Chapter 335 She is most afraid of pain
The dream was like a nightmare.
Ning Anran closed her eyes, but still couldn't escape the suffocating fast-paced viewing.
I came to a deserted villa in a daze. Roses were blooming everywhere, but there was no gardener to take care of them.
A rusty lock hung in front of the door.
"Boss Ning, here are the keys."
"I'll open it for President Ning right away."
The man in a suit stepped forward respectfully, pinched the rusty iron lock with his white gloves, and inserted the key into the lock.
An unpleasant sound was heard, and with a "click", the iron lock was opened and fell to the ground.
"This villa has been unattended for several years, but it used to be a wealthy family. Unfortunately, something went wrong and the whole family, young and old, was imprisoned."
Ning Anran didn't hear a word the man said. She walked into this familiar yet unfamiliar villa with tears in her eyes.
"Ning Anran, I told you that you don't have to go to work. Just follow me. Let's go to the swimming pool later. How about that?"
"It just so happens that I bought you a swimsuit yesterday."
The girl was as bright as the spring breeze, standing in front of her, with emerald jewelry on her wrist and a thin golden chain hanging from her wrist, like a goddess descending from the earth.
"No need, Miss Gu Er."
"Since I agreed to the contract, I have to go to work. Besides, my boss pays me a good salary and allows me to work part-time and have flexible hours."
The voice was cold.
This was the first time that Ning Anran felt that her voice was so unfamiliar. There was no humility or politeness, only vigilance towards the outside world.
And low self-esteem.
The inferiority complex that is deep in my bones is like the grass lying low on the ground, exposed to the fierce wind.
"What do you mean by no need? Look at you now, you're getting thinner and thinner, and you can't even eat or wear warm clothes. What's the point of doing this job? Even being a dog would be better than this!"
The girl looked back.
Her face made Ning Anran breathless.
It’s… Xia Xia!
Before he could get close, the phantom in the dream disappeared again, leaving Ning Anran alone walking in the rose garden filled with green weeds.
Ning Anran stumbled across the familiar bricks and tiles, and her fingers touched the door that had become dirty due to years of corrosion.
"Boss Ning... what are you doing?"
The secretary behind him wanted to support him, but Ning Anran dodged him.
"Open the door."
The assistant was stunned. She had been in office for so many years.
First time seeing you
"Tongtong, you're starting to flatter me again, but I actually like hearing that."
"Are you trying to cheer me up?"
How could Ning Anran not understand what Gu Xia meant? This seemed to be the first time someone had coaxed her gently.
"Speak of the devil, and he'll appear. Hehe~ Host, the heroine's favorability has increased by another 1%. Please keep up the good work tonight."
It's like the following plot requires turning on the lights! It's all true, my head is full of these things!
"Yes, Ning Anran, I want you to be happier."
"Your future life will not only be filled with these troubles, you still have your job, and you still have me."
"It's just a lawsuit. If you're willing, I'll hire a lawyer and make them pissed."
Sitting on the soft bed, Gu Xia glanced at her WeChat group. The people under her were quite efficient and had already found the best lawyers in Qingshui City.
Good job!
"What's wrong, Xia Xia... Are you hiring so many lawyers to fight with your sister for the family property?"
Gu Xia didn't expect that Yu Yingying was also in the group he had formed.
She was really careless!
In order to prevent Yu Yingying, the big leak, from continuing to talk, Gu Xia switched to private chat mode.
"What are you talking about? My sister and I have a bond as strong as gold. This kind of thing is impossible."
[Then you find...hiss...these are all lawyers who deal with family discord and parent-child severance. You're not going to get your legs broken if your uncles and aunts find out you've been liking women lately and plotting against Ning Anran!]
[Yu Yingying, what on earth are you thinking about all day long? ]
[However... my parents did find out that Ning Anran and I were close. Not my parents, but Ning Anran's parents.]
"Then I understand, Xia Xia, you're looking for these people to help Ning Anran hire a lawyer, right?"
[Well, her parents are not worthy of someone as good as Ning Anran]
After typing this line, Gu Xia looked up and saw Ning Anran slowly cleaning out the things in the box, including some worn-out clothes, blue jeans, and a few pairs of shoes.
Apart from that, there is nothing left.
Ning Anran's clothes, which had been washed so lightly, were so out of place in the exquisitely decorated room.
"Ning Anran, let me do it."
Throwing her cell phone on the bed, Gu Xia completely put Yu Yingying behind her. She looked at Ning Anran's arm with worry and moved closer to Ning Anran.
"I can still handle this little thing."
"No need to trouble you."
If this continues, Ning Anran herself won't be able to tell who is taking care of whom.
Seeing that she was trying to be strong even though one of her hands was injured, Gu Xia simply took away half of her clothes and carried them to the closet.
She muttered angrily, "No, I have to help you. You're the patient!"
Is this your first time bringing friends to our university? "
Faced with the two professors' taking turns looking at him, Gu Xia always felt like some kind of small animal placed in a display window.
"Thank you, Professor, but...she can't handle spicy food."
This is the truth.
It’s not that Gu Xia can’t eat spicy food. On the contrary, she likes it very much. It’s just that Gu Xia never takes the initiative to eat spicy food.
Because she has a weak stomach and always vomits after eating, Ning Anran will never cook spicy dishes for Gu Xia after buying groceries.
Otherwise, when the time comes in the middle of the night, Gu Xia will get anxious and start throwing tantrums and kicking herself a few times.
But, it doesn’t hurt when she kicks people.
