The Cold-hearted CEO's Unwanted Bride
Chapter 78: Stampede Incident

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Stampede Incident

"Miss Qin, the matter of Bo Yunshen abusing his wife has been exposed. According to someone with knowledge, your marriage has always been one of appearance without substance, so are you planning to divorce Bo Yunshen?"

"Mrs. Bo, how did you endure Bo Yunshen’s abuse for three years and still insist on not divorcing?"

Qin Yan was overwhelmed, and as more people gathered, she unconsciously grabbed Qin Yinyin’s hand. If things continued this way, there would certainly be trouble.

The moment that thought appeared, Qin Yan’s body was jostled by the crowded people. Wearing high heels and caught completely off guard, she staggered twice, a bone-piercing pain shooting up from her ankle!

"Mommy!"

Qin Yinyin screamed. Qin Yan looked instinctively in Qin Yinyin’s direction; they were only a step apart, but Qin Yinyin was somewhat safer, whereas Qin Yan was no longer the only one who had fallen to the ground.

As soon as Qin Yinyin opened her mouth, she took small steps, "Mommy, Mommy are you all right?"

"Don’t move, Yinyin, stay there... Ah!"

Qin Yan tried frantically to stop Qin Yinyin, but pain shot through her fingers as all five of Qin Yan’s fingers were crushed under a foot wearing black sneakers.

Sharp agony traveled from her fingers to her heart, the pain nearly causing Qin Yan to cry out.

Moreover, Qin Yan’s attempt to stop her was too late, and Qin Yinyin had already run in Qin Yan’s direction, using her height advantage to reach Qin Yan’s side in just a few steps.

The little one pushed the person stepping on Qin Yan’s hand, "Uncle, you’re stepping on my mommy! Please go away!"

Her voice was soft and drowned out in the noisy crowd, flooding Qin Yan with fear.

This wasn’t right!

Qin Yan, struggling to maintain her composure, tried to pull her fingers free as shouts for "Where’s Qin Yan? Where is Qin Yan?" increased around her.

The number of people was growing thicker, and Qin Yan was almost able to stand up when someone bumped into her again, even knocking Yinyin down to the ground.

Yinyin immediately started crying, and Qin Yan, gripped by terror, almost cried herself.

"Don’t push, everyone stop pushing!"

As Qin Yan shouted, she reached out to pull Qin Yinyin, but her wrist was trampled by a high heel, causing severe pain that made her grit her teeth and continue reaching until she finally pulled Qin Yinyin into her embrace.

"Mommy, Yinyin is scared... it hurts so much."

Qin Yan shielded Qin Yinyin beneath her, the chaos around her drowning out her ability to respond as she carefully protected the child. Heavy footsteps intermittently trampled on Qin Yan’s body.

Pain surged from all directions, filling Qin Yan’s eyes with tears.

She wanted to escape, but was surrounded by people, the weight of their steps overwhelming her; a choking suffocation grew in Qin Yan’s chest.

In that moment, Qin Yan grew more afraid, a slow resignation settling in her heart that she might truly get trampled to death here.

Lu Yi stepped out of the car to see only a sea of people in the sweltering weather, the smell intensified by their proximity, and immediately noticed several people being trampled under journalists’ feet.

He stooped to take a megaphone from the car, turned it on, and shouted loudly, "Stop, police! Everyone stop! Stand still and don’t move!"

The crowd was silent for a second, then turned to see police officers running towards them. As the crowd loosened, the leading officer took over the megaphone from Lu Yi and bellowed with full force, "Everyone, stay right where you are, watch your feet! If you see injured people, help them up! The ambulance is almost here!"

Lu Yi pushed his way into the middle of the crowd, "Qin Yan!? Qin Yan?"

"Lu Yi..."

Qin Yan’s strength vanished entirely, her vision darkened in waves, and as Lu Yi approached, someone made way for him!

Lu Yi’s eyelids twitched, Qin Yan’s original color was indiscernible, and on her fair arm was an incomplete, murky imprint of a sports shoe.

"Where is Yinyin?"

He squatted down, Qin Yan’s body slumped to the side, revealing Qin Yinyin with a tear-stained face exposed to the air, Lu Yi instinctively lifted Qin Yinyin from the ground, using his other hand to pull Qin Yan up from the ground.

He looked around somberly, his gaze mysteriously menacing.

"Are you alright?"

Qin Yan’s face was deathly pale, her back breaking out in countless cold sweats, the fear lingering, yet paradoxically, a sliver of luck of surviving catastrophe also rose in her heart, the two emotions intertwined, causing Qin Yan’s speech to stutter.

"No, no problem..."

"I’ll take you to the hospital, come on, get in the car!"

...

Bo Group’s top-floor executive office.

Bo Yunshen’s scrutinizing gaze fell on the newspaper in front of him, his stare intense, almost as if it could pierce through the paper and tear the listed article’s writer into pieces!

"Damn! Abusing his wife? What crap is this?"

"I knew from the start that nothing good comes from getting involved with that vile woman!"

Bo Yunshen raised his hand, tearing the newspaper in his hand to shreds, his gaze dark and deep, his pupils densely black, almost as if ink could seep out any second.

The man flicked his fingertips, scattering the pieces of paper, which fell like snowflakes through the air.

Bo Yunshen picked up the idle phone on his desk, quickly brought up Qin Yan’s mobile number, and called without hesitation. The call went through, but it kept ringing until the phone automatically hung up.

Qin Yan, that vile woman, could it be that she saw the news this morning and dared not answer his call, afraid of his wrath?

She was clever, but... just by not answering the phone, did she think she could escape?

A silent, sardonic smile leaked from the corners of Bo Yunshen’s lips, the man tapped his fingertips on the desk, then reached for the phone and called Xu Lin, his tone very familiar, "Have Qin Yan come to my office!"

After speaking, he hung up directly.

Xu Lin paused; many in the company had seen the morning newspapers, Xu Lin included. Hearing Bo Yunshen summon Qin Yan, he felt a twinge of sympathy for her.

After a moment, the door to the executive office sounded, Bo Yunshen slowly said, "Enter."

The office door opened, Xu Lin came in, maintaining a distance of about three meters from Bo Yunshen’s desk, his voice low as he started, "Mr. Bo, Director Qin called in sick today... she’s not in the office."

Bo Yunshen’s eyes instantly darkened, his tone icy and devoid of warmth, "Taking a leave? Who approved it? On Monday every department holds a weekly summary meeting, and the head of the market department is absent? Does Qin Yan think Bo Group is her own house? To come and go as she pleases?!"

The man’s anger rose from his heart, even Bo Yunshen himself rarely missed a day of work. He hadn’t been at Bo Group long, yet each time he looked for Qin Yan, he never found her!