After hearing Grandpa's last words, Ning Xi did not sleep all night. She did not know how much Grandpa knew, nor did she know whether the affectionate night before returning to Beijing would cause fatal harm to Wen Liang. She did not know how to protect herself and Wen Liang in the current situation. All kinds of thoughts came to her mind, and one night seemed as long as ten years.
Ten years passed in one night. Ning Xi understood a lot. It was absolutely impossible to confront Grandpa head-on. Times had changed. The alliance between the Ning and Lei families was not comparable to the love of a willful little girl back then. If there was any mistake, the outcome would be even worse than five years ago. She didn't care. Life and death were determined by fate, and wealth and honor were determined by God. How could she forgive
Wen Liang had spent so much effort and used so many strategies to develop from nothing to where he is today. But once he entered the sight of the Ning family, even if they only glanced over occasionally, both Wen Huaiming's official career and Wen Liang's career were just a speck of dust that could be blown away in the blink of an eye.
Either lower your head and submit for the benefit of the family, or watch Wen Liang being cruelly deprived of everything. This is a multiple-choice question, but there is actually only one answer!
She has no choice!
"Xiaoyi?"
Wen Liang called out softly, and Ning Xi woke up from her memories. She said, "Listen to me and go back to Qingzhou! Now that we've come to this, you don't have to be so formal with me. Take all the 400 million in profits, work hard, and develop well. Maybe in the future, we can still..."
She couldn't say the next words no matter how hard she tried. Every word she uttered seemed to cut her heart hard. Wen Liang's face was much calmer, and she said, "The future? Xiaoyi, don't you understand? Without the present, there would be no future. So, I want it in the future, and I want it now!"
Ning Xi stared blankly at the sixteen-year-old boy in front of her. He was still young and immature. Although he could make clouds with a flip of his hand and rain with a flip of his hand, he always gave people the impression of a gentleman as gentle as jade. But at this moment, he said such words in such a plain tone. To her ears, it sounded so domineering and arrogant that she had never heard before!
It turns out that the rude and unreasonable kindness also makes me intoxicated and obsessed!
But why is it that the more intoxicated I am, the more painful it is? Why is it that the more obsessed I am, the more sad I am
Ning Xi had never thought that in just one second, her emotions could be so mixed. But what made her even more panicked was that the heart that she had spent two months to harden was gradually softening under Wen Liang's damn tyranny. Maybe in the next moment, maybe in just the next second, she would not be able to help but throw herself into his arms, crying and shouting to release all the pressure in her heart. In that case, with Wen Liang's personality, it would be even more impossible for him to leave, and it would hurt him instead.
When Ning Xi looked at Wen Liang again, her eyes had become very determined. She said, "Wen Liang, you are such a smart person, don't you realize that this is a dead end? If I take a step back, at least you can live your life well. But if you take a step forward, I don't know how Grandpa will deal with you. I can't even guarantee your personal safety. Choose the lesser of two evils. Don't be stupid. Don't let me be distracted by you..."
Wen Liang suddenly laughed for some reason and said, "It's because I'm smart that I won't be fooled by your illusion! Xiaoyi, believe me, there is no unbreakable situation in the world. Only if you tell me everything can I think of a way to break it. Otherwise, if I don't listen to you and insist on taking this step, it will really kill me!"
Ning Xi was speechless for a moment. After a long while, she denied it flatly: "No, no..."
"No?" Wen Liang's eyes were sharp and deep, and he said, "If not, why are you so anxious to force me to leave? Even if I am willing to leave, do you really want to marry Yang Zong? Don't rush to deny it. Let me guess. With your methods, no matter what the reason is, whether it is for the family interests you mentioned, or it is actually for my sake, you will not give in so easily..."
Ning Xi listened to Wen Liang's words quietly, but a smile appeared on her lips involuntarily. What she had tried so hard to hide was seen through by Wen Liang at a glance, but she was not upset at all. Perhaps deep in her heart, she was secretly hoping that the person she could give up everything to protect would understand her feelings!
Yes, Wen Liang guessed correctly. She certainly would not marry Yang Zong so easily! If her grandfather had not mentioned Wen Liang in front of her, she didn't know if she would have lost her mind and made this passerby named Yang Zong disappear from the world completely. However, these were all angry words in her deepest thoughts. The safest way was to first understand Yang Zong's temper and see what kind of person he was, and then prescribe the right medicine to find a way out.
That's why there was that blind date at Tan Tuo Temple. It was snowing heavily and freezing cold. The man who was stood up, caught a cold, and was laughed at by his brothers and sisters from the same clan didn't complain at all. Not only that, he honestly sent a text message to Ning Xi, telling her that he had gone down the mountain and not to worry, etc. Ning Xi thought that the most evil seemed good, and the most treacherous seemed loyal. Maybe he was a hypocrite like Yue Buqun. But after Lei Fang's careful investigation, he found that this person was really a good guy. Whether in the unit or in the Lei family, he was a good person in the absolute sense. But a good person does not mean pedantic, let alone stupid. He has strong work ability, handles relationships with colleagues well, and has a decent IQ and EQ. There can only be one explanation, that is, this person's character is really far higher than the national average, even higher than anyone Ning Xi has ever seen.
Faced with such a person who had almost no loopholes or handles to find, Ning Xi was a little anxious for a moment, but God will not let down those who work hard. Lei Fang, who had been sending people to follow him, made a major discovery a few days ago. It was this discovery that made Ning Xi somewhat confident about how to deal with Yang Zong.
"But how could you have guessed it?"
Ning Xi was very confused. Wen Liang recalled the unconcealable joy on Lei Fang's face in the courtyard that night. Especially with his scheming, he even deliberately mentioned such childish words as "selling a big favor to others", which was obviously conveying some kind of message to Wen Liang. However, Wen Liang didn't care before. Today, combined with what he heard before and after, he suddenly realized that Lei Fang must be helping Ning Xi, and all he could do was to deal with Yang Zong, and he had obviously made great progress!
As for selling favors, of course, he had ulterior motives. This favor was sold to Ning Xi, but also to himself. No wonder Lei Fang would say, "The future benefits are so great that I want to laugh just thinking about it!"
This method of taking advantage of every opportunity is truly amazing! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)