Chapter 240:
Jiang Ning knew that she looked very strange right now.
Otherwise, why were there all sorts of gazes scrutinizing her along the way?
Her originally rosy lips were slightly pale.
Even if these gazes only held curiosity and inquiry, without deep malice, Jiang Ning still felt she didn’t belong here, in this clubhouse fragrant with clothes and shadows; she was like a freak, completely out of place.
Jiang Ning ran out of the clubhouse, her head without the wig feeling cold from the wind.
She wanted to wear a hat, but found that the clothes she wore today only had a collar.
She had come in the afternoon in the film crew director’s car.
Jiang Ning stood by the roadside, waiting for a taxi to pass by.
But Xie Jingyan moved faster than her, grabbing her first.
He was slightly out of breath: “Jiang Ning, why are you running?”
Jiang Ning had never imagined she would appear before Xie Jingyan in such an image.
She should be beautiful, healthy, and lively, not so disheveled; endless humiliation surged in her heart.
Making her just want to escape quickly.
Jiang Ning shook off his hand and lost her temper for the first time: “Let go!”
“Jiang Ning!”
Jiang Ning pushed him away, relieved that in the darkness, he couldn’t see her eyes which had turned red and sour: “I told you to let go, can’t you hear?”
Xie Jingyan let go, and Jiang Ning walked along the roadside.
He looked at Jiang Ning’s back view; even wearing thick cotton-padded clothes, her figure looked so vulnerable.
Xie Jingyan took a deep breath, suppressing the pain in his heart, and chased after her resolutely.
He held Jiang Ning’s hand, pulling her into his arms and hugging her tightly: “It’s okay, Ning Ning, don’t be afraid.”
Upon hearing the words “Ning Ning”.
Jiang Ning’s nose tingled, and tears still fell in big drops.
She didn’t want to face them in this state.
Nor did she want them to discover her vulnerability.
She felt she could solve it herself.
But when it really came to this moment, her heart was still filled with fear.
A warm hand touched her cheeks, gently wiping away her tears: “Don’t cry, it’s just a shaved head, not ugly at all; they’re just loose-tongued, don’t listen.”
Jiang Ning looked up at him; Xie Jingyan’s gaze was warm and gentle, making even his usually indifferent face like a spring breeze, full of love.
Jiang Ning pursed her lips tightly, her eyelashes still damp: “I lost a lot of hair during chemotherapy, and it hasn’t grown back yet.”
When Xie Jingyan heard “chemotherapy”, the smile at his lips slowly faded, and he looked at Jiang Ning quietly.
Jiang Ning touched her bald head and forced a smile at Xie Jingyan; her eyes were red, yet she pretended to be relaxed: “Very ugly, right? I forgot to tell you, in that world I got stomach cancer, it dragged to late-stage, I did chemotherapy three times; because of the side effects, not only did I lose hair, my face turned sallow yellow, full of pimples. Xie Jingyan, you’ve just never seen my ugly side, because it was really disgusting; even I was scared looking at it.”
Xie Jingyan’s throat tightened; Jiang Ning was smiling with red eyes, clearly so beautiful.
Even if she was bald, Xie Jingyan thought she was beautiful.
Even if she was disfigured, Xie Jingyan thought she was beautiful.
His lips curved into a gentle smile: “You’re never ugly, in my heart, you’re prettier than anyone, Jiang Ning; no matter what you become, I love you.”
Jiang Ning looked at Xie Jingyan smiling: “Having a bald girlfriend will get you laughed at by peers.”
Xie Jingyan chuckled lightly: “Not afraid, I’m very powerful now, no one dares to laugh at me.”
He straightened the wig in his hand and put it on Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning’s mindset also calmed down.
She touched the wig, pretending to be relaxed: “No hair is pretty good too; I can change various wigs every day—red, pink, purple, blue, yellow, long hair, short hair, curly hair; all colors, and it saves the trouble of washing hair.”
Xie Jingyan nodded: “I think it’s pretty good too.”
Jiang Ning skipped the topic: “Did you save the video? This way the police can investigate Sui Youran, and those few directors; they might only be detained for a while.”
Xie Jingyan lightly held Jiang Ning’s shoulders: “Don’t worry, they can’t get out.”
He smiled without reaching his eyes: “Wei Jin’s movie is done for.”
“Let’s go, I’ll take you back.”
Jiang Ning got in Xie Jingyan’s car and arrived in front of the little apartment.
She walked inside.
Xie Jingyan got out of the car, leaned against the car door, and said to Jiang Ning: “Jiang Ning, let’s go on a date tomorrow.”
Jiang Ning turned back, shyly pursing her lips, her tone carrying a barely detectable stiffness: “A date? Where to?”
Xie Jingyan smiled at her: “I’ll pick you up tomorrow.” He paused, his eyes warm and gentle: “Jiang Ning, sweet dreams tonight.”
Jiang Ning coughed lightly, her gaze drifting: “Got it.”
She walked a few steps inside, then turned her head and found Xie Jingyan still there.
Those beautiful peach blossom eyes held a smile as they looked at her.
Jiang Ning suddenly felt an immense sense of peace in her heart.
She flashed a brilliant smile at Xie Jingyan and waved to him: “Be safe on the way back, Xie Jingyan, good night.”
Until Jiang Ning’s figure disappeared.
Xie Jingyan stood at the apartment entrance for a while longer before driving away.
On the way, he passed a hair salon and went inside.
……
Before Jiang Ning went to sleep.
She summoned Little Honey again.
“Little Honey, if I really sleep with Xie Jingyan, my stomach cancer will be cured?”
Little Honey’s voice was sincere: 【Of course, host; when have I ever lied to you? You can even have a trillion!】
Jiang Ning felt it was somewhat unreal and confirmed again: “The kind that gets cured immediately?”
Little Honey’s voice hesitated: 【Might need to wait a bit…… host, it’s not that fast; wait until you complete the mission……】
After Little Honey finished speaking, without waiting for Jiang Ning to say anything, it quickly vanished.
This was the first time Little Honey left so fast, as if feeling guilty.
But since there was such a thing as the system, Jiang Ning could only pin her hope on this elusive mission.
The next day.
Jiang Ning got up early in the morning.
Thinking of the date Xie Jingyan mentioned, she hadn’t asked for the specific time.
She flipped through her chat history with Xie Jingyan and still asked: 【What time】
Xie Jingyan replied instantly: 【Ten o’clock, I’ll pick you up.】
Only then did Jiang Ning go take a shower; her closet had no pretty clothes, just big cotton-padded ones, and the plaid coat she wore when she first came to this world.
After hesitating repeatedly, Jiang Ning decided to wear the coat she liked.
She layered several pieces underneath to ensure she wouldn’t get cold.
She also applied light makeup, giving her some color.
She checked herself in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction.
At ten o’clock, her mobile phone rang.
Jiang Ning answered: “Hello?”
Xie Jingyan’s voice was clear: “Come down.”
Jiang Ning closed the door and went downstairs.
From far away, she saw Xie Jingyan, but upon seeing his appearance, she stopped in her tracks.
