Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Low-rank supporting role
As soon as Song Youning said this, he realized that something was wrong, but his mouth was faster than his brain, and by the time he reacted and shut up, it was too late.
Seeing Ji Siyun, who was blushing just now, turn pale in an instant, Song Youning's throat went dry: "That's not what I meant..."
Ji Siyun quickly closed his collar and buttoned it to the top button. His eyes were hidden in the shadows cast by his dark eyelashes, and his lips were stretched until they lost their color.
"Sorry, miss."
He turned his face slightly, his delicate jaw was pale, and there was pain and unbearableness in his eyes, but he forced himself to give her a miserable smile.
"My body is so ugly that it scares you."
The young man's fragile and painful appearance made Song Youning's brain freeze for a moment. She opened her mouth, but all she said was a mechanical sentence: "I didn't mean that..."
"I'll go make breakfast." He didn't want to listen to her pale explanation and hurriedly got up and left.
Song Youning looked at his thin back and wanted to slap himself.
You're really bringing up things that are irrelevant. Don't you know who got the scars on his body?
After a breakdown and rolling around on the bed, Song Youning resisted the urge to use the remaining energy from the garbage system to check the progress bar, and went into the bathroom with a sigh.
They just slept in each other's arms all night last night, and there should have been a somewhat ambiguous atmosphere. However, because Song Youning was so attractive, he got carried away and said something he shouldn't have said, and the atmosphere dropped to freezing point.
Song Youning felt embarrassed, and Ji Siyun felt awkward, and they both tacitly kept silent about what had happened.
Christmas was approaching and the weather forecast said it would snow in the next few days. Song Youning came out of the teaching building, rubbing his hands. He looked up and saw that the sky was very gloomy.
Ji Siyun was called to the counselor's office, apparently about a scholarship. It had been almost two months since Song Youning came into this world, and this was the first time she had attended classes and gone home alone.
I'm not used to it yet.
Song Youning was carrying a bag, browsing her phone with her head down bored, and walked out. As she walked, several pairs of feet appeared outside the phone screen, blocking her way.
"Song Youning!"
This angry voice - Song Youning looked up and saw that it was Zhang Ruonan who called her. She and He Yun were standing behind Lu Tingshuang and staring at her.
It's quite consistent with their status as followers.
Lu Tingshuang maintained her noble demeanor, but her eyes seemed to want to eat her alive. She grabbed Song Youning's wrist and said with a forced smile, "Where did you go that day? We waited for you for a long time."
The get out of class had just ended and there were many people coming and going in front of the teaching building. Song Youning was stopped and questioned by the three of them in a threatening manner, and many people stopped to look.
As more and more people gathered around, Lu Tingshuang acted as if she had suffered a great injustice but was forcing herself to be magnanimous: "Youning, even if you regret not wanting to pay, you should tell everyone before you leave. It's so late, we'll be worried about you."
"We agreed to pay the bill but you ran away in the middle of it. If you can't afford it, don't agree to it." Zhang Ruonan yelled.
"That's right, you said you would pay the bill, but when it came time to pay, you put the card in and lost it. Who knows if you really lost it or just didn't want to pay." He Yun agreed.
Song Youning looked at them with amusement as the three of them sang the same tune, turning the matter upside down into a situation where she was trying to be rich but then regretted it and ran away with the bill.
She thought that he hadn't come to cause trouble for her for so long because he was holding back a big move. Was this the end of their relationship?
Because of the fever incident last time, the atmosphere between her and Ji Siyun was still a little awkward, and she was in a bad mood when she thought about the mission. She had thought it was unnecessary to be serious with a few twenty-year-old kids, but today she really didn't feel like playing with them.
"I don't want to pay?" Song Youning put his hands in his pockets, raised his eyelids slightly, and looked at Lu Tingshuang coldly, "You buy things, why do you want me to pay?"
Song Youning had always been very respectful and fawning towards them, but this was the first time he spoke to her in this manner.
Lu Tingshuang's expression froze for a moment, then immediately softened: "You agreed to it yourself..."
"You begged me to do that." Song Youning interrupted her without hesitation, "I didn't buy anything that day."
"It's just a coincidence that you came today."
Song Youning took off his backpack and pulled out the printed screenshots he had prepared long ago. "This is the transfer record of the money you borrowed from me before. I have sorted it out. When will you return it to me?"
When she showed the stack of things in her hand, Lu Tingshuang's eyes became flustered and she said, "What are you talking about? How could I lend you money..." and reached out to grab it.
Song Youning had been on guard for a long time and moved his body to the side, so Lu Tingshuang missed.
Showing his transfer records to the onlookers, Song Youning sighed and said to Lu Tingshuang, whose face was ashen, "Tingshuang, I won't lend money to others casually. I only lend it to you because you are my friend."
More and more people gathered around, and under all kinds of gazes, Lu Tingshuang was so angry that her temples were throbbing. She could no longer pretend to be understanding and said in a sharp voice, "You gave it to me on your own initiative. I never asked for your money!"
Many people in the school knew Lu Tingshuang, and they all knew her family background, and there were whispers around.
"The Lu family is so rich, how could the second young lady of the Lu family possibly ask her to borrow money?"
"Yeah! That Song Youning is just a nouveau riche. How could he possibly compare to the established and wealthy Lu family..."
Listening to the discussions of the people around her, Lu Tingshuang gradually became more confident. She raised her eyebrows proudly at Song Youning, but saw a slight smile on Song Youning's lips.
