Chapter 2 Trust, Collapse
"Ningning is being discharged from the hospital now?"
"Yes, Deputy Director Xu, why didn't you let Ning stay in the hospital for a few more days? The situation was so scary at the time!"
"Yeah, yeah. Oh, I heard he was already out of breath when he was rescued."
As soon as the father and daughter walked into the family compound, they were surrounded by a group of idle uncles and aunts who were basking in the sun and chatting.
Xu Zixin was carrying things in both hands with his signature elegant and easy-going smile on his face. Even when people blocked him and asked him questions, he did not show any sign of getting angry.
"Yes, Aunt Liu, the doctor said it's nothing serious, but the girl insisted on going home. There are only a few days left before the college entrance examination, and she is worried."
"Don't worry, Uncle Li. Our Ningning is fine."
"Hey, thank you all for your concern! Ningning needs to rest for a few days, I will take her back first."
Su Ning followed him with her lips tightly pursed. When asked, she just smiled shyly and reservedly as usual.
Looking at her father who was so relaxed and always gentle and good-tempered, her heart felt as if being weighed down by a huge rock, and she felt a suffocating pain.
How good at disguise a person must be, and how deep his scheming and scheming must be, to be able to play the set role well for decades without revealing any flaws.
It’s terrifying when you think about it!
"Ningning, Ningning?"
"Huh? What's wrong, Dad?"
When I raised my head, I was not surprised to meet a pair of eyes full of concern and obvious worry.
With just one glance, Su Ning took the lead in avoiding his face and shifting his gaze, pretending to be puzzled and whispering, "Why can't I see Yueyue?"
She knew that she was no match for this old fox, and she also understood that in order to prevent the foreseen event from happening in advance and causing persecution again, she had to be extremely careful not to let him notice any changes.
She pinched the tender flesh on her palm tightly, and the stinging pain allowed her to stay calm.
"Dad, I want to go find Yueyue first."
"Now?"
"Well, ask her about some things at school, and pick up the things I asked her to bring back."
Glancing at the sky, Xu Zixin nodded and instructed, "Don't stay too long. Go home and eat after you get your things. Even though we're out of the hospital, we still have to follow the doctor's orders and have a good rest, okay?"
"Okay, I'll go home after I get my stuff."
"Go ahead."
The father and daughter were loving and filial one second ago, but the next second, they turned their backs and stopped smiling at the same time.
Xu Zixin stopped and turned to look at her back: This girl seemed to be a little strange from the first moment she saw me in the hospital.
But it's strange, what's wrong?
…
Suning didn't know about his doubts and confusion. At this moment, she had only one thought: to go find Yueyue!
She had a lot of things on her mind, and if she didn't talk to someone she trusted, she was afraid she would go crazy in a few days.
Although the Xu and He families lived in the same residential compound, they were located in the south and the north, and it took more than ten minutes to walk between the two buildings.
For fear of attracting excessive concern from enthusiastic neighbors, Suning jogged along trying to avoid the crowds, and bumped into He Yue right after he got downstairs.
"Ningning? Why did you get discharged from the hospital? I was planning to go to the hospital to visit you today since it's a day off."
"I just came back, Yueyue..."
Before she could finish her words, as she excitedly held her friend's hand, the scene in front of her suddenly changed again without warning.
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[In a cold and damp room.
I saw myself lying on the ground covered in blood, dying. He Yue was crying like a tearful person beside me, her hands were shaking, she wanted to touch him but didn't know if she could, she looked completely at a loss.
"Yueyue, promise me to protect it... and don't give it to anyone..."
"Okay, if I don't give it to you, I won't give it to anyone. Wuwuwu~ What should I do with Ningning? Don't die!"
"Ningning, hold on a little longer. I will find someone to save you right away! I will definitely find someone to save you! Wait for me, you must wait for me!"
He Yue suddenly came to his senses, held tightly the thing she handed over, and stumbled out.
Just as he walked out of the dilapidated and deserted yard, the gate was opened from the outside. He Yue was so scared that he fell to the ground reflexively, hiding his figure with the half-man-high weeds, not daring to move.
A long, long time passed.
It was so long that there was no sound coming from the room not far behind him; it was so long that the sun set and the moon climbed up the wall...
…
The scene changed again, and a black-and-white photo of her smiling face was hung in the mourning hall filled with crying and noise, but He Yue was being blocked by Xu Zixin at the door of her bedroom.
"How about it, Yueyue, have you thought it through?"
Xu Zixin's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes were bloodshot, as if hiding a bloodthirsty devil.
"Give me the things. Everything in Ningning's room belongs to you. Do you see those two boxes of jewelry? Do you see those two full closets full of almost brand new clothes for all four seasons?"
"Not to mention that Ningning has always been self-disciplined and frugal. The New Year's money and red envelopes she received in previous years are all lying in that drawer. There must be several thousand dollars, right?"
"Uncle Xu, I..."
However, after a back-and-forth confrontation and just a verbal test, He Yue had made the choice that was most beneficial to him.
…
Looking at the things that belonged to her filling up He Yue's room, and looking at He Yue holding the jade pendant with a look of tears and laughter that she had always said she loved very much and that she had promised to give to her after her coming-of-age ceremony.
I don’t know if it was out of guilt or something else, but my long nails dug into my flesh and blood soon started to flow.
The strange thing was that the blood did not fall but was absorbed by the jade pendant. He Yue was stunned for a long time before he suddenly said to himself in ecstasy, "There really is such a treasure in the world!"
"Ningning, I'm sorry, I was so scared at the time that I didn't dare... I'm sorry..."
"If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. I think it is better for me to have this thing than for that bad guy Xu Shanshan to get it cheaply, J woman, okay?"
"You are so kind that you will understand me, right?"
"If I didn't make the right choice today, Uncle Xu would kill me. You definitely don't want to see me get hurt again, right?"
"Ningning, don't blame me."】
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"Ningning! Ningning! What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Being clenched by her hand, He Yue couldn't help but cry out, "Let go of your hand first and let me hold you."
“Hoo~Hoo~”
Gasping for breath, Suning covered her chest. She couldn't tell where it hurt, but she knew it hurt so much that she bent over, and her tears rolled down and shattered onto the ground.
"Ningning, don't scare me, I, I...I'll go get someone to help, just wait..."
——Wait until the last breath, wait until the last moment, that glimmer of hope rises and falls again, and then turns into deep despair.
Wiping away the tears with the back of his hand, Su Ning stood up and looked at her seriously for the first time, "Yueyue, how long have we known each other?"
"Ten... twelve years, how... what?"
Wet eyes, red corners of eyes, and sweet dimples.
The person is still the same person, with an innocent and harmless look on his face, but why do his eyes make people feel so creepy?
He Yue took a step back fearfully, her voice trembling unconsciously, "Ningning, what's wrong with you? You know I'm timid, please don't scare me~"
"Please return the things I asked you to bring back from school a few days ago. Also, I'm not feeling well these few days and will be resting and reviewing at home. Don't come to me if you have anything to do."
"Okay, okay. I'll get it for you right away, wait..."
Huh~ What does this mean?
Can't you wait a little bit?
"I'll do it right away, right now!"
Patting his frightened heart, He Yue turned around and ran home quickly: What happened to Suning? The look in his eyes when he looked at me was too scary! !
(End of this chapter)
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