Chapter 15 Do you recognize that person in front of you?
Lin Ruowei found Ning Wanwan more agreeable at this moment, and when she realized that she was actually holding Ning Wanwan's hand, she let go of her hand in disgust and shook it off.
I may find them pleasing to the eye, but I still look down on them.
“I’m going to the city center to buy some things later, you’re coming with me,” she commanded.
Ning Wanwan, who just wanted to stay home and huddle in bed, instinctively wanted to refuse: "I won't..."
Lin Ruowei looked over with a suspicious gaze.
Ning Wanwan, thinking that she still needed to maintain her basic character as someone who could drive the plot forward, tried to refuse in a more tactful way: "I'm afraid that like last time, I'll have to walk back by myself again..."
Lin Ruowei frowned: "You still remember that time we made you come back on your own? Why are you being so petty?"
Ning Wanwan: "..."
So what if I'm stingy?
Lin Ruowei reluctantly said, "Alright, alright, you won't have to walk back by yourself."
Ning Wanwan hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
In other words, is it possible that I really don't want to go?
Clearly, Lin Ruowei hadn't considered this possibility. The impression left by the original owner was too deep, and Ning Wanwan's recent performance alone couldn't reverse it.
System: [Go check it out. There's a plot point today. Consider it practice for maintaining the plot; just watch from the sidelines.]
Facing Lin Ruowei, Ning Wanwan swallowed back her reluctant words: "...Okay."
Lin Ruowei was finally satisfied.
After arriving at the school gate and getting into the car, Zhao Rui, as Lin Ruowei's number one suitor, was naturally the driver.
Zhao Rui was driving a very eye-catching red sports car today. Fortunately, it was a four-seater model, but the back seat was cramped. Ning Wanwan didn't wait for Lin Ruowei and Zhao Rui to say anything before she unhesitatingly climbed into the back seat.
Lin Ruowei didn't think anything of it; in her opinion, it was perfectly normal. She tossed her backpack next to Ning Wanwan and sat down next to Zhao Rui.
Zhao Rui casually rested his hand on the steering wheel, glanced at Ning Wanwan in the back, and asked Lin Ruowei, "Shall we go now or eat first?"
"Of course we should go first, pick out our food, and then have dinner."
Zhao Rui gave an "oh" and started the car expressionlessly.
"What are you picking out?" Ning Wanwan, feeling a bit bored, couldn't help but wonder when she heard this.
And whether it was her imagination or not, she felt that Zhao Rui seemed to be about to get angry but was holding back.
Soon, Ning Wanwan's doubts were answered.
Lin Ruowei was picking out a gift for Jiang Yuyuan.
"Yu Yuan, the current head of the Jiang Group, has many celebrities attending his birthday banquet, so naturally our Lin family will also be there." In the high-end store, Lin Ruowei was very picky as the sales assistant patiently smiled and introduced the products.
"Besides, I might be Jiang Yuyuan's fiancée soon, so naturally I have to be more attentive."
Ning Wanwan, as the follower, listened quietly, nodding occasionally in response as a straight man.
"Although the marriage alliance hasn't been finalized yet, there's no one more suitable than me." Lin Ruowei was very confident in her looks and felt that as long as she took the initiative, she would definitely be able to win over Jiang Yuyuan.
When it comes to being prettier than Lin Ruowei, Ning Wanwan thought of Shen Wu.
All I can say is that Chen Wu is simply too perfect.
Lin Ruowei seemed to have thought of it too. Her expression darkened for a moment, and she threw away the men's tie she had just picked out with a hint of annoyance.
"Once I marry into the Jiang Group, hmph, what is Shen Wu anyway? She's just a powerless Miss Shen."
Seeing Lin Ruowei's smug look, Ning Wanwan kept quiet.
She remembered that Shen Wu had already taken control of the Shen family, and the Shenwu Group under the Shen family's name was already her personal fiefdom.
As for Lin Ruowei... let's not talk about the distant past, just the recent past, her marriage alliance with the Jiang Group failed.
Because the villain Jiang Yuyuan disdains arranged marriages and doesn't need an extra fiancée to get in his way.
After accompanying Miss Lin for three hours to choose, they finally found a pair of sapphire cufflinks designed by a famous designer that Miss Lin was quite satisfied with.
Back in Zhao Rui's car, Ning Wanwan, whose legs were aching from walking, breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if she had been granted a pardon.
Contrary to his usual behavior, Zhao Rui, who was pursuing Lin Ruowei, did not accompany her shopping this time, but instead sat in the car smoking.
