"If you could go back in time, which day would you most like to go back to?"
"September 20, 1x."
"What day was it?"
"The night Feng Ning rejected me for the first time."
"What do you want to do?"
"The moment she rejects me, I give up on her."
But time cannot be reversed, and what happened cannot be repeated. This night is still the same night, the moon is not very round, nor very bright.
After Jiang Wen finished yelling hysterically, he stood there in a daze, and suddenly fell into dead silence.
Feng Ning still had that angry expression on his face.
Her mouth opened slightly into an O shape, but she didn't speak immediately. Her mind raced for a while, and she had never expected things to develop into this incredible state.
His expression, his face turned sideways, his eyes red with anger, definitely did not look like he was joking. This put Feng Ning in a difficult position.
As hard-hearted as she is, she didn't know how to deal with this situation for a while. Before, she could still ignore it and not care about it. Anyway, other people like her, what does it have to do with her
But... But right now... Too many feelings to describe.
After a long time, Feng Ning looked at him and said, "You—"
A noisy voice floated over, and a big brother shouted with all his might, "Little sister, do you have anything else lost?"
A whistle of police sirens came from a distance. Soon, several policemen jumped out of the car, evacuated the crowd who had stopped to watch the excitement, and came over here.
After getting a general understanding of the situation, Jiang Wen and Feng Ning were also taken to the Public Security Bureau.
The phone in her pocket vibrated again. Jiang Yuyun couldn't contact Jiang Wen, so she called Feng Ning directly: "Is Xiao Wen with you? Why can't I get through to him?"
"We just encountered a robbery, and someone called the police. We are now going to the police station together." Feng Ning gave a brief account of what had just happened.
"Were we robbed?!" Jiang Yuyun was startled and asked anxiously, "Are you two okay?"
"It's okay, it shouldn't take long."
Jiang Yuyun felt relieved: "Okay, is Jiang Wen here? I'll talk to him."
"Yes." Feng Ning agreed and handed over the phone.
Not knowing what was said on the other end, Jiang Wen lowered his eyes, responded perfunctorily twice, and hung up the phone.
After getting the phone back, Feng Ning took another look at it and found that his cheeks were abnormally flushed.
Only then did she remember that Jiang Wen's fever had just subsided. The weather was so cold and he had been freezing outside for so long with only a thin suit and a shirt on, not even any warm clothes.
Feng Ning leaned forward and said, "Uncle policeman, can you turn up the temperature in the car? My friend has a cold."
"Why are you dressed like this in the middle of winter?" The police officer in the passenger seat leaned over to adjust the air conditioner. He glanced at Jiang Wen in the rearview mirror and hesitated to speak. "Is he a celebrity?"
Jiang Wen said nothing. Feng Ning explained for him: "He's not a star, not a star, he's just a little handsome."
The police station is nearby, about ten minutes away. Maybe because everyone is rushing to achieve sales results at the end of the year, they are very efficient.
When taking their statements, the older police officer said, "The man who just robbed was released a few months ago and has several criminal records. It's the New Year soon and things are not going well everywhere. Yesterday, a candy store owner was robbed and stabbed to death on the street. This society is very complicated. You two students, if you encounter something like this, remember to call the police first and don't act tough."
The more the old policeman spoke, the darker Jiang Wen's face became.
It was completely dark when we walked out of the police station. Jiang Yuyun sent a driver to pick up Jiang Wen.
The street lights on both sides spread out one by one, as if there would be no end. The shadows of the boy and girl were one in front and one behind, slightly offset.
Feng Ning tried to speak several times, but Jiang Wen avoided her gaze. She cleared her throat and tried to find something to say: "I will forget everything that happened today."
"Forgot what." Jiang Wen said coldly.
"It's just... um, your bathing picture is really too sexy." Feng Ning reflected on himself, "I can't do this."
"How many times are you going to ask this?" Jiang Wen frowned.
It turned out that they couldn't live in peace for long.
Feng Ning interrupted and said as if criticizing an ignorant junior: "Also, next time you get mad, don't throw your phone. It's so extravagant to lose your temper. If you're really angry, why not smash some cheap things?"
"I finally got the phone back, so you should thank me profusely. I really don't understand what you are thinking. Are you crazy?" She still felt heartbroken when she mentioned this.
Jiang Wen resumed his mocking expression: "Who should thank you heavily? If anything happens to you, I will be the one who gets implicated. You have a simple mind but strong limbs."
"I have a simple brain?" Feng Ning proudly stretched out his hand in front of him, and counted to six, then nine, and finally eight. "Did you see clearly? I got this number in the final exam. Did you beat me? You'll always be the runner-up!"
He grabbed her wrist.
There were several dirty wounds on the back of her hands.
Feng Ning pulled his hand back, "Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Are you no longer going the innocent route and are acting like a hooligan instead?"
If possible, Jiang Wen really wanted to sew her mouth shut.
He took a deep breath, his face looked very ugly, and he endured it and said, "There is a medical kit in the car."
"It's just a small wound, how can you deal with it?" Feng Ning didn't care, but he was restrained by someone and couldn't get rid of it even if he wanted to.
Regardless of whether she was willing or not, Jiang Wen dragged her towards the parking lot.
Because of the need to apply the medicine, a rear overhead light was turned on. In order not to affect the road at night, the baffle was pulled down.
In the small carriage, there was a moment of silence where one could hear the breathing. Feng Ning had nothing to do, so she started counting his eyelashes.
They are one by one, and the tails are a little curled up, like a slide.
The car suddenly jolted and her wound was pierced, causing her to gasp in pain.
