Ning An rushed to the hospital gate in one breath, calming her emotions for a moment...
Pressing her chest, her heartbeat raced, whether it was due to the running or the unintentional display of charm by that young man.
"Buzzing..."
Her phone in the backpack vibrated, and Ning An looked at the caller ID on the screen, momentarily stunned.
Nangong.
She told herself that she should keep a certain distance from Nangong at this time, but the longing in her heart made her instinctively press the answer button.
"Hello? An'er..."
A voice she hadn't heard in a long time came through the phone, although it had only been a short while, it felt like ages.
In between was a life-and-death situation, and at the thought of this, Ning An's nose tingled, her eyes already turning red.
Nangong, not hearing a response for a while, was getting anxious, "An'er, are you there? Hello?"
Ning An calmed her emotions a bit and brought the phone to her ear.
"I'm here, the signal inside the hospital isn't very good."
"In the hospital? I heard about the car accident, I'm coming over to find you right now," Nangong's tone was filled with unmistakable worry.
"No! Don't come... I... I'll come to find you," Ning An nervously replied.
She flagged down a car on the road, gave an address, and soon the car left, leaving behind only a trail of exhaust fumes.
Ning An felt a mixture of nervousness and anticipation, her fingers interlacing nervously... hoping the journey wouldn't be too fast, yet unable to contain the joy of seeing Nangong soon.
Before long, the car stopped at an intersection.
Ning An got out of the car and followed a familiar path into the depths...
On a public bench by the roadside, Ning An saw from afar the man wearing casual clothes, with a gentle smile on his face. Even sitting on a somewhat yellowed and peeling old chair, he still exuded an elegance akin to that of a prince.
He should have been like this all along, with such pure tenderness, and marrying someone to accompany him to old age, and then... grandchildren filling the house. Ning An had once fantasized about this, but in the end, it didn't happen as she wished.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but hate Ning Xuan, who had ruined all her beautiful dreams and life...
Nangong noticed an intense gaze, tilted his head slightly, and saw the girl in the distance.
He smiled and waved to her. "An'er, come over."
Ning An smiled as she approached him and sat beside him, but she didn't say anything.
"An'er, I've been worried about you."
"I've been to the Ning family several times, but Aunt Sun and Uncle Li said your body still needs rest, so they only allowed me to come after you recovered..."
Nangong furrowed his brows slightly, looking at Ning An's fair and delicate face, unable to help but reach for her hand.
"Why didn't you call me? Do you know how worried I was when I heard about your accident today?"
Ning An felt a pang of pain, avoiding Nangong's gaze. "It's nothing, I'm fine, right? I was planning to wait until the graduation ceremony to see you. Who knew something like this would happen... But don't worry too much, I've already notified Dad, and once he comes back, everything will be sorted out."
She smiled, still as bright and innocent as ever, but her smile didn't reach her eyes.
She didn't want Nangong to worry, there were some things she couldn't tell him. A blank piece of paper should remain clean, and she didn't want Nangong to get involved in those troubles. This time, she would protect him.
Nangong nodded, not pressing for more questions, but instead affectionately flicked the girl's nose.
"Alright, now that Uncle Sun is back, I can rest assured. It just so happens that I have something to discuss with Uncle Ning."
His tone carried a hint of temptation...
Sure enough, seeing the girl curious, she asked, "What's the matter? You want to discuss it with Dad?"
Nangong smiled, feigning mystery, "It's not time yet, I won't tell you for now."
Ning An pursed her lips, displaying a rare childishness,
"Nangong, you've become naughty..."
Seeing the girl pouting, her face slightly puffed up, looking so naturally charming and cute, Nangong's heart skipped a beat, feeling a bit emotional as he leaned closer.
As Nangong's face got closer and closer, Ning An knew his intentions. She didn't resist Nangong's approach, but she didn't know why, her body moved faster than her brain and she dodged Nangong's kiss...
Nangong opened his eyes in surprise, looking at the girl who avoided his kiss, feeling a strange premonition in his heart, as if something had quietly changed.
"If you don't tell me, I won't let you kiss me!" Ning An pouted, showing a petulant innocence.
She noticed from the corner of her eye that after saying this, the doubt in Nangong's eyes dissipated.
Breathing a sigh of relief, Nangong really understood her. Fortunately, she could still pretend to be as naive and innocent as before.
In the hospital room, Ning Xuan sat on the sofa in front of the bed, absentmindedly supporting his forehead with his right hand, staring at the screen on the monitor, his face growing darker...
It was a good thing that his sister avoided that last kiss, otherwise, he really would have had some impulse to kill immediately.
Standing by the sofa was someone who dared not even breathe heavily, watching the person on the sofa go from initially watching the screen with a gentle expression, to gradually becoming colder as time passed, and finally even feeling a hint of killing intent...
Cold sweat dripped down, why hasn't the master let him leave yet, he was starting to find it unbearable under this terrifying low pressure.
Ning Xuan looked at the captivating scene of the girl on the screen, her emotions being slowly eaten away by a feeling called jealousy, feeling as uncomfortable as if she couldn't breathe...
Ning An... had never been like this to him before, so vivid and dependent, he didn't even dare to dream of it in his dreams.
Jealousy turned into a sick desire to possess, wanting Ning An to only look at him... wanting to remove all the obstacles between them.
Ning Xuan closed his eyes, suppressing the dark thoughts swirling in his heart.
Glancing at the person beside him,
"Is everything taken care of?"
That person trembled, holding his breath as he replied, "The matter has been settled, and they were told to back off. They were also covertly assisted, so Ning Zefeng should be back to complete the project soon, probably in three or four days."
Ning Xuan "Hmm"ed, his emotions unreadable.
Then he stood up, the oppressive atmosphere emanating from him, his voice carrying a hint of indifference.
"Ning Nanfeng can't hold back anymore, go stir up some trouble for him. Don't kill
him yet, there's still more to play with."
The person bent down, "Yes."
As the young man lightly waved his hand, the person breathed a sigh of relief and carefully backed out.
Ning Xuan lowered his head again, focusing on the scene on the monitoring screen, secretly thinking: Sister, I hope you can be more sensible this time, don't make me too angry...