Two unfortunate accidents

  The plane began to dive and lower its altitude, after bursting out of a layer of cloud that looked like cotton, the objects on the ground appeared in a twinkling manner below. The earth was divided into blocks by various lines, with different shapes, some like chessboards; some like abstract paintings; some like children's scribbles; some directly like a child's overturned paint box, with five colors scattered all over the ground...

  The lights in the cabin began to brighten, and the broadcast came from the sweet English voice of the flight attendant, reminding passengers that the plane was about to arrive at its destination and providing information on the weather, temperature, and air quality at the target airport. Following this, the captain of this flight reported on the flight altitude, distance, and flight time, and sincerely apologized for the delay caused by the weather conditions at the intermediate airport, while wishing passengers a pleasant journey!

  Lin Pei pulled down her eye mask, stretched and yawned, turned her slightly stiff neck, casually combed her curly dark brown long hair with her fingers, took out a wet wipe from her bag, and began to tidy herself up. Her long hair hung smoothly in front of her chest.

  Lin Pei Pei's hair is naturally curly, when she was a kid it wasn't very obvious, just looked thicker and more fluffy than other kids' hair. As she grew up slowly, the degree of curliness also gradually appeared. In high school, it was already quite obvious, but at that time, she always had her hair tied up and didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't until after she went abroad and her hair was naturally let down that she discovered she also had a head of beautiful big curly hair comparable to Hollywood stars, which made her feel slightly proud for a while.

  Lam's skin is very fair and delicate, with some Westernized features, a clear outline but not as deep as that of Westerners, with a hint of mixed blood. Her diamond-shaped lips are full and luscious, with a natural rosy glow. Normally, Lam doesn't like to wear makeup, at most just applying some lip gloss, because she has naturally good skin tone and beautiful long eyelashes, so there's no need for fake eyelashes or blush. Although she doesn't like makeup, when it comes to skincare, she is meticulous, carefully wiping her face with a damp paper towel, tidying up her belongings before opening the window, gazing out at the city below, which is getting closer and larger.

  Looking at the familiar yet slightly strange city buildings, Lin Peipei felt a complex mix of emotions in her heart. She was excited because she had finally returned home for Christmas vacation, and like other students studying domestically, she would return home every holiday without much thought about leaving again. But she also felt apprehensive because this time, it was truly a return with no intention of leaving again, and she didn't know if everything she once knew was still the same. This small uncertainty made her feel a bit lost, so she took a deep breath to calm herself down as she waited for the plane to land.

  The plane landed smoothly on the runway, and the announcement of the safe arrival of this flight echoed throughout the waiting hall. Lin Hao Tian was startled awake, quickly got up and walked towards the exit. Earlier, Lin Pei Pei's flight was scheduled to arrive at 6:00 am, Lin Hao Tian arrived at the airport before dawn, and then received a notification that the flight had been delayed for an hour due to heavy fog during refueling at the transit airport, so he found a corner in the waiting hall to take a nap.

  Half an hour later, Lin Peipei walked out of the exit port.

  A light blue snowflake overalls, a straw hat on her head pressed a curly hair back, wearing a pair of red high heels, holding a white jacket in one hand and dragging a large suitcase with the other, standing at the exit looking around.

  "Pepe!... Pepe!..."

  Lin Haotian was the first to see her, standing outside the isolation belt and waving at her. Lin Peipei also saw him, waved back at him, then pulled Xing Li towards the exit.

  "Brother!..."

  Just a few steps away, Lin Pei Pei dropped her luggage and ran towards Lin Hao Tian, jumping into his arms.

  "Bro! I'm going to kill you..."

  "Hey... hey... slow down... slow down..."

  Lin Haotian quickly supported his sister who pounced on him, stabilized her footing, and then gently pinched Lin Peipei's nose after putting her down safely.

  "You're really a kid... if it weren't for your brother, I'd have broken several bones with this one hit. You take care of me?"

  "Are you kidding me, bro? You're really disappointing! Those years as a special forces soldier were wasted on you?! If your instructor finds out, he'll definitely pull you back for retraining, or just get rid of you to save face!"

  "I see... I knew you were quick-witted, brother can't outtalk you... let me take a look... it's been over a year since we last met and you seem to have grown taller, even more beautiful... seems like you've lost some weight too..."

