At the banquet, since Wu Yilan was the center of attention, although she was best friends with Song Ge, she still couldn't spare much time to accompany her.
Fortunately, Zhai Cheng was always by her side, so the banquet wasn't too bad.
"You go back and attend to your guests. We'll go back by ourselves," Song Ge said with a smile, pushing Wu Yilan back into the house and not letting her see them off any further.
Wu Yilan felt guilty and insisted on seeing them off a bit more. But then she thought of the mess waiting for her inside the house, and she hesitated.
"Miss Wu, rest assured. I, Zhai Cheng, will surely send her home safely," Zhai Cheng stepped forward a few steps, pulled Song Ge behind him, and promised Wu Yilan seriously.
Wu Yilan had observed Zhai Cheng at the banquet and thought he was quite reliable. She also had a good impression of him.
"Then I'll trouble Mr. Zhai. There are still some matters at the banquet. I'll go back and handle them first. I won't see you off," Wu Yilan said with a sigh of relief and hurried back as she spoke.
Song Ge laughed and nodded to let her go.
"Let's go to the parking lot," Zhai Cheng pretended to forget that he was still holding Song Ge's hand and naturally walked towards the parking lot.
Song Ge didn't think much of it and obediently followed behind him.
The two chatted and laughed all the way, and most of their topics were about their views on the banquet today.
When they reached a cross - road, Zhai Cheng suddenly stopped, looked around, and after making sure there were no cars, he pulled Song Ge and continued to cross the road.
"Car!" Song Ge exclaimed.
They were already in the middle of the road. No matter which way they dodged, it would be a long way. And just now Zhai Cheng had specifically checked, there were clearly no cars. Why did a car suddenly appear?
Hearing this, Zhai Cheng also reacted and tightly pulled Song Ge to run.
But the dazzling headlights made it hard for them to open their eyes, and they could only dodge randomly.
It seemed that the car was after Zhai Cheng. No matter which way he dodged, the car drove straight towards him.
Seeing that the car was about to hit Zhai Cheng, Song Ge instinctively broke free from Zhai Cheng's hand and pushed him away forcefully.
"Watch out!" Song Ge shouted loudly.
Zhai Cheng only felt a huge impact and then watched helplessly as the car drove straight towards Song Ge.
"No!" Zhai Cheng desperately reached out his hand, trying to pull Song Ge back, but he had been pushed away and couldn't touch Song Ge at all.
The headlights were getting closer and closer. Song Ge stared directly at the headlights, a bitter smile curving her lips: It seemed she was really going to die here this time. She wondered if she would still feel pain after being hit to death.
"Oof..." Suddenly, there came a low grunt, followed by a huge crashing sound.
Song Ge hadn't even reacted where the sound came from when she felt herself falling into a warm embrace. Then she and that person fell to the ground together and rolled several times before stopping.
Song Ge was in pain all over from the fall, but she quickly realized a problem. She had been held in someone's arms all the time, so the car hadn't hit her.
Who was the one who got hit?
"Senior!" After Song Ge saw clearly the person holding her, tears welled up in her eyes.
At the moment when the car was about to hit, Ji Qingyun suddenly rushed out, hugged Song Ge in his arms, and changed positions. The car hit him directly.
At this moment, he was covered in blood, and even the smile that always hung on his face was gone.
"Senior, how are you? I'll call the emergency number right away. Hold on, senior," Song Ge said in a flurry, trying to block his bleeding wound with one hand while fumbling for her phone with the other.
Ji Qingyun gasped heavily, the blood flowing out continuously, making his face look even more haggard.
It took him a while to calm down a bit, and he said intermittently, "Don't be afraid. It'll be okay. I just need to rest a bit."
The tears couldn't be held back anymore and rolled down one by one, hitting his body.
"Why are you so stupid? Why did you push me away?" Song Ge sobbed uncontrollably, feeling extremely guilty.
It was all because of her. If it weren't for her, such a gentle senior wouldn't have gotten into trouble. It was her who killed Ji Qingyun.
"Miss, please step aside. We need to send the patient to the hospital," the ambulance screeched to a halt, and several nurses and doctors rushed out of the car.
Song Ge stared blankly at them, as if trying to figure out who they were. After looking for a full few minutes, she suddenly panicked and grabbed their clothes, pleading desperately, "You must save him. He's a good person. He shouldn't be hurt."
The nurse was already in a hurry and nodded perfunctorily, "We'll do our best."
"The patient has lost too much blood. We can't delay any longer. Send him to the hospital quickly," the most experienced old doctor made a decisive decision.
The nurses around Ji Qingyun also looked solemn. They quickly carried Ji Qingyun onto the stretcher and then put him into the ambulance without a moment's delay.
Song Ge watched helplessly as the ambulance drove away and rushed after it anxiously.
"Stop running. You can't catch up. Wait for me to take you to the hospital," Zhai Cheng looked at Song Ge with mixed feelings and lovingly pulled her back.
"Go and drive quickly. Senior is going to the hospital alone," Song Ge nodded frantically, the tears streaming down her face.
Zhai Cheng nodded heavily and strode towards the parking lot to drive.
When Zhai Cheng and Song Ge arrived at the hospital, Ji Qingyun had already been taken into the emergency room.
The two of them could only stand helplessly outside the operating room, waiting nervously for the result.
"How is he? How is my senior now?" A little nurse came out to get something, and Song Ge hurriedly ran over to stop her.
The little nurse glanced at her indifferently and rushed away, "The patient's condition is not optimistic. You should be prepared."
As soon as the words were out, the little nurse had already disappeared. She was still in a hurry to get blood bags from the blood bank.
Song Ge's legs went weak, and her body swayed. If Zhai Cheng hadn't been quick - eyed and quick - handed to come and support her, she would have fallen to the ground.
"He'll be okay. Trust me," Zhai Cheng tightly grasped her shoulders, forcing her to stop thinking wildly.
Song Ge nodded with tears in her eyes and then looked at the operating - room door again.
In just over an hour, the doctors and nurses came in and out. Each of their faces was so solemn that no one dared to step forward and ask questions.
Moreover, their steps were very fast, which made Song Ge even more nervous.
"Ding..."
The indicator light of the operating room went off, and at the same time, the door of the operating room fully opened. All the doctors walked out.
"Doctor, how is my senior?" Song Ge asked nervously.
The doctor sighed deeply and shook his head helplessly, "Sorry, we've done our best. The patient lost too much blood and can no longer be saved."
"Please accept our condolences."
Even after the doctors and others had left, Song Ge's mind was still echoing this sentence.