Meanwhile, on the other side, Tang Ning had just stepped out of the Xu family's house when a series of muffled claps of thunder immediately echoed in the sky.
Immediately afterwards, dense raindrops began to fall one after another, forcing Tang Ning, who was walking on the empty street, to immediately lift the wooden box in her hand, put it on her head, and hurriedly run forward.
She didn't know how far she had run, but finally spotted a foreign goods store that had already closed in the distance. Tang Ning immediately rushed over and stood under the eaves to take shelter from the rain. By this time, she was soaked to the bone, and even the hair on her forehead was wet and stuck to her body.
"Achoo!"
Because she was caught in the rain, and the place where Tang Ning was standing was in a drafty spot, a gust of wind made her hug her wet arms tightly. She looked at the raindrops falling from the sky with a distressed expression, wondering when the rain would stop. The worst part was that she had been waiting for so long and hadn't seen a single rickshaw pass by. There was nothing she could do but wait, in order not to get sick or catch a cold.
Unfortunately, she waited for a long time, until she was so cold that her teeth started chattering, but the rain still didn't stop. Knowing that this couldn't go on, Tang Ning had just made up her mind to rush home in the rain, thinking that she could just drink a few more bowls of ginger tea when she got home.
Suddenly, a black sedan drove up from the end of the street, its blinding headlights shining directly on Tang Ning's body and face. The intense light made Tang Ning immediately raise the back of her hand to shield her eyes.
After a couple of seconds of adjustment, she saw a man wearing a long coat that reached his calves get out of the back seat. Because of the backlighting, Tang Ning couldn't see his face clearly at all. She only saw him stand by the car for a moment, then stride towards her, his pace quickening as he walked...
When the other person finally got close enough for Tang Ning to see clearly, her face immediately lit up with surprise. But before she could speak, the person had already run to her side and immediately took off his coat and put it over Tang Ning's head, covering her as he ran towards the car.
"It's cold here, let's talk in the car."
The man's voice was slightly hoarse. Tang Ning immediately nodded at his suggestion and obediently followed him toward the car.
In the back seat of the car, Tang Ning was drying her slightly damp hair with a towel that the other person had prepared at some point. She subconsciously glanced at the person next to her, but the moment she saw his face, her eyes instantly filled with anxiety. Forgetting about drying her hair, she hurriedly asked,
"What are you doing here? Have you finished all of Doctor Qin's treatment courses? You definitely haven't, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't look so pale... Lu Chen, what's wrong with you? Why don't you take care of your health? Do you want me to worry? What if you suffer any long-term effects?"
The more Tang Ning talked, the more flustered she became. She even wished she could drag Lu Chen back to Doctor Qin's clinic and force him to drink all the medicine.
Under the dim light inside the car, Lu Chen's eyes never left Tang Ning's face, and he could clearly see the anxiety and worry in her eyes.
He was starting to believe it.
Honestly, if he hadn't seen and heard it with his own eyes and ears, he would have believed it.
Because her expression was so genuine, so real, as if she were truly worried about his health.
This made Lu Chen's heart tremble slightly; he almost, almost wavered again.
But past experience told him that he absolutely could not waver in the slightest when facing Tang Ning, otherwise he would face only utter despair and utter ruin.
So, Lu Chen quickly lowered his head, avoiding Tang Ning's eyes, and replied in a low voice, "You haven't come back, I thought..."
Before he could finish speaking, Tang Ning had already grasped his hand, her tone gentle yet firm, "No, I promised you, I promised you I would definitely go back!"
Yes, you promised me, but what exactly did you do behind my back?
Photos of you two being so intimate with Xu Sinian were even in the newspapers, and you even attended a golden wedding anniversary party with him. What was your role in that party? You couldn't have just been friends, could you? After all, everyone in Haicheng knows what your relationship is!
On one hand, she promised me, and on the other hand, she accompanied Xu Sinian to such occasions. She had just attended the so-called golden wedding anniversary party with Xu Sinian, and yet when she met me, she could still say such sweet words...
How can there be such a person in this world? Hmm?
Her mouth was as sweet as if it had been coated with the sweetest honey in the world, yet every move she made carried the sharp edge of a blade.
She also said that she was just too soft-hearted. After giving him alms, she didn't want to affect his injury, so she took the initiative to comfort him. Once his head injury healed, she could marry Xu Sinian without any guilt or hindrance.
Thinking this to himself, Lu Chen unconsciously raised his hand and stroked Tang Ning's face, again and again, his eyes lingering and tender the whole time.
Tang Ning looked into his eyes, and then suddenly Lu Chen reached out and pulled her into his arms, his arms tightening as if he wanted to meld her whole body into his.
Seeing this, Tang Ning instinctively hugged his back, and then she heard Lu Chen's low, husky voice suddenly ring in her ear, "Ningning, let's get married..."
Just that one sentence was enough to leave Tang Ning completely stunned.
"What?"
Tang Ning couldn't help but ask this softly.
I said, let's get married.
