Chapter 496: Am I Being Scammed?
After a long, three-and-a-half-hour journey, the plane arrived at Baohong Airport in Yun Province.
During that time, Jiang Xinghai had kept his eyes closed, resting.
He only devoted a sliver of his attention to watching the little girl, Yuanyuan, who was gazing at the scenery outside the window.
As for the fashionable woman, Jiang Xinghai paid her no mind, and no further unpleasantness occurred between them.
However, that didn’t mean Jiang Xinghai was going to let the matter drop entirely.
"Thank you for taking care of me, Uncle. Goodbye!"
As all the passengers lined up to deplane, a flight attendant escorted Yuanyuan off first—a privilege of the unaccompanied minor service.
"Goodbye, Yuanyuan." Jiang Xinghai smiled and waved.
He knew their meeting on the journey was just a coincidence. They would probably never see each other again.
For a moment, he felt a bit reluctant to see her go.
Then he thought about how his own child would be born in nine months, and he smiled again.
"Are you going to move or not?"
Suddenly, the pleasant moment was shattered by the fashionable woman’s nagging.
Jiang Xinghai was in line in front of the fashionable woman. He frowned slightly and started moving forward.
The arrivals hall was bustling with people coming and going.
Like an elegant cheetah, Jiang Xinghai strode toward the fashionable woman with steady steps.
A sharp light glinted in his eyes, as if it could pierce through anything.
Just as the fashionable woman walked outside and began hailing a taxi, Jiang Xinghai stepped up to her.
"You—you really are up to no good!"
The fashionable woman never expected Jiang Xinghai to follow her. The color drained from her face in terror.
Jiang Xinghai spoke slowly. "Your ignorant attitude on the plane really put me in a bad mood."
"You’re in a bad mood? I’m the one who’s in a bad mood!"
The fashionable woman pulled her suitcase between them. "Get lost, or I’m calling the police!"
"You should learn to respect people. Only when you respect others will they respect you. There’s no such thing as causeless hatred, but you shouldn’t have berated the little girl on the plane, nor should you have slandered me as a creep."
Jiang Xinghai’s voice was calm and deep, like the unchallengeable proclamation of a king.
His gaze made the fashionable woman shrink back involuntarily, as if she had been sliced by a blade of icy wind.
’What terrifying eyes!’
The fashionable woman couldn’t help but shiver.
Jiang Xinghai’s words were filled with a domineering authority, and his gaze seemed capable of seeing through a person’s very soul.
Under his stare, the fashionable woman felt completely exposed, as if he could see the most pathetic parts of herself laid bare.
’My parents only ever care about money, money, money! My husband is a loser! And now I’ve run into a blockhead to stop poor me, Lulu! Why is my life such a failure! I-I-I... I don’t want to live anymore!’
Suddenly, the fashionable woman did something even Jiang Xinghai hadn’t anticipated. She turned, rushed toward a guardrail about two meters away, and slammed her head into it.
Instantly, the woman’s head was split open and bleeding. She collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
’What the hell? What is she doing? Is she trying to frame me?’ Jiang Xinghai was instantly speechless.
He could have prevented this from happening, but he didn’t understand her intentions at all.
That was why he hadn’t reached out to stop her.
Of course, he had seen all sorts of insurance scams before.
But he’d never seen one like this.
His objective had been simple: to confront the woman about her unseemly behavior on the plane.
At the very least, he wanted an apology.
But this woman... it was as if she had a death wish.
’Could there be something else going on?’
"You young couples these days... always threatening to kill yourselves over the slightest disagreement. What are you just standing there for? Take her to the hospital!"
"Look, she hit her head pretty hard. If she has a brain injury and doesn’t get it treated, she could end up with brain damage."
"Young man, you need to take some responsibility! Aren’t you going to hurry up and take your girlfriend to the hospital?"
In just that short time, passersby had seen the scene and were all pointing their fingers at Jiang Xinghai.
’So after all that, everyone thinks I’m her boyfriend?’
Jiang Xinghai didn’t want to get involved, but faced with the public condemnation, he sighed and walked over.
After all, he was a doctor.
He reached out and checked her. The woman had only injured her forehead; at worst, it was just a mild concussion.
He staunched the bleeding on her forehead, then reluctantly hailed a taxi and left the airport with the fashionable woman.
"Young man, forgive me for asking, but did you two have a falling out right after arriving in Yun Province?" the taxi driver asked, making small talk.
"We are not a couple." Jiang Xinghai was speechless again. ’Now people think we’re married!’
The taxi driver just shook his head and smiled. Pointing to his navigation system, he said, "Don’t you worry, the hospital is nearby. About a ten-minute drive."
"We’re not going to the hospital."
Jiang Xinghai shook his head. "Just find a place where we can eat and stay, then stop there."
"Are you serious? Her forehead is all swollen, and you’re not taking her to the hospital?"
The taxi driver wanted to say that he was being a heartless bastard.
But then he figured that would just anger his fare, so he kept his mouth shut for the sake of the business.