When she moaned in pain, Ning Anran would still feel a little bit of enjoyment. At that time, Ning Anran just felt that she had been bullied by Gu Xia for too long.
So when he saw Gu Xia in pain, he started to become distorted.
He liked it when she frowned and acted bossy towards him, but he couldn't say anything harsh because of the stomach cramps.
The tone doesn't sound like a joke between friends, but more like the intimacy between lovers.
The two professors looked at each other and began to fall into deep suspicion.
At their age, they have even seen ghosts, so they can naturally smell something unusual.
"What? I can eat it!"
"Professor, do you have classes later? Otherwise, let's go eat together."
Gu Xia felt that it was necessary to take care of interpersonal relationships. Inviting the two teachers to dinner was the most convenient way to improve their favorability.
This way, Ning Anran won’t have to worry about failing the exam anymore.
However, a top student like Ning Anran does not have such concerns.
"What to eat, can you take me one, kid?"
A gentle female voice came.
Gu Xia and Ning Anran turned around at the same time.
The principal followed behind Wen Wanbai and patted his cheek, somewhat unable to believe that President Wen would come forward to chat with him.
But when they saw Ning Anran's face, they were stunned.
This... this person looks exactly like President Wen!
"Who are you?"
The professor is someone Gu Xia knows, and she wants to have dinner with them, so Ning Anran can accompany them.
But when it comes to a strange woman he doesn't know, Ning Anran is extremely alert.
She stared at the woman in front of her with a fierce look, not happy with her forcing herself into the dinner party.
For the first time, Ning Anran felt anticipation.
She was not used to being surrounded by so many people, nor was she used to facing her unfamiliar biological parents. There were so many things she was not used to.
Ning Anran felt that she needed enough time to prepare herself mentally. This family was too warm, and she felt that she could never fit in.
"Beep, beep—beep."
I was listening intently, but the balcony door and floor-to-ceiling windows were pushed open.
"Hello, Miss Ning."
Ning Jin held her coat in one hand. From the moment she entered the door, she had been facing countless strange looks from the Ning family.
But Ning Jin finally got through it after a long period of psychological preparation. She was much more familiar with the Ning family's old house than Ning Anran.
"If my guess is correct, is Miss Ning calling Miss Gu?"
"The second daughter of the Gu Group, the woman who sponsored you to go to college?"
The tone was not hysterical, nor was it aggressive. If someone had spoken to him like this in the past, Ning Anran would not have been angry.
However, the woman in front of him only mentioned Gu Xia's identity.
"What does it have to do with you?"
"I don't know you. I don't think it's my turn to interfere with who I'm talking to on the phone."
Her sharp brows were filled with the meaning of protecting her master.
Ning Jin knew the unclear relationship between Ning Anran and Gu Xia. She took a step forward, and the strong smell of perfume on her body made Ning Anran feel uncomfortable.
"Ning Anran, do you like the second daughter of the Gu family?"
With a frivolous smile, Ning Jin hooked her long hair with her fingers, her eyes were charming.
"Since you took everything from me, how about I take everything from you?"
Growing up in a circle of rich second-generations, how could Ning Jin not understand what Ning Anran cares about most? Rather than saying that he likes Gu Xia, Ning Jin feels that it is more like Ning Anran cannot live without Gu Xia.
"Ning Anran, you don't think your existence will be irreplaceable, do you?"
"Do you know why the young girl from the Gu family likes you? Because you are poor and humble enough, and you don't take yourself seriously."
"She keeps you like a dog, using you as a resting place for your feet when you're tired, and locking you up at home when you're not tired, not allowing you to go anywhere."
Looking at Ning Anran's gradually calming expression, Ning Jin knew that he had touched her heart. People like her are more introverted and calmer the more they are.
In fact, the more turbulent the waves are.
The more earth-shaking it is.
"Didn't she like the illegitimate son of the Cheng family before?"
"Look, she can throw away this hobby so easily. Ning Anran, how much status do you think you hold in her heart? You're not even as good as..."
Ning Anran grabbed Ning Jin's collar with trembling hands, gasping for breath, her eyes red.
“That’s enough!”
"She's not that kind of person!"
The Ning family members who followed were stunned when they saw Ning Anran losing control.
Quiet, polite, and reserved.
This was their first impression of Ning Anran, the lost child. She was like a drop of snow falling in the silence of the night.
There will be no quarrels or hysterics at all.
"She's not that kind of person..."
"You... apologize..."
Ning Anran loosened Ning Jin's collar and squatted down to look for the broken phone screen.
The call that was in progress had been connected, but the broken screen prevented Ning Anran from seeing the minutes of the call.
She didn't know how much Gu Xia had heard, she just regretted making the call rashly.
"An Ran, let go... there are broken glass!"
Scarlet blood dripped onto the phone screen, but Ning Anran held it tighter.
"Xia Xia...can you come pick me up?"
She begged humbly, her messy black hair covering her eyes. Ning Anran looked at the Ning family standing outside the floor-to-ceiling window. She felt that they were strangers, like a flood and a beast.
She no longer trusted her parents, she only wanted to trust Gu Xia.
Only Gu Xia would not lie to her, only Gu Xia was willing to tell her the truth.
Everything in this world is fake, nothing is real.
"Can you come pick me up? I don't want to be here. I... want to go back... Xia Xia..."
Ning Jin was a little surprised when she saw the calm Ning Anran completely collapse in front of her.
——Ning Anran did not deny that she had cursed her as a “dog”. The only thing she denied was her inappropriate words to Gu Xia.
