Chapter 17 (Bug Fix) Unless he wants to marry her! ...
He felt abandoned.
Ning Yiwen recalled the day he bought the bicycle, when he rode it to pick up Ning Yao.
Ning Yao sat down behind him happily.
As soon as the bicycle started moving, her hands instinctively wrapped around his waist.
What did he say back then?
Ning Yiwen thought it over carefully and said, "Don't worry, I don't need to carry you, you won't fall."
Perhaps because of that sentence, from then on, whenever he rode his bicycle with Ning Yao on the back, she would only gently clutch his long robe with both hands.
She never reached out and wrapped her arms around his waist again.
At that moment, he felt a pang of regret, wondering if he had spoken too harshly to her.
Now, that feeling from that day has returned.
When Ning Yao came out, Ning Yiwen was standing under the osmanthus tree.
He stood tall, dressed in a long blue robe.
"Brother Ning?" Ning Yao called softly.
Ning Yiwen turned around and saw that she had finished her work. She walked to the corner and pushed the bicycle to the door.
"Come on, get in the car, I'll take you."
Ning Yao blinked and agreed, "Okay."
Once on the bike, he held the seat very properly, without even bothering to pull off his clothes.
*
After school, Ning Yiwen picked up Ning Yao as usual.
When he arrived at the corridor, he happened to see Ning Yao talking to her deskmate in the classroom.
He did not go up to call her.
He simply leaned against a pillar in the corridor, looking into the classroom.
This wasn't the first time he'd seen Ning Yao talking to someone.
It was only today, watching her speak, that I realized Ning Yao likes to make a lot of facial expressions when she talks.
It will also be accompanied by actions.
He'll laugh when he's happy, a really unrestrained laugh.
Ning Yiwen's eyes unconsciously softened.
"Here to pick up Ning Yao from school again?" A deep male voice sounded in my ear.
Ning Yiwen turned to the side and looked closely; it was Huo Li.
He simply replied with a faint "Mm".
Huo Li said with interest, "Then I'll go in and call her for you."
Ning Yiwen quickly looked away and refused, "No need."
His attitude was indifferent, clearly indicating that he was unwilling to say more.
Huo Li hadn't expected him to be so cold, and since he was in the mood to talk, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.
"Tch." Huo Li scoffed, and like Ning Yiwen, leaned against the pillar and tossed a chocolate into his mouth.
At this time, the corridor was bustling with people.
It's rare to see two tall men leaning against the pillars on either side of the corridor.
But none of them stopped.
After all, one of them, Huo Li, was known far and wide for his bad temper.
Huo Li ignored the stares of the others and looked at Ning Yiwen with a mocking smile:
“You told me before that she is your sister.”
Ning Yiwen then shifted her gaze to him, watching the way his mouth moved.
"Don't talk while you're eating."
Huo Li glanced at him sideways, his words sharp and sarcastic.
"What, you're trying to lecture me before you're even my brother-in-law?"
Ning Yiwen glanced at him coldly.
"I've already said it, you two aren't a good match. Besides, Ning Yao doesn't like you either."
Huo Li shrugged. "Whether it's suitable or not is up to me and her, it's none of your business. As for whether she likes me or not..."
Huo Li's gaze drifted toward Ning Yao, who was still talking in the classroom.
He wasn't sure, but he didn't want to test the waters for the time being.
He truly hadn't expected that Ning Yiwen would actually know his father.
I don't know what tricks he used, but his father actually values this poor boy quite a bit.
As a result, his father repeatedly warned him not to provoke Ning Yao.
Unless he wants to marry her!
Huo Li was naturally unwilling.
He's only a few years old.
Ning Yiwen hadn't had much contact with Huo Li in the past two years, but through Huo Li's father and other classmates, he had gained a general understanding of Huo Li.
Naturally, one will then know where this person's weakness lies.
"If you don't want me to go to your father, then you'd better behave yourself."
"Tch." Huo Li found it rather boring.
"Hey Ning Yiwen, how old are you? How come you've grown up to be so old-fashioned and always have to go to your parents for help!"
After saying that, Huo Li threw the candy wrapper at Ning Yiwen in an extremely nasty manner, patted his butt, and left.
Ning Yiwen lowered his eyes to look at the candy wrappers crumpled up on the ground, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
He was already in a bad mood today.
"Brother Ning! What are you looking at with your head down?" Ning Yao's clear voice rang out.
The coldness in Ning Yiwen's eyes faded, quickly turning into a warm one. "It's nothing, let's go."
Ning Yiwen and Ning Yao walked side by side on the corridor.
His gaze swept across Ning Yao's face, but he didn't see a trace of sadness or unease in her.
She had a natural smile on her face, and her gaze towards him was perfectly normal.
It was as if everything from last night and the changes this morning were an illusion.
"you……"
"Brother Ning..."
The two were silent for a while, then spoke at the same time.
Ning Yao smiled: "Brother Ning, you go first."
Ning Yiwen said, "You go first."
Ning Yao then stopped being modest and said, "Brother Ning, you seem a bit off today."
Ning Yiwen: "..."
Is he acting strange? He probably thinks she's the one acting strange.
Ning Yiwen thought to himself, "I'm so jealous."
Her face remained indifferent: "No. But you, don't get up tomorrow morning, making breakfast is quite tiring."
The two of them happened to walk to where the bicycles were parked.
