Xia Ruya’s flight was scheduled for ten in the morning and, all thanks to the dense population of Capital city, the heavy traffic was a major headache for the governnt and had also resulted in major transport inconveniences. The long waiting tis at traffic junctions were enough to cause a major delay. Hence, Xia Ruya, Uncle Yu and Auntie Yang headed to the airport bright early in the morning.
There were only a few people in the airport’s VIP waiting room. Xia Ruya remained seated quietly, suddenly reminded of the ti when she first returned to Capital city.
After disembarking from the plane, Auntie Yang accompanied her and waited with her in the VIP room while Uncle Yu proceeded to collect their luggage.
No one knew how terrible she felt whenever she stepped in Capital city, which seed like a living hell to her.
She felt indignant for being left with nothing after getting set up by Wen Xinya, and helpless when she got kidnapped by the Xia Family and got beaten up and humiliated by the gangsters. She felt hopeless and dejected when she was forced to flee Capital city, the resentnt that she felt towards them engulfing her like waves.
All of those emotions reminded her of her humiliating past and her filthy body.
Her thirst for revenge, which was initially hidden deep beneath her heart, seed like a stallion that had broken free and a demon that was continuously controlling her and urging her to take revenge.
From the mont she stood beneath the sun in the land of Capital city, she knew that she had overco her fears.
However, less than two months later, she returned to this very seat and had arrived back in Harbor City. This ti, the fears that she had to overco were way more complicated than she had imagined. In fact, they were rather terrifying and she was not confident at all, though she did not have another choice.
“You silly child. Why did you leave without telling ?” asked Ning Shuqian, who was dressed in a lilac dress, a pair of dium-length boots and a fur cardigan from Autumn. She exuded a mature sultriness, completely devoid of the grace and elegance she possessed when she was still Madam Wen.
Xia Ruya looked up slowly, revealing the look of vulnerability in her bloodshot eyes. “I didn’t want to trouble you by making you co all the way here. I was initially planning to call you after I return to Harbor City.”
She did not wish to let anyone know that she had fled Capital city in a pathetic state. Hence, she did not inform anyone about her 10 AM flight.
Ning Shuqian took a seat beside her and said, “Don’t stand on ceremony with . Besides, I wanted to co and send you off too.”
Extrely grateful, Xia Ruya exclaid, “Thank you, Aunt Ning!”
Ning Shuqian looked at Auntie Yang smilingly and said, “Auntie Yang, there’s a fried pastry store near the airport that sells delicious pastries which Ruya loves. Could you go buy so of those? Ruya will be in high spirits after eating them.”
She then gave her the address.
Although Ning Shuqian’s request was a little sudden, it was not overboard. Hence, Auntie Yang did not think much of it and simply thought that she had only made such a request because of how close she was to Xia Ruya.
However, the intelligent Xia Ruya knew that Ning Shuqian was deliberately trying to steer Auntie Yang away. Although she did enjoy eating the fried pastries from that store, she did not like them to the extent of needing Auntie Yang to buy so for her. Clearly, Ning Shuqian had sothing to tell her.
After Auntie Yang left, Xia Ruya said with much gratitude, “I didn’t expect you to still rember that I like those pastries, Aunt Ning.”
Ning Shuqian smiled and said, “You won’t get to eat them again once you return to Harbor City.”
She glanced at Xia Ruya with a mysterious look.
Xia Ruya’s eyes glistened and she slowly hung her head low.
Ning Shuqian extended her hand and grabbed Xia Ruya’s hand which was placed on her knee. She then held it in her palm and said, “Ruya, you may not have said this, but I know that it’s not easy being the successor of the Li Family. You’re definitely going to face so more trouble when you return to Harbor City this ti.”
She had specially sent her people to find out more about the situation going on in the Li Family. Hence, she especially headed to the airport to look for Xia Ruya.
Xia Ruya raised her head abruptly to stare at Ning Shuqian with a complicated yet nacing gaze in her eyes. However, she soon stopped and put on a pitiful look instead.
Seeing that she had turned as pale as a sheet and was looking extrely pitiful, Ning Shuqian said smilingly, “Ruya, I watched you grow up and I’ve always treated you as my own daughter. You’ve been very obedient as well. If you encounter any problems in Harbor City, feel free to call . I’ll see what I can do to help!”
She stressed the last sentence because she wanted to sound solemn, though she began to look smug.
Xia Ruya’s heart pounded rapidly all of a sudden and she wondered, What does Ning Shuqian an?
Help ? Is it what I’m thinking?
Does Ning Shuqian really have what it takes to help ?
Could it be sothing to do with the mysterious supporter behind Ning Shuqian?
Xia Ruya’s eyes glistened and she murmured, “Aunt Ning... I know you’re worried about and you want to help , but the things in the Li Family are far more complicated than you think. I...”
She was trying to sound Ning Shuqian out, in a bid to understand more about her supporter.
In the past three years, she had been watching Ning Shuqian and Wen Xinya go against each other. Although Ning Shuqian had never defeated Wen Xinya before, she knew that Ning Shuqian had never lost either, because Ning Shuqian would always be able to stand up again after she had fallen.
This ti, Ning Shuqian had clearly beco an abandoned pawn with no ans of making a coback. Yet, she managed to manipulate Wen Haowen again within just a few months. She even managed to cause a stir in the Wen Family by making use of the entertainnt city project.
Ning Shuqian wouldn’t have been able to do that by herself.
The only possibility was that Ning Shuqian had a mysterious and powerful person to back her up. So they did not have to be afraid of the Wen Family at all.
Ning Shuqian raised her brows nonchalantly and said, “Since I offered to help, I can definitely give you a hand. Don’t worry about it. You’ll only realize so things in the future.”
She was still unsure about so of the details and hence, could not ntion it to Xia Ruya yet. Besides, she wouldn’t talk to Xia Ruya about those matters out of the blue. She believed that Xia Ruya was smart enough to know what she was saying.
Ning Shuqian’s mysterious attitude made Xia Ruya raise her suspicions. “Aunt Ning, I know. I’ll definitely tell you when I need help.”
Although she wanted to make use of Ning Shuqian, she did not want to be affiliated to her instigator for now. Given how mysterious they were, there was definitely sothing terrifying about them. She was afraid that there was a huge sche behind this and hence, had to be conscientious.
Her answer was seamless and she did not sound perfunctory, either. Hence, Ning Shuqian obviously wouldn’t know what she was thinking. After all, no one would turn down a helping hand, especially in tis of need.
Reviews
All reviews (0)