Chapter 183: How Can I Go Back?
Gu Lanli, upon hearing this, hurriedly stopped her: “Don’t… Ning Ning.”
“Jiang Ning” smiled slyly: “So you’ve agreed then?”
Gu Lanli pursed his lips, finally thinking he didn’t want to have the same regrets as before, hesitated for a moment and nodded: “Okay… but I need to make it clear to Wanyuan.”
A fierce glint flashed in “Jiang Ning’s” eyes, but not wanting Gu Lanli’s hard-earned improved attitude toward her to disappear, she held back her jealousy and nodded: “I’ll wait for you, Lan Li Gege. No one in this world loves you more than I do.”
Until he saw “Jiang Ning’s” figure walk away, he still felt a sense of unreality.
Just… so easily, he had gained Jiang Ning’s forgiveness again?
But her eyes… why were they no longer as pure as before.
Gu Lanli’s thoughts were in chaos; he sat on the hospital bed for a long time before contacting the driver to pick him up for discharge and return to Jin Cheng.
……
Xie He was out of danger; the first thing she wanted to do upon waking was to find that teddy bear.
Seeing Xie Jingyan sitting at her bedside, she asked weakly: “Brother, where’s the doll?”
Xie Jingyan came back to his senses, met Xie He’s eyes, and touched her forehead: “Next time, Brother will buy you a new one, okay? That doll is already broken.”
Xie He bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes again. In her small, innocent world, she couldn’t understand why Sister Ning, who had always been so good to her, had suddenly become like this.
She sniffled: “Brother, did Xiao He do something wrong? That’s why Sister Ning took back the gift she gave me. I just saw her in the corridor, so I happily ran over to hug her. She pushed me away, snatched the doll, tore it to pieces. Brother… can you call Sister Ning over? I’ll apologize to her. Next time, I’ll run slowly and not bump into her and hurt her.”
Xie Jingyan thought of Jiang Ning’s changes; had the situation he least wanted to face arrived?
Last time, Jiang Ning told him she felt the first personality was coming back.
So because of this accident, the person he liked had fallen asleep?
Xie Jingyan didn’t know…
He didn’t even know how to face “Jiang Ning.”
He took a deep breath, still putting on a smile for his sister so she wouldn’t be sad: “Sister Ning might be in a bad mood this time. Next time, I’ll bring her over, okay? Xiao He, can you forgive… Sister Ning…”
Xie He nodded without hesitation, her eyes pure: “I don’t blame Sister Ning. It was my fault. Sister Ning is the best to me besides Dad, Mom, Brother, and Grandmother.”
Xie He’s pale cheeks carried a smile; she didn’t hate Jiang Ning at all because of this incident.
Xie Jingyan sighed softly.
Jiang Ning, sitting in the hospital room, also sighed.
Xiao He was really too sensible.
[Host, Host! Can you hear me?]
While Jiang Ning was still feeling sorry for Xiao He, Little Honey’s voice came to her ear.
She shuddered all over and turned her head to see a yellow small light orb emerging from the floor.
“Little Honey?”
Little Honey: [Wuwuwu, Host, I missed you so much.]
The small light orb directly pounced onto Jiang Ning’s shoulder, really looking like it was hugging Jiang Ning and crying bitterly.
Jiang Ning grabbed it: “Quickly tell me what’s going on? How can I get back?”
Little Honey’s voice was troubled: [I’ve roughly understood the situation. It seems the soul originally created in “Jiang Ning’s” body has developed independent consciousness—something even the world consciousness can’t control. Because of that explosion, she took the opportunity to come back and seize control of the body from you. Host, the chance of getting back is slim unless the soul belonging to “Jiang Ning’s” body voluntarily gives it up; otherwise, you can’t go back.]
Jiang Ning was a bit anxious: “Then what about my one hundred million?”
Little Honey: [… In this situation, you’re still thinking about your one hundred million?]
Jiang Ning: “Well, what else? I have to get something out of it, right?”
Little Honey’s voice was admiring: [I haven’t disappeared, which means the mission is still ongoing… It’s just that the mission target has become the current “Jiang Ning.”]
Jiang Ning: “…”
Very well, with the original soul’s level of hatred, her mission would be 100% completed.
Little Honey: [I can’t stay away too long. I’ll come find you if there’s any situation. If you can’t survive in this world, I’ll find a way to send you back. Host, wait for me.]
Jiang Ning sighed and turned her head to see Xie Jingyan staring fixedly in her direction.
Jiang Ning waved at him in surprise: “Xie Jingyan, can you see me?”
However, the next second, Xie Jingyan looked away and fed Xie He some water.
Jiang Ning sat beside him; for now, she could only wait for Little Honey’s news.
Xie Jingyan couldn’t help but glance at that spot again, feeling like it was a hallucination.
Why did he see a yellow light ball floating in the air, seeming alive and able to move.
Just as he wanted to reach out to touch it, the small ball disappeared.
He frowned and rubbed his eyes; could it be that he was too fatigued lately?
His eyes were seeing double?
Old Mrs. Xie walked in from outside the hospital room.
She rubbed her cold hands: “It’s snowing outside again. Xiao Yan, stay in the capital city tonight and go back to Jin Cheng tomorrow?”
Xie Jingyan shook his head: “I won’t stay here. I’ve bought the latest high-speed rail ticket, arriving in Jin Cheng at eleven. I still need to go back and study. Next month is winter vacation; I’ll come again then.”
Old Mrs. Xie, upon hearing this, didn’t stop him anymore: “Alright then, be careful on the road.”
Xie Jingyan stuffed several thousand to Old Mrs. Xie: “Take this money for living expenses. I’ll go pay Xiao He’s hospitalization fees.”
Old Mrs. Xie, upon hearing this, had a complicated expression: “No need to pay. The Meng Family has already paid all of Xiao He’s subsequent surgery fees. We’re just waiting for the time for her surgery.”
Xie Jingyan wasn’t surprised at all about this. They came with the mindset of seeking forgiveness. Xie He was originally their granddaughter, so they would definitely spend money and effort on this matter; they even hoped more than anyone for Xie He to recover.
“Got it, then I’ll head out first.”
Xie Jingyan left the hospital room.
Old Mrs. Xie chased after him, carrying a shopping bag in her hand. She stuffed it into Xie Jingyan’s hand: “Last time I went to buy clothes for Xiao He, I also bought one for you. The store clerk recommended this color; they said it looks handsome on young guys.”
Old Mrs. Xie smiled, the wrinkles on her face all bunching up.
Xie Jingyan looked down; it wasn’t any big brand clothes, not even as good as the hair tie Jiang Ning casually used for her hair.
Even the color was ordinary black, the fabric very soft, stuffed inside not with down but cotton.
“I’m off.” Xie Jingyan waved to Old Mrs. Xie.
Seeing Xie He looking at him eagerly.
Xie Jingyan smiled softly at her, eyes curving: “Next time Brother comes, I’ll bring you an identical teddy bear.”
Xie He pulled the quilt over her face; because Xie Jingyan hadn’t picked up the teddy bear, she was sulking a bit.
Expected within six chapters, Ning Ning goes offline.
