Chapter 131: Reminder
“This person is her friend? Also from our factory? She’s so pretty, how come I’ve never seen her?”
“She seems to have just arrived not even a few months ago. You’ve never seen her, but you couldn’t have missed hearing her name? The new one from Purchasing Department who instantly became our factory’s unattainable beauty…”
“Now that you say it, I know who you mean. It’s her. She’s indeed very sweet-looking, but isn’t her heart a bit too cold?”
“Tsk, you know the face but not the heart. What do you know, hammer!”
Suddenly, the onlookers who had been quietly eating melon and watching the show couldn’t stand it anymore and chimed in one after another. Some with personal heroism or overflowing sense of justice even stepped forward with the intent to argue with her.
Su Ning ignored the onlookers’ chatter, glancing at He Yue who was still whimpering and crying, looking like a pitiful little white flower that had been cruelly ravaged.
This was in Gu City, not Beijing City nor Star City, where she was unfamiliar with people and places and no one knew her. Was she prepared to abandon all shame?
If others encountered something they’d hate to hide away for a lifetime and never speak of, she was doing it so openly and blatantly without a care. What exactly was she thinking and what did she want to do?!
“Su Ning.”
Seeing Su Ning who had instantly become the center of public opinion amid all the gossip, Yan Bei frowned slightly with cold intent in his eyes as he looked toward the person still crying nonstop. “Do you need me to step in?”
“This expression and demeanor is exactly like that Lian Minmin from the courtyard. Just looking at her hurts my eyes!”
Fu Jiaming had a face full of disgust. Seeing her reminded him of the biggest hidden loss he’d ever suffered in life, that feeling of having grievances but unable to speak or defend, which even now made him want to explode.
So seeing this woman who claimed on her lips to be Su Ning’s friend, Fu Jiaming had not the slightest good feeling toward her.
“Su Ning, why don’t you go in first. Yan Qi and I will help you deal with her.”
“No need. Jiaming, go ask Director Liang for leave for me first.”
Seeing that although her face still looked unpleasant, there was no sign of difficulty in her eyes, Fu Jiaming glanced at his friend and saw him nod in agreement, then nodded back.
“Alright, then you two wait here for me first. I’ll be right back.”
Anyway, he had just returned from a business trip last night and could still take leave. With himself and Yan Qi there, no matter what, she wouldn’t suffer any loss.
Seeing that it was time to go to work, and Cadre Su also seemed inclined to intervene, although some still wanted to see the follow-up, most people were still rational—gossip was important, but salary was more important—so they began to disperse and enter the factory gate.
Only a few people remained in place, with the look of not leaving until they finished the whole melon.
“Do you want to discuss matters or continue crying? I don’t have that much time or patience.”
The words without the slightest warmth rang in her ears, and He Yue’s shaking shoulders paused slightly.
The current Su Ning had changed too much, completely different from the Ning Ning she knew, really impossible to add or subtract, utterly inscrutable.
Lowering her hands covering her face, with teardrops still hanging on her eyelashes, she couldn’t help cursing inwardly: What the hell had Su Ning taken?
What exactly was wrong with her? How had she offended her?
This time her anger and sadness were genuine, without any trace of acting. “Ning Ning, I… was bullied by someone.”
“So? Do you need me to go report a case with you?”
As if shocked or incredulous, He Yue staggered back two small steps, tears falling like they cost nothing. “Ning Ning, you… you weren’t like this before.”
In the past, no matter who bullied her, she would get angrier and sadder than herself, would step forward without thinking, and would rack her brains to coax her.
“Oh, so what exactly do you want.”
“I… I want you to go with me to find that person…”
He Yue cautiously stepped forward wanting to hold her hand, but deterred by the man beside her who had a cold face like he was guarding against her, she didn’t dare actually reach out.
Seeing his intimidating presence, what if he really hit a woman?
She could only look at her even more pitifully. “Ning Ning, okay? We’ve been such close friends since childhood…”
Not missing any of the emotion changes in her eyes, Su Ning’s lips curved in sarcasm. “I used to think you were bad at studying because you didn’t like it. Now I know it’s because your memory is too poor.”
“Wha… what do you mean?”
“I seem to have told you more than once that we’re no longer friends.”
