After a loud noise, the surrounding environment instantly became chaotic.
Everyone reacts the same way. They subconsciously seek self-protection at the first moment.
Mu Qian hugged Huo Qiran tightly and raised her eyes in panic to look in the direction of the sound.
She looked across the chaotic crowd, and before she saw anything, she heard another loud noise - bang!
This time, Mu Qian clearly saw an explosion in a nearby store!
After the deafening explosion, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the people who were still at a loss instantly became a mess, some running, some shouting, and it instantly became a scene of escape.
Mu Qian hugged Huo Qiran tightly and whispered: "Qi Ran, don't be afraid."
Huo Qiran raised his head from her arms, his eyes clear and calm, "Mom, I'm not afraid."
Mu Qian lowered her head and kissed him on the forehead, then looked at Wu Hao, "Maybe it was a terrorist attack."
"It's possible." Wu Hao replied, "Madam, we'd better find a place to hide as soon as possible. We can't stay outdoors, it's too dangerous!"
Mu Qian nodded, and when she looked up and looked around, she happened to see a restaurant not far away. A man who looked like a boss was standing at the door, waving anxiously to the running crowd.
The surroundings were noisy, but Mu Qian vaguely heard the word "basement" from the man's mouth, and she made a decision instantly, "Let's go there!"
After hearing this, Wu Hao picked up Huo Qiran, and at the same time asked the bodyguards behind him to protect Mu Qian, and walked quickly over there together.
Mu Qian was still calm, and before entering the restaurant, he couldn't help but glance in the direction of the explosion.
With this quick glance, Mu Qian paused slightly, but the next moment, she was already surrounded by bodyguards and walked into the restaurant.
The restaurant space is not large, but after entering the restaurant, people became much calmer and were taking refuge in the basement in an orderly manner under the command of the waiter.
Mu Qian held Huo Qiran's hand tightly and when she went down to the basement, it was already crowded with people.
Fortunately, Wu Hao quickly found a corner and settled Mu Qian and Huo Qiran.
Mu Qian still held Huo Qiran tightly in her arms, touched his head, and whispered: "As long as you are not afraid. Your mother, I have a constitution that attracts trouble, so you should not be implicated by me."
"I won't be hurt by my mother." Huo Qiran said, "With my father and mother here, I'm not afraid of anything."
Hearing him mention Huo Jinxi, Mu Qian suddenly remembered something, "Oh, I threw my phone outside-"
Wu Hao quickly took out his cell phone, took a look at it and shook his head, "There is no signal in the basement here."
After hearing this, Mu Qian said: "It doesn't matter. Huo Jinxi is a very calm person. He should know that we won't get into trouble easily. Let's go up and call him when it's calm outside."
Wu Hao responded and looked around subconsciously, only to see a group of four or five people standing next to him. One of them, an exquisite Chinese-looking woman, was staring at him and Mu Qian.
"Madam." Wu Hao couldn't help but signaled to Mu Qian in a low voice.
Mu Qian followed his line of sight and unexpectedly saw a familiar face.
That woman was a bright and beautiful woman. Although Mu Qian only met her once and never even said hello, the moment they looked at each other, both of them smiled politely.
The other party quickly took two steps this way and said to Mu Qian: "Hello, Mrs. Huo."
Mu Qian said: "I should call you...Miss Qiao, right?"
The woman in front of him just nodded and smiled to show her approval.
Qiao Weiwei, the former daughter-in-law of the Rong family, Rong Heng's former sister-in-law, and Rong Juan's ex-wife.
"I didn't expect to meet someone I know under such circumstances." Mu Qian said, "It's fate."
"It's better to have less of this kind of fate." Qiao Weiwei said, "Is Mrs. Huo here to travel?"
Mu Qian nodded and said, "Take my son here for a walk during the holiday. What about you?"
"I work here." Qiao Weiwei said, "I happened to pass by here with my colleagues, and I didn't expect to encounter such a thing."
