0065 Incompetent
Just now, Song Ning was afraid that Shen Yuxiu would hear her losing control of her emotions, so she hung up the phone. Now, the phone has been called back.
Song Ning answered the call.
"The signal was bad just now, and the call dropped," Shen Yuxiu said.
Song Ning sniffed and chuckled, "Mm."
What do you mean by bad signal? She was the one who hung up.
"Are you worried?" Shen Yuxiu asked gently.
Song Ning: "When are you coming back?"
Shen Yuxiu had originally intended to say he wouldn't go back tonight, but sensing that she wasn't in a good mood, he changed his mind: "Soon."
Song Ning: "Where are you?"
“Sheng, here.”
Song Ning then asked, "The address."
"Yanxi Mansion Villa".
Song Ning got up from the sofa and ran back to the bedroom to change her clothes: "You wait for me there, you're not allowed to go anywhere."
The place was very close, and she just wanted to see Shen Yuxiu as soon as possible; she didn't want to wait even a second longer.
Before Shen Yuxiu could respond, the call ended again.
Shen Yuxiu called back, and the other end answered. He had just said he didn't need to come when Song Ning hung up. When he called again, her phone was switched off.
Helpless, Shen Yuxiu could only sit in the living room and wait for Song Ning to arrive, but when he thought of the injury on his face, he suddenly got up and went to the study.
When Jiang Xisheng saw Shen Yuxiu return, he was about to say that he would not help him, let alone let him risk his life, when he heard Shen Yuxiu say "grit your teeth" and then he was punched hard in the face.
"You're too late to fight back now," Jiang Xisheng spat out the rusty taste in his mouth.
"If she comes over and I don't fight back, neither of us will have a good night." Shen Yuxiu put down his fist.
"..." Jiang Xisheng, "Really impressive."
As Song Ning approached, he spotted Shen Yuxiu across the straight road.
Shen Yuxiu's car was parked on the side of the road with his hazard lights on. He was wearing a black coat and leaning against the white car door, which made his tall figure and outstanding temperament stand out even more, making him noticeable from a distance.
Shen Yuxiu glanced at the time, then turned to look at Song Ning. He must have seen her, because he straightened up, facing her, and waited for her to approach.
The distance between them continued to shrink. Shen Yuxiu gazed at her with deep affection. Even through the helmet, Song Ning could feel his tenderness. However, the bruises under his eyes and the slight swelling on his cheekbones marred his perfectly sculpted facial features.
Song Ning felt as if he had been punched hard in the heart. A crazy thought popped into his head, and he wished he could drag out the person who injured him and make his face swell up ten or a hundred times larger.
She slammed on the brakes.
The car swayed twice, and as soon as the foot brake hit the ground, Song Ning, dressed in tight clothes and wearing a helmet, lost her balance and fell into Shen Yuxiu's arms.
She lunged at him with such force that her helmet nearly hit Shen Yuxiu's face. Shen Yuxiu tilted his head back, narrowly avoiding the impact, and then his head landed back on the helmet.
"You're wearing so little again." Shen Yuxiu took off his coat and wrapped it around her.
Song Ning released Shen Yuxiu, slid up her goggles to reveal her unmade-up peach blossom eyes, which held a small, flickering flame. She chewed her words, asking slowly and deliberately, "Who hit me?"
Shen Yuxiu seemed unconcerned, his tone relaxed: "I hit him too."
Normally I can let him change the subject, but not this time.
Song Ning pressed, "Who hit him?"
Shen Yuxiu sighed: "Jiang Xisheng"
"What's wrong with him?!" Song Ning cursed, took off his coat and helmet and put them in Shen Yuxiu's hands, then turned and rushed towards the villa's courtyard gate.
Jiang Xisheng appeared out of nowhere, standing in front of the half-open iron gate. A security guard stood beside the gate and said coldly, "Shouting and yelling in front of someone else's house so late at night, you're the one with a problem."
Jiang Xisheng also had injuries on his face, but Song Ning didn't care. Without thinking, she stepped forward and threw a punch at Jiang Xisheng's face.
She swung her fist with one hand, and the fist landed solidly, hitting Jiang Xisheng squarely in the face, turning half of his handsome face to the side.
