1215 I Want to Make You Stay 93 (2/2)
Just like An Xiaoning had conjectured, Shi Bao'er did not abide by her instructions and hunt for a wild animal at all. Instead, she trod down the pavement toward the foot of the mountain. However, she was soon nabbed by one of the bodyguards who had been tailing her.
Dressed in black, the bodyguards picked her up and brought her back to An Xiaoning, completely ignoring her shrieks and tantrums.
”Didn't you say that you wouldn't send anyone to tail me? You liar!” Shi Bao'er yelled at the top of her lungs.
”They were just watching you from the foot of the mountain. Did you forget that only the four of us were on the mountain? I didn't bring anyone else. You were the one who said that you would keep your word, yet what happened? Bao'er, do you remember what I said just now? I told you that you would sleep in the room full of snakes if you were to break your promise. Did my words fall on deaf ears?”
Shi Bao'er took several steps back and shook her head frantically, ”No, I don't want to go there, I don't want to!”
An Xiaoning looked up and glared at her coldly. ”I must punish those who break their promises.”
”Auntie, I won't do it again. I'll go hunt for a small animal now, I won't escape!”
”Once you've broken my trust, it's hard for me to believe you again.” An Xiaoning yelled with a sullen expression, ”No. 5, No. 8, bring her back to the room!”
”Auntie, I don't dare to do it anymore, I won't… Auntie!”
Shi Bao'er was again taken away forcefully.
An Xiaoning sighed and put down her book. She grabbed her mobile phone and began browsing through the news for the latest updates on Wen Lele.
There turned out to be new reports.
Wen Lele's condition was critical, and she would definitely face a long string of health issues that would require treatment in the future.
What a pity.
Although she's a dimwit, she didn't harm anyone. The fire had completely robbed her of her happiness and ruined her life forever.
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Shi Bao'er fell silent in the evening. No. 5 told An Xiaoning that Shi Bao'er was tired of crying and was humphing incessantly while sitting on the pillar.
An Xiaoning instructed him to bring Shi Bao'er's dinner over to her and told him to watch her together with No. 8. It was up to them to decide how they'd like to assign the shift.
After delivering the food, No. 5 returned to inform her that No. 8 would be taking the night shift while he would take over the next morning.
”No one likes taking the night shift. How did you convince him to do it?” she asked.
No. 5 chuckled and said, ”Easy peasy, we had a game of rock, paper, scissors.”
An Xiaoning said, ”Go get some rest, then. I'll turn in after reading the book.”
”Alright. Goodnight, Sis.”
”Goodnight.”
No. 5 left while An Xiaoning got out of bed to close the door. She lay back down and continued reading her book quietly. She finished reading the second book within a whole afternoon.
The room was extremely quiet, and the temperatures on the mountains were much cooler.
When she flipped to the last page, she heard the sound of footsteps approaching.
There was a knocking on the door.
”Who's there?”
There was no response.
An Xiaoning remained still and continued reading the lines on the last page. ”I won't open it if you don't speak up.”
”It's me,” Jin Qingyan answered in a deep and husky voice that she immediately recognized.