Chapter 7 Darkness Swallows Dawn 01
Because I would be staying at Ning's house during the winter vacation, I was embarrassed to sleep in. In addition, the nanny had to go back to her hometown due to family matters, so I got up early the next morning to help Ning's mother make breakfast, but before I could start, Ning's mother refused.
"You don't need to help. Just go watch TV for a while and then wake up Qiyuan and the others later." Seeing that I was still rushing to do things, Ning's mother said helplessly but full of love.
"It's okay, I can do it." As I said that, I reached out for the knife and prepared to cut the vegetables.
"Don't cut your hand accidentally. Let me do it." Ning's mother said, and came over to stop me again.
"Mom, your wife is honoring you. Give her a chance." A lazy voice suddenly came from behind us. Mother Ning and I turned around at the same time and saw Ning Qiyuan, who was wearing pajamas and had messy hair, leaning lightly against the kitchen door with his arms folded, looking like he was enjoying a good show.
Taking advantage of the moment when Ning's mother was distracted, I grabbed the knife with a red face and turned around to cut vegetables. The words "your wife" kept lingering in my mind.
It's so embarrassing.
Nothing good could come out of his mouth.
Mother Ning didn't say anything more. At this time, the phone at home rang, and Mother Ning went out of the kitchen to answer it.
"What did you do?" Suddenly someone hugged me from behind.
I turned around in shock and saw that Ning's mother didn't notice me, so I struggled and said, "Your mother will see it soon."
Ning Qiyuan continued to hold me and didn't let go. He gently placed his head on my shoulder. There was a faint mint scent in his breath, which made me feel at ease.
My heart beat faster and I said something irrelevant: "Let me go first!"
As if to take revenge on me, Ning Qiyuan hugged me tighter, his breath brushing against my ears. He said jokingly, "If I don't let go, what can you do to me?"
I gritted my teeth, looked down at the kitchen knife in my hand, and raised it without thinking.
Ning Qiyuan seemed to be frightened. He grabbed my hand and said angrily, "Don't play around!"
"Are you going to let go or not?" I raised my eyebrows.
Ning Qiyuan really let me go and pressed the knife in my hand. He looked at me and said seriously, "If you want to hurt me, I will never fight back, just don't hurt yourself."
I was stunned and had an indescribable feeling in my heart.
How could I possibly hurt him?
At this time, Ning's mother came back after finishing her phone call. Seeing Ning Qiyuan still here, she said angrily, "Qiyuan, don't get in the way here."
Ning Qiyuan raised his eyebrows, looked at me deeply, and left the kitchen.
After breakfast, Ning Qiyuan followed Uncle Dong to the company. During the winter vacation, he would intern in Uncle Dong's company. Before leaving, he gave me a bank card, looked at me with some disdain and said, "Buy some nice clothes, don't embarrass me."
"I don't want it." I blushed and refused without thinking. I was already living in his house, how could I ask for his money?
Ning Qiyuan stuffed the card directly into my hand with a sullen face and said unhappily, "It's up to you whether you want to use it or not."
I looked at his back and felt the card in my hand was a little hot, so I decided in my heart that I would never use it.
Before leaving, I received a call from Lin Xiang, who also wanted to go shopping with me. I thought about it and asked Ning's mother if go with us.
Mother Ning hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded to show her agreement.
So I made an appointment with Lin Xiang to meet at the entrance of the department store. But when I saw Lin Xiang, I found that Ning's mother was indifferent to her. Only then did I vaguely understand why Ning's mother hesitated for a moment when I asked her before.
She didn't like Lin Xiang very much and didn't want her to go with us, but she agreed reluctantly, probably because she didn't want to embarrass me.
But I don’t understand. Ning’s mother was obviously very friendly to Lin Xiang before, or maybe something happened that I don’t know about?
While Mother Ning was trying on clothes, I secretly asked Lin Xiang.
"Maybe it's because of business matters..." Lin Xiang also noticed that Ning's mother was estranged from her, and she felt a little disappointed.
I don't understand business matters and I have no right to say anything. I comforted her with a few words, and then I saw a beverage bar not far away, so I asked her to wait for me there.
The drinks were freshly made. I paid and waited on the side. Suddenly, a familiar voice rang in my ears: "Two cups of cappuccino."
I suddenly turned my head and saw Li Anran's face which I hadn't seen for a long time.
Li Anran was also surprised when she saw me, but then she smiled and asked me, "How are you doing recently?"
Thinking that Jiang Sijin is now abroad with no one around, I didn't have a good face towards Li Anran: "You seem to be doing well?"
Li Anran smiled again, took the change from the waiter, put it in his wallet, and asked me, "Is Jiang Sijin okay?"
When I heard him mention Sijin's name, a fire started rising in my heart, and I snorted coldly, "Are you asking me?"
Li Anran turned his head to look at me, with emotions in his eyes that I couldn't quite understand.
I walked up to him and said coldly, "She went abroad a month ago." After a pause, I continued, "She told me that she was in so much pain that she wanted to leave here. She couldn't breathe when she thought that you were still here. She wanted to forget you. Li Anran, you forced her to leave." When I said the last part, I couldn't control my emotions and said it almost viciously.
Li Anran was forced by me to stagger, his face turned pale, and he seemed to be about to fall.
"She...really said that?" he asked me in a trembling voice.
"Of course. Do you think I'm lying to you?" I was too lazy to look at him any longer. "Li Anran, you're sorry for her. You're sorry for her feelings. She will only be fine if she stays away from you." As I said that, I took the drink handed to me by the waiter, turned around and left. I didn't want to breathe the same air with him anymore.
There is nothing wrong with him wanting to avenge his parents, but the target should not be Jiang Sijin, as she has never done anything wrong to him.
After buying drinks, Lin Xiang accompanied me and Ning's mother for a while, then left alone on the pretext of having something to do. I also didn't feel like continuing shopping because I saw Li Anran and thought about Jiang Sijin who was now alone in a foreign country. I didn't want to ruin Ning's mother's good mood, so I stayed with her, but when she saw that I didn't look good, she thought I was not feeling well, so she wanted to take me back early.
When the driver came to pick us up, Ning Qiyuan was also in the car.
I don’t know what Ning’s mother and Ning Qiyuan said to each other. After Ning Qiyuan got out of the car, the driver drove away with Ning’s mother first.
I looked at him, then at the car that had already driven away, and was a little dazed. When I came to my senses, Ning Qiyuan had already held my hand.
He put one hand casually in his trouser pocket and pulled me with the other hand, not knowing where we were going.
When we stopped, we were already in the game room.
"Why did you bring me here?" I had never been here before because I didn't like playing this kind of game, but I had been there many times before just to find him.
Ning Qiyuan raised his eyebrows and said, "This is the best thing to play when you are in a bad mood." Then he took me to the service desk to exchange a lot of game coins.
Soon, his somewhat irritable voice filled the entire game room.
"Will you turn?"
"Press it quickly!"
"Hurry up!"
"Do you have to be so stupid?"
"What's the point of reading so many books if you can't even play games!"
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Once again, the words "Game Over" appeared on the big display screen.
Ning Qiyuan rolled his eyes at me as if I were an idiot, pulled me away, and sat in front of the game console himself.
I looked at his handsome profile, my heart filled with warmth, and I couldn't help but hug his neck from behind.
"Ning Qiyuan, it's great to have you."
Ning Qiyuan pretended not to hear it and continued to play the game seriously. It was not until the screen showed that he had passed the level that he said, "Nonsense, if I'm not good, who will be good?"
I couldn't help but laugh.
