Chapter 114: Backing Her Up, Honesty, Seeing Injustice On The Road
“It was fine originally, but now…
I’m suddenly hungry again.”
Chang Ning sat back down and picked up his chopsticks again. From his posture, it seemed like he really wasn’t full yet.
Seeing that Chang Ning wasn’t leaving, Cao Ninghua had no choice but to stay with him. His eyes kept scanning back and forth between the beauty at the entrance and Chang Ning.
‘These two definitely have a story!’
Cao Ninghua and Chang Ning had known each other for quite some time—nearly ten years in total. In all that time, he had never seen any woman push Chang Ning to this extent.
Normally, Chang Ning was indifferent to women, but today he noticed that Chang Ning’s attitude toward the beauty in front of him was very unusual.
“Pack away that ambiguous look in your eyes and hurry home after eating!”
Being stared at by his good brother with that kind of look made Chang Ning feel uncomfortable all over. Besides, he and Tong Youyou weren’t even boyfriend and girlfriend—they were completely innocent!
Seeing Chang Ning get angry from embarrassment, Cao Ninghua wasn’t upset by his attitude.
This kind of expression was extremely rare on Chang Ning’s calm face. In ten years, this was the first time he had seen it—interesting!
“Then I’ll wait for you.”
With that, the lady walked right up to Cao Ninghua. Cao Ninghua was perceptive and immediately stood up, even pulling out the chair for her.
Facing Chang Ning’s murderous glare, Cao Ninghua naturally didn’t care—who could block him from watching the show?
Everyone was guessing the relationship between the newcomer and Chang Ning, and Chen Hao was also watching Chang Ning and the lady with great interest.
Others might not know the lady’s identity, but how could he not? In Donghai City, when it came to background, he really couldn’t compare to her.
Seeing that she didn’t like others knowing about her, Chen Hao made no move from his seat.
Seeing the lady who entered, Ye Luoli’s face darkened terribly. She couldn’t understand why the blockhead Chang Ning could win the affection of such a stunning beauty.
And with the lady present, she now seemed like the green leaves that set off the flower. With Ye Luoli’s looks, she had absolutely no advantage in front of the lady.
Seeing the lady really sit down next to him, the gossip fire burning in the eyes of the surrounding classmates was mixed with jealousy. Chang Ning didn’t like this atmosphere at all—at this moment, he wanted to leave here.
“Military Doctor Tong, what do you want with me?”
“What did you call me?”
Hearing Chang Ning’s address for her, Tong Youyou slightly furrowed her delicate eyebrows, propped her arms on the edge of the table, and leaned close to Chang Ning. The distance between them was less than ten centimeters.
A faint fresh fragrance lingered in Chang Ning’s nostrils. Chang Ning began to feel restless. In all his life, he had never been this close to a girl.
Kindergarten doesn’t count.
‘My god! Chang Ning has no reaction even at such close range!
These two definitely have something going on!’
Cao Ninghua, watching the show from the side, had his eyes wide like copper bells. The two were a perfect match—he blessed his brother.
It wasn’t easy. After so many years, someone had finally tamed his good brother.
“B… Big Sister.”
At this moment, Chang Ning felt his face getting a bit hot.
‘Damn it, why am I shy? It must be because of the drinking—definitely not because I’m shy.’
“Hey, that’s more like it!”
Hearing Chang Ning call her Big Sister, Tong Youyou smiled happily. When she smiled, her eyes curved, looking very cute.
“Don’t you think it’s rude for you, miss, to suddenly barge into our gathering?”
Ever since Tong Youyou entered, Ye Luoli had instantly lost her protagonist treatment, which she couldn’t tolerate.
Perhaps her boyfriend Chen Hao’s background gave her confidence, or maybe she was provoked by Tong Youyou and Chang Ning’s blatant interaction. She actually challenged Tong Youyou.
Chen Hao was stunned by Ye Luoli’s sudden outburst. This woman had left her brain at home today—didn’t she see he hadn’t said anything?
Now he wanted to strangle Ye Luoli, but at the moment, he couldn’t. Because Tong Youyou’s emotionless eyes had turned to him.
Anyone with eyes could see that Ye Luoli and Chen Hao had an unusual relationship, and the clever Tong Youyou could naturally see it too.
In fact, if it weren’t for her relationship with Chen Hao today, Ye Luoli probably wouldn’t have gotten off easily.
“Chen Hao, I’ll give you face today—keep your people in check.”
From start to finish, Tong Youyou didn’t even glance at Ye Luoli.
What could Chen Hao do? If it were somewhere else, he might clash with Tong Youyou, but in Donghai City, forget it.
Besides, their family had a business deal to discuss with the Tong family. Offending Tong Youyou here would cause them huge losses.
It wasn’t worth it for one woman.
