“He is Sister Nuo’s boyfriend? Yeah! Then he is my brother-in-law, isn’t he? That’s great. The Little Miracle-working Doctor turns out to be my brother-in-law. Hee hee, I will have lots of words to say with my classmates in the future.”
Unlike Xiao Baiyi’s other children, Xiao Guo’er and Xiao Nuo had a very close relationship. She always admired Xiao Nuo and had been liking to follow her at her heels since her childhood.
Now, when she heard that Ding Ning turned out to be Xiao Nuo’s boyfriend, she was overjoyed. In her simple little head, as long as Ding Ning was her brother-in-law that was fine. As for which sister’s husband he was, that was not important.
A girl of her age always admired heroes. Last night’s event, which had been vigorously played up by people, had been made into a story in which Ding Ning was a calm doctor who insisted on treating her sister in the hour of peril even if he had to take a life risk. Thus, she immediately listed Ding Ning as her newest idol.
Xiao Guo’er turned her big eyes and thought about it. “My sister has been grounded and can’t go and see my brother-in-law, but I can!
“Let me go near my idol and also take a photo with him. When I go back to campus, my schoolmates will admire me crazily!”
The simple-minded Xiao Guo’er did not notice Xiao Yan’s sadness. After only absent-mindedly saying, “I will see you again in the evening”, she sneaked out.
In the Shen Family, Ye Shulan and her son Shen Muyang were eating breakfast. Ye Shulan raised her eyebrows and shouted fiercely, “The bastard Zhao Zifeng was so bold and deserves death.”
“Right, I’m very unhappy with Ding Ning, but he was the only one who could cure my sister. If he had been shot dead, who would have treated my sister?” Shen Muyang said indignantly.
In order to avoid mass panic, the shooting incident that happened last night was downplayed by the government, and even reporters were forbidden to report it and only allowed to report the medical skill competition between Ding Ning and Yan Hao.
But there were too many people at the scene. They could only hide the news from the ordinary people, for the major families and those in high positions had their channels of getting information, so it was impossible to hide it from them.
The news that Ding Ning was almost shot had been widely circulated in Yan Jing’s upper-class circles. It was basically close to the fact, and the Little Miracle-working Doctor’s reputation of Ding Ning had been well known by Yan Jing’s upper-class circles overnight, but the Shen Family only received the information this morning. After confirming that Ding Ning was her daughter’s attending doctor, Ye Shulan was almost scared to death.
It was not that she cared so much about Ding Ning’s life and death. Instead, what she cared about was this fact: If Ding Ning died, who would be able to cure her daughter’s disease?
“Muyang, check where Ding Ning is now. Let’s go and visit him. After all, he is now in Yan Jing, and such an event happened. In reason or in emotion, we can’t pretend we don’t know about it.
Ye Shulan pondered for a while and made a decision soon.
Shen Muyang disliked Ding Ning very much, but as one born into a rich and powerful family with good family education, he knew what his mother said was right and nodded instantly, “I’ll contact Wei Biaobiao later, and he should know where Ding Ning lives.”
“Okay, you may contact the boy of the Wei Family later. After learning where he lives, just tell me, and we will go there.”
Ye Shulan nodded contentedly.
In a well-guarded compound in Yan Jing, Bai Qing, who was listening to the report from his servant, put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and raised his eyebrows in surprise. “When did the guy Ding Ning come to Yan Jing? But why didn’t he tell me? If I had known he would come, I would have been with him.”
An old man, who had a ruddy face and white hair and mustache sitting straight opposite Bai Qing, looked up with great interest and asked, “You know that little guy?”
“More than that, great grandpa. We are also sworn brothers.”
Bai Qing said with a little pride.
Master Bai looked at him in surprise, for he knew how arrogant his great grandson was. The one who could be approved by him and become his sworn brother was never an ordinary person. Immediately, he became curious and said with a smile, “Bring him home for a meal someday.”
Bai Qing smiled lightly and said, “Okay!”
Putting down his bowl and chopsticks gently, Bai Qing stood up and said with a little respect, “Great grandpa, that brother of mine is in trouble, and I have to check it out.”
“Go. Since you are sworn brothers, you should go and take a look when he is in trouble.”
Master Bai was quite satisfied with Bai Qing’s attitude and nodded approvingly.
“Then I’m leaving now.”
After a slight bow, Bai Qing turned around and walked outside quickly.
Although Master Bai valued him very much, he spent a lifetime in the army and had a high position, so the air of a superior he exposed inadvertently made Bai Qing feel very depressed.
For others, having breakfast with his great grandpa was a great honor, but for him, it was torture. Coincidentally, something happened to Ding Ning, so he immediately left on this excuse, and this could also give his great grandpa a good impression that he cherished brotherhood code.
After all, Master Bai was originally a bandit, but he joined the revolutionary army later. Under the leadership of the founder, he battled from place to place and created the prosperity of Shenzhou. Although he held a high position later with the majesty of a superior, his nature remained unchanged: He emphasized brotherhood code and feelings.
Among the fourth-generation members of the Bai Family, Bai Qing stood out, showed his excellence, and was valued by the old man. There were two reasons for this result: First, he did have outstanding ability; second, he had a good understanding of the old man’s character.
Although this was some kind of speculation, he cherished his relationship with Ding Ning very much. Last time, he promised to let Longteng Group join the Chamber of Commerce of Shenzhou, but later, he broke his promise because he suspected the identity of Ding Qianlie.
Although Ding Ning did not say anything, he must be unhappy, so he wanted to take this opportunity to repair their relationship.
In a courtyard of the Qiao Family in Yan Jing, Qiao Yuhan and his son Qiao Zhenyu were eating breakfast quietly. After eating, Qiao Yuhan said lightly, “Zhenyu, anyway, Ding Ning once showed kindness to you. After eating, you should go and ask about his situation.”