Does she...really "like" it or has she been completely controlled and trained by the young man from the Gu family into obedience?
…
The sound from the other end of the phone made Gu Xia's eardrums hurt.
Gu Xia, who was standing outside the Ning family's old house, heard Ning Anran's cry for help. Without even thinking, he planned to break into the Ning family's old house.
A white Cayenne was parked under the street light. The Ning family's old house was very grand and was an antique passed down from the last century.
It has been under renovation in recent years and is becoming more and more magnificent.
There are more than a dozen security guards and bodyguards on duty.
"System, knock them all down!"
"hurry up!!!"
Gu Xia was out of breath from running, but there was nothing she could do, because her body usually had everything handed to her.
Even trivial matters like getting dressed were handled by Ning Anran. Gu Xia rarely got up early, let alone a morning run.
Huh... Huh... It seems that she needs to go to the gym more often in the future so that she will have the strength to hold Ning Anran.
"The system has received the host's instructions and is applying a mass anesthesia buff to the host. 5 points will be deducted from the host."
"Host's points have been deducted—Paralysis effect complete! Host, please accept!"
This was the first time Gu Xia had bravely broken into a private house. The wind whistled in her ears. Gu Xia calmed herself down and said to Ning Anran, "I'll pick you up... It's okay, Ning Anran, wait... a moment, I'll pick you up."
Her breathing rose and fell with her heartbeat.
It turns out that people can really do things beyond their cognition, just like how she is now squeezing through the densely packed Ning family.
Looking for Ning Anran in the dark moonlight.
…
Even with her palm wrapped in gauze, Ning Anran still refused to let go of the phone that Gu Xia had given her.
The Ning family's personal doctor squatted beside Ning Anran and carefully packed his medicine box.
The wound was bandaged safely.
At this time, Ning Jin had been pulled aside by the old man of the Ning family. He had a stern face and scolded Ning Jin harshly.
"Xiao Jin, haven't you read the verdict your parents gave you? Those things were never yours in the first place. There's no point in holding them."
"safely……"
With a light chuckle, Ning Jin looked up at Old Man Ning, whom he used to be extremely afraid of. Now he felt that this man was not so scary anymore.
"If you really care about her, you'd better check whether she has any mental illness."
"Or do you just want an heir?"
Ning Jin grabbed her bag and was about to walk out. She turned around and took one last look at the person who was truly in charge of Yuanye Group.
"After the situation just now, I don't think you are blind, right?"
Fear, entanglement, struggle.
Ning Jin had made plans the moment he saw his biological parents.
People are complicated.
She hated her biological parents and also hated Ning Anran for taking away everything from her.
Similarly, she also felt sympathy for the misfortune that Ning Anran had suffered.
She is not completely despicable, nor is she completely sincere enough.
Chapter 2.
Gao Fei held the glass with his fingertips and took a sip without thinking.
However, Gao Fei didn't feel anything wrong after drinking it. Yu Yingying saw her picking up the wine glass to take a second sip, and this time she was really worried.
"Stop drinking."
"You're really going to get drunk."
"This wine is famous for its strong taste..."
The taste of alcohol exploded in Gao Fei's mouth, but he did not listen to the advice and took another sip.
After two sips, the glass was already half full.
Gao Fei chuckled and leaned against the bar, not taking it seriously.
"I'll tell you, it's nothing."
"Yu Yingying, my alcohol tolerance is not that bad."
Under the light, Yu Yingying could see that Gao Fei's face began to turn slightly red.
Logically speaking, even if Gao Fei was really drunk, his face shouldn't have turned red so quickly.
Mixed with the smell of alcohol, Gao Fei's gaze was very aggressive, causing Yu Yingying to swallow unconsciously.
She wanted to get closer, but also wanted to retreat.
"Fei Fei...don't look at me like that."
"I...I'm scared."
She is really scared!!!
If it were in the past, Yu Yingying would definitely not think so much, but Gao Fei just talked to her about "homosexuality".
Yu Yingying really couldn't help but think too much.
Please, people's behavior and bodies are often driven by desires. Similarly, Gao Fei is usually very restrained, and Yu Yingying knows it.
But the word "repressed and reserved" exactly describes people like Gao Fei.
Don't be fooled by the fact that they appear serious on the surface. In fact, such people have a lot of twists and turns in their minds, and the car will go to who knows where!
"What are you afraid of? I won't go wild and eat you... I'm not that kind of person."
“Even when I’m drunk, I can still clearly understand what I’m doing.”
"Yingying...is this your favorite pastime?"
Only then did Gao Fei feel dizzy, but when she pushed open the door, she had already prepared herself mentally.
She also wanted to try the things that Yu Yingying usually did, perhaps she could completely integrate into Yu Yingying's social circle.
The relationship between two people will not become strained from time to time.
Gao Fei felt sad when he looked at the person who had been with him since childhood.
Do you like it?
This was undoubtedly a very affirmative answer in her heart, she liked Yu Yingying.
But she was afraid that she would become one of Yu Yingying's many monthly lovers.
The cost of being a lover is far greater than that of being friends.
Once you break up, it will be impossible to meet again peacefully.
Gao Fei didn't want this to happen, nor did he want to embarrass himself.
So she would rather never say it.
Let’s be close friends forever.
It was the first time he had his clothes stripped off, so it wasn't too much to be a little wary.
Besides, I'm bisexual.
It was normal for her to be a little wary. After all, Gao Fei had never talked about her sexual orientation.
"I……"
Before he could answer Gao Fei's question, the cell phone on the bedside table started buzzing.