  Lin Haotian pulled Lin Peipei a little further away, sizing her up from head to toe, and was fairly satisfied with what he saw. Lin Peipei proudly spun around in place, but upon hearing Lin Haotian's words, she fell flat on her face and said "Brother! What kind of gaze is that? Can't you see I'm wearing high heels? I've even grown a bit taller... Do you think I'm a bamboo shoot or something, all tall and skinny?"

  "It doesn't matter what it is, they're all my sister... and besides, Mom's still here, with her nourishing soup, even if you're thin, she can fatten you up!" Lin Hao Tian said as he pulled over Lin Pei Pei's luggage and hugged his sister while walking out.

  "You really think I'm a pig, don't you? Plump and white! Mom wants me to drink that super nourishing soup, but I'll never forget about you, brother! I'll drink the soup, you eat the meat! Let's raise pigs together!"

  "Alright, no problem! Let's brother and sister both be pigs together..."

  The two siblings walked into the parking lot, laughing and got into Lin Haotian's Land Rover.

  "Your stuff has been put in your room by your brother. If the strap is too long, there's a specialty store of that brand at the International Grand Bazaar where you can get it adjusted... I have a class at the Special Police Unit this afternoon, so your brother won't be able to have lunch with you today. Mom will probably be at the hospital again, and don't expect Dad to be free for lunch either. You should take a rest first to adjust to the time difference. We'll come back tonight and chat with you more. In two days when we're free, I'll take you out to show you around."

  Lin Hao Tian drove the car out of the parking lot while explaining today's itinerary, when his phone rang. He took it out and handed it directly to Lin Pei Pei, who answered the call calmly.

  "Xiao Tian, have you received your sister?" It was Wu Shulan's voice on the phone.

  "Mom, it's me, I've arrived... just got here... the plane was delayed... okay... I'll wait for you to come back... Ah, Dad... miss... really miss... okay... got it... hmm... okay... okay..." After Lin's parents took turns giving instructions, the car had already driven onto the airport highway. Lin Peipei smiled somewhat impatiently and handed the phone back to Lin Haotian.

  "You now know the result of not letting dad and mom see you all these years, right? The whole family is crazy! See how you compensate."

  "Hmm, I've decided to stay at home and rely on my parents to make up for their pain of not seeing their daughter all these years. How's this idea?"

  "Then I'll just gnaw on it for now, and after I finish gnawing on Dad and Mom, I'll gnaw on older brother."

  "What's wrong with what I'm hearing... Are you saying that if I don't get married, I'll have to rely on you for support? ...Fine! You actually said I won't be able to get married..." Lin Peipei's face turned ferocious as she pinched Lin Haotian's arm, expressing the anger in her heart.

  "No, no... absolutely not... stop messing around... I'm driving..."

  The car moved forward, and the morning sunlight became brighter and more beautiful, shining on the road like a sprinkle of golden light...

  Lin Pei Pei was sent home, and Lin's parents had already gone to work. Lin Hao Tian helped move the luggage into the room and left as well. The nanny brought over breakfast, asked Lin Pei Pei what she wanted for dinner, and then also left to go buy groceries. The house was now empty except for Lin Pei Pei alone.

  The weather in May has started to get hot and humid, after putting away the clothes in the travel bag into the closet, she went to take a bath. Lin Peipei changed into a white, refreshing Roman-style long dress, holding a large towel while thinking about what to do next. Sleep? She had already slept for several hours on the plane, and if she slept now, she might not be able to sleep tonight. If she didn't want to sleep, then find something to do to pass the time. She took out her phone book to look for someone who could accompany her at this hour, locked onto a target, dialed the number, and waited for it to connect...

  "Hello..." A somewhat unclear voice came from the phone.

  "Girl, you haven't gotten out of bed yet... Hurry up and get up, sister is back, come out and greet me!"

  Lin Pei Pei gave orders to the person on the phone with a heroic and domineering tone.

  "Uh... Peipei?... Lin Peipei is really you?... You're back? When did you come back?"

  Wen Jia heard the voice on the phone and woke up, somewhat uncertain, and took another look at the caller ID.

  "Hmm, just got home less than 2 hours ago, and it's already this late. How come you're still not up? Did you have overtime again last night?" Lin Peipei was somewhat satisfied with her roommate's reaction speed, fortunately, she didn't ask who she was.

  "What's with the overtime, you know my situation, what OT do I need to work at my brother's small company with my identity? It was one of my brother's big clients who asked me to drink with him last night, I got drunk but it's better than my brother getting drunk and not coming back, so last night was a bit late..."

