Chapter 1085: Chapter 617: Childhood Superpowers_2
He noticed the atmosphere was off and understood why, so he asked Bi Yue: "What’s going on?"
Bi Yue’s expression changed instantly, like flipping a switch. She forced a smile and said: "Oh, nothing. I was just chatting with them, we’re neighbors."
"Xue Yuantong, isn’t that right?" Bi Yue shot her a glance.
If Jiang Ning were here, Xue Yuantong would definitely show her what it means to step on steel. But since she’s not, it’s like stepping on cotton.
Xue Yuantong stayed silent.
Group Leader Jian noticed the situation, raised his glass gracefully and said: "My colleague has an impulsive personality. If she offended you earlier, please don’t take it to heart."
"Come, let’s toast to you." Group Leader Jian’s voice was magnetic. When he spoke, it felt like a refreshing breeze, plus his handsome appearance almost made him irresistible to women.
He looked at Xue Chuchu and also gave the woman with big waves beside him a look.
The woman with big waves immediately poured a glass of beer for Xue Chuchu.
Group Leader Jian signaled Xue Chuchu to raise her glass. As long as she drank, he could take the opportunity to chat with the little girl. Isn’t that how a relationship starts?
Xue Chuchu didn’t move her hand.
The woman with big waves persuaded from the side: "Sister, give us some face?"
Xue Chuchu only felt strange, who’s he?
Group Leader Jian’s gentle approach didn’t work. He didn’t ask again but just smiled:
"It’s fine, drinking is not good."
Saying that, he drank it all at once.
At this point, a scooter appeared on the west side of the bungalow. Xue Yuantong heard the noise and immediately turned her head, only to see the scooter’s LED lights playfully flashing twice.
Xue Yuantong, as if seeing her savior, quickly went over and called out: "Jiang Ning, you’re back!"
Jiang Ning squeezed the brake, stepped off the bike, first ruffled Tongtong’s hair, still silky, then led Tongtong to the doorway, happily saying:
"Wow, it’s quite lively here."
The originally extremely composed Group Leader Jian became curious after seeing Jiang Ning’s face, though his expression remained calm.
Jiang Ning looked down and asked Tongtong: "Who are they?"
Xue Yuantong’s courage suddenly surged with +999, and she complained: "I don’t know who they are, I only know he wants Chuchu and me to toast."
Jiang Ning, with a much broader perspective than Tongtong, took one look at this man, then looked at Chuchu, and understood the situation.
He thought inwardly: ’Chuchu is really...’
Chuchu seemed to sense something, a trace of innocence appeared on her cool face.
"Don’t you like drinking? I’ll drink with you." Jiang Ning raised the beer in front of Chuchu.
Seeing this, Group Leader Jian raised his brow and said in a faint tone: "You have no right to toast with me."
After saying this, he made a move to leave.
Jiang Ning casually poured the beer on the ground and said: "Consider it my toast to you."
The sound was loud, and Group Leader Jian’s originally calm face twisted slightly.
Pouring beer on the ground was equivalent to making an offering to the dead.
In the end, he had enough self-restraint, so he only gave Jiang Ning a glance, then turned and left.
Bi Yue quickly followed and whispered: "That guy is a tenant here, but I heard before that his parents seem to work for Evergreen Liquid."
Group Leader Jian: "Oh."
Bi Yue: "As for those two girls, their mother works at Evergreen Liquid, seems to be in charge of the kitchen."
Group Leader Jian finally smiled a bit: "I see, you did well."
...
Things quieted down at the door.
Xue Yuantong said softly: "Chuchu, you got into trouble again!"
Xue Chuchu was speechless; it wasn’t her fault, but she didn’t know how to argue back. She sneaked a glance at Jiang Ning and happened to meet his eyes.
Jiang Ning: "It’s alright, I’m here."
For a pretty girl from a poor family, life wasn’t necessarily going to be good, especially in rural areas. As they grew up, they’d encounter countless temptations and all kinds of malice.
And Ding Shuyan’s appearance was not at all inferior to Chuchu’s, yet nobody ever bothered her, not even a single rumor against her existed at the large Fourth Middle School.