Ning Yiwen pushed the bicycle, clearly not intending to pedal. Ning Yao's gaze shifted from the bicycle to Ning Yiwen.
“Brother Ning, since making breakfast is hard work, I should share the burden with you.”
Ning Yao's eyebrows curved into a smile, her face beaming.
But deep down, he wasn't as optimistic as he appeared.
She was simply thinking that she wanted to be independent in the future.
If... if Ning-ge falls for someone in the future, she will naturally want to go it alone.
She used to think that Ning Ge would take care of everything at home, so she never worried about anything and didn't care.
After last night, when she realized that she might have to leave Brother Ning at any time, she thought that she really needed to pick up all those life skills again.
I'll also help Ning Ge a little.
“But I don’t need it,” Ning Yiwen said firmly.
"Ning Yao, all I need is for you to focus on your studies. You don't need to worry about anything else."
“But Brother Ning, I want to share your burden.” For the first time, Ning Yao expressed a different viewpoint from Ning Yiwen.
Ning Yiwen looked deeply at Ning Yao, thinking to himself that if it were any other day, she would have listened to him.
Ning Yiwen felt that uneasy feeling welling up inside him again.
This made him somewhat irritable.
He always felt that something was gradually slipping out of his control.
But I couldn't figure out what it was for a moment.
Ning Yiwen's irritability affected Ning Yao, who was standing next to him.
Ning Yao pursed her lips.
But they stubbornly refused to bow their heads.
But she didn't want to see Ning Yiwen unhappy.
Ning Yao thought she might as well take out the things she didn't understand in class.
"Brother Ning, there's something I didn't understand in class."
Ning Yiwen looked down at her, knowing she wanted to change the subject, "Go ahead and say it."
The two gradually started talking about books.
The tense atmosphere between the two seemed to have vanished.
But both of them knew it in their hearts.
It has not disappeared, and it will not disappear.
*
The next day.
Ning Yao arrived at a small restaurant alone at the agreed time.
She did not go with Wan Hongye and Bu Shuli.
If they are interested, they will naturally meet at this private gathering.
The restaurant had a sign that read "Closed" hanging at the entrance, but the door was ajar.
Following the instructions given at the gathering, Ning Yao went up and knocked on the door, three times long and two times short.
Soon someone poked their head out.
"Who should I look for?"
Ning Yao used the code given at the gathering, saying, "I'm here to eat and drink tea."
The man's eyes narrowed; the code had been matched.
"Please come in."
All the tables in the restaurant were arranged in a row, with a number of benches placed in order behind them.
By this time, quite a few people were already sitting on the benches, but there were far fewer people than at the Cheng family's gathering that day.
Are there many people who haven't arrived yet?
Ning Yao thought for a moment and found a corner to sit down.
On one side was a girl, and on the other side were several men whispering among themselves.
Ning Yao chose a spot that was right in the middle of the two.
As Ning Yao sat down, she could clearly feel the strange gaze the girl was casting at her.
Ning Yao smiled and greeted her, "Hello."
But she secretly pricked up her ears, listening to the whispers of the men.
"Have you heard? Someone caused trouble in Beiping and got arrested."
"How could I not have heard about it? It's just that newspapers don't allow this kind of news to be published, otherwise even more people would know about it."
"Will we be in danger here?"
"There is definitely danger, but our people are smart and have already gone from open to covert operations. Didn't you see that our two gatherings were both conducted secretly?"
The girl next to Ning Yao, seeing that Ning Yao was listening attentively, couldn't help but start a conversation, "Which school do you go to?"
Ning Yao: "Wanzhong Girls' School".
She randomly applied to a school.
The girl was surprised. "I'm also from Wanzhong Girls' School. I don't think I've ever seen you before."
Ning Yao: "..." The first time she made up an identity, she ended up making it up about the real person?
I had no choice but to belittle myself.
"Perhaps I look too ordinary; you saw me but couldn't remember me."
The girl blinked, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. Ordinary?
The girl in front of me was dressed in an ordinary jacket and trousers, but she had red lips and white teeth.
Her pair of dark, bright eyes were particularly eye-catching; they were definitely not ordinary.
Ning Yao smiled, gave her a wink, and whispered, "You know that guy from Beiping too?"
The girl nodded and pointed to the men who were speaking, "The one in the green robe is my brother."
Ning Yao: "..."
She then realized why the girl's eyes had looked so strange when she sat down.
So she was sitting among their acquaintances.
Ning Yao then asked tentatively, with a hint of apology, "Is this seat empty?"
The girl shook her head. "It's okay, please sit down."
Oh, perhaps someone is there.
Ning Yao felt awkward and her speech was no longer as casual as before.
She extended her hand first and said earnestly, "Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Ning Yao."
The girl shook hands. "Hello, my name is Yan Sifan, and my brother is Yan Sirui. The others, the one in blue is Chen Hao, and the one in black is Sun He'an."
As the girl introduced herself, the man speaking next to her stopped and nodded amicably to Ning Yao.
Ning Yao nodded politely to them, as if they had met.
Finally, he turned to Yan Sifan and asked, "Have you attended this gathering many times?"
Yan Sifan has a rather ordinary appearance, but her eyes are particularly striking.
At this moment, she stared straight at Ning Yao with her big, bright eyes. "Yes. But this is the first time I've seen you. Are you alone?"
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