  "Alright, I'll give you half an hour to sober up. Let's meet at the International Grand Plaza at noon and we can talk more then."

  Lin Pei Pei put down the phone and started blow-drying her hair in preparation for going out.

  Half an hour later, Lin Peipei finally met her long-awaited good friend at the entrance of the International Metropolis. As soon as they met, Lin Peipei began to complain to Wen Jia.

  "What's going on? I couldn't even hail a taxi at the entrance of the provincial government compound! I waited for half an hour and not a single car stopped, and I had to walk several hundred meters before I could finally get one. What's going on? What's going on?"

  "That's a restricted road section, taxis are not allowed to pick up passengers, it's normal that you can't hail one. It's hot outside, take a break."

  Wen Jia patted Lin Peipei's shoulder and comforted her before walking into the International Grand Mall with his arm around hers.

  International Metropolis is a comprehensive commercial city built in the style of a Roman arena, covering hundreds of acres, and also the largest commercial city in Province M. Since its completion, it has become a landmark of Y City, the provincial capital of Province M. Here, there are specialty stores of well-known domestic and foreign brands, characteristic cuisine from various countries, private clubs, star-rated hotels, and an open-air cafe with small sun umbrellas for people to rest. This is a comprehensive commercial city that integrates leisure, entertainment, and business, and also the biggest highlight during Lin Hongjiang's tenure as the provincial governor.

  "This is my old man's handwriting? Not bad, not bad, it's like that, can be connected with foreign large shopping malls."

  Lin Pei Pei gave a thumbs up, expressing her utmost satisfaction with her father's achievements.

  Wen Jia looked at her good friend beside her with some speechlessness, and also expressed boundless admiration for the way she and her family expressed themselves. Looking at Lin PeiPei's somewhat exaggerated expression, she silently burst out laughing.

  Qin Feng rarely came to the International Grand Bazaar today, and he specifically made a trip here. Usually, he wouldn't bother with such things, thinking that only boring little girls would waste their time on this. But today, he had no choice but to come because his waterproof watch, which had been with him for many years, had finally retired completely. When it was sent back to the factory last time, he was already told that there were no more replaceable parts, and its fate was sealed. For Qin Feng, whose work requires precision down to seconds, not having a watch is unimaginable. Therefore, this morning, he put down his work an hour early and wanted to use the lunch break to quickly buy a new watch. He chose the International Grand Bazaar because it has many brands, so no matter what, he should be able to find one that satisfies him.

  Took the sightseeing elevator to the 6th floor, which is a specialty watch floor. The first thing that caught my eye was a huge Cartier advertisement. Looking at the watches on display in the ad, I thought of the watch I helped Lin Peipei pick up yesterday. When we opened the box and checked it out, he had carefully examined the watch, which was the women's version of the style shown in this ad.

  He walked in subconsciously and was immediately greeted by a uniformed female salesperson who enthusiastically asked what style he needed.

  Qin Feng asked her to bring the advertised model over for a look, and the female salesperson led Qin Feng to the counter where that watch was displayed while introducing its features.

  "Sir, you have a good eye for this watch. It's the latest model from our brand, featuring 24 natural rubies of 2.5mm each, and it's a fully handmade mechanical watch with full-time and automatic functions. Globally, it's available in limited quantities and requires pre-ordering to get one. Our head office only received ten pieces, and this provincial branch only got two men's watches. We didn't even receive any women's watches... Take a look first..."

  The female salesperson took the watch from the shelf and handed it to Qin Feng.

  "All the accessories for this watch are genuine imports, even the tool for disassembling the strap has to be imported from the original factory. Each style of tool is specifically designed for a particular model and general tools can't dismantle it... just now, a lady brought over a ladies' watch and asked us to help shorten the strap because she bought that model in a French store, so we have to contact the French store to send over the disassembly tool..."

  "You just said there was a girl who took a ladies' watch?"

  Qin Feng listened somewhat listlessly to the salesgirl's introduction, but when he heard that the watch was purchased from a French store, his spirits lifted.

  "Are you sure there's no female version domestically?"

  "Hmm... I'm sure there isn't one so far..."

  The female salesperson looked at Qin Feng with some confusion and incomprehension, unable to understand this sudden change.

  "How long did the young lady take? What was she wearing? What does she look like?"

  Qin Feng excitedly grabbed the female salesperson's arm, if what she said was certain, then the person who came to replace the watch strap could only be Lin Peipei. Subconsciously, he wanted to see her, and he couldn't figure out why he was so excited, his first thought was to find her, catch up with her, as for what to do after finding her, he didn't think further.

