Chapter 369 - 368: Zeng Zong Changes Attitude

"You guys..."

"Just mind your own business. Stop staring."

Yun Zijin paid Zeng Zong and his group no mind. Soon, a police officer came over to take statements from her, Zero One, and the others.

As an eyewitness, Lu Yunfeng also needed to give a statement.

The car hadn’t just run the red light—it had accelerated. Based on that, Yun Zijin was almost certain this was a deliberate murder attempt aimed at her.

But what Yun Zijin couldn’t figure out was what kind of idiot would try to commit murder right in front of a police station.

"Like clouds hanging low before the rain, your soft singing stirred my heart..."

Just as Yun Zijin finished giving her statement, her phone rang.

Seeing Lu Yunque’s name on the caller ID, Yun Zijin blinked, put a finger to her lips in a "shh" gesture for Lu Yunfeng, and showed him the screen.

Lu Yunfeng gave Yun Zijin an "OK" sign and, as a show of good faith, even wandered off to another area.

Once Lu Yunfeng was gone, Yun Zijin walked to a corner of the hallway before answering the call.

"Hello...?"

Yun Zijin tried her best to keep her tone even.

"I hear... our dear Zijin is going viral online?"

Lu Yunque’s opening line left Yun Zijin completely baffled.

"Wha... What?"

"It seems you haven’t seen it yet. Open Weibo and check the trending topics. You’ll understand."

’If their meeting hadn’t run so late, if Mo Bin hadn’t been unwinding by scrolling through the news afterward and stumbled upon it, he never would have known his own girlfriend had been through something like this.’

’And here he was, her boyfriend, stuck in another country!’

Even now, Lu Yunque was immensely grateful that Yun Zijin had bodyguards like Zero One with her.

Lu Yunque only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw how quickly Zero One and the others had reacted, and that Yun Zijin was completely unharmed.

He had called her the moment he finished watching the video.

Yun Zijin connected her wireless earbuds to her phone, minimized the call screen, and opened Weibo.

Trending #5: #CarCrashBodyguards

Yun Zijin clicked on it and saw a high-definition video filmed from the position of a car waiting at the traffic light.

Although the person who posted it had blurred everyone’s faces to protect their privacy.

Still, anyone who knew them would recognize them instantly.

Lu Yunque, for example, knew it was Yun Zijin at a glance.

Furthermore, the speed at which Zero One and his six teammates acted was something no ordinary person could achieve.

The comments below the video were almost all about how handsome the bodyguards were, with others expressing envy for their employer.

Yun Zijin was speechless.

’Has it occurred to no one that the reason she can afford to be the employer is because she’s rich?’

’Wasn’t anyone going to tell this rich lady, "Big sister, I’m hungry, please feed me"?’

Although that was her internal commentary, what Yun Zijin actually said to Lu Yunque was completely different:

"Well... this trend is climbing pretty fast, huh."

"Is that all you have to say?"

"Oh, come on, you saw the video. Zero One got me to the other side of the road immediately. The car didn’t even get close before Ling Er and the others stopped it.

It just took some time to give a statement at the police station, but everything else is fine.

Wait, it should be the middle of the night where you are, right? Don’t tell me you still haven’t gone to bed?"

Lu Yunque had originally called to take Yun Zijin to task, but with a single question, she had completely turned the tables on him.

Silence fell on Lu Yunque’s end of the line.

He wanted to finish all his work as quickly as possible so he could return home to see her, but he couldn’t bring himself to tell her that.

"Hmm? Why aren’t you talking?"

"It was an accident! Yes, that’s it, an accident. Someone who was supposed to be at the meeting today got injured unexpectedly, so it was postponed.

Normally, our meetings end by 7 PM at the latest."

Lu Yunque did his best to explain away the late-night meeting.

Although Lu Yunque’s explanation sounded reasonable, Yun Zijin was still skeptical.

"Is that so?"

"Of course! If I’m lying to you, may I... eat instant noodles without the flavor packet!"

Lu Yunque’s sudden mention of instant noodles nearly made Yun Zijin break character.

’With President Lu’s pampered stomach, would he ever even eat instant noodles?’

That self-curse was completely meaningless.

However, Yun Zijin didn’t want to dwell on the matter. It was his body, and if Lu Yunque himself didn’t care, there was nothing she could do about it from a world away.

"You’d better be telling the truth. I have to go. I’ve been out for a while, and it’ll be bad if Yaoyao and the others wake up and can’t find me. Bye!"

"Okay, bye."

With that, they both hung up.

After ending the call, Yun Zijin sent a message to Mei Lin, instructing her to have all videos of today’s car accident—whether streaming or downloaded—taken down from the internet.

The speed and abilities that Zero One and the six others displayed while saving her were far beyond human. If the video spread widely, she could kiss her quiet life goodbye.

Mei Lin replied almost instantly.

Within three minutes of Mei Lin’s reply, when Yun Zijin checked the #CarCrashBodyguards tag on Weibo again, all videos of today’s incident were completely gone.

Many people reported that the videos they had downloaded now showed a "file corrupted" error when they tried to play them. Even after attempting to repair the files, they remained unplayable.

Before long, a new tag, #CarCrashBodyguardsTakenDown, began to slowly climb the trending list.

Under the trending topic, many people were guessing at the identity of the person who had managed to delete all the videos.

Speculation ran wild, naming every prominent and powerful family in Dijing. The Lu, Sheng, Li, and Fu families were mentioned most often.

But not a single person mentioned Yun Zijin, the "culprit" behind it all.

This, however, was exactly what Yun Zijin had hoped for.

By the time everyone had given their statements, Zeng Zong had also received his lecture from the police. Both parties walked out to the entrance of the police station at almost the same time.

"Zeng Zong, if you don’t want the Lu Family on your back, get out of the way."

Seeing Zeng Zong about to block Yun Zijin’s path again, Lu Yunfeng immediately stepped forward, shielding her behind him.

’For the sake of his second cousin’s happiness, Lu Yunfeng felt he was sacrificing far too much.’

’When Lu Yunque got back, he would definitely have to claim his reward and ask for some pocket money.’

"Sister Yun! It was my fault today. I was blind and failed to recognize your importance. Please be the bigger person and don’t hold it against me!"

Zeng Zong, who had looked ready for a fight just moments ago, instantly transformed into a groveling sycophant.

Lu Yunfeng was speechless. ’So I just protected her for nothing?’

"Wait, why the sudden change of heart?"

’Hasn’t Zeng Zong always acted like he’s the king of the world? Why is he suddenly sucking up to Sister Yun?’

’And since when is he allowed to call her Sister Yun!’

’Is this guy trying to steal my spot as Sister Yun’s number one follower?’

’It was bad enough having to compete with Sheng Yang and his crew, but who the hell did Zeng Zong think he was?’

"That car crash video..."

When Zeng Zong saw Zero One and his men in the video, moving with what looked like superpowers, as if they’d escaped the pull of gravity, his knees went weak.

In that moment, he knew: Yun Zijin’s bodyguards had gone easy on him.

’Otherwise... by this time next year, the grass on his grave would probably be as tall as a man.’