Chapter 92: Utterly Shameless
Jiang Ning was choked speechless.
Throughout the whole book, Jiang Yan is a tragic character.
Bullied by his mother and older sister when young, he likes the Female Lead when grown up but doesn’t dare say so, has no competitive ability, and can only silently protect her.
In the end, he sacrifices his own life to save the Female Lead, yet he doesn’t even stay in the Female Lead’s memory for a year, a marginal character who was never loved or valued since childhood.
So Jiang Ning understands that his lonely heart, as long as someone gives him a little kindness, he will burn himself up like a moth to a flame.
Jiang Ning looked at him, her gaze somewhat complex, but in the end she didn’t refuse his kindness: “Jiang Yan, you really are the stupidest person I’ve ever met.”
Jiang Yan: “…”
He couldn’t help but show a smile.
Although scolded by his older sister, Jiang Yan didn’t feel upset.
He seemed like he could get a little closer to Jiang Ning.
Because the current Jiang Ning has a very warm soul, and he wants to get close to it.
Jiang Ning does indeed like eating Crispy Duck.
Sui Tang watched enviously from the side, her big eyes wide open: “Cousin, what about mine? Did you bring me anything?”
Jiang Yan’s smile vanished in a second: “You have hands and feet, go get it from the window yourself.”
Sui Tang: “…”
“I’m your cousin at least, treating me like this, you’re pissing me off, next time I won’t say good things about you in front of Grandfather and Grandmother, hmph.”
Jiang Yan felt indifferent.
The Sui Family doesn’t dare get too close to him because of Madam Jiang, mainly afraid of causing him more serious harm.
During holidays, Old Madam Sui would secretly stuff him with lucky money behind Madam Jiang’s back, never saying much to him, just telling him to behave.
Jiang Ning smilingly picked up a piece for her with chopsticks: “Cool off, eat up quick, we’ll go to the sports field later to watch hot guys play basketball.”
Sui Tang hugged Jiang Ning’s arm: “Older Sister, you’re the best, I love you the most.”
Mentioning basketball.
Jiang Yan mustered up courage to ask: “Jiang Ning, on Friday Ninth Middle School and Seventh Middle School are having a friendly match at our school, will you come cheer for me?”
Jiang Ning was just about to answer when someone sat down next to her.
Xie Jingyan carried his tray and sat down gracefully, not treating himself as an outsider at all.
Jiang Ning glanced over; previously his tray always had cheap veggie dishes like small cabbage, tomato and egg, stir-fried potato shreds, but now his tray had braised pork trotters, Crispy Duck, Stir-fried Pork with Chili, and a mapo tofu—all dishes Jiang Ning likes!
While Jiang Ning, being lazy, had only ordered a bowl of Small Noodles.
Now comparing to his tray, she instantly found the food in front of her tasteless.
Jiang Ning scoffed lightly: “You’ve gotten bold too, daring to be so extravagant, this meal must cost thirty at least!”
Xie Jingyan was a poor guy who wouldn’t even add beef to his Beef Noodles.
He was quite nonchalant: “Speaking of which, I should thank you, my benefactor, without you, how could I have my prosperous life now.”
Jiang Ning: “…”
She cursed: “Choke to death.”
Xie Jingyan placed his newly bought Mineral Water on the table.
Jiang Ning: “…”
She reached out with her chopsticks to grab a pork trotter, stuffed it straight into her mouth once she got it, and grinned at Xie Jingyan: “What’s the use of eating so well, it’s all going into my mouth anyway.”
Her expression was smug, her smile brilliant like the sun.
Xie Jingyan couldn’t help laughing: “Eat up, I’ll make you pay later.”
Jiang Ning puffed her cheeks in anger, grabbed his entire portion tray and bowl together: “I’ll eat, I’ll pay! I’ll pay you thirty right now.”
“Sure enough, the food is still the most delicious.”
Jiang Ning hadn’t touched her Small Noodles yet and pushed them toward Xie Jingyan: “Let’s swap.”
