Chapter 121
Translator: Kyotot
The movie they watched was set in high school all the way to college.
After graduation, the emotional drama eventually came to scene at the end when the male lead and the female lead finally got together.
But along their relationship, the young couple did not take long and started arguing. After the fight the male lead stood in the heavy rain downstairs in the girl's dormitory waiting for the female lead to come down.
Seeing the male lead in the rain, the female lead ran down then two once again quarreled. The female throws the umbrella on the ground and started hitting the male lead's chest as the female lead started to cry.
The male lead let the girl hit him, after the two fought they then hugged each other and then followed by the male lead kissing the female lead.
Shi Ning almost choked on the mouthful of milk tea she was drinking.
Aren't they fighting?
How come they kiss after?
Also they kissed each other fiercely, isn't this too intense?
She remembered the baby next to her, Lin Suno. This kind of intense and passionate scene should not be seen by the god of learning.
Once this thought came up, Shi Ning put down her milk tea and turned sideways. Using her hand, intending to cover Lim Suno's eyes.
At the same time, she saw that Lin Suno also turned his head and the next second, his palm blocked her view.
Both of them, who covered each other's eyes froze.
Shi Ning broke the silence first.
"I think we are still young to look at these."
Lin Suno agreed.
"That's what I think too."
So they each covered their each other's eyes for a few minutes like that. After a while Shi Ning asked.
"Is the that scene over?"
"My eyes are covered by you, so I can't see anything…."
A young lady next to them laughed hearing their conversation.
"It's finished, hahaha why are you two so cute."
Another girl sitting next to them also commented with her.
"Ah, youngster in love is really pure and cute. Being young is so envious!"
The two children quickly withdrew their hands and took a big sip of milk in sync.
The movie as a whole was still very exciting, there were laughs and tears especially at the end when the second male lead died of illness. It earned a lot of people's tears.
Shi Ning also cried and as she cried, Lin Suno who was sitting next to her was at loss for words.
He looked around and notice that the girl next to him, had come to the cinema prepared as she had brought a pack of tissue paper.
He hesitated for a moment before he spoke to the girl.
"Hello can I ask for some tissue paper from you?"
The girl was crying too much and didn't hear him, so Lin Suno called her again.
The other person turned her head and froze for a moment when he saw him, then sniffled as she handed over the tissue.
"Thanks."
He said.
After girl gave him the tissue, she couldn't care less about crying again and turned to her companion and said.
"My mother, the boy who just asked me tissue paper is too handsome. The young brother is too good, when his girlfriend cried he asked tissue for her. I'm so envious."
Lin Suno who asked for the tissue handed it to Shi Ning.
Shi Ning took it to wipe her tears and since she already had a cold her nose now was completely blocked.
She sniffled and her voice sounded like she had cried a lot for a long time.
"If I have known, we wouldn't be watching this."
"Why? Do you think it's not good? I think it's good ah!"
"But you look so sad."
"I'm sad because the second male lead is so miserable, obviously he likes the female lead but he couldn't say it all the time."
"From high school to university and finally to the time the female lead got married, he could only say it on one sentence—I wish you happy marriage for a hundred years. Wu wu wu wu and then he died."
Before he died the male lead and the female lead came together to visit him in the ward and this was the heartfelt lines of the second male lead were.
"At the last moment of my life, thank you for coming to see me as a friend. I really want to tell you I like you, I always like you since a long time ago. But even at the end of my life I can't say this because you are already someone else's bride."
On this romance movie, all the sweetness belong to the male lead and the female lead while regret and sadness were given to the second male lead.
Chapter 122
Translator: Kyotot
At the end the audience cried to death.
The second male lead couldn't say that he liked the female lead even until he dies. After so many years of protecting her in silence.
He wanted to say the words that he had been holding for a long time but he was afraid to bring trouble to the female lead so in the end he chose to bury the secret with him.
Lin Suno watched the movie quietly.
On the big screen, the male lead and the female stand in front of the tombstone of the second male lead visiting him.
The screen then slowly transition to their high school years—three people walking, the male lead's blazing and brave love while the second male lead could only look at the back of the female lead.
"Ning Ning do you think the second male lead is pathetic that's why you are crying?"
Lin Suno asked suddenly.
Shi Ning sniffed.
"It's not pathetic, it's just sad. Why do you think he's holding it in! What's the use of being good to the female lead if she doesn't know?"
"If he had said it earlier maybe the person who married her was him and even if it wasn't him at least he had no regrets before he died ah."
When Lin Suno heard her words, he was silent for a long time.
"You're right."
"But I think he doesn't like her enough."
When Shi Ning heard him say that, she remembered the scenes especially how the second male lead protected the female lead.
"How can you say that? The second male lead gave so much for the female lead, he didn't even dare to say he like her and just died at the end."
"He is so miserable, and you still want to say that he does not like the female lead enough! That's too much!"
Lin Suno seriously said.
"If you really like someone a lot, you can't hide that feelings."
Just like my fondness for you now, it seems to be so full that it is about to overflow.
He's the type of person that was slow to warm up with anybody and the only thing he was interested in since he was a kid was learning.