“What are you going crazy for! This entire hotel belongs to her family.”
Chen Hao lowered his voice and said in Ye Luoli’s ear.
Although he wanted to strangle her right now, the education he had received from childhood told him not to lose his temper now—he had to maintain his poise.
Chen Hao’s warning made Ye Luoli’s face turn deathly pale. She knew she had kicked an iron plate today and shrank in her seat, trying to minimize her presence.
“How about it? Big Sister didn’t let you call her for nothing.”
Tong Youyou looked at Chang Ning with a you’re welcome expression.
Alright, this meal couldn’t be eaten anymore.
No one at the scene was touching their chopsticks now—everyone was watching Chang Ning.
How could this let Chang Ning eat? Besides, he had been full long ago; he had just made up an excuse when he saw Tong Youyou come in.
“I’m done eating. Do you have something to discuss with me?”
Chang Ning took out a napkin, wiped his mouth, slightly increased the distance between them, and then spoke.
Seeing Chang Ning’s action, Tong Youyou imperceptibly furrowed her brow but quickly recovered.
Tonight, she had come specifically to back up Chang Ning, but he was so unappreciative.
She had received news that Chang Ning was being targeted in her family’s hotel and rushed over without delay to gain some favor. Who knew this guy was so unresponsive.
She was such a beautiful girl coming to stand up for him, and not only was he ungrateful, his attitude was so cold.
At this moment, Tong Youyou wanted to pick up the wine glass from the table and splash red wine in Chang Ning’s face!
But thinking that this guy was an indispensable part of her thesis, Tong Youyou held back.
She thought that once the thesis was done, she’d quickly stay far away from this guy who didn’t understand charm—maybe that way she could live a few more years!
“Of course I have something. I know a fun place, so I want to take you there.”
Tong Youyou’s direct and relentless attacks made Chang Ning inwardly cry that he couldn’t handle it!
Two lives as a human, and this was the first time Chang Ning had encountered someone as bold as Tong Youyou. He was struggling to fend her off.
“But I haven’t seen my good brother in a long time.”
As Chang Ning spoke, he glanced at Cao Ninghua, who was watching the drama on the side, signaling with his eyes: For the sake of our more than ten years of friendship, help your brother out!
Cao Ninghua: Brother, opportunity has come—you have to seize it!
“Oh, I have something to do later. You guys chat.”
Cao Ninghua didn’t give Chang Ning a chance to bargain. After explaining to everyone, he gave Chang Ning a meaningful look and left.
He could tell that this excessively beautiful lady had clearly come for Chang Ning today. As a good brother, he naturally had to assist.
Chang Ning: Thanks a lot!
Chang Ning could only watch helplessly as Cao Ninghua left dashingly.
“Can I say no?”
Looking at Tong Youyou’s sparkling eyes, Chang Ning said weakly.
If this woman wasn’t craving his body, he would definitely be happy to make friends with Tong Youyou.
But now that he knew she had ideas about him, any further contact made him feel uncomfortable.
Tong Youyou’s phoenix eyes widened: “Heh, no!”
At this moment, she finally seemed like a spoiled young lady—without a care in the world!
“You guys eat first. I’m taking Chang Ning.”
Just like that, Chang Ning—who was a head taller than the 1.68m Tong Youyou—was dragged away without any resistance.
Chang Ning felt like he was naturally leaving that annoying gathering, absolutely not because he couldn’t refuse a girl.
Just like he wouldn’t interact with the opposite sex except his mom, similarly, he wouldn’t refuse help from the opposite sex seeking his assistance.
But because he didn’t interact with the opposite sex, he seemed extremely aloof, so naturally no women sought his help.
“Can you let go of me?”
Dragged into the elevator by Tong Youyou, Chang Ning spoke up.
Seeing this guy’s weak appearance, Tong Youyou even suspected whether he was the same Chang Ning who trained on the Wolf Fang training ground.
If she hadn’t seen the information on Chang Ning before he joined Wolf Fang, she would have thought this was his twin brother.
It was hard to connect this person with the soldier who fought poachers in the no-man’s-land.
“Could it be…”
Tong Youyou discovered the key point!
“Why are you leaning so close!”
Facing the suddenly approaching Tong Youyou, Chang Ning instinctively leaned back, but they were in the elevator now—where could he dodge?
“Does contact with the opposite sex make you nervous?”
This was a question, but coming from Tong Youyou’s mouth, it was an affirmative statement.
With her medical doctorate expertise, she guaranteed that when she suddenly got close to Chang Ning earlier, he was definitely nervous.
Now all of Chang Ning’s previous abnormalities made sense. She wondered why he acted strange around her—the root of the problem was here.
“Yeah, so what? Does it delay me becoming a Wolf Fang special forces soldier?”
