Love in Exile 08 I'm Not a Little Girl

  I am not a little girl

  "Take you to where I make money and have a look!"

  Ning Yu'er finished speaking, and the car sped towards the parking lot exit with a whoosh.

  Ning Xi tried her best to prevent herself from thinking about the bad aspects and also attempted to put on a more serious face in front of her younger sister.

  "Isn't the pocket money your parents give you enough? Why do you want to earn money yourself?"

  Although their parents had no time to accompany them and no time to care about them, money was never lacking. From a young age, the siblings used unlimited black gold credit cards, and the trillion-dollar asset Zhaojing Group's rich second-generation heir went to work for money, which is an unthinkable reason.

  "That's different, I hate it when others say I'm a second-generation rich kid, and I also hate it when my mom scolds me for using her money to swipe cards, then uses that as an excuse to control my life. These four years of college are the last time I'll succumb to their tyranny, after this, I'll live my life according to my own will."

  Ning Zhiyun's hand rested on the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, and when he mentioned the background of being a third-generation official and a third-generation rich man that others envied, there was a hint of disdain in his tone.

  Why did Ning Zhiyun go to L University's Department of Politics and Law, Ning Xiwu had never asked before, thinking that she was influenced by her parents' words and deeds. But now it seems that this is just the choice of her parents. He remembered eight years ago when his parents strongly opposed him going to military school, and in the end, it was his sister who took his place at his parents' ideal university.

  Ning Zhiyun saw that he didn't say a word, and didn't know that he had fallen into the vortex of self-blame again. He just thought that this topic was not interesting to him, so he changed the subject.

  "Brother, how long will you be back this time?"

  These past few days have been slower than usual, and people have a deadline to meet, which makes the days feel like years. She was almost sleepless last night, thinking about her brother who she hasn't seen in eight years, and she couldn't wait for him to appear before her eyes. She's really hoping that this time her brother can stay a little longer.

  Ning Zhiyun glanced sideways at his brother, whose handsome and upright features remained unchanged, but the white skin had turned into a honey-colored complexion due to years of training, making his features appear more masculine and resolute.

  "I'll be back for a week and report back to the base next Friday."

  "Brother, your base is also too inhumane, only allowing a week of family visitation leave every four years?"

  Ning Zhiyun was somewhat disappointed, she thought he should have a pretty long vacation, slightly pouting her red lips to express her discontent, Ning Xi saw the situation and stretched out his hand to gently pull her ponytail.

  "This time it's not a family visit, just a vacation after the award ceremony. Although it's a bit short, these few days are all yours to arrange, little princess, are you satisfied?" His hand stroked her smooth face.

  "These are your words!" Ning Zhiyun felt better after getting Ning Xiwu's guarantee, and drove the car to a parking space by the side of the road.

  The two got off the car, and Ning Zhiyuan naturally put his hand into Ning Xizhe's arm, leading him into a Western restaurant that looked high-end just from its exterior decoration.

  A slender man was elegantly sipping coffee at the card table not far from the entrance, and upon seeing Ning Zhiyuan, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes. Ning Zhiyuan was also slightly startled, and hastily led Ning Xiuwei to walk in front of the card table. Before he could even speak, the man put down his coffee, and a pair of charming and seductive eyes fixed intently on her.

  "Xiao Yun, is the graduation ceremony over?" Then his gaze slowly shifted to Ning Xiyu, who was holding her hand.

  "Ah, Fang Ge is fine. The ceremony just ended!" Ning Zhiyun seemed to be accustomed to his ambiguous gaze and replied calmly.

  "Who is this?" The two men's eyes met and they carefully sized each other up.

  "Are you Xi Wei?" Without waiting for Ning Zhiyun's introduction, the man stood up with a surprised look on his face and stretched out his hand to Ning Xiwei.

  She only saw the man in front of her, a pair of enchanting eyes, with a few familiar marks between his eyebrows. She reached out and grasped the man's hand, asking uncertainly, "Are you Ou Chufan?"

  "Haha... you're right, I didn't think you'd still remember me! I thought General Ning would have forgotten a rough person like me long ago!"

  Ning Zhiyun looked at his brother, then looked at Ou Chufan, with a puzzled expression on his face.

  "Do you know each other?"

  "It's more than just acquaintances! When we were young, we even wore the same pair of pants!"

  Qu Chu Fan smiled and quickly pulled Ning Xi Wei down to sit, raising his eyes to signal Ning Zhi Yun to sit down together.

  "Brother Fan, how come I've never heard you mention that you know my brother?"

  "I've never heard you mention it before, you're Ning Xiwei's sister, the precious daughter of the Ning family!"

  Qu Chu Fan smiled and threw the question back at Ning Zhi Yun, who smiled awkwardly, pulled down his eyelashes, and then picked up the tea served by the waiter and took a big gulp.

  "Shaofan, how did you and Yuner get to know each other?" Ning Xiyu didn't rush to reminisce about old times, but was instead curious as to why two people who shouldn't have had any connections would know each other.

  "Didn't Xiaoyu mention it to you?"

  Qu Chu Fan looked at Ning Zhi Yun, their eyes met, as if seeking her opinion. Ning Zhi Yun stuck out her tongue and then gently shook her head, giving him a signal with her eyes.

  "Hehe, the story of how I got to know Xiao Yu is a long one, let's save it for next time! Today, tell me about your glorious past as Ning Shao!"

  Qu Chu Fan is a clever person and naturally diverted the topic with interest.

  "Soldiers are just a profession, nothing to brag about! But you, where are you now?" Ning Xi didn't like to show off, and she didn't want to talk much about her impressive experiences, so she just glossed over them lightly.

  "I'm a layman, I opened this restaurant after graduating from university. When I have nothing to do, I just drink coffee in the restaurant to pass the time."

  Qu Chu Fan said, calling out to the server to refill their drinks.

  The waiter quickly brought over their drinks and placed a cup of coffee in front of Ning Xi, while placing a glass of pear juice in front of Ning Zhiyan.

  "Brother Fang, again with this! Didn't I say that I'm not a little girl?" Ning Zhiyuan protested obviously, and from her words, it seemed like she was quite familiar with Ou Chufan.

  "Xiao Yun, I don't care what you drink elsewhere, but here, you can only have juice!" Qu Chufan's tone was gentle yet had an irresistible authoritarianism.

  Ning Xi could only hope that her younger sister would be alright, and then she thought of Ou Chu Fan, her heart couldn't help but think of many things and also started to worry, yet she still spoke sincerely to Ou Chu Fan.

  "Haoran, it seems that my sister has caused you a lot of trouble. Let me treat you to a meal another day!" He had to thoroughly understand Baobei's social circle in the next few days.

  "Xi Wei, what's the point of being polite to each other anymore? Let's not even mention that my dad used to work under your grandfather. Just talking about our friendship of over a decade, do we still need to be formal with each other?"

  Ning Xi only picked up the coffee and took a sip, although it had been many years since they last met, she still remembered that Qu Chu Fan was a person who had always been very particular about himself since he was young, and would never do anything that didn't benefit him.

  Is he really treating Yun'er well just because of their friendship that has lasted for over a decade? Is it not because of the Ning family's power? Or is there another ulterior motive?

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