The only friends around him were Nan Xiao, Jin Sihan and Shi Ning.
By the time he reaches puberty, he naturally assumed that the opposite sex he likes was Shi Ning.
But it was strange, when there was only Nan Xiao in your eyes before, I don't feel jealous or sad. I just wanted you to be happy.
But now..
Obviously she don't seem to like anyone anymore.
Instead, I would be secretly happy because you said more than one word to me saddened because you looked at other boys more than once.
I want to get close to you but I need to think carefully all because I have a possessive desire for you.
My feelings for you have changed from wanting you to be happy to wanting you to be happy because of me.
This kind of like, if I hide it for a lifetime I will really die.
His fingers then fell at the corner of her eyes.
"Don't cry, it's all fake in the movies."
In the darkness, those hidden emotions and impulses were revealed instantly.
Shi Ning felt his fingers wipe her tears, she inclined her head to look at him and looking at his line of sight at this time she was stunned by the emotions reflected in his eyes.
Such recklessly focused eyes lingered on her face for a few seconds.
He picked up the popcorn and handed it to her.
"Have something sweet."
Shi Ning took it, put it in her mouth, nip and bite it a few times then hugged the bucket of popcorn before she began to eat furiously.
All those sadness because of the movie was turned into an appetite.
Lin Suno on the other hand just watched her quietly from the side and couldn't help but smile.
Chapter 123
Translator: Kyotot
It gets dark early in winter, when they came out of the cinema it was almost six o'clock but it was already dark outside.
But the night was even much livelier, everywhere was decorated with lights from inside to outside.
Large and small Christmas trees were also decorated and were brightly lit up, there was even Santa Claus walking around handling out apples to the children passing by.
"It's Christmas Eve tonight."
Shi Ning said, she then pointed Santa Claus who was handing apples.
"Suno, I want to go over there and take a picture with him. You can help me take a picture."
"En."
Lin Suno took the phone she handed to him.
Shi Ning and grandpa Santa Claus pose for a photo in front of the giant Christmas tree piled with gift boxes.
"Thank you, Merry Christmas."
After the picture was taken, Shi Ning said to the Santa Claus.
Santa Claus nodded at her and handed her an apple, which Shi Ning received with a smile and a few more thanks you to the grandpa Santa Claus.
Shi Ning took the apple, and walked out of the mall with Lin Suno.
The wind was particularly strong at night, making Shi Ning sneeze several times after they went out.
"Are you cold?"
Shi Ning sniffed as she answered.
"It's okay, it's just that I had a cold."
"You still have a cold."
This was the same exact tone of speech as her brother that made Shi Ning want to hit someone after hearing it.
"I made an appointment with you! Do you want me to stand you up!"
"Don't do that in the future, your health is more important."
He said this while removing the scarf from his neck.
Shi Ning smiled.
"You already have this around you, I haven't started wearing one yet."
Lin Suno sighed.
"I met with my mother before I went out. She said it would be snowing today so she forces me to wear one."
Then he wrapped this thick scarf around her neck in circle.
This scarf should be knitted by Lin Suno's mother for him.
Since it was too big for Shi Ning, her face was so small circled down by the scarf only revealing the pair of black grape watery eyes that looks particularly lovely.
Seeing this Lin Suno felt something was missing.
It just so happened that someone next to him was selling Christmas hat, so he bought one and put it on her.
After all of this was done, he looked at Shi Ning who was almost wrapped like a dumpling by him, and with a satisfied smile he said.
"There you go."
Seeing him smiled, something wavered inside Shi Ning.
"Suno, you really should smile more often."
You look so good smiling.
"Should I?"
He answered but Lin Suno's attention was on her head, he reached out and smoothed her Christmas hat into what he thought looked best.
"Wow! Suno look!"
Shi Ning suddenly pointed ahead excitedly.
"Aunite didn't lie to you eh, it's really snowing!"
"En it's snowing."
Snowflakes slowly falls one after another.
On this Christmas Eve, the city received its first snowfall.
"Suno, Merry Christmas."
Shi Ning held in with both hands the apple that Grandpa Santa had just given to her and gave it to him.
Lin Suno took it, the little girl's eyes were full of sincerity, as those a pile of wool revealed pair of grape like eyes.
It's too cute to resist.
And couldn't help himself to reach out and touched her head.
"Thank you little red riding hood."
"Merry Chirstmas and may all these years be safe."
Chapter 124
Translator: Kyotot
The result of being too willful was that her cold didn't get better until she went to school.
Everyone was having a happy Christmas while she was sitting in her seat coughing, her nose was also red, and her eyes were extra moist.
Nan Xiao seeing her like this, asked.
"What's wrong with you?"
"The day I was locked up, I got a cold."
"Two days of rest at home and you're still not well?"
"How can I get over a cold so quickly, and I also have a fever."
Nan Xiao listened, and reached out his hand towards her forehead but Shi Ning dodged him.
"What are doing?"
"Checking if you still have a fever."
"I'll just go home early."
"That won't work either, you look very sick. Let's go I'll take you to ask for leave of absence with Lao Yang."
