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During the recent evasion, Feng Ning was too hasty and lost her balance, accidentally falling down. She got dust all over her and knelt in a rather awkward position, looking somewhat disheveled. The back of her hand scraped against something, oozing a bit of blood. After finally catching her breath, she got up from the ground. Feng Ning shook her hand and gasped in pain. She limped over and handed him her phone, saying, "Here you go."
Jiang Wen's face turned pale, and he broke into a cold sweat, still reeling from the earlier scene. His heart raced in waves as he stood frozen.
Feng Ning pushed the phone forward again.
All he could see was the image of that person approaching Feng Ning with a knife, and Jiang Wen felt his rationality slipping away. He breathed rapidly, lowered his head, and sneered at her, "Feng Ning, do you really enjoy playing the hero?"
Feng Ning was confused, "Huh?"
He clenched his fist, his nails digging into his flesh, so angry that he was on the verge of losing control but didn't know how to express it: "Do you think you're particularly impressive?"
Feng Ning choked on her words: "What are you being sarcastic about?"
The two of them, both sophomores, were arguing in the bustling street without caring about their image. Amidst the noise and chaos, one looked slightly disheveled while the other appeared regal, like a wealthy young master who had slipped out during a banquet.
"Did I ask you to chase after me?" Jiang Wen repeated. His jaw tightened as he slightly raised his chin and enunciated each word: "Did I ask you to chase after me? Do you think this will make me grateful to you?"
"...."
It was ridiculous; good intentions were met with ingratitude.
Feng Ning was furious and impatiently replied, "I can't be bothered with you."
"Do you know how dangerous it was just now?"
She couldn't contain her anger any longer. "What danger? I'm fine now! Why are you making such a fuss?"
"Do you think this phone is very important to me?"
Jiang Wen completely lost control; his throat slightly rolled as his chest heaved. He glanced at the phone and then threw it forcefully.
The phone arced through the air before crashing to the ground and shattering into pieces.
Feng Ning was left speechless, nearly dying from anger: "Fine, just treat me as meddling."
He turned around and walked away after speaking.
He wouldn't let her go, stepping forward to block her path.
"What do you want?" Feng Ning was furious, forcefully pushing Jiang Wen's hand away and continuing forward, only to be unexpectedly grabbed by the arm. She stumbled a couple of steps and nearly fell into Jiang Wen's embrace.
"What are you going crazy for?" she pushed him.
Jiang Wen staggered back two steps from her push. "I don't care about that phone." He knew he had overreacted just now and felt extremely frustrated. His mind was in chaos, and he felt lost.
"If you don't care, then why should I?" Feng Ning scoffed. "You're so high and mighty; what could you possibly care about? Just consider it me, a poor loser, making a fool of myself."
Jiang Wen shouted in a moment of desperation, "I care about you."
Chapter 36
"If you could go back to the past, which day would you want to return to?"
"September 20th, Year X."
"What day was that?"
"The night Feng Ning rejected me for the first time."
"What do you want to do?"
"To give her up the moment she rejected me."
But time cannot flow backward, and what has happened cannot be repeated. This night is still this night; the moon is neither very round nor very bright.
After Jiang Wen's hysterical shout, he stood there in shock, suddenly falling into complete silence.
Feng Ning's face still held the expression of having just been angry.
Her mouth slightly formed an "O" shape, and she didn't speak immediately. Her mind raced for a moment, completely unprepared for such an unbelievable turn of events.
His expression, with his face turned to the side and his eyes reddened, was definitely not one of joking. This left Feng Ning feeling a bit trapped.
With her ironclad heart, she didn't know how to handle the situation. Previously, she could remain indifferent, thinking it had nothing to do with her as long as others liked her.
But... right now... there were too many feelings to describe.
After a long pause, Feng Ning looked at him and said, "You—"
A loud voice interrupted from nearby, as a man shouted, "Little sister, do you have anything else to lose?"
From a distance came the sound of wailing police sirens. Soon, several police officers jumped out of their cars and began dispersing the crowd that had gathered to watch, making their way over.
After getting a general understanding of the situation, Jiang Wen and Feng Ning were also taken along to the police station.
Her phone in her pocket vibrated again. Jiang Yuyun couldn't reach Jiang Wen and directly called Feng Ning: "Is Xiao Wen with you? Why can't I get through to his phone?"
"We just encountered a robbery, and someone called the police. We're heading to the police station now," Feng Ning briefly explained what had just happened.
"Robbed?!" Jiang Yuyun exclaimed in shock, quickly asking, "Are you both okay?"
"We're fine, it shouldn't take long."
Jiang Yuyun felt somewhat relieved: "Okay, is Jiang Wen nearby? I want to talk to him."
"Yes," Feng Ning replied and handed over the phone.
She didn't know what was said on the other end, but Jiang Wen lowered his eyes and responded perfunctorily a couple of times before hanging up.
When she took back the phone, Feng Ning inadvertently glanced at him and noticed his cheeks were unusually flushed.
It then occurred to her that Jiang Wen's fever had just subsided. With the weather being so cold and him having been outside for so long in just a thin suit and shirt without any warm clothing...
Feng Ning leaned forward slightly and sweetly said, "Officer, could you please turn up the temperature in the car? My friend has a cold."
"Why are you dressed like this in the middle of winter?" The police officer in the passenger seat leaned over to adjust the air conditioning and glanced at Jiang Wen in the rearview mirror, hesitating to speak. "Are you a celebrity?"
Jiang Wen remained silent. Feng Ning explained for him, "He's not a celebrity, just a bit handsome."
The police station was nearby, just a ten-minute drive. Perhaps due to the year-end rush for performance, they worked efficiently.
While taking their statements, the slightly older police officer said, "The person who just committed the robbery was released a few months ago and has several prior offenses. With the New Year approaching, things are getting restless everywhere. Just yesterday, a candy store owner was robbed and murdered, stabbed to death in the street. This society is very complex; you two students should remember to call the police first when encountering such situations, don’t try to be brave."
The more the old officer spoke, the darker Jiang Wen's expression became.
By the time they left the police station, it was completely dark outside. Jiang Yuyun had sent a driver to pick up Jiang Wen.
The streetlights on both sides flickered on one by one, stretching out endlessly. The shadows of the young man and woman trailed behind each other, slightly apart.
Feng Ning tried to speak several times but found her gaze dodged by Jiang Wen. She cleared her throat and attempted small talk: "I'll forget everything that happened today."
"Forget what?" Jiang Wen replied coldly.
"Well... that picture of you coming out of the bath; it was really too revealing," Feng Ning reflected on herself. "I shouldn't have done that."
"How many times do you need to bring it up?" Jiang Wen frowned.
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