655 A Million Times for You 17 (1/2)
An Xiaoning stared out of the window to see that there were more than ten of Jin Qingyan's bodyguards standing outside while the people who were shadowing her were no longer in sight.
She looked away and stared at Jin Qingyan. ”Why are you here?”
”I happened to pass by.”
”Thanks for that. You may stop at the entrance of your place in Wei Ni Estate, I'll drive home myself afterwards,” said An Xiaoning.
”I don't need a woman to send me home,” he said, holding onto the steering wheel.
”Suit yourself then.”
A silence filled the air in the car. He then turned on the stereo to play some music.
The song that came on was ”Pian Pian Xi Huan Ni”
An Xiaoning felt a strange sense of awkwardness the moment the song began playing. ”Your taste in music is still the same,” he remarked in amusement.
”My taste can't be compared to yours, Mr. Jin. I just prefer listening to old school music. I'll never get sick of them.”
”Can't you tell that I was praising you?”
”Sorry, I'm dense, I couldn't.”
Jin Qingyan stepped on the brakes abruptly, causing An Xiaoning to fall forward and knock her head against the seat in front, giving her a dizzy spell.
By the time she'd sat up straight again, he'd opened the door of the backseat and was standing closely in front of her.
An Xiaoning thought that he was going to say something. To her surprise, he remained quiet and reached into his pocket to take out a cardigan, which he then draped across her shoulders before walking away.
She got out of the backseat and watched as he hopped inside his car, which was parked just nearby.
She then got into the driver's seat of her car and drove away.
Upon arriving at the Gu family mansion, she switched on the lights in the car and removed the cardigan to finally take a good look at it.
It happened to be one of the cardigans that had caught her attention when she was shopping along the streets.
It was a red-colored, rose-patterned cardigan, which was extremely exquisite.
An Xiaoning then realized that he had been tailing her since long ago. Otherwise, there couldn't have been such a coincidence.
She brushed her fingers across the smooth and soft fabric and brought it with her when she alighted from the car.
The family of four was waiting for her.
Upon the sight of them, An Xiaoning smiled and made sure not to mention a word about bumping into Jin Qingyan.
”Xiaoning, have you asked your mentor?”
”Yes. Teacher said that there's no effective solution to stop it. I agree with her,” said An Xiaoning as she took a seat.
”Since there's no feasible solution, let's forget it then. We'll just be more cautious from now on.”
An Xiaoning looked at Lin Mingxi and asked, ”Did you manage to get anything out of your trip back to your parents' place?”
”My parents didn't believe that my sister would harm me. They think that she wouldn't be so ruthless to me since we're still sisters at the end of the day. However, Beicheng's subordinates have already found out that my sister had met with some gangsters a while ago. They even met more than once. Doesn't that already say something?” Lin Mingxi explained with a mirthless chuckle.
”You mean, Gu Dongcheng and Lin Mingyuan have gotten into cahoots with each other? That's terrible,” An Xiaoning said with a frown.
”I've already moved all my belongings out of my parents' home. Xiaoning, what do you think we should do if they attempt to harm me again?” Lin Mingxi asked worriedly, clearly extremely tensed up.
An Xiaoning could entirely empathize with her feelings of anxiety. ”Although we don't have a good solution for now, it doesn't mean you'll be susceptible to hexes and black magic just because those people have your birth characters. I'll give each of you an amulet later. Keep it with you at all times, it'll help ward off evil,” said An Xiaoning.
Lin Mingxi hugged An Xiaoning and exclaimed, ”How am I supposed to thank you?”
”Devote yourself to me? Ditch Beicheng,” An Xiaoning jested.