With that he was about to pull her up and drag her to the office, but Shi Ning refused to badge.
The two of them were pulling and tugging resulting to many students in the class looking at them.
Shi Ning felt strange and broke away from his hand.
"I'm not going, you're the one who's sick."
"Also, can we keep some distance, people will misunderstand."
Nan Xiao had a teasing look in his eyes.
"What misunderstanding?"
Shi Ning did not bother to pay attention to him, this person recently has become more and more unreadable recently.
"It's okay if you don't want to go home, it's so happen that I'm taking you somewhere at noon."
He whispered, the volume was so low that Shi Ning didn't hear him.
Nan Xiao said to her again, this time his volume was loud enough for her to hear him.
"You always have your medicine with you right?"
"Yes."
"Hold on."
He said as he stood up from his seat, he then personally took Shi Ning's water glass and went to the water fountain to get a warm water and then returned to his seat.
"I already took my medicine this morning."
Nan Xiao put his arms on the table and looked at her sideways, his all attention was on her.
"Then drink more water, the doctor said that you should drink more hot water when you are sick."
Shi Ning could only take a few sips under his direct and unmoving gaze.
And all of these interactions drew whispers from their classmates.
"Eh, do you guys ever feel that there is something different between Nan Xiao and Shi Ning?"
"Yes, just now Nan Xiao poured water for her. I was in the same class with Nan Xiao since junior high, every time someone else poured his water for him."
"This is the first time that we saw the young master take the initiative to pour water for a girl."
"Also the look on Nan Xiao's eyes, tut no one would believe if he say he didn't like her."
"Hey it looks like our class is going to have a new pair of CC."
"Quiet!"
A cold, serious male voice sounded in the classroom.
The originally noisy morning class, whether they were reading or gossiping it all stopped and uniformly turned their heads to see the source of the sound.
It was no other than their own treasure, the god of learning.
"Read and study properly during morning class. What's the point of making a lot of noise? It's better to count the number of days left until the final exam."
Lin Suno copied and pasted the standard phrase of Lao Yang.
"Suno, you're still in charge of discipline today?"
Jin Sihan said in surprise.
Lin Suno said lightly.
"I'm not on duty today."
Usually when you're on duty I don't see you taking care of these things— so what's so special about today?
But he did not dare to speak, since as soon as he speaks everyone in the class listens to him as if his words were the class creed.
The sound of gossiping in the classroom was much less and the students started to read in earnest.
When the class ended, Jin Sihan walked over to Shi Ning's desk and sat in front of her.
"Ningning, today is Christmas!"
Shi Ning was still memorizing some words with her head down as she answered.
"Hmm."
"Let's go out for Christmas tonight, I heard there is a very good movie recently. What is it called again..? Oh seems to be called growing up, let's go and see it."
He enthusiastically proposed.
"I only go out on weekends, I'm busy with my studies during weekdays besides I've already seen the movie you mentioned. It is indeed quite good, you can invite others to accompany you."
Jin Sihan remembered that for a long time there was nothing in Shi Ning's eyes but study, he never even heard her say anything about entertainment from her mouth.
But she actually watched such popular film earlier than he did?
"Why are you so fast, who did you watch with?"
Jin Sihan asked in passing.
Shi Ning flipped the book in her hand as she answered.
"Suno ah, after he came back from the competition we both went together."
Chapter 125
Translator: Kyotot
Shi Ning flipped the book in her hand as she answered.
"Suno ah, after he came back from the competition we both went together."
"What! You and Suno? Just the two of you?"
Jin Sihan's face was shocked and his mouth turned into an O-shape.
Nan Xiao who has been sleeping on the table after the class was now wide awake with a solemn and serious face as he asked again.
"Just you and Lin Suno who both went to see the movie?"
Shi Ning's thoughts were finally interrupted by these two.
Are they some kind of echo? Can't a question be asked by one person? Does one person had to repeat it in my left and right ear?
"Yeah, my voice shouldn't be too small right? You too have heard and yet you still ask me why."
"When?"
Nan Xiao asked, ignoring Shi Ning's comment.
"On Christmas Eve."
"Crap, you two are spending Christmas Eve together! Then why don't you spend Christmas with me! Ning you're too biased!"
Jin Sihan blew up in accusation.
"The reason I went was because Suno won the finals of the mathematics competition. If you guys also take a national competition let's go and watch any movie, you can even plan about holiday. I'm all for it."
After saying that she nudged Jin Sihan.
"Get out of the way, I have to copy something on the blackboard you're in the way. It's not so good to be too tall."
He's only 15 years old but he was almost one meter eight high, did this boy eat some growth hormone?
Jin Sihan felt that he had been aggrieved like never before on the day of Christmas.
Lin Suno was on his sit still working on the problem when suddenly he felt that this vision was much darker, and the light around him was blocked.
He looked up and it was Nan Xiao and Jin Sihan.
"What are you doing?"
Nan Xiao's hand was on his shoulder.
"Looking for you to talk."
Jin Sihan's hand rested on his other shoulder.
"Let's have a man to man talk."
