"How come the traffic is so congested today?"
"This route is always this congested. Haven't you gotten used to it yet?"
"It's not usually this congested. Could there have been a traffic accident up ahead?"
"Probably not. I just checked online. If there had been a traffic accident, there should be a corresponding report."
The bus had been stuck on the road without moving an inch for quite some time, and the passengers were buzzing with discussion.
Lin Li gripped a handrail with his right hand and stood by the bus's exit. He pulled his phone from his pocket and checked the time.
"Oh no! Su Yue should be off work by now. I'm so late. If I'd known this would happen, I would've taken the subway."
After returning home and taking a shower, Lin Li immediately went out and headed to the place where Su Yue's aunt ran an extracurricular training class.
He had thought that he'd left home early enough compared to Su Yue's quitting time, and that he would have to wait for her when he arrived.
But he never expected the bus he took to run into a traffic jam. A journey that should have taken only a dozen minutes had already stretched past forty, and he still hadn't reached his destination.
"Phew..."
After spending nearly an hour finally reaching his destination, Lin Li got off the bus and let out a long sigh of relief.
After being stuck on the road for so long, the passengers on this bus all had more or less built up some resentment.
Later, the bus driver asked his colleagues at the company and learned the reason for the traffic jam, then explained it to the passengers.
Two cars had scraped each other farther up the road, and neither