At this moment, Tang Ning's two overly slender wrists were being held back by Ye Jinyan's right hand and pressed against the door above her head, while her chin was being held high by his left hand. The faint scent of pine wood emanating from the young man kept wafting into her nostrils. Because she had just gone from light into darkness, even if Tang Ning opened her eyes wide, she could not see Ye Jinyan's expression, which was right next to her.
Although her expression was not visible, her voice was still clearly audible. From Ye Jinyan's dangerous tone, Tang Ning could hear his gritted teeth and resentment.
It's always like this. No matter how aloof and indifferent Ye Jinyan is in front of others, he's always the same stubborn and temperamental person in front of the original owner of this body. Even a casual word or a glance from her can easily provoke his anger.
Tang Ning had provoked him so much downstairs, it's no wonder that the other party immediately gave her a hard time as soon as she entered the door.
However, she was not the original owner who was always mocked and ridiculed by Ye Jinyan, who was clearly very concerned and upset, but had to pretend not to care, and who gradually began to treat him coldly, using an arrogant and aloof demeanor to cover up her inner inferiority complex.
Immediately, Tang Ning struggled to free her wrist, which was being held by Ye Jinyan's right hand. Finding that she couldn't break free, she immediately said in a cold voice, "Let go!"
"You haven't answered my question yet, so why should I let go?"
Because the two were standing so close together, Tang Ning could even feel his breath hitting her earlobe, instantly raising a few small goosebumps.
Tang Ning, who hadn't expected her ears to be so sensitive, immediately struggled even harder.
"I told you to let go..."
"Or would you rather have your father come and see for himself how the two of us are actually 'tutoring'?" Tang Ning threatened without backing down.
"you……"
Ye Jinyan was taken aback, before he could say anything more.
Tang Ning immediately cried out without hesitation, "Dad, help... um."
Before she could even finish her sentence, Ye Jinyan forcefully covered her mouth with his hand, whispering, "Shut up..."
Before he could even utter the word, the door Tang Ning was leaning against was immediately knocked on from the outside.
"Ningning, Ningning, what's wrong? I think I just heard you call your dad? Is something the matter?"
Through the door, Tang Qing's slightly worried voice came through.
Upon hearing the sound, the two people behind the door simultaneously trembled involuntarily.
Tang Ning, whose eyes had already adjusted to the dim environment, immediately glared fiercely at Ye Jinyan's eyes in the darkness.
“Ningning…”
Hearing Tang Qing's voice, Ye Jinyan became even more anxious. He subconsciously loosened his grip, and Tang Ning broke free. She then reached out and turned on the switch next to her, without opening the door in front of her. Because of the confrontation just now, she must look a little disheveled. Tang Qing is always very thoughtful, and he didn't want her to have any unnecessary worries.
"It's nothing, it's just that tutoring is really tiring, so I just called out randomly. By the way, Mom, could you pour two glasses of milk for me and my brother? I'd like some..."
Tang Ning said this in a coquettish tone.
Upon hearing this, Tang Qing hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement to her request.
After Tang Ning sent Tang Qing away, she immediately turned to look at Ye Jinyan behind her.
"You ask me what I want to do? Jiang Yao is going to break off our engagement, so what do you think I want to do? We've been together for ten years, and I don't believe our feelings can just disappear like that. So I'm going to go to him and see what's going on. As for tutoring, it's just simple tutoring. What else do you think I'd want from you? I just think hiring a tutor is too slow. Besides, high school starts in two weeks, and the curriculum at both schools is completely different. Am I supposed to just hire someone to tutor me for two weeks? Who would come?"
"I've called you 'brother' for ten years, so it's not a bad deal for you to tutor me for half a month, right?"
Tang Ning reached out and rubbed her wrist, which had been pinched red. Before Ye Jinyan could answer, she began to pick up the books that she had just dropped on the floor.
No sooner had she squatted down than Ye Jinyan was shocked to see a patch of white exposed in front of him, and he immediately looked away.
she……
Meanwhile, Tang Ning, completely unaware of what was happening, picked up the books from the ground and walked straight to the boy's desk.