  "Just... just walked for 5 minutes... before you came in... she was wearing a white skirt..."

  The female salesperson was startled by his sudden movement and spoke with a stutter, fortunately expressing herself clearly.

  "Thank you! ...I'll buy this table, can you help me hold it for a while and I'll come back to pay later!"

  The words had barely fallen when the person was already gone from the doorway.

  "Oh...oh..."

  The female salesperson was still in a daze for half a day, staring blankly at the empty entrance and responding stupidly.

  Qin Feng walked while estimating in his mind the possible route Lin Peipei might have taken: one was the stairs, and the other was the sightseeing elevator. Since they were on the 6th floor, it was unlikely that she would take the stairs, so it had to be the sightseeing elevator. Calculating the time it took for the elevator to go up and down, Lin Peipei should still be in the lobby downstairs. Therefore, Qin Feng did not wait for the sightseeing elevator but chose to run down the stairs instead.

  He was a bit regretful, and in order not to make the camouflage uniform seem special, he specially changed into a suit. The trousers of the suit restricted his stride from being too big, but he also ran down two steps at a time, and soon arrived at the hall.

  He looked around the hall, searching for a girl in a white dress, completely forgetting that he had only asked Lin Peipei what she was wearing and hadn't asked about her hair, height or appearance.

  Just as Qin Feng was searching blindly, Lin Peipei and Wen Jia were walking towards the outdoor cafe. Lin Peipei handed her little jacket to Wen Jia, telling her to find a place to sit, then turned around to order...

  Qin Feng stood still, turned around 360 degrees, and finally found a woman in a white skirt. He walked a few steps to her side, grabbed her arm, and the woman looked at him in surprise.

  "What do you want to do?"

  The woman's tone was hostile, and suddenly Qin Feng was uncertain if this was the person he was looking for.

  The woman, seeing Qin Feng dazed and holding her arm, suddenly shook off his hand and pushed him with both hands. Qin Feng didn't expect this move, unprepared, he was pushed back two steps, then his back hit something and stopped. The next second, a scream sounded behind his ear.

  Lin Pei Pei was holding two cups of milk tea and was about to walk towards Wen Jia when her back was suddenly bumped hard by something. Her body instinctively leaned forward, and she splashed the two warm cups of milk tea all over her chest. The white Roman-style dress on her chest was instantly soaked with a large patch, revealing the delicate shape of her breasts under the thin fabric.

  Qin Feng heard the exclamation and quickly turned around to take a look, discovering that he had gotten into trouble. Without thinking much, he took out his handkerchief and helped wipe away the water marks. After wiping twice, he found something was off... it seemed... the place he was wiping didn't seem quite right. Looking closer, his mind went blank with a "boom", his hands and eyes fixed there without any reaction.

  Lin Pei Pei was caught off guard by the sudden situation and didn't react until a while later. When she lowered her head, she found that her chest had been touched. The perpetrator was still staring blankly at her chest.

  A slap knocked the hand that was placed on his chest away, and he thought of slapping him in the face again, but felt it wasn't worth it. After all, Qin Feng was just trying to help, but if he didn't show some anger, he would lose face. His heart was torn between these two thoughts, and his face only showed a glare at Qin Feng.

  Qin Feng did not expect that finding someone would lead to such a bloody situation, he wanted to help wipe it for the family, but the location seemed not quite suitable for helping, holding a handkerchief in his hand, wiping or not wiping was not appropriate, he didn't know how to react and could only stare blankly at Lin Peipei.

  Wen Jia, who was sitting not far away, walked over when she heard Lin Peipei's exclamation. When she arrived, she saw this strange scene: two people staring at each other with wide eyes, one disheveled and the other holding a handkerchief.

  She took a glance at Qin Feng, feeling that this man seemed familiar, but couldn't recall where she had seen him before. The current situation didn't allow her to think deeply about it either. Seeing Lin Peipei's disheveled state, she hastily put the small jacket in her hand over her shoulders, wrapped her arm around hers, and softly said "It's okay, let's head back first". Before waiting for Lin Peipei to respond, she led her towards the door.

  Lin Pei Pei didn't know how to react at this time, her misty eyes blinked at Wen Jia, and she followed him obediently as he turned around.

  Qin Feng looked at her and also woke up from his daze, shouting towards Lin Peipei.

  "Miss, I'll compensate you for your skirt..."