Chapter 7
The hunch in his heart came true, but the heart that he had been hanging on fell down. He was just going abroad, he could Ning Ning with him. Shen Mingxu thought, after going abroad, Ning Ning would only know me and could only rely on me. Thinking like this, he became more and more excited. He took out his mobile phone and called his brother.
Shen Mingxu never considered the possibility that Su Ning would refuse.
As soon as the phone was connected, as if he knew what he wanted to say, Shen Mingxuan cut him off and said directly: “No negotiation, you have to study abroad. When will you get your diploma!”
(TL: Shen Mingxuan is Shen Mingxu’s brother.)
“Brother, I didn’t say I don’t want to go!”
“Oh?”
“It’s just that I want to take someone with me.”
“No, stay away from those rouge-like friends.”
“No, no, I’m going to take my girlfriend there. She can also dance. I want you to find a school that is close to me abroad where she can learn to dance. By the way, I want us to go through the admission procedures together!” Shen Mingxu added: “By the way, I will never live on campus. Buy me a house with a better view close to the school. It must be big enough so I can change it to a dance studio… Oh, and I need to have a pool and a bathroom, but only one. No more.”
Shen Mingxuan seemed a little unhappy: “When did you get a girlfriend? Does Mom know?”
“It’s been more than two months since we started dating, and I haven’t told Mom yet.”
“You haven’t gone home for the past two months. You said that you were going to self-study, but you were actually going to see your girlfriend?” Shen Mingxuan put out the cigarette butt, pondered for a moment, and said, “Don’t mess with some shady women outside!”
“She’s not a shady woman!” Once someone talks about Su Ning, Shen Mingxu will be like a firecracker, he responded grumpily: “Don’t think that just because you’re my brother, you can just say anything about her! I’ll turn against you!”
The other side remained still for a long time, and just when Shen Mingxu thought he would not respond, Shen Mingxuan spoke lightly: “Bring her to the house and let Mom meet her, as long as Mom approves, I have no objections…”
“Okay!” Shen Mingxu was afraid that he would regret it, so he immediately responded: “I’ll take her home tonight. You ask Mom to prepare more desserts. She likes desserts very much. By the way, brother, don’t pretend to be a debt collector again. She is timid, don’t scare her!”
“…I have a very important meeting in the afternoon, so I won’t be back.”
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In the school’s recent mock exams, Jing Jing’s English score has reached a good score of over 130. In addition, there are still two days before the exam, and the school will release it. After two days off, she advocated letting students relax before the college entrance examination, so that their nerves would not be so tense. In order to get good grades on the test, Jing Jing’s mother found Su Wen in advance.
(TL: Su Wen is Su Ning’s other name. They are the same person.)
“Teacher Su, thank you so much for your hard work!” Jing Jing’s mother shook Su Wen’s hand and said gratefully: “Jing Jing has never had such a good score on the exam before. Thanks to her English improving by 30 points, she will definitely be admitted to Rongda now!”
“This is what I should do as a teacher…” Su Wen couldn’t keep a smile from breaking out on her face.
“Oh, by the way, Teacher Su can take a break for these two days, I’ve already talked to the head teacher.” Jing Jing’s mother took out a card from her wallet, handed it to Su Wen, and said: “Teacher Su, this card has 100,000 yuan. You originally had a monthly salary of 30,000 yuan, and I promised to triple it, which of course I will honor, so now you have a salary of 90,000 yuan. And I personally think you are serious and hard-working, so I’m giving you an additional 100,000. The pin is six zeros. Once again, thank you very much!”
Su Wen suppressed the excitement in her heart, took it, and said, “How could I possibly accept this…”
“Teacher Su, you don’t have to be polite and don’t feel embarrassed. Jing Jing’s father has made a lot of money in the real estate business in the past two years. This amount of money is not a lot to us. Please accept it with a peace of mind. You deserve it.”
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Three times the salary has finally arrived. While Su Wen was relieved, she felt sincere about the extra 10,000 yuan. She had originally wanted to get the money and disappear immediately. After thinking about it, Su Wen felt that Jing Jing’s family are all good people. She deserves better grades, and unfortunately, there is no one else who can inspire Jing Jing except Shen Mingxu…
That afternoon, Su Ning appeared in the café.
“Jing Jing is about to take the college entrance examination. Let’s give her a call to cheer her on!” Su Ning turned on her cell phone, scrolled through to find Jing Jing’s phone number, and looked at Shen Mingxu, who was playing with her fruit platter next to her. “Quick! Take out your phone too!”
“Hey, I have to take the college entrance examination too. Why don’t you see my girlfriend cheering me on?” Shen Mingxu stabbed a piece of papaya with a toothpick and fed it to Su Ning. I heard that papaya makes breasts grow bigger, that night I didn’t dare to touch it, only poked, it feels very good, if they get bigger… Shen Mingxu’s ears suddenly turned pink.
(TL: I searched up “papaya” and it’s also called “mùguā(木瓜)” it’s a type of fruit, and when Shen Mingxu says “that night,” I’m assuming he’s referring to chapter 6, when she fell asleep in his embrace and woke up in his house with red marks on her neck, implying that he did more than just give her hickeys that night.)
“Then you have to work hard and try to get a good result!” Seeing that he hadn’t taken out his phone, she reached out and rummaged through his pockets, “Where did you put your phone? Take it out quickly.”
Shen Mingxu hurriedly stopped her movements, afraid she would hurt herself, and obediently took out his phone.
