After determining the responsibility for the accident, Father Shi stopped the traffic police and asked, "Officer, how much do we have to pay?"
The traffic police glanced up at the other party and said, "We won’t know the amount until after the assessment from the 4S shop. The insurance company will inform you at that time."
"But what if the insurance isn’t enough to cover the compensation?" He was still concerned about Sheng Ning’an’s earlier mention of a sum in the tens of thousands.
The police officer said, "Then you will need to pay out of your own pocket."
Upon hearing this, Father Shi’s brow immediately furrowed, "This... Could you please help us think of a solution? The car isn’t ours, we borrowed it from a relative. Now that it’s scratched and we have to pay for it, we can’t explain it to our relatives."
The traffic police looked at their car, then glanced at Sheng Ning’an’s car and said, "Why don’t you discuss it with the owner of the other car involved in the accident? If the other party is willing to take some responsibility for the accident, their insurance company could cover part of the costs."
Although determining liability was their job, in cases without casualties, if the car owner voluntarily accepts partial responsibility, they would turn a blind eye.
They figured someone who could afford a sports car probably wouldn’t mind the repair costs.
Father Shi immediately looked towards Sheng Ning’an upon hearing this, but Sheng Ning’an had already picked up her suitcase, locked the car door, and was ready to leave.
Sheng Annin acted as if she didn’t hear the officer’s suggestion and bluntly asked, "May I sign and leave now?"
What a joke, she wasn’t a saint, to have her new car damaged and then reduce their compensation by using her own insurance.
She wasn’t short of money, and would not have pursued it if the other party was truly accidental, but they maliciously took her parking spot, and after the scrape, not only did they not apologize, they even had the gall to accuse her first, thinking of extorting money from her.
If she didn’t teach them a lesson, they’d act like they owned the road.
"Fellow student, could you possibly..." Father Shi changed his previous arrogant tone, pleading with Sheng Ning’an in a lowered voice.
But no sooner had he started speaking than Sheng Ning’an interrupted him with a firm "No!"
Father Shi’s half-finished sentence was forcefully shoved back down his throat, his face turning a deep shade of red.
Seeing this, Shi Mu nudged her daughter’s arm to try to get her to speak up.
Shi Yue’s face remained stoic and silent.
She couldn’t bring herself to lower her pride and beg Sheng Ning’an again.
Shi Mu grew anxious, pinched her daughter, and a trace of gloom flashed across Shi Yue’s face. Under her mother’s prodding, she reluctantly said, "Classmate, my parents realize their mistake, they should not have had that attitude towards you. Considering we’re from the same school, please help us out."
"There’s no need to say more, I won’t accept responsibility for something that isn’t my fault, let’s handle everything according to the rules." Sheng Ning’an finished saying this and signed her name on the accident responsibility form, handed it back to the officer, and walked away with her suitcase.
Father Shi and Shi Mu wanted to plead with the traffic police for something else, but the officer directly spoke up, "Alright, since they are unwilling, you just sign and go back to wait for news."
Father Shi could only sign his name on the responsibility form with resignation.
"Come on, let’s go, or we’re going to be late for registration," Shi Yue urged impatiently.
"You ungrateful child." Shi Mu smacked her daughter, "You couldn’t even think of a way to help, what if we really have to pay? That girl said we have to pay a lot. If it weren’t for coming to register you, none of this would have happened..."