Chapter 254: Chapter 220 Jiang Ning, Can You See This? Chapter 254: Chapter 220 Jiang Ning, Can You See This? Jiang Ning tapped his toes on the asphalt road, mounted his mountain bike, and posed as if he was going to head ho alone.
Before departing, he made a point to look down at Xue Yuantong.
Xue Yuantong stood in the night wind, now flustered.
She looked around and realized that the once hazy moonlight now seed eerily sinister, and it dawned on her that this place was the middle of nowhere!
The cool night breeze brushed her neck, sending a shiver of cold down Xue Yuantong’s spine.
‘I won’t be left here, will I?’ The thought suddenly crossed her mind.
Just the idea of being all alone terrified her!
She wished she could shout to Jiang Ning,
‘Don’t go.’
But that was out of the question, for she was too cool for that, too cool to ever show defeat to the big devil Jiang Ning.
She was proud and noble.
‘Xue Yuantong, don’t bow your head, your crown will fall.’
In her desperation, she suddenly had an idea.
And so, in the crisp night air, her clear voice rang out:
“It’s too cold tonight, but as the strong one, I surely won’t be cold. I understand that you’re freezing and want to get ho quickly, but I won’t compromise on the matter of my little cake.”
“However, I, Xue Yuantong, am not unreasonable. Let’s play a ga to settle our scores,”
“What do you say?”
The slight chill made Xue Yuantong fold her arms across her chest.
She looked up, locking eyes with Jiang Ning, her gaze haughty, her expression as if she was bestowing great rcy.
Jiang Ning watched her act: “What ga?”
Xue Yuantong reached into her pocket and pulled out so candy.
“Guess how many pieces of candy I have in my hand.”
“If you guess correctly, I won’t hold the cake incident against you, but if you’re wrong, you owe two cakes.”
After laying out the rules of the ga, she asked him:
“Did you understand?”
Jiang Ning responded, “I agree, but I have a suggestion.”
“If I guess correctly, you give half of the candy in your hand.”
This seed a reasonable condition to Xue Yuantong. Compared to two cakes, candy was nothing.
She planned her move and said with feigned nonchalance:
“If you can guess right, I won’t just give you half; I’ll give you all three candies in my hand.”
After saying this, Xue Yuantong quickly covered her mouth, feigning extre regret.
Jiang Ning said, “You’ve given yourself away.”
“Yes, I have, ah!” Xue Yuantong lanted.
She stealthily sized up Jiang Ning, thinking, co on, guess, please guess.
Jiang Ning looked at her: “I already know the answer.”
Xue Yuantong retorted stubbornly, “What if I was lying?”
She tried to make it appear as if her previous act was genuine.
Jiang Ning said, “Indeed you were lying.”
With his Divine Sense, he stated, “You have two candies in your hand.”
Xue Yuantong: “…”
Inside she scread, ‘Ah!’ Her carefully woven trap failed to snare Jiang Ning!
“Let’s see them,” said Jiang Ning, a sly smile on his face.
Reluctantly, Xue Yuantong unfolded her palm to reveal two candies lying there.
Jiang Ning picked one out—it was blueberry-flavored, still warm from her touch.
He tore off the wrapper and popped it into his mouth.
Saddened by her defeat, Xue Yuantong hung her head, no longer having her little cake, and now her candies were halved too…
She had lost both the lady and the soldier.
With no other choice, she ate the strawberry-flavored candy and handed the wrapper to Jiang Ning.
Xue Yuantong, no matter the situation, never littered, a lesson her mother had drilled into her since childhood, and she kept it close to her heart.
When she indulged in snacks outside, she always folded the wrappers neatly and kept them until she found a trash can to dispose of them properly.
Facing Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong handed over the candy wrapper.
Jiang Ning took it, folding both candy wrappers together and stuffing them into his pocket.
Xue Yuantong nibbled on the hard candy, her tongue darting playfully; the candy was sweet, softening the blow of her earlier defeat.
“Let’s go ho.”
The mountain bike started moving, and Xue Yuantong hopped on from behind, still sitting side-saddle.
The night wind grew stronger, blowing across Jiang Ning’s side and causing a few of Xue Yuantong’s strands of hair to flutter.
She tapped Jiang Ning’s back gently and murmured a complaint:
“Bad guy!”
Jiang Ning rode steadily as if he hadn’t heard.
Xue Yuantong noticed the warmth emanating from Jiang Ning, like a cozy furnace, making her want to snuggle closer, but she just moved a bit nearer and cautiously held the hem of his clothes, not daring to go further.
Jiang Ning cycled so smoothly it was as if there were no bumps; the bike seed not to be moving at all.
Xue Yuantong sat on the back, feeling at peace.
She tilted her head up, the night sky like a vast pond of purple water, with stars floating on its surface, sound asleep, not stirring at all.
At this mont, the whole world seed to stand still.
Her childlike brows and eyes moved, and she waved her arms, patting Jiang Ning, calling out:
“Jiang Ning, can you see the moon from up front too?”
“Obviously, I can,” he retorted.
…
Bungalow.
Jiang Ning sat in front of his desk, staring at the computer monitor, just staring.
In the last class of evening study, Li San, the high school sophomore who had previously disturbed Geng Lu, fainted during class due to the aftereffects of Jiang Ning’s “Shocking God Stab,” which he had suffered multiple tis.
Jiang Ning figured that this ti, Li San would be out for at least three days and that even when he woke up, his will would be blurred for several more days.
The sophomore year was tight on schedule, especially in the experintal class, so as soon as Li San recovered, he’d return to school imdiately.
