Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Go to bed early

It was already 2:30 in the morning when Li Jinglang fell asleep. His thick and long eyelashes drooped gently. The long, nightmare-like day finally ended. A tilted medicine bottle was placed on the bedside, and the bottle cap rolled to the ground, standing on the smooth wooden floor.

Tang Ningyue sat beside his bed, slowly and carefully replaced the caps on the medicine bottles and stacked them neatly together. He would be very quiet after taking the medicine, as quiet as if he had been kidnapped by the medicine, pinning him down.

Li Jinglang lay on his side on the bed, his back arched, his waist muscles slightly exposed. His fair and thin body was illuminated by the moonlight. The deep blue light, filtered by the dark curtains, was dim and expanding, covering his entire room.

Zhou Su was not here tonight. Tang Ningyue wondered if he spent every lonely night like this.

Everyone has compassion, and Tang Ningyue is no exception. She subconsciously wanted to brush away his messy hair, but when her hand was halfway touching it, the phone she placed aside vibrated again, and the light-up screen caught her attention.

Li Jinglang's eyelashes trembled and he turned inside.

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Tang Ningyue slept very late and drank a lot last night, so it was almost eight o'clock when she woke up in the morning. She hurried out of the bedroom with her bag, and Li Jinglang was leaning against the island counter at the entrance waiting for her.

His pupils were particularly deep, and his eyeballs were like glass balls. Tang Ningyue always felt that when he stared at her, he looked like a little ghost asking for candy on Halloween.

Seeing her coming, he quickly dropped his arms that were originally crossed over his chest and rested them on the edge of his pants. He half-closed his eyes and didn't dare to look her in the eye, like a child who had done something bad.

"I... don't have classes this morning." His fingers curled slightly, as if he was a little nervous. "I'll take you there today."

"Is that okay?"

.....

The two of them didn't talk much along the way. Tang Ningyue was busy replying to the work process, sighing from time to time, and sending a few angry voice messages. His eyes always fell on her, but she was never talking to him. He calmly withdrew his gaze, as if comforting himself.

It doesn't matter.

The car stopped downstairs of her company. Just like when she sent him off, he rolled down the window and went to say goodbye to her. However, he didn't turn around to talk to others. Instead, he kept staring at her back until she disappeared.

Her living environment was completely different from his. The faces she passed by were all in a hurry, everyone walked quickly, and moved quickly and silently.

Wen Xi didn't have classes today. He came to the company early in the morning and was scolded by Xu Qing. Then he ran to Tang Ningyue in a dejected manner and stood by the window in the corridor waiting for her. When he was looking forward to it, he saw the familiar white Mercedes-Benz.

"Eh? Didn't you always take Jinglang to school before? Why is he the one taking you there today?" This was the first thing Wen Xi said when he saw Tang Ningyue.

"Maybe...to express his apology." Tang Ningyue responded absentmindedly, throwing down her bag and picking up the newly delivered documents from the table.

"Just because I had a quarrel with you?" Wen Xi opened his mouth wide. According to Tang Ningyue's description, they really only had one quarrel, and it was just Li Jinglang's one-sided sarcasm. He didn't even use a single swear word or say a single harsh word.

"You're truly amazing." Wen Xi gave another thumbs-up. "Even a tough guy like Li Jinglang could give in to you. I really admire you."

"The number one beast tamer in the country." Wen Xi admired her with all his heart.

"But he's been a little strange these past two days." She closed her bookcase, picked up the phone on the table and called the secretariat. "Book a private room at Yanlai Mountain Residence for seven tonight."

"What's strange?" Wen Xi asked again when he saw her put down the receiver.

"He was always very obedient and well behaved before, but when I came back that day he suddenly got angry and started arguing with me. And today..."

"Forget it." Tang Ningyue shook her head. "Why should I bother with a patient..."

It would be strange if the patient wasn't strange.

Tang Ningyue rarely paid attention to others. She treated everyone the same way. Her only focus was herself. It was just that some people were too sensitive and too calculating...

"So how are you and Mr. Sheng upstairs?"

"It's pretty good."

"Pretty good?" Wen Xi frowned. "I just heard Xiaolin upstairs say today that he saw their CEO Sheng drinking alone by the river in the middle of the night. What happened?"

"How should I know?" Tang Ningyue continued to flip through the documents without raising her head.

"Don't you care about others?"

"He wants to say that I don't even have time to listen carefully, and I'm still rushing to do it?"

"Weren't you two together last night? He didn't say anything." The more Wen Xi couldn't get the answer, the more gossipy he became, and he chased after her with a cup of coffee.

"Being together is for enjoyment, not to cause me unnecessary trouble. I have too many people to care for, and everyone gets the same amount of time on average. I really can't give him any more preferential treatment. Does he need more care than Jinglang? If you want to know, go upstairs and ask Xiaolin. Don't interfere with my work."

Tang Ningyue stretched out a finger and poked Wen Xi's head. Wen Xi covered his head and leaned back, then moved closer to her.

"I don't see you love Li Jinglang that much." Wen Xi said this dimly, made a face and ran away quickly.

Wen Xi was right. She just liked to give people a fleeting, superficial care, a way to gain favor effortlessly just by moving her lips.

Wen Xi wasn't the only one who could see it. In fact, most people could see it, but she didn't care. If they hated her, they could just stay away from her.

But some people just can't bear to let her go, even if it means just acting together, they want to continue with her, as long as she is willing. Until Tang Ningyue lost all her patience and broke off the relationship, the relationship ended completely.

The same result happened to everyone around her, without exception. No one could gain her favor for long.

This kind of personality trait was even apparent when she was a child, and Li Jinglang was the first victim.

Usually, Tang Ningyue would not contact people with this kind of ending again, and Li Jinglang was no exception.

She sighed and wanted to pick up the cup of coffee made by Wen Xi on the table, but another message from Li Jinglang popped up on her phone.

What time will you be back in the evening? I'll pick you up.

It took a long time for Li Jinglang to receive her reply. He never put down his phone, with his head lowered and his arms resting on his knees, waiting quietly.

She: [I have a date tonight.]

He wanted to say, "I'll give it to you," but he didn't send the message. It stayed in the input box. He thought she wouldn't agree. She must be going on a date, and even if she agreed, she wouldn't agree to it. Because if he were that man, he would definitely be angry.

Not getting the desired result, he threw his phone on the sofa, picked up the remote control again, and pushed the aircraft parked on the table.

He has improved this model many times, and can control the flight speed and direction very accurately. It can even avoid collisions in a small space and is very sensitive.

Suddenly, he received a new message on his phone.

She: [Go to bed early at night.]

She: [I won’t be back tonight.]

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