Hearing this, Mu Qian couldn't help but ask, "Are you stationed abroad?"
"Well." Qiao Weiwei opened his handbag, took out a business card and handed it to Mu Qian, "It's for work."
Mu Qian took the business card and took a look at it. It turned out that Qiao only worked for a luxury brand company, and his position was deputy general manager.
"It turns out that Miss Qiao's career is developing so well." Mu Qian said, "No wonder she wants to stay abroad. You rarely return to China, right?"
"Well, there are many things to do, and I don't have many relatives or friends in China." Qiao Weiwei said, "I haven't been back for several years."
Mu Qian remembered the last time Rong Juan saw Qiao Youwei on that foreign island, and couldn't help but smile, but didn't mention it.
It was rare to meet someone to chat with in such a situation. Mu Qian skipped those topics that might make people feel embarrassed, and had a great time chatting with Qiao Weiwei.
It was not until several hours later that news finally came from the ground, saying that the situation was temporarily stable, and everyone was asked to return to their place of residence as soon as possible and not to linger outside.
Everyone then walked out one after another. Mu Qian and Qiao Weiwei smiled at each other and lined up at the end of the queue.
Because there are too many people taking temporary refuge, everyone is coming out of the refuge now. It is still noisy outside. Fortunately, there are police officers on the street to maintain order, so it seems much safer.
Mu Qian and Qiao Weiwei finally came out of the basement. Mu Qian was about to say goodbye to Qiao Weiwei when Huo Qiran suddenly let go of her hand and ran towards the door of the restaurant: "Dad!"
Mu Qian looked in the direction he was running towards and saw that the person who was walking in from the door against the flow of people was not Huo Jinxi.
When Mu Qian said goodbye to him in the morning, he was a business elite with a neat suit and a dignified attitude. Now, he was wearing a soaked white shirt, with the sleeves rolled up, the collar open, and even his hair slightly messy.
Mu Qian had almost never seen him like this, so she couldn't help being slightly startled, and then quickly stepped forward to meet him.
Huo Jinxi had already picked up Huo Qiran, and when he turned to look at Mu Qian, his eyes were deep and dark.
"We're fine." Mu Qian said quickly, "There's no signal in the basement, so I can't send you a message——"
As she spoke, she leaned into Huo Jinxi's arms, stretched out her hands and wrapped them around his waist.
Huo Jinxi's breathing was tight, and it was only at this moment that he finally seemed to be able to breathe.
"It's okay," he said.
Mu Qian raised her eyes to look at him again, took out a tissue and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Only then did Qiao Weiwei step forward and say hello to Huo Jinxi: "Hello, Mr. Huo."
Huo Jinxi's eyes fell on her, and he had returned to his distant and calm look, "Long time no see."
"Yes." Qiao Weiwei said, "I met Mrs. Huo unexpectedly under such circumstances, and we had a great chat. Since Mr. Huo is here, I won't disturb you. We will see you another day if we have a chance."
Mu Qian nodded, said goodbye to her, and watched her leave. Then she looked away and looked at Huo Jinxi again.
Huo Jinxi also looked at her, and after a moment he said, "In the future, you'd better not leave my sight."
"What's that like?" Mu Qian flattened her lips in embarrassment, "Are you going to tie me to your belt?"
Huo Jinxi replied: "There's nothing wrong with it."
Huo Qiran suddenly snickered, and Mu Qian couldn't help but stretched out her hand and pinched his face gently.
Huo Jinxi was looking at the mother and son in front of him quietly, but suddenly he noticed something and turned to look out the window.
On the street outside the window, two Chinese-looking men were looking at each other and talking together. When they saw him looking over, they suddenly looked away quickly and then separated.
Huo Jinxi's eyes were still locked on the two of them and never left.
Mu Qian followed his gaze and couldn't help but paused slightly.
"These two people are really interesting." Mu Qian said slowly, "Before I entered here, they were watching me not far away and did not run away even if there was an explosion. Later, they also came here to take refuge. Now that they came out, they actually