At the sa ti, Nianyang, who’d stayed where she was, was dragged by Luo Xia over to a shady spot. The branches crossed overhead, but they didn’t block out all the light. Seeing that Li Tingyan wouldn’t be coming back anyti soon, Luo Xia deliberately pulled Nianyang into a slightly hotter corner and took the cooler place for herself.
"Seriously, it’s so hot. I really don’t know when we can go back."
With no outsiders around and Nianyang still acting like an idiot, Luo Xia couldn’t be bothered to fake anything anymore and started complaining outright.
She looked at Nianyang, who was motionless beside her, and thought of how when she’d helped Nianyang bathe earlier, Nianyang had clearly reacted.
A bold thought flashed through her mind.
Could this woman be faking it, on purpose just to tornt her?
With that in mind, Luo Xia walked up to Nianyang and muttered as she stared at her,
"Is there really such a thing as a puppet person in this world? Why does that sound so unreliable? Can you hear what I’m saying?"
No response.
Why not test it?
Luo Xia glanced over at a small slope nearby, and a vicious impulse rose in her heart.
"Miss Chu, I’d like to see whether you can react or not."
With that, she reached out and gave her a shove...
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As if he’d just heard so kind of joke, a deep smile gathered in Li Tingyan’s eyes. He said lightly, "If I couldn’t do that, I wouldn’t marry her."
Such a simple sentence, yet it was like a heavy hamr, smashing all of Shi Feng’s persistence to pieces.
Shi Feng’s face went pale in an instant. Only then did he realize that right now, his humiliation actually outweighed his jealousy.
Li Tingyan was ruthless. With just one sentence, he shattered Shi Feng’s defenses, leaving him utterly defeated and even ashad.
Looking into the man’s deep eyes, he suddenly understood what Nianyang had said before—that he didn’t understand what they had gone through, didn’t understand their love.
Back then, Shi Feng hadn’t believed it, but now he did.
Li Tingyan was right—he really couldn’t do it.
What he liked was the lively, spirited Nianyang, the Nianyang who was full of blood and flesh. If he had to keep watch over a living dead person day after day, he wouldn’t be able to hold out.
Compared to Li Tingyan, his love was too shallow, too insignificant.
"I... I get it now." Shi Feng took a deep breath, finally stepping out of it. He lifted his eyes to Li Tingyan, his tone sincere. "Li Tingyan, I won’t disturb you and Nianyang anymore, and I won’t keep pestering you. But I hope you rember every word you said today. If you can truly keep loving Nianyang this ardently, I’ll give you my blessing. But if you ever go back on it, I won’t let you off."
"There’s no need for Second Young Master Shi to worry about that."
Li Tingyan’s expression didn’t change, but a victorious curve appeared at the corner of his lips. He had finally dealt with this troubleso love rival.
Shi Feng couldn’t stay any longer; after saying his piece, he left.
Just as Li Tingyan turned around, his sharp ears caught a dull thud from that direction. His heart clenched, as if sensing sothing, and he ran over at a quick pace.
"Nini..."
Luo Xia hadn’t expected that with one push, Nianyang would really fall like an object, straight down the slope. She was stunned on the spot.
Then she felt a gust of cold wind behind her. Her face went deathly pale as she turned around and t Li Tingyan’s terrifyingly handso face. Her lips started trembling uncontrollably.
"Li..."
Li Tingyan’s tone was explosive. "Luo Xia, where’s Nini? Didn’t I tell you to stay put and watch her?"
Luo Xia’s eyes flickered and she instantly started crying. "I—I couldn’t hold it just now and went to the bathroom for a mont. When I ca back, I found that Miss Chu had fallen down."
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[Chapter 10 is done. Nini will wake up tomorrow]
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