Without thinking, Yu Yingying also knew who called at this time.
Her series of life-threatening calls last night didn't get anyone out, but now Gu Xia called back.
At least she has some conscience.
As soon as Yu Yingying picked up her phone, she saw a news headline: "Stores around Imperial Capital University in Qingshui City are closing down one after another. Will this usher in major changes?"
This may seem like nothing at first glance, but Yu Yingying is not an ordinary person. She is extremely sensitive to gossip, especially since she saw someone mention this matter in a group chat a few days ago.
It is said that the Zhou family was suppressed and almost all of their shops were sold. One of the Zhou family's commercial streets happened to be near the Imperial Capital University.
It's a place where people gather and business is booming.
After all, Imperial Capital University has a history of several hundred years.
The land there is extremely valuable and cannot be bought with money alone. One must have some means and connections to qualify for renting out the property.
"You're not going to answer the phone?"
Gao Fei was a little confused. She took the tissue from the bedside and wiped her nose. Looking at the bright red spots, Gao Fei felt in her heart that Yu Yingying's head was as hard as steel.
"I'll take it right away."
The tone of her voice was a little coquettish. Yu Yingying slid her finger to turn on the call button and put the phone to her ear.
"Hello, how are you?"
"Xia—it's you. Why didn't you reply to my message last night?"
Hearing Yu Yingying's voice, which seemed to be still not sober, Gu Xia sat in the passenger seat.
"Something's up."
"You have such a rich nightlife, why do you still want to control my nightlife?"
"Well, Feifei is at your house?"
"Is that incident with you changing clothes over?"
Hooking her fingers on the seat belt, Ning Anran bent down and fastened the seat belt for Gu Xia. Then she stood up and listened to Gu Xia's voice.
A little bit of curiosity.
"It just...passed normally."
"What else could happen?"
"Xia Xia, don't think too much."
Having said that, Yu Yingying turned her head belatedly and saw Gao Fei taking off her pajamas.
go!
This woman is so calm and composed, treating this place like her home, right?!
Whose house is this!
"Please say hello to Xia Xia and Miss Ning in the morning."
"Do you have a shirt? I want to change."
Gao Fei walked straight to Yu Yingying's wardrobe, opened it, and saw colorful skirts.
Gao Fei: “…”
This is what Butterfly's wardrobe looks like, leaving her at a loss as to where to start.
"In the closet next to yours, that's where I keep my daily commuting supplies."
When Yu Yingying saw Gao Fei hesitating, she immediately guessed that she was probably not used to wearing her usual clothes.
However, as a fashion expert, Yu Yingying certainly has everyday clothes, although they are also very fancy.
Gao Fei rolled his eyes helplessly, moved his fingers to the other side of the wardrobe, opened it, picked out two relatively normal clothes, and walked into the bathroom.
"Let me borrow your bathroom to take a shower."
Looking at Gao Fei's back, Yu Yingying subconsciously avoided him. She coughed twice to calm herself down.
As a result, as soon as she turned her head, Yu Yingying heard the teasing voice of that damn girl Gu Xia.
"Change clothes and go to the bathroom. What did you two do yesterday? It was so exciting."
"Watching a movie at home doesn't have to be so intense, right?"
With her fingertips pressing on her red lips, Gu Xia's mind began to run wild, thinking of all kinds of random things.
"I'm convinced. I'll change my clothes."
"Don't think so much, little head, okay? Xia Xia, we three are friends. If you want to wear mine, I'll give it to you."
Gu Xia: “…”
"Stop, don't be so blunt, Ning Anran is still listening next to me."
Yu Yingying licked her lips, then lay back on the bed, teasing nonchalantly.
"Hey, Xia Xia, when did you become so soft-hearted? Is this stress?"
"I don't want to bother with you. Let's take a shower together."
The car soon stopped in front of the Academy of Fine Arts.
Ning Anran looked at the art academy students hurrying to and fro on the street, and said earnestly: "Xia Xia, remember to call me when you are on vacation, and I will pick you up."
She is always so straightforward when she shows her concern for others. Gu Xia took her cowhide backpack and hung it on her shoulder, holding Ning Anran in her hands.
"Okay, I called you."
"But if you're too busy with meetings, you don't have to be so diligent to pick me up. I can just call the driver."
If it were any other time, Gu Xia would most likely accept Ning Anran's service with peace of mind, but now Ning Anran looked really haggard.
She thought it would be better to let Ning Anran have a good rest.
"Well, I'll listen to you."
Ning Anran watched Gu Xia go away.
Then he sat back in his driver's seat.
…
Zhou Heng frowned as he looked at the black-clad bodyguards blocking his door.
"Brother, what happened between you and Dad these days? It's okay if you don't go home."
"Why did you bring people here?"
Zhou Yi, carrying a backpack, looked at the group of stern-faced bodyguards and felt uneasy.
"Zhou Yi, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Listen to me and go back to school now. Don't ask about what happens next."
Zhou Heng's fist was clenched tightly, and his other hand was very soft and weak. The plaster had just been removed and he was still a little uncomfortable with it.
"I won't leave, brother. This is our home. Why should we leave?"
"Even if you and dad are in debt, you can't sell the house."
Zhou Yi pulled at the strap of her backpack, and at this moment, a black luxury car sped past in the distance, and a beam of light shone over.
The lights were so bright that Zhou Heng and Zhou Yi realized that a thin mist had been spreading in the darkness since some point.
The bodyguards standing at the door seemed to recognize the license plate number in an instant. One of them stepped forward with an umbrella and opened the car door humbly.
