NFBE Chapter 130 Maybe it’s because there’s a big age gap between us that makes her feel insecure.
Chapter 130 Maybe it’s because there’s a big age gap between us that makes her feel insecure.
At dawn, the sky was slightly pale, and a sharp ring suddenly broke the silence, waking him up from his sleep.
"Hello..." He opened his eyes with difficulty, his voice hoarse and low.
"Xiao Mo? I'm your aunt. Did Nuan Nuan go to your place?"
Hearing the other party's anxious question, he immediately sobered up a little and quickly replied: "Auntie, what happened?"
"Nuannuan is missing and she didn't come back so late. Did she go to your place?" Ning's mother's tone was full of worry and uneasiness.
"And I saw a letter she left on the desk in her room."
"Auntie, don't worry." Shen Mo comforted, "I'm on a business trip. Nuannuan had already returned home before I left yesterday."
"I called her but couldn't get through." Ning's mother's voice was tearful.
"Auntie, please calm down first. Did Nuan Nuan say where she went in the letter?"
"She... Xiao Mo, between you and Nuan Nuan..." Ning's mother hesitated to speak.
"Auntie, please just say what you want to say." Shen Mo actually guessed what Ning's mother wanted to ask.
"Auntie can't interfere too much in the affairs of you two young people. But I'm very optimistic about you. Nuannuan said before that she likes you too, so I always thought that you..." Mother Ning sighed and said.
"She still didn't listen to us and continued to apply for graduate school without telling us."
Shen Mo was silent for a moment, and finally spoke slowly: "Auntie, actually Nuannuan mentioned this to me before I went on a business trip."
"Oh? So you knew...then why didn't you try to keep her?" Ning's mother asked in surprise.
"Yeah." Shen Mo responded, "But I respect Nuannuan's decision. She has her own ideas and pursuits, and I don't want to restrict her."
"Okay, Auntie understands. I'm really sorry for troubling you during this period, Xiao Mo. I'm really sorry for causing you so much trouble..." Ning's mother apologized to Shen Mo. She was well aware of her daughter's stubborn personality.
"Auntie, please don't say that. Nuannuan is really a nice person. Maybe it's because there's a big age gap between us that makes her feel insecure." Shen Mo tried his best to keep his tone calm.
"Xiao Mo, Auntie knows that Nuan Nuan couldn't be with you because she didn't have the blessing."
"No, no, no...it's not like that, Auntie." Shen Mo explained hurriedly, but his voice was a little hoarse.
"Okay, kid, there's no need to say anything. Auntie understands. Just go do your work first. When you are free someday, remember to come to my house and have a cup of tea with your uncle."
"Well, okay, I will." Shen Mo replied softly.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Mo slowly put down the phone, stood up with a lonely expression, and walked towards the bathroom.
After entering the bathroom, he silently turned on the faucet, letting the icy cold water hit his face, trying to wake himself up from the chaos.
Looking at the tired and dusty self in the mirror, Shen Mo suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
He used to be heroic and full of confidence; but now, he seems to have lost all his brilliance and vitality.
He couldn't help but laugh at himself: "In my current state, how can I still say that I was a soldier?"
"boom!"
With his emotions out of control, he swung his hand violently and hit the mirror hard.
In an instant, the sound of shattering glass resounded throughout the space.
Blood also flowed out from the wound, splashing onto the sink, merging with the tap water and disappearing.
However, after a while, Shen Mo gradually regained his senses.
He silently wiped the blood off his hands with a towel, then walked out of the bathroom as if nothing had happened.
Continue to devote yourself to your busy work, as if nothing that just happened had ever happened.
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In the Ning family's living room.
The two elders had worried looks on their faces and kept anxiously dialing Ning Xiaonuan's cell phone number.
But every time the only response I got was that emotionless beep.
Ning's mother finally couldn't help it and collapsed on the sofa like a deflated ball.
Tears welled up in her eyes. "It's all my fault. If I had told her everything last night, maybe she wouldn't have left. Tell me, why did she leave her bank card behind when she left?"
"Isn't it obvious? She just wants to tell us that even without our financial support, she can still live well." Ning's father sighed helplessly.
"Alas...but she is penniless, how can she eat? She needs money for everything! Husband, why don't we go find her?" Ning's mother suggested worriedly.
"What's the point of looking for her now? Can we force her to drop out of school and go home? Now that things have come to this, just let her go." Ning's father waved his hands, revealing a hint of powerlessness in his tone.
"But..." Ning's mother hesitated to speak, her heart filled with worry and anxiety.
"Don't worry, she will graduate in two years. After she graduates, I will bring her back even if I have to tie her up." Ning's father clenched his fists, seeming to have made up his mind.
"I'm just worried about her physical condition... After all, this concerns a woman's life." Ning's mother burst into tears, her voice choked with sobs that it was heartbreaking.
"You know her character. Once she makes up her mind, no one can persuade her to change her mind."
"As for her illness, I will find a way to treat it and make her the same as a normal person." Father Ning comforted his wife and secretly swore in his heart.
Ning's mother's sad eyes were filled with endless pain and sorrow, as if carrying the vicissitudes and tribulations of the years.
Her thoughts gradually drifted back to the distant past...
At that time, she was pregnant with Ning Xiaonuan and was looking forward to the arrival of the new life with joy.
However, fate played a cruel joke on her.
The company was maliciously framed by others, and she herself was unfortunately kidnapped.
On that bitterly cold winter day, she huddled in a corner, shivering, alone and helpless.
After two long days and one night, the police finally found and rescued her.
But when she returned home exhausted, she learned that the company was on the verge of bankruptcy.
She had to consider that she was still pregnant, and after a day's rest she would immediately return to her busy work, so that she neglected her own health and the health of the fetus in her belly.
Ultimately, all this caused irreparable harm to the unborn baby and left serious sequelae.
The company's turmoil had just subsided, but Ning's mother's health condition took a sharp turn for the worse and became increasingly weaker.
She frequented the hospital and became a regular there.
The child was born prematurely.
Due to lack of oxygen, the baby had to stay in an insulated room for more than two months.
The follow-up examination was even more heartbreaking. The doctor found that the child had an extremely fragile constitution.
Any slight disturbance can cause illness, and even a common cold requires careful treatment.
During every cold winter, Ning Xiaonuan is always particularly afraid of the cold and her condition becomes more serious.
To this end, the couple sought medical treatment everywhere, took their daughter to many hospitals, and tried countless Chinese medicine treatments.