Chapter 75: Reactions
“Su Ning ah Su Ning, Ning Ning, can’t you just say you won’t get involved in dangerous things?”
“Do you think I want to?”
Her cheeks ached from clenching her jaw, Su Ning squeezed out these words through her teeth, and thinking back on it now, she couldn’t help but sigh about this unfathomable mystical fortune.
“Yeah, you were just going on a normal mission, unexpectedly the contact person you needed to meet turns into an enemy! Awesome, awesome!”
“Can you go back?”
Staring at his face expressionlessly, Su Ning felt that if she heard two more sentences, the wound on the back of her head might suddenly worsen.
“Hahaha, I’m not afraid your wound hurts, so I’m deliberately diverting your attention!”
Pulling over a nearby chair and sitting down, Fu Jiaming glanced at the empty sickbed with nothing on it, “Since you’re staying overnight, when Yan Qi comes back later, I’ll go get your things for you.”
“No need, I can still move…”
“Hey Su Ning, we’re all friends, do you know what friends are? If you’re always so polite and afraid of troubling others, that’s being too distant and it really hurts feelings!”
Being distant?
Perhaps due to her personality, there weren’t many friends who could truly enter her heart, and even He Yue, who had been the closest before, mostly just helped her and solved problems for her, as for herself?
Ever since her maternal grandfather and mom passed away one after another, ever since Xu Zixin reorganized a new family, she had learned not to rely on others.
It was just that before, she lacked nothing, whether in studies or life, there was no place she needed help, so she… wasn’t used to it.
If she truly accepted them as friends from the heart, then she had to learn to accept friends’ kindness frankly.
Any relationship requires mutual effort and joint nurturing, that was the biggest realization after coming to Xiangnan and getting to know them.
Then… try to change.
“Alright, you go.”
“That’s right!”
Fu Jiaming clapped his hands, his face full of ‘the child can be taught’, “So, how about I make the connection for your mission?”
Going around in circles, it turned out to be for this, thinking of her previous sworn words, but she didn’t even meet the person, and when she finally caught him, he dove headfirst into the thieves’ den.
Her face couldn’t help but flush slightly, Su Ning cleared her throat, “Not using connections and background would be pure stupidity!”
“Right, right… cough cough, well, as long as you turn this corner, after all, having these is also a symbol of strength, right.”
Newly entering society, one has to go through some beatings.
Having gone through the same himself, hitting a brick wall and immediately turning back, Fu Jiaming deeply understood.
“Wait, bro will arrange it for you tomorrow, guaranteed to complete the mission smoothly!”
“Thank you, Jiaming.”
“Tch, being polite again, if you’re really grateful, treat me to a big meal later to celebrate!”
“No problem.”
“Cough~”
Yan Bei, who had left and returned, heard their laughter before even entering the room, and amid the unresolved anger, a bit more chill was added: looks like after he’s better, he needs to spar properly with his good brother.
“Ahchoo~”
Sneezing for no reason, his back being stared at intensely made his hairs stand on end, Fu Jiaming whipped around and sure enough saw that scalp-numbing expression: damn, this kid looks like he’s seriously about to beat him!
Quickly standing up, unobtrusively yielding the best spot, Fu Jiaming wiped the nonexistent cold sweat from his forehead.
“Su Ning, put these away properly.”
“What’s this?”
“Just now outside, I ran into a familiar person who came to deliver these things, so I had him hand them to me first.”
Money and ration coupons, bracelet, watch, nothing missing, all sent back.
Taking the things, Su Ning didn’t put them on again but stuffed them all into her bag at once.
To be honest, since childhood she didn’t like strangers touching her things, and thinking of this bracelet and watch being touched and used by that woman Hua Qiao made her feel disgusted.
Seeing clearly the disgust and resistance in her eyes, Yan Bei glanced at her canvas bag under the pillow and thought to himself: Grandmother’s heirloom seems to have another pair of ink jade bracelets?
As for the watch…
Her eyes, often used to drawing lines and diagrams, measured like a ruler, and in just a few glances, he got the exact size of her wrist.
“Right, the people from J side asked me to pass on that Professors Xu Gu, due to their identities, have been transferred ahead to safety, and also to where they are needed.