“Why should I go with you to see someone I don’t know, a person so dangerous who assaulted you.”
Shaking her head repeatedly, He Yue anxiously explained, “No, the injuries on me weren’t from him, it was his mom…
Ning Ning, just treat it as me begging you, okay? I guarantee just this once, as long as you go with me to see him once!
In the future, no matter what Uncle Xu says or wants me to do, I’ll tell you or even cover for you, okay?”
Narrowing her eyes slightly, Su Ning had to seriously look her over again from head to toe.
Who exactly was the ‘he’ she was talking about?
And why must she go see him?
It was as if once she saw that person, all of He Yue’s problems would be effortlessly resolved.
The things and promises given by Xu Zixin were definitely not few or small, to make He Yue willingly spit out what was already in her mouth?
“See who.”
“I… you’ll know once you come with me.”
“How do you think I’m like a fool? Just because of how good I was to you before?”
Although she had a bit of curiosity about the person she mentioned, Su Ning had no hobby of knowingly rushing into danger just to satisfy that curiosity, like a death wish.
Turning to look at Yan Bei and signaling with her eyes, she decisively turned to leave.
“Su Ning! Are you really going to be so ruthless?”
“I just want you to go somewhere with me, and I guarantee there won’t be any danger. Even that doesn’t work?”
Seeing no reaction from her, as if she was quickening her pace to leave, He Yue suddenly ran in front of her to block her path.
“Have you forgotten who was with you every year when you were most heartbroken and sad? Who stayed a whole day at Quiet Aunt and Grandpa Su’s graves?”
“When you were impatient with dealing with people and couldn’t refuse well, who helped you resolve those troubles?”
“That year, the wild dog that rushed out, who blocked that bite for you…”
He Yue shouted hoarsely, as if wanting to flip out every bit of kindness she had ever shown her and slap it in her face.
“Even if you don’t consider me a friend now, aren’t all the things I did for you in the past worth you doing this one last thing for me?!”
“Hehehe…”
Su Ning laughed coldly, the icy chill in her eyes shooting out like sharp knives.
Making the emotionally agitated He Yue’s heart tremble, instinctively falling silent.
“Do you really think I don’t know what all those things you did were for?”
She hadn’t said it before because she didn’t lack the things she desperately wanted, and she felt friends shouldn’t quibble over such external possessions.
She wasn’t saying it now only because, no matter what intentions she had at the time, she had indeed done them, so leave her a bit of face-saving cloth.
“He Yue.”
Closing her eyes and opening them again, her emotions quickly calmed, her voice flat and neither cold nor warm. “Treat it as for all your past kindnesses. This is my last reminder: don’t conspire with wolves and tigers.”
“Your transaction with Xu Zixin, the person you want to go see, I have no interest in either.”
After saying that, without stopping this time, Su Ning and Yan Bei went around her and quickly left.
“Su Ning, don’t regret it!”
Clenching her fists tightly, He Yue watched the two departing backs, the redness in her eyes deepening continuously.
“Hey, you, yes you!”
Her body stiffened, He Yue desperately breathed until her twisted and deformed face returned to normal before turning her head to look at the person who had somehow appeared behind her.
Another handsome man who didn’t seem to come from an ordinary family background?
Was there something wrong with Gu City Textile Factory? Why were all the good men piling up here?
“You, know Su Ning? Are you two friends?”
……
“Su Ning, you… are you okay?”
Seeing her mood somewhat low, Yan Bei stopped and softly said, “Although in Gu City it’s not as good as Shanghai City, I still know some people. Shall I go help you investigate?”
Without waiting for her refusal, Yan Bei handed her the things he’d been carrying and continued, “Why that person she mentioned wants to see you, what exactly they want to do—it’s better to figure it out.”
“Who wants to see who?”
Fu Jiaming, panting from running out at top speed, only caught the end and asked puzzledly, “What did I miss?”
“Didn’t miss anything. Perfect timing.”
Yan Bei hooked his arm around his neck, pulled him aside, and whispered a few words.
“No problem.”
Although he didn’t know why they wanted to investigate that stomach-turning whimpering monster, Fu Jiaming patted his chest and guaranteed repeatedly.
Their factory had a know-it-all busybody who could handle this little matter easily.
