From Runaway Bride to Global Queen

Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Sudden Explosion

Qiao Yi’s eyes suddenly lit up.

She had never seen fireworks that could bloom in the sky, and not just one, but five consecutive blooms, each changing colors.

Qiao Yi shouted excitedly, Lu Yanchuan didn’t understand why she was so thrilled; it was just a special kind of fireworks, pretty yes, but to get this excited?

“Ah ah ah!”

Qiao Yi was frantically waving her arms, Lu Yanchuan held her even tighter, fearing she might accidentally fall over.

Being held in someone’s embrace, Qiao Yi turned and kissed Lu Yanchuan on the face, and it was only when he was stunned that he noticed tears in Qiao Yi’s eyes.

“Old Mr. Ding succeeded! Old Mr. Ding succeeded!”

Qiao Yi hugged Lu Yanchuan tightly and screamed into his ear.

Behind them was the magnificent fireworks, and in his arms was his closest companion. Lu Yanchuan too couldn’t help but be infected by this enthusiasm and kissed the back of Qiao Yi’s head.

The huge fireworks lasted for ten minutes before it concluded, and Old Mr. Ding sitting on the main stage was already receiving everyone’s congratulations and praises.

He had spent his lifetime studying fireworks and had finally, in his sixties, created fireworks that could bloom five times, setting a world record!

Besides the association members, perhaps only Qiao Yi knew what this fireworks meant to Old Mr. Ding.

Though controlled in Lu Yanchuan’s arms, Qiao Yi’s mind was filled with gratitude and guilt.

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The fireworks should have been lit by Old Mr. Ding himself, but she stole this glorious moment. Old Mr. Ding indulging her like this, how could she not be moved?

Lu Yanchuan realized that the little woman he was kissing had started to sob, thinking it was because he held her too tightly, he immediately loosened his grip.

But while he loosened his arms, Qiao Yi hugged him tighter, biting his shoulder and crying out loudly.

“Wuu wuu wuu—”

Everything was fine, so why did she start crying?

Qiao Yi’s bite didn’t hurt him, but letting her continue to cry like this was not a solution. Lu Yanchuan, not knowing how to comfort, could only gently pat her back, as if soothing a child.

Even the most beautiful fireworks must come to an end. Qiao Yi’s emotions had finally stabilized. Seeing her tears and saliva on Lu Yanchuan’s shoulder, her face heated up in waves.

“Don’t cry anymore, your eyes will be uncomfortable.”

Qiao Yi sniffled and sat up from Lu Yanchuan’s embrace, using the distant light to look at him, feeling a flicker of attraction towards this man for the first time.

“Yiyi, why are you crying!”

Feng Siyu was sitting a bit away, so engrossed in watching the fireworks that he hadn’t noticed what was happening here. Now seeing Qiao Yi sitting on Lu Yanchuan’s lap crying miserably, he thought Lu Yanchuan had bullied her, and rushed over to support Qiao Yi.

“I’m fine, just couldn’t hold back thinking of something just now; let’s go check on Old Mr. Ding first, then I’ll take you all to set off fireworks.”

Qiao Yi, with a tearful voice, wiped her tears and went to find Old Mr. Ding first.

Old Mr. Ding, seeing Qiao Yi looking tearful, felt extremely sympathetic and took quite a while to soothe her. He then had someone bring a basket of fireworks, claiming they were his private collection, and let Qiao Yi set them off.

Qiao Yi, feeling somewhat embarrassed, carried the basket away. It was she who had stolen the moment to set off Old Mr. Ding’s fireworks, and now he had to console her; it really shouldn’t have been so.

That large firework container was taken away by the association members, as it belonged to Old Mr. Ding’s patent and could not be shown to others carelessly.

Qiao Yi put down the basket of fireworks given by Old Mr. Ding, which was indeed rich in variety. Each person picked a few, and the rest were all left for Qiao Yi.

The square was filled with the scent of fireworks after they had been set off. Qiao Yi rubbed her nose, feeling that the smell was perhaps too strong.

When she squatted down to choose the fireworks she wanted to set off, suddenly a small spark flew from somewhere and landed right in front of Qiao Yi, falling into the basket of fireworks!

“Ah!”

A loud explosion drowned out Qiao Yi’s scream. Lu Yanchuan had just stabilized a firework launcher when he heard the explosion behind him and turned to see Qiao Yi, covered in blood, collapsed to the side.

The basket of fireworks, which had been perfectly fine, was now blown to pieces, leaving nothing but a charred spot on the ground.

“Qiao Yi!”

Lu Yanchuan rushed over and carefully picked Qiao Yi up, only to discover she was badly injured in many places, especially the wounds on the back of her hands, which were particularly shocking.

Without a second thought, Lu Yanchuan carried Qiao Yi hurriedly out of the area.

Feng Siyu and Han Lewen also heard the noise and saw Lu Yanchuan running out with Qiao Yi, quickly following behind.

Gu Ting ran a few steps, then suddenly stopped, turned around, and went back to where Qiao Yi had been injured. He squatted down and began to examine the area carefully.

The fireworks given by Old Mr. Ding definitely had no issues. This mysterious explosion must have been caused by an external force.

Qiao Yi herself would never have blown herself up, so who deliberately ignited the fireworks inside?

Only a few people knew about setting off the fireworks. At that time, Feng Siyu and Han Lewen were far away, Lu Yanchuan was arranging the firework launchers, which leaves only…

“Qiao Xin!”

Gu Ting looked around the square for a while but didn’t see Qiao Xin or Lu Ming. He hesitated for a moment and then sent a message to Feng Siyu before heading towards the main stage.

Qiao Yi was carried by Lu Yanchuan into the car, and he personally drove her to the hospital.

Yun Qing had also received the news and was on his way to join them.

Fortunately, it’s common for people to get burns and injuries at fireworks festivals, so there was a temporary hospital nearby specially equipped to handle these wounds.

However, the injuries brought in were usually minor, nothing as serious as Qiao Yi’s.

Had it not been for Qiao Yi quickly covering her head and turning away in the moment of the explosion, her face might have been ruined by now.

Lu Yanchuan himself hadn’t realized that after he set Qiao Yi down, both of his hands were shaking.

The image of Qiao Yi in his arms, barely breathing, had truly frightened him. The person who had been laughing and smiling just a moment before was suddenly lying there, her life hanging by a thread!

“Family members, please step out for a moment, wait outside!”

A nurse came over and ushered everyone out. While sitting in the hallway outside, they began to think about asking why Qiao Yi was blasted.

“Gu Ting sent me a message, said he’s going to the association to find the surveillance and video footage from the event.”

The fireworks festival was always recorded by cameras, and there were security cameras around the venue too. Hopefully, Gu Ting could find some useful information.

“The fireworks in the basket wouldn’t explode on their own. It must have been done deliberately, and I think it was Qiao Xin’s doing!”

Feng Siyu gritted his teeth angrily. Qiao Yi was injured like this, and Qiao Xin hadn’t even come to check on her. She was acting suspicious at the venue, definitely guilty of something!