Tang Ning waited until she sat down at the desk and looked up to see Ye Jinyan still standing there like a wooden stake, not moving an inch, his eyes fixed on a corner of the room. Tang Ning followed his gaze but didn't see anything, so she immediately slapped the book in her hand lightly on the table.
"Can you hurry up? Since you don't want to be in the same space as me, can we finish this quickly? The sooner you finish tutoring me, the sooner I can leave."
Tang Ning said this with a hint of impatience.
Upon hearing Tang Ning's voice, Ye Jinyan snapped out of his daze, turned around, and quietly walked towards Tang Ning. As soon as he sat down and looked up, he noticed a glimpse of white peeking through her white shirt. It was then that he realized that Tang Ning had struggled too much under his control, and a button on her white shirt had been broken off, hanging precariously on her lapel, making the glittering white peeking through the shirt even more apparent.
But the other person was completely oblivious, and just frowned as they looked at him.
Seeing this, Ye Jinyan immediately clenched his fists, then deliberately avoided looking at her, focusing all his attention on Tang Ning's face. After all, reminding her now would make it seem like he was deliberately looking at her.
After a light cough, Ye Jinyan's cool voice rang out again, "Is there anything you don't understand?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Ning's brows slowly relaxed. She then pushed the book directly in front of Ye Jinyan and said earnestly, "I've already compared the textbooks from Sheng Ying and Jin Sheng. Here, here, oh, and here, our teachers haven't covered these yet. You need to give me a little tutoring..."
Because he wanted to point out what Tang Ning didn't understand, Tang Ning moved a little closer. Before, Ye Jinyan hadn't felt anything, but now he could only feel the fragrance of orchids mixed with a faint milky scent wafting into his nostrils. Holding his breath, Ye Jinyan continued to explain to Tang Ning in his cool voice.
He had always known that his stepsister was very intelligent and hardworking. From elementary school until now, her name had always been at the top of the list in every exam. This was also an important reason why his father was relatively kind to the daughter that Tang Qing had brought with him.
However, because he was a year ahead of her, even though he had heard of her academic prowess, he had never witnessed it firsthand. After all, his own academic performance had always been outstanding, so he didn't care much about her grades.
But today he finally experienced firsthand her exceptional intelligence and comprehension. She could immediately connect two points to one question after he had just mentioned one, and she was particularly good at applying what she had learned to other situations.
This really surprised Ye Jinyan. It wasn't that he hadn't tutored others before, like Jiang Yao before and Yu Qing recently.
Jiang Yao is alright. Apart from being easily distracted and having low learning efficiency, he doesn't have any major flaws. Although he can't react as quickly as Tang Ning and keep up with her train of thought, he doesn't have any major problems overall.
Yin Yuqing's side...
Ye Jinyan was genuinely troubled. Yin Yufeng had been able to get into Jinsheng Boys' High School, a prestigious school, because of his consistently excellent academic performance. So, Yin Yuqing, who had replaced him, couldn't afford to have bad grades at the end of the semester, since grades were linked to scholarships, and Yuqing desperately needed them.
So at her request, he started tutoring her.
Even now, when he thinks back on that period, he still feels a sense of darkness.
He never imagined that one day someone would be completely unable to understand what he was saying. Even when he explained the problem in the simplest terms, she still couldn't understand. In the end, he spent three whole months helping her catch up on all her coursework for the first semester of her first year of high school. In the end, she still only got mediocre grades, and she definitely lost her scholarship. Even her tuition for the new semester had to be lent to her by Jiang Yao.
Thinking of this, Ye Jinyan turned his gaze again to Tang Ning's profile under the lamplight, where she was frowning slightly and seriously calculating a math problem.
He seemed to have never seen Tang Ning like this before. Usually, she always tied her hair up in a high ponytail, and even if she didn't speak, she would still look very aggressive. But now it was different. Perhaps because she was at home, she had already taken off her ponytail for comfort, and her dark hair was draped over her shoulders, making her look much softer and more obedient.