By that ti, if Li San still harbored any ill intentions, Jiang Ning would continue to cast spells not to kill him in one blow but to have fun.
Although it was a bit of a hassle, he didn’t have much to do on campus, so he played.
Xue Yuantong ran over with a towel, “Jiang Ning, I’m going to take a shower, don’t go to sleep yet.”
“Yeah, go ahead,” said Jiang Ning.
Taking a shower at night, Xue Yuantong always washed her hair, which she found troubleso to blow-dry. Thus, after every shower, she would run into Jiang Ning’s room for him to help her dry her hair, while she enjoyed the comfort.
After getting Jiang Ning’s affirmative answer, Xue Yuantong, holding her towel, went to take her shower.
Yuzhou City was located at the junction of the north and south, and it was common for temperatures to dip down to negative seven or eight degrees in the winter. Now it was March, the lunar period of “Jingzhe,” hinting at a warr climate.
However, the temperature was still very cold, and during such tis, most Yuzhou people would choose to visit the public bathhouses for their warmth and comfort.
Xue Yuantong disliked going, although her ho wasn’t well off, they still had a solar heater and a water heater installed.
In the sumr, they used solar energy, and in the winter, the water heater, along with a bathroom heater and a warm air machine, which allowed for a barely satisfactory shower.
Jiang Ning was worried she might catch a cold, so he added an Array to Xue Yuantong’s bathroom.
When Xue Yuantong entered the bathroom, she didn’t feel the cold at all.
She turned on the showerhead intending to first let so hot water flow, but as she looked down, she realized she was still wearing cotton slippers.
She quickly changed into the flip-flops she wore in the sumr.
After Xue Yuantong finished her shower and washed her clothes, she hung them out to dry in the yard.
Then, she went inside to wipe her feet dry and put the cotton slippers back on.
She made her way over to Jiang Ning’s room.
As she entered, Xue Yuantong remarked, “Despite being only separated by a wall, every ti I co here, I have to first exit my yard and make a turn to get here.”
“It’s such a hassle. If I hadn’t just showered, I’d feel like knocking the wall down!” she proclaid wildly.
“Can we put a ladder in the yard so that next ti, I don’t have to go through the main gate, and I can just climb over to find you?” Xue Yuantong pondered the feasibility of this thod.
“Do you dare to climb a ladder?” Jiang Ning asked.
“You underestimate . See if I dare to climb. I had the guts to climb trees and swipe bird eggs when I was little,” boasted Xue Yuantong.
Jiang Ning expressed surprise, “Wow, really?”
“I’ll ask Aunt Gu tomorrow,” he said.
Xue Yuantong silently pulled out a small stool and urged, “Stop talking so much, just help dry my hair.”
She sat down resolutely on the low stool.
Jiang Ning plugged in the hair dryer, and rather than standing to blow dry, he sat down because Xue Yuantong was sitting too low—if he stood up, he wouldn’t reach her.
He turned the chair around, leaned on it, and took the hair dryer, tenderly holding Xue Yuantong’s hair to blow it dry.
During the process, Xue Yuantong squinted her eyes, enjoying the warm air from the hair dryer.
It was so comfortable!
Soon, her hair was dry, and Xue Yuantong was not quite satisfied; she wanted to stay on the stool for a bit longer, hoping Jiang Ning would keep blowing.
Jiang Ning did not continue to blow her hair.
Xue Yuantong’s pouting was in vain, and she left in her slippers.
She was slightly regretful; if only tomorrow were Saturday.
Then she could’ve stayed longer in Jiang Ning’s room tonight, played gas, and watched movies with him.
Sadly, tomorrow was Friday, and she was a high school student with school to attend.
After returning ho, Xue Yuantong closed the main gate but didn’t lock it from the inside. If she did, Jiang Ning wouldn’t be able to co in the next morning.
As for sleeping with the door unlocked and any potential danger, with Jiang Ning around, Xue Yuantong wasn’t worried at all.
She went back to her little room.
Windows shut, desk lamp on, and the room was filled with a warm glow.
Xue Yuantong lay on the bed, her hair spread out, her body feeling soft and relaxed.
“Marvelous, marvelous!”
She lay on the blanket, the warmth in the room ensuring she wouldn’t be cold.
Xue Yuantong grabbed her phone from beside the bed, its surface impeccably clean, without a speck of dust.
She had specifically asked Jiang Ning to clean it after school.
She opened an app, swiping through it, finding a particularly pretty ani wallpaper—it was a matching set.
First, she set it as her phone wallpaper, then sent the other half to Jiang Ning, telling him to use it as well.
After Jiang Ning changed it, he took a screenshot and sent it to her.
Xue Yuantong was content as she put her phone down, massaging her sore arms.
She laid on the blanket, planning what to eat tomorrow morning.
“Hmm, tomorrow I’ll use the electric griddle to make unleavened pancakes and stir-fry a bowl of dried shrimp batter.”
“One dish isn’t enough—maybe I should stir fry so green pepper and potato shreds too. There are still two small potatoes at ho, I’ll just use them up.”
“Then pour two bowls of egg tea, sprinkle a few drops of sesa oil—so fragrant!”
In that mont, Xue Yuantong felt that life was simply wonderful.
She excitedly rolled on the bed, lifted the blanket, and rolled into it.
She tossed her phone aside on the table. Set an alarm? Impossible!
“Let’s see if I wake up, if not, Jiang Ning can wake .”
Before sleep overtook her, Xue Yuantong burrowed under the covers, resolute in her tone, she chanted:
“If I say there is no light in the world, then there shall be no light.”
As soon as the words were spoken, she slapped the desk lamp switch.
And with her words, the room plunged into darkness, void of any light.
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