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Chapter 1071: Go If You Want
Chapter 1071: Go If You Want
Chapter 1071: Go If You Want
Editor: Henyee Translations
Ning Gui was terrified. Gripping the door handle, she hesitated to close it, then open it again. But when her eyes met the man’s dark gaze, an icy chill washed over her, leaving her frozen in place. She couldn’t muster the courage to move.
This was too frightening!
Her doe-like eyes shimmered with fear as she instinctively took a step back. “Brother… Brother…”
Seeing her distressed expression felt like a needle pricking Ning Shen’s heart.
“Gui, you…”
His voice was hoarse against the winter night.
Ning Gui lowered her gaze, avoiding his eyes. “I’ve been at home. I didn’t go out.”
Ning Shen paused, studying her for what felt like an eternity. Finally, he asked, “You mentioned wanting to participate in Academician Li’s research project at Hua University?”
“I don’t want to anymore,” Ning Gui replied softly. “Brother, I’ll stay at home and be good. I won’t go anywhere.”
Ning Shen closed his eyes and withdrew his hand. Deep down, he knew she yearned to go. She loved studying and was always eager to learn. How could she pass up such a wonderful opportunity?
Ning Shen: “Go ahead.”
Ning Gui was stunned and looked up at him in disbelief.
At that moment, Ning Shen realized that her eyes were shining.
Ning Gui suspected that she had heard wrongly and asked carefully, “Brother, what did you say just now?”
Ning Shen repeated patiently, “If you want to go, then go.”
Sensing Ning Gui’s concern, he added, “I won’t make things difficult for your mother.”
With that, he turned and left, almost as if fleeing. The memories of his dreams and the sight of her tears when he bullied Ning Gui haunted him, making it impossible to face her.
Ning Gui felt lightheaded, as if trapped in a dream.
The next day, while the servants helped her pack, the driver took her to Hua University’s laboratory, and she still felt as if it were all unreal.
Ning Gui achieved her goal and arrived at the lab to report, excitedly sharing the news with Gu Yang.
Gu Yang was surprised that Ning Shen could be normal.
Meanwhile, the Feng Corporation, under relentless pressure from the Dream Seeking Corporation, could no longer hold out. Many elders approached Feng Jue, urging him to return to the Feng family to take charge of the situation.
At the restaurant, Gu Yang and Feng Jue emerged from a private room and spotted Feng Xiaoxiao and Feng Hao.
The siblings had clearly come to see Feng Jue, but their expressions were grim.
Feng Hao’s eyes blazed with anger. “Feng Jue, you’re a member of the Feng family. Do you want to destroy us?”
Feng Xiaoxiao’s expression was icy. “We’re family. There’s no need to be so ruthless, right?”
Feng Jue smiled. “Who’s family with you?”
He and his sister were family, but that bond felt distant.
Feng Hao’s urge to punch Feng Jue intensified at the sight of his smile, but Feng Xiaoxiao held him back.
Taking a deep breath, she faced Feng Jue, swallowing her pride as she tried to appeal to their family ties. “Little Uncle, my father let you down back then, but he has already been punished. The Feng family represents Grandpa and Grandma’s hard work. Can you bear to let their efforts go to waste?”
Gu Yang raised an eyebrow, surprised by Feng Xiaoxiao’s unexpected flexibility and willingness to back down.
Feng Jue shrugged off her appeal. “I didn’t destroy the Feng family; you all did. It will only be revived in my hands.”
As Feng Jue and Gu Yang walked away, the expressions of the Feng siblings soured.
“Sister, what should we do now?” Feng Hao asked, anxiety creeping into his voice.
They had assumed Feng Jue would decline the elders’ invitation to return and take charge, thinking it might lead to a change in their favor. They never anticipated that he genuinely wanted to usurp control.
“What else can we do? Why can’t you discuss these things with me before you act?”
Every time Feng Xiaoxiao thought about it, fury bubbled within her. Attempting to use a car accident to deal with two Mutants—one of whom was an SSS-rank—was clearly a reckless move that would only hand over incriminating evidence and land them in jail.
If her father and brother had informed her ahead of time, she would have devised a more cunning plan to eliminate Feng Jue.
Feng Xiaoxiao’s gaze hardened. Since Feng Jue refused to back down, she would have to find a way to get rid of him.