The anchor I was supposed to meet turned out to be my student.

"Xin Ning, stop talking. It's not that I'm deliberately targeting you, it's just that this thing itself is wrong. I've already emphasized that to you many times..."

Seeing that Bi Antong still wouldn't agree, Xin Ning didn't care about anything else and climbed onto the sofa. Bi Antong immediately grabbed her.

"Xin Ning, if you don't stop, I'm waking up Tu Sheng!"

"Go ahead and call out, he won't wake up anytime soon anyway." Xin Ning shook off Bi Antong's hand.

"Xin Ning, if you don't stop, I'll tell him everything you've done when he wakes up!" Bi Antong had no choice but to threaten him. She was extremely unwilling to do this because she really didn't want to have a falling out with Xin Ning.

Upon hearing this, Xin Ning froze, no longer daring to continue. She turned to Bi Antong and pleaded, "Sister Tongtong, please don't tell Brother Tusheng, okay? Otherwise, he'll never speak to me again..."

Bi Antong also conceded, saying, "Xin Ning, come down first. As long as you stop, I won't tell Tu Sheng. I don't want to be the one who ruins your relationship..."

Xin Ning looked at Tu Sheng with reluctance, her face full of unwillingness, but now she had to give up. Tonight, she could not give her heart and soul to the boy she had secretly loved for eleven years.

"Thank you, Sister Tongtong..."

Bi Antong knew that Xin Ning was definitely not genuinely grateful, and might even hate her, but Bi Antong felt no hatred towards Xin Ning whatsoever. All she felt was pity, the pity of being so infatuated with Xin Ning but unable to be with her. If it weren't for Xin Ning's identity, Bi Antong might have turned a blind eye to Xin Ning's infatuation.

Bi Antong helped Xin Ning clean up the marks left on Tu Sheng's body, while also quickly making up an excuse in her mind, just in case Tu Sheng woke up and noticed something was wrong.

“Xin Ning, if Tu Sheng notices anything wrong later, just say it was me who did it…” Bi An Tong struggled for a long time before saying it with a blush on her face. It was quite embarrassing to say such a thing out loud.

Xin Ning looked at Bi Antong with a surprised expression; she clearly hadn't expected Bi Antong to consider her feelings in this way...

Xin Ning lowered her head, feeling conflicted. She had just been furious that her friend had ruined her plans, but now the friend was helping her...

"Thank you, Sister Tongtong..."

Looking at Xin Ning, who was looking away with an embarrassed expression, Bi Antong could tell that this time her gratitude was genuine.

But then I thought about how Xin Ning had just helped the apprentice...

Bi Antong felt a pang of jealousy and awkwardness, so she said, "Xin Ning, you can't do that again..."

Xin Ning didn't speak. Although she didn't dislike Bi Antong as much anymore, her love for Tu Sheng had never diminished...

(It's past midnight~ Can I have your monthly pass now? Hehe~)

Chapter 73, Chapter 581. Dowry? (Happy Valentine's Day)

2021-02-14T13:27:40

I slept very soundly, and when I woke up, I felt like something was missing from my body...

Soon a sweet fragrance wafted over, and I remembered that I had fallen asleep on Xin Ning's lap pillow, but this fragrance was clearly not Xin Ning's, because I had smelled it for hundreds of days and nights and it was very familiar to me; it came from Tong Tong.

I opened my eyes and saw the towering Mount Everest. Then, looking across it, I saw Tongtong's face, which was absolutely beautiful from any angle.

"Tusheng, you're awake?"

"Ah."

"Then hurry up and go down!" Bi Antong suddenly became violent.

"Why are you suddenly being so fierce..."

"Mind your own business! Just looking at you annoys me..." Bi Antong's expression was exactly like how she usually acted when she was jealous.

"No, Tongtong, I just woke up, I'm innocent... Besides, didn't you offer to give me your lap as a pillow? I couldn't possibly force you to stay asleep..."

Bi Antong blushed slightly and said, "Xin Ning went to take a shower. I... I'm just temporarily taking her place, so your unwashed hair won't soil the sofa..."

"Oh, so it's okay if I defile your body..."

"Hmph, I'll just wash it a few more times later..."

After a moment of stunned silence, Bi Antong seemed to realize something and flew into a rage, punching me squarely in the chest and yelling, "You'd better not even think about defiling me, you womanizer!"

After saying that, An Tong pushed my head again, trying to get me off my lap, but I was lying there very comfortably, it was so fragrant and soft, and I could feel her soft and smooth dress on my side. If I wasn't afraid of offending her, I would have liked to turn my head and bury my face in her stomach and kiss her.

"It was a slip of the tongue, Tongtong, let me lie down a little longer, your lap pillow is so comfortable..." I turned to the side and reached out to gently encircle her waist.

I could clearly feel Tongtong's body tremble slightly.

"Is Xin Ning's comfort better, or is mine...?"

Both are comfortable, but yours is more comfortable.

Then she had no objections and didn't kick me out.