Lin Suno: "…"
His shoulder were about to be crushed by these two douchebags.
They went to the same place where Nan Xiao dragged Jin Sihan to spill his heart. He was afraid that they would fight so he came up to have a talk and was ready to persuade them not to start a fight.
So today was his turn, and with Nan Xiao and Jin Sihan's posture they look like they were ready to harass him.
The two boys were straightforward, neither of them was fond to beat around the bush, the two stared at Lin Suno with scrutiny eyes.
Nan Xiao spoke first.
"On Christmas Eve, you asked Shi Ning out to watch a movie?"
Lin Suno nodded.
The two men's face sank at the same time.
Jin Sihan couldn't help but say.
"Suno you're not fair, brother Xiao and I had a confrontation here. And we both said we like Ningning but failed to come to an agreement."
"You seems to have no desire to date, but what is this now? It's hard to believe you also like Shi Ning!"
He said this with same anger as if he had suffered a betrayal.
Nan Xiao patted Jin Sihan's shoulder and did not know whether it was to comfort him or himself.
"Calm down, things may not be what we think they are. Who else would this kid know besides a few of us? He probably just suddenly wanted to watch movie so he asked Shi Ning."
Jin Sihan nodded.
"Brother Xiao you have a point, but for this kind of thing in the future I suggest you look for us."
Lin Suno looked at the two men for a long time, and a faint smile finally emerged on his expressionless face.
It was light and faint, similar to a mocking smile.
"Why should I look for you two?"
He doesn't like them.
Nan Xiao's face went cold.
He asked in a serious face.
"What do you mean?"
"I like girls, I like her."
After hearing him say this Nan Xiao's fierce temper rushed to his head and just like how he sized Jin Sihan's collar, he sized Lin Suno's.
"Say it again, who do you like?"
This time, he didn't back down again and looked straight into Nan Xiao's gaze.
"Shi—Ning, I like Shi—Ning."
"Shi Ning, I like Shi Ning."
Chapter 126
Translator: Kyotot
After hearing him say this Nan Xiao's fierce temper rushed to his head and just like how he sized Jin Sihan's collar, he sized Lin Suno's.
"Say it again, who do you like?"
This time, he didn't back down again and looked straight into Nan Xiao's gaze.
"Shi—Ning, I like Shi—Ning."
"Shi Ning, I like Shi Ning."
He again inclined his head to look at Jin Sihan who were looking at them.
"Didn't you just say that I have no desire, then I'm telling you now Shi Ning is what I want."
"You f̲u̲c̲k̲i̲n̲g̲…."
Nan Xiao grabs his collar harder, Lin Suno looks at him quietly. He did not resist but didn't give in also.
The raised fist eventually was not swing down.
He let go of Lin Suno's collar and pulled out a self-deprecating smile.
"I once said that when I watch TV dramas, what I hate the most is that me and my brother falls in love with the same woman. But as a result, my two brothers whom I care the most are both in love with the same woman."
Jin Sihan was also speechless as he looked Lin Suno.
"We should be at least fortunate that this time brother Chen is Ningning's own brother otherwise perhaps there would be 4 of us fighting for a girl."
"Heh, it turns out that our Suno is the one who is deeply hidden."
Nan Xiao narrowed his eyes and coldly surveyed him and ignored Jin Sihan's comment.
Jin Sihan smiled.
"I can also understand, Ningning is so good so who wouldn't like her."
"Still, we have the same agreement each act according to his ability."
Lin Suno assured them.
"Don't worry guys, I'm not going to confess to her right now. You still have two years."
"Brother, look how confident he is. What do you mean you won't confess and we still have two years, you're saying as if you confess to Shi Ning now she will agree with you and we will never have the chance."
Jin Sihan couldn't help but comment as he couldn't listen to this.
Nan Xiao hooked his lips.
"Isn't he always like this? Always thinks his good."
He look like he had no desire at all but when he wanted something, he would never miss his chance.
Nan Xiao was sitting on the railing, he then jumped down from the railing with his one hand.
Before walking away, Nan Xiao said.
"But this time, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed."
On Christmas Day at school, Shi Ning didn't have any particular thought in mind.
But as she watched her class write greeting cards, she followed suit and went to the school store to buy a stack of greeting cards.
She selected four slightly boyish style that boys might like, and the rest were for girls.
It just so happened that the second and third periods in the morning were an art class and a study period.
She was thinking of using both classes to write on all the greeting card she had bought.
After class, Shi Ning gave the greeting cards to Nan Xiao, Lin Suno and Jin Sihan.
Then she gave the rest of the greeting cards to Tong Lu and Gao Min by herself.
After sending the greeting card, Shi Ning came back from outside and didn't see Nan Xiao who sit next to her seat.
She originally thought he had gone out to play again and didn't pay much attention to it, when she was about to sit down she both saw Nan Xiao and Jin Sihan were gathered around Lin Suno's seat.
It looked like they were robbing something from Lin Suno.
These two people, just know how to work together and bully Lin Suno.
Shi Ning walked over to see what they were doing.
And saw that Nan Xiao held down Lin Suno while Jin Sihan rummaged around Lin Suno's seat and finally found what they were looking for.