"Youning, can you help me pay? I'll pay you back next month."
His own voice was played on the mobile phone held by Song Youning, and his smug expression shattered into disbelief. Lu Tingshuang almost immediately rushed forward to snatch Song Youning's phone.
Come again?
Song Youning reacted quickly, turned around and dived into the crowd, turning up the volume to the maximum while running.
The phone was still playing a recording, and Song Youning's frightened voice came from it.
"Mom and Dad said that friends can give gifts to each other, but they can't lend money to each other. It hurts the relationship."
"Tingshuang, if you borrow it, you will definitely pay it back, right?"
Lu Tingshuang chased after her without caring about her image, shouting, "Song Youning! Turn off your phone!"
The one who answered her was Song Youning, who stood with his back to her and raised his hand holding the phone high.
The recording is still playing.
"I will pay it back! I will definitely pay it back! Go and settle the bill for me first!"
"Then before that..."
"I'll pay you back together when the time comes!"
Lu Tingshuang's eyes were bloodshot.
Song Youning deliberately circled in the crowd and slowed down after the recording finished playing. Lu Tingshuang caught up with her, snatched her phone and threw it to the ground.
"Song Youning!" She pointed at Song Youning, her fingertips shaking with anger.
In front of so many people, Song Youning stared at her smashed cell phone for a long time. When she raised her head, tears welled up in her eyes. She bit her lips lightly, looking terrified and helpless.
She is beautiful, but now she looks so pitiful and aggrieved, which makes people feel pity for her.
"Why is Lu Tingshuang like this?"
"No wonder the Lu brothers and sisters look down on her and often ask her to play with them. It turns out they treat her like an ATM."
"Song Youning is so pitiful..."
The sound of discussion reached her ears, and Lu Tingshuang clearly saw Song Youning curling his lips towards her with a provocative look.
She was pretending! She did it on purpose!
Blinded by anger, Lu Tingshuang raised his hand and was about to hit someone, but as soon as his arm was raised, it was grabbed by someone.
"Who!" Lu Tingshuang roared and turned around. When he saw the person behind him, his arrogance disappeared in an instant and his voice became softer: "Brother..."
Lu Xuting shook off her hand, glanced at her sideways and said coldly: "You useless thing, where did your family education go?"
After scolding Lu Tingshuang, he walked up to Song Youning with a gentle and polite expression: "Tingshuang is young and naive, Miss Song, please don't mind."
"She seems to be a few months older than me." Song Youning's eyes were slightly red, and there was a hint of grievance in her eyes. She covered her mouth, looking like she was trying not to cry.
In fact, Song Youning just wanted to cover the corners of his mouth that couldn't help but turn up.
Being sabotaged by Song Youning, Lu Xuting had much better psychological quality than Lu Tingshuang. He still maintained the appearance of a modest gentleman, but looked at Song Youning with cold eyes.
"How much did Miss Song advance? I'll pay it back to you." He picked up his phone and gestured to transfer the money to her.
Song Youning sighed, pointed at the broken phone on the ground, and said to Lu Xuting, "The phone is broken."
Lu Xuting thought she was just making a fuss and didn't really want them to pay back the money. He was about to put his phone back in his pocket and said, "Then wait until next time..."
A piece of paper with a string of numbers written on it was handed to him. Song Youning smiled and said, "This is my bank card number. Just transfer the money to it."
Lu Xuting didn't take it. Song Youning tilted his head slightly and said timidly, "Classmate Lu, you don't want to return it, do you?"
Lu Xuting reacted and took the note, grinning a bit, "How could that be?"
After the Lu siblings left, the crowd dispersed. Song Youning put away his pretended cowardice and his eyes became sharp again.
It's really boring. Her rank is much lower than that of her brothers and sisters.
Picking up the broken phone on the ground, Song Youning felt a little sorry for the novel he had just downloaded last night, and started walking back home.
Because of Lu Tingshuang's delay, Ji Siyun arrived home before her.
Song Youning was changing shoes at the door when Ji Siyun, wearing an apron, came out of the kitchen: "You're back, dinner will be ready soon."
He immediately saw the broken phone in Song Youning's hand: "Miss, your phone?"
"Oh." Song Youning said calmly, "I met Lu Tingshuang on the road. She fell."
Ji Siyun was a little anxious. He walked up to her and looked her up and down several times.
"Did she do anything to you?" He wanted to check if she was hurt but didn't dare to touch her. With his hands hanging in the air, Ji Siyun lowered his head, frowning, his face full of regret: "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have left you alone."
"I'm fine." Song Youning spread out her hands and turned around in front of him to show that she was intact. She smiled slyly at him: "They are the ones who suffered."
Her vivid appearance made Ji Siyun unable to take his eyes away, and the corners of his mouth curled up. Ji Siyun asked softly: "Really, Miss, can you tell me about it?"
Song Youning was about to share with him when he suddenly sniffed, frowned, and asked Ji Siyun: "Do you smell anything?"
Ji Siyun's expression froze and he hurriedly turned around and rushed into the kitchen.
Today's dinner was half an hour later than usual, so the pot of food could not be salvaged.
After dinner, Song Youning lay on the sofa watching TV. Ji Siyun washed the dishes and put on his coat to go out. Song Youning never cared about his whereabouts before, but today, for some reason, he asked, "Where are you going?"
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