being, he would get to enjoy some full-scale pampering from his wife?

Thinking about it that way, it didn’t sound too bad?

After all, his legs were guaranteed to be fine.

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