Zhou Heng's eyes widened as he watched the woman in a black suit and skirt, stepping out of the car in leather boots.
Although the woman's long hair was tied up with a black satin headband hanging behind her, her temperament was very different from before, but Zhou Heng still recognized her at a glance.
She is Ning Anran.
"Long time no see, Mr. Zhou."
"How about we settle a score today?"
Ning Anran stepped on the expensive ladies' leather shoes on the ground, stepped on the water stains, and moved forward step by step.
The smile on her face was gloomy, sick and crazy.
The bright light from the car lights made Ning Anran look extremely imposing, and the bodyguards surrounding the house gradually gathered towards Ning Anran.
I only follow her lead.
She was a bit distracted when kissing the first time, but her technique was still very good.
He opened his mouth slightly and took it back.
Xia Xia's attitude probably means she has seen the news released by the government.
But it doesn't matter.
What she wanted was Gu Xia's heartache.
Ning Anran intertwined her fingers in Gu Xia's long hair, responding to Gu Xia's initiative.
"Ding Dong!"
The moment of passionate kiss.
The long-lost voice in Gu Xia's mind reappeared. The system's broadcast voice was not as excited as before, but rather hesitant.
"Host—Host, congratulations on increasing the heroine's favorability by another 1%... We've now reached 80% of our attack value, but..."
"But what...if you have something to say, just say it quickly..."
Gu Xia took the initiative to leave Ning Anran's lips and buried her forehead in Ning Anran's neck. She was panting and asked the system anxiously.
The system reported the increase in favorability, which was its normal procedure, but it hesitated and suddenly interrupted itself.
Obviously there is a ghost.
"Host, take a look for yourself. The heroine's favorability bar...is starting to turn black!"
"No, I have to report this to headquarters!"
Turn black?!
Gu Xia seemed to wake up from a dream, and saw that Ning Anran's pink heart count bar, which had just reached 80%, began to gradually turn dark.
Wow, it’s in gradient color.
From pink to black.
"Did I kiss too hard?"
"Does it hurt?"
"Why don't we go back to the hotel now and I'll apply medicine to you."
Feeling Gu Xia's pause and the movement of burying his head in her neck and refusing to get up, Ning Anran still smiled gently and patted Gu Xia's back lightly with her fingers.
Soothing Gu Xia's emotions.
Since Xia Xia didn't mention to him that the two people were seriously injured, Ning Anran decided not to ask.
Anyway, if Xia Xia really wanted to know, she would come and ask me in person.
Miss Gao, I'm afraid you can't handle your emotional problems now.
How can I have the mood to take care of myself?
What does "blackening" mean? Gu Xia, who had been reading novels crazily a while ago, certainly had an idea of it. She had just started to have doubts.
Ning Anran's gentle and soothing tone gradually made Gu Xia's doubts disappear.
Maybe there is a bug in the system.
Gu Xia knew that Ning Anran had a mental illness and was particularly stubborn about certain things, but Ning Anran did not treat herself as a patient at all.
Even if she felt unwell sometimes, she would take medicine secretly without telling him.
Gu Xia had seen the small white medicine bottle with a string of English letters on it hidden in Ning Anran's pocket. Ning Anran basically would not take medicine in front of him.
She always carries herself on her back.
It was not until a long time later that Gu Xia found out that Ning Anran took the medicine to suppress his desire for "subversive destruction."
"Ning Anran, you know that their lives are in danger after they were admitted to the hospital, right?"
The voice was a little muffled, and Gu Xia hugged Ning Anran even tighter.
This sudden sentence froze Ning Anran's smile on her face, and then Ning Anran forced herself to force a smile.
There was real sadness in her eyes.
He replied calmly, "Yes, I know."
"Punish me, Xia Xia."
"I want you to punish me..."
Not only did she know, she even witnessed the whole thing.
It’s calculated, every minute and every second.
For the first time, from that day on, Gao Fei felt that it would be better for him to keep a distance from Yu Yingying.
She kissed her cheek like that, but Yu Yingying didn't notice anything from beginning to end. According to Yu Yingying's personality, it was impossible for her not to notice it.
Gao Fei always felt that Yu Yingying was avoiding his temptations, remaining silent and refusing to answer.
With Yu Yingying's attitude, Gao Fei felt that there was no need to continue.
Perhaps, I may really end up in vain and completely let go of the person I have always liked.
"Hurry up, Miss Gao. It would be bad if you catch a cold."
"The flu has been pretty bad lately."
Although my lady has many friends and many people come to her house for dinner, no one can stay overnight at her house.
Seeing her aunt being so enthusiastic towards Gao Fei, Yu Yingying raised her eyebrows, walked to the sofa, sat down, took the fruit from the fruit bowl, and took two bites.
"Auntie, you are so biased."
"Why did you only ask Feifei to take a shower and not urge me to take a shower?"
"I was also caught in the rain when I came back just now."
Yu Yingying didn't have a single hair wet on her body. Who would believe what she said?
However, the middle-aged woman still obeyed her wishes and joined in the conversation.
"Miss, do you want to take a bath too? Then follow Miss Gao."
"When we wash together, we can also help each other scrub our bodies and get them clean."
Before Yu Yingying could swallow the dragon fruit in her mouth, she was almost choked to death by her aunt's words.
“Cough cough cough…”
She coughed until her face turned red and she glared at him coquettishly.
The second time, I didn’t have time to listen to Miss Ning’s explanation.”
