"What, what did you say..."

"Yining, Yining, this..." Lin Xue hurriedly looked at Jin Yining, her face full of worry, after all, she still needed her daughter to gain a foothold in the Ning family.

"Mom, Ning Kong is just joking." Jin Yining came over and placed her hand on Shang Ning's shoulder.

Shang Ning: "!!!"

Shang Ning looked up and glared at Jin Yining, telling him to take his hands off.

Jin Yining pretended not to see it and still put her arm around her shoulder. "Mom and Dad, you can't believe everything you read online. I believe Ningkong has her own reasons for doing whatever she wants."

"It would be good if Yining thought that way." Ning Baiyuan, who had been so angry with his daughter that he was practically fuming, finally calmed down. "Your mother and I are doing this for your own good. This time, Yining didn't care, otherwise..."

"For my own good?" Shang Ning pushed away Jin Yining's hand and looked at the old man in front of her with disdain. It would have been better if he hadn't said those three words. Since he had to say them, she was going to have a good talk with them about those three words.

"Ning Kong, what are you doing? Your father is right, we're all doing this for your own good." Lin Xue glared at her daughter again.

"What do you mean by 'for my own good'? It's because my behavior didn't satisfy your visual needs, so you force me to change in the name of 'for your own good.' You don't care at all whether this change will make me uncomfortable or cause me pain; you only want to achieve the visual sensations you desire." Shang Ning approached Lin Xue and Ning Baiyuan step by step, and seeing Ning Baiyuan trembling with anger, Shang Ning felt an indescribable pleasure.

Jin Yining stood behind Shang Ning, watching her. He could hear every word she said clearly.

"Next time you say 'for your own good,' please put your attitude in the right place. 'For your own good' is a suggestion, not a royal decree."

"You, you beast..." Ning Baiyuan was furious and swung his cane at Shang Ning again.

"Grandpa!" Lin Xue exclaimed, but did not dare to stop him.

Before Shang Ning could retreat, someone grabbed her arm and pulled her back a bit. By the time she regained her footing, Jin Yining had already raised her right hand and gripped the cane she had been swinging.

Ning Baiyuan blushed, but dared not lay a hand on Jin Yining.

Shang Ning hadn't expected Jin Yining to help her at this time.

After all, didn't he just watch her fall without even blinking before?

Jin Yining released his cane and also released his grip on Shang Ning's arm.

Lin Xue hurriedly helped Ning Baiyuan up, and glared at Shang Ning with a look of disappointment and resentment, "Yi Ning, it's Ning Kong who has caused you trouble."

"You're too kind, it's not a big problem at all."

Shang Ning: "..."

Does this person even have a sense of shame?

"Ning Kong and I have some things to discuss, so we won't see Mom and Dad off," Jin Yining said politely.

The ruthless dismissal was tinged with hypocritical gentlemanly manners, and Shang Ning expressed his contempt for this behavior.

Jin Yining, with the demeanor of a gentlemanly young man, escorted the person to the door, but the smile on his face disappeared after the door was closed.

Shang Ning crossed her arms and looked at the person who turned around and looked back after closing the door. "Teacher Jin has really let himself go to the point that he doesn't even bother to hide who he knows when he's pretending?"

Jin Yining turned back and said, "It's unexpected that Mrs. Jin doesn't even recognize her own parents. Who exactly are you?"

Jin Yining asked the question seriously, even with a hint of ruthlessness in it.

This isn't doubt; it's a serious wait for an answer.