Chang Ning said this righteously. With his strength, although he hadn’t reached the Wolf Fang special forces soldier standard yet, he could be considered a quasi-special forces soldier.
“That depends on what kind.
If it’s the kind of instructor who trains newcomers in the military unit, you could definitely handle it.
But if it’s going out on missions… heh.”
The laugh already conveyed Tong Youyou’s meaning.
She was now also a soldier in Wolf Fang and naturally understood special forces soldiers.
For someone like Chang Ning, if he didn’t overcome this issue, forget staying in Wolf Fang to train newcomers—he’d be lucky not to be kicked out of Wolf Fang.
“Ding~”
The elevator arrived at the first floor.
Chang Ning knew his own situation. He hadn’t expected to make it through the selection training camp only to be stuck here.
Tong Youyou was right—they faced all kinds of enemies, so he couldn’t just get nervous and unable to fire if the opponent was a woman.
The two exited the elevator, and the doorman handed the car key to Tong Youyou.
“Get in the car. It’s time for us to talk.”
Since Chang Ning had his own issue, Tong Youyou felt she didn’t need to beat around the bush anymore—just be open and honest, each getting what they needed.
Chang Ning’s nervousness around the opposite sex was basically a psychological problem, and for a great beauty like her, it was easy to cure!
“Where are you taking me?”
Chang Ning asked after getting in the car. Perhaps even he hadn’t noticed that he wasn’t stuttering when talking to Tong Youyou anymore.
“To eat. I skipped dinner to rush here and back you up.”
Chang Ning wanted to say he didn’t need backing up, but thinking of her good intentions, he immediately expressed thanks to Tong Youyou.
“No need for thanks. You must have figured out my purpose.
I’ll be direct: give me some blood and hair first, and I’ll study it.
In exchange, I’ll cure your nervousness around the opposite sex.”
Chang Ning definitely wouldn’t agree to this condition—his secrets were too big. If he accidentally revealed the system, what then?
Although he knew with the system’s tech level, no instrument on current Earth could detect it, better safe than sorry.
Otherwise, he’d be done for.
Besides, even if the system couldn’t be detected, he didn’t want to be studied all day. It made him feel like a lab rat locked in a laboratory.
No one would want that feeling, right?
“I refuse!”
Tong Youyou’s expression was one of astonishment. Logically, with such favorable conditions, Chang Ning shouldn’t refuse.
Once Chang Ning’s issue was solved, he could become a real special forces soldier, and she could get the experimental sample—a win-win, yet rejected.
Tong Youyou racked her brains but couldn’t figure it out.
“Why?”
“No reason, I just simply don’t want to be studied.”
“I’m just taking a bit of your blood and hair—I’m not studying you personally.”
“Is there a difference?”
Chang Ning’s counterquestion made Tong Youyou deflate like a punctured balloon.
It seemed there really wasn’t much difference—the genes in blood and hair were essentially the same as those in Chang Ning’s body.
“Fine, accompany me to eat first.”
Tong Youyou didn’t dwell on this issue, but getting her to give up was impossible.
To give, one must first take!
Tong Youyou believed that when Chang Ning owed her enough, he wouldn’t have the nerve to refuse her anymore.
As a rich heiress, Chang Ning hadn’t expected Tong Youyou’s dining spot to be a roadside stall.
Looking at the small table full of meat and veggie skewers, Chang Ning still felt a bit dreamlike.
Shouldn’t rich girls disdain eating at roadside stalls?
Chang Ning having this idea wasn’t wrong—his previous life’s circle was very small, and he had no exposure to the lifestyles of the upper class, so he definitely had misconceptions.
“Come, cheers to our friendship!”
Tong Youyou picked up a large green bottle, opened it with a bottle opener, and took a big gulp.
Her boldness surpassed many men.
“Drink up! Haven’t you seen a beauty drink before?”
Seeing Chang Ning staring blankly at her, Tong Youyou immediately guessed what he was thinking and rolled her eyes at him.
“Oh, okay.”
Chang Ning quickly opened the cap and skillfully ate barbecue with Tong Youyou.
He had been full originally, but seeing Tong Youyou eat so enjoyably, he felt like he could eat a bit more.
“Who are you?”
A man and a woman emerged from the nightclub, the man supporting the girl.
The girl looked very resistant to the man, but unfortunately, she wasn’t as strong as him and was drunk, so she naturally couldn’t push him away.
Passersby saw the two but turned a blind eye. Plus, the man kept saying she was his girlfriend and drunk. Hearing that, passersby wouldn’t meddle anymore.
This kind of behavior by the man was commonly known as groping, and the girl was the man’s prey for tonight.
Chang Ning saw this scene. Their roadside stall for eating was not far from the nightclub entrance—just across one street.
