Chapter 76: Want To Change Everything? Then Listen To Me
Jiang Ning almost thought she was hallucinating.
Turning her head, she saw Gu Lanli and Su Wanyuan standing at the entrance of the noodle shop.
Jiang Ning: “…”
This plot has to be designed this way, right?
Gu Lanli seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: “I knew you still like me, Jiang Ning, hurry up and tell my dad that you’ve forgiven me. I’ve been living outside for half a month, and I’m almost out of money.”
Jiang Ning almost cracked.
Xie Jingyan calmly ate his noodles without hurry.
Jiang Ning looked at the two suspiciously: “How did you two end up here?”
Gu Lanli was a bit awkward: “Wanyuan and I ran out of money, we were hungry, and Wanyuan brought me to this noodle shop. She said there are cheap and affordable houses nearby.”
Jiang Ning’s gaze swept over the two of them.
Xin Yang was telling the truth.
Gu Lanli’s father wanted to send Su Wanyuan away.
Gu Lanli disagreed and ran away from home with Su Wanyuan.
For a pampered young master like Gu Lanli, he probably stayed in high-end hotels. Gu Lanli’s card was frozen, so he could only rely on Su Wanyuan’s saved scholarship to support them both.
Gu Lanli was used to spending lavishly, and Su Wanyuan didn’t have much money, so it was quickly spent clean.
She said with interest: “What a coincidence, Xie Jingyan happens to live nearby, Su Wanyuan really knows how to pick a place.”
Gu Lanli was stunned and looked at Su Wanyuan in disbelief.
Su Wanyuan’s face flushed red, feeling the shame of her little thoughts being exposed.
Gu Lanli exploded as expected: “So you brought me here for Xie Jingyan? Su Wanyuan, I hold you in my heart, but you kick me into the ditch. What did he Xie Jingyan give you that’s worth you being so devoted to him?”
“I didn’t…” Su Wanyuan’s explanation was feeble: “It’s because the housing prices in this area are cheap, that’s why I brought you here.”
Gu Lanli sneered and pointed at Xie Jingyan: “Then what about him? You knew he comes to this noodle shop often, so you brought me here for a chance encounter, right? Now your competition is over, I left the Gu Family for you, but what are you doing? You trample my true heart underfoot! You can’t even keep one of the promises you made to me.”
Gu Lanli was truly furious.
His passionate heart for Su Wanyuan slowly cooled.
Yeah, just like Xin Yang said, he was a noble young master who had everything, why bother offering treasures to Su Wanyuan and still not getting a single glance from her.
He was really pathetic.
“Fine, since you like Xie Jingyan, stay in the slum with him. I’m done serving you. From today on, I’ll cut off all financial aid to you. Don’t appear in front of me again. In the future, I’ll get engaged to Jiang Ning.” Gu Lanli finished speaking.
He grabbed Jiang Ning’s wrist and strode out of the beef noodle restaurant.
Jiang Ning was dumbfounded the whole time.
Buddy, did you ask for her opinion before deciding to get married?
Treating her as a substitute!
But the noodles were finished, and Jiang Ning had no reason to stay.
She naturally followed Gu Lanli away.
Xie Jingyan’s gaze fell on Jiang Ning’s wrist.
She was really obedient.
Total slut.
Xie Jingyan continued eating his noodles, looking uninvolved.
Su Wanyuan watched Gu Lanli leave with red-rimmed eyes before looking at Xie Jingyan: “A Yan, I have no money and nowhere to go…”
Xie Jingyan finished the last bite and stood up: “Hmm, what does that have to do with me? This isn’t a refugee camp. If you have no money, figure out a method yourself. I’ve been living in the slum, what money could I have?”
Seeing Xie Jingyan about to leave, Su Wanyuan immediately grabbed his sleeve: “A Yan…”
Xie Jingyan’s brows darkened, as if carrying bone-chilling cold snow: “Don’t touch me, don’t bother me, don’t cling to me. I don’t owe you anything. Please firmly walk the path you chose and never regret it.”
Su Wanyuan’s face turned pale inch by inch.
Her fingers went limp, unable to hold onto Xie Jingyan.
He no longer had any feelings for her.
She knew that because of her negligence back then, Xie Jingyan’s parents died tragically.
But she could atone, why wouldn’t Xie Jingyan give her a chance to atone, why push her away so ruthlessly when it wasn’t like this before…
Su Wanyuan left in a daze.
Outside, thunder rumbled in the sky. She opened her mobile phone and found the last bar of battery drained, shutting down.
Half an hour later, heavy rain poured from the sky.
Su Wanyuan wanted to go back to the hotel, but she had no money for a cab. The hotel was in the city center, and walking would take two hours.
At first, Su Wanyuan hoped Xie Jingyan would soften and come back for her.
But she waited until the street shops closed, her whole body soaked by the rain, cold and hungry. As night fell, Su Wanyuan felt like she was abandoned by the whole world.
The people around her were all changing, moving away from her world.
She encouraged Jiang Yan to get out of his predicament. No matter how much his family hated him, Su Wanyuan stayed with him.
But she felt she couldn’t warm him, because Jiang Yan always turned his gaze to Jiang Ning. Even though Jiang Ning hurt him so much, he still wanted to get close, to draw that bit of family affection. It was ridiculous.
The Xie Jingyan she truly liked treated her like trash. She was human too, she could feel sad and cry. She worked hard just to stand with him. Even competitive mathematics was something she tricked Gu Lanli into helping her with. She just wanted to be closer to him. What did she do wrong?
The Shen Jinhe she liked at first sight.
She made small cookies for her every day and brought them over, but Shen Jinhe came to Ninth Middle School just to find Jiang Ning. She wanted to be friends with Jiang Ning, not her.
Even when she deliberately tried to please her and invited Shen Jinhe to stroll around the Capital City with her in the evening, she politely refused and then ran straight to Jiang Ning’s room, only coming back at bedtime.
And the Gu Lanli who kept saying he liked her cut off her financial aid in front of her and turned around to get engaged to Jiang Ning. And what about her? What was she? A stepping stone on Jiang Ning’s path to success?
Why?
She was unwilling.
Su Wanyuan really wanted to laugh.
The people around her had all gone crazy.
All of them crazy.
She wandered aimlessly in the downpour on the street, finally squatting by a trash can and bursting into loud cries.
Why treat her like this?
Until one in the early morning.
Su Wanyuan finally walked back to the hotel where they were staying.
This was the place Gu Lanli insisted on staying, at least a thousand per night. How could she, a girl, stay with Gu Lanli, so they got two rooms. They stayed for half a month, Gu Lanli rebelled against his family, his bank card was frozen, and she paid for both by herself. In just half a month, twenty thousand was gone.
Now even eating was a problem.
That night, Su Wanyuan didn’t sleep well.
She felt like she was in chaos. Looking down, it was an endless abyss, with a hand grabbing her foot, dragging her down. She struggled frantically upward.
Some strange fragmented images crazily flooded into her mind.
Suddenly, a vague, cold voice sounded by her ear:
“Do you want to change everything? Then listen to me.”
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