Here is the translation of the Chinese chapter:
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Li Hua finally believed him.
Although Li Hua initially thought that Zhushi Jiu was talking nonsense, Zhushi Jiu’s prediction about the dormitory’s power outage was terrifying. Just as Li Hua said, all Zhushi Jiu had to do was put the “prediction” in front of him, and Li Hua would definitely believe it.
So, the two of them didn’t even eat lunch and got on the high-speed train to Wu Cheng. On the train, they also bought five machine tickets.
At 3:30 pm, they arrived at Wu Cheng.
“I’m going, Brother Zhushi. I really can’t believe I’m trusting you!” Li Hua still couldn’t believe it even after getting off the train and standing on Wu Cheng’s land.
In his heart, Li Hua had both excitement and worry. He was excited because he had finally encountered a supernatural event after living for so many years, and worried because if Zhushi Jiu’s words came true, he didn’t know how many people would die in the disaster.
“Right now, it’s 3:30 pm. My parents’ shop is still open. Let’s go find them directly.”
Zhushi Jiu led Li Hua, who was still in a daze, to hail a taxi.
“Driver, please take us to Wu Cheng’s Deputy Food Market!”
As soon as they got in the taxi, Zhushi Jiu told the driver the address.
“Is it that urgent?”
Li Hua was speechless.
Zhushi Jiu glared at him, “If you still had your memories from last week, you’d definitely be more anxious than me!”
“Cut it out! Am I that scared?” Li Hua didn’t feel any sense of crisis.
Zhushi Jiu really wanted to burst Li Hua’s bubble, saying it as if he himself was scared!
Those who hadn’t experienced the terror of the doomsday and hadn’t felt that pain wouldn’t understand his anxiety now.
Zhushi Jiu knew that Li Hua didn’t have a sense of reality, so he didn’t argue with him anymore. Instead, he started thinking about what reasons he could use to convince his parents.
But Li Hua kept asking questions on the side, “Brother Zhushi, do you have a younger sister at home? Is your sister still in high school? How is she? Is she pretty? Do you have a photo?”
Zhushi Jiu was furious, “Ah, I’ll kill you if you say one more word! You’re asking about my sister again!”
Li Hua smiled and shrugged, “I’m just concerned about your sister. When we go to pick up your parents, we should also go to your sister’s school, right?”
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“This isn’t…”
Suddenly, a flash of lightning went through Zhushi Jiu’s mind!
Li Hua’s words were like a key that opened up his thoughts.
He thought that using a ridiculous reason to tell the truth to his parents definitely wouldn’t work, but if he used his sister as an excuse to trick them, it might just do the trick.
“Wait! I think I’ve got a way!”
“What way?” Li Hua still didn’t understand the situation, as he had never followed Zhushi Jiu’s train of thought.
After twenty minutes, the taxi arrived at the destination.
“Just wait in the car.”
Zhushi Jiu told Li Hua, as they weren’t planning to stay overnight in Wu Cheng, and there was no need for Li Hua to get out of the car. He rushed into the market, attracting the attention of passersby.
…
Inside a store selling nutritional supplements, Zhushi Jiu’s mother was arranging the display case. She occasionally looked up to see if there were any customers, and suddenly saw a familiar figure running towards her.
“Hey?”
Zhushi Jiu’s mother rubbed her eyes, looking at Zhushi Jiu, who was running towards her.
“Oh my, is that our son?”
At this time, Zhushi Jiu’s father, who was lying in a rocking chair, was pulled up by his wife. When he heard his wife’s words, he was still a bit annoyed, “How could that be? Our son is in Jiangcheng, and there’s no break right now. What are you thinking?”
However, when he followed his wife’s gaze, he suddenly stared in shock.
“Oh, it really is our son!”
Zhushi Jiu’s father’s eyes were much more observant than his wife’s. He instantly recognized the figure running towards them as his son.
The two of them didn’t know what was happening, but they looked at their son with surprise and joy.
When Zhushi Jiu was about to run to the store entrance, his mother quickly stepped forward to meet him.
“Just like last week, Mom saw her son suddenly appear in front of her, looking puzzled. “Ah Jiu, why are you back?”
However, this time, Zhushi Jiu didn’t act evasively like before. Instead, he said anxiously, “It’s bad! Little Ya had an accident at school!”
“What?!” Zhushi Jiu’s parents were initially happy to see their son, but their expressions suddenly changed.
“What happened to Little Ya?”
“I’ll explain later. I’ve already called a taxi, and we can talk on the way!”
Zhushi Jiu didn’t give his parents time to react. He immediately rushed into the store, turned off all the electrical appliances, and pushed his parents out of the store, pulling down the rolling shutter door.
Although Dad hadn’t fully understood the situation, he also took out his key and trembled as he locked the rolling shutter door.
“What’s going on?”
Mom’s expression was anxious and worried.
“Little Ya’s teacher contacted me, saying that Little Ya fell down the stairs and got a head injury!”
Zhushi Jiu pretended to be very worried, telling a lie he had just made up.
Dad and Mom felt that something was off, but when they heard this, they both panicked and rushed into the taxi parked outside the market with Zhushi Jiu.
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The three of them squeezed into the back seat, and Zhushi Jiu’s parents saw Li Hua sitting in the front passenger seat, but didn’t say anything. They thought Li Hua was just another passenger carpooling with them.
Li Hua wanted to greet Zhushi Jiu’s parents, but before he could open his mouth, Zhushi Jiu told the driver, “Driver, please take us to Wu Cheng Middle School!” At the same time, Zhushi Jiu gave Li Hua a warning look, signaling him not to speak, afraid that Li Hua would accidentally expose his lie.
Li Hua didn’t understand, but still kept his mouth shut.
At this time, Zhushi Jiu’s usually calm and collected father suddenly reacted, “Ah Jiu, when did you receive the news about Little Ya’s accident?”
“It was today. Our school had an event, and I took a few days off. When I got back, I received a call from Little Ya’s teacher, saying that she fell down the stairs, but I don’t know the details.”
One sentence, “I don’t know the details,” directly blocked the questions that Zhushi Jiu’s parents wanted to ask.
Mom’s anxiety grew as they drove, and even when they arrived at Little Ya’s school, her eyes were already red.
Dad was also unusually silent, clearly very worried. He didn’t think his usually honest son would joke about this matter.
The car soon arrived at Wu Cheng Middle School.
Zhushi Jiu stopped his parents from getting out of the car, “Wait! You guys stay here! I’ll go ask about the situation and see if Little Ya has been sent to the hospital!”
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