Chapter 169: Clear skies after heavy snow
When Su Can received Tang Wu's call, her voice calm despite her inner panic, his heart leaped into his throat. He thought she and Lin Luoran had run into something serious on the road. His first thought was a pileup on the highway, but as Tang Wu explained steadily, he learned that was not what had happened. They had gotten into a confrontation with someone, and Lin Luoran had kicked him. Apparently unwilling to let it go, the other party wanted to argue and hold them accountable, and had kept chasing them in his car.
Lin Luoran's voice came through the phone too. "Su Can, why are there so many self-important assholes around here? Your boss has to help you straighten them out."
Hearing her, Su Can thought she was still putting on a brave front. She sounded both excited and nervous, leaving him torn between anxiety and helpless amusement. Just what kind of woman was she?
Su Can hurriedly asked Tang Wu where they were. She could work that out from the road signs and buildings beside the road. Once he had the location, he said, "Tang Wu, pull over now. Don't try to shake them off. That'll only make an accident more likely. We'll be right there."
"Okay," Tang Wu replied over the phone. Then he heard her turn to Lin Luoran and say, "Let's pull over."
Before Su Can could hang up, a violent, piercing screech of brakes suddenly tore through the receiver. Then came the crash of what sounded like hard metal striking and scraping against metal, like an egg hitting a rock, amplified hundreds of times over. Bang! The impact struck. Then Tang Wu's and Lin Luoran's broken, muffled cries came through the phone.
The phone seemed to