Chapter 126: Lu Jiaxiang Comes to See Me
Just as Ning Tang was about to drink it, she heard the sound of high heels walking behind her.
She turned around and bumped into Lu Niannian, who was carrying a canvas bag and coming out of the hospital. She was wearing a beige polyester shirt and had lipstick on her lips.
He looked very well-nourished.
He was very pleased with himself.
The moment Lu Niannian saw Ning Tang, her eyes immediately turned cold, and the smile on her lips vanished.
Aunt Zhang clearly recognized Lu Niannian as the girl who had caused a scene at her home last time, and instinctively shielded Ning Tang behind her.
"Tangtang, you're pregnant, let's not confront her directly, just bear with it."
Ning Tang also knew that Aunt Zhang was doing it for her own good.
She nodded.
Since returning to the hospital, she has always felt that her colleagues are looking at her strangely. Sometimes they even gather together to talk, but they immediately stop talking when they see her coming.
After she left, you could hear them continuing their conversation.
They said things like she was a mistress and stole someone else's boyfriend.
Ning Tang hadn't taken it to heart before, thinking she was just being overly sensitive during her pregnancy.
But now, seeing Lu Niannian, she seemed to suddenly understand something.
"Tangtang, you just got off work?" Unexpectedly, Lu Niannian took the initiative to come over and greet her.
She spoke first, her voice sweet, her eyes falling on the thermos in Ning Tang's hand, a hint of jealousy flashing in her eyes.
"Brother Qiaofeng is so considerate. Even though you're so busy, you still remember to have your family bring you candy. Unlike me, I have to walk home by myself."
"Now that it's light, it gets dark quickly, and sometimes I'm really scared to go back by myself."
Lu Niannian seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly her eyes lit up as she asked, "Tangtang, can I go home with you from now on? Just like having a companion on the way."
The calculation in those words was almost overflowing.
Ning Tang was a little confused. She remembered that Lu Niannian's family had already broken ties with her before, so how could they turn around and make up like this again?
That's incredibly shameless.
Moreover, given Lu's annual misdeeds, his sudden remark on this matter is definitely ill-intentioned.
Before Ning Tang could respond, a young man in blue overalls quickly chased after her from the hospital.
He walked straight to Lu Niannian's side, his tone ingratiating: "Niannian, let me take you home, it's not safe at night."
The man is Li Jianguo from the hospital's logistics department.
Ning Tang remembered that he always liked to hang around young and pretty girls, and the scheming in his eyes was impossible to hide.
As soon as he stood still, he noticed the aggrieved look on Lu Niannian's face and followed her gaze to Ning Tang.
His brows furrowed instantly, as if he were thinking of the rumors circulating in the hospital recently.
Li Jianguo felt even more sorry for Lu Niannian.
In order to win the beauty's favor, he immediately started cursing.
"Nurse Ning, I want to ask you, how dare you monopolize Captain Xu?"
Li Jianguo's voice was loud and clear, which attracted several patients and their families who were passing by to stop and watch the excitement.
“Every year you tell me that she and Captain Xu were almost getting married, but you came in and used improper means to steal her away! Now you’re pretending to be all lovey-dovey everywhere. Don’t you feel ashamed?”
That's no different from throwing a bowl of water into hot oil.
The people around immediately began to whisper among themselves, their eyes all falling on Ning Tang.
There was curiosity, there was disdain, but most people were just enjoying the spectacle.
Ning Tang was stunned, then realized why she had been acting so strangely lately.
She never expected that Lu Niannian would fabricate such rumors, turning black into white and portraying herself as a victim.
She took a deep breath, about to retort, when Lu Niannian suddenly tugged at Li Jianguo's arm, her face filled with panic: "Jianguo, don't talk nonsense! That's not how it is, please stop talking!"
Lu Niannian never expected that Li Jianguo would suddenly appear out of nowhere.
She originally just wanted to provoke Ning Tang, but now that Aunt Zhang is still here, she knows a lot and will definitely be exposed.
No, we have to stop Li Jianguo.
Even if you're going to say it, you should at least wait until no one's around.
Her fear of being exposed made Li Jianguo see her as someone who had been wronged but dared not speak up.
He felt even more heartbroken, shoved Lu Niannian's hand away, and shouted at Ning Tang with his neck stiff.
"How can you say it's nonsense? Niannian told me everything. You deliberately got close to Captain Xu and spoke ill of Niannian in front of him. Otherwise, with Niannian's qualifications, why would Captain Xu have chosen you? You're just a homewrecker!"
"I'm ruining other people's relationships?" Ning Tang finally couldn't help but ask.
