Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Childish Ghost

Chinese New Year is the most boring time. Li Jinglang hates it the most. Relatives come all over the place to ask about his health, and the children are scared by the adults and dare not pay any attention to him. He is always the one who stays outside in the cold wind, making him look out of place.

He has had a strange personality since he was a child, but Tang Ningyue always protected him when he was young and did not allow other adults to say anything about him. But now because of Xu Lin, in order to avoid suspicion, Tang Ningyue can no longer accompany him. He does not care about these things. Anyway, he has been treated as a mental patient since she left, so it doesn't matter.

The cold wind hurt his face, and he sat hunched over by the lake. His face was reflected on the ice, looking cold. He didn't like to smile and wasn't very likable.

In fact, it seemed that Tang Ningyue was the only one who didn't dislike him and treated him the best. Although she always liked to bully him and deliberately make him angry, she never regarded him as a high-risk person like these people did, and still liked to beat him as always.

Li Jinglang was amused by his own ridiculous idea. He shook a reed in his hand and unconsciously looked down to see his smiling face on the lake. He was startled and quickly retracted his smile. As if nothing had happened, he put on his hat and went back into the room.

Li Jinglang was not very familiar with the relative he visited today, so Zhou Su asked him to call him whatever he wanted. After finally getting through this family, they went to the house of one of Zhou Su's friends. She always had a wide network of contacts, and gave much more gifts than others during the Chinese New Year and other festivals.

"Go to your Aunt Meng's house later. Her daughter Jiaxin has a birthday today. Give her this gift."

Zhou Su had already asked her assistant to deliver the other gifts. She thought that birthday gifts were a token of thoughtfulness and should be delivered personally. Although she didn't choose the gift and didn't even know what was in it, she still had to give it some face.

"I deliver it?"

"People your age are easy to talk to. Her mother helped me a lot, so it's a gift."

"I'm not familiar with her." Li Jinglang was unwilling to argue.

"Wouldn't it be nice to get to know each other if we just chat?"

"I don't like chatting."

"Don't be like this, son. Your sister Ningyue said she'd ask Jiaxin to come to her place to warm up the house in a few days. Don't get along with her like this and embarrass her."

"Why is she so familiar with everyone?" Li Jinglang frowned and muttered, "I wasn't invited to the greenhouse, so what impact does it have..."

"You two played together when you were little? Have you forgotten?"

".....She is Tang Ningyue's friend, what does she have to do with me?"

Li Jinglang is most annoyed to hear about childhood friends, childhood playdates and so on. He hates those people, he doesn't like any of them, and he doesn't want to remember any of them at all.

"Then it won't be a problem for you to deliver the gift. And this is the gift your sister Ning Yue gave her, so you also helped deliver it."

"Why doesn't she come and see it off herself?"

"She's out playing with Qing, so she doesn't have time."

“.....”

"Not doing my job all day long..." he muttered immediately afterwards.

Li Jinglang didn't know why he had so much to say today. It was as if he had so much grievances that he couldn't finish pouring out. He couldn't control his inexplicable emotions and subconsciously wanted to get angry.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, let's go."

Li Jinglang closed his eyes, took the luxury bag from Zhou Su's hand, and suppressed his annoyance.

There is no need. Why should he make himself suffer so much? Look at how carefree Tang Ningyue is. No matter what happens, she has the leisure to go out and play with others. It doesn't affect her at all.

And this Jiaxin, does she have anything to do with him?

Her friends don't like him...

He didn't like them either.

The last time Li Jinglang saw Chen Jiaxin was when they were in elementary school. He had no impression of her. The next time he heard from her was when she came back from Hong Kong to attend a funeral. However, Zhou Su just mentioned it casually, and he turned a deaf ear to it. He didn't expect that he would suddenly come to give her a gift.

Chen Jiaxin’s birthday was last month. No matter how long it takes for adults to delay favors, they must renew the favor and give the gift.

The Chen family lived in a small Western-style building in the city center, which was prosperous and crowded, but her family had a private courtyard.

