Chapter 13
How was one supposed to train in bed skills, and what about kissing techniques?
It was said that if you could tie a knot in a cherry stem using only your tongue, you had graduated... Zhong Ning sneakily slipped into the kitchen, grabbed a bowl of cherries from the fridge, and tiptoed back to her room.
The cherries, beaded with droplets of water, were plump and glossy, with a dark red hue. When popped into her mouth, they were soft and cool. Xie Shiqing’s lips were even softer than this...
Zhong Ning jolted back to her senses, staring at the bowl of cherries with an embarrassing look in her eyes.
How depraved!
So... so obscene...
She absentmindedly chewed the sweet and tangy fruit, her thoughts drifting.
She had never had a girlfriend before, yet she had somehow slept with someone, and now she had to prepare for a second. After they get married, there might be countless times in the future...
Was this considered love after marriage?
Even if it wasn’t about changing her own fate, just being bound by marriage alone made Zhong Ning want to get along well with Xie Shiqing and work hard to build a future together.
Although they had only spent one morning together, she didn’t dislike the other woman. From the moment she saw the character illustration, she had been drawn to Xie Shiqing’s aura. Seeing her in real life was even more stunning than imagined.
Thinking about the morning brought Fu Nanshuang to mind.
Zhong Ning scratched her head in frustration.
In a moment of anger, she had wanted to cut ties with Fu Nanshuang, but now that she had calmed down, it didn’t feel right.
No matter what, she had taken over "Zhong Ning’s" body, and that meant she had to take on everything that came with it, including relationships.
Fu Nanshuang might act recklessly, but her concern for the original Zhong Ning wasn’t fake. Their friendship was precious.
If she could help, she still wanted to. If she had the ability but still let someone walk toward destruction without lifting a hand, she would feel guilty for life.
Zhong Ning opened WeChat, clicked on Fu Nanshuang’s chat, and after a moment of thought, sent a message.
"[Sorry for what I said this morning. It was too harsh.]"
The reply came instantly: "[Yo, Miss Zhong can actually apologize? Did the sun rise in the west?]"
"[Aren’t you all lovey-dovey with that blind woman? Still have time to message me?]"
Zhong Ning: "[Don’t call her that.]"
Fu Nanshuang: "[You sleep with someone once and now you’re all devoted? How did I not realize you were this kind of person before?]"
Zhong Ning frowned. "[If you can’t talk properly, then let’s not chat.]"
What did she mean by devoted after just one night? It was clearly about taking responsibility—phrasing it like that just twisted the whole meaning.
Besides... Zhong Ning thought of the small mole under Xie Shiqing’s eye, and her face slowly turned red.
They were going to be wives in the future—wasn’t it only natural to stand up for her wife?
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Zhong Ning—a paragon of human morality in the new era.
Brain teaser:
What gift did Zhong Ning receive the most in her lifetime?
Of course, it was the “Good Person” card!
After sending the message, there was no reply from the other side.
Zhong Ning picked up another cherry and rolled it around in her mouth.
Wait a minute, could this thing *really* be tied into a knot??? Wasn’t this just a scam? It was stiff and slick—never mind using a tongue, even pinching it with fingers could cause it to slip away.
She twisted it around and around, but failed to make a knot. Instead, she accidentally bit her tongue.
Zhong Ning hissed in pain, her eyes starting to well up.
So unlucky!
She had *never* bitten her tongue before!
It hurt so much!
She spat the cherry stem into the trash can and decided to abandon this unreliable practice. Just then, her phone screen lit up—it was Fu Nanshuang.
"[Are you serious?]"
Zhong Ning lowered her eyes and tapped the screen: "[Very serious.]"
"[So don’t call Xie Shiqing a blind woman again. You have really put me in a tough spot when I hear it.]"
Fu Nanshuang: "[Wow, Miss Zhong’s all responsible now? I only called her that because I was following your lead. My folks have scolded me more than once over it. So, tell me—how do you plan to make it up to me? At the very least, you owe me ten rounds of drinks!]"
After a while, she added: "[You don’t care about the past anymore?]"
How was she supposed to answer that? What “past”?
Zhong Ning had no idea about the original Zhong Ning’s memories or what kind of entanglement had been between herself and Xie Shiqing.
After thinking it over, she replied vaguely: "[Let’s leave the past in the past. After spending time with her, I realized Xie Shiqing is actually a pretty good person.]"
She bit her lip, her earlobes tinged with pink, and slowly typed: "[I kind of like her.]"
Fu Nanshuang sent a voice message. Zhong Ning played it, and the speaker rang out with teasing laughter.
"[Oh my! Look at you—saying you like her just like that, huh? That’s fast. Want to come out tonight and celebrate your newfound relationship status? We’ll get the whole gang of bastards together.]"
Zhong Ning quickly declined. She hadn’t even recognized everyone yet—what if she got exposed at a gathering?
"[Maybe another time.]"
Her phone buzzed again, and her gaze flicked to it. It was a message from her mother.
"[I don’t care where you are—get your ass back home now.]"
Right after that came a message from "Little Bitch": "[Little Ning, you’d better come home quick. Mother heard about you going to the Xie family and she’s in a rage right now.]"
Zhong Ning first changed the nickname from "Bitch" back to Zhong Zinuan’s name, and also restored "Big Bitch" to “Mom.” After thinking for a moment, she picked up her phone and went to knock on the study door.
Hearing a “Come in” from inside, she pushed the door open.
Xie Shiqing was holding a tablet, doing something, her expression unreadable. Beside her stood a short-haired woman in a white suit.
Looked like she had interrupted Xie Shiqing’s work.
Zhong Ning stood a little awkwardly at the door. “I need to go home now. Mother told me to come back.”
From the moment she opened her eyes, she had been in the Xie house. Because of the engagement, she had instinctively treated this place like home and forgotten that she still had a family.
Xie Shiqing’s hand paused above the tablet. After a moment, she understood the general situation. “Wait a bit. I’ll go back to the Zhong family with you.”