Ning Wanwan disliked the smell of cigarettes, but she chose to endure it!
Ugh, I really want to drag all those bastards who let others inhale secondhand smoke out and beat them up!
Lin Ruowei was still admiring the sapphire cufflinks, pleased with her own taste, and imagining the scene of personally delivering the gift to the Jiang family.
Zhao Rui, who was glancing at this scene, threw down his cigarette butt and finally exploded.
"Lin Ruowei, you really intend to marry into the Jiang family? Am I just a tool?"
Lin Ruowei was also a little annoyed: "How can you call this a tool? Your family is already inferior to my family, let alone the Jiang family!"
Zhao Rui said with a stern face, "Fine, fine, do you really think you can climb up to the Jiang Group? They probably wouldn't even look at a hair on your head!"
"All my previous efforts were wasted. I think even Ning Wanwan is hundreds of times better than you!"
Ning Wanwan, an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire: "..."
What does this have to do with me?
Lin Ruowei sneered repeatedly: "How can you blatantly lie like this? If you think Ning Wanwan is so great, then go and pursue her!"
Seeing that Zhao Rui really turned his head to look at her, as if he was about to say something, Ning Wanwan was so frightened that she quickly shrank back the head that had been slightly sticking out, clinging to a sliver of hope.
Please don't actually listen to what Lin Ruowei says!
Zhao Rui didn't care what Ning Wanwan thought, and he blurted out, "Fine, then I'll be with Ning Wanwan..."
Seeing that things were really going to get really bad if she didn't say anything, Ning Wanwan immediately interrupted Zhao Rui: "I don't want to."
The girl's muffled voice clearly didn't reflect the excitement and joy Zhao Rui had imagined. Zhao Rui frowned: "Didn't you always want to be with me?"
Ning Wanwan: "..."
If I were to declare now that I don't like him and don't want to be with him, not to mention whether he would believe me, this matter would probably take all night to resolve.
This is contrary to the peaceful life she wanted.
We still need to come up with a plausible reason based on the character's persona, one that won't offend either Lin Ruowei or Zhao Rui.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Zhao Rui's anger burned even more fiercely.
It's one thing for Lin Ruowei to look down on me, but you dare to look down on me and even dare to reject me!
He couldn't do anything to the Lin family for the time being, but he could easily crush someone as clueless as Ning Wanwan with a little effort!
Just as he was figuring out how to teach Ning Wanwan a lesson in the days to come, he heard the girl's soft, muffled voice, which sounded somewhat dejected.
"If you truly wanted to be with me, that would be fine... but you're not."
"You're just taking it out on me. You still prefer Miss Ruowei."
"Besides, I'm really too far behind you guys. I think Miss Ruowei is more worthy of your pursuit..."
Ning Wanwan stopped there, lowering her head as if she had just sobbed softly. Whether it was Zhao Rui or Lin Ruowei in the car, no one would doubt that she wasn't crying.
Lin Ruowei was not unhappy at all. On the contrary, she was very satisfied with Ning Wanwan's words: "Alright, what's there to cry about? Zhao Rui, stop making trouble for no reason and hurry up and drive."
Lin Ruowei doesn't want to lose Zhao Rui, her devoted suitor, for the time being, and Zhao Rui probably doesn't want to give up his connection with the Lin family for the time being either. What he said earlier was just said in anger.
If Ning Wanwan really agrees, then things will be really bad.
However, she didn't agree, saying that such concessions made Zhao Rui feel a little uncomfortable.
Zhao Rui was unusually silent, his brows furrowing repeatedly as he glanced at Ning Wanwan several times in the rearview mirror.
Unfortunately, Ning Wanwan never looked up.
Contrary to what they imagined, Ning Wanwan was actually trying hard to suppress her hiccups.
The sound at the end of her note wasn't actually a sob; she just couldn't help but hiccup.
[You acted very well, host!] The system praised and showered the host with compliments, quite surprised.
Ning Wanwan was self-aware enough to know that her acting skills were not actually very good. She was able to get away with it mainly because Zhao Rui and Lin Ruowei were in the front row, while she was hiding in the back, where the lighting was not bright.
Otherwise, they might get exposed.
It's so late and I haven't eaten yet. I really want to eat something right away. I get so hungry that I start burping! I really can't hold back any longer if I don't eat something soon.
Just when Ning Wanwan thought that the day could end and she could go home smoothly, Zhao Rui suddenly slowed down his car and clicked his tongue.
"Lin Ruowei, do you recognize that person in front of you?"
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