Before leaving, Professor Xu Yin said some words she hopes there will still be a chance to say face-to-face to you, so she left no written words, looking forward to meeting again someday.”
Thinking of the merits and awards the couple earned for her, he didn’t know what this girl did to gain such favor from them.
In the future, those two’s influence in the institute would only grow, with such a big backer behind her, Su Ning’s path ahead would be more stable no matter how she went.
Yan Bei was genuinely happy for her, at least that iron rod blow wasn’t in vain.
“I understand.”
Thinking of the ambitions for the two bombs and one satellite mentioned in the daily report, Su Ning sincerely prayed that the two professors and all the predecessors striving in it could succeed soon!
“Due to the special nature of the matter, the merits and awards can only be done privately, have a mental preparation, it shouldn’t be long.”
“Mm.”
Nodding to show understanding, Su Ning privately wasn’t very enthusiastic or concerned about this matter.
But with these, in the near future, it might become another layer of protection for her.
The identity of red capitalist would no longer be something people with ulterior motives could tamper with, becoming a certain threat would already be good.
“It’s getting late, you two’s wounds aren’t fully healed, I have no major issues so I’ll head back first.”
“No way! Can we two leave you here alone?”
Although he felt this guy was a super bright light bulb, with him here, he could stay even more legitimately.
For his somewhat useful sake, Yan Bei’s gaze on him wasn’t so cold anymore, “Jiaming is right, we really aren’t rest assured leaving you here alone.”
“If you feel it’s inconvenient with us two big men, shall I have my sister come keep you company?”
“No need to trouble Yan Xi sis anymore, it’s not long until dawn… then that’s it.”
……
Shanghai City, some J District.
With the two accompanying and taking care of her in the hospital, Su Ning’s night of observation stay was quite comfortable.
On the other end, Tong Tai and Hua Qiao, locked in the little black room with only cursory treatment, were truly suffering.
Especially after receiving a call from his own little brother, Yan An, who had specially asked him to take good care of someone, naturally gladly satisfied this rare request from his brother.
Moreover, when dealing with enemies, he who always emphasized iron fists originally had no intention of letting the two off easy anyway.
……
Beijing City, Steel Factory Family Courtyard.
Having made all preparations, just waiting for Xu Zixin’s Xiangnan University admission notice, He Yue finally let her always anxious heart settle on this day.
Sitting on the bedside, flipping through the admission notice in her hand over and over, He Yue couldn’t hold back the smile on her face.
So what if her studies weren’t as good as Su Ning’s?
Now she had become a worker, while she was a prospective university student, and after graduation, no matter where assigned, she would be a cadre big or small.
Except for that face, what else did Su Ning have to compare with her?
Having such a friend, she had always played the role of green leaf, having to set her off no matter where.
Thinking of the past events, thinking of her former inferiority and pandering, He Yue’s eyes were full of darkness.
“Su Ning ah Su Ning, playing a good hand terribly, that’s you, right.”
Shaking her head as if regretful, He Yue’s smile gradually turned into sarcasm.
Not going to the university at hand, not being the factory director’s good daughter, getting upset over a bit of grievance and throwing a tantrum to run away from home, tsk~
Without these halos, what good could there be!
“My best friend, I really want to meet you soon…”
……
Beijing City, Qinghe Lane Fu Family.
Just after dinner, the whole family gathered and opened the two big packages Su Ning mailed, full harvest of the faraway Yatou’s kindness in Xiangnan.
Old Master Fu, who already felt something missing and was worried about her, successfully suffered insomnia, rocking the reed fan and gazing at the old tree in the yard, lost in thought.
The day before yesterday after seeing Zhang Ze who had returned to Beijing, he couldn’t help but keep thinking about the conversation with Yatou that night before she left.
It didn’t differ much from Zhang Ze’s guess, he also felt that this quirky Yatou’s chess moves were too unorthodox?
This layout, no matter from where or how looked at… didn’t seem targeted at Xu Zixin that guy at all.
“Su Ting old thing ah~, what exactly is our little Yatou trying to do? Aren’t you self-proclaimed big smart? How about giving me a dream to explain?”
“The current situation, I’m increasingly unable to understand, really getting old, can’t refuse to admit it ah…”