Hearing these words, Qiao Zhenyu was happy. “Then my sister and I…”
“Don’t tell her. You may go and visit him on behalf of the Qiao Family. That’s enough. If he needs any help, let me know. I’ll pay him the debt of gratitude,” Qiao Yuhan snarled majestically.
“Oh, I see.”
Qiao Zhenyu hung his head and said weakly. “I don’t understand why my father looks down upon Ding Ning. He is handsome and able. Most importantly, he likes my elder sister. If only they could be together!”
However, threatened by the majestic air of Qiao Yuhan, he could only tamely obey his order insincerely, but he made a decision. “As soon as my father leaves, I will call my sister, and we will go to see my brother-in-law together. Yes, he is my brother-in-law. I only allow Ding Ning to be my brother-in-law.”
In Yan Jing Hotel, Ding Ning ended the call with Xiaoyao helplessly. “Last night’s news traveled so fast. This small matter has now been spread back to Ninghai.”
From six o’clock in the morning to 9:30 now, he had been answering the phone without a pause for three and a half hours, and his mobile phone was almost power off.
His elder sister, Murong Yanran, Ling Yun, Zhao Jingjing, Luoxue, Xiaoyao, Xiao Nuo, Mr. Hu, Mr. Zhang, Principal Lu, Executive Zhou, Professor Zheng, Commander Guan, and others called to ask about his situation, and Xu Minglu even called him to express Mayor Du’s solicitude.
“This is only a small matter. Does it deserve such a fuss?” Ding Ning smiled bitterly and connected the charger to the mobile phone to start charging, but remembering that Shen Muqing, whom he had not kept in touch with for a long time, called him worriedly without concealing her care about him, he felt warm in the heart and smiled.
Unconsciously, he had completed the transformation from being alone to being surrounded by lots of relatives and friends. Now, numerous people cared about him, and he was no longer alone.
“It’s really nice to be cared about!” Ding Ning enjoyed this feeling very much, and her elder sister was the most special one, who had been nagging like an old lady for half an hour, but he didn’t feel bored at all. Instead, he felt very warm. Those who didn’t call to ask about his situation should have no idea about the details, such as his schoolmates Zhang Haifeng, Wu Xian, and Zhao Xin.
Even Ling Yun, Zhao Jingjing, and Murong Yanran did not know about the shooting. They just saw the report and congratulated him on his victory over Yan Hao.
“Tinkle!”
When his mobile phone rang again and Ding Ning picked it up and saw the number, he could not help smiling bitterly. “The two girls also learned it.”
“Brother, you’ve come to Yan Jing? Why didn’t you tell us? If we hadn’t seen the news, we wouldn’t know you are here,” Ye Le said with great resentments as soon as the phone was connected.
“I just came to Yan Jing for a temporary emergency yesterday. I wanted to see you girls after finishing my task, but I didn’t expect to be on the news again,” Ding Ning explained with a happy smile.
“That’s right. Gold shines everywhere. Brother, no one can cover up your brilliance,” Ye Le said quite proudly.
“Where are you?” Ding Ning heard a burst of laughter from Ye Le’s phone. The laughter came from both men and women. Hearing this, he could not help frowning. “Who are those with you?”
“I’m rehearsing programs in the rehearsal room, and those with me are players participating in the Campus-star Competition. We are very good friends. There are many beauties! If you have time, I can introduce some beauties to you.”
Ye Le said with a smile. It seemed that she had built a friendly relationship with these participators. She laughed as she talked with the people next to her.
Ding Ning was a little worried. “I don’t want to use a malicious intent to suspect others at will, but as participators, they all want to step on others, so they won’t have any pure friendship. Ye Le is a simple girl, warm and cheerful, but she hasn’t experienced the complexity of the human world. I just hope she won’t be trapped by others.”
But he could not dampen Ye Le’s enthusiasm, so he said with a smile, “That’s great. I like beauty the most. By the way, where is your sister?”
“My sister is next to me. Brother, you don’t like to talk to me, do you? You want to talk to my sister only after saying a few words to me, huh!” Ye Le said with great resentments, like a young housewife who had been unhappy.
“I just asked your sister to answer the phone. Little girl, you’ve learned to be jealous,” Ding Ning joked.
“Elder sister, our brother asked you to answer the phone. I know he likes you,” Ye Le complained and passed the phone to Ye Huan.
Ding Ning was speechless and smiled bitterly. “Huanhuan!”
“Brother, I’m here. Will you watch our competition?”
Ye Huan’s magnetic voice came, with a strong expectation in her tone.
“Yes, I’ll be in Yan Jing these days. When will you girls have spare time? I can take you to dinner,” Ding Ning said softly. He knew that compared with the careless Ye Le, Ye Huan preferred to let her feelings stay in her heart and more wanted to get his approval, so he would not let her down.
“Really, that’s great. Brother, we participants all live in the Qingsong Hotel at the gate of Yan Jing University. We rehearse during the day, and we are not allowed to go out at night, but we can ask for leave from the organizing committee.”
Ye Huan’s tone suddenly became cheerful. Ding Ning knew that she was not happy because he asked them to dinner, but because he promised to watch their competition.
“Well, I will pick you up in the evening and eat with you at night.”
“Get up, little girl.” Ding Ning hung up the phone with a smile and patted Yagyuu Asamayu’s buttocks. Now, she was staring at him and eavesdropping on his phone in his arms.
“Dad, don’t get up. There are bad people outside!”
Yagyuu Asamayu wriggled to and fro in his arms, unwilling to get up, so that he did not know whether to laugh or cry.