Jiang Wen immediately raised his eyelashes.
At such a close distance, each other's eyes could reflect each other's shadow. They stared at each other in a daze for a few seconds, and a strange ambiguity suddenly arose.
Feng Ning said jokingly: "Did you express your love to me again on the street just now?"
Jiang Wen's hand holding the cotton swab trembled, his face flushed, and he said angrily, "Shut up!"
She sat up straight and distanced herself from him, but she didn't shut up: "I won't beat around the bush with you. Although we always quarrel and insult each other, in fact, that night in the hospital, I regarded you as my Feng Ning's friend."
The word "friend" sounds like an explanation, but also like a way to distance oneself from the relationship.
In short, it sounded extremely harsh to Jiang Wen's ears, and he knew it would be like this.
"You are an extremely outstanding person. Don't keep yourself stuck in the same place." She spoke steadily.
Jiang Wen's face suddenly changed and he interrupted her: "You don't have to say anything."
Regardless of his reaction, Feng Ning said earnestly: "No, I want to say this. I can tell you that my attitude towards my admirers and friends is completely different. I can give you some more time to think clearly about whether you want to be the former or the latter."
She is always like this. She keeps a low profile and is more difficult to approach than anyone else.
Jiang Wen looked at her intently.
Looking at her, remembering her serious and heartless look forever in my heart, I completely gave up.
Arriving at the place, the car stopped and turned off. Feng Ning held the bag under her arm and turned to say goodbye to him, "Okay, I'm leaving. Goodbye. I look forward to your answer."
After a pause, Feng Ning added calmly, "Remember, friendship lasts forever."
"... ..."
If he hadn't been rational, Jiang Wen's hand would have been around her neck. He sneered.
Feng Ning raised an eyebrow: "What?"
"Fuck you, forever."
—These were Jiang Wen’s last words as he slammed the car door.
"I suspect he's a masochist."
"When we are together, we either quarrel or we are against each other."
"Jiang Wen is really superficial. He just thinks I'm pretty."
"In fact, he should thank me. Teacher Feng taught him a lesson through words and deeds. He knew that beautiful women are all liars and that you can't believe anything they say."
"I believe that after this incident, Jiang Wen will never be easily fooled when it comes to women in the future."
Shuang Yao couldn't listen any longer. How could someone be so mean? She put down the novel in her hand and said, "You are the biggest fool Jiang Wen has ever been in."
Feng Ning sat in front of the heater at the end of the bed to dry her hair. The light from the heater was slightly yellow, reflecting her eyebrows, eyes, lips and nose, which made her look smart and delicate. Just looking at her appearance, it was impossible to imagine that she had such a bitch soul.
"I really am!" Feng Ning shouted, "I am so distressed!"
Shuang Yao looked at her back speechlessly.
A thought suddenly popped up in her mind, and Shuang Yao asked worriedly: "Feng Ning, you don't like women, do you?"
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"I really can't imagine what kind of boy can conquer you."
Feng Ning was stunned for a while, then said rationally, "Actually, I don't have no feelings for Jiang Wen at all. At least his looks are very much to my liking. That young face always attracts me."
"Haha, he's a famous handsome guy in Qi De. You don't have to act so reluctantly, as if you're doing yourself a disservice."
Shuang Yao looked like she had seen through her a long time ago, and said sarcastically: "At the beginning, you said you didn't tolerate others, but you flirted with others in a cheap way. I guessed that you were definitely attracted by her beauty."
Feng Ning nodded in agreement, as if accepting the criticism: "Go on."
Shuang Yao knelt on the bed and gently grabbed her ear. "What are you talking about? You have no conscience. You flirt with others but don't plan to take responsibility. You think the situation is not right and want to walk away. You even force others to be your friend. Oh my God, I'm going to pity Jiang Wen. He is a campus prince who was living a good life. How come he met a weirdo like you?"
Feng Ning opened her hand and thought seriously: "But I think it is more suitable for us to be friends. I give the choice to Jiang Wen today. If he insists that he doesn't want to be friends and must be with me for the purpose of dating, then I..."
"So what do you do? You stay away from him completely? Never say a word to him again?"
"To be honest, I don't know either." Feng Ning frowned in confusion, "We'll have to wait until he makes a choice."
Shuangyao has been brainwashed and bullied by Fengning for many years, and she has seen things more clearly than most people.
She shook her head. "Feng Ning, you were not so indecisive with the boys who pursued you before. There were many who were more persistent than Jiang Wen, but you always solved them quickly. Why did you keep pestering him for so long this time, and still have no result?"
Having said this, Shuang Yao said, "Compared to Jiang Wen, I think you should think about it more carefully."
"At least he dares to face his inner self, but you may not."
It snowed heavily last night and the snow on the ground has not melted yet. Zhao Binlin and Xi Gaoyuan made an appointment to come to Jiang Wen's house to play games with him.
Jiang Wen had another high fever when he returned home that night, and the fever only subsided this morning. He was in a very depressed state of mind.
While the game was loading, Zhao Binlin told them about a popular male-oriented novel. "It's really good. This novel has made me lose my appetite recently."
Xi Gaoyuan was intrigued by what he said and promised to watch it when he got home that night. Zhao Binlin turned around and enthusiastically sold Amway to Jiang Wen.
Who knew he would respond coldly, “I don’t like this.”
Zhao Binlin continued: "What type do you like? I'll recommend it to you."
Jiang Wen wrapped himself in a blanket, took the game controller, and said lifelessly: "Novels where the heroine doesn't love the hero, I can only find resonance in this kind of novel."