Chapter 96 Live well
Chapter 96 Live well
Sometimes fate plays a joke on you. It will give you a candy to taste first, and when you are feeling complacent, it will suddenly run over you with a whole wheel.
The ancients said that things in the world are unpredictable, which is probably just suppressed experience.
It is raining tonight, and the bleak thin clouds are rolling quietly in the dark blue sky, just in the shape of a wheel.
Because there was no moonlight, no one noticed.
Tang Shu was sleeping peacefully in Ning Hao's old house. The evening breeze mixed with the smell of rain came in through the window cracks. She frowned, turned over, and crawled into the quilt.
The black cat curled up at the end of the bed opened its eyes, looked out the window, purred, and went back to sleep.
In a chaotic corner of the city, Ning Hao rushed out of the underground garage and quickly turned into a dark alley, leaving a trail of blood on the ground.
There were numerous heavy footsteps behind him, and he clung to the slippery wall.
There was a bloody tear on the left shoulder of his suit jacket, and his left arm hung stiffly at his side, with red blood dripping down his fingers.
At this time, there was still a whole night left before the two of them broke up.
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Tang Shu had no classes the next day. When Ning Hao came back, she was lying on an old rattan chair in the backyard basking in the sun.
When she heard the noise, she stood up and looked back, and was immediately startled.
The tall man was leaning against the door frame, his upper body naked, his entire left shoulder and half of his chest wrapped in gauze.
She wore a pair of blue and white striped pants on her lower body. They were loose and hung near her mermaid line on both sides, dangling precariously. The name of an unknown hospital was printed on the trouser legs.
Ning Hao is tall and sexy, with strong and powerful muscles. Even the thick gauze on his body seems to be deliberately worn to give him a sense of battle damage.
Only the faint sight of red blood seeping from beneath the gauze finally brought the onlookers back to reality.
When they first met, Tang Shu had seen the deep and shallow scars on Ning Hao's body. She didn't feel much at the time, but now she can feel the pain when she looks at it.
"Ning Hao, what's wrong with you?" she asked softly.
Ning Hao was injured and the anesthesia had not yet completely worn off. He leaned his head against the solid wooden door frame, staring at Tang Shu intently, and smiled at her with his chin raised.
"Small injury, doesn't hurt."
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Tang Shu had just stood up when the door behind Ning Hao was pushed open forcefully, and she looked over there.
The girl with pink hair and bangs rushed in aggressively.
Tang Shu had met this girl several times, but she was still a little surprised to see her here.
She was still dressed all in black, a short skirt, a suit jacket, and over-the-knee boots.
He passed Ning Hao and headed straight for Tang Shu.
"So it's you, vixen!"
She glared at Tang Shu, and before she even approached, she had already raised her hand to slap her.
Tang Shu had no intention of hiding. Ning Hao was there and he would not let her get hurt.
Sure enough, Ning Hao frowned and scolded,
"Gu Xin'ai."
The girl put down her right hand unconvinced, turned around and yelled at Ning Hao,
"You said you want to marry a wife, and the one you want is her? Ning Hao, are you a cuckold? A vixen has bewitched you to the point of losing your soul, right?"
"You are just a street thug, why are you trying to show off? They are a group of people with backgrounds and organizations, and what do you have but a rotten life! If you really die one day, I will never cry for you!"
Gu Xinai cursed Ning Hao at the top of her lungs, her eyes turning red with anger.
She approached Tang Shu and threatened coldly,
"Fox spirit, sooner or later someone will rape you."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Ning Hao raised his hand and rubbed his brows, then raised his leg, stood across the middle of the balcony door, and blocked Gu Xinai.
"Apologize."
Gu Xinai was obviously afraid of him. She was shaking with anger. She turned around and shouted at Tang Shu,
"I'm sorry, okay!"
Tang Shu smiled at her and said, "It's okay~"
*
Gu Xinai slammed the door and left. Ning Hao apologized to Tang Shu.
"She's been going crazy lately. I'll ask her to pour you some tea and apologize later."
Not getting any response, he stood up straight.
"Are you really angry?"
"Well, I'm angry."
Tang Shu nodded and stretched out her hand to him, "So I need Brother Ning Hao to hug me and comfort me."