"Nurse Lu, do you dare to say in front of everyone that when did you start talking about marriage with Xu Qiaofeng?"
"When we first met, Xu Qiaofeng couldn't even remember your name. Your idea of getting married soon is just something you imagined, isn't it?"
Lu Niannian never expected that Ning Tang would actually reveal the truth in front of so many people, without giving her any face at all.
Lu Niannian subconsciously explained, "We're childhood sweethearts, and we made a marriage agreement when we were kids. How can it not count?"
"Ning Tang, are you afraid of me? Are you afraid that I will take away Brother Qiaofeng and take your place?"
Lu Niannian gave a miserable smile, her eyes instantly welling up with tears, like some kind of innocent girl who had been hurt.
She said, "Don't worry, I would never do anything so dirty as to interfere in someone else's marriage."
“I was raised by my parents, and I know what self-respect and self-love mean, so you can rest assured.”
After saying that, she reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with trembling hands, giving Li Jianguo a miserable smile.
Seeing Lu Niannian's tearful appearance, Li Jianguo's heart was breaking. He couldn't allow Ning Tang to explain herself.
He took a step forward, pointed at Ning Tang's nose, and raised his voice a few decibels.
"You still have the nerve to ask for evidence? What Niannian told me every year, how could it be false? The childhood sweetheart engagement is something that the elders all approve of. Now you're saying that it's all in her imagination, isn't that just to steal Captain Xu and deliberately slander Niannian?"
The surrounding discussions also took a turn for the worse.
"Girl, you have to have a conscience. They're childhood sweethearts, and you've already interfered, but how can you turn around and accuse them?"
"That's right. Military marriages should be conducted with integrity. If you really use improper means, don't bring shame to military families!"
"Look at her appearance, she's so seductive, and she's still so beautiful even now that she's pregnant. Tell me, what kind of decent woman could she be?"
"I think so too. On the contrary, I think this path is quite good year after year, after all, appearance reflects the heart."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhang immediately shielded Ning Tang behind her and quickly explained to the crowd.
"Don't listen to his nonsense! Our Tangtang is seriously dating Qiaofeng and they've got their marriage certificate. How could she be accused of being a third party?"
“Last time, Miss Lu came to our house and made a scene, which made us all very angry. If Qiaofeng really had something to do with her, why didn’t she say so back then?”
"Now you're turning the tables on her, why don't you ask her what her intentions are?"
But as soon as she finished speaking, Lu Niannian cried even harder.
She grabbed Li Jianguo's arm, choking back tears, and said, "Aunt Zhang, I know you protect Tangtang, but you can't slander me out of thin air..."
"The last time I went to her house was because of Wenya's matter. I didn't expect Tangtang to misunderstand. I apologized to her later. How did it become a troublesome visit?"
Li Jianguo immediately chimed in, "Did you hear that? Niannian is so kind, she was even thinking of apologizing to you, but you've slandered her like this!"
"Ning Tang, if you have any shame at all, you should apologize to Niannian, then take the initiative to divorce Captain Xu and return the position to Niannian!"
Aunt Zhang was so angry that her hands were trembling. She turned to look at Ning Tang, afraid that she would be too upset and harm her baby.
Ke Ningtang remained unusually calm.
She gently patted Zhang Sao's hand to reassure her, then took a step forward.
His gaze swept calmly across the crowd, finally settling on Lu Niannian.
"Lu Niannian, you said you and Xu Qiaofeng are childhood sweethearts and have a marriage agreement approved by your elders. Then let me ask you, who are these elders you're talking about?"
"Is it your family's elders, or Xu Qiaofeng's family's elders? I've met Xu Qiaofeng's grandparents several times, how come they've never mentioned having a childhood sweetheart like you as their fiancée?"
Lu Niannian paused in her crying, her eyes darting away.
But there was no going back now, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "It was...it was a verbal agreement between my grandfather and Mr. Xu back then. Uncle Xu passed away early, so Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu might have forgotten..."
"A verbal agreement?" Ning Tang raised an eyebrow, her tone laced with sarcasm.
“Lu Niannian, you are twenty-two this year, and Xu Qiaofeng is twenty-seven. Even if your grandfather and Uncle Xu did have a verbal agreement, that was more than twenty years ago.”
"Back then, we were just toddlers, playing house. Now you're using this as proof of a marriage contract. Don't you find it ridiculous?"
Lu Niannian didn't expect Ning Tang to be able to find the loophole in her words so quickly.
She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a word for a long time. Her face turned from white to red, and then from red to green.
Li Jianguo hasn't given up yet; he feels that Ning Tang is just abusing her power.