"I really don't want to deal with a womanizer like you, but since you begged me, I'll only let you stay until Xin Ning finishes her shower. I'll kick you out as soon as she comes out!"

"Hmm... What time is it, Tongtong?"

It's 10:30.

"How could I have slept for so long!" I exclaimed in surprise. I started sleeping at seven o'clock.

"Who knows you? Maybe you're just a lazy pig," Bi Antong said, turning her head away.

"No wonder I feel so tired, like something's missing... It's probably because I slept too long." Just like how sleeping too much during the afternoon nap makes you feel tired.

"Oh, so you feel something's missing... what's missing..."

"Um... I don't know how to describe it..."

"Then don't describe it, you're overthinking it." Bi Antong reached out and blocked my eyes so I wouldn't keep staring at her. She blushed and became shy.

I was too lazy to think about it anymore, so I gently stroked Tongtong's slender waist while closing my eyes to rest. It was very comfortable, and I really liked this warm way of being together.

But then I suddenly remembered what I was doing. I turned around to face her directly, and stopped stroking her. Before I could speak, Bi Antong frowned and said, "Why did you suddenly do that..."

So I continued to gently stroke him, and Bi Antong finally relaxed his furrowed brows.

"Tongtong, I'll go with you."

Bi Antong knew I was referring to her mother's trip back to her parents' home to visit her father.

"Didn't I say I didn't need it...?"

"Xin Ning isn't here right now, so why are you being so polite with me... Do we really need to be so polite with each other..."

"Hehe, sorry, we're strangers now. You dared to reject my first confession, so we're strangers now." Bi Antong got angry again.

"Let's not talk about that for now... I only thought of going back with you and your daughter because I care about you, since your mother is in poor health and needs to be taken care of on the way."

But Bi Antong still shook his head.

"Why? Is it... that you don't want your relatives to know me? ...Well, I can't give you any guarantees right now..." I said, somewhat disappointed.

Bi Antong said anxiously, "That's not how it is, Tusheng. Of course I want them to know you, to know that I have a handsome boy who can take care of me..."

"Hehe, you finally admit it?"

Realizing she had spoken the truth in her haste, Bi Antong immediately blushed and changed her words, saying, "But I was talking about the former student, not the current student. Ever since last night, you've been a nuisance and a womanizer."

Tongtong the sophist.

"Then why can't I go back with you?"

Bi Antong bit her lower lip and hesitated for a moment, then finally lowered her head and said, "I don't want you to see my imperfect side..."

"Why do you say that?" I sat up and put my arm around her waist.

Bi Antong also leaned on my shoulder instinctively.

“My dad borrowed a lot of money from my uncle and aunt behind my mom’s back. They said it was to open a restaurant together. It was probably several hundred thousand yuan. But now I can’t contact my dad, and he hasn’t paid back the money. Every time they see my mom and me, they come to collect the debt directly or indirectly. But have they ever considered that my mom is seriously ill? And it was clearly my dad who took the money…” Tongtong’s voice choked up as she said this. She had truly experienced too much coldness, not warmth, between her relatives.

So I hugged her even tighter; I wanted to give her the warmth that her loved ones owed her.

"So you don't want me to go with you because you don't want me to see how indifferent those relatives are to you and your aunt..."

"Um...you said I'm your goddess...I can't let you see that embarrassing side of me..."

But when I got home last night, I saw another side of this goddess. She was alone in her room, calling my name affectionately...

“How about this, Tongtong? I know you can’t pay back those hundreds of thousands right now, so I’ll help you pay them back. Although you spent a lot of money starting a business, the returns will come soon. After you pay it back, you and your aunt won’t have to listen to their gossip anymore.”

However, Bi Antong quickly shook her head, blushing as she said, "No, no, that would be equivalent to you paying a dowry. I won't let you off so easily... I didn't agree to this womanizing scoundrel..."

Um... how should I even begin to complain...?

"That wasn't a bride price, it's to help you pay it off..."

Bi Antong was stunned for a moment, then her face turned even redder. She hit me and said, "It's all your fault for saying things that could cause misunderstandings!"

I was amazed and full of admiration at her attempt to shift the blame.

After venting her anger, she said, "That was clearly my dad's debt. He not only abandoned my mom and me, but also left us with a mountain of debt. He should be responsible for paying it off himself. My mom and I have no obligation to do so!"

"But your uncle and the others..."

"Don't worry, Tusheng. I've been able to handle things all these years, so it's okay."

"I care about you and don't want you to suffer..."

“I know… but it’s not really crying, it’s just a little worry, nothing serious.”

Looking at Bi Antong's strong demeanor, I couldn't help but pat her head. This kind of girl is so wonderful.

"If you encounter any difficulties or need money on the way, be sure to tell me, and I'll rush over immediately, okay, Tongtong?"

"It's really okay, I'm fine..."

"Tongtong!"

"Oh, I know, why are you yelling at me like that? Bad guys will bite you to death..."

Tongtong bit my shoulder.

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Chapter 74, Section 582: Exposure and Suspicion

2021-02-14T13:29:23