Chapter 10: Reunion with an Old Acquaintance, "You're... Brother Si Chen?"

 Chapter 10: Reunion with an Old Acquaintance, "You're... Brother Si Chen?"

She injured Nian Lian.

She actually...laid her hands on him.

Ning Qing's mind was filled with the look in Nian Lian's eyes just now - his black pupils devoid of any light, brimming with deep affection, sorrow, and pain.

The wind was biting cold, and she felt chilled to the bone.

By the time she came to her senses, she had already run who knows how far.

"What happened to this person? Why is there so much blood on them?"

"Did someone beat her up or did she kill someone? Tsk tsk, it looks really scary."

"... "

People around her started to point and whisper. Ning Qing lowered her head and saw that the wound on her leg had burst open, with blood seeping through the bandages.

She shivered and wiped the liquid near her eyes, glaringly red.

Ning Qing closed her eyes and eventually couldn't hold back anymore. She slumped on the side of the road.

A few minutes later, she calmed down a little.

Looking down at her miserable state, Ning Qing gave a bitter smile.

She didn't bring her phone and didn't have a penny on her.

In this big Yan City, at this moment, she actually didn't know where to go.

Should she go back to the Ning family?

She had just had an argument with her parents this morning.

Should she go back to...Yun Jing No. 1?

No, she couldn't go back.

How could she...face that terrible man?

Her wounds were hurting badly, so Ning Qing took a deep breath and leaned against a utility pole to stand up.

A car stopped in front of her.

Ning Qing's entire body stiffened like a corpse, but the car window rolled down in front of her terrified eyes, and the person she saw was not the one she expected.

The man had a handsome face and gentle features, and his eyes were kind and warm. Ning Qing felt a sense of familiarity when she looked at him.

His eyes glanced over her, but then suddenly lit up when he saw her face with his brown eyes.

His eyes turned around her, and then when he saw her face, his brown eyes suddenly brightened.

"Qingqing?"

Ning Qing was stunned.

The man quickly pushed the door down and held her wrist. "What happened? Why do you look like this?"

Ning Qing suddenly pulled her hand back, looked him up and down, and finally said: "You have mistaken me for someone else. I don't know you."

The man was not angry, just showing a little helplessness on his face.

"Miss Ning, have you forgotten me?"

Ning Qing's turning motion stopped, and when she looked back, her eyes were full of surprise.

"You are... Brother Si Chen?"

Yan Si Chen smiled softly. "Yes, it's me."

Ning Qing looked at the gentle man in front of her, and her heart surged with emotion. She quickly concealed it and forced a smile. "When did you come back?"

"I just came back, and I'm not quite used to it, so I stayed with my elders at home for a few days."

Yan Si Chen took off his coat and handed it to her.

"It's cold, wear this first."

Feeling the chill on her bare shoulders, Ning Qing had no choice but to accept the coat and put it on her shoulders after saying "Thank you".

Yan Si Chen stared at the woman in front of him, his eyes flickering intensely. Many words were piled up in his throat, but what he said in the end was, "Are you going home? I happen to be going that way, so I can give you a ride."

"No need!"

Ning Qing refused bluntly, feeling too excited and not knowing how to explain herself.

"Brother Si Chen, I..."

Yan Si Chen's expression remained calm. "Did you have a fight with your parents?"

Ning Qing fell silent.

"You're always like this. After so many years, nothing has changed."

He raised his hand and habitually reached for her head. Ning Qing stepped back and couldn't accept such intimacy.

The hint of joy and excitement in Yan Si Chen's eyes dissipated and became calm.

"If you don't want to go back, you can stay at my place for the night. It's not safe for you to be out alone so late." 

(End of this chapter)