“After you call her, follow the instructions on this.” Su Ning took out a note and placed it on the table.
Shen Mingxu glanced at the note, then looked at Su Ning and said, “…it’s not impossible for me to read it…”
“But you have to come to my house for dinner tonight. My mother wants to meet you.
“En?” Su Ning was stunned. Is it really okay to see the parents so soon? However, seeing the look of expectation on Shen Mingxu’s face and thinking about how she received three times the salary, he has contributed a lot, and just before Su Ning leaves him, she will fulfill his wish. Su Ning nodded, asking with some uncertainty: “Will your mother like me?”
Seeing her nodding in agreement, Shen Mingxu was very happy, hugging her and planning to take her home right away.
“Stop, call Jing Jing first!”
“Okay!” Shen Mingxu quickly dialed Jing Jing’s number. Jing Jing answered as soon as the first ring.
“Mingxu?”
“Yes, it’s me.”
“Mingxu, what’s the matter? Did something happen?”
Shen Mingxu looked at the note and read it word by word: “The college entrance exam is coming soon, how are you preparing?”
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The note seemed to be full of words, but it was very fast to read. It was the last sentence, and Shen Mingxu frowned and looked at Su Ning. Su Ning hurriedly gave him a thumbs-up gesture.
Shen Mingxu took a deep breath and said, “I hope you can get a good grade on the exam. I would be very happy.”
Although I don’t know what the good or bad of Jing Jing’s exam has to do with me, I’ll just listen to what little darling tells me to do.
After saying this last sentence, he hung up.
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Looking at Shen Mingxu’s seriousness in choosing clothes for her, Su Ning silently sighed. After she disappears, this foolish child will be so sad. It seems that she is his first love. However, his love will eventually fade away, and he’ll move on. For a long time, thinking about it like this made Su Ning feel a little better. Today, she will do everything she can to make him happy.
On the way to the Shen Manor, Shen Mingxu prepared a lot of small snacks in the car and happily fed them to her, completely ignoring the existence of the driver. Those small gestures that had been silent for a long time began again. As long as it wasn’t too much, Su Ning would endure it. It’s the last day; he should be happy.
(TL: By “small gestures,” it means Shen Mingxu started to kiss her and do romantic actions.)
Standing at the entrance, she felt a bad feeling in her stomach. When Su Ning saw the European-style luxury interior, she felt like all of this was a bad idea. She felt like she had been here before but couldn’t remember when. But before she could think about it, she was forced to follow Shen Mingxu, who wanted to take her to see his mother, with his arms around her waist. They walked in.
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After a meeting in the company, he looked at his watch. It was still early. Shen Mingxuan thought for a while and decided to go back and have a look at the so-called “girlfriend.” His younger brother has always been stubborn, and it looks like he’s protecting her. If his mother is dissatisfied with her, maybe the two would argue. He needed to be there to make sure things didn’t go out of hand.
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“My mother must be in the kitchen again. Every time I go home, she will cook soup for me. You wait here. I will go to the kitchen and help her with the soup.”
Su Ning nodded, “En, okay, you go!”
She is rather uneasy now, looking around, she feels like she had been here before.
Shen Mingxu took the lead out of the kitchen with the soup in his hand and said as he walked, “Mom, let Auntie and the others do these things in the future. What if you get burned!”
A well-dressed noble woman smiled warmly, holding three porcelain bowls in her hands, looking at Shen Mingxu lovingly, “You come back after a long time, I just want to cook something delicious for you. Study hard.”
Shen Mingxu put the soup pot on the dinner table, walked up to Su Ning’s side in two steps, hugged Su Ning’s shoulders, and showed a big smile to Mrs. Shen, “Mom, quickly look. This is my girlfriend! I took her to come see you!”
Shit. Su Ning was stiff. When she saw Mrs. Shen, she remembered. Yes, she was here five years ago. She also met with Mrs. Shen. She even had the same soup, but standing next to her is Shen Mingxu, not Shen Mingxuan!
How could I forget! How could I be so careless!
The preferences of the two brothers are very similar. Five years ago, Su Ning, who liked to be lazy, didn’t even bother to wear makeup. Currently, Su Ning doesn’t have the money to buy makeup. Five years ago, and today she used her original appearance. The only thing that’s changed was her hair.
“Su Wen!” The porcelain bowl in her hand fell to the ground, making a cracking sound. She pointed her finger at Su Ning.
She looked at Shen Mingxu, her pupils contracted, her voice filled with disbelief, “You said, she is your girlfriend?!”
Well, it turns out that people who know you will still recognize you even if your hairstyle changes.
Su Ning thought to herself, if I pretend to be Su Wen’s sister, could I pull it off?
“Mom? What’s wrong?” The unreal sense of panic in Shen Mingxu’s heart appeared again. He wrapped his hands around Su Ning’s shoulders and tried hard to embed her firmly in his grip, but he couldn’t counteract the unease in his heart.
“She! She! She is clearly your brother’s fiancée!!” Mrs. Shen couldn’t bear the anger, “Quickly drive her out, this evil witch! Have you forgotten how your brother was harmed by her??!”
Su Ning’s shoulders felt like they were about to be crushed by Shen Mingxu, but she still did not struggle and made a last effort, “Su Wen? Auntie, are you talking about-” My older sister? But these three words didn’t have the time to be spoken.
“Su Wen?”
This familiar, cold, inhumane, air-conditioned voice penetrated Su Ning’s ears, causing her to shudder.