Chapter 235 Backfires, Ning Yao Regrets It to Death!
The special operations team leader licked the cut skin on his lip and said to them with a smile, "I can only tell you this—you are the elite selected from among thousands, while we are selected from among the elites, and then from among the elites again."
The blond-haired, white-haired man froze, his eyes becoming much clearer.
Only then did he realize that he hadn't lost unjustly, and he was now completely convinced of his defeat.
"The foreigners lost! Our soldiers won!"
The onlookers cheered with joy.
The group of people who were live-streaming on their phones wanted to interview the winner, but they were all politely declined.
Although the Raptor Special Forces members accepted their defeat, it was still embarrassing to lose in public in a foreign country, so they all hid in the hotel.
"Cousin, I'm sorry, you lost." Ning Jinli looked at Ning Yao with a smile. "I don't need to tell you what to do next, do I?"
It took Ning Yao a while to come to her senses.
Lin Lina, standing next to him, looked extremely unpleasant.
The mother and daughter instinctively wanted to urge the Raptor special forces soldiers to continue fighting. In their view, they had only suffered minor injuries, so how could they give up so easily? If they were serious, they would definitely win.
But when they turned around and saw the gloomy faces of the blond-haired, white-faced man and his companion, and remembered the scene of being verbally abused just now, the mother and daughter chickened out.
Ultimately, these ten people were sent by high-ranking officials of the M country government to pick them up and take them to M country. They couldn't be considered their subordinates. If they angered them, it wouldn't do the mother and daughter any good.
"Mom...I...Waaah..." Ning Yao's lips trembled, and she began to cry.
Originally, she had been racking her brains to make a big fool of Ning Jinli before leaving.
But things turned out this way.
Lin Lina hugged Ning Yao and patted her gently to comfort her, saying to Ning Jinli, "Jinli... Yao Yao was just joking with you, don't take it seriously."
Ning Jinli said, "How old are you to still be playing around?"
Lin Lina forced a smile and said, "He's only in his early twenties, younger than you, still a child... and doesn't know any better."
"She's a child, and you're a child too? You're so immature, aren't you? You're all grown up and you've already wasted your life?" Ning Jinli retorted without any politeness. "When she was causing trouble, you didn't stop her. Now that she's messed things up and made you both look bad, you're protecting her? Oh, sorry, I almost forgot what kind of person you are. Like mother, like daughter, you're cut from the same cloth!"
Lin Lina was thoroughly humiliated by these words, and was so angry that she was speechless. "You...you...I..."
"Stop with the 'you, you, me, me' stuff," Ning Jinli said, lifting her chin. "Hurry up and make your daughter fulfill the bet. If she doesn't want to, you can do it in her place!"
"Ning Jinli!" Lin Lina was furious and slapped him across the face.
Ning Jinli easily raised her hand and grabbed her wrist, coldly saying, "Trying to fight back when you're in the wrong and desperate? Do you still think I'm the little girl you could easily manipulate ten years ago?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Jinli grabbed Lin Lina's wrist and slapped her own face several times with her hand.
Clap clap clap!
A crisp slap rang out.
Lin Lina couldn't break free at all. Her face was red from being slapped by her own hands, her makeup was ruined, her sunglasses fell off, and her hat flew off.
This scene made the Raptor Special Forces members who were resting nearby widen their eyes.
They not only didn't interfere, but they also watched with great interest.
"Don't you dare hit my mom!"
Ning Yao roared with red eyes and tried to pull Ning Jinli's hair.
Ning Jinli gave her a casual shove, sending her sprawling on her back. She rolled several times on the ground before finally stopping when she bumped into a table leg.
Lin Lina was so badly beaten that she was seeing stars, and half of her face was red and swollen.
"Mother!"
Ning Yao used the table for support to get up, her fingers touching the Western-style cutlery on the table.
Without thinking, she grabbed her knife and fork and rushed towards Ning Jinli again.
"Ning Jinli! Go to hell!"
With an angry scream, the knife and fork went straight for Ning Jinli's eyes.
Ning Jinli took a half step back and casually tugged at the dizzy Lin Lina.
Swish—
The knife and fork pierced Lin Lina's face.
And it was the side of her face that was swollen from being hit.
Everything happened too fast; Ning Yao had no time to stop her strength.
I watched helplessly as the knife and fork slashed Lin Lina's face, leaving several bloody cuts.
"Ah!" Lin Lina screamed, covering her face.