A strand of hair slipped down, and she instinctively reached up to tuck it behind her ear, revealing her small, delicate earlobe.
Just as Ye Jinyan was staring blankly, there was another knock on the door from the outside, and Tang Qing's gentle voice rang out, "Ningning, Jinyan, I brought the milk, may I come in?"
"good……"
"Don't come in, I'll come and get it."
Upon hearing his mother's voice, Ye Jinyan was about to look up and reply when he remembered her button that was about to fall off. He immediately stood up, pushing the chair with his legs, making a loud noise on the floor, and headed towards the door.
Ye Jinyan took the two glasses of milk from the door after it was only opened a crack.
Upon seeing this, Tang Ning immediately took the milk with delight and placed one of the cups in front of the other person. The milk was at the perfect temperature, and it was clear that Tang Qing had let it cool down downstairs before bringing it up.
Just as she was about to drink, she saw Ye Jinyan, who was sitting opposite her, push the milk to the side.
"What are you doing? The temperature is just right for a sip."
"I don't like drinking milk..."
Ye Jinyan glanced at the glass of milk with a hint of disgust. He hated the taste of milk the most, and for the sake of nutritional balance, he forced himself to drink it every morning. He really didn't want to force himself to drink this extra portion anymore.
Tang Ning was unaware of this little quirk of his, after all, she had personally witnessed Ye Jinyan drinking milk before.
Seeing the undisguised disgust in his eyes, she slammed the milk down and sneered, "Ha, so you don't like it, or are you disgusted by the way someone poured it for you? What? Worried my mom poisoned it? If you don't like it, then don't drink it!"
Without hesitation, she took Ye Jinyan's glass of milk, tilted her head back, and drank it down in one gulp. Then she picked up her own glass of milk, tilted her head back again, and drank it down.
"you……"
Ye Jinyan was taken aback.
Then it was seen that Tang Ning was probably drinking too fast. When she got to the second cup, she choked and coughed, and several drops of milk immediately dripped down the corner of her mouth, which happened to land right where her button had popped open earlier.
Seeing this vibrant and sensual scene before him, Ye Jinyan immediately turned his head sharply to the side, his breathing quickening.
The scene he had just witnessed kept replaying in his mind.
How could she...?
Ye Jinyan clenched his fists tightly, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly. He dared not look at Tang Ning in front of him again. Just then, Tang Ning finally forced herself to drink two glasses of milk and then began to cough uncontrollably.
She coughed until tears welled up in her eyes before finally feeling a bit better. Seeing Ye Jinyan staring blankly towards the door, she slammed the glass on the table, turned around, gathered her books, and walked out without looking back. "I think today's tutoring session is over. You're not in the mood, and I'm not interested either. Goodnight, brother!"
After saying that, Tang Ning snorted, not even glancing at Ye Jinyan behind her, and walked straight to the door, opened it, and went out.
Ye Jinyan was left staring blankly at the beige button that had fallen to the ground because of Tang Ning's violent coughing.
At the same time, Tang Ning, who had just returned to her room, instantly wiped away the angry and resentful expression on her face, and a playful smile appeared on her lips.
Ye Jinyan's current favorability rating: -25.
Who would have thought her "good brother" was so innocent!
That's so interesting!
Ye Jinyan, who was in the room, had been staring at that button for who knows how long. Just as he bent down and his fingers touched the button, his phone suddenly vibrated.
Startled, Ye Jinyan immediately withdrew his hand, then sat up straight and looked at his phone. Because his thoughts were too chaotic, he didn't even notice who had sent him the WeChat message. Without thinking, he immediately clicked on the video in front of him.
In an instant, a woman's moan rang in his ears. His eyes widened instantly as he saw a white blur on the screen. He blushed and quickly turned off his phone.
Soon, the room fell silent again, with only Ye Jinyan's slightly tense and heavy breathing coming in and out.
