299 Heaven is in his Favor (1/2)
Chapter 299: Heaven is in his Favor
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Tianze Pharmacy was designed to be vintage style, its wooden medicine cabinets painted dark red standing against the wall.
It was almost time to close the pharmacy for the night, and there were few customers in the store. The staff members in their old-fashioned robes finally felt relieved and showed relaxing smiles, looking at the wall clock from time to time.
Suddenly, a classy sedan that was glowing resplendently under the street lights parked in front of the pharmacy. When the car door was opened, Jin Er was the first to jump out of the car. He stretched himself and howled at the night sky, ”Woooo!”
Jin Er just felt really good, for he hadn’t got the chance to race in a city for a long time. But today, he felt like he was speeding across the sky! Though lots of speeding tickets were waiting for him, he didn’t care!
The staff members of the pharmacy were shocked by him, wondering if this man was a lunatic or was transfiguring into a werewolf? Why did he howl suddenly? Since there was no moon in the sky, he couldn’t be a werewolf shapeshifting. Lunatic seemed like the more plausible explanation!
Long Xian climbed out from the passenger’s seat, dizzy. On her way to the pharmacy, her heart rate was not lower than 180 beats per minute, and she felt like she might die suddenly at any time.
She held the prescription given by Sun Xiaomeng and pushed open the glass door of the pharmacy. She made her way and leaned on the counter and said, ”Give me... prepare these medicines for me. Please hurry. A bird’s precious life is at stake.”
The pharmacy staff members were perplexed. What bird's life could be so precious? It was not hard for them to find out the medicines on the prescription, though. They quickly packed up the medicines, and after paying, Long Xian immediately left the store.
Jin Er was smoking a cigarette and narrowing his eyes to reminisce upon the fascinating feelings he had when he was racing. He was not a regular smoker, but right now, only smoking could make his body's adrenaline temporarily subside.
Seeing that Long Xian was coming out of the pharmacy, he immediately threw the half-smoked cigarette on the ground and stamped it out with his foot. He opened his car door, intending to sit back in the driver position.
”Wait.”
A dark shadow flew towards him when Long Xian began to speak.
Jin Er instinctively stretched out his hand to catch it, and it turned out to be the medicine package carried by Long Xian.
”Please bring these medicines to the Amazing Fate Pet Shop, and I'll take a taxi there.” With expressions of lingering fear and shock, Long Xian said, ”Taking a taxi only costs money, but taking your car will cost my life!”
”Oh… Okay...” Jin Er felt a little sad. Even the racing legend of Akina Mountain would have a more exciting experience if there was a group of teammates shouting ”Wow! He rocks!” behind him.
Seeing that the crazy driver had left, Long Xian stroked her chest and felt relieved. She waved to stop a taxi, which would take her back to the Spirit Curing Pet Clinic. On the way, she sent a WeChat message to Wang Qian and told him that the plans had changed, so he didn’t need to wait for her at the clinic anymore.
Jin Er didn’t take the same route as before, because that would be boring. Instead, he chose another route—the original route was closer to the Spirit Curing Pet Clinic at the north end of Zhonghua Road, while the new route he was taking now would take him closer to the Amazing Fate Pet Shop at the south end of Zhonghua Road.
Besides, he also wanted to know whether his good luck would disappear if he left the same course.
It was getting later, and the pedestrians and vehicles on the road became fewer. His electric car was accelerating steadily, and in the fully enclosed cab, no roaring of the engine nor the screaming of Long Xian in the passenger’s seat could be heard, only the low-pitched sounds of tires and winds were heard.
”The ninth...” He stared at the traffic light that was getting nearer.
The traffic light was red.
Instead of slowing down, Jin Er continued to step on the accelerator like he did on his way to the pharmacy. The scenes, vehicles and pedestrians on the sides of his car were quickly left behind. He only stared at the traffic light in front of him, like a bull staring at the red cloth.
It was the same with the original course. The traffic light turned green in time as soon as he approached, and the traffic lights in charge of making left and right turns became red from green in advance after flashing for three times.
”Whoosh!” The Tesla sedan had crossed the intersection. The spoiler caused rapid airflow, making the fallen leaves on the road dance up in the air, and they had not yet subsided when the taillights of the sedan disappeared in the dark night.
The tenth…
The eleventh…
He had been through 16 green lights consecutively while approaching Zhonghua Road!
The chances of encountering red and green traffic lights were equal, but the probability of running into a succession of 16 green lights was… Jin Er felt that he might have run out of all the good luck of his whole life.