Chapter 155 She Will Be Burned to Charcoal
Ning Fengsheng checked himself and found nothing unusual. He kicked the suitcase away and connected the video.
On the other side of the screen, Nanchuan Shijue was wearing a silver-gray suit and leaning back in his boss chair.
Staring at her in the camera, his Adam's apple rolled noticeably, and he switched to a bubbly voice: "You're not wearing pajamas, are you going out?"
This man has really sharp eyes.
"Stand up and turn around so I can see you."
"What's so nice about it? It's just simple sportswear." Ning Fengsheng felt guilty. She always wore sportswear when she went on a long trip so that she could move around more easily.
"Going hiking? With whom?" Nanchuan Shijue's pupils shrank vigilantly.
"I just wore it casually for my morning run."
"Will you go jogging in the morning?" This lazy woman never exercises!
"Didn't you say I have a weak constitution and asked me to exercise more?"
"Heh..." Nanchuan Shijue laughed, "You really should exercise more, your physique is too weak. I'm saving all my energy for you... When can I have a good time?"
"Nanchuan Shijue!" Ning Fengsheng's ears instantly burned red. "You called just to say these dirty words?"
"It's more interesting to say dirty words right next to your earlobe." He unbuttoned a few buttons on his shirt, revealing a fresh scratch on his cold white chest. "This was last night. I was thinking about you in front of the French window..."
Ning Fengsheng bit her lower lip. There were still teeth marks on his shoulder from last week. "Shameless."
"Shameless? Every time you say no, the corners of your eyes turn pink, like now." He suddenly lowered his voice and panted down to focus on his tight suit trousers. "You are responsible for putting out the fire."
She didn't do anything, but he kept talking dirty and made himself angry?
"Ning Fengsheng, I want to see you." Nanchuan Shijue leaned back in his chair, pulling his tie with a violent and sexy movement.
"No, I'm going to hang up."
"You dare!"
"What on earth are you going to do?"
"I had a nightmare last night and my right eyelid kept twitching."
"Master Nanchuan still believes this?"
"I believe everything about you."
"I'm fine, aren't I?" Ning Fengsheng's face darkened. This might be the last time they saw each other. Through the cold screen, his features were deeply engraved. "Do you remember what you said, that as long as I'm alive, you won't die, and that you'll always live to protect me?"
Nanchuan Shijue raised his eyebrows and said: "I don't have Alzheimer's disease, my memory is very good."
"Remember what you said, don't break your promise. I will live well, so should you!"
Nanchuan Shijue smiled and his worries were dispelled when he saw her high-spirited look.
"...Then I'm hanging up?"
Damn, are you so eager to hang up on him?
"Kiss me."
"How do you kiss like this?"
"What do you think?" Nanchuan Shijue grinned and pointed to his cheek.
Ning Fengsheng put the phone close to his lips, kissed the camera quickly, and cut off the video without waiting for Nanchuan Shijue to make another request.
She felt lost for a while, and continued to pack her luggage, when she suddenly realized that some valuable jewelry was missing from her jewelry box.
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The birthday party was held on a ranch in the suburbs, which was a spacious venue.
Ning Fengsheng kicked open the gate with fluttering ribbons and stared at Ning Shanshan, who was spinning with the hem of her skirt. The lace skirt was embroidered with patterns that shone silver in the sunlight - that was the seventeenth birthday dress her mother had hand-sewn for her before she died.
"Who allowed you to touch my things?" Ning Fengsheng tore off the pink balloon wrapped around the fence, and the popping sound scared away the white pigeons that were pecking at the grass seeds.
"I don't mind this old dress..." Ning Shanshan deliberately lifted the hem of her skirt to reveal the embroidery on the lining. "There's a word 'sheng' embroidered here. Do you want to cut it off?"
Even though Ning Fengsheng knew how precious this dress was, he never wore it even though it was hanging in the closet.
"Ning Shanshan, don't force me to hit you at the birthday party!"
"Then go ahead and fight! You'd better ruin this party!"
Ning Fengsheng was furious when he saw Aunt Xue coming out of the kitchen - the entire set of jewelry that was missing from the jewelry box was now on her!
"Give it back to me!" Ning Fengsheng rushed over and pulled the emerald earrings. "This is the dowry grandma gave me!"
Aunt Xue covered her ears and screamed, her high heels crushing the raspberries that rolled to the ground.
Ning Zhenhai rushed over from the barbecue grill: "What are you crazy about!"
"Ning Shanshan stole my mother's belongings, and your wife stole the heirloom my grandmother gave me!" Ning Fengsheng gritted his teeth.
"Zhenhai, I like this set of jewelry..."
"Dad, I just want to wear the skirt she doesn't want..."
"Take it off!" Ning Fengsheng scolded angrily.
"There's no point taking it off. Your size is too small. I changed it to my size."
How dare she change the size?
Ning Fengsheng couldn't stand it any longer, so he rushed up and slapped Ning Shanshan.
"Dad..." Ning Shanshan cried and threw herself into Ning Zhenhai's arms.
"Give me back the earrings!" Ning Fengsheng rushed towards Aunt Xue again. The earhook scratched her earlobe and blood splattered on Aunt Xue's newly curled hair.
"Zhenhai——" Aunt Xue had tears in the corners of her eyes.
"You mother and daughter are a pair of thieves!"
"Shengsheng, you are so unreasonable!" Ning Zhenhai raised his palm with the smell of burnt barbecue.
When Ning Fengsheng turned his head to avoid it, he knocked over an oak barrel filled with wild chrysanthemums, and the mead soaked the "Happy Birthday" sign on the lawn.
Ever since Mom passed away, Dad never held a birthday party for her again, not even preparing a cake...
"Dad, she's going to ruin this party." Ning Shanshan cried, "My face is swollen from being slapped. Who would still like me?"
"Lock her in the warehouse to wake her up!" Ning Zhenhai was furious and tied her wrists with a hemp rope. "Let her out after the guests leave."
Four helpers dragged Ning Fengsheng to the backyard. She saw Aunt Xue touching up her makeup, using lipstick to create more gorgeous curves.
The moment the warehouse door closed, she heard her father laughing: "The kids are throwing tantrums, everyone keep dancing!"
Ning Fengsheng was tied up tightly and thrown into a pile of straw, his mind wandering to his childhood birthday party...
She began to doubt whether he was her father.
Ning Zhenhai has become a different person since his mother passed away... Was his previous love for her all fake?
She didn't know how long it had been before she smelled a burnt smell mixed with the aroma of roasted whole lamb, and thick smoke slowly poured in from the crack in the door.
"It's on fire! The kitchen exploded!"
The screams of the guests and the barking of the sheepdogs mixed together.
Ning Fengsheng looked through the crack in the door and saw his father hugging Ning Shanshan and her daughter as they ran towards the pickup truck.
None of them turned to look at the warehouse filled with black smoke, just like four years ago - no one heard the sound of their mother banging on the window glass at the scene of the car accident.
Ning Fengsheng was choked by the thick smoke, and his two hands were bound behind his back, unable to struggle free...
She began to laugh at herself. No one remembered her existence, and no one would come back to save her.
She was going to freedom on the early morning flight tonight, but a fire happened at this time. Was she going to be burned to charcoal?
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