From a distance, Li Jinglang saw Chen Jiaxin bullying a puppy in the yard. The little white dog stood up and was pushed down by her, and then stood up and was pushed down again. She enjoyed doing this.

From a distance, Chen Jiaxin and Tang Ningyue look a bit alike, not in appearance or posture, but in demeanor. Even the way they bully puppies and kittens is exactly the same as hers.

But she didn't use any gentle force, unlike Tang Ningyue. She usually used heavy and light force, and then fed the puppy a bite of food. The puppy would then happily chase her and rub against her arms.

Instead of being like this now, where the little white dog is struggling in Chen Jiaxin's hands like a flea.

Before he even walked over, Chen Jiaxin waved at him as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time, even though they weren't very familiar with each other when they were young.

Li Jinglang was allergic to this kind of enthusiasm, especially after what happened to Tang Ningyue yesterday.

"Li Jinglang?" I don't know if someone informed her in advance or she really remembered it, but she called out his name so clearly.

"....." Li Jinglang actually forgot her last name. He only remembered that Zhou Su just said her name was...Jiaxin?

But he couldn't bring himself to call her that intimately.

"Don't you remember me?" Chen Jiaxin picked up the puppy and held it in her arms. Regardless of its struggle, she hugged it tightly. "I am Chen Jiaxin."

She was smiling, but looked very arrogant, which was not at all like the approachable feeling she showed. It was very deliberate and artificial.

"You really don't remember me?"

Chen Jiaxin tilted her head and sneered.

"Didn't you say when you were little that you hated me the most in your life? Have you forgotten me so quickly?"

When she smiled, she looked more like Tang Ningyue, as if she had inherited her true skills, with a dagger hidden in her smile.

"...I forgot." He replied.

"Oh..." Chen Jiaxin raised an eyebrow and continued to secretly tuck him in. "You forgot? Did you also forget...that you got sulky and cried secretly because you couldn't win over me?"

Li Jinglang had no impression of what she said.

Yes, he actually remembered all those people when he was a child, but he only remembered the boys. He remembered who played badminton with Tang Ningyue and who had dinner with Tang Ningyue, but he didn't remember any of the girls.

"What are you robbing?"

He never competes with others for things. He doesn't care about those things at all. Moreover, just looking at Tang Ningyue is enough to make him exhausted. How could he have the time to care about these things?

"Steal Sister Ningyue." Chen Jiaxin approached him with her arms folded, acting like a little lady, the same look she had when she first met Tang Ningyue when she first came to Zhou Su's place as a child, but that was all in the past.

"Back then, you had to follow Sister Ningyue when she changed clothes. Didn't you hate it, Li Jinglang?"

"Didn't you say that this was back in our childhood? How could you still remember something from such a long time ago? I guess you haven't seen Tang Ningyue much now?" Li Jinglang was very calm, and Chen Jiaxin's expression changed accordingly.

In the past, Chen Jiaxin was the one among the kids who liked to pester Tang Ningyue the most and was always at her beck and call. Tang Ningyue was always more tolerant towards girls than boys, so she would usually only reject Li Jinglang and not her.

"We had dinner together last week," Chen Jiaxin protested. "We met once on the first day she returned to China."

Li Jinglang suddenly remembered that day when Tang Ningyue was drunk. He didn't know who she mistook him for. And...

His expression darkened for a moment and he remained speechless. It was Chen Jiaxin's turn to be complacent.

Li Jinglang didn't engage in this childish argument with her anymore. He changed the subject and handed over the bag Zhou Su had given him. "This is a gift from Tang Ningyue for you."

What was handed over was a personal gift from Zhou Su, the most fashionable luxury bag at the time.

"Where is the other bag? The one you gave me?" She pointed to the other bag in Li Jinglang's hand and deliberately teased him.

"My mother gave it to you." Li Jinglang lied without changing his expression, "But I chose the things." He stretched out his arm and handed over the bag.

