He Jing stopped in her tracks and looked at him strangely: "Why are you apologizing to me?"
He Ning also stopped, her beautiful eyes looking directly at her, her gaze serious: "If I hadn't asked, Lao Si wouldn't have said those things. I apologize for myself and Lao Si's behavior."
He Jing pursed her red lips, remaining silent for a while, observing He Ning's reaction. Seeing the unease hidden beneath his feigned calm, she couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Second brother, you're making such a fuss. I thought it was something serious. Oh, it's just this. Don't worry, I didn't take it to heart."
He Ning still didn't believe it: "Really?"
"Of course."
When He Sui wronged her, she deliberately didn't explain, just so they would find out on their own.
People only believe what they see, not what others say. She has only just arrived in this family, and even the slightest disturbance will arouse their vigilance and panic. It is normal for them to suspect her.
She wasn't angry at all, but her boundless good temper only made people think she was made of clay and easy to bully. To prevent them from doing anything even more outrageous in the future, he had no choice but to pretend to be angry.
Unexpectedly, the effect was even better than expected. He Ning, who was only gentle to the female lead in the original work, had already opened a crack in her heart. He Jing couldn't believe that she couldn't break through it even after all this.
Sure enough, He Ning's complexion visibly improved. He looked at her, his handsome face still appearing indifferent, but his tone had unconsciously softened considerably: "However, you shouldn't do things like this in the future. You should act like a student at school. You're not a businessman."
He Jing nodded, smiling with her eyes narrowed: "I understand."
He Ning then stopped saying anything, and the two went home together.
...
He Jing thought that when she got home, the house would be completely dark, but it wasn't. When the clock struck twenty, the He family home was brightly lit. Apart from He Xiaoguo, He's father, mother, and He Sui were sitting in a row on the sofa in the living room, and none of them were asleep.
Upon seeing them return, the three of them almost simultaneously stood up from the sofa and said in unison, "You're back."
He Jing called out to them one by one, "Dad, Mom, Fourth Brother, why aren't you asleep yet?"
With a slightly unnatural expression, Mother He pushed He Sui, causing him to stumble and fall in front of He Jing. He Sui's arrogant face was full of reluctance, and he quickly said with his head down, "I'm sorry."
If you don't listen carefully, you can't hear it at all.
He Jing, wanting to tease him, deliberately smiled mischievously and said, "Fourth Brother, what did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."
He Sui immediately looked up and glared at her fiercely, then shouted through gritted teeth, "I said sorry!"
He Ning frowned slightly, while He Jing smiled gently: "It's alright, Fourth Brother, you don't need to take it to heart."
Then Mother He spoke up: "Jingjing, it was Xiaosui's fault in this matter. Don't take it to heart. Xiaosui promised me that he would never do it again."
He Jing smiled gently upon hearing this, her eyes crinkling like crescent moons: "I believe what Fourth Brother said. The oden is still in my room. I can heat it up and eat it tomorrow morning."
Seeing that He Jing wasn't going to hold a grudge, He Sui barely calmed down and turned to He Ning, asking directly, "Second Brother, did you go out specifically to bring her back?"
He Ning pursed his thin lips, his face immediately turning very ugly. He Jing exclaimed "Eh—" and looked at him with a puzzled expression. Their eyes met, but before He Jing could say anything, He Ning strode back to his room and slammed the door shut.
Fearing that He Jing had been bullied, He's mother asked worriedly, "Jingjing, did nothing happen between you and Xiao Ning? Did you bump into each other on the street?"
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