Chapter 202

"Ono, come and help me out." As soon as the voice sounded, Ono put down what she was doing, picked up her toolbox, and went over.

The work of car repair is quite tedious, and you can easily get covered in dirt if you're not careful. The hot summer nights also make the already dull working environment even more difficult.

Yuan Ye raised his hand and casually wiped the sweat from his neck.

His tanned skin was visible beneath his vest, sweat trickled down his forehead and down the veins on his neck, and the muscles in his arms were not yet fully relaxed. He exuded an aura of gradually maturing.

His features were handsome; if it weren't for his current attire, one might mistake him for a university sports student.

After a flurry of activity, the car dealership owner finally emerged from his office, carrying several envelopes in his hand.

"Business hasn't been good lately, Ono, here's all you need for now." The car dealership owner handed Ono his salary for the month, adding:

"I'm going to another city to pick up a car tomorrow, could you keep an eye on the shop for me?"

“Okay,” Yuanye replied.

The boss gave a few instructions, and the rest of the repairmen gradually left the shop.

After cleaning the shop, Yuan Ye was about to close up and go home when a slightly familiar female voice suddenly came from behind him:

Excuse me, can you fix my car here?

He turned around and saw a fair-skinned figure. Her delicate, arched eyebrows already hinted at the summer evening, and a cotton-linen blouse covering one shoulder accentuated her smooth, alabaster skin.

To her right, a brand-new bicycle was parked obediently.

Yuan Ye subconsciously lowered his eyes, wanting to avoid the other person's gaze, and lowered his voice:

"I don't repair bicycles."

"Excuse me, I'm sorry to have bothered you." The girl was about to leave with her bike when a restrained voice called out to her.

Ten minutes later.

"Can you really fix it?" Yingning glanced at the motorcycle parked in the shop, a few parts casually tossed around the box.

The gaze fell on the man who was half-squatting.

"It's just a bicycle, it's not like it can't be repaired."

Yuan Ye casually threw on a shirt, squatted down next to the bicycle, and examined it carefully for a few moments: "The flywheel is broken, and the store doesn't have this kind of part."

"You can leave your car here and come back tomorrow."

He said in a low voice, "Let's go, it's getting late."

"I'll take you home first."

Consider it repaying the favor you did for me last time.

The streets are always bustling and lively on summer nights. Pedestrians gradually slow down their pace at this time, and the warm breeze takes the opportunity to quietly steal away people's fatigue.

Yuan Ye rubbed his sore arms before stealing a glance at Ying Ning beside him.

A light cotton blouse, wisps of hair playfully falling from her forehead in the breeze, and khaki capri pants that accentuated her slender legs, making them appear even more delicate.

"How is your wound?" Yingning stood in the shadow of the street lamp without turning her head.

"It's alright, I rested for a few days." Yuan Ye's gaze evaded her shadow.

The wound on my side wasn't completely healed yet; there was still a lot of bruising. But I always felt disheveled in front of her, and I wanted to regain some dignity.

Yuan Ye straightened his back involuntarily: "Did you deliver something again today?"

Today is Wednesday. Although I know there probably won't be any school activities, I still want to find something to talk about.

Perhaps it was just to make the atmosphere less awkward.

The shadows of the streetlights beside them stretched slowly, even giving rise to an endless longing.

"The group discussion ended a little late today." Yingning stretched, as if just realizing something.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Wilderness".

"Hello, I'm You Yingning." When she said her name, her upturned eyebrows and eyes were filled with joy.

Yu Yingning.

Yuan Ye silently repeated her name several times, memorizing it firmly.

He heard the other person speak again:

"If you encounter a situation like that again, you should call the police." The girl slightly raised her hand, gesturing to the shadow on the ground.

"They didn't even call the police."

“I owe a lot of money, and I need to pay it back,” he said.

The police will punish Zhao Meng and his group for their actions, but the high-interest loans he is burdened with cannot be eased for a moment.

At first, he desperately tried to call the police, but when the Zhao family found out, they came to his house and threatened him with his grandmother's health to force him to settle the matter.

Over time, he also learned the rules of survival.

Tolerance and compromise...

It was the only way for him to survive.

"So you're planning to... stay like this forever?"

"Otherwise what?" Yuan Ye's deep-set eyes always held a hint of gloom, and he gave a bitter tug at the corner of his mouth.

Even a drowning person can seek a moment of relief.

Those who step into the swamp can only watch helplessly as they struggle on.

A car sped past on the street, its horn blaring, breaking the silence between the two. Upbeat music was playing from a shopping mall not far away.

"I see." Yingning looked at the entrance of the residential area in front of her and said to Yuanye.

At the entrance of the residential area, sparse figures can be seen amidst the interplay of light and shadow.

The girl in front of him looked up at the field, and he noticed that there seemed to be a red mole on her collarbone.

"Loan sharking is illegal, and you don't have to repay anything exceeding the legal limit. If you need it, I can introduce you to someone..." She hadn't finished speaking.

A figure suddenly appeared beside Ying Ning.

"Ningning, why are you back so late?" The man interrupted their conversation, his phoenix eyes behind his glasses scanning Yuanye a few times.

"Someone you know?"

Duan Shen noticed Ying Ning from a distance, and even saw the man beside her.

After what happened that day, he pondered for a few days before he understood some things. He immediately sent a message to Yingning, but received no reply for a long time.

He went straight to the entrance of her residential compound, but unexpectedly saw her with someone else there.

"Duan Shen, what are you doing here?" The latter's voice sounded somewhat helpless.

"I have something I want to tell you." It had only been a few days since they last met, but Duan Shen's eyes seemed different. His phoenix eyes were dark, making it difficult to see what he was thinking.

"Duan Shen, we've already broken up."

Upon hearing this, the two men beside him both changed their expressions.

Duan Shen reacted even more strangely. When he heard this, he even chuckled and said, "Don't say things like that."

Duan Shen, completely ignoring Yuan Ye who was still standing beside him, turned to Ying Ning and said softly:

"We can resolve our arguments."

"Let's go home and discuss it properly."

*

As the fingerprint lock clicked shut, Duan Shen strode into the apartment. He stood in the dark room, reached up and removed his glasses, looking somewhat cautious.

"Duan Shen, what do you want to say?" Ying Ning closed the door and was about to reach for the light switch.

But as the other person closed in on her behind the door in two steps, Duan Shen bent down and stared intently into her fox-like eyes, then suddenly blurted out:

"Don't be afraid, I just want to test it out."

"Duan Shen...!"

Then his large hand landed on Yingning's neck, barely controlling her movements, and he gently kissed her forehead, leaving a kiss mark on her neck:

"You always say I don't like you."

With a suppressed movement in his Adam's apple, the figure reflected in his phoenix eyes was blurry, but his movements were clear yet fierce, quite unlike his usual rigorous and restrained demeanor.

"So..."

"You Yingning..."

"Let's start over, okay?"