This was only because Ning Jinli held back and controlled the angle; otherwise, she could have easily had Lin Lina's eyes gouged out by Ning Yao herself.
Ning Yao's mind went blank. She stood frozen in place, clutching the blood-stained knife and fork.
Several Raptor Special Forces members exclaimed in surprise, becoming even more engrossed in the spectacle, and even casting admiring glances at Ning Jinli.
This Chinese woman is not only beautiful and tall, but also calm and capable in the face of danger. Her actions just now were incredibly cool and deeply touched their hearts.
Ning Jinli said calmly, "Don't worry, you won't die. At most, you'll be disfigured. But medical technology is advanced now, and plastic surgery is also very advanced. Maybe you can be restored to your original appearance. Consider it a lesson for you today."
Ning Yao dropped the knife and fork from her hand, which clattered to the ground.
"You... how did you become like this?" Ning Yao looked at Ning Jinli as if she were a stranger.
Ning Jinli asked, "What has it become?"
Ning Yao's eyes held both anger and fear. "You've changed too much. You're not the person I used to know. The current you... is terrifying. I don't like it."
Ning Jinli sneered, "Do I need your approval? Your so-called approval is nothing more than the reason why I used to be submissive to you and let you bully me. Ning Yao, people grow up, but unfortunately, you seem to have never grown up."
"It hurts, it hurts so much!" Lin Lina's wailing brought Ning Yao back to her senses.
Ning Yao wanted to take Lin Lina to the hospital, but Ning Jinli stopped her.
Ning Yao angrily retorted, "My mother is in this state, and you...you still won't let us leave?! Are you even human?!"
Ning Jinli remained calm and said quietly, "I didn't cause your mother's injury, so what does it have to do with me? Of course, she can go to the hospital, but your business isn't over yet, so you can't leave."
Later, a waiter at the restaurant took pity on Lin Lina and helped her leave through the back door to take her to the hospital.
Ning Yao looked utterly dejected as she gazed at the crowd that had yet to disperse outside the restaurant.
It's obvious without even thinking about it.
He had already spread the word about the bet, and the onlookers were still waiting to see the final act.
Ning Jinli took a few steps back, a slow smile playing on her lips, and gestured for Ning Yao to invite her in.
Ning Yao's face was extremely pale, and her whole body was trembling.
If she really had to crawl out on her knees in public, even if she settled in the US and never came back, it would still be a dark history and psychological trauma that she could never shake off for the rest of her life.
Besides, with the internet so developed now, who knows, before she even arrives in the US, the related videos might already be all over the internet in the US and even the world!
A world-class social death is inevitable; unless you flee Earth, there's no escaping it.
They intended to leave in a grand and impressive display before making a scene, and deliberately exaggerated the commotion.
As a result... he overdid it and brought trouble upon himself.
She was filled with regret.
Why didn't you just leave with your mother?
Why did they have to pull this stunt right before leaving?!
At this moment, Ning Yao wished she could slap herself.
"Um... Miss Ning Yao," the hotel manager approached unnoticed and urged, "Please hurry up. This incident might negatively impact our hotel. We can't let so many people continue to gather around. Only after you're done will the onlookers leave."
Having witnessed Ning Jinli and the five people she brought, the manager didn't dare to make any demands on Ning Jinli.
After much deliberation, I realized I had no choice but to offend Ning Yao.
After all, no matter what, Ning Yao was in the wrong first, and once the matter was over, Ning Yao went abroad to settle down, so there were no consequences.
"Even you're bullying me now?!" Ning Yao pointed at the restaurant manager's nose and cursed, "I used to be a regular customer here! Every time I spent tens or hundreds of thousands! Today I even paid double the price to reserve the whole place, and this is how you treat me?!"
The restaurant manager's expression also turned grim, and his voice grew cold. "Have we ever failed to serve you well enough to make you dissatisfied with your previous meals? Let's keep things separate! As for the money you spent on booking the entire restaurant today, I'll just refund it! I don't need unreasonable and disruptive customers like you! I hope you never come back again!"
Ning Yao was already on the verge of collapse, and now that the restaurant manager had said such things, she became furious and slapped him across the face.
Snap!
The slap was quite loud.
"Wow!" The Raptor Special Forces team exclaimed in unison.
The restaurant manager's face darkened instantly. He glared at Ning Yao, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
Ning Yao put her hands on her hips, her eyes widening even more than his. "What! You want to fight back?! Try and touch me! You're just a restaurant manager, and you dare to talk back to me!"
