1071 Perplexed and Smitten 131 (2/2)
\”Why?\”
\”Do you have any idea who she is? She's An Xiaoning,\” said Nicole, who had sobered up.
\”So what if it's her? Your Highness, you have evidence against her. You don't have to be afraid of her.\”
\”She made me sign a declaration form that claims I'll forgive her without pursuing the matter. If I go back on my word, I would have to pay a compensation sum of five billion dollars. I really didn't expect that An Xiaoning to be so willing to do something like that for the sake of her bodyguard.\”
The captain interjected, \”Your Highness, you should have just accepted her offer for a negotiation yesterday. Perhaps you might have even gained some benefits…\”
Nicole gestured for him to leave and said in frustration, \”Get out, I'm going to bed.\”
\”Yes.\”
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Meanwhile, An Xiaoning grabbed the first aid kit on the plane and began cutting No. 8's clothes with a pair of scissors.
She had to handle him with care, due to the fact that the fabric was stuck to his flesh because of the blood.
He was covered in bruises and welts left behind from the beatings he had suffered.
However, he did not feel any pain even when she tugged on his flesh because he was in an unconscious state. Thinking that it would hurt even more if she were to clean his wounds up while he was conscious, she hurriedly cleaned everything.
As soon as she wiped the bloodstains off of his body with a clean towel, he began shrieking in pain and came to.
The moment he saw An Xiaoning, No. 8 teared up and said, \”Sis…\”
\”Everything is fine now. Does it hurt?\” An Xiaoning asked gently.
Shaking his head, he answered, \”It stopped hurting the moment I saw you.\”
\”Don't tell me, I work just like a painkiller? Can you sit up straight? I'll apply some ointment on you. We'll visit the hospital to get you treated once we arrive back in A City.\”
\”Yes.\” Clenching his jaw in pain, he sat up and asked, \”Sis, how did you manage to save me?\”
She explained everything that happened while applying some ointment on him.
She added, \”If I hadn't stopped Mo Li, she would've come to rescue you on her own. How could she manage to do it? There's nothing she could have done anyway.\”
\”Yeah, she wouldn't have been of any help. Fortunately, you managed to stop her. Otherwise, I can't imagine what might have happened.\”
After applying the ointment on him, An Xiaoning smiled and said, \”I doubt Nicole would dare to abduct you again. We have a declaration document that she had signed.\”
\”You really deserve to be my elder sister. You executed such a well-thought-out plan. I'm afraid she'll have come up with different ways to deal with me next. After all, she was the one who took action first this time. She definitely wouldn't take it lying down after you dealt with her in such a manner.\”
\”It doesn't matter. Just be more cautious from now on. We don't have to be afraid of her.\”
\”Yes.\”
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\”Didn't you have something to say to me? Why have you gone silent after coming back?\” Yan Ge asked, seeing how she seemed to have something on her mind.
Gazing at him, Fang Erlan could not bring herself to tell him those words.
No one could understand how terribly upset she felt.
\”Um…\” Although she had already decided to tell him, she could not help but find it difficult to say them out loud at this juncture.
\”Just speak your mind. Why are you being so wishy-washy?\”
\”Let's call off that two-week agreement we made earlier. I can tell you the answer right now.\”
Yan Ge thought that she was acting that way simply because she was too nervous. He lit up in joy and said with a smile, \”From what I know about you, it must have been hard for you, trying to endure two weeks.\”
Fang Erlan understood what he meant. Indeed, she would have agreed on the spot if not for Xiao Chenyang.
However…
\”I'm sorry.\”
Momentarily stunned to hear her answer, Yan Ge asked, \”I beg your pardon?\”
\”I can't commit to you.\”