"You chose it?" Chen Jiaxin raised her chin, her face full of disdain. "You can keep the one you chose. Aunt Zhou gave me enough gifts. I don't need one more."

After saying that, Chen Jiaxin turned around and walked towards the hall. She acted like a spoiled young lady, which made him very disgusted.

Li Jinglang curled his lips, opened the gift box, and put the pen inside into his pocket.

Although the eldest lady has a bad temper and a slow brain, she can make him feel good, unlike Tang Ningyue, who always makes him feel upset.

He had no intention of keeping this gift, but some people had faces similar to Tang Ningyue's, but they were not as smart as her, so they threw it to him for free and he picked it up at a bargain price.

"Can't you grab it..."

He stroked the pen and smiled suddenly.

It was a pity that he couldn't show off to Tang Ningyue, as she would definitely call him childish again. It was as hard as heaven to hear praise from her.

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Tang Ningyue ate too much in the morning and started burping as soon as she got in the car. Xu Qing was also trying to hold back his laughter next to her, and she glared at him again.

"You just like to bully me." Xu Qing also pretended to be aggrieved and took a sip of her milk tea while waiting for the red light.

Tang Ningyue glanced at him, leaned back in her chair, supported her head and sighed lightly.

"Why are you sighing? What's wrong?" Xu Qing also put away his smile. He couldn't bear to see her unhappy, no matter who made her unhappy.

"It's okay..." Tang Ningyue stared at the street view outside the window, feeling a little melancholy. She felt bad when she thought about not getting what she wanted from Li Jinglang yesterday. When did this little bastard become so difficult to please? "You said I usually say whatever I want and do whatever I want. How could I be so nice to a man?"

"But that little bastard doesn't appreciate it."

The greenery in the suburbs is not as good as that in the city. Looking out, it is just a bare expanse with no design. I wonder where in the wilderness Xu Qing took her.

"I thought it was something else." Xu Qing also grinned. "What family doesn't quarrel? Don't you scold Zhaoming every day?"

Xu Qingye used to meet Tang Zhaoming often in Canada. The two had a good relationship, but that boy was a wild monkey. He couldn't stay at home for a moment and traveled all over the country. His personality was quite good, sunny and cheerful, which was the opposite of Li Jinglang.

"A family..."

Tang Ningyue stared at the flying birds outside, a little dazed, and suddenly remembered the hysterical words Li Jinglang said that night in the hospital.

"I don't want to be your brother."

"Your brother is Tang Zhaoming, I'm not!"

"Never!"

Tang Ningyue's thoughts were wandering, and she stared out the window in a daze. Finally, she was brought back to her senses by the sound of a text message alert on her mobile phone. She slid open the screen and a hotel check-in reminder popped up.

She had forgotten all about it.

She drank too much and booked a hotel for more than 8,000 yuan a night, which was a particularly difficult to book resort snow scene hot spring hotel. I don’t know why she was so lucky at this time. The hotel was during the holidays and could not be refunded, so she wasted the money in vain.

Tang Ningyue opened her address book and scrolled through it from top to bottom, but couldn't find a suitable person to accompany her. She blamed herself for being too busy recently. She didn't have much free time before, but now she couldn't make the call and was stuck here.

She could just live there by herself, but no one would take pictures of her.

Tang Ningyue glanced at Xu Qingye who was concentrating on driving. After years of experience, his temperament has become more calm and mature, and he looks reassuring.

He is handsome, but too old to be considered by her.

"It's so annoying... We have to break up at this right time..." Tang Ningyue muttered irritably. She had forgotten about it originally, but now she was unhappy when she thought about it.

"It's all that little bastard's fault. He ran out to stop a car in the heavy snow..."

"I've been cursing him all the way." Xu Qing also glanced at her, "How did Jinglang offend you?"

"Shouldn't I scold you for ruining my good deeds?"

"He deserves to be scolded, he deserves to be scolded." Xu Qing also echoed, "How about asking him to compensate you?"

"......" Tang Ningyue pursed her lips, leaned back and closed her eyes, "Let's talk about it later."

"I'll think about it."