"Found it!"
He then held it up and waved it in front of Nan Xiao's eyes.
Shi Ning took a look, it look like the greeting card she had written to Lin Suno.
After Jin Sihan got Lin Suno's, he took out his own and compared it.
"Why do I think that the message written for you is longer than mine? Brother Xiao take your card out and look at it."
"Childish."
Nan Xiao scolded as he took out his own greeting card and went to compare it with both their greeting cards.
"It look similar."
Nan Xiao said.
"I counted it."
He really counted every word written in the card.
"Brother Xiao has 245 words, Suno has 266 but why only me has 208? The message written to me is very few!"
Shi Ning who was standing behind him, couldn't resist speaking up.
"Then should I fill you in on a few more words?"
Only then did Jin Sihan see her, he quickly put the greeting cards away and smiled.
"That's not necessary, rather Ningning if you want to make it up to me spend Christmas Eve with me."
"I'm looking for Shi Ning for something, she's not spending time with you she's spending time with me."
Nan Xiao said at this point.
But Jin Sihan did not back down.
"Obviously I said it first, brother you should know that first come first, you have to line up."
"Shouldn't you guys ask my opinion?"
Shi Ning said.
Nan Xiao looked at her.
"So who do you want to spend with between the two of us?"
"Neither, I don't get along well with the two of you. I am destined to spend this holiday with myself."
Nan Xiao and Jin Sihan: "…."
Chapter 127
Translator: Kyotot
Lunch break at noon.
Shi Ning does not have the habit of taking a nap in winter, so she usually uses her lunch break to review on textbooks and test papers.
Nan Xiao watched as she finished reviewing a test paper and watched as she was about to start the second one.
"Shi Ning, stop."
He called out to her.
"Hmmm?"
Shi Ning stopped writing, but her eye did not move away from the paper.
"Come out with me."
"Why, I still have some questions that I need to solve."
Nan Xiao did not say much, and just pulled her directly.
"It's no fun to solve problems all day, you come with me somewhere."
Shi Ning couldn't resist him, so she followed him out.
"Where are you taking me?"
"You'll find out if you come with me."
Nan Xiao pulled her upstairs and Shi Ning followed him up the top floor.
They arrived at a classroom.
"This is the rehearsal room, what are we doing here?"
"You'll know if you go in."
When Shi Ning was about to push the door in, Nan Xiao stopped her.
"Wait, I'll open the door for you."
After he finished saying this, he mysteriously covered her eyes and pushed the door open to take her in.
"Is it okay?"
Shi Ning asked, using her hand to try to break his hand that was covering her eyes.
But Nan Xiao held his hand and refused to let his hands go, instead he lowered his head and whispered in her ear.
"You promise me that unless I tell you to open your eyes, you must keep it close."
She didn't know what Nan Xiao wanted to do but she listened to him and nodded.
Nan Xiao released his hand and snapped his fingers.
Shi Ning listened to him and opened her eyes.
The room with black curtains was suddenly illuminated with light at this moment, and the whole room was filled with fairy tale paradise.
The first thing Shi Ning saw was a giant Christmas tree with countless gift boxes, next to it was a small wooden horse that was swinging it's body like he was dancing to the background music.
The surrounding area was plastered with night sky wallpaper—it was full of stars.
The most exaggerated was that the room also has wall flowers and countless exquisite doll ornaments, and everywhere was a device that keeps spraying snow and bubbles with different colors everywhere.
"It's beautiful."
Shi Ning heartily exclaimed, this was more gorgeous and fantastic than any of the decorations she saw that day at the mall which was full of Christmas decorations.
Whether it was the wall on the corner that was full of flower like the wedding scene or a fairy tale land that full of Christmas atmosphere.
At first glance, it could be easily seen that this was set up by a designer with excellent aesthetics, every piece of furnishing in the room and details were extremely delicate.
At a glance also, in addition to feeling beautiful and dreamy it also has a feeling of 'I am expensive'.
She don't know how much it costs to get a room like this.
"Do you like it?"
Nan Xiao returned to her side after flipping the switch, looking at the wallpaper sky with the snowflakes pouring and the colored bubbles as he said this to her.
Shi Ning looked at it for a long time before she said.
"Are you surprising Tong Lu?"
When Nan Xiao heard this question, he almost pass out on the spot.
Shi Ning then added.
"But I think Tong Lu is very a very simple girl so if you prepare it like these she may feel a little overwhelmed."
She looked around at everything and suggested sincerely.
Nan Xiao originally wanted to take advantage of the romantic atmosphere to may be express his feelings but now that she was spouting this things, he lost all interest.
"Who told you that I prepared this for Tong Lu?"
Shi Ning turned her head to look at him suspiciously when she hear him say this.
Because you are the male lead, and she is the female lead ah.
Was what on Shi Ning's mind.
But she said instead.
"You have a bad temper and I haven't seen you treat any girl better than Tong Lu. What's more Tong Lu is so kind and lovely, I like her as a girl. What else can you ask?"
Chapter 128
Translator: Kyotot
The young girl in front of him turned around, he then held her shoulders and said word for word.
