However, just as Ning Feng opened the door and walked out, Yan Rulong suddenly spoke:
"Whether he has fallen into depravity, I don't know, and I don't want to know."
It was abrupt and didn't name names, but it made Ning Feng pause in his steps and turn back to look.
"That's not important, it's fine as it is now."
Is that all?
Yan Rulong, who had his back to him, did not turn his head, so Ning Feng could not see his expression. He only heard a calm voice.
He said:
"Our expectations of you should not become shackles and constraints on you."
Saying the same words he had before, Yan Rulong closed his eyes.
His straight back relaxed, and he leaned back against the sofa, whispering:
"Each of us must choose our own path."
Ning Feng pursed his lips and ultimately said nothing more. He bowed to Yan Rulong's back, which looked several years older, and quietly walked out the door.
After Ning Feng left, Yan Rulong did not get up, but simply leaned back on the sofa with his eyes closed.
After an unknown amount of time, a figure walked up behind Yan Rulong and gently covered him with a thin blanket.
Without opening his eyes, Yan Rulong uttered his last words in his heart:
"No matter what the outcome of that road may be."
He gradually fell asleep, and in his dream, he seemed to see a familiar person.
The person he had always respected.
"...We are always losing."
...
...
Ning Feng's brows remained furrowed after leaving Yan Rulong's place.
He seemed to have received no answer, yet he also seemed to have received an answer.
In fact, even Ning Feng himself hadn't figured out what answer he wanted from Yan Rulong.
Perhaps, it's just that when children are confused, they habitually seek help from adults.
However, he is now an adult and should be able to think for himself.
However, there are just too many things to think about.
Depravity?
destiny?
A choice?
...
The road stretched out beneath his feet, and Ning Feng walked on, lost in thought.
clatter.
Suddenly stopping, Ning Feng's consciousness returned to reality, and he looked up at what was in front of him.
……here it is?
Looking at the familiar surroundings of the house, Ning Feng blinked.
Did I unconsciously walk straight home?
Since this was his original destination and he had no reason not to go home, Ning Feng stepped forward without hesitation.
Card.
Ning Feng gently pushed open the door, and before he could even turn on the light, he sensed the person hiding behind it and heard a strange, coquettish moan:
"Finally decided to come back? Remembered someone was waiting for you, didn't you?"
"I thought you'd sunk so low as to stay out all night, huh!"
Blinking, Ning Feng stared in surprise at the girl who suddenly jumped out of the darkness, hands on her hips, looking at his childhood sweetheart.
Despite her fierce words, Jiang Wan smiled when she saw Ning Feng was unharmed, and stared at him with wide eyes.
Unfortunately, the effect is greatly reduced because of her beautiful face.
"Tell me! Who did you go fooling around with?!"
Hey!
Confess the truth!
Ning Feng, who had been silently watching Jiang Wan's performance, suddenly laughed.
The worries in his heart were thrown to the back of his mind the moment he saw Jiang Wan, and he stopped thinking about them altogether.
Ning Feng suddenly understood.
"So that's how it is..."
I realized I'd been getting stuck on a rut all along.
Depravity and such are actually not important at all.
It's pointless to get hung up on what exactly constitutes "so-called depravity"!
What's important are the people around you.
Someone loves you!
"Haha, hahaha..."
Ning Feng laughed, a laugh that left Jiang Wan somewhat confused.
Um?
Jiang Wan tilted her head, wondering why Ning Feng would laugh out loud in such a serious setting.
Shouldn't you be cooperating and being afraid right now?
It took Ning Feng a while to suppress the urge to burst into laughter. He chuckled to himself and said:
"To hell with depravity!"
Hey!
Stepping forward, Jiang Wan reached out and grabbed Ning Feng's cheeks, pulling them apart.
"Be serious! No laughing!"
Letting Jiang Wan take advantage of the chaos, Ning Feng didn't break free. He reached out and put his arm around her waist, laughing:
"No, no, no, I just figured something out."
Ning Feng felt much clearer-headed and relaxed, and shook his head.
"Although I didn't go out fooling around, but... wait, thinking about it, it seems pretty much the same."
Jiang Wan: ...?
She paused for a moment, then Jiang Wan slowly increased the pressure on her hands!
Her eyes turned dangerous; she warned Ning Feng with her gaze:
You better think carefully about how to say this!
Facing her calmly, he blinked and said:
"Oh, right, there's something I need to tell you, it's about Shirin."
Jiang Wan: Why are you suddenly bringing up this name?!
"Actually, she is..."
wait!
The pressure on her hands weakened, and Jiang Wan looked at Ning Feng in confusion, completely unprepared for this turn of events.
I'd barely spotted the enemy, and you'd already confessed?!
Ning Feng, on the other hand, thought about what would inevitably happen next, and a smile appeared on his lips.
It will definitely be a headache, but he believes it will have a satisfactory outcome.
If that's the case, then why drag it out?
"Dr. Lin, whom we met before."
Jiang Wan: "…………"
Admiring her expression, Ning Feng then added fuel to the fire with a smile:
"Yes, it's yours..."
"friend."
(Volume 2, "So-called Depravity", End.)
---Aside---
Volume Two is finally finished, and I feel somewhat reluctant to accept it.
There are definitely some issues, and I will make a summary chapter and explain the corresponding issues later.
Finally finished compiling one volume! Congratulations! I'll send out a red envelope in the group chat to celebrate. ( )
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