Lu Ning instantly became interested after hearing that. They hid in the back, watching Lu Liu lead his team to fight monsters. After all, the big boss was hard to defeat and required team cooperation. By the time it was almost done, the boss would usually be in a near-death state. Generally, for famous teams like theirs, no one dared to steal the boss. But there were always exceptions.
Lu Ning had done this boss strategy before. She knew the perfect moment to strike. She coordinated seamlessly with Ji Chiqian and, at the last second, swooped in and landed the final blow. The boss was successfully stolen by her and Ji Chiqian.
The world channel broadcasted: [Congratulations to Sweet Lemon Noodle for killing the Peach Blossom Spring Boss.]
When Lu Liu saw this, he cursed through his headset, “What the hell are you all doing? How could you let someone steal the boss?”
Qin Xiang added fuel to the fire. “These two look like newbies. Do they not know who we are? How dare they steal our boss?”
Lu Liu was furious. “Kill them for me!”
But soon, Lu Liu’s game screen turned black and white. The rest of the team also collapsed and couldn’t move.
Lu Liu stared at [Sweet Lemon Noodle], feeling that this person’s playstyle looked oddly familiar. It really resembled Lu Ning! Could it be that she deliberately used a new account to steal his boss? No, Lu Ning shouldn’t be this skilled yet.
Meanwhile, Lu Ning and Ji Chiqian not only stole the boss but also obtained the dropped treasure. But nothing compared to the satisfaction of humiliating Lu Liu and Qin Xiang.
After playing for a while, their food delivery arrived.
Ji Chiqian stopped. “Let’s eat first.”
Lu Ning noticed there was even a small cake, the same brand as the one Qin Xiang had received earlier that day. She looked at him. “Why did you buy cake?”
“Don’t all girls like this? Consider it a reward for your good grades. You didn’t embarrass me.”
Lu Ning was suddenly touched. Ji Chiqian looked a little unnatural and deliberately added coldly, “Anyway, it came as an extra with the order.”
Lu Ning took the small cake. This was her very own cake. She lowered her head and took a bite, her mood unable to calm down.
Ji Chiqian saw her lowering her head and hesitated to speak. His Adam’s apple moved slightly. “Is the cake that bad?”
It shouldn’t be. Wasn’t this the most popular flavor?
Lu Ning nodded. “It’s delicious. It’s been a long time since anyone bought me a cake.”
Since her parents died, she had never celebrated her birthday again. Her brothers never remembered that she also liked this cake. She never had a share. This chapter is updated first at novelping dot com.
Ji Chiqian’s gaze settled on her. “You don’t eat cake on your birthday?”
Lu Ning was silent for a while. “My parents died in a car accident on my birthday, so from that day on, I never celebrated it again.”
Because that day was now her parents’ death anniversary. The atmosphere at home was always bad on that day. She had no right to ask to celebrate her birthday.
Ji Chiqian’s heart felt like it was stabbed hard, suffocating him. He couldn’t help but turn his head away, his thin lips pressed tightly, his face cold with a hint of anger and guilt. His hand clenched unconsciously, veins bulging on the back.
Lu Ning sensed the wrong atmosphere. She looked up and pretended not to care. “Actually, I don’t mind not celebrating. I don’t feel like it anyway.”
After all, that was the day her parents died. What right did she have to celebrate?
Ji Chiqian suppressed his emotions. Seeing her fair and quiet little face, obedient like a small animal, silently staying where she was without a sound, with no sense of presence at all, made him feel both angry and helpless.
His Adam’s apple moved slightly, and his voice turned a little hoarse. “It’s getting late. Go home early. Kids shouldn’t stay out too long.”
“I got it. Can I still come here to see you in the future?”
Lu Ning looked at him, her eyes showing a bit of uncertainty.
Ji Chiqian’s gaze was dark as ink. “You trust me that much? Aren’t you afraid I’ll deceive you?”
“Because I have nothing worth deceiving.” Lu Ning looked at him calmly. “Master, you’re currently my only friend.”
Ji Chiqian paused. Friend? He curled his thin lips slightly and pretended to be serious. “Don’t trust people so easily, especially men.”
“I know. I’m leaving now.”
Lu Ning waved, slung her backpack, and left the infirmary.
After she left, Ji Chiqian sat in the chair for a long time. Seeing the cake on the table reminded him of the smashed cake at the car accident scene back then. His head started to ache uncontrollably. Since that car accident, he too had never eaten cake again.
After a long while, he received a call. “Young Master, Miss Lu has arrived home safely.”
Only then did Ji Chiqian hang up, his figure stretched long under the sunset.
When Lu Ning returned to the Lu family, she saw her second brother sitting on the sofa, obviously waiting for her.
Lu Nanfeng looked up, seeing that distant and stubborn little sister, feeling a bit lost. When he heard Lu Ning’s grades had improved drastically, he also suspected whether she had cheated. But he hadn’t expected her results to be real.
Yet for years, Lu Ning’s grades had been average. How did she suddenly improve so much? Lu Nanfeng felt Lu Ning had truly changed. She wasn’t just rebelling anymore. It was a real transformation. He was both happy and disappointed. The sister who used to follow him around seemed to be gone. She got good grades because she truly worked hard, not to spite them.
Lu Nanfeng began to reflect. He too had been biased against Lu Ning. Combined with what Lu Liu did at school, he realized they had been ignoring Lu Ning’s feelings for too long. Was this why she changed so much?
Lu Nanfeng’s tone was complicated. “Coming back this late again? Studying at the self-study room outside?”
“Yes.”
Lu Nanfeng sighed. “Isn’t the environment at home better than the outside? It’s complicated outside, and you never know what kind of people are out there. Don’t do your homework in outside study rooms anymore. It’s not safe.”
Lu Ning pursed her lips. Once again, they made decisions for her.
Lu Nanfeng continued, “Because Qin Xiang’s grades dropped a lot this time, I hired a private tutor to help her. You should join too. If Qin Xiang doesn’t understand anything, you can help her. After all, you’re classmates. When she takes leave, you can help her take notes.”
Lu Ning’s gaze was full of sarcasm. So it was for Qin Xiang that they wanted her to do homework at home.
Lu Ning straightened her back. “I refuse.”
“Ning Ning, I know your Sixth Brother was wrong at school today, and you proved your strength. But we’re still family. Qin Xiang’s grades dropped because of preparing for the team competition. Since you’re not participating, you should help her improve her grades. After all, you have experience.”
Lu Ning only found it laughable. “I refuse!”
Just those three words. She didn’t even bother to explain.
Lu Liu rushed out, pointing at her and cursing, “Lu Ning, do you have any conscience left? All these years you’ve eaten the Lu family’s food, drank the Lu family’s water, yet contributed nothing. Aren’t you ashamed?”
Lu Ning found it ironic. In her previous life, she had desperately contributed to the Lu family, trained hard at gaming, and led the team to victory. And what did she get in return? Qin Xiang cried a little and easily replaced her, stealing her place as champion.
In this life, she would never do such a foolish thing again.
She replied calmly, “Fine. From today on, I’ll move out of the Lu family and won’t spend another penny of the Lu family’s.”
The break started now.