The security guard behind him tried to step forward, but Jiang Xisheng made a gesture to stop him, turned around, and confronted the crazed Song Ning.
In the blink of an eye, the sparks in the air seemed ready to ignite at any moment.
Shen Yuxiu, who had caught up, was surprised that Song Ning had hit him. Fearing that Jiang Xisheng would attack Song Ning, he immediately shielded Song Ning behind him.
Jiang Xisheng's family has a history of involvement in organized crime and has many enemies, so he has practiced self-defense since he was a child. He could have easily dodged that punch just now, but he wanted to see if Song Ning was worth Shen Yuxiu risking his life to protect.
Song Ning pushed away Shen Yuxiu's arm that was blocking her, and tried to rush forward, as restless as a wild beast that wanted to bite, and was not afraid of him at all.
Shen Yuxiu gave her a look that told her to stop making trouble, and she finally quieted down, but her eyes were still fixed on Jiang Xisheng, as if she wanted to bite a piece of flesh off him before she was satisfied.
Jiang Xisheng said calmly, "Instead of making a scene here, you might as well go back and get him to change his mind..."
"Sheng!" Shen Yuxiu interrupted him in a low voice, his tone tinged with anger.
Jiang Xisheng stopped speaking with a dark expression, then added a highly threatening remark: "You'd better not forget what I said!"
Shen Yuxiu didn't speak, but his expression wasn't good either.
Jiang Xisheng's icy gaze shifted to Song Ning behind him. Seeing her "always ready" look in her eyes, he clicked his tongue, whether it was contempt or something else, and said, "Consider this punch I returned to him. Now you two can get out of here."
"Get out of here!!" Song Ning refused.
Shen Yuxiu had no choice but to hold her coat and helmet in one hand and carry her, who was 172 cm tall, into the car with the other.
When Shen Yuxiu is dressed, you can't tell how much flesh he has, and when he takes his clothes off, he doesn't have big muscles either, but when he really wants to subdue Song Ning, he happens to have plenty of strength.
He tossed his coat and helmet from the front door to the back seat, climbed halfway into the car, fastened Song Ning's seatbelt, and held her hands firmly against the sides of the seat: "Let's go home, okay?"
Song Ning felt wronged: "That bastard hit you!"
"Didn't he get beaten up too?" Shen Yuxiu said. "Besides, I was the one who asked him for a favor, so getting beaten up is just to repay the favor."
Song Ning turned her head away, not wanting to speak. Her hair was messy and scattered in front of her, making her look like a furry and fierce wild beast, both pitiful and adorable.
Shen Yuxiu knew she wouldn't act impulsively again, so he let go of her hand, glanced meaningfully at Jiang Xisheng who was still standing there, walked from the front of the car to the driver's seat, opened the car door and got in.
"What about my car?" Song Ning asked.
Shen Yuxiu suddenly realized he had forgotten about this, and reached out his hand to her, which Song Ning naturally took.
Shen Yuxiu couldn't help but chuckle: "Give me your phone. My phone is broken. Use your phone to call two designated drivers."
Song Ning was embarrassed, but didn't know how to resolve the situation, so she simply held her hand like that, kept a straight face, and took out her phone with her other hand and handed it to Shen Yuxiu.
Shen Yuxiu turned on his phone, placed two ride-hailing orders, and the two of them sat in the car waiting for the driver to arrive.
Song Ning asked, "What do you want from him?"
He rarely asked for help, and Song Ning was very curious about what could make him ask for a favor. Moreover, the tone Jiang Xisheng had used earlier didn't sound like anything good. Her sixth sense told her that it might be related to what she was worried about.
Shen Yuxiu turned his head, a self-deprecating smile curving his lips, and said something completely off-topic: "My abilities are limited, and there will always be times when I need to ask for help."
"Shen Yuxiu." The two were still holding hands when Song Ning pulled him around to face her, as if to say, "I'll get angry if you don't tell me."
Shen Yuxiu lowered his eyes and looked at the two hands clasped together. After a few seconds of silence, he spoke: "I just don't want you to know that there are times when I am powerless."
He spoke with such sadness, a kind of heartache that made one reluctant to press him for answers, yet it also seemed like he was deliberately avoiding the question, unwilling to tell her. Song Ning was unsure whether to continue asking.
Just then, Song Ning's phone rang—
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