Zhou Hua's cheeks twitched with suppressed anger, but when he saw Gong Ning's innocent and harmless face, he smiled indulgently and said, "Xiao Ning, eat your food. Don't go hungry. Your sister might be in a bad mood because of her grades. Don't run into her, or you might get hurt by her bad temper!"
The words were full of favoritism towards her, which made Gong Ning feel disgusted to the point of vomiting, but her eyes reddened with emotion.
Seeing her reaction, Zhou Huaman smiled with satisfaction!
It's unclear what Zhou Huaman said to Zhou Yin, but Zhou Yin cooperated with the filming with great enthusiasm, occasionally giving her a smug look that seemed to be provoking her.
Gong Ning responded with a sweet, soft smile, looking innocent and gullible, which made Zhou Yin even more smug!
After filming the necessary video footage for the VCR, it was already late afternoon, with only an hour left before the banquet started!
People arrived at the Zhou family villa one after another, and Gong Ning went upstairs to change her clothes.
Gong Ning stood by the bedroom window, watching the crowd of people filing into the villa, each one radiant and dazzling!
With an icy expression, he dialed the number. "How are the preparations going?"
"Miss, everything is ready. The eldest young master is in Liangcheng. Should we tell him?"
Gong Ning was stunned, her fair fingertips trembled slightly, and her breath seemed to stop for a few moments.
Gong Qiaoyu's sorrowful and disappointed gaze before his death was like a sharp silver needle, piercing her heart and causing her to bleed profusely, with a suffocating pain!
"Miss?"
Gong Ning quickly snapped out of her daze and replied softly in a trembling voice, "No need! Just proceed according to the original plan!"
She immediately hung up the phone, feeling as if thousands of tiny needles were piercing her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.
Why does it hurt so much? Those things were just a prediction of the future, and they never actually happened. Why is there such a strong and real pain, as if it were etched into my bones and I can't shake it off!
Ah Lin emitted a warm, gentle light in Gong Ning's palm, silently relieving her pain.
The smile was gone from her usually cheerful and lively face, and her jade-colored eyes were filled with complex emotions.
It didn't tell Gong Ning that the things in her dreams actually happened; it simply didn't dare to tell her.
It was only because it could never forget its past life, the madness and overwhelming hatred that Gong Ning felt after recalling everything, the desire for revenge that wanted to destroy the world that terrified it, and it only regretted that it had woken up too late.
The Gong family has been destroyed, and everything is already a fait accompli.
Left with no other choice, he took her to the Valley Nether Dynasty, giving her sixteen years to calm her mind.
The pain and hatred of the previous life should not be the responsibility of this life.
Taking her back to when she was 18 is a new beginning.
With it around from now on, it will definitely protect Your Highness well!
However, the pain seemed to have seeped into her very bones, causing Gong Ning to involuntarily convulse on the ground, her entire body drenched in thick sweat, looking as if she had just been pulled out of the water, utterly disheveled!
The maid's knocking sounded slowly at the door.
Gong Ning weakly shook her eyes, offering no response, but suddenly turned her attention to A Lin, "A Lin, are you lying to me?"
It was clearly a question, but it was said with an extremely certain declarative tone.
A-Lin was startled, and in the next second he quickly flew in front of Gong Ning, like a child who had made a mistake, with his head hanging low, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, A-Lin knows he was wrong!"
"You'll have a backlash if you do that!"
A-Lin sensed no blame in Gong Ning's tone. Its round eyes shone brightly, and it jumped into her palm with a joyful hop, affectionately rubbing its cheek against her palm. "Your Highness, A-Lin is alright. I was just afraid that you would feel bad if you knew, so I told you in a different way to make you feel better. I didn't expect Your Highness to be so perceptive!"
After a few moments of silence, Gong Ning's somewhat weak voice suddenly rang out.
"Ah Lin, give me back all those memories!"
Ah Lin was shocked, "Your Highness, you can't take it!"
Gong Ning didn't speak again, but stared at A Lin, her dark eyes filled with unwavering determination and stubbornness!
Ah Lin lowered his head, as if in resignation, and nestled into Gong Ning's brow...
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Tonight is the eighteenth birthday celebration for the two Zhou sisters, and with Zhou Ning's outstanding performance in the college entrance examination, this banquet is naturally the focus of everyone's attention.
The lobby on the first floor was already bustling with activity. Zhou Yin, arm in arm with Chen Yi, slowly descended the spiral staircase. Her slender and well-proportioned figure, along with her exquisitely made-up face, made her look exceptionally charming under the bright light of the crystal chandelier, attracting the attention of all the young men present.
Zhou Ning's fame overshadowed Zhou Yin's, as most people now know that the Zhou family has a talented young woman named Zhou Ning.
In the face of the major trend of the college entrance examination, Zhou Yin was overlooked. Her unremarkable grades were rarely noticed and little was known about her, so few people knew that Zhou Yin had failed the college entrance examination.
At this moment, Zhou Yin, who was slowly descending the stairs with Mrs. Zhou, suddenly appeared in everyone's sight, looking so beautiful and radiant, which gradually drew people's attention to her.
A few voices gradually rose from the crowd, "Both of the Zhou family's daughters took the college entrance exam this year, right? Why hasn't Miss Zhou announced her results?"
"Huh? Zhou Yin and Zhou Ning are only a year apart, how come they're both in their final year of high school? Is Zhou Yin repeating a year? I haven't heard anything about that!"
"It's not that Zhou Yin repeated a year, it's that Zhou Ning skipped a grade! My daughter used to be in the same class as her! Now my daughter is just about to start her senior year of high school!"
"Oh my, Mr. Zhou must have accumulated a lot of good fortune in his past lives. His eldest daughter is growing up to be a beautiful young lady, and his youngest daughter is the top scorer in the college entrance examination. How did he manage to have such wonderful children!"
Upon hearing this, someone smiled and said in a low voice, "I heard that Zhou Ning is Zhou Huaman's illegitimate son, and he was only brought home two years ago!"
"Really? I've never heard of that!"
"You're so out of touch! This is an open secret in high society!"
Upon hearing this, the ladies discussing the matter couldn't help but show some disdain and contempt on their faces. Then they cast a few pitying glances at Chen Yi, lamenting that such a promising talent was not their own son.
Chen Yi's face darkened several shades, and she gritted her teeth inwardly, her palms even drawing blood.
Ever since that slut was brought home, she's been getting these kinds of looks countless times, it's infuriating!
As soon as Zhou Yinfu went downstairs, she was warmly surrounded by several girls she usually played with, who chattered excitedly, making funny faces like, "Yinyin, you look so beautiful today, you make me look ugly!"
Zhou Yin quickly grasped the speaker's hand and said affectionately, "Jiaojiao, please don't tease me. You know, my mother doesn't allow me to wear makeup during school. I look so pretty today because I wore makeup, Jiaojiao, you can't wrong me!"
As long as the topic doesn't involve Gong Ning, Zhou Yin's intelligence is still online.
Meanwhile, a prestigious and luxurious sedan sped along the road.
Ji Chen turned to the man sitting behind her and asked, "Sir, tonight is Miss's coming-of-age ceremony. Are you going?"
After a short while, the man responded with a low "Mm!"
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