"This is the last time I'll explain it to you, so listen."
"The person I like is not Tong Lu, and I am good to her because her family is kind to my family and it has nothing to do with liking."
Tong Lu was indeed very good, he grew up in a noble family, accustomed to see the field of fame and fortune but also seen all kinds of people who wear their masks for the sake of sex.
She was different, she comes from the country side which was free from corruption. She also has clean temperament, pure heart and she does not bother to get along with him.
But he never had feelings for Tong Lu, the kind of feeling of wanting her all for himself. The kind of strong feelings, worrying about his status on her heart, that strong emotion in his eyes that Shi Ning have had given him.
If there was no Shi Ning he might have looked at another women more than once.
But now, he only has her in his eyes so how could he hold the shadow of others.
"This one right here is not for her either, it's for you."
Shi Ning's eyes widen in surprise.
Nan Xiao then continued.
"Did you see the Christmas tree? There are a total of sixteen gifts hanging on it, since you always wanted me to spend Christmas with you but I always ignored you. Today, I simply want to make it up for it all at once."
Shi Ning looked at the Christmas tree over and after a moment of silence, she said.
"You're not going to say that you like me next."
"….have you ever asked someone that?"
He originally wanted to confess, but now he couldn't say it at all. He could see that even if he said it today, Shi Ning wouldn't give any positive answer.
"We grew up together so how can you like me? Also when I was child and chased you every day, you don't even look at me. Several months ago, you even rejected me. Have you forgotten?"
Nan Xiao was unable to held his face high, and just wrinkled his brows as he said.
"Did we not agree not to mention the past events?"
"I just want to tell you that the person you like is not me, don't be confused by some illusion."
She understood that after she stopped chasing him, he must have a sense of loss and disparity. This feeling may make him feel like he like her, this thing was very normal thing.
"You can go look at books on psychology, it is written there what you are feeling right now."
Because the body has all the memories of the original owner, and the part about him was particularly deep. Shi Ning could remember all the events in the past, especially when he refused her and ignored her indifferently.
Even if Nan Xiao was treating her better and better now, she could only see it as friendship and she don't believe that he has feelings for her.
The hand that held her shoulder was slightly stiff, and the deep black eyes looked straight at her.
Her eyes were clean and pure, there was no hint of sentiment in them.
"Have you ever liked any other guy besides me?"
He asked.
Shi Ning thought about it.
Why you always think about puppy love when you are studying?
She has no time thinking about puppy love at all, even Nan Xiao—it was the original owner who liked him not her.
"None."
She replied.
Nan Xiao let go of her hand, his stiff and gloomy face that was densely covered with black clouds finally relaxed.
"Okay then whatever you say."
Anyway, there's still time and she's still young, so as long as she doesn't fall in love with someone else, he could wait.
The gifts were so many that Shi Ning couldn't carry them all, finally Nan Xiao called for a car to help her carry them home.
"What about this room?"
"Tear it down, it's after Christmas anyway. It's a rehearsal room so someone else will use it later."
Shi Ning: "….."
This young master is really splurging like gold.
At this moment, she deeply feels that she was indeed in the Mary Sue plot.
After school, Shi Ning stayed in class as usual and continued to solve and review problems for a while.
Nan Xiao was planning to go home, but when he saw Lin Suno was also in the classroom, he simply didn't leave the room either.
"Brother Xiao, let's continue today at the internet café."
One of their male students came over to invite him at the internet café after school. But Nan Xiao said directly.
"Not today."
"Why ah, our class will compete with the next class in a few days."
Nan Xiao took a math book out of the drawer, and said.
"Study."
Several of the boys looked horrified after they heard him.
After the male students were sent away by Nan Xiao, Shi Ning said.
"Are you really staying here to study?"
"Of course, it's almost the end of semester so I have to study hard."
Shi Ning looked at him suspiciously, but she didn't say anything and just continued to work on her paper.
When Jin Sihan saw Nan Xiao was staying, he also followed suit.
Chapter 129
Translator: Kyotot
And the result—this scene made the girls gathered outside the classroom as they were peering by the classroom window.
"Wow, why are the three young masters of f4 not going home today and stayed in the classroom to study instead?"
"They're so handsome, aren't they? Such a beautiful scene."
"It's rare that both Nan Xiao and Jin Sihan actually started to study after school. This if the first time I've seen this!"
Lin Suno this time frowned and got up from his seat.
Seeing him walk outside with his backpack, Shi Ning asked.
"Suno, are going home early today?"
Lin Suno was still frowning as he looked outside.
"It's too noisy and inefficient, might as well go home and read."
Shi Ning nodded in agreement.
"I have the same idea, let's go together."
She then stood up.
Nan Xiao also followed and immediately stood up.
"Then I will go with you."
Shi Ning pointed the book on his desk.
"This is the page you just opened, and it was already more than an hour pass but you are still on the same page. You have to read a few pages before you go."
After saying that she walked out of the classroom with Lin Suno.
After she left, Jin Sihan walked over to Nan Xiao's seat.
"Brother should we continue to study?"
