Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack-Chapter 731 - 711: I Am That Victim

"Go play over there, kid, this isn’t a place for children," a police officer said as Luo Qianqian approached the area. Because of the damaged walls and the danger of falling glass, protective tapes had been set up both inside and outside.

Luo Qianqian nodded awkwardly, her view obstructed by a sea of people at the door and isolation tape across the windows. How was she supposed to see inside?

"It’s really tragic. I heard there’s a child who was sitting right in his seat. Now his life hangs in the balance," said a freshly minted father on the police force, shedding two tears, "I heard he was a very smart kid."

"He’s probably dead, right? Look at this car, completely crushing the seat. If that kid was trapped underneath the car, I’m afraid..."

"Poor child, to meet his end just coming for a meal, is it really my time to die when the heavens decree it?"

"But fortunately, there’s only one casualty this time. If there were more, I’m afraid both the restaurant and the owner of the car would be doomed."

"What are you saying? Do you think people who can afford to eat here are short on money? I think this restaurant is definitely going to close down."

"How old was the victim?"

... "Um..." Luo Qianqian started to speak, her voice tinged with embarrassment, interrupting the community-police interaction. As all eyes turned to her, Luo Qianqian scratched her head sheepishly, "I think I’m the victim you’re talking about..."

"Do you even know what ’victim’ means?" A woman immediately began to explain to Luo Qianqian, "A ’victim’ refers to someone who’s died."

"But, the person who was sitting here just now, that was really me," Luo Qianqian said, blinking innocently.

"Qianqian!" Qin Nuan stepped out of the restaurant, was about to make a call, but then she saw Luo Qianqian outside the crowd, watching the excitement. Tears immediately started streaming down her face as she rushed over and embraced Luo Qianqian, "I’m so relieved you’re okay, you scared me to death."

The next moment, Luo Qianqian was enveloped in another embrace from behind. Feeling the warmth and the head resting on top of hers, Luo Qianqian paused, then heard a deep voice from above her head, "Jin Yue, don’t scare me like this again, okay?"

The hug was tight, and without struggling, Luo Qianqian softly called out, "Senior brother, I’m here."

Seeing the two crying girls and a boy who seemed very upset all treating this little girl with such care, the onlooking crowd started to believe somewhat that what the child had said was true.

Chu Ting had fainted from the shock and was taken to the hospital along with the injured. The three of them, since they weren’t hurt and were close by, were left behind to give their statements.

"You were really..." The woman pointed to the unrecognizable seat, her question filled with hesitation.

Luo Qianqian blinked, careful not to knock Jimo Cheng’s chin as his head was resting on hers, "Yeah, the waitstaff here should know, right?"

"How did you...?" The young police officer, who had just been shedding tears fearing Luo Qianqian had died, hesitated before asking.

Luo Qianqian paused for a moment, her eyes glancing around, then lowered her gaze, "I was knocked to the side, and then I saw someone running far away. I thought they were after me so I chased after them, only to find out that he just needed to pee really bad..." she said with a face full of innocence.

Qin Nuan couldn’t even bother with her tears anymore. Knocked to the side? They didn’t see that, did they? 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

But it’s also lucky that everyone was talking about the tremendous force of the impact and they had all instinctively closed their eyes... otherwise wouldn’t Luo Qianqian be afraid of giving herself away?

Luo Qianqian indicated she really wasn’t afraid as she fumbled for her phone in her bag, blindly typed out a message, then rummaged through her backpack and sent the message on the fly before pulling out her wallet, "I still need to pay for the meal, right?"

The action looked as if she had just been looking for her wallet.

The everyone was speechless. You’ve just suffered such a disaster, and you’re still thinking about paying for the meal? Is your heart too big, or is it just too big?

Jimo Cheng also released Luo Qianqian and directly pulled her behind him, "I’ve already left my contact information. If there’s anything, we can talk later. Now I’m taking her to get checked out."

The police officer nodded, still dazed, watching the four people leave.

"Why do I feel like this kid is a bit silly? Did she get knocked silly? Even now, she’s still thinking about paying for the meal?" The police officer who had cried before made up their mind, no matter what happened in the future, they definitely, definitely wouldn’t hit a child. Children are too fragile, too easily stupefied...

Luo Qianqian hadn’t expected that her excuse would give rise to a compassionate father.

Jimo Cheng immediately hailed a taxi, stuffed Luo Qianqian into the cab, had Qin Nuan and Cong Rong follow, then finally sat in the passenger seat, gave the address, and almost without pause took out his phone, only to find to his surprise, "You messaged me?" He turned back, looking at Luo Qianqian with an expression of disbelief.

Qin Nuan and Cong Rong were startled and took out their phones, looking at the messages on their phones and were quite speechless as well.

Jimo Cheng sighed, turned his head back around, and continued making calls—yes, calling a doctor.

Seeing the message, Qin Nuan didn’t believe in the impromptu excuse of Luo Qianqian, who had claimed she needed to pee. She looked helplessly at Luo Qianqian and slapped her leg hard, "Can’t you avoid scaring the elderly? My old auntie’s heart is almost worn out because of you."

Luo Qianqian smiled awkwardly. She didn’t mean to cause such trouble. She herself had almost believed she was done for, okay? Who knew some "super-fast busybody" would suddenly appear...

And she said a bunch of confusing stuff that almost made her think she was some once-in-a-century martial arts prodigy with exceptional talent.

Knowing Qin Nuan and the others were worried about her warmed her heart, and she threw herself into Qin Nuan’s arms, "You are the best. I’m sorry for worrying you."

Qin Nuan patted her head like she would with Baozi, "As long as you know. Scare me again, and I’ll really give you a beating!"

After hearing this, Luo Qianqian quickly switched to the embrace of Cong Rong, "Whimper, whimper, whimper, Nuannuan isn’t comforting me but still scaring me. I’m hurt, I’m so upset, my heart is broken, whimper, whimper, whimper..."

Cong Rong gently rubbed Luo Qianqian’s back, her voice very soothing, "Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid. If there’s a next time you scare people like this, I’ll help Nuannuan lock the door."

Qin Nuan burst into laughter. Haha, Luo Qianqian, this idiot, had actually sought comfort from Cong Rong. Qin Nuan knew that Cong Rong had shed quite a few tears just now as well. Hearing her say this, Qin Nuan was also relieved. If Cong Rong had only nodded and said yes, it meant she was really hurt by Luo Qianqian.

"Right, should we check who did it? Was it an accident or..." Cong Rong didn’t forget to care about the ’real culprit’ behind the incident.

Luo Qianqian froze for a moment as if she had just woken up from a dream, then sat up abruptly, "So, where is Chu Ting?"

"Her? She fainted at the scene. Who knows if it’s real or fake." Qin Nuan looked disdainful. She never had much of a liking for Chu Ting, and now even less. Chu Ting seemed too insincere for her taste.