Yun Ran had just left the rest room when she saw the driver hurriedly approaching.
"Miss Yun, something terrible has happened, all four tires have burst!"
What she least wanted to hear now were the words 'something terrible has happened.' She gave a cold look at the anxious-faced driver.
"If they've burst, then go fix them. What's the use of telling me? Do I look like I can fix cars?"
The driver originally wanted to say a few more alarming words but was intimidated by Yun Ran's gaze and couldn't help but shiver.
"The Yun Family pays you a high salary not for you to neglect your duty. You can say goodbye to your year-end bonus, I decide that!"
Handling other matters might be beyond her purview as the third young mistress of the Yun Family, but punishing a driver who made a mistake was still within her rights.
As for whether the person behind this will compensate later, that's none of her business. She just needed these people to understand, if they dare to play tricks in front of her, she can ruin their livelihoods just the same!
"Miss Yun..."
"Get lost!"
The driver dared not plead for himself anymore, truly regretting now. He was just a worker, why did he get involved!
This car, being an imported one, required sourcing appropriate tires from a 4S shop, which takes quite some time.
Now, Yun Ran either had to ride in another car or had to wait here.
[It's Yun Wan's doing; she just wants to make you carless to gross you out!]
"No matter, I'll settle the score with her later, a free 'private car driver' will soon be available!"
Ginsengfruit realized that Yun Ran had already foreseen this and therefore remained calm.
She waited another half an hour, then a humble-looking jeep appeared before her.
Yun Ran stepped forward, lifting a guileless smile: "Captain Song, we meet again~"
Song Ye felt like he was being targeted by her smile.
"Why are you here?"
Yun Ran sighed pitifully, sounding as unfortunate as possible: "I'm just an unwanted burden and here I am, dumped."
Saying this, Yun Ran leant her head through the car window and smiled: "Since you're also heading back to Hai City, why not give me a lift on the way~"
Song Ye: …
"Be honest, were you waiting here on purpose for me?"
Now it was Yun Ran's turn to be displeased, as if he had accused her of taking advantage.
"It's just a coincidence. I originally planned to hitch a ride randomly but just happened to predict your promotion, Captain Song.
I sincerely wanted to congratulate you here, of course, asking for a ride back was a spontaneous decision."
Song Ye expressed disbelief, yet found no argument to counter.
Yun Ran didn't care about Song Ye's mood anymore, she directly opened the back car door and got in, treating Captain Song like a driver.
She even touched around, clearly very satisfied with the genuine seats.
"I'm a bit sleepy, I'll take a nap. Remember to wake me up when we arrive at Hai City."
Now Song Ye was genuinely at a loss for words. He was an experienced police officer; even without his uniform, his presence was still very imposing.
He never expected that he, who could intimidate even the most hardened criminals, couldn't instill fear in Yun Ran.
Since she was already in the car, naturally he wouldn't drive her out.
Mid-journey, it suddenly began to rain, getting heavier and the skies grew darker.
Yun Ran suddenly opened her eyes, took a glance outside, calmly withdrew her gaze and then pinched a Magic Spell, casting it inside the vehicle.
Just as Song Ye, who had felt a chilly draft and was about to turn on the car's heater, noticed the chill inexplicably disappearing.
"Don't get out of the car later."
Hearing her voice, Song Ye saw through the rearview mirror Yun Ran looking serenely unconcerned as if she just made a casual comment.
Song Ye was just about to say, it's a highway and it's raining heavily, how could he possibly get out.
But before the words could leave his mouth, he suddenly remembered Yun Ran mentioning some Taoist techniques, and his brows knitted slightly.
"Is there something wrong?"
Yun Ran shook her head: "Not very sure, but if you stay in the car, you'll be safe."
Song Ye felt Yun Ran sounded somewhat cryptic, yet couldn't tell if it was just his imagination. After her words, he felt the old wound on his shoulder ache faintly.
After ten more minutes, Song Ye saw upfront that someone seemed to have been in an accident; without thinking, he stopped the car.
"I'm going to check!"
Yun Ran sighed lightly, she had said not to get out, but since Song Ye didn't listen, there was nothing she could do.
[Isn't it going to check? With such heavy rain, what if this police officer gets into trouble? You can't just wait here.]
"This is his karmic obstruction, he was originally protected by his Merit. Common troubles shouldn't find him, but unfortunately, he got unlucky, injured by his Puppeteer brother.
Even if I cleared the Evil Qi from his body in time, his merit protection was ultimately breached, contaminated by Evil Qi, those troubles naturally sought him.
Luckily, it's nothing serious, just some more troublesome annoyances."
Ginsengfruit also felt some pity; Merit is hard to come by, and it's been wasted.
Song Ye, holding an umbrella, was about to help the injured woman on the ground. Seeing her trembling all over, her skin turning dark as if frozen.
Unexpectedly, as he just squatted down, the woman fiercely grabbed him, causing Song Ye's hand to be instantly scratched, bleeding profusely.
"It was you who hit me, help, murder..."
Song Ye: …
Yun Ran: …
She felt this woman was quite bluffing, trying to scam a police officer.
"Pity, I didn't see Captain Song's expression; otherwise, it would have been delightful to watch. He probably didn't expect to encounter such a situation, and the offender was so disgusting, yet he had to save her."
[Exactly. These days, moral blackmail is rampant; always 'I'm weak so I'm right; you're strong so you deserve it.']
Yun Ran previously thought Ginsengfruit was like a ticking bomb, fearing if its energy was depleted, the Weapons Storage couldn't be closed, somewhat resentful.
Now it seemed, it does have some uses, like, joining her in bantering or gossiping.
Song Ye looked at the wound on his hand, and at the person on the ground clearly acting unreasonably, suddenly recalling what Yun Ran had said.
His heart felt uncomfortable yet, even knowing this person wasn't good, his duty still compelled him to save people.