"Study my ass."
Nan Xiao threw the math book on the table with one hand.
"Go, let's go to the internet café and play some games."
Shi Ning and Lin Suno walked together outside the school gate, Lin Suno usually talk very rarely and Shi Ning also do not talk much. The two were basically silent and did not chat as they walked side by side.
After they have walked for a while, Lin Suno talked suddenly.
"Ningning, Nan Xiao pulled you out at noon today, what did you do?"
"It's nothing, he just gave me something."
Speaking of these she smiled a little helplessly.
"As a result, since I couldn't carry all 16 gifts he called someone to carry them home for me."
Lin Suno stopped walking.
"I have gift for you too."
Shi Ning scratched her hair.
"You both are giving me presents while I only wrote a card for you, comparing to what I give, mine is a little too shabby."
She said and felt embarrassed.
Lin Suno smiled slightly.
"It's okay, you're a girl and should be pampered."
Shi Ning then saw him take out a golden medal from the pocket of his school uniform jacket.
Shi Ning has seen it, Shi Chen also has one. She even jokingly said at that time.
"The national and provincial competition is really different, the provincial competition only provide certificate for winners while the national competition, in addition to certificate they actually has a gold-plated medal too."
"This is for you."
He placed the medal on her palm.
Because he looked like he was hesitating when he was giving it to Shi Ning, and held it in his hand for too long, the medal on her hands still has the warmth of his palm.
Shi Ning never expected the gift would actually be this, she hurriedly pushed it back.
"This won't do, this means too much to you too, it's better for you to keep it for yourself."
Lin Suno put it back on her hand again.
"It's because of your encouragement that I got it, so here you go."
The two of them were pushing back and forth several times.
Shi Ning knew his temperament, he was determined person to the point of particularly stubborn.
"Okay then, I'll keep it for you now. In the future if you need to used it then come back to me to get it."
"En."
Lin Suno smiled with satisfaction.
In the evening, Shi Chen went to find Shi Ning.
"Just now the housekeeper of the old mansion called and said that my mother took Yu Chuyao back to the old mansion."
Shi Ning's hand stopped writing her homework.
Although she knew that Cao Shu would not let go of this pawn so easily and so quickly, but she did not expect her to move so quickly.
"Brother how do you know that?"
When Cao Shu and Yu Chuyao went back to the old mansion this time, they went to use their emotional card to the old lay and let Yu Chuyao return to the Shi family again.
When Yu Chuyao was asked to move out of the old mansion, her father did not explain the reason to the old lady in detail for the sake of the old lady's health. He just said that Yu Chuyao was not good-natured and had done something wrong, so he wanted to take her outside to train her.
The old lady didn't say anything more and let Shi Pingzhan make his own arrangements but she made sure that he wouldn't treat Yu Chuyao badly.
These two people went back on purpose, they should know her brother was protecting her now and it was impossible to have Yu Chuyao plead for mercy again so this news should not be told by Cao Shu to Shi Chen.
"I heard about what she did to you when I came back, my mother attaches great importance to her apprentice. I was afraid my mother will help her, so I asked the housekeeper to keep an eye on it for me, if Yu Chuyao comes back she will call me."
As Shi Ning was listening she gave Shi Chen a thumbs up.
In terms of profoundness in mind, she was indeed sometime no match for her brother.
Shi Chen sneered.
"How dare her to design to frame you, I have not got even with her yet and now she came knocking on the door."
Shi Ning looked at her brother's dangerous look and thought to herself that she didn't told her brother about the reason why she had a cold and fever.
Shi Chen only knew about Yu Chuyao posts on their school forum but not about provoking Ke Jie to throw cold water on her and lock her up in the classroom in the middle of winter. If this matter was also know by her brother, Yu Chuyao would not end up by simply moving out of the Shi family.
She was not trying to cover up Yu Chuyao, she just don't want her brother to worry about her also her brother was about to take his entrance exams, she does not want him to be distracted by unnecessary things.
"I'll go find the old man, with him around my mom shouldn't be able to do anything."
Shi Chen said was about to go find Shi Pingzhan.
But Shi Ning stopped him.
"No, brother there is no need to bother dad with this matter."
Shi Chen frowned.
"We alone may not be able to convince grandma, after all, grandma always listened to my mother."
"You believe me, this matter we two are enough."
It just so happens that she also had a score to settle with Yu Chuyao.
Chapter 130
Translator: Kyotot
The two of them took the car together and headed towards the old mansion.
When the car stopped at the compound, Shi Ning and Shi Chen got out of the car together and Uncle Ming, the housekeeper came over to greet them personally.
Shi Chen asked.
"Uncle Ming, how is the situation inside now?"
"Mrs. Cao and Miss Yu are meeting the old lady, at this moment Miss Yu is still waiting in the living room. Mrs. Cao went up to see the old lady first."
Shi Chen nodded.
"Got it, Uncle Ming. You go in first, we'll let you know if we need to get in. My sister and I will go in later."
After waiting for the housekeeper to go in, Shi Chen looked at Shi Ning.
"Ningning are you sure we're really enough?"
