Chapter 5

I missed the second divorce appointment too.

On my way out, I had a little accident.

At the intersection, a two-year-old boy in a cartoon T-shirt, with his short legs, dashed out to find his mom.

A car, speeding around the corner, lost control.

I didn't think twice, pushing him with all my strength into the safety zone.

*Bang!* I felt like I was being smashed to pieces.

The hit-and-run driver didn't stop for a second, speeding off with a roar.

I turned my head and saw the license plate. It looked familiar.

In a flash of insight, I remembered Scarlett Reid's car in the hospital parking lot.

It was her.

The boy was scooped up by his panicked family, crying hysterically.

"Auntie, Auntie is hurt!"

I only felt pain, the kind of pain that felt like my insides were being torn apart.

But there was no blood as I had expected.

"System, am I dying?"

It didn't go as planned, which was a little regretful.

But saving a sweet kid right before I died made it feel worth it.

The System paused for a few seconds, then replied nonchalantly.

"Congratulations. You temporarily won't die before your scheduled death date, Host."

"The symptoms of the car accident will only fully manifest on the day you depart."

The System then added a little sheepishly, "This is a perk I fought for you."

I found the System strangely endearing.

I smiled, "Good. Then Julian can see what his new wife did to me."

The boy's parents and grandmother surrounded me.

The boy's mother, with red eyes, said, "You saved our baby, you saved our whole family!"

They almost knelt down to me.

I repeatedly insisted I was fine, but they still warmly insisted on putting me in their car and taking me to the hospital.

"How can you be fine? The car's bumper is completely dented."

"Is a person harder than a car?"

Left with no choice, I called Julian ahead of time.

"I was in a car accident. Let's reschedule again."