The two people's eyes met, and Gu Lindong still had a stern face.
Arlene had already sneaked into the driver's seat by this time. She watched carefully and quickly fastened her seat belt.
It’s better to listen less to the boss’s family affairs. This is the basic skill that a good assistant to the boss should have.
"I……"
For the first time in her life, her throat was blocked by words, and Ning Anran only felt the chill of the night wind.
"Ms. Ning, there's nothing to discuss between us."
"If you want to apologize, then wait until Xia Xia wakes up. Whether she forgives you or not, whether she pays attention to you or not, that's Xia Xia's business, not mine."
After Gu Lindong finished speaking, he turned around, opened the car door, and sat in the passenger seat.
The car drove away.
Ning Anran still stood there, her fingers clenched, she could no longer tell whether this was Gu Xia's "test" or her "punishment".
…
Yu Yingying, who arrived late, was speechless for a moment when she saw this scene.
"Fei Fei, let's not go."
"It seems that the situation ahead is very complicated!"
Xia Xia, this girl is really capable of causing trouble!!!
How come when she arrived, she saw such a bloody and dramatic scene of Gu Xia’s “lover” fighting against her “sister”!
It turns out that life never stops and the excitement never stops!
"Then we're just going to ignore Miss Ning?"
Gao Fei took a look at the surrounding environment and was about to step forward when Yu Yingying grabbed his wrist and pulled him back forcefully.
"Fei Fei, Ning Anran isn't as naive as you think. Just wait... she will definitely follow me to Xia Xia's house."
Yu Yingying had some understanding of Ning Anran's character. If she really did something wrong today, she would definitely "pester" Xia Xia and seek Xia Xia's forgiveness.
This person exudes a gloomy, damp and cold feeling from the inside out.
Yu Yingying had thought about Xia Xia’s habits before, and felt that Xia Xia had the potential to become perverted, but Ning Anran—Yu Yingying’s evaluation of her was completely summed up in two words.
madman.
A complete lunatic.
As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Yingying saw Ning Anran striding towards them. Ning Anran's face looked particularly pale under the dim light of the street lamp.
A corner of his coat was blown by the wind, and Ning Anran staggered to open the car door, but in the blink of an eye, the car drove out of the parking lot.
"Yingying, it seems you are right."
"Miss Ning really went to look for Xia Xia."
Gao Fei breathed a sigh of relief. She had just received a call from Ning Anran. Seeing Ning Anran, who was known for his calmness, in a panic, she thought something had really happened to Gu Xia.
Gao Fei didn't dare to stop for a moment while driving on the road and came here directly.
But fortunately, nothing happened to Xia Xia.
"Of course not, Feifei, don't you see who I am? I am Yu Yingying, the one who foresees everything."
The two smiled at each other.
The night breeze is gentle.
The first time I saw Gu Xia pleading in a low voice.
"Okay, then I'll change into my pajamas."
When Ning Anran came here, she asked for leave directly from her father and she had no plans to return to the company.
The rest of the time is free.
…
When lying on the bed, Ning Anran could clearly hear the sound of Gu Xia's body moving.
Xia Xia moved closer to her.
"Ning Anran, are you tired?"
Gu Xia's simple question disturbed Ning Anran's sleeping mind.
She didn't know whether Xia Xia meant that she was tired from working in the company or that she was tired from taking care of her, a patient.
"It's okay, it's just the normal scope of work."
“It’s not hard.”
To be more precise, she actually skipped work.
"Then don't go back tonight. Just sleep here with me and go back to the company tomorrow morning."
Gu Xia felt that the effect of the medicine seemed to have increased. She wanted to sleep, so she kept squeezing into Ning Anran's arms. The soothing smell on Ning Anran's body seemed to really help her sleep.
"Well, I'll do as you say."
"Xia Xia, have you been exposed to too much cold wind these days? Is that why you caught a cold? When you recover, I'll go shopping for some clothes with you, okay?"
Ning Anran didn't know why she would soften her tone every time she met Gu Xia.
This has nothing to do with the cold wind. The fact that she caught a cold and couldn't walk was entirely her own fault.
Gu Xia felt a little guilty when asked by Ning Anran, so she simply buried her cheek in Ning Anran's chest.
"Um…"
Gu Xia's voice was almost inaudible.
Ning Anran put her arm around Gu Xia's shoulders and pulled the quilt up to cover them both.
I don’t know how long it took, Ning Anran was almost asleep with her head resting on the pillow, when she heard Gu Xia’s gentle murmur in her ears.
"You must be very busy from now on. There's no need for you to run around for me... Our relationship can be put on hold."
"Ning Anran, if you feel uncomfortable, just say it directly."
"I'll change it."
In a daze, Gu Xia spoke out the truth that he had been hiding in his heart.
At this moment, she didn't look like the owner who was pulling the chain, but rather a proud cat who lowered her proud head to stop her owner from leaving.
It curls its tail and uses its soft fur to please its owner.
"Why change it?"
"Xia Xia, I... don't hate our relationship."
Ning Anran always felt that there was something important in Gu Xia's words that she couldn't grasp, so she continued to ask for the first time.
She wanted to know the answer.
I want to know what Xia Xia is thinking.
She was curious about so many things and wanted to know everything.
"Because you are different, Ning Anran... a toy would never say... you want to be the first in my heart... Even my sister hasn't said that."
"No one has ever told me that."
"I'm... kind of happy."
Just a little happy?
Gu Xia was very happy, even... she began to reflect on her own behavior.
"I want everything, luxury goods, designer bags, or friends... but they never tell me that."
