Chapter 163: Qin Ru'an Meets the Elders of the Hou Family for the First Time

 Chapter 163: Qin Ru'an Meets the Elders of the Hou Family for the First Time

The driver nervously licked his lips and struck up a conversation with the passenger in the back seat to ease his anxiety. "Miss, what kind of work do you do? Judging from your attire, you're a white-collar worker in an office, right?"

There was no response from the female passenger in the back seat for a long time.

The driver tightly gripped the steering wheel and quickly turned his head to take a glance.

With that one glance, his eyes widened in horror.

In his panic, he let go of the steering wheel, and the car veered sharply to the right.

The area was pitch black, as if countless hands were waiting to swallow their prey.

"Bang!"

The car collided with something, making a loud noise.

The headlights flickered and went out completely.

The surroundings were plunged into darkness, and they couldn't see their hands in front of their faces.

"Ah-ah-ah!"

Immediately afterwards, a scream of terror rang out from the dark taxi.

There was a strange sound echoing in the darkness.

It was a sticky sound that sent shivers down one's spine, accompanied by a low and familiar sound of despair.

The voice belonged to the taxi driver, filled with despair and terror.

"Da-da-da..."

After a while, the sound of high heels clicking on the ground could be heard in the darkness, growing closer and closer.

However, no one could be seen in the darkness.

The air was filled with a strong and nauseating smell of blood.

Suddenly, the taxi's headlights flickered on.

The headlights of the taxi blinked a few times before remaining on, shining brightly and illuminating the surroundings. The taxi had collided with a tree on the right side of the road, causing the hood to pop open and the front of the car to warp. There was a ticking sound coming from inside the car.

Upon looking inside, the scene was gruesome and nauseating. The driver, who had been talking confidently before, was now lying in a twisted and eerie position in the passenger seat. The driver's leg was covered by the deployed airbag, which had been triggered by the impact.

It appeared as though he had been forcefully pulled onto the passenger seat, with his body contorted to the limit. There was a bloody hole in the area where his heart should have been, which was now empty. The hole revealed human tissue, and the blood was spraying out of the wound, flowing onto the seat and forming a pool of blood on the floor.

The sound of dripping blood was chilling, and looking at the driver's face was even worse. He had an expression of fear, pain, and despair, with his eyes wide open even after death. The agony that he had suffered mentally and physically was evident from his facial expression.

As the sound of high heels tapping on the ground grew fainter, a woman in a blue dress walked away from the scene. Bloodstains followed her in her wake.

The next day, at the Hou residence, Qin Ruan woke up lying on the side of Hou Yunjiao's bed. She had no memory of falling asleep in the car the previous night. Thinking about her morning classes, she quickly got up and freshened up.

Qin Ruan opened the bedroom door and saw that Hou Yunjiao was not in the master bedroom. Relieved, she opened the door and walked downstairs.

In the living room on the first floor, Hou Yunjiao was sitting and talking to Hou's grandfather and his father, Hou Hongxing. Qin Ruan's entrance caught their attention, and they all looked at her. She saw the elderly man sitting next to Hou Yunjiao, looking lively and the middle-aged man with an imposing demeanor, both exuding a strong presence.

Hou Zhi and Hou Chuan were guarding nearby, looking respectful and humble.

Stopping in her tracks in front of the group, Qin Ruan met the gaze of multiple eyes staring at her.

 (End of chapter)