Chapter 617: Love That One Cannot Avoid

Liu Xin'ai was stunned for a moment, and immediately after, she heard an alarm sound inside the car, indicating that the front right tire was rapidly losing air.

She hurriedly pulled over to the side and stopped, her expression somewhat at a loss.

How could a perfectly fine car break down?

Did it run over something sharp?

Feeling somewhat puzzled, she pushed the door open to get out and hurriedly checked the tire, only to discover that the entire tire had already gone flat and stiff.

"Xin'ai, what's wrong?"

Jiang Chenghao's voice came from behind Liu Xin'ai.

As soon as he saw Liu Xin'ai pull over, he had immediately stopped as well.

Liu Xin'ai had no choice but to say helplessly, "My tire seems to have suddenly developed a problem..."

"Let me take a look."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chenghao hurriedly knelt on one knee on the ground to inspect it, not feeling the least bit concerned about getting dirty.

Liu Xin'ai wanted to speak up to stop him, but it was already too late.

She had no choice but to stand to the side, pursing her lips as she waited for Jiang Chenghao to finish his inspection.

A few minutes later—"It looks like it's leaking air; it should have been happening for a while now. The tire is completely flat; if you continue to drive it forcibly, I'm afraid it will be ruined. Do you have a spare tire in the car?"

Jiang Chenghao had figured out where the problem lay.

Liu Xin'ai could only shake her head helplessly: "I cleaned out the car a few days ago and happened to take it out. There's no spare tire in the car now; I can only call the insurance company to come and tow the car away..."

As she spoke, she hurriedly took out her phone and made a call to the insurance company.

After explaining the situation here, she saw that Jiang Chenghao was still standing to the side, not having left.

As their eyes met, Liu Xin'ai's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but recall the scene on the day of her wedding.

That day, she had almost been unable to resist wanting to leave with Cheng Hao...

Liu Xin'ai dared not dwell on it any further and hurriedly said, "I can just wait here by myself; you should go back first."

Jiang Chenghao knew she would say that, so he replied, "Why don't I take you back? Since the car has already been reported for repairs, they will come to pick it up later."

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent for a moment.

The two looked at each other, both with the same stubbornness in their eyes.

After all, this was on a main road, and since Jiang Chenghao wouldn't leave, Liu Xin'ai had no other choice but to stop saying anything, only silently praying in her heart for the insurance company people to arrive quickly.

More than half an hour later—two staff members finally arrived, did some simple registration, and then towed away Liu Xin'ai's car.

Jiang Chenghao hurriedly spoke up again: "It's hard to hail a taxi here; let me take you back."

Liu Xin'ai continued to refuse: "Really, there's no need..."

"Xin'ai."

Jiang Chenghao's tone was somewhat helpless: "I really don't have any other intentions; I just want to help you out. It is indeed difficult to hail a taxi on this road. If you are very uncomfortable with it, I will only take you to a section of the road where it's easy to get a taxi and then leave. Is that okay?"

His tone was sincere, and he looked at Liu Xin'ai with what was almost a plea.

Liu Xin'ai's gaze flickered for a moment, and after hesitating for a long while, she finally nodded and agreed.

Only then did Jiang Chenghao heave a sigh of relief and hurriedly let her get into the car.

The gray car started up again, but the atmosphere inside the car was as stifling as it had been at the Li Mansion just moments ago.

Jiang Chenghao observed the person beside him without a word, wanting to speak several times, but each time the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back down.

Xin'ai seems to really want to avoid me...

Is it because of what happened last time?

Jiang Chenghao couldn't make up his mind, but he caught a glimpse of Liu Xin'ai with her fingers tightly interlaced, looking as if she were very nervous.

Her gaze also drifted toward the car window from time to time, looking as if she wanted to get out of the car as soon as possible.

Jiang Chenghao frowned slightly, and suddenly, the words that Qin Yiyan had once said to Liu Xin'ai flashed violently through his mind, and he couldn't help but ask: "Xin'ai, are you avoiding me?"

"Ah? I..."

Liu Xin'ai hadn't expected him to ask that so suddenly, and for a moment, she didn't know how to answer.

Jiang Chenghao's expression, however, was even more severe than before, and he asked in a low voice: "That Qin Yiyan... has he bullied you again? Are you keeping your distance from me because you're afraid of him..."

"No!"

Liu Xin'ai didn't want him to overthink things, so she hurriedly replied.

Immediately after, she explained bitterly: "Cheng Hao, I am already married. Keeping a distance is how it should be, and it has nothing to do with anyone else."

Jiang Chenghao's hand gripping the steering wheel tightened, and he said nothing.

Liu Xin'ai lowered her eyes slightly, suppressing all her emotions back into the depths of her heart.

Immediately after, she saw the fork in the road ahead and hurriedly said: "Just stop right up ahead! It's easy to hail a taxi over there!"

"Alright."

Jiang Chenghao responded and looked toward the side of the road.

Aside from that, he didn't say another word.

The car pulled over to the side of the road and slowly came to a stop.

Liu Xin'ai hurriedly opened the car door and got out.

She quickly expressed her thanks again: "Cheng Hao, I've troubled you today. You should hurry back; I can hail a taxi myself."

She rarely showed such urgency about anything.

Jiang Chenghao looked at the aloofness in her eyes and felt a wave of stuffiness in his chest.

"Xin'ai, you..."

Jiang Chenghao still couldn't help but speak up, looking at Liu Xin'ai with some worry.

He wanted to know, has she been doing well lately?

Have you been wronged at the Qin Family?

But before he could even ask, Jiang Chenghao saw Liu Xin'ai suddenly looking behind him with a surprised expression.

He instinctively turned his head to look out the car window, and immediately saw a red sports car that had pulled up alongside his at some point.

The car door opened, and a man walked out quickly.

It was none other than Qin Yiyan!

"Xin'ai, I didn't expect to run into you here."

Qin Yiyan greeted Liu Xin'ai with a smile, not missing the flash of panic in her eyes.

Liu Xin'ai's mind went blank; she did not understand why Qin Yiyan would suddenly appear here.

Before she could react, someone grabbed her wrist and pulled her directly into his arms.

She looked at Qin Yiyan in surprise, then hurriedly lowered her head.

Why was Qin Yiyan here?

He would definitely misunderstand something and refuse to let her go once they returned!

Liu Xin'ai felt somewhat helpless, and then she heard Qin Yiyan suddenly say: "Mr. Jiang, thank you for bringing my wife here. From here on, she can just ride in my car."

Qin Yiyan still wore that gentle expression, seemingly having completely forgotten about the events of the wedding day, yet he emphasized the words "my wife."

His eyes were also brewing with ink-like emotions; thinking of the scene he had just seen of Liu Xin'ai getting out of Jiang Chenghao's car, he felt inexplicably sour inside.

Could this woman never learn to be well-behaved?

Was she so impatient to run out and meet her old lover the moment she had a chance?

"Qin Yiyan, I..."

Liu Xin'ai wanted to explain.

But Qin Yiyan did not give her a chance to speak at all, interrupting her directly: "Xin'ai, shall we go home?"

His face was still smiling, but it only remained on the surface, while his eyes were filled with coldness.