Chapter 121: Cannon Fodder With A Brother Complex
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Su Yayan may not have had a very good impression of the eldest of the Ning Brothers, but it was not too bad of an impression either.
He may be a solemn-looking person, but he had a hidden brother complex. In the previous life, after Ning Qirui’s death, he saved Wen Jingping several times all because of his brother’s last words and his mother’s plea.
Even his friends and his subordinates suspected that he was so different towards Wen Jingping because he might have feelings for her until Huo Chenhuan bumped into him on the road and clarified it with him.
Su Yayan, who was at Huo Chenhuan’s side, heard it all clearly. The eldest Ning said, “She was the only person that Ning Qirui couldn’t let go of before he died. If she were to die, my mother would no longer have anyone she could dote on behalf of my brother. I can’t risk this. I’m more afraid that I won’t be able to face Qirui when I die.”
Long story short, he had no feelings and no interest in how she was doing. He was only helping such an ordinary woman like her because of his brother, and so that his mother could still have someone to be emotionally attached to..
Ning Siyuan was not oblivious to both Huo Shaofeng and Wen Jingping repaying his kindness with ingratitude. He tried to defend his family when the pair tried to defraud the Qi family’s establishments.
Just like Su Yayan in her previous life, Ning Siyuan was at least ten times better than Huo Shaofeng in terms of capabilities, and it would have been an obvious win-or-lose situation if the two of them were to get in a fight.
Unfortunately, due to Huo Shaofeng’s plot armor, the talents and capabilities of others did not mean a thing.
Coincidentally, as Huo Shaofeng was plotting against the Ning family, Ning Siyuan had gotten himself into an accident.
Once Ning Siyuan was out of the way, the Nings fought amongst themselves, practically becoming cannon fodder for Huo Shaofeng to effortlessly gain full control over the Nings.
Su Yayan could not help but feel a relatable sympathy for the man before her.
Ning Siyuan’s eyes glinted darkly as Su Yayan revealed his identity right away when she met him, but he did not say anything.
On the contrary, when Ning Qirui heard how Su Yayan had been standing outside his door for a while and have heard all that he had to say when he was gossiping about her to his brother, he blew a gasket.
“Why didn’t you say anything when you arrived? Didn’t you know that it’s a rude and immoral thing to eavesdrop?”
“Qirui!” Ning Siyuan barked in disapproval.
Ning Qirui was slightly fearful of his brother, so he clamped his mouth shut, but his eyes were glaring at Su Yayan so furiously he looked like a bloated pufferfish.
Su Yayan was so amused at how he was so mad but he was not allowed to lash out. “You’re right, Second Young Master Qi, it’s rude to eavesdrop. It’s just that when we arrived, it was at the same time where the two of you were talking about me, and you sounded a little worked up, so if we were to blatantly barge in, things might get worse, so we made a bold decision to stay outside.”
When Su Yayan was explaining, she glanced pointedly at Ning Qirui, as if to say, ‘it’s rude that we eavesdrop, but is it any better to talk behind someone’s back’?
Ning Qirui blushed. As he was about to refute, he realized that there was nothing that he could say.
Su Yayan was right. His emotions were a little out of control, and if Su Yayan were to appear without warning then, Ning Qirui would have been more agitated and could have lashed out further at them.
Even now, although he was still hostile towards Su Yayan, he could not deny that what she said the other day was true.
This made Ning Qirui’s situation a little awkward.