Chapter 213: Daydreaming
“Shut up, this car is mine!”
The woman first reprimanded the Gentle Man with a stern face, then turned back to look at Chang Ning with a charming smile.
“It’s fine, go ahead and fix it. It doesn’t matter if you can’t fix it.”
Chang Ning said, “I’m from the driving range, I can definitely fix it for you.”
Seeing that Chang Ning really intended to start repairing it, the Gentle Man stepped in front of the car, blocking Chang Ning.
“Can you even fix it properly? If you ruin this car, you couldn’t afford to compensate even if you were sold!”
The Gentle Man stood straight in front of Chang Ning, clearly looking down on him.
“It’s just a Land Rover.”
After saying that, Chang Ning looked at the woman again: “So, fix it or not? If not, say so early to save me time!”
Provoked repeatedly by the Gentle Man, even Chang Ning’s good temper was starting to boil with anger.
“Fix it! Fix it! Of course fix it!” the woman hurriedly said.
“But…”
“Hm?!”
The Gentle Man, unwilling to back down and wanting to argue more, was immediately silenced by the glare from the woman with her pretty face turned cold.
“Since you want it fixed, then get out of the way quickly.”
Pushing the Gentle Man aside, Chang Ning picked up the wrench on the car hood and began checking the car’s condition.
When pushing the Gentle Man away, Chang Ning used some force.
Having been nagged for so long, he was angry inside and vented it out while shoving the man aside.
With Chang Ning’s strength, how could the Gentle Man’s frail body, long indulged in alcohol and women, withstand it?
With an “ouch,” the Gentle Man was pushed by Chang Ning onto the road and fell into the grass pile by the roadside.
“You’re asking for it!”
Perhaps because he was pushed face-first into the ground and lost face, or maybe because he’d never been treated like this from childhood to now.
Anger surged in the Gentle Man, his face instantly turning pig-liver colored. He casually picked up a fist-sized stone nearby and swung it at Chang Ning.
“Watch out!”
The stylish woman standing next to Chang Ning by the car was startled by her companion’s action.
She panicked for a moment, covering her mouth, and could only manage to warn Chang Ning, who was still repairing the car.
Chang Ning seemed not to hear the woman’s warning or notice the movement behind him, focusing intently on fixing the problem with the car.
The Gentle Man and Chang Ning were only two or three steps apart, and in just a few seconds, he had reached Chang Ning’s back.
Seeing no reaction from Chang Ning, delight appeared on the man’s brow—he was going to make Chang Ning pay for offending him!
He swung the stone hard at the back of Chang Ning’s head, aiming to kill.
“Ouch!”
After a cry of pain, the Gentle Man flew out.
It wasn’t Chang Ning who struck; don’t forget he had two comrades standing not far away.
Xiao Zhuang and Lao Pao saw Chang Ning in conflict with the man, worried that if his temper flared up, he might injure someone badly and cause trouble later.
They had come to persuade Chang Ning, but unexpectedly saw the man trying to take Chang Ning’s life.
They couldn’t stand by; after a short run-up, Xiao Zhuang kicked hard at the Gentle Man’s side waist.
Then the man rolled back into the grass.
Judging by how he clutched his side waist, lying on the ground groaning, Xiao Zhuang’s kick had used a lot of force.
“You guys wait for me!”
The man shakily pulled out his mobile phone from his pocket, apparently planning to call people to deal with the three.
“Still daring to call people?”
Xiao Zhuang walked toward the man with a stern face.
This action nearly scared the man into wetting himself.
“N-no… no… I dare not! I dare not!”
“Watch yourself from now on!”
After taking the man’s mobile phone, Xiao Zhuang threatened him a few more times.
In fact, Xiao Zhuang really didn’t dare do anything to the man.
These actions were just to intimidate him and prevent trouble.
“Thanks!”
After Xiao Zhuang handled the matter, Chang Ning patted the dust off his hands, put the wrench back in the toolbox, and thanked Xiao Zhuang.
Xiao Zhuang smiled: “No need to be polite with me!”
“Brother, don’t mind him.
My brother has a bad temper.”
Lao Pao helped the Gentle Man up and even patted the grass clippings and soil off his clothes.
Hearing Lao Pao’s words, the Gentle Man was furious.
Listen to that—what kind of talk was it? Clearly he was the one who got beaten, yet he was supposed to swallow his anger.
He was the victim here!
Unconvinced inside, the Gentle Man wanted to say something to save face.
But seeing Lao Pao’s insincere smile, the man felt a chill and swallowed his words.
He’d seen people like this around his dad—they were all tough characters.
His instinct told him that if he kept whining, they might really beat him half to death in this remote wilderness.
“Big brother, I won’t dare again!”
Seeing the Gentle Man back down, Lao Pao nodded in satisfaction.
“What’s the deal with this guy? Weren’t you with him? He got beat and you didn’t care?” Chang Ning asked the woman.
“Don’t misunderstand! I’m not with that guy!”
The stylish woman reacted strongly to Chang Ning’s words, eagerly distancing herself from the Gentle Man.
“He was introduced by family.”
“Oh~ I see.”
Chang Ning realized: “A blind date, huh.”
“Tch! Who’d go on a blind date with a wimp like that!”
The stylish woman said indignantly, clearly very dissatisfied with the man.
“We’ve talked so much but I still don’t know your name? I’m Ma Qitong.”
With that, the woman extended her slender, fair hand.
“Oh, I’m Chang Ning.”
Chang Ning wiped his hand on his clothes before lightly shaking Ma Qitong’s.
Ripples stirred in his heart. Don’t misunderstand—it wasn’t because he touched Ma Qitong’s hand.
It was because he confirmed the woman’s identity.
The wheels of fate began to turn.
In the original plot, the tragedy of Xiao Zhuang and Ma Qitong began right here.
Because of knowing Ma Qitong, Xiao Zhuang was sent undercover by Miao Lian, resulting in the loss of Xiao Ying’s life.
Ma Qitong, because she liked Xiao Zhuang, caused her own brother to die right in front of her.
Sadly, though she didn’t personally kill her brother, she played an important role in it.
Ma Yunfei truly deserved to die, but having his sister indirectly cause his death was quite cruel.
“With me involved this time, I wonder if these tragedies can be averted.
It would be great to attend Xiao Zhuang and Xiao Ying’s wedding banquet!”
Chang Ning thought to himself.
“What’s up with this guy? Why’s he still holding my hand!”
Ma Qitong felt shy inside, but if she spoke up to remind him, she somewhat reluctantly didn’t want to.
Actually, from the moment Chang Ning appeared before her, Ma Qitong had recognized him as the one who saved her that day.
Without Chang Ning, she would have been successfully groped that day.
Recalling that day’s scene, Ma Qitong still felt lingering fear.
