Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Although Auntie Ningâs illness had been cured, the chemotherapy and surgery during this period of time had made her entire body feel particularly weak.
After saying a few words, she could no longer open his eyes.
Ning Xiaoyuâs stomach growled and her face turned red.
Ye Xiaofci smiled and said, âYou must be hungry. Iâm also hungry. Iâll take you to eat.â
Ten minutes later, Ye Xiaofei brought Ning Xiaoyu to a restaurant that looked decent.
Ning Xiaoyu stood at the door and said, âBrother Xiaofei, thereâs a canteen in the hospital. The food there is very cheap.â
Ye Xiaofei replied, âSilly girl, this is the first time Iâm treating you to a meal. Of course Iâll treat you to something good.â
Ning Xiaoyu shook her head vigorously, âNo need, no need. The things here must be very expensive.â
Ye Xiaofeiâs heart could not help but ache. Ning Xiaoyu and her mother must have had a hard time these past few years. She was in the prime of her youth, but now she was tired of life.
âWhat do you mean expensive? I have money. I will never let you live a hard life in the future.â
As the two of them were talking, a few young men around the age of eighteen or nineteen walked over.
âNing Xiaoyu! Why are you here?â A young boy quickly walked up to him, his face filled with surprise.
Ning Xiaoyuâs face lit up as she said, âLi Zhen, Iâ¦Iâm here to eat.â
The boy called Li Zhen was about 1.8 meters tall and was dressed in branded sportswear. He seemed to come from a good family. At that moment, he said to Ning Xiaoyu warmly, âYou always refuse when we ask you out for dinner. Since we happened to meet, letâs go cat together.â
âNo⦠No, thank you. Iâm with my brother.â Ning Xiaoyu quickly shook her head and refused.
A girl with a sharp chin curled her lips and said in a strange tone, âAiyo, Ning Xiaoyu, a poor girl like you actually came here to eat? Your brother? I know youâre the only one in your family. Whatâs wrong? Did you hook up with a rich guy?â
Ning Xiaoyuâs face flushed red as she stammered, âHu Li, donât talk nonsense. Brother Xiaofei used to live in my house and Iâve always treated him as my brother.â
Hu Li giggled and said, âTo need to rent a place at your house, how poor must he be? You guys can still come here to eat. Itâs really funny.â
Ye Xiaofei could not help but frown. This woman called Hu Li was really shameless. He did not know what kind of grudge she had with Ning Xiaoyu.
Li Zhen interrupted Hu Li and said, âHu Li, canât you speak properly? Weâre all classmates. Do you have to always be so sarcastic?â
Hu Li raised her eyebrows and said with her eyes wide open, âLi Zhen, Iâm warning you. Donât keep thinking about Ning Xiaoyu. If you piss me off, weâll be done.â
Li Zhenâs face stiffened, and he quickly smiled at Hu Li and said, âLili, donât be angry. Weâre classmates after all. Itâll be difficult for us to meet again at university. Now that weâve met, itâs normal for us to have a meal together.â
Hu Li snorted and said, âSince I see your sincerity, letâs bring her along.â
His attitude was as if he was giving alms to Ning Xiaoyu.
Ning Xiaoyu did not look angry at all, only embarrassed. She saw Ye Xiaofeiâs angry face at first glance, and it was obvious that he was about to lose his temper. Ning Xiaoyu quickly grabbed Ye Xiaofeiâs hand and begged, âBrother Fei, they arc my classmates, donâtâ¦â
Ye Xiaofei frowned, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart. If he dealt with Hu Li because he was angry, it would be difficult for Ning Xiaoyu to get along with her classmates in the future, so he could only temporarily suppress his anger.
âYou guys go ahead and eat. Brother Xiaofei and I will go eat by ourselves.â Ning Xiaoyu heaved a sigh of relief and rejected her classmate.
âDid you hear that? They donât want to eat with us. Letâs just go ourselves.â
Hu Li then said arrogantly, âLet me tell you, my dad is friends with the lobby manager here. I specially took my dadâs gold card and got a 20% discount here.â
Li Zhen immediately said, âLili is really amazing.â
Hu Li said even more proudly, âThatâs right, how can I be compared to that poor girl? If they wanted to eat here, they would at most eat in the hall. Because you are my classmate, Iâll add an extra dish for you later, so that you wonât eat too poorly and embarrass me as a classmate, right? Hahaâ¦â n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Amidst the laughter, Hu Li led the way into the restaurant. The other students were on good terms with Hu Li. Although they did not mock Ning Xiaoyu, they did not show any kindness to her.
âBrother, letâs eat somewhere else.â Ning Xiaoyu sighed lightly and turned to Ye Xiaofei with a smile.
Ye Xiaofei snorted and said, âLetâs eat here.â
âBrother, donât be like them. Hu Li isnât a bad person. Itâs just that her boyfriend, Li Zhen, used to⦠have feelings for me, so she keeps getting jealous and causing trouble for me.â
Ye Xiaofei frowned and asked, âDo you have any feelings for that Li Zhen?â
âNo! No!â Ning Xiaoyu shook her head repeatedly. âI just treat him as a classmate. Iâve never had such thoughts. Iâve just graduated from high school and havenât thought of dating yet.â
âOh!â Ye Xiaofei nodded and then said with a straight face, âIf you want to date in the future, you have to tell me first. If he canât get past me, he can dream of taking my sister away.â
âI donât want to be in a relationship.â Ning Xiaoyu pouted playfully.
Ye Xiaofei said, âIn that case, we have to eat here. I must help avenge you.â
Ning Xiaoyuâs pouting lips became even higher. âBrother Xiaofeiâ¦â
âDonât worry, I wonât fight with them. Didnât they say that youâre poor? Then Iâll show them what it means to be rich today. I want to let that little fox with a pointy mouth and monkey-like cheeks know that she canât compare to our Xiaoyu in any way.â
Ye Xiaofei said as he dragged Ning Xiaoyu into the restaurant.
Hu Li smiled in surprise and said, âHaha, you guys actually came in. Waiter, find a seat for them in the hall. Add another dish later and put it on my tab.â
Ye Xiaofei ignored Hu Li and the others and said to the waiter, âGive us a private room.â
Hu Li pursed her lips and said, âOh, you guys are still pretending. Do you know that the private rooms here have a minimum cost? 880 is the minimum standard. Can you afford it? By the way, there are still private rooms for 8,800 yuan. Do you want to go? Hahaâ¦â
Ning Xiaoyu was shocked. She was afraid that Ye Xiaofei would be angry, so she quickly said, âLetâs go to the hall.â
Ye Xiaofei snorted and said, âWaiter, I want the private room that costs eight thousand eight hundred!â