Hug the person next to you tightly.
Gu Xia could no longer tell whether he was dreaming or...reality.
Ning Anran was sweating because of the heat from Gu Xia's body. She was a little worried that the medicine Gu Xia drank was ineffective, so she stretched out her palm and began to measure whether Gu Xia's fever had subsided.
Ning Anran rubbed Gu Xia's forehead delicately with his palm and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not as hot as before.
"Ning Anran, why don't you answer me?"
"Is it because... your thoughts are different from mine?"
Gu Xia suddenly rushed forward and rubbed her nose against Ning Anran's nose. Because of the fever, her ears were also red.
With half-open eyes, he eagerly wanted to know Ning Anran's answer.
"Don't you miss me as much as I... miss you?"
The first volume is about me wearing a sexy black nightgown, which is totally not my style, okay? 】
[summer: It would be strange if Ning Anran couldn't see it! Angry.jpg]
She really can't do it!
[Xia, you are so innocent...then you should just go to bed. Maybe Ning Anran will confess to you one day when she can't help herself.]
Faced with Yu Yingying's attitude that she was "a hopeless case", Gu Xia's extinguished little flame began to burn again!
[Summer: Although the first one is a bit forced, the rest are not impossible. I will try it tonight. If I fail, I will become a rat.]
Yu Yingying: "..."
The wording seems a bit wrong.
But it's no big deal, as long as Xia Xia has this ambition.
[Keep going! Xia, you know I've always had high hopes for you.]
Faced with Yu Yingying's long string of flattery, Gu Xia turned off his phone.
By the time she realized it, she had been standing in the snow for quite a while.
This apartment is Ning Anran's apartment. As long as Gu Xia sends the address to Ning Anran, Ning Anran will be here in ten minutes.
It's different from when we first met.
Ning Anran has now begun to fully control Yuan Ye's right to speak, and the youthful air in her is gradually fading away.
It's so outstanding that it makes people a little jealous.
Gu Xia had never had this kind of mentality before. Maybe it was because Ning Anran had been tutoring her recently, and Gu Xia discovered that Ning Anran could actually give very constructive opinions on her major.
This level of achievement cannot be achieved by simply reading one or two professional art books.
"Xia Xia, are you cold?"
Ning Anran walked over carrying a supermarket plastic bag.
Just now, she saw a familiar figure standing in the snow from a distance. Ning Anran frowned in confusion. Only when he got closer did Ning Anran dare to confirm that the figure was indeed Gu Xia.
Ning Anran stroked the snow off Gu Xia's body with her hand, looked at her ears that were red from the cold, and used her warm palms to help Gu Xia dispel the cold.
"Ning... Anran?"
At first she was surprised, then her eyes were filled with joy. Gu Xia looked at the tilted umbrella and the plastic bag lying in the snow, and immediately guessed where Ning Anran had been.
"Yeah, I'm here."
"I bought some of your favorite food. Auntie can't come over these few days because of something, so I'll cook for you."
Gu Xia stared at the colorful snack packaging in the supermarket's plastic bag and felt itchy in her heart.
These are indeed my favorite foods!
Ning Anran must want to use these sugar-coated bullets to conquer me, so I will just follow her wishes and accept these sugar-coated bullets.
Anyway, her heart will not change.
How does the saying go? Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but the Buddha remains in the heart!
"I didn't buy many snacks. Your sister said you can't eat too much, otherwise it's unhealthy."
These were carefully selected by Ning Anran in the supermarket, and the ingredients were relatively clean. She knew that Gu Xia had the habit of eating snacks, but Gu Xia was the type who would feel sick of eating too much.
If it was a large bag of potato chips, Gu Xia would usually only eat half of it, and she would have to finish the rest herself.
Ning Anran simply bought the small package.
"You're being so nice to me, Ning Anran...are you just being too attentive for no reason?"
It's a familiar word again.
Ning Anran pinched Gu Xia's ear with a little force, and seeing her beautiful eyebrows furrowed, she released her fingers and continued to keep them close, slowly rubbing the swollen and painful area on Gu Xia's earlobe.
"It's not nothing."
"Xia Xia."
"You know what I'm doing."
"It's you who's saying one thing and thinking another, not me."
His heart was beating like a drum, and Gu Xia avoided Ning Anran's sight in panic.
This feeling of having all my thoughts seen through by Ning Anran, with nothing to hide, is really annoying. Why can this guy always tell what I'm thinking!
"It's getting cold, Xia Xia should go back."
"You've been standing in the snow for so long, your shoes are getting wet."
Why does Ning Anran seem to be developing towards her sister?
Gu Xia angrily grabbed the plastic bag, but the bag was heavier than she thought, and she almost fell.
"Xia Xia, hold up the umbrella."
"I'll just take the bag."
Ning Anran couldn't help but smile when she saw her like this.
If it were the old Gu Xia, he would have quit by now, but now, in front of Ning Anran, Gu Xia was determined.
"I want to get the bag... Ning Anran, leave me alone!"
Gathering her strength again, Gu Xia lifted up the supermarket plastic bag with both hands.
His shoes sank deeply into the snow as he slowly moved forward. Gu Xia carried the plastic bag to the elevator in one breath.
"Well, I'm awesome, right?"
Gu Xia had never carried a shopping bag from a supermarket before. The heaviest thing she had ever carried was probably a Hermès bag worth three or four hundred thousand yuan.
"sharp."
"Xia Xia, well done."
Ning Anran bent down, put away the umbrella, and picked up the supermarket plastic bag covered with snow.