"Enough, as long you're here brother. It's totally enough."
"Putting aside the affection of accompanying grandmother, if we tell her the truth grandmother will protect you from the cold hearted Yu Chuyao, but my mother…"
Because of the divorce between Cao Shu and Shi Pingzhan, the old woman has always felt sorry for her goddaughter so she always listen to her request to make it up for her.
Not to mention the old lady, as a son, Shi Chen was disobedient to his mother.
With Cao Shu shielding Yu Chuyao, this matter was really difficult to handle.
Shi Ning stood tiptoe and whisper into his ear.
"Brother, this is what you will do later…"
In the Shi family's old mansion, Yu Chuyao saw Cao Shu went to see the old lady as she waited alone in the living room and sat uncomfortably as she kept on drinking water to relieve the tension.
At this time the door of front door opened and she saw Shi Chen walked in with a cold face.
Yu Chuyao's heart sank, and she almost couldn't hold steadily the cup in her hand as it almost fall on the ground.
Shi Chen walked in and sat directly on the sofa, he raised his eyes and looked at Yu Chuyao who was sitting on the sofa next to him.
His cold face frowned more tightly.
"Why are you here too?"
As soon as Yu Chuyao saw him, she was at loss for words and only after a moment was she able to meekly say.
"I accompanied Aunt Shu to visit grandma."
"Oh."
Shi Chen responded and then didn't pay any more attention to her.
That's it?
Yu Chuyao was surprise, she thought Shi Chen would find trouble to her after all she laid hands on Shi Ning when he was not around. But she didn't expect that Shi Chen didn't intend to care about her at all.
And it didn't look like he was in a bad mood because of her either.
At this moment, Shi Ning also walked in.
She was talking grumpily walking in.
"Why can't grandma eat those things? The cinnamon cake in that store is grandma's favorite and usually you can't even get it in line. It's a rare day when there aren't many people there but you won't let me buy it! Now, we're all empty-handed when we visit grandma."
"Grandma is sick and can't eat such sweet things, yet you still want to buy her cinnamon cake do you want to kill her? There must be a limit to your capriciousness, the old lady's body can't stand such torment."
"It's okay to eat a little! Making grandma happier can make her get better! And how can you speak like that, what do you mean want kill grandma? Shi Chen don't speak so harhsly."
The more Shi Ning said this, the angrier she became. Her tone was full of dissatisfaction with Shi Chen.
After she scolded Shi Chen, she turned her head and saw Yu Chuyao.
The two people meet again, with how the matter ended the last they met it was impossible to get along normally and if Shi Chen wasn't around Yu Chuyao would tear Shi Ning's face to end.
But in front of Shi Chen… she really does not know how to treat Shi Ning.
"You snake hearted woman, you still dare to appear in front of me? How dare you sit in my house?"
The moment Shi Ning saw Yu Chuyao the suppressed anger seemed to be unable to calm down any longer.
She walked towards Yu Chuyao's with big steps and without saying a word she directly slapped her.
"You think I don't know that you did all those things? I haven't even looked for you to settle the score and now you're looking for it directly?"
The force of the slap was not light at all, the crisp sound sounded in the spacious living room still echoes.
Yu Chuyao's face immediately tilted to the side, it took her a while before she was able to return to her senses.
Shi Ning wanted to slap her again when Shi Chen spoke up to stop her.
"That's enough, why can't you go out and resolve it? Do you really have to make trouble here? Don't you know that grandma needs peace and quiet when she's sick?"
Shi Ning turned her head and looked at Shi Chen angrily.
"Are you still my brother or not? She did this to me, you won't help me but you want to help her instead?"
Shi Chen said coldly.
"I just don't want to disturb grandma."
"I think you are just like that mother of yours, thinking of defending her. Let me tell you, there is no way. I am the daughter of the Shi family, this is just a b̲i̲t̲c̲h̲ picked up from outside."
While saying this, she had the condescending eyes coldly looking at Yu Chuyao. The expression of arrogance was so extreme.
Shi Chen tightened his face and stood up from the sofa, looking at Shi Ning with a disappointed face.
"Say what you want to say, but don't drag my mother. During this time, I though you have become good I didn't expect that you are still the same as before when you lose your temper."
"You also know that you are the daughter of the Shi family, but look at your words and actions. How can you look like you came from a noble family."
After he finished saying this, it seemed that he didn't want to argue with Shi Ning anymore as he went straight upstairs to his own room in the old mansion.
Shi Ning also seems to have hold a belly of anger, without saying anything she directly sit down.
Yu Chuyao came back to her senses and didn't understand what the two sibling were up to. She touched her swollen face and thought to herself that it was good Shi Ning had hit her, so she could use it later to play the pitiful child in front of the old lady.
She was able to prove this time that Shi Ning was the same like before when she lose her temper. It was exactly the same as she used to.
It seems that this person, still could not change her nature.
Shi Ning notice that Yu Chuyao was looking at her, she sneered and said.
"What are you looking at? Get your face out of my sight, I'm not in the mood to clean you up now."
Yu Chuyao did not make a sound and walked out of the living room.
She then went to Shi Chen's room.