Chapter 1374: Chapter 735: Mo Han & Wanwan Arc - Ning Wan Turns 18
Hugging her knees directly, Ning Wan squatted by the roadside, unable to control her emotions, and started to cry.
Her heart felt incredibly sad, so sad that she felt as if her heart was being pricked by needles.
After squatting by the roadside and crying heartily for a while, the girl slowly stood up, looked in the direction where the car had left, and lightly whispered, "Finally... it’s all over."
...
Since that night, Ning Wan hadn’t seen Xi Mohan in person again, only occasionally catching glimpses of him in the news, and she didn’t return to Xi Mohan’s villa either, although he did send someone to deliver her clothes and belongings to her.
Looking at her luggage, she had already understood one thing in her heart.
From now on, she and Xi Mohan truly would have no further entanglements.
And as for the relationship between Xi Mohan and Ning Yan’er, no one knew for sure if it was real or fake, but the media was certainly hyping it up quite a bit, with more than seventy percent of netizens voting that Ning Yan’er would definitely be the future Young Mistress of the Xi Family.
After moving out of Xi Mohan’s villa, Ning Wan naturally went to live with Song Qiao.
Though the news was filled with reports about Xi Mohan and Ning Yan’er, Song Qiao, as if knowing that her relationship with Xi Mohan had ended, never mentioned his name in front of her.
During this time, Ning Wan returned to her old home at the Ning Family’s residence, but only when Ning Yan’er and the others were not around to retrieve some of her personal belongings, and didn’t return thereafter.
Because of her parents’ passing, she understood that she was not welcome there.
...
Two and a half years later, at eighteen, Ning Wan had grown into a graceful young lady, her features becoming more refined, making her the undisputed school beauty on the eve of her high school graduation.
During these more than two years, Ning Wan had lived in a small rental apartment with Song Qiao. Though life was a bit hard, they were both very happy, and their lives were fulfilling.
During this time, Ning Wan hadn’t seen Xi Mohan. The man had been extremely low-key over those two years, only occasionally appearing in the news, but what gathered much attention was the fact that Ning Yan’er and Xi Mohan had been together for so long without breaking up.
Inside the Xi Group office, a man in a suit sat in front of a desk, staring at a pile of documents he needed to handle.
The door was knocked, and the man’s thin lips parted slightly, uttering two words: "Come in."
Secretary Xu came in directly, carrying several documents that Xi Mohan needed to handle personally and placed them on the desk, before speaking, "President, Miss Ning Wan graduates today..."
As soon as he said that, the man who had been bowing his head to handle documents paused in his signing motion, the pen drawing a line across the paper.
After a long pause, the man directly took out the document and tossed it in front of Secretary Xu, "Reprint another copy."
Secretary Xu picked it up, "Yes, President. Shall I leave now?"
Xi Mohan nodded, giving a faint "Hmm" in response.
Secretary Xu turned to leave, but just as he was about to exit the door, he heard the man’s voice behind him.
"Is she turning eighteen next week?"
Secretary Xu’s steps instantly stopped, he was momentarily stunned but quickly realized who "she" referred to, turned around, and looked at the man sitting at the desk, whose emotions were unclear, nodded, "Yes, President, Miss Ning Wan’s eighteenth birthday is next Wednesday."
After speaking, he saw his boss lower his head again, making his emotions even more unreadable.
Secretary Xu looked at his boss, his mouth moving slightly as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing.
The boss’s heart, indeed, wasn’t something for them mere mortals to understand.
These years, the boss only occasionally asked him to inquire about Miss Ning Wan’s news, not much, but very detailed.
At first, he thought the boss wanted to see Miss Ning Wan, or was in love with Miss Ning Wan.
But every time he gathered information and reported back, the boss said nothing, did nothing, and continued to stay with Ning Yan’er.
Regarding that Ning Yan’er, Secretary Xu didn’t know why, but he really disliked that woman, instead thinking Miss Ning Wan was more suitable for his boss.
Although Miss Ning Wan and the boss had quite an age gap, in this era of love, age is generally not an issue.
As Secretary Xu was lost in thought, the man who had been pondering finally spoke up softly, "You may go now."
Secretary Xu immediately responded and then exited the room.
When only Xi Mohan was left in the office, the man finally stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows, looked at the bustling traffic below, and after a long pause, laughed softly, "Eighteen now... finally eighteen, who would have thought time could pass so slowly."
The man’s chiseled handsome face was full of indifference. In these almost three years, time hadn’t left any marks on his face but rather made his demeanor seem even more unapproachable, making him appear even colder.
...
Graduating from senior year meant they were about to start university life.
Ning Wan did not move back to the Ning Family’s old house. Initially, Old Master Ning disagreed, but probably at last he realized how much his eldest son couldn’t tolerate his granddaughter, so he agreed to let Ning Wan live outside, granting her a living allowance every month.
However, Ning Wan rarely used that living allowance; instead, she chose to seek out part-time jobs with Song Qiao to earn money.
Though such a life was a bit tiring, it brought them much happiness.
As soon as Ning Wan left the classroom, she saw Song Qiao waiting there, rushing over excitedly to say, "Qiaoqiao, our senior year has finally ended."
Song Qiao held two cups of juice; the past two years had also refined her features. Even though she wore glasses, anyone could see at a glance that she was also a great beauty.
The two friends standing there attracted a lot of attention—not only because of their looks but also because each was indeed a top student.
Song Qiao carefully avoided Ning Wan’s attempt to hug her, saying, "Be careful, or you’ll spill it and won’t be able to drink it."
Ning Wan had intended to hug Song Qiao, but upon hearing this, she immediately retracted her arms, smiling, "Aren’t I just happy? We’ve been under pressure since sophomore year, the study stress was really intense. Now it’s finally over, and my mood is simply indescribable."
She had already decided that that night they must buy a few more dishes and have a good meal to celebrate.
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