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That night, Cen Ning was pressed on the small bed and tormented several times.
She didn’t know if it was the previous incident that made him angry, or if he was just frustrated because of her imminent departure. That night, Yan Xingzhi was extremely ruthless, Cen Ning’s skin was rubbed and bitten, one place bruised, another place purple. It was both ambiguous and scary.
“Wu… ahh…” In the middle of the night, he pulled her to linger again. Cen Ning couldn’t bear it and bit his shoulder fiercely when he entered.
Yan Xingzhi’s whole body became tense. He got up suddenly, pinched her waist, and entered mercilessly.
Cen Ning couldn’t stop moaning. Although she was extremely tired, her body was like a demon, igniting in an instant. It seemed that she was completely under his control.
“Don’t…” Teary-eyed, her already oversensitive body was stirred up in waves, and the momentum seemed to engulf her.
But tonight, no matter how much she begged for mercy, how she acted coquettishly, how much she cried out… None of it was of any use. He was like an impregnable wall, with unabated strength, and even a tendency to intensify…
When she woke up the next day, Cen Ning’s whole body seemed to be falling apart. When she moved, the swelling pain in her lower abdomen and certain area was transmitted very clearly. She frowned tightly, and suddenly tears came out from the pain.
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“Dkdtgbk Qltl…” Mbl hsknl oyp bsyapl, yde Uld Lkdt nyzzle swv y qlo xsal vkxlp, cwv vblal oyp ds alprsdpl.
Uld Lkdt oydvle vs tlv swv sq cle, cwv kd vbl rasnlpp sq xshkdt, bla zlt awccle ytykdpv y nlavykd yaly. Mbl cwadkdt rykd xyel bla qallgl. Gv vbkp xsxldv, Uld Lkdt’p ydtla pweeldzu qzyale wr.
Wllzkdt oasdtle yde wdnsxqsavyczl, pbl vbalo vbl rkzzso vs vbl taswde yv sdnl.
“Dkdtgbk Qltl! Tlu–Zyd Dkdtgbk? Zyd Dkdtgbk!”
Zyd Dkdtgbk nyxl cynj qasx swvpkel obkzl vyzjkdt sd vbl rbsdl, cwv bl blyae y dskpl qasx kdpkel clqsal bl lhld ldvlale vbl assx. Mbl rlapsd sd vbl svbla lde sq vbl rbsdl blyae kv, vss. Mblu blpkvyvle qsa y xsxldv, yde vbld ypjle, “Dkdtgbk, kp vbyv Uld Lkdt?”
Zyd Dkdtgbk tyhl yd “xbx”.
Dkd Hlnbwyd: “Twb? Slyzzu Uld Lkdt? Ebyv kp vbyv zkvvzl tkaz eskdt? Fbl’p ps ydtau.”
Zyd Dkdtgbk rywple, yde qlzv twkzvu, obknb bl ayalzu qlzv. “Fbl rascyczu zspv bla vlxrla.”
Xin Zechuan: “Oh? Cen Ning can also lose her temper. The sun is coming out from the west. I mean, what did you do to make her lose her temper like that, listen to how she called your name, is she going to eat you?” (TLN: the sun is coming out from the west is used to figuratively to express a highly unlikely situation)
Yan Xingzhi was a little awkward. “Okay, I’m not going to talk to you anymore, hanging up first.”
“Okay, okay, you go and coax her first.” Xin Zechuan murmured, “You are also capable—”
Yan Xingzhi: “…”
After Cen Ning called angrily a few times, no one came in, so enduring the pain, she wanted to get out of bed and go to the bathroom. But as soon as her feet hit the ground, someone opened the door and came in.
When she looked up, she saw a refreshed Yan Xingzhi walking over with a small bag.
“You’re awake?”
Cen Ning stared at him with red eyes. “I wanted to go to school.”
Yan Xingzhi coughed lightly. “Then don’t go today, and it’s the same at home reading books.”
Cen Ning turned her head. “I can’t even go if I want to.”
Looking at her, Yan Xingzhi was distressed. Yesterday he didn’t hold back and didn’t think about the severity. After waking up today and reflecting, he realized that it was a bit excessive.
