A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return

Chapter 976 Hit-and-Run Driver

In the heat of the moment, Xia Ling could not think too much. She pushed the two children away instinctively.

The two children staggered and just so happened to knock against the bodyguard that had been charging forward. The three of them fell down in a mess. The bodyguard calculated in his heart and knew that even if he were to charge forward now, he would not be able to save Xia Ling!

Was this God’s will?

The bodyguard was perplexed, why had she pushed the children over?! According to Li Lei’s instructions, his first priority should be to protect Xia Ling. When the lorry had been charging forward, he had already judged the situation. It was impossible to save the three of them at the same time, but he had been confident of pushing her to a safe place.

But it all turned futile when she pushed the two children over.

Now, the two children were saved, but what about her? What could she do?!

Xia Ling’s push had taken up all her strength. She had no more energy left to avoid the lorry that was rushing quickly towards her. The large lorry was just about to hit her and crush her into a pile of meat!

“Mother!” Shaohui cried.

“Mother!” Li Rui also cried. His mind was in a complete blank and something shocked his soul-At the time of crisis, this beautiful woman in front of him had disregarded her own safety and had exhausted all her strength to push him to a place of safety! Instinctively, he had called out “Mother”, not some stepmother, not Aunt Ling. At that moment, the little child had voluntarily recognized this woman who had saved him as his own mother!

The large lorry’s blinding white light flashed across.

“Bang!” A loud gunshot sounded.

It was the bodyguard who had taken out his gun at the critical moment. He fired at the tires of the lorry. The tires exploded and the lorry lost its balance. The front of the lorry tilted to the side and stopped with a “peng” sound.

Xia Ling, however, was knocked. She flew a few steps and fell onto the ground, bleeding profusely.

“Mother!” Shaohui and Li Rui cried out, rushing forward toward her.

The bodyguard hugged tightly onto them. “Young Masters, it’s dangerous!” He quickly dragged the two children to the car. He was afraid that there would be an accomplice beside the driver, so he locked the car door and quickly rushed to check on Xia Ling.

Lin Yunan was kneeling down next to Xia Ling. He dialed the phone quickly. “120! 120! Hurry up! It’s Ye Xingling that’s met with an accident! Yes, the singer Ye Xingling! If something is to happen to her, her husband and fans from all over the world will never forgive you all! Wait, don’t hang up, tell me the first-aid procedures, hurry!”

Under the instructions from the phone, the bodyguard and Lin Yunan hurriedly gave her first-aid.

Xia Ling’s face was as thin as a sheet of gold paper. Her whole body was bloody, but it was unknown where her wound was.

Luckily, the bodyguard had shot the tires of the lorry in time and had made the lorry leave its original track. Thus, the lorry hitting her was not severe enough to take her life. Her breathing was shallow and weak, and she fought to live.

The ambulance whizzed on the road and sent her to the hospital. She was rushed to the emergency room.

Soon, Li Lei arrived.

“What happened!” He was like a furious lion and interrogated Lin Yunan and the bodyguard.

The two of them roughly told him the story of what happened. In the end, the bodyguard added, “Because the fans were dispersing at the time, the rest of the guards were keeping guard outside. I was the only one at the scene. It was my fault that the driver ran away. I’m sorry, Young Master!”

Li Lei said, “Investigate! Whoever dared to find trouble with my wife’s children, I want him dead!”

The bodyguard received the instructions sternly and set about investigating with Tan Ying, who had just rushed over.

Li Lei’s eyes were bloodshot. He paced back and forth outside the emergency room for a few hours before he saw the emergency light fade and a doctor wearing a hospital gown come out.

“Doctor, how is she?!” Li Lei asked anxiously.

The doctor removed his mask. “The patient has many broken bones. Her soft tissues have also contused. However, her important organs have not been harmed. It’s not a big issue, she will be fine after her bones heal.”

Li Lei let out a long sigh of relief and relaxed his whole body. He collapsed onto the long bench in the corridor as if he had lost all his energy. Soon, Xia Ling was pushed out of the emergency room and into the ward.

Li Lei stayed beside her the whole time until finally, she opened her eyes.

“Xiao Ling, you’re awake?” He was ecstatic and squeezed her hand, his eyes red.

Xia Ling looked at him with difficulty, her voice weak as she asked, “Li Lei? Shao... Shaohui? How is he? What about Xiao Rui?” The memories of the scene before she had lost consciousness flashed in front of her. She could only remember the sudden white flash of light and the children’s helpless alarmed screams...

“The children are fine. They are not harmed,” Li Lei said. “You have to take care of your body and not move around.”

She was reassured, and stared at his red eyes and laughed with difficulty. “Don’t cry. You’re a big man, it makes you ugly.” She wanted to raise her hand to wipe the corners of his eyes, but since her hands were plastered, she was unable to raise them. Only now did she think of asking about her own condition. “What did the doctor say? I’m... fine, right?”

“So you know how to be scared!” He looked at her with distress and anger. “Why did you push the children with the bodyguard around? Why can’t you take care of yourself first?!”

“I’m their mother.” She was still weak but rebutted stubbornly. After that, she reassured him. “I’m fine, don’t be angry. Don’t you see that I’m fine now?” She glanced at him and knew that she did not have any serious injuries. If she were to have any severe injuries like any disability, he would not be talking to her in this reproachful tone.

He glared at her lightly. “You call this being okay? You’ve injured your bones and your nerves, so rest well and don’t develop any illnesses.”

She smiled and replied gently, “Yes.”

The two of them chatted for a while, enjoying the warm time they shared from the aftermath of the accident. A long time passed before Li Lei asked, “Did you see clearly who was in the lorry?”

Xia Ling shook her head. “The headlights of the lorry were too blinding. I wasn’t able to see anything. Why, you couldn’t find the hit-and-run driver?”

“I suspect that someone was trying to hit you deliberately.” Li Lei’s expression was grave.

“Why?” Xia Ling asked. Logically, the chances of it being an accident were big. Such as drunk driving, or the driver being a new female driver... Why did he suspect that there was a reason behind it?

Li Lei said, “Once the accident happened, I sent some people to investigate the driver, yet nothing could be discovered. If it was really an accident and the driver was to escape in the heat of the moment, there is no way he could hide from the Li family’s expansive resources.” Unless there was a plan behind it, and it was a pre-mediated murder plan.

Xia Ling shuddered. Who on earth would harbor that much hatred toward her, to put even the children in danger?

“Is there any evidence on the killer?” She asked Li Lei.