She took out her cell phone and called Ye Qingliu.
"Qingliu, does your hand still hurt?" Her voice softened instantly, as if she had become a different person.
The young man's clear voice came from the other end of the phone: "It doesn't hurt anymore, Sister Wan."
He paused, the sound of flipping pages in the background. "The Ning family...didn't give you any trouble?"
Ning Xiwan looked at the black Maybach approaching from a distance and narrowed her eyes: "How could that be?"
She whispered, her fingers unconsciously twirling through her hair. "I'm their precious daughter."
The car stopped in front of her, the window rolled down, revealing Ning Xiuyuan's cold face: "Get in, I'll take you to school."
His voice was as calm as if he was discussing the weather, but his eyes were as sharp as a knife.
Ning Xiwan gripped the phone tightly and said the last words into the receiver: "I'll come to see you tonight. Remember to take your medicine on time."
Her voice was so gentle that it seemed to drip water, forming a sharp contrast with the expression on her face.
She hung up the phone and opened the car door with a perfect smile on her face: "Thank you, brother."
The car drove away from the Ning family villa. The sunlight filtered through the gaps in the sycamore trees, casting mottled shadows on Ning Xiwan's face.
She looked at the rapidly receding scenery outside the window, and thought of Peppa Pig on Ye Qingliu's plaster, the profile of Duan Shuce who was still insisting on doing his homework on the hospital bed, and the laughter of Hua Jinyue and the others in the milk tea shop.
Ning Xiuyuan suddenly spoke, breaking the silence in the car: "That Ye Qingliu..."
His eyes were looking straight ahead, and his profile was as cold and hard as a sculpture.
"I raised him as my son." Ning Xiwan said without turning her head. She tapped her finger on the screen of her mobile phone and sent a message to Ye Qingliu saying "Remember to eat breakfast".
"Where is Duan Shuce?" Ning Xiuyuan's voice was filled with obvious temptation.
"My boyfriend." Ning Xiwan answered crisply, her eyes still fixed on the window.
A school bus passed by, and the children on the bus were laughing and playing. The sunlight shone on their faces, so innocent that it was dazzling.
The car fell into silence.
After a long moment, Ning Xiuyuan chuckled softly, his voice filled with barely perceptible admiration: "Interesting."
Ning Xiwan also smiled, the sunlight shining into her eyes like melted amber: "Yes, it's very interesting."
Her fingers gently stroked the phone case, which was made by Duan Shuce himself, with three cartoon characters drawn on it - her, Ye Qingliu and Duan Shuce.
The car drove through the intersection, and the sun was shining brightly.
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