Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 553 - 551 Was It Easier This Time_1

Chapter 553: Chapter 551 Was It Easier This Time_1

Xia Ningxing was lucky to have come out unscathed, otherwise...

Lu Tingli didn’t even want to imagine what he might have done.

Because of his transferred anger, Lu Tingli didn’t show a pleasant face to the director and simply strode forward, holding Xia Ningxing’s hand tightly.

The director was well aware of his displeasure and didn’t dare say much.

Xia Ningxing, feeling somewhat chagrined, touched her nose and followed behind the man.

After a while, the man beside her suddenly stopped, "Tired? Should I carry you?"

He looked down at her.

In the dim night light, the girl’s flawless snow-white skin glowed brilliantly, as if highlighted with dewy sheen, her clear eyes full of life, her forehead speckled with beads of sweat.

Lu Tingli frowned and unconsciously wiped the sweat off with his slightly rough fingertips.

"No need, I’m not tired," Xia Ningxing shook her head instinctively.

Upon hearing this, Lu Tingli pursed his lips and still picked her up sideways.

Xia Ningxing instinctively held the man’s neck tighter and looked at him puzzled, "Didn’t I say I’m not tired? Why are you still carrying me?"

"I think you are very tired," Lu Tingli said as he strode forward, facing her.

Xia Ningxing: "..."

After walking for a while, Xia Ningxing lifted her eyes to the man’s face and couldn’t help but ask, "Lu, am I very heavy? Aren’t you tired? Maybe you should put me down."

Although she was slender, she weighed approximately ninety pounds, which was still quite burdensome to carry.

She didn’t want the big boss to get tired out because of her.

"Not heavy at all, not the slightest bit, you’re light like a feather," Lu Tingli said, shaking his head, unwilling to let go and with an attitude that screamed ’I am determined to carry you.’

Hearing his words, Xia Ningxing couldn’t help but giggle softly.

As light as a feather...

Such flattery, totally lovable!

Her laughter was infectious, causing a smile to spread across Lu Tingli’s lips.

In the pitch-black night, he carried her all the way into the research institute.

The next day, the director announced the event to the entire institute, restoring Lu Tingli and Nanny Wu’s reputations.

"...This was all an act devised to bait Mrs. Song into revealing herself. Lu Tingli and my mother endured humiliation and the false accusations of being traitors in order to cooperate with the official plan. Also, I want to specially commend Comrade Xia Ningxing. Without her venturing deep into enemy territory, we wouldn’t have been able to locate the spy’s hideout so swiftly."

"Everyone should learn from her fearless spirit!"

The director’s voice boomed throughout the institute, shocking all the bystanders—

"Damn, weren’t Lu Tingli and his nanny Nanny Wu about to be executed by firing squad a few days ago? How did it turn into such a major reversal now?"

"Mrs. Song wanted to turn Lu Tingli, but she ended up trapped in a scheme within a scheme!"

"What shocks me isn’t these twists and turns, but the fact that the big star Xia Ningxing could risk danger by personally infiltrating enemy ranks, aiding the research institute and the authorities in locating the spy’s lair!"

"Exactly, how is she so amazing!"

"Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine. If it were me, I probably would have peed myself from fear!"

"Same here!"

Everyone began to discuss, and the way they looked at Lu Tingli and Xia Ningxing before with disdain now turned into admiration.

Even Mrs. Jiang, who always disapproved of Xia Ningxing, couldn’t help but be amazed, "I didn’t expect her to be so brave! Remarkable! Truly remarkable!"

In an instant, Mrs. Jiang saw Xia Ningxing in a new light, and her gaze even held a hint of reverence.

Although she was a harsh person, she admired heroes from the bottom of her heart.

She married her current husband because he had shown his heroic side.

So, she decided from that day on to no longer cause any trouble for Xia Ningxing!

To be a better person!

After the commendation ceremony ended, Xia Ningxing and Lu Tingli returned home.

Nanny Wu complained while washing vegetables, "Just as they say, looks can be deceiving. Who would’ve thought Mrs. Song, with her kind-hearted appearance, would be such a person!"

"I heard that her group has been sentenced to death!"

"Deserved," Xia Ningxing said lightly, taking a sip of water.

The days that followed were peaceful, except that every day a basket of vegetables would arrive at the yard.

Initially, Xia Ningxing and Nanny Wu didn’t know who was sending them, until Xia Ningxing realized that the vegetables all came from the neighboring Mrs. Jiang’s garden...

"Why would that woman send us things? Could she be plotting something again?" Nanny Wu instinctively suspected a trick.

It was inevitable; she truly had a terrible impression of Mrs. Jiang.

Therefore, taking the basket of vegetables, Nanny Wu stormed into Mrs. Jiang’s yard and threw them at her, "What are you sending these for, do you have some scheme brewing? Take them away!"

"I..." Mrs. Jiang looked abashed, wanting to explain something, but after opening and closing her mouth, she ended up saying nothing.

Her past behavior had been too horrendous, and now there was probably nothing she could say to mend her image.

Ah, whitewashing was too difficult.

But she had to continue regardless!

In the days that followed, Mrs. Jiang still silently brought vegetables, even if each time Nanny Wu coldly threw them back at her.

Meanwhile, Xia Ningxing’s belly swelled like a balloon, growing larger by the day.

Several ultrasound checks were done, yet none of them could definitively determine the sex of the child.

But these things didn’t really matter; as long as the child was healthy, that was enough.

As her belly grew by the day and started to resemble a little watermelon, Xia Ningxing also began to experience some embarrassing problems.

For instance, having trouble when she needed to urinate.

This was due to the pressure her belly was putting on her bladder.

So, every time she went to the bathroom, Xia Ningxing felt it to be a torment.

"Do you want me to help you?" Lu Tingli asked, following her to the restroom after hearing about this.

"How could you help?" Xia Ningxing looked at him, somewhat at a loss for words.

What, was he going to help her pee?

Lu Tingli didn’t respond and instead took action.

He turned on the faucet at the sink and started to whistle.

Double-pronged approach.

And believe it or not, it was quite effective!

Xia Ningxing: "!!"

After she was done, Lu Tingli looked back at her and asked with concern, "Was it easier this time?"