"But……"
"You don't want to?"
"No... I just feel it's too sudden, how could you..."
“I’ve thought about it. The suggestion I gave you at the Qin Family Medical Clinic was really naive. The idea of you recklessly coming to Fengcheng with me just seems unrealistic. The Tang family raised you, and you're a celebrity in Haicheng. What would it look like if you just came back to Fengcheng with me out of nowhere? So I thought we could just go through the motions in Haicheng. I’ll prepare everything here, then go to your family in a grand ceremony to formally propose marriage, and then take you to Fengcheng for the wedding. Of course, if you’re willing, we can get married once in Haicheng and once in Fengcheng. As long as you’re happy, I’m fine with anything.”
"So, shall we get married?"
Lu Chen's words were extremely earnest.
To Tang Ning, however, it sounded like a mix of truth and falsehood.
It was true that he came to the Tang family to propose marriage in a grand manner, but it was fake that he took Tang Ning to Fengcheng to get married, and it was even more fake than the fakest thing he did to make Tang Ning happy.
All I can say is that Lu Chen has always been the same Lu Chen, the Lu Chen who hurt the original owner to the point of being completely broken in the story.
His thought process remained unchanged throughout.
After being "hurt" and "abandoned" by Tang Ning once again, he made the same choice again.
This is also the main reason why Tang Ning saw Lu Chen's attitude towards Tang Yin suddenly soften when she saw it through 54088 in the car. Tang Yin thought it was because she brought up the past that she gained Lu Chen's favor, but that's not the case.
From that moment on, Lu Chen began to use her. After all, in such a short time, it would be too difficult to find another woman who was involved with him, had designs on him, and whom Tang Ning could trust and who was heartbroken.
Except for Tangyin.
As for Tang Yin being dragged into this, whether she will suffer any harm, a woman who has an affair with her sister's old lover behind her sister's back deserves to be hurt, doesn't she?
He merely cast a bait, and whether Tang Yin bites or not is entirely up to her.
If she chooses to bite into this fragrant bait, wouldn't it be perfectly normal for her to get hurt by the sharp hook inside?
Or is it that someone is really so narcissistic that they believe that after only meeting a few times, he, an ex-lover who was dumped by her sister, would be so desperate to marry her?
Is there really such a ridiculous thing in the world?
Lu Chen couldn't help but think this.
Now Tang Ning has come to understand that, given Lu Chen's personality, even without Xu Sinian's interference, and even if he and the original owner of the body had a smooth relationship, they wouldn't have had a happy ending.
Because he has always had this personality, perhaps due to his childhood environment, he is extremely insecure and suspicious. Once he is hurt, he becomes extremely aggressive, and his actions always hurt himself and others. He makes any decision with the idea of mutual destruction in mind.
Someone like him is not suitable for the original owner of this body, nor is Tang Ning suitable for him. Perhaps only Tang Yin is the most suitable person for him in this world.
Thinking this, Tang Ning quickly concealed the deep meaning in her eyes and replied with an "okay" amidst Lu Chen's earnestness.
"Seven days, Tang Ning, wait for me at home for seven days. I will prepare everything and come to the Tang family to propose marriage in seven days."
When the car arrived at the Tang family's door, Lu Chen gave her these instructions.
Upon hearing this, Tang Ning smiled and nodded.
The rain outside had long since stopped. She slowly got out of the car. "Alright, no need to see me off anymore. I've arrived. You should go home now. Also, make sure you take your medicine properly for the next seven days. Otherwise, if I find out again that your complexion hasn't improved at all, you'll see what happens..."
Tang Ning waved her little fist, revealing a threatening expression, then slowly lowered it. Seeing that Lu Chen was staring at her intently, she suddenly bit her lip and beckoned to Lu Chen with her finger.
Thinking that Tang Ning was going to tell him something, Lu Chen immediately put his ear close to hers, and then felt a soft, warm touch on his cheek.
"Ahem, I'll head back now..."
After kissing Lu Chen, Tang Ning put her hands behind her back, looked at the sky and the ground but refused to look at Lu Chen, whose eyes had suddenly become complicated.
"Take your medicine when you get home and get some rest!"
"Seven days from now, I'll be waiting for you to come..."
After saying this, Tang Ning immediately turned around and ran towards the Tang family's small building. Even after she had gone far away, she subconsciously turned back and waved to Lu Chen.
As soon as she turned around, the smile in Tang Ning's eyes vanished instantly.
As for the notification sound that Lu Chen's favorability rating had fluctuated wildly again because of her actions, Tang Ning turned it off without thinking.
Because she knew that no matter how much the situation fluctuated, the other party's decision would not change.
That's enough.
However, just as Lu Chen had planned, he would get engaged in seven days, but the engagement partner would be changed from Tang Ning to Tang Yin.
As for Tang Ning, she didn't care; she wanted everything that others had.
She will also be engaged in seven days. Once Lu Chen is no longer her fiancé, there will be other suitors who will offer themselves to her.
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