"Your brother?" Duan Xiaomei was stunned. "You said he's your brother?" Does Ning Qingyao's brother look like this?
He looked somewhat familiar, but I had absolutely no recollection of him ever appearing with Ning Qingyao.
"If this isn't my brother, is he your brother?" Ning Qingyao snorted. I know exactly what you're thinking. Do you really think everyone is a fool?
She clearly has a crush on her brother, but doesn't know him and mistakenly thinks they're a couple, which is why she's deliberately trying to ruin her reputation.
"Duan Xiaomei, I have nothing to do with your brother anymore. I will never appear in your life again, and I hope you will never appear in mine either."
"you--"
"From now on, we'll keep to ourselves. You go your way, and I'll go mine."
"Why am I a single-plank bridge, while you are the sunshine?"
"Isn't this normal? My family is rich. As long as I behave myself and don't cause trouble, the road ahead is bright."
"Hmph, who knows what the future holds? Maybe something bad will happen to your family tomorrow," Duan Xiaomei said sourly. She had always envied Ning Qingyao since she was a child.
She was the most favored person in the entire neighborhood.
Her father dotes on her, her mother loves her, and even her only brother spoils her. She gets whatever she wants. Of course, she's also a bit spoiled and not very popular in the neighborhood, but her family is rich.
She'd give this friend a gift today, and that friend a dress tomorrow. That's how she made everyone in the neighborhood enjoy playing with her.
Later, her parents passed away.
She was initially gloating, but then she saw her brother run over to comfort her.
Since then, her brother has been entangled with her for so many years. To be honest, she has always felt that her brother brought this trouble upon himself.
Of course, Duan Xiaomei has completely forgotten that all the snacks she ate when she was young were provided by Ning Qingyao.
Although she no longer has parents, everything she uses, eats, and wears is the best in the neighborhood.
It seems that to make up for the loss of her parents, her brother dotes on her even more.
That's truly enviable.
Especially since this guy is so young and good-looking.
"You're such a wicked person." All you ever think about is what's going to happen to others. Ning Qingyao clicked her tongue twice. "You should be kinder."
"Where did I not act kindly?" Duan Xiaomei glanced at Ning Hongze and retorted. She didn't want to leave a bad impression on her brother, even though it might be too late to undo what had just happened.
“You know what I'm doing, I don't need to say more.” Ning Qingyao stood up. “Brother, let's go.”
"Okay." Ning Hong nodded to Duan Xiaomei.
In that instant, Duan Xiaomei seemed to hear the sound of flowers blooming.
Once, Ning Qingyao told Duan Xiaomei about her love story. She said that the moment she saw her brother smile, it was as if she saw flowers blooming and the sun rising in the early winter morning. At that time, she scoffed and looked down on Ning Qingyao even more.
She didn't believe her at all.
But today, the moment I saw Ning Hongze smile, that feeling truly came to mind.
It was so beautiful it was intoxicating.
Seeing Ning Qingyao intimately holding Ning Hongze's hands, Duan Xiaomei felt a surge of resentment in her heart.
"Ning Qingyao—"
She really went too far.
She has such a handsome older brother, and he didn't even introduce him to her.
If she had known her brother was so handsome, she would definitely have treated her better and never bullied her so often.
Duan Xiaomei was filled with regret.
Unfortunately, the two of them had already fallen out, and it was too late for them to regret it.
Ning Qingyao held Ning Hongze's hand, her face beaming with an irrepressible smile.
Are you that happy?
"Yes, I'm super happy." Ning Qingyao said with a smile, "Brother, you're so amazing. I never thought that Duan Xiaomei would fall for you."
Looking at the way she just did, I couldn't help but find it inexplicably funny.
Ning Qingyao laughed a few times before stopping.
Tears began to flow freely.
Ning Hong didn't say anything, she just hugged her.
"Brother, I feel really pathetic."
Duan Xiaomei's appearance strangely overlapped with the way she had seen Duan Zhiwen before.
"You better not show your face in front of her."
"Why?"
Ning Hong raised an eyebrow, slightly puzzled. "Don't you want to see her go crazy?"
"I don't really want to."
Ning Qingyao shook her head. "I know all too well what it feels like to want something but not get it. It's so painful. I don't want her to experience that."
Even if they can't be friends, she still hopes that Duan Xiaomei can be happy.
"Don't worry, your brother wouldn't do such a thing. I'm so busy, I don't have time to play house with you guys."
Ning Hong then reached out and pinched Ning Qingyao's nose.
How could she be a vicious female supporting character?
Wasn't she supposed to be the worst woman in the whole story?
But now it seems like they've been given a script for playing the saintly, innocent character.
"Of course, most importantly, what if you fall for her if you show up so often? Or what if your frequent appearances prevent her from feeling any attraction to you?"
Ning Hongze: "—"
"Let her be consumed by longing for you, let her be infatuated with you."
Ning Hongze: "..."
Just as Ning Qingyao had imagined, after Duan Xiaomei returned home, she longed for Ning Hongze day and night.
He would loiter around the Ning family's doorstep every few days.
However, as the semester was almost over, she still hadn't seen Ning Hongze again.
"Little sister, you're going back again. You have exams next week. In previous years, you would always be studying hard at this time, right?"
Duan Xiaomei's roommates looked at her with some confusion.
They have been roommates with Duan Xiaomei for two years.
Normally, Duan Xiaomei goes back home once a month, but this semester, she goes back almost every week.
"Do you have someone you like?"
A roommate asked,
She must have someone she likes, and this person lives near Duan Xiaomei, which is why Duan Xiaomei goes back to him every few days.
“This—” Duan Xiaomei nodded, a hint of disappointment flashing across her face.
She felt a little silly, but ever since she met him, she had been thinking about him and wanted to see him again.
Damn it, if Ning Qingyao had introduced her brother to her back then, she wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble.
It's all Ning Qingyao's fault.
As Duan Xiaomei stuffed the clothes into her suitcase, just as she was about to close it, a dress suddenly caught her eye.
"Who did this?"
She quickly shook out the clothes, revealing a large, dried stain on them.
It seems to have been washed, but not cleaned properly; instead, it ruined the entire garment.
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