The man breathed a sigh of relief. Even though he was so injured, he was still itching to be teased by her.
He threw the pain in his body aside, strode over and hugged Tang Shu in his arms.
"Who is Gu Xinai?" she asked then.
Ning Hao was probably organizing his words, and answered after a while.
"Xin Ai... is Sister Hong's daughter. The last time we were at the hotel, we were hosting Sister Hong's funeral."
Sister Hong?
Tang Shu had a good memory and recalled the big sister with big red waves whom she met on the road a few years ago (Chapter 24).
It turns out that the pink-haired girl is actually her daughter.
She suddenly asked with a smile, "You call me Sister Hong, Sister, so that little sister should call you..."
Ning Hao nodded and answered with a smile.
"In terms of seniority, she should call me uncle."
*
Sister Hong is dead, so it's normal for her daughter to go crazy. Tang Shu wouldn't care so much about it.
"Then why did she attack Gu Chiqi that day?"
Ning Hao looked a little embarrassed, and it seemed inconvenient for him to say it.
But in front of Tang Shu, he couldn't tell a single lie.
Finally, I told the truth.
"Sister Hong is Mr. Gu's lover and has always been. She is your Mr. Gu's father."
"So Gu Xinai is...?"
"Well, she is the illegitimate daughter of the Gu family."
No wonder Ning Hao disliked Gu Chiqi so much back then.
A strong smell of love, hatred and grudges among wealthy families hits you in the face.
Tang Shu nodded and asked no more questions.
*
The man still had a faint smell of needles and medicine on him. He lowered his head and kissed her on the top of her head.
"Have you eaten breakfast?"
Even though he was injured like this and the anesthetic hasn't even worn off yet, he's still thinking about her breakfast.
Tang Shu shook her head and answered casually,
"No..."
Ning Hao responded, "Dumplings? Or should I cook you some noodles?"
"I'm not hungry," Tang Shu held Ning Hao, "Why are you cooking when you're injured?"
"You can cook it if it's not dead."
After the man finished speaking, he touched Tang Shu's face in an improper manner and turned to go into the house.
At this time, there was still an hour before the two broke up.
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Tang Shu looked at the black cat again, and the coquettish look on her face had disappeared.
"What's going on with him?" she asked coldly.
The black cat rolled his eyes.
"What's going on? You're not far from death~"
A man and a cat sat facing each other in front of the fish pond, and the atmosphere was serious and solemn.
"Don't look like you don't know what's going on, okay? You should know better than me what Ning Hao's ending was in the original plot. He's just following the plot now."
"But I clearly saved him three years ago."
"But the plot is constantly rationalizing! You are the heroine now, he falls in love with you, stays with you, and works hard to climb up for you... Think about it, isn't it the same as the original plot? (See Chapter 41)"
Tang Shu pursed her lips and said nothing.
Black Cat was right, Ning Hao’s plot line had already begun at some point, and was about to reach a dead end.
Maybe it started when I met her three years ago...
Perhaps Ning Hao falling in love with her was also part of the plot.
Maybe...it's just because she also has the aura of a protagonist.
Now, it's Tang Shu who's in college, and it's also Tang Shu who's with him, and the two of them were just one step away from getting together the night before last...
really....
Nothing has changed, except that Jiang Yulan was replaced by Tang Shu.
Ning Hao would die for her.
*
Tang Shu turned back sadly and looked at Ning Hao through the kitchen window.
The man looked war-damaged and had a gangster vibe, which made him look out of place among the pots and pans around him.
The cut from the brow to the temples was very ruffian-like, and new scars were added to the old ones on his body.
This makes him even more attractive, and his every move exudes a mouth-watering sexiness.
Thinking that he would die, Tang Shu became dazzled.
Ning Hao lowered his head, curled his lips, and said jokingly,
"Little Tangsu, you are so fascinated by what you see. Do you want to eat the noodles or your brother?"
Tang Shu retracted her gaze and grabbed the black cat's neck.
"I want Ning Hao to live."
*
Ning Hao cooked the noodles and stood in front of the sink to wash his hands.
The cold and rapid water flow was pale in color, washing over his slender fingers with thick calluses, splashing a layer of emotionless water.
The light in front of him suddenly dimmed. It was his Tang Shu.