Xie Jingyan gave her a wistful glance: “I’ve already eaten from this meal.”
Jiang Ning nearly choked, hurriedly opened Xie Jingyan’s new Mineral Water and gulped down two mouthfuls.
She let out a light breath.
Continued eating, mumbling with her mouth full: “It’s fine, no harm in eating a bit dirty.”
Xie Jingyan: “…”
The meal and water were inexplicably all taken by her.
He mocked lightly: “You really take and eat everything, utterly shameless.”
Jiang Ning pretended not to hear.
While Jiang Yan sitting opposite didn’t get Jiang Ning’s answer and couldn’t help asking again: “Jiang Ning, can you bring me water that Friday afternoon?”
Jiang Ning gnawed on the pork trotter, furrowed her brows in serious thought: “I’ll think about it.”
She couldn’t help thinking in her heart, if Seventh Middle School comes over, will Meng Jing be on the basketball team? She decided to pretend to ask around that evening.
The on-court players plus substitutes total just ten, she didn’t believe she couldn’t find this person!
Hearing about the basketball team, Xie Jingyan suddenly inquired: “Has the school organized the participants yet?”
Jiang Yan shook his head: “Not yet, selections start this afternoon but the teacher has already reserved me, the rest depends on how they pick.”
Xie Jingyan nodded in understanding.
Gu Lanli stood at the canteen entrance, searching for Jiang Ning’s figure.
He rarely came to this place, had accompanied Su Wanyuan a few times before, but mostly ate outside.
His gaze locked on, seeing Jiang Ning already surrounded by people.
Chatting and laughing there.
Unknowingly, she had become the center of this circle.
Xin Yang walked out from beside him, looking at him somewhat speechlessly: “Who are you putting on this expression for now? Didn’t I say back then, you hurt Jiang Ning, wait till she really leaves you, you’ll regret it—I told you so, you’ll regret it big time.”
Gu Lanli’s expression was no longer arrogant, filled more with remorse: “If I knew I’d regret it, I wouldn’t have done those things, but there’s no ‘if’ in this world, people have to take responsibility for what they’ve done.”
Xin Yang found it absurd upon hearing this: “What took you so long? Now you’ve dumped Su Wanyuan, she doesn’t even have a place to live because of you, you’re really scum.”
Xin Yang grumbled, feeling Gu Lanli was simply outrageous, one moment this one, next that one; Su Wanyuan seemed to have shown she liked him, but he didn’t buy it, then started chasing Jiang Ning whom he initially wanted to kick away—this wasn’t madness what was it.
Seeing Jiang Ning laughing happily, Xin Yang couldn’t help saying: “Just let Jiang Ning go, I’m really afraid she’ll end up on the same path you took with Su Wanyuan, it’s so infuriating.”
Gu Lanli unwillingly clenched his fist: “I can’t let go, Jiang Ning accompanied me for thirteen years, how can I let her go?”
Xin Yang: “…”
Insane.
Luckily.
On the day they broke off, she was awarded him.
He is Jiang Ning’s lapdog, yes, that’s right.
“You slowly repent here, I’m going to eat.”
Xin Yang said so and went to get food, then sat next to Jiang Yan and joined the chat.
Gu Lanli watched from not too far, eyeing the last seat there somewhat hesitantly.
At this time, Su Wanyuan and He Shang walked in side by side, chatting and laughing.
She glanced at Gu Lanli from the corner of her eye, expecting his reaction.
He Shang saw the canteen like a hungry wolf spotting a meat bone.
It’s food, he’s saved.
He didn’t even know why Su Wanyuan kept clinging to him, making him recall the fun times between him, Su Wanyuan, and Xie Jingyan before—totally inexplicable, delaying his meal!
He seized the last seat, sitting across from Sui Tang.
Gu Lanli didn’t even glance at Su Wanyuan, turned and left.
The disappointment in Su Wanyuan’s eyes gradually turned to resentment.
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