Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Please let us off here. It’ll be bad for the comrades to see you driving us.” Sheng Ning lowered her head and didn’t meet Shen Jianguo’s eyes.
“That’s fine.” Shen Jianguo knew she was right, but he couldn’t help feeling upset. She had boldly confessed her feelings to him just a week ago. How come she wouldn’t even look at him now? He wanted to ask her if he had done something wrong, but he was worried he might frighten her. He pursed his lips and watched Sheng Ning and Zhang Hongmei get out of the car, then drove away.
Zhang Hongmei supported Sheng Ning as they walked and asked, “Sheng Ning, don’t you like Shen Jianguo?”
“A lot of people like him. I’m just a nobody,” she said. After all, she really did like him at one point. Even if she didn’t like him anymore, she still couldn’t feel totally indifferent when she faced him. Rather than let the situation develop, it would be better to just never see him again.
“Oh! It’s good that you can accept that.”
“Do you also think I’m not good enough for him?” Sheng Ning turned around and looked at Zhang Hongmei with sparkling eyes.
Zhang Hongmei nodded dumbly under Sheng Ning’s stare.
“Sigh! I wish I knew that earlier.” If Sheng Ning had understood this in her previous life, she wouldn’t have ended up the way she did.
Her days of recovery were very boring. Sheng Ning didn’t dare to be careless with her injured foot. In her previous life, she vented her frustrations carelessly and hurt her foot a second time. Ever since then, her foot hurt whenever it rained.
The district that the General Union Ensemble was located in was empty. Everyone was practicing diligently. Qin Cuifen also meticulously rehearsed the dances until late at night with everyone else. Only Sheng Ning stayed in the dorm all day because of her foot injury. She couldn’t go anywhere. During the day, she had to limp to the cafeteria to get food.
There were many rumors spreading around and all sorts of unpleasant remarks. She didn’t have to ask to know what they were. It was exactly like this in her previous life. After the incident, she was trampled on. At least it was a little better in this life. There were much fewer unpleasant remarks because Qin Cuifen went around explaining things and acting pitiful.
When Sheng Ning heard Zhang Hongmei talk about Qin Cuifen, a sneer came onto her face. The organization hadn’t made any official announcements yet regarding the incident. Qin Cuifen was so anxious that she got blisters on her mouth. She was busy trying to showcase her talent and diligence, but Sheng Ning took it easy. She didn’t really care.
That afternoon, Qin Cuifen unwillingly went to Sheng Ning’s dorm again, where Sheng Ning was reading a book. “Sheng Ning, have you eaten yet?” she asked. “You never used to read books. Why are you suddenly reading now?” Qin Cuifen glanced at the page and saw it was packed with small characters, which she herself didn’t even recognize.
“To expand my knowledge.” Sheng Ning kept her head lowered. She seemed indifferent to what Qin Cuifen said. She only had a high school diploma. After she entered the workforce, she suffered a lot of unfair treatment due to her lack of education. She remembered that Xu Qigang, too, came from the countryside and had also joined the military at a young age. However, he ended up studying at the Homeland Security University, with a major in Leadership and Strategy. In order to be good enough for him, she also had to study hard.
“Do you want to go to college or something?” Qin Cuifen’s gaze was as sharp as a needle.
“What are you here for?” Sheng Ning shut her book. She was no longer in the mood to read.
Ever since she came back from the evening party, she hadn’t spoken much with Qin Cuifen. The two of them came from the same town and grew up together. Sheng Ning treated Qin Cuifen as her best friend, but now that she saw through everything, she loathed her. She didn’t want to continue being sisters with her anymore.
“Ningning…” Qin Cuifen sat on her bed with a smile. “Although you got me into trouble this time, I’ll forgive you because we’re best friends!”