The hotel manager laughed in exasperation, gave her a thumbs-up, and turned away.
Then, he quickly summoned a few of his subordinates and assigned them tasks, ordering them to add fuel to the fire for Ning Yao later.
Ning Yao was completely unaware of this.
She slapped him, which helped her vent her emotions and calm down a bit.
“Ning Jinli,” Ning Yao exhaled and said seriously, “I admit defeat this time. I have indeed lost to you. I admit it. But you should know the principle of leaving a way out for others. If you really force me to crawl out of here today, then we will be completely broken up.”
Ning Jinli almost burst out laughing. "So, in your heart, we haven't completely broken up yet? How could you have such a misconception?"
Ning Yao's face flushed red and then turned pale. She said stubbornly, "I'm giving you a way out, you... don't be ungrateful."
"Did I hear that right? You're giving me a way out?" Ning Jinli found it even more ridiculous. "Why don't you think about it again? Who's the one who's losing face right now?"
Ning Yao clenched her fists. "Ning Jinli, do you mean I have to crawl out today? Don't force me!"
Ning Jinli sighed, "Did I force you? You still don't understand that everything is your own doing? Or even if you do understand, you're unwilling to take responsibility for the consequences of your mistakes? Ning Yao, do you think you can still be like you were when you were a child, no matter how big a mess you made, no matter how willful you were, someone would always clean up your mess and let you avoid taking responsibility?!"
"I don't need you to lecture me!" Ning Yao exploded like a dog whose tail had been stepped on, and suddenly started to accuse Ning Jinli, "When Grandpa and Grandma were still alive, they both liked you, and other relatives also doted on you! Even when we were both little, my parents thought you were more sensible, well-behaved and likable than me!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Jinli was slightly taken aback.
Ning Yao yelled again, "When we were little, no matter what we did, you were always better than me. No matter how hard I tried, I could never surpass you! Everyone in the family praised you, but no one ever praised me! You'll never know that my childhood was spent living in your shadow! You were outstanding, you were amazing! When I got angry and argued with you or fought with you, you always gave in to me, and what was the result? The family still praised you! I became the most immature and willful one! Couldn't you bully me just once and let the family scold you?!"
Ning Jinli sighed and rubbed her forehead, feeling utterly powerless in the face of such bizarre logic.
This sense of powerlessness is mixed with a touch of indescribable sadness and melancholy.
We were originally one family, but things have come to this.
“Ning Yao…” Ning Jinli asked calmly and gently, “Have you really never reflected on yourself? Have you really not realized the problems with the mistakes you’ve made?”
If Ning Yao were to show even the slightest sign of remorse and sincerely admit her mistake, Ning Jinli would spare her the last bit of face out of consideration for their shared bloodline within the Ning family.
However, Ning Yao retorted angrily without hesitation, "I'm not wrong! It's all your fault! You shouldn't have been born into the Ning family, you shouldn't have become my cousin!"
Ning Jinli's eyes turned cold. She raised her hand and pointed to the restaurant's main entrance, uttering three words indifferently, "Crawl out."
"You..." Ning Yao's pupils trembled, "You just won't let me go?!"
Ning Jinli said, "It's fine if you don't have to climb, anyway, you swore an oath, what did you say again? Oh, you said—if you go back on your word, I'll make sure that the private plane sent by the United States to pick you up crashes over the Pacific Ocean."
Ning Yao froze, a chill running down her spine.
Ning Jinli said calmly, "I don't know if you believe in oaths, but if it were me, I would have to think carefully about whether they would come true. Because our ancestors had a saying: 'A word can become a prophecy.'"
Ning Yao broke out in a cold sweat.
If I had sworn back then that I would be struck by lightning or something, it wouldn't have been a big deal.
Vows that are too vague are actually meaningless.
But this oath... the more I think about it, the more frightened I become; I can't get over this psychological hurdle.
After all, he really was going to fly across the Pacific Ocean to country M.
What if it comes true?
That would mean he'd be torn to pieces.
She was only in her early twenties, still very young, and was about to travel with her mother to the United States to reunite with her father, so that the whole family could live the most comfortable and free life.
Therefore, it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death!
"You're ruthless!" Ning Yao gritted her teeth so hard they almost ground to powder. "Fine, I'll crawl!"
After saying that, she actually knelt down, glanced at the crowded street outside, hardened her heart, lowered her head, and crawled towards the restaurant door on all fours...
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