She's always so petite, and when she's being sarcastic, she's gentle and kind to everyone in the office.
How could she possibly be a scheming woman like Ning Tang described?
He shouted, his neck stiff.
"What's the point of asking these questions? The connection between Nian Nian and Captain Xu is a destiny ordained by their elders, it has nothing to do with these trivial matters! You're just deliberately changing the subject!"
"How can it be unrelated?" Ning Tang gave him a cold look.
"If it's really as you say, that Lu Niannian and Xu Qiaofeng have a deep relationship and are about to get married, would she not even know these basic facts?"
Li Jianguo still didn't believe it.
He stood in front of Lu Niannian, signaling to Ning Tang to take all her anger out on him.
Ning Tang was too lazy to bother with such a brainless idiot. Even a fence-sitter was better than him. At least a fence-sitter goes with the flow, while Li Jianguo was stupid and dumb.
"I don't want to waste any more words. If you don't believe me, you can come home with me, and Xu Qiaofeng's grandparents will explain it to you personally, okay?"
"Do you really think so?" Li Jianguo hesitated.
After all, even if someone lies, they certainly wouldn't do what Ning Tang did—bring the person back to embarrass them.
Lu Niannian clenched her fists tightly, unaware that her well-maintained fingernails had been broken.
Seeing the wavering look in Li Jianguo's eyes and noticing the suspicious glances from those around her, alarm bells rang in her mind.
If this continues, her carefully cultivated victim image will completely collapse.
No, this conversation must end immediately!
Lu Niannian's mind raced, then suddenly everything went black.
She swayed, her hand resting limply on her forehead, her voice barely audible: "I...I feel so dizzy..."
As soon as she finished speaking, she fell straight to the side.
Li Jianguo reacted quickly and caught her.
She instantly forgot her hesitation, her mind filled only with panic: "Niannian! Niannian, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"
He picked up Lu Niannian and glared at Ning Tang: "It's all your fault! If you hadn't forced Niannian, she wouldn't have fainted. I'm taking her to the emergency room right now. If anything happens to Niannian, I'll never forgive you!"
After saying that, he picked up Lu Niannian and ran towards the hospital, his steps hurried.
Lu Niannian leaned against him, her eyes quietly opening a crack.
Seeing Ning Tang standing there with a hint of mockery on her lips, he felt both angry and scared, but could only continue to pretend to be unconscious.
Damn Ning Tang, you just wait, I'll show you what I'm capable of sooner or later!
Seeing that there was no excitement to be had, the people around dispersed immediately.
Aunt Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took Ning Tang's hand to check: "Tangtang, are you alright? I was so scared just now, I was afraid you had a miscarriage."
"I'm fine." Ning Tang shook her head.
She took the thermos from Aunt Zhang, opened it, and took a sip of chicken soup.
The warm sensation slid down my throat, and the slight unpleasantness from before instantly dissipated.
A gentle evening breeze blew by. Ning Tang touched her belly and said softly, "Baby, let's go home. Don't get angry with strangers."
When they returned to the residential compound, Grandma Xu was standing at the door waiting for them.
The incident caused quite a stir just now, and some people from the family compound had already come over to tell her beforehand.
Seeing Ning Tang return safely, she finally felt relieved and hurriedly went to greet her: "How are you? You didn't have a conflict with that girl, did you?"
"No, she pretended to faint and ran away."
Ning Tang briefly recounted what had happened, and Grandma Xu slammed her hand on the table in anger.
"That Lu family girl is getting more and more outrageous! Tomorrow I'll go to her house and talk to her mother, and tell her to discipline her daughter properly!"
"Grandma, no need." Ning Tang pulled her back. "She's already a clown. If we go to her again, it will only make us look like we're in the wrong."
"Besides, the innocent will clear themselves, and the people in the hospital will eventually find out the truth. If I were to speak out now, it would only cause a bad misunderstanding."
Grandma Xu thought about it and realized that Ning Tang's words made sense, so she nodded: "You're so sensible. Come inside quickly, I've saved some sweet egg soup for you to help you recover."
The next morning, Ning Tang went to work at the hospital. As soon as she arrived at the nurses' station, she heard her colleagues talking about Lu Niannian.
It turns out that Li Jianguo took Lu Niannian to the emergency room yesterday, and the doctor said after the examination that she just had low blood sugar and there was nothing serious at all.
Lu Niannian had no choice but to say that she was exhausted and made up an excuse to ask for leave and go home.
Just as Ning Tang was about to leave, a voice suddenly sounded behind her.
It's Lu Jiaxiang.
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