Tang Shu stood outside the window, her hands on the windowsill, standing on tiptoe, and leaning her entire upper body inside.
She hooked Ning Hao's neck with her right hand, pulled him to bend down and close to her, then tried to raise her head and bit his thin lips.
The faucet in the middle was not turned off and water was still flowing.
The man wrapped in gauze helplessly let the girl act coquettishly. He wiped his wet hands on himself before gently stroking her long hair.
After the kiss through the window, Tang Shu calmly said to the man,
"Ning Hao, I want to leave you."
I want to leave you.
This is an absolutely subjective statement.
There was no need to discuss or give a reason, just calmly announce that I was leaving.
Ning Hao looked at her in confusion, with her sweet taste still lingering on his lips.
As if he had been deprived of all his faith, this man, who had not made a sound despite being seriously injured, suddenly staggered back a step and could not stand steadily.
"it is good."
He nodded, smiling.
*
In the human world, only those who have always been favored are fearless.
Only children who grow up in a loved environment will question relentlessly.
Ning Hao is terrifyingly calm. This calmness comes from his inferiority complex, and also from the constant losses and things he has never had since he was a child.
He didn't even dare to ask 'why'.
It's a painful love story, and the protagonists become mute when it comes to this point.
One refused to ask, the other kept it to himself, and then a bigger misunderstanding arose, making the plot more and more painful.
After all, Tang Shu has lived for so many years, but she is not a human at heart.
For her, saying goodbye and forgetting are the things she is most comfortable with and accustomed to.
So she was very calm, and even reached out and turned off the faucet.
Straight to the point explanation,
"Brother Ning Hao, if I stay with you again, you will die."
Ning Hao frowned, not knowing what he was thinking. Suddenly he glanced at the black cat by the pool.
"It told you? I'm going to skin it."
"Meow?"
The black cat screamed, jumped onto the wall, and its fur stood on end.
*
Tang Shu couldn't help laughing out loud.
"It's true. It has nothing to do with it."
Ning Hao looked at the smile on her face and remained silent.
"Do not you trust me?"
"Believe."
Tang Shu was smiling, as if she had returned to the way she was three years ago, well-behaved and sweet.
Doesn't seem sad at all.
It seems very ruthless.
Ning Hao thought that she was actually the most sensible one.
His little sweet crisps are always so kind.
"When are we leaving?" he asked in a low voice.
Tang Shu answered casually,
"The sooner the better. Why not do it now?"
The noodle bowl on the island is large in Japanese style, painted with pink cherry blossoms.
The noodles absorbed all the soup and became plump and white, looking unappetizing.
When the last trace of heat evaporated, Ning Hao reached out and touched the top of Tang Shu's head.
"Okay, I'll give it to you."
*
Tang Shu didn't have much stuff. She had only been living here for a few days, so she hadn't had time to move most of her stuff into the dormitory.
She openly asked Zhang Li to pick her up without hiding anything.
Ning Hao personally sent her to Zhang Li's car, and stood outside the car window, asking her in a frivolous tone,
"How about it, brother, isn't he cool?"
"Um,"
Tang Shu smiled and nodded, "Ning Hao is super cool."
At this moment, their short-lived relationship officially came to an end.
*
After watching the car leave, Ning Hao returned to the courtyard.
He sat on the rattan chair which still had the residual warmth of Tang Shu and fed the koi a handful of fish food.
He suddenly remembered the little street in the old city with Tang Shu three years ago. Tang Shu stopped him from saving the beautiful girl.
At the Shichahai Sea, she said seriously,
"Ning Hao, I like you to live well."
“Don’t work hard for others, don’t be cannon fodder for anyone, and don’t get hurt easily.”
Cannon fodder...
Ning Hao lay back, closed his eyes, and had a smile on his face.
His love for Tang Shu was never based on lust.
I am an insignificant person who should have died long ago, but because of her care, I am still alive.
Moreover, she wanted him to live well.
The phone rang at this time. It was a message from Tang Shu.
"Ning Hao, stay away from me from now on, and don't love me anymore."
Ning Hao replied,
"it is good."
Then he threw the phone into the fish pond.
After sitting in the yard for a whole day, Ning Hao got dressed and took a taxi to the airport.
Left City A.
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His moon told him to stay away.
How could I let her down?
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