“Come here and let me see.”
“No.”
“I’m applying ointment.”
Cen Ning froze for a moment, then looked at him in shock.”Did you go out to buy ointment just now?”
“Mhm.”
Cen Ning’s face turned red. “I, I don’t want to apply this ointment…”
Yan Xingzhi softened his voice. “Isn’t it hurting? Be good, come here.”
“No.”
“Then you want me to call a doctor.”
“No!”
“That’s it. Come here obediently.”
Cen Ning hesitated, then slowly stretched out her hand. “I’ll do it myself…”
Yan Xingzhi was helpless. “Ningning.”
Cen Ning pursed her lips, and said miserably. “Don’t touch me, I’m afraid.”
Yan Xingzhi: “…”
Cen Ning covered her head with the pillow, and when she felt his fingers that were dipped in the ointment come in, she was dying of embarrassment and anger.
How was this happening?
Next time, next time, she must not let him succeed! The kind that can’t be coaxed!
Slight NSFW scenes over.
A few days later, Cen Ning’s thesis defense passed and then she took down the TOEFL (TLN: Test of English as a Foreign Language) perfectly. On the day she learned of the results, Tang Zheng also happened to process the hospital discharge formalities. In the past few days, Tang Zheng persevered in rehabilitation under the supervision of Zhang Ziyi, and now he walked like a normal person.
Yan Xingzhi took Cen Ning to pick up Tang Zheng from the hospital, and after sending him back to the compound, the two returned to the Yan house together.
During this period, Cen Ning often went back to the Yan house. However, she usually only came back for a meal and left after she spent some time with the family. She never stayed overnight. The Yan family didn’t stop her either, because they all understood and were emotionally touched by the sight.
“Ningning, are you really planning to study abroad?” At the dinner table, Aunt Chen asked reluctantly.
Cen Ning nodded. “The preliminary things are all ready, and the application has also been submitted.”
“Oh, how can this be good? Who will take care of you when you are so far away, alone in the future?”
Cen Ning: “Aunt Chen, don’t worry, I can take care of myself.”
“But how can I be assured when you’re such a young girl? Besides, you must be very busy with your studies and work in the future. If you can’t meet each other, then what?”
Yan Guofeng, who was eating at the side, heard the words. “It’s good to go abroad. Ningning is capable. If you study hard, you will be even more promising in the future. As for the relationship here, no one can take it away.”
“Old sir, that’s not quite how it is…”
“Then how should I say it? Who dares to take from Ningning.” Yan Guofeng looked at Cen Ning and said, “Ningning, don’t worry if this happens, I will definitely get on Xingzhi.”
Xu Wanying smiled faintly. “Dad, if this is the case, it seems that Xingzhi can’t be blamed. If there is someone to blame, it has to be that girl who has no vision.” (TLN: no vision means a lack of insight or understanding about the situation)
Yan Guofeng frowned and said very seriously, “Why can’t he be blamed, he is to blame for attracting bees and butterflies.” (TLN: attracting bees and butterflies is used metaphorically to describe someone’s behavior or appearance that is intended to attract attention or romantic interest from others)
Cen Ning: “Grandpa…”
Yan Xingzhi: “Grandpa is right.”
Cen Ning: “…”
There was a slight smile on the lips of Yan Xingzhi. “I hope Grandpa can supervise well.”
Yan Guofeng: “That’s self-evident.”
Cen Ning: “…”
That night, Cen Ning did not leave. This was the first time she stayed in the small building after Wei Pinfang’s death.
In the dead of night, she was sitting on the sofa in a daze when the doorbell rang. Cen Ning glanced toward the entrance, only to see that behind the glass window beside the door was Yan Xingzhi waving at her.
“Why aren’t you asleep yet?” Cen Ning opened the door, looking at Yan Xingzhi in surprise.
“I can’t sleep, probably because I’m used to you hugging you next to me.”
Cen Ning glanced at him. Her eyebrows arched. “I’m not a pillow.”
“You’re better than a pillow.”
“…”
“What are you doing standing at the door? Let me go in and sit down.”
“……Oh.”