He touched his forehead lightly, then got up, picked up the button Tang Ning had dropped, threw it into the trash can, and walked towards the bathroom.
Ha, he's really obsessed. It was just an accident. What is he thinking?
It was just an accident, nothing more.
Ye Jinyan kept saying this as he looked at himself in the mirror.
Then I raised my wrist, looked at the ticking watch, and realized it was getting late. So I decided that instead of letting my mind wander like this, I should just wash up and go to bed.
As for that video, if he finds out which bastard sent it to him, he will never let him off the hook!
After thinking this through, the sound of rushing water soon filled the bathroom. Under the impact of the water, Ye Jinyan became even more certain that he had just been momentarily distracted. Oh well, he would try to start the tutoring session earlier next time.
After taking a shower, Ye Jinyan quickly went to bed and started to sleep.
But some things can't be pretended to be nothing just by faking it.
Ye Jinyan, who had fallen asleep, soon began to dream. In his dream, he was still in his bedroom, and Tang Ning was still sitting in front of him. At first, they were just having a good tutoring session, but soon Tang Ning opened her watery eyes and looked at him, saying that she was hot and asked if she could take off her clothes.
Even though she was only wearing a thin shirt, she still asked him if she could take off her clothes.
Of course not.
But in his dream, he inexplicably nodded, and then he saw Tang Ning begin to unbutton her clothes, one button at a time, right in front of him...
Ye Jinyan was startled awake by his dream in the middle of the night. After waking up, he went straight to the bathroom without hesitation, put his head under the tap, turned the cold water on full blast, and started rinsing.
After rinsing for about five or six minutes, he finally looked up and saw himself in the mirror, his hair dripping water.
In an all-boys high school, the topic of conversation during free time is girls and that kind of thing.
However, he has never been interested in that kind of thing, but he has inevitably heard a few times that when boys reach a certain age, they will always have that kind of thing in their dreams, no one is an exception, and recently that pure young actress is his dream lover, hehe.
She even asked him if he had ever seen a girl in his dreams.
Ye Jinyan had never seen her, of course. He had never been interested in those things. Of all the girls around him, only Yuqing, whom he was somewhat confused about, made him feel a little better, but he never dreamed about her.
But why, why today...?
Was it because of today's accident, or the video he received by mistake, or perhaps his body is starting to mature?
But why her?
Ye Jinyan leaned against the washbasin, his eyes flickering.
After drying his hair and body, he walked back towards the bed. As he passed the trash can next to the desk, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a button inside. Even though he had already walked past it, he couldn't help but stop in his tracks...
The next day, Tang Ning successfully received news that Ye Jinyan's favorability towards her had dropped to -35 again.
Um?
What's wrong?
The tutoring sessions that followed were even stranger. He never let Tang Ning step into his room again. The two of them always tutored each other in the living room downstairs, and apart from topics related to their studies, he refused to say a single word to her about anything else.
The favorability rating remained consistently at -35.
But she could clearly see from his eyes that he wasn't as indifferent to her as he seemed.
He restrained himself and tried to get close to her.
Haha, that's interesting.
No matter how interesting her brother was, Tang Ning glanced at the date on the calendar and knew that there were still about three days until the start of school. She had to go somewhere.
Early that morning, Tang Ning changed into a pure white down jacket and went straight to a hair salon that she and Tang Qing often went to.
Don't get me wrong, she's not here to cut off her beautiful long hair like the original owner did, but simply to change her hairstyle.
She immediately asked the hairdresser to give her a straight fringe, which covered her overly thick and spirited eyebrows. Then, her hair was styled and left to fall loose.
Looking at herself in the mirror and listening to the hairdresser's endless flattery, Tang Ning slightly curved the corners of her mouth, only to find that her reflection in the mirror also curved the corners of her mouth.
Unlike her previous fiercely beautiful and glamorous appearance, she now exudes a pure yet aloof aura.
Isn't the competition about purity? Wasn't it said that Yin Yuqing was as pure and clean as crystal?