Jiang Ning told himself that his methods were more than enough to protect Xue Chuchu.
...
The movie is about to start.
Liu Chuandao was sitting in the lobby, annoyed by Cui Yu who kept @ing him in the small group chat, asking if any female classmates he invited had arrived.
Previously, Liu Chuandao thought he was quite a jerk, but today, compared to Cui Yu, he realized what a real jerk is.
’How does this guy even survive?’ Liu Chuandao didn’t understand.
Liu Chuandao was fed up with him but had no choice, so he steeled himself to make a desperate move, using his ultimate secret technique to send a mass message to all the girls on his list.
He invited a few pretty girls and clicked send, but accidentally created a group, where a message appeared: "Anyone want to watch a movie together? It’s on me today."
Shen Qing’e: "?"
Jiang Yanan: "What’s going on?"
Liu Chuandao made a mistake operating and quickly deleted the group, dissolving it hastily.
He left, but after deleting the group on WeChat, it still existed, with all the girls still in it, except for Liu Chuandao.
The remaining girls looked at each other, and Dong Jiayi from Class 1 realized after the fact: "Is he inviting us to watch a movie?"
Shen Qing’e: "Looks like it."
Dong Jiayi: "Then why did he leave the group?"
Yang Sheng: "Maybe he only wanted to invite one of us."
She screenshotted it and sent it to Wang Longlong.
Wang Longlong loved collecting gossip from Fourth Middle School; he edited it with mosaics and posted it on the forum, titled: "A guy from Fourth Middle School wanted to be a player but ended up being an idiot."
He then shared the post in the class group chat, where Lu Qiqi mocked it fiercely.
Liu Chuandao watched the girls in the class group chat curse the boy angrily, making him clench his fists in anger.
Before long, Duan Shigang sent a message: "Daozi, how’s it going?"
Liu Chuandao had previously posted about watching a movie with Shang Caiwei in the small group, even though last time he set a trap that backfired, and he abandoned Duan Shigang, but Duan Shigang didn’t fall out with him.
After all, if Duan Shigang fell out with Liu Chuandao, he’d have no friends in Class 8 to brag with, which would be awkward!
However, he wouldn’t confide in Liu Chuandao anymore.
Liu Chuandao saw someone asking and immediately snapped a photo inside the cinema: "Haha, isn’t this the cinema?"
Duan Shigang: "Impressive, you really managed to get a girl to come."
"Hey, you should see what kind of skills I’ve got." Liu Chuandao boasted forcefully.
Duan Shigang: "By the way, did you see the post in the group? It cracked me up, that idiot’s too funny."
"His way of inviting girls to watch a movie is really ridiculous. Comparatively, Dao Brother, you’re brilliant!"
Liu Chuandao: "Hahaha, right."
Duan Shigang suddenly asked: "Hey, why does that blurred profile picture color look so much like you?"
...
Night fell.
The outside air grew cooler as Xue Yuantong switched to Jiang Ning’s room to play games.
Xue Chuchu originally planned to study, but was brought to Jiang Ning’s room to play games by Tongtong, who argued it was the only break this week.
At midnight, Xue Chuchu planned to leave and gazed at the dark outside, asking Tongtong: "Want to go home together?"
Xue Yuantong was immersed in the game, and upon hearing this, she lifted her head: "Once I fall asleep, when I wake up tomorrow, I’ll be in my bed at home."
Xue Chuchu looked a bit puzzled.
"Think carefully, wasn’t it like this when we were kids?" Xue Yuantong argued.
Indeed, in childhood, no matter where Xue Chuchu fell asleep, her mom would carry her back to bed and tuck her in.
But now, she was all grown up.
She looked at Tongtong, and saw her still lingering here.
Xue Chuchu took another look at Tongtong, and then at Jiang Ning, understanding something.
’Could it be...’
Xue Chuchu began to uncover the truth, and a scene flashed in her mind, making her fear thinking further.
’They are too...’
She glanced at Jiang Ning, her gaze trembling with timidity: "Not anymore, I need to go home."
Jiang Ning’s voice floated over: "You can, as long as you want to learn."