"I still need to carry... Ning Anran, give it to me..."
For Miss Gu Er, who had never touched women's clothes, carrying a bag was a huge step forward. Gu Xia was still not giving up, wanting to show off in front of Ning Anran, at least to make herself look less like a "beautiful waste."
This is a problem that Yu Yingying and her classmates have discussed, and Feifei also made this suggestion.
——"Xia, if you want someone to confess to you first, then you have to think carefully about how to be nice to that person. For example, it can be as simple as helping them carry things, buying food, buying breakfast, or giving them a gift they like."
——"Remember, you can't be bossy anymore, otherwise, Xia, you will really lose your crush completely!"
Although Gu Xia listened to all these suggestions nonchalantly, as if they were going to cost her her life.
But after thinking about it carefully, Gu Xia felt that what they said made sense.
If I want Ning Anran to give in and confess her feelings to me first, then I must show some ability to soften Ning Anran's heart, right?
The first time I saw Ning Anran crying.
To her, building ninety-nine golden statues for the gods was nothing more than a small sum of money.
The small square box enshrined in the incense hall was where Ning Anran could find the last remains of Gu Xia's body.
She is most afraid of pain.
But he was cut into pieces by thousands of cuts.
How could Ning Anran bear it? She personally tortured the person who had done evil to Gu Xia to death, and her family was destroyed.
But I still feel unsatisfied.
Even though Gu Xia rejected her kindness and trampled on all the things she secretly placed at the door of the rental house, Ning Anran never regretted it like this.
If I had not listened to her, ignored her dislike for me, and taken her away, would... things have been different?
The door was opened, and Ning Anran almost became a babbling baby, unable to even walk steadily and staggeringly.
The layout of the villa had not changed much, except that the crystal lamp had fallen to the ground and shattered into pieces.
The carpet was also dusty.
The whole living room was filled with a foul pungent smell.
"Boss Ning, be careful!"
"That staircase is in such disrepair!"
The assistant was terrified to see Ning Anran rushing upstairs like a madman.
Every step you take.
Ning Anran could hear Gu Xia calling her softly in her ear, from soft and gentle words of coquettishness to cold and sarcastic scolding.
"Ning Anran, don't you want to drink?"
"Ning Anran, please stay with me."
"Ning Anran, you are so annoying."
"Ning Anran, I don't want to see you anymore!"
How can she let go?
How on earth was she going to let go of this man?
I used to wish she was dead, but now I wish she was alive.
Gu Xia's bedroom was locked tightly. Ning Anran put her hand on the door handle but couldn't push it open. She made up her mind and directly bumped into it with her shoulder.
"Bang-bang-bang!"
Three loud noises were heard.
The rotten door was completely knocked open.
Ning Anran stumbled and her shoulder was scratched by wood chips, but she endured the pain.
Continue to get up from the ground.
The room was in a mess. Gu Xia must have been kicked out. Ning Anran wanted to slap herself. She didn't know why she agreed to participate in the business marriage organized by the family.
It was as if his consciousness was being invisibly eroded, and Ning Anran was like a dead walking corpse at that time.
They only knew how to follow instructions, lost themselves, and numbly attended one meeting after another.
Even though she had the wealth she wanted before, she was still unhappy and unhappy.
But she was somewhat unwilling.
It was clearly Gu Xia who didn't want her first and abandoned her.
Said in such a hurtful tone, words that brought her to the brink of breaking.
The drawer was empty. Ning Anran knelt dejectedly on the ground, continuing to cry silently.
But she didn't believe it, so she continued looking after crying.
"Xia Xia... the relic she left me..."
"I must find..."
With his fingers bruised and bleeding from turning over books, Ning Anran finally found a very small booklet in a corner of the cabinet.
Due to the erosion of moisture, the booklet was already half rotten. Ning Anran wiped the blood off his fingers and opened it carefully.
There was only one line of words written on it.
[I seem to be a little concerned about Ning Anran. Is it because so many people like to overshadow Ning Anran?]
Turn to page two.
The above are messy notes.
It was obvious that Gu Xia wrote it carelessly during class, and there was a stain of paint on the note.
[Forget it, why should I care so much about Ning Anran? What else can this guy think about besides working every day? ]
Continue flipping back.
Countless young girls' love stories are revealed to the world.
Ning Anran almost had a cardiac arrest after watching this.
[Do I have a crush on Ning Anran? Otherwise, why would I keep staring at her? ]
Gu Xia heavily scribbled this firm feeling with a ballpoint pen, and the light ink slashes still couldn't conceal the smooth flow of her writing.
【Only a fool would think like that! 】
There is another sentence written under the slash.
After taking two breaths, Ning Anran continued to flip through the pages. There was only the last page left in the booklet. Most of the remaining pages were blank, with only traces of dark yellow stains.
[Does Ning Anran like Cheng Chen...but not me?]
Come to an abrupt end.
There is no date on the booklet.
Ning Anran guessed when Gu Xia wrote these words.
The assistant caught up and carefully walked through the broken door. Only then did he see Ning Anran curled up on the ground, crying like a seven or eight-year-old child.
…
Awakened from a dream.
Ning Anran put her fingers on her cheek, only to find that her entire face was wet with tears.
Her heart still ached.
"Ning Anran, stop crying."
"Your crying makes me sad."
"Let me wipe your tears."
The familiar body temperature touched his cheek. Gu Xia supported himself and carefully wiped Ning Anran's tears.
"Don't cry, I want to cry too if you cry."
"Ning Anran."
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