Chapter 174

TangShi sat upright, stiffening as the sensation moved through the car under her seat and was accompanied by a loud flapping noise that came out of nowhere and scared her half to death. Linlin swerved as her steering hit hard, and the back wheel veered them, pulling them into a quiet spot in a dark showy alley and coming to an abrupt halt.

“It’s a flat. Goddammit. I have a spare in the trunk. These were new tires.” Linlin yanked on her hand brake with mild hostility, irritated, and jumped out.

“Sit tight. I got this. I’m an old pro at changing tires thanks to my old man and his mechanical incompetence.” She waved with a proud smirk and closed the door on TangShi before walking around behind her car and hoisting open the rear storage. Leaning into it to uncover the spare wheel from under the carpet and almost fell in as she stretched out to get it.

It was heavy, and with her petite height and lack of muscle, she struggled to pull it up and out of the hollow space it