Chapter 1214: Mistaken for a Married Couple

This is clearly an attempt to extort someone.

In no time at all, a circle of onlookers had gathered around.

Shi Ran was not there; she had gone to buy fruit juice. When she returned carrying the juice, she saw the woman with her hands on her hips, still hurling abuse.

Yun Qitian's face was flushed red with anger, yet he couldn't even get a word in.

He was a well-educated person and had never seen such shrewish street-brawling tactics.

Therefore, his full measure of talent had nowhere to be displayed; he was simply not skilled in this line of business.

Shi Ran quickly figured out what was going on. She pushed through the crowd, set down the juice, rolled up her sleeves—"Slap!", "Slap!"

She aimed straight for the shrew's face and delivered two smacks.

The shrew hadn't expected someone to suddenly rush in from the outside and hit her; once she reacted, she immediately wanted to fight Shi Ran to the death!

Shi Ran had practiced the Women's Self-Defense Technique; a woman who only knew how to throw a tantrum was no match for her.

The woman failed to fight back and instead fell face-first into the dirt, drawing a burst of uproarious laughter from the onlookers nearby.

She cursed repeatedly, but after being slapped a few more times by Shi Ran, she was too scared to continue cursing.

"This is too bullying! You two are being too bullying... Your child pushed our child over, and you still hit people. This is too bullying..."

The woman didn't dare say anything nasty, just kept muttering, "This is too bullying."

Her child kept crying, face covered in snot and tears, looking miserable.

Shi Ran was at a loss; she had never experienced such a situation before.

Shi Ran was actually someone who responded to soft tactics but not hard ones; if someone came at her hard, she would meet violence with violence.

But if they used soft tactics, acting pitiful, she wouldn't know what to do.

However, the woman's words were very infuriating; how could she spout such nonsense?

How old were she and Yun Qitian, anyway?

How could they be mistaken for the mother and father of a seven-year-old child?

She darkened her face: "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know the situation. We are not her mother and father."

"Oh my, this is too bullying! Just to avoid paying money, you won't even admit the child is yours..." The woman wouldn't let go, insisting that Qi Shishi was their child. No matter how they explained it, it was useless, and it angered Shi Ran so much she almost hit her again.

Yun Qitian saw it clearly this time.

The woman was beating around the bush; everything she did was just to extort some money.

He took out his wallet and pulled out all the cash inside to give to her; she shut her mouth as expected.

Nowadays, everyone uses WeChat or Alipay, so cash isn't used very often. He didn't have much on him, just about five or six bills in his wallet.

The three of them finally got away. Yun Qitian joked with Shi Ran: "Ranran, you were so cool just now. You stepped up and delivered two slaps just like that, like a female knight-errant."

"From now on, I won't be afraid to go anywhere with you. You protect me."

"Stop being cheeky. You're a grown man asking me to protect you? Aren't you ashamed?"

Shi Ran put on a straight face, not very happy.

"I'm just joking with you, don't take it seriously."

Nothing he said worked; Shi Ran just ignored him. It wasn't until he told a few jokes later that he managed to coax her into a better mood.

With such a thing happening, they naturally had no heart for playing anymore, so the two of them sent the little girl back, and then Yun Qitian prepared to take Shi Ran home.

"No need, I'll go myself. You go home."

"What's wrong with you? Still unhappy about what happened earlier? I was really just joking with you. If you don't like it, I promise I won't make such jokes again." Yun Qitian was a bit puzzled; Shi Ran wasn't someone who couldn't take a joke, but she was a bit different today.

"You're overthinking it. It has nothing to do with you. I just want to be quiet by myself."

Since she insisted, Yun Qitian complied, but he didn't let her take a taxi home. Instead, he gave her the car to use and got out to walk himself.

Shi Ran drove Yun Qitian's car, driving aimlessly along the road.

Her mind was in a chaotic mess.

If things had gone well and nothing had happened, she could have continued to secretly play with and take care of her little sister for much longer.

But with what happened today, Qi Heng would definitely find out. When that woman left, she saw someone recording a video...

Seriously.

At the time, she only cared about the satisfaction of not taking any abuse, but it ended up inviting even more trouble.

She didn't want to have any more dealings with Qi Heng, but if he found out about this, it would surely stir up more waves!

Yun Qitian took a taxi home, the corners of his mouth turned up, and the smile on his face never faded.

Happy, so happy.

Even though he had been scolded by a shrew, he was still very happy.

The reason for his happiness was very simple, just because of that one sentence from the woman: "You two as mother and father..."

He thought to himself: Do Shi Ran and I look like a married couple?

Yes, that must be it.

Otherwise, why would that woman insist that the two of them were a couple?

Regarding the same event, the two of them had completely different reactions.

Shi Ran was driving, distracted. By the time she noticed the vehicle swerving and speeding toward her in the wrong lane, it was all too late—"Bang!" The two cars collided, and the airbags deployed.

Hospital.

Shi Youxuan and Sheng Hanyu rushed to the hospital in a hurry. Yun Qitian greeted them with a face full of guilt: "I'm sorry, Uncle and Aunt, it's all my fault..."

Sheng Hanyu interrupted him: "How is Ranran?"

"She is inside."

The expression on Yun Qitian's face was devastated. The couple's hearts were in their throats, terrified that something might have happened to their daughter.

But when they pushed open the door to the emergency room, both of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Shi Ran was sitting on the hospital bed with her arm in a cast, and there was a small scrape on her face; it didn't even need medicine, just a tiny graze of the skin.

Although she was injured, it was only a little bit, and there was nothing serious.

Shi Youxuan sat by the hospital bed, carefully asking her daughter if she had any other injuries.

Upon learning that it was only what she could see—a hairline fracture in her arm and nothing else—she felt relieved.

Then she began to complain: "Why did you have to act so tough? With your meager skills, you're trying to race cars on the road like others? You're lucky you're fine, but if something had happened... would you still let us live?"

Speaking of this, she actually shed tears.

Shi Ran was injured and was now a patient, but she still had to comfort her mother: "Please don't cry, don't cry, it's all my fault, I'll be careful when I drive next time..."

"Careful? You are not allowed to drive yourself next time!" Shi Youxuan warned, glaring at her.

"Mm, I'll listen to you, I won't drive anymore in the future, is that okay?"

"That's more like it."

Only then did her mother stop crying, turning her worry into joy.

The cause of the accident was not complicated at all, and it was quickly investigated and cleared up.

The driver who caused the accident was fully responsible, driving drunk and against the flow of traffic.

Twelve points were deducted from their license, they were given fifteen days of administrative detention, and they were forbidden from taking the driver's license test for five years.

Shi Ran was injured and had to stay in the hospital for a period of time.

When other people are hospitalized or sick, they have family members surrounding them, showing concern, serving tea and water, and taking care of them in every possible way.

But when she was sick, there wasn't a single family member by her side.

Only Yun Qitian stayed in the Hospital Ward to take care of her.

"Ranran, do you want to drink some water?"

"Do you want to eat an apple?"

"Do you want me to massage your shoulders?"

"Shall I tell you a joke?"

Shi Ran:...

She just wanted him to shut up.