However, they were fortunate now. The instant the car plummeted, Ning Beichen dragged Fang Qing out and hooked his hand onto a root exposed from the soil at the cliff's edge.
Of course, this wasn't entirely due to luck. Before taking action, Ning Beichen had already anticipated what would happen next, and that exposed root was part of his plan.
Therefore, fortune merely meant his plan hadn't gone awry, not that luck had saved their lives. Thus, Fang Qing's survival was not due to luck, but to Ning Beichen.
Yet, her survival was due to Liu Yilin, and that was her luck.
Seeing that Ning Beichen was alive, Liu Yilin was overcome with joy and tears.
At this moment, however, Fang Qing embraced her and wept loudly, as if experiencing a thousand grievances after narrowly escaping death.
Liu Yilin comforted her for a while until she stopped crying. Fang Qing then glanced fearfully at Ning Beichen, and upon seeing Pita lying on the ground, her anger flared. She walked over and delivered several hard kicks to Pita.
"Bastard, lunatic, crazy person! You almost killed me!"
If Liu Yilin hadn't stopped her, her terrifying Prada pointed high heels would have likely crippled Pita.
"Alright, alright, don't be angry anymore. It's good that everyone is safe."
Ning Beichen didn't care about Pita. After Fang Qing vented her anger, he woke Pita up. With his car gone, the competition was naturally his, Ning Beichen's, to win.
Upon waking and realizing his car had plunged off the cliff, Pita seemed to lose his soul, sitting silently on the cold ground, making one wonder if he might jump off in despair.
Ning Beichen, however, felt no pity. He cheerfully took the money from the suitcase and, beaming, drove away with Liu Yilin. This time, however, Fang Qing was in the car with them.
Having earned ten million tonight, Ning Beichen was in high spirits and didn't wish to bicker. He treated them to a lavish dinner, and after dropping Fang Qing home, he returned home with Liu Yilin.
However, that night, two women couldn't sleep: Liu Yilin and Fang Qing. The events of the day had been too stimulating and frightening.
At three in the morning, Fang Qing lay in bed, grinding her teeth as she called Liu Yilin.
"That scoundrel Ning Beichen, how dare he yell at me! He'd better watch out!"
"Fang Qing, he's not as bad as you say, he... he's quite a good person."
Liu Yilin tried to defend Ning Beichen, but Fang Qing wouldn't listen, only ranting on the phone about how she would make Ning Beichen pay.
This left Liu Yilin quite speechless. She, the one directly involved, wasn't angry, yet her best friend acted like an enemy towards Ning Beichen, determined to deal with him.
"Rich woman Liu, you're acting strange. Tell me, has Ning Beichen brainwashed you?"
Fang Qing sat up abruptly in bed, agitated.
"Brainwashed what? Alright, I have to work tomorrow, so I'm hanging up."
Liu Yilin forcefully ended the call, leaving Fang Qing in a fit of rage on the other end.
The next day at noon, Liu Yilin suddenly summoned Ning Beichen and told him.
"Ning Beichen, my sister has returned from abroad. Go to the airport to pick her up. She'll be staying at my place for a while, and you need to make arrangements for her."
"Boss, you have a sister?"
Ning Beichen asked in surprise.
"Nonsense. Ning Beichen, I'm telling you, you can't set your sights on my sister, or I'll have your hide. Understand?"
Liu Yilin rolled her eyes at him and warned him.
"Boss, what kind of person do you think I am? Am I that kind of person, Ning Beichen?"
Ning Beichen found it somewhat amusing. While he admitted Liu Yilin was beautiful, and her sister was likely no less so, he, Ning Beichen, was a man with aspirations. He wasn't interested in just any woman.
However, Liu Yilin gave him a look that clearly conveyed her disbelief, leaving him to interpret it himself.
This guy was already eyeing her sister, yet he spoke so nobly. Liu Yilin found it hard to believe him. If she weren't tied up, she wouldn't have wanted Ning Beichen to pick up her sister at all.
Her sister was no ordinary person; she was a talented musician, specializing in the cello. Her elder sister had an IQ of 230, so her sister's intelligence was naturally not to be underestimated.
At a young age, she had already held a solo concert at Vienna Hall abroad and received high praise from numerous musicians, winning countless awards.
Ning Beichen left with Liu Yilin's disdainful gaze and drove away from the company towards the airport.
He knew nothing about Liu Yilin's sister. As he left, Liu Yilin had only told him one thing: "You'll know her when you see her."
Ning Beichen was rather puzzled, but since Liu Yilin had said so, he could only proceed as instructed.
Not long after, Ning Beichen arrived at the airport. However, it was still a bit early, with about half an hour until the plane landed.
Ning Beichen bought a cup of coffee and sat on an airport chair, sipping it as he waited.
Many young women exiting the airport saw Ning Beichen and gave him flirtatious glances. Some bolder ones even approached him for his contact information.
Among them, the most numerous were older women who seemed like wealthy patrons. They were particularly interested in Ning Beichen, practically drooling at his evident abs, which sent Ning Beichen scurrying away in a hurry.
"Time is almost up, and Liu Yilin didn't even tell me her sister's name, nor did she provide a photo. How am I supposed to pick her up?"
Ning Beichen, blending into the crowd, felt a headache coming on.
However, he soon devised a clever solution. He went to the airport's convenience store, got a piece of cardboard, wrote "Picking up Liu Yilin's Sister" on it, and stood at a prominent spot by the exit, holding the sign.
His only concern now was that Liu Yilin's sister might not understand Chinese and wouldn't be able to read his sign.
While her sister wasn't a foreigner, some families sent their children abroad at a very young age. After years of immersion in a different environment, many people wouldn't know Chinese.
Gradually, fewer passengers emerged from the exit, and no one approached him. Just as Ning Beichen began to suspect a flight delay or that Liu Yilin's sister had canceled her flight due to unforeseen circumstances, he turned around and saw Liu Yilin standing before him.
"Huh? Boss, didn't you say you were too busy to come? Why are you here all of a sudden? You didn't even call me."