Chapter 161: Strangeness
Little Honey: [A person’s eyes don’t lie. You’ve been attracted to him too, and you’ve only known each other for a few months without a deep relationship foundation.]
Jiang Ning was choked by Little Honey’s words. She wanted to retort, but the fact was just as it said.
In the end, she had only known Xie Jingyan for three months.
Jiang Ning believed she wasn’t the type to easily like someone.
But facing Xie Jingyan was strange. From the first glance at him, she was attracted.
Xie Jingyan carefully observed Jiang Ning’s odd behavior from the side.
He clearly noticed that Jiang Ning was unhappy.
She would take a bite occasionally, then zone out for a bit, as if… talking to someone.
A sudden electric buzzing sound passed by his ear. Xie Jingyan was startled and looked straight at Jiang Ning.
Stared at for too long, Jiang Ning finally stopped chatting with Little Honey. She slowly came back to her senses, looked at Xie Jingyan, and asked softly: “What’s wrong?”
Xie Jingyan wanted to ask if Jiang Ning heard any strange electric buzzing sound, but facing her clear eyes, he couldn’t say anything and just shook his head dazedly: “Nothing. Are you full?”
Jiang Ning put down her chopsticks: “Let’s go.”
Back at school for the evening study session.
Jiang Ning was picked up by the family’s luxury car at ten and taken home.
As soon as she got home, she saw Madam Jiang tenderly applying medicine to Father Jiang’s face: “How were you so careless? You even got hit by a car at the company entrance.”
Father Jiang waved indifferently: “It’s nothing. See, I’m fine. Just bad luck. The driver was drunk driving and was taken away by the police.”
Madam Jiang felt some heartache: “Good thing you dodged quickly, or that car rushing over would’ve cost you half your life.”
Father Jiang sighed: “I’m really fine. I’m more worried about Xiao Yan. It’s been two days, he’s out of danger, but he lies in bed like an idiot every day, staring blankly out the window, not speaking, not listening to others. What’s wrong with him? Could it be he really needs me to find that Su Wanyuan before he’ll say a word to us?”
The more Father Jiang thought, the angrier he got: “The Gu Family still wants our forgiveness to release Gu Lanli. That kid is also an idiot, taking the blame for that Su girl and enjoying it. How could someone as shrewd as Gu Mingci have such a stupid son? Good thing my daughter has eyes and doesn’t like that kid anymore. I think that poor kid surnamed Xie is ten thousand times more pleasing than the one surnamed Gu.”
Madam Jiang saw him about to get up while talking and quickly held him down, coaxing softly: “Alright, alright. Little Xie is the best in your heart, right? Don’t move around. I’m applying medicine to you.”
“Ouch, what exactly is wrong with Xiao Yan? Like he’s possessed.” Father Jiang was worried.
He really didn’t want his son to see Su Wanyuan.
Because in his impression, this girl wasn’t that skilled, but had deep schemes. The problem was, Jiang Yan wouldn’t listen to their explanation and stubbornly believed Su Wanyuan was his benefactor.
Madam Jiang pursed her lips, her expression indifferent: “I told you sons aren’t reliable. Daughters are better.”
Father Jiang glared at her: “You’re stirring trouble again.”
Jiang Ning overheard most of their conversation, then walked over, put her schoolbag on the sofa, and looked at the scrape on Father Jiang’s face: “Hit by a car?”
Both were startled by their daughter’s voice.
Madam Jiang recovered first: “Ning Ning is back from school. Hungry? I’ll have Aunt prepare some midnight snack for you.”
Jiang Ning shook her head: “I’m not hungry. I just heard you talking about Jiang Yan. Is he okay?”
Father Jiang snorted: “I think he’s bewitched. He just stares blankly out the window every day, who knows what he’s looking at.”
Jiang Ning fell silent.
Was it because she forcibly changed Jiang Yan’s ending that he became like this?
Like he had no soul, being manipulated by someone.
She sighed and looked at Father Jiang: “How did you get hit by a car at the company entrance?”
Mentioning this, Father Jiang also felt puzzled: “No idea. Normally there’s a guardrail at the main entrance, but that car somehow went around and came straight at me. Good thing my assistant nearby pulled me, or I’d probably be a ghost under the wheels.”
Jiang Ning recalled what Little Honey said to her.
When she forcibly changed the plot, the world consciousness would annihilate her within a certain time. If her mentality was strong enough, it would start with people around her, slowly breaking her defenses.
So it had started now?
This world’s death game?
Jiang Ning put a Band-Aid on Father Jiang’s face: “Be careful on the road. This weekend I’ll get you a peace talisman.”
Father Jiang looked gratified: “Ning Ning has grown up, knows to care for her parents.”
Madam Jiang also looked at Jiang Ning with a smile, her eyes smiling as if seeing through Jiang Ning’s body straight to her soul: “My Ning Ning has always been a filial and kind little girl.”
Jiang Ning’s eyelashes trembled, suddenly not daring to face Madam Jiang.
Because she was just a soul from another world, not the real “Jiang Ning”.
“I’ll go back to my room first.”
Both nodded.
Until Jiang Ning’s figure disappeared.
Father Jiang hesitated and discussed with Madam Jiang: “Do you remember that stock Little Xie recommended to me?”
Madam Jiang bent down to pack the medicine box: “I know. What about it? Didn’t he suggest you sell?”
Father Jiang hesitated: “He suggested selling high, but today I found out my assistant is also investing in this stock. He said to wait for it to rise more, earn a few million and quit to live off it. He only put in 100,000, and in over a month it’s turned to over a million. This stock’s momentum is good now, so I’m hesitating.”
Madam Jiang frowned; she didn’t understand business matters: “What if it loses?”
Father Jiang pursed his lips: “Conservatively, a loss of 100 million.”
Madam Jiang jumped: “That much?”
Father Jiang rubbed his brow: “Because I invested a lot too. Haven’t we gotten on the Huo Family’s bad side? Even if we rely on the Meng Family to dodge for a while, can we do it forever? We still need our own foundation. Plus, today Li Li and Meng Su went to the capital city. I’m worried Li Li will run into Huo Yu there and suffer. We can’t always tell the child to endure being bullied.”
He hated his lack of strength and slow development, but he had started from nothing for over twenty years and reached this level, which wasn’t easy.
Madam Jiang sighed: “Then decide for yourself.”
Father Jiang had decided to sell high, but today seeing his most trusted assistant also buying this stock—even putting all his assets in—it moved him.
Father Jiang was tempted again.
He decided to observe for a while longer…
Withdraw only if things really went wrong…
The following week.
Strange things kept happening around Jiang Ning.
Like when Madam Jiang went out, a flower pot smashed down from above.
Like Father Jiang’s car breaking down while driving, crashing into the elevated bridge and nearly falling into the river.
Or like one morning when Jiang Ning got up, took a cup of hot water from the servant, and directly splashed it on someone’s face.
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