Ning Yuan closed her eyes briefly, gently patted his back, and breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm fine, don't worry."
Seeing that the girl in his arms was safe and sound, Rong Zhaonan's anxiety eased somewhat.
Ou Minglang was stunned when he saw Ning Yuan being held in Rong Zhaonan's arms. He subconsciously glanced at Rong Zhaonan and met his eyes, which were dark, cold, and as deep as an abyss.
Ou Minglang stiffened, instinctively lowering his head to avoid that oppressive gaze.
But after turning his face away, the boy felt ashamed and annoyed. He had clearly intended to help Ning Yuan get rid of Rong Zhaonan, but he was actually afraid of that man!
Rong Zhaonan watched as the boy's face turned pale and then red, a mocking glint in his eyes.
The kid who can't even keep up with his gaze, ha... overestimating himself!
He released Ning Yuan and said gently, "Let's go back. Grandma and Old Tang were very worried when they heard you were in the hospital."
Ning Yuan subconsciously looked at Ou Minglang: "But my classmate..."
Chen Chen immediately stepped forward and put his arm around Ou Minglang's shoulder, chuckling, "I'll take this little classmate home. You and Captain Rong go home first, sister-in-law!"
Feeling deeply ashamed, Ou Minglang pushed Chen Chen away and nodded sullenly: "You go back first, I'm fine, my family will come to pick me up in a while."
Ning Yuan didn't think too much about it and just nodded: "Then I'll go first. If you're not feeling well tomorrow, please take the day off."
Rong Zhaonan put his arm around Ning Yuan's shoulder and simply took her away.
Watching their retreating figures, Ou Minglang dejectedly lay back down on his hospital bed.
The boy fell into a state of self-destructive depression, feeling utterly useless.
He couldn't protect his good friend from those thugs, nor could he pull her out of this unsuitable "marriage."
The difference between him and that old man Rong Zhaonan is too great!
Ning Yuan and Rong Zhaonan returned home. In order not to worry Grandma Xia and Old Man Tang, she only said that her classmates had fought with some thugs.
The elderly couple were still startled. They quickly served them food while carefully comforting and inquiring about their well-being before finally letting them return to their room.
After finishing her meal and quickly washing up, she returned to her room. Tired and puzzled, she sat down and muttered to herself—
"Why did Uncle Liu's attitude suddenly change so drastically?"
Rong Zhaonan poured her a cup of hot floral tea and said calmly, "Perhaps they need the antiques you have."
"No, something must have happened that I don't know about." Ning Yuan frowned slightly, took the tea, and took a sip.
She didn't think she had any extraordinary charm or ability that made the other party go from wanting to kill her to treating her as an honored guest.
Even though she has a good source of antiques.
"Maybe next time I see them, I should test them a bit," Ning Yuan said thoughtfully.
She disliked this feeling of being out of control, which made her feel very insecure.
Rong Zhaonan's eyes flickered slightly. He took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and casually reached out to pull her onto his lap.
"The college entrance exam is in a month, you don't need to waste your time on this kind of thing."
Ning Yuan shuddered and instinctively tried to get off his lap.
Neither in her past life nor in this one, she had ever sat on a man's lap; the feeling was so strange…
However, with a slight exertion of his strong, slender arms that were holding her slender waist, she was unable to move in his arms.
"After all, to let you focus on the college entrance exam, Grandma has been making me a cooling and nourishing soup every day. Shouldn't you concentrate a little more?"
Rong Zhaonan slowly ran his fingertips through her long hair, stroking her as if he were petting a small animal.
He was so close, his warm breath gently brushing against her temples and soft ears, making Ning Yuan tremble slightly.
"I...I understand...I will study hard..." she said softly and stiffly, holding her teacup, and tried to stand up.
"..." Rong Zhaonan looked at her somewhat evasive manner, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
Even though he had kissed and hugged her, she still hadn't accepted her fate and was still thinking about running away from him.
This realization fueled his anger, and he suddenly grabbed the back of her head, lowered his head, and angrily bit her small mouth, his tongue trying to pry open her teeth.
Ning Yuan froze again. He was like an angry Ah Hei, circling Ah Bai, clumsily and impatiently licking and biting her.
This is the third time! And she still can't refuse!
"Ugh...you said it was okay...you said you wouldn't touch me..." Ning Yuan tried hard to push him away, but his clumsy yet forceful kisses made her weak all over, and her big eyes turned red.
After a long while, Rong Zhaonan, panting heavily, pulled the petite girl into his arms and said through gritted teeth in a low voice, "Ning Yuan, we've already gone this far, we're not innocent anymore, where do you think you're going!"
Ning Yuan felt like he was pressing her head down and suffocating her in his arms.
Her face and head felt hot and dizzy.
She didn't know where she was going...
"I'm giving you time to process this, not so you can think about how to run away from me." He kissed her ear, his lips passionate, but his voice was cold and brooked no argument.
That night, he didn't touch her, and even let her sleep in her own bed as usual.
But Ning Yuan knew that this was his last act of tolerance.
...
Ning Yuan's safety made Lin Juanzi both scared and annoyed.
The way she and Ou Minglang looked at her, in particular, made her feel that they all knew what she had done.
But even if they know, so what? They have no evidence!
But why didn't Zheng Baoguo order anyone to lay a hand on Ning Yuan? Wasn't it agreed that they would break her hand so she couldn't take the college entrance exam?
As time passed and the college entrance examination was just around the corner, Lin Juanzi still hadn't seen Zheng Baoguo lay a hand on Ning Yuan.
Ning Yuan even regained first place in the third mock exam before the college entrance examination, and even became the first place in the liberal arts category in the county joint exam!
And I haven't seen Zheng Baoguo these past few days!
Lin Juanzi bit her nails, pacing angrily back and forth in front of the school's state-run convenience store where Zheng Baoguo usually appeared.
"Idiot! Idiot! Coward! Where did that idiot Zheng Baoguo go?!"
"What, are you waiting for Zheng Baoguo to make a move against me?" A cold, clear female voice rang out behind her.
Lin Juanzi was startled and turned to see Ning Yuan and Xu Hua'er walking over with their bags on their backs.
Lin Juanzi said coldly and sarcasticly, "Who is it? It turns out to be our wanton married woman. What, not with your lover today?"
After realizing that Ou Minglang could never like her, Lin Juanzi began to hate Ou Minglang as well.
Ning Yuan looked at her coldly: "Watch your mouth. Zheng Baoguo has already paid the price. Do you want to pay it too?"
Lin Juanzi didn't actually like Ou Minglang as much as she made it seem.
If you like someone, you won't casually slander them.
To Lin Juanzi, Ou Minglang was like a beautiful dress or some gorgeous decoration in a shopping mall.
It was only because Ou Minglang came from a good family, was good-looking, and had that sophisticated air about him from Shanghai that she felt he was a good match for her.
Upon hearing that Zheng Baoguo had already paid the price, Lin Juanzi was immediately horrified: "What did you do to him?"
Ning Yuan said coldly, "If you want to know, just go and see him for yourself."
After saying that, she ignored Lin Juanzi and rode away with Xu Hua'er on their bicycles.
The college entrance exam is just around the corner, and she doesn't want to cause any trouble now. Once the exam is over, she'll definitely give Lin Juanzi a good beating!
Watching Ning Yuan and Xu Hua'er leave, Lin Juanzi felt increasingly panicked and unwilling.
No, she had to find Zheng Baoguo. She absolutely couldn't let Ning Yuan take the college entrance exam smoothly!
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