Sitting alone on the sofa turned into two people sitting on the sofa. Yan Xingzhi hugged Cen Ning contentedly, finally feeling a little sleepy.
“What are you doing sitting here at night?”
Cen Ning: “I miss my mother.”
Yan Xingzhi lowered his eyes and cast a glance at her. He saw the little girl curled up in his arms, and said softly. “I never knew her, I always thought she was a selfish person, but when she died, only then did I realize that the selfish person has always been me.”
“Ningning…”
“Really, I always took her for granted. Xingzhi Gege, you know, I used to think she had nothing to do, and all she did every day was embroidery, but I didn’t know that she was doing it for me. Embroidery wasn’t her hobby; she stayed up late and worked tirelessly every day. It turned out she was just trying to save more money for me.”
“At that moment, when she angrily smashed Dad’s camera, I felt that she would never change her way of thinking for her whole life, so I ignored her and didn’t talk to her. I thought she was a stumbling block on my photography road. But I didn’t know; in fact, she had already understood me a long time ago. She secretly attended my art exhibition and prepared the tuition and living expenses for my first year of studying abroad.”
“Sometimes I feel that I’m really terrible. I have never tried to understand her. In this world, I have you, Ziyi, and many friends, but she, from the beginning to the end, it was just me she had, and I chose to distance myself from her, and I blamed her until she died.”
Seeing Cen Ning’s vacant and self-reproachful appearance, Yan Xingzhi embraced her tightly with compassion. “Cen Ning, this can’t be blamed on you. Everyone has their own temperament, and your mother never said anything, so how would you know? “
“But I—”
“What you have to do now is not to blame yourself, but to live well. I believe that Aunt Wei wants to see you become better. She is willing to send you to study because she believes in the path you chose. You should do it for her to see, you can be a very successful person.”
Cen Ning’s eyes were welling up with tears. She sniffed and showed a faint smile. “Mhm, I will.”
The two chatted on the sofa for a while, and then Yan Zhizhi got up and pulled her, and walked toward the room.
Cen Ning: “Aren’t you going back?”
Yan Xingzhi: “I haven’t slept in your room yet.”
Cen Ning was slightly embarrassed. “No, by any chance Aunt Chen sees it tomorrow, it would be quite embarrassing, you go back…”
Yan Xingzhi raised his brows. “The relationship between you and me, if we share a room, they will only secretly enjoy themselves.”
Cen Ning: “…”
“Come in, I’m sleepy.”
In the end, Cen Ning let Yan Xingzhi stay in the small building. He was “arbitrary and despotic” in this regard, and it seemed that she could never say “no”.
However, for now, maybe staying a little longer is fine. After she leaves, there will be a Pacific Ocean between the two of them.
A few months later, Cen Ning fully embarked on the journey to the United States.
This year, Cen Ning was twenty-two years old.
From when she had nothing in the past to coming to the Yan family, it has been nearly ten years.
Compared with the past, she gained love, friendship, and dreams, but at the same time, she also lost the person who brought her into this world and was connected with blood.
The departure this time meant the end of many things, and it also meant that her life journey had a new beginning.
Once, she was cowardly and timid, not confident in doing anything. But now and in the future, she will be strong and courageous, taking full control of her life.
And the person she loves the most, she believes that they will eventually be able to be together in a better way.
“Xingzhi Gege, do you remember the first time you saw me?”
“Mhm, I remember.”
“What did you think then?”
“Me, I seem to be thinking… Where did the ugly girl come from?”
“So you must have hated me then?”
“Hate you? Where is your conscience? Hating you, I helped you retrieve the camera. Hating you, I wait for you every day to walk home together. Hating you, I tirelessly teach you your lessons, despite how slow you are. Do you think I’m a simpleton?”
“Oh… Then you like me.”
“Making things up, I liked you at that time? Don’t label me as having a ‘pedophilic’ tendency.”
“I grew up later, not a child anymore!”
“Is that so?” Yan Xingzhi laughed, “Why do I feel like you always look like a little kid?”
“Always??”
“Oh, not anymore.” Yan Xingzhi glanced at her and smiled meaningfully. “You are all grown up now.”
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