Then she would make this piece of glass appear as a variegated glass even when it was placed in front of her.
Oh.
After getting her hair done, Tang Ning passed by the flower shop next door, bought a bouquet of white lilies, and boarded a bus heading to an urban village. She sat down at the very back of the bus. Then, she got off at one of the stops, glanced at a messy and secluded alleyway on one side of the bus stop, and went straight to a window seat in a cafe across the alley, placing her phone aside.
I ordered a coffee and just started staring blankly at the time on my phone.
Just as she had expected, around 11:15, a large group of strangely shaped delinquent teenagers immediately poured into the alley across the street.
Seeing this, Tang Ning raised an eyebrow, then continued staring at her phone without looking up, while taking small sips of her already somewhat cold coffee.
As soon as the time on her phone jumped to 11:20, she immediately picked up the lilies she had placed aside and walked straight into the alley across the street.
Before she even got close, she could already hear words like "I'll beat you to death," "Give me back my money," "Shameless mother," and "Cut off my hand." But all she heard was the person hitting her shouting, and she didn't hear a single cry for help or a sound of pain from the person being hit.
After glancing at her phone again, Tang Ning's fierce but weak voice rang out at the opportune moment, "What are you doing? Hitting people is wrong. I already called the police, and they're here!"
After saying that, she clicked on the police siren she had downloaded earlier without hesitation, and the piercing sound instantly exploded in her ears.
"Oh no! The police are here! Run!"
Upon hearing the realistic sound, the group of timid delinquents quickly fled from the other end of the alley.
When she heard no other sounds coming from the chaotic alley, Tang Ning hesitantly walked into the alley.
At the same time, a boy with one leg outstretched and the other bent, leaning against the corner of the wall and covered in wounds, heard the sound and only slightly opened his eyelids to see Tang Ning walking towards him against the light.
The girl was wearing a snow-white down jacket, holding a bunch of lilies. Her long, black hair was loose, and she had bangs. Her eyes were round and bright, and her lips were even pinker and more delicate than the flower petals. As soon as she saw his appearance, she immediately opened her eyes wide in surprise.
"You...you're injured? You're bleeding a lot? I...I'll wipe this for you."
Tang Ning hurriedly pulled a white handkerchief embroidered with a sleeping kitten from the pocket of her down jacket and handed it directly to the boy on the ground.
Young Xu Xingbai stared at the dazzling white handkerchief handed to him for a long time before silently pushing her hand away and staggering out, leaning against the wall.
"you……"
Tang Ning turned around, about to say something, when she saw the stubborn boy, who was pressed against the wall, slide down without warning.
She knew it!
There's no reason why Yin Yuqing could find Xu Xingbai, who was beaten and covered in bruises, and make him fall deeply in love with her. She came at the perfect time, so she couldn't have found him.
And sure enough, she fainted again.
Let her think about what Yin Yuqing did after discovering the seriously injured Xu Xingbai in the plot. Right, it seems she dragged him home directly, applied some red antiseptic and Yunnan Baiyao to his wounds, and with her clumsy bandaging skills, wrapped him up like a mummy.
It can be said that Xu Xingbo was able to remain so lively and energetic in the end thanks to his cockroach-like vitality.
Tsk.
She's different; she has a much better conscience. She's already called an ambulance for this person.
After all, paying his medical bills and then having him pay her back is a convenient way for her to gain favor with him.
Soon, the ambulance arrived, and Tang Ning accompanied the unconscious Xu Xingbo into the ambulance. As soon as the car started moving, she saw Yin Yuqing, a short-haired woman wearing a pink down vest and a brown underskirt, riding her bicycle past the alley where Xu Xingbo had just been beaten. She suddenly squeezed the brakes and stopped, looking directly into the alley.
Almost simultaneously, the ambulance set off.
Hearing the sound of the ambulance, Yin Yuqing felt a strange emptiness in her heart.
She always felt like she had missed out on something very important...
She stared blankly at the now empty alley, lost in thought.
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