Ning Xiuheng didn't even raise his head: "Why, no?"
"Okay, of course." Ning Xiwan leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes and enjoyed the sunshine. "I'm just curious, doesn't my second brother have to go to the company?"
"Rest today." Ning Xiuheng answered briefly, with obvious impatience in his tone.
Ning Xiwan stopped talking, and silence fell between the two of them, with only the rustling of leaves in the breeze and the sound of the fountain in the distance.
After about ten minutes, Ning Xiuheng suddenly said, "I heard you won a gold medal in a math competition abroad?"
Ning Xiwan didn't even open her eyes: "Yeah."
"With your unconventional skills, you think you can win a gold medal?" There was obvious sarcasm in his voice.
Ning Xiwan slowly opened her eyes and turned to look at him: "Why, second brother, you don't accept it?"
Ning Xiuheng took off his sunglasses, revealing a pair of narrow, long phoenix eyes that bore a striking resemblance to Ning Xi's. "I'm just curious, did you use any tricks?"
"For example?" Ning Xiwan's voice turned cold.
Ning Xiuheng stood up, walked in front of her, and looked down at her: "For example..."
He leaned over to her ear and lowered his voice, "Like seducing the judges?"
Ning Xiwan's eyes instantly turned cold. She slowly stood up and stood face to face with Ning Xiuheng. They were of similar height and their eyes were level.
"Second brother," she said softly, but with a chill that could not be ignored, "can you say it again?"
Ning Xiuheng sneered: "What? You dare to do it but not admit it? With a 'sister' like you who suddenly appeared, who knows if she is..."
He didn't get to finish his words. Ning Xiwan suddenly raised her foot and kicked him hard in the abdomen!
"Plop!" With a loud noise, Ning Xiuheng fell backwards and directly into the swimming pool, splashing huge water.
Ning Xiwan stood by the pool, watching him coldly as he struggled to stand in the water. The pool wasn't deep, only reaching an adult's chest, but Ning Xiuheng had clearly not anticipated the blow, choking on several mouthfuls of water before he could regain his balance.
"Ning Xiwan!" He emerged from the water and roared. His sunglasses were long gone, his wet hair stuck to his face, and his expression was ferocious.
"Brother, is the water in the swimming pool cold?" Ning Xiwan crossed her arms, a sneer appearing at the corner of her lips.
Ning Xiuheng suddenly climbed out of the swimming pool, dripping with water, and grabbed Ning Xiwan's wrist: "Are you looking for death?"
Ning Xiwan let him grab her, her eyes cold: "What? You're allowed to slander me, but I'm not allowed to take action?"
Ning Xiuheng's grip became stronger and stronger. Ning Xiwan could feel the pain in her wrist, but she remained calm. She suddenly raised her other hand and pinched the acupoints on Ning Xiuheng's wrist with precision.
"Hiss—" Ning Xiuheng felt pain and subconsciously let go of his hand.
Ning Xiwan took the opportunity to take two steps back and sneered, "Second brother, I advise you not to mess with me."
Ning Xiuheng flicked his wrist, anger blazing in his eyes. "Who do you think you are? Do you really think you can do whatever you want just because you're back at the Ning family?"
"Whether I'm a member of the Ning family or not, DNA will tell you." Ning Xiwan raised an eyebrow. "But you—" she deliberately dragged out her tone. "You're targeting me like this. Are you feeling guilty?"
Ning Xiuheng's expression changed: "What do you mean?"
"Nothing, just curious..." Ning Xiwan shrugged, "Why does Second Brother hate me so much?"
Ning Xiuheng sneered: "Do I need a reason to hate you?"
Ning Xiwan nodded: "Okay, then I won't be polite."
She turned to leave, but Ning Xiuheng suddenly reached out from behind and grabbed her arm!
Ning Xiwan was prepared and dodged to the side, grabbing Ning Xiuheng's outstretched arm and using the force to throw him over her shoulder.
"Bang!" With a dull thud, Ning Xiuheng fell heavily onto the tile floor, letting out a cry of pain.
Ning Xiwan looked down at him and said, "Second brother, next time before you take action, consider your own strength."
After saying that, she left the swimming pool area without looking back, leaving Ning Xiuheng lying on the ground with flames of anger burning in his eyes.
Ning Xiwan had just returned to her room when her cell phone vibrated.
[Duan Shuce]: I heard that you kicked Ning Xiuheng into the water?
[Ning Xiwan]: You are quite well-informed.
[Duan Shuce]: Ye Qingliu told me.
[Ning Xiwan]: ...How did he know?
[Duan Shuce]: The news spread among the Ning family servants.
Ning Xiwan: "..."
She clicked on the screenshot sent by Ye Qingliu and saw an anonymous message from someone in the Ning family's internal group:
[Anonymous]: The second young master was kicked into the swimming pool by the eldest young lady!!!
Following it was a row of emoticons of “shock” and “eating melon”.
Ning Xiwan held her forehead.
[Ning Xiwan]: Qingliu, when did you sneak into the group of Ning family servants?
[Ye Qingliu]: Yesterday.
Ning Xiwan: ...
Ning Xiwan sent a message to Duan Shuce:
[Ning Xiwan]: I think the Ning family is much more exciting than the competition.
[Duan Shuce]: Do you need me to come over?
[Ning Xiwan]: No need, I can handle it.
She put down her phone, walked to the window, looked at the swimming pool in the back garden, and curled the corners of her lips slightly.
——This is just the beginning.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Xi Wan, it's me." Ji Qinglan's voice came from outside the door, with obvious worry.
Ning Xiwan sighed and opened the door.
Ji Qinglan stood outside the door with a complicated expression: "Xi Wan, Xiu Heng..."
"Mom," Ning Xiwan interrupted her directly, "He provoked me first."
Ji Qinglan hesitated to speak, and finally just sighed: "Your father has a family meeting in the study in ten minutes."
Ning Xiwan nodded: "I will be there on time."
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