Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2551 - 2487: Out for His Life

Cheng Cheng immediately realized this was no accident—someone was out to kill him.

He lacked the moment to ponder exactly who was behind it.

The figure beyond the car wielded immense power. Forcing a car door open underwater was already a tough feat, battling the water's drag and the inward shove from inside.

Yet that person's might proved staggeringly superior, and Cheng Cheng couldn't resist as the door slammed shut on him.

Right then, a harsh grinding of metal echoed.

Underwater, the noise came muffled, and the outer darkness hid everything from view.

Still, he sensed multiple presences lurking in the water.

They circled the vehicle, executing their scheme.

Breath held tight, he shoved the door with all his might once more, but a sharp click rang out—something had jammed it from outside.

Cheng Cheng grasped the truth.

Iron chains had been looped around the car by them!

Their goal: seal the doors so he couldn't escape, dooming him to drown inside!

Fury pounded in his chest, yet panic stayed at bay; he plunged straight for the back seat, lunging to yank open the rear door.

Alas, it too stood bound fast.

This screamed of a carefully orchestrated murder plot!

After he drowned, they'd simply cut the chains loose and vanish, convincing all that he'd failed to escape on his own and perished alive in the submerged car!

It would pass off perfectly as a tragic mishap!

In the pitch-black night amid treacherous roads, such a fate seemed believable for a newcomer from out of state, still green to D State's paths—no soul would question it.

Suspicions, if any arose, would lead nowhere!

Cheng Cheng balled his fist and hammered the window with savage force.

Shattering a car window from within while fully submerged posed an almost impossible ordeal.

What's more, precious minutes had ticked by since the plunge, leaving his air supply critically low.

Suddenly, Chiang Xiao's name surged into Cheng Cheng's thoughts.

Little!

May you get one last shot to vent your curses and resentment at me!

"Is my brother really that busy? Knowing Old Master Lu would come over today, Jiang Family would host a banquet; he should have arrived early, right? Why hasn’t he arrived yet?"

Chiang Xiao spoke into the phone with Chen Yiping.

With Ah Liu absent now, chaos swirled in her thoughts. After hanging up earlier, lost on next steps, she opted to keep talking with Chen Yiping, eager for swift updates from that side.

Chiang Xiao planned to stretch this call right through the Jiang Family banquet's close.

"Indeed, I’ve heard Cheng Cheng is very busy. He mentioned he would come by yesterday, but he must have been held up by something important."

Chiang Xiao opened her mouth to reply when a wild flutter struck her heart.

Her fingers clamped down hard on the receiver by reflex.

Oddly enough, Cheng Cheng shared certain traits with Meng Xinian.

He was aware tonight held vital weight for Ah Liu. Having promised to show up, he ought to have been there by now.

Only a dire emergency could delay him so, but with his capabilities, he'd shake it off—plus, Old Master Jiang would back him and avoid dispatching him afar amid the peril.

Was something amiss with Cheng Cheng?

At first, mere idle musing.

Yet once the idea bloomed in Chiang Xiao’s mind, it dug in deep.

She gripped the receiver harder, unease creeping in.

No shock if calamity had befallen Cheng Cheng.

D State housed her deadliest foe, and Ah Liu’s fiercest adversary too.

Ah Liu’s homecoming was bound to brim with peril from the start.