Chapter 414 – Then Continue…
That day, during the day, Xu Fanghua carefully gave her many reminders, and that evening, she called her into the room again.
As soon as Xu Jinning entered the room, she was hugged by Xu Fanghua.
The room was quiet, with only the two sisters present.
Xu Jinning, suddenly embraced, felt a bit at a loss, but she thought, perhaps her sister was reluctant to see her go.
Especially since her eldest sister was still pregnant, her emotions were naturally more sensitive.
“Ningning, when you go to Hong Kong, you must take good care of yourself.”
“I don’t know what you’re going there to do this time, but your safety must always come first, do you understand?”
As soon as Xu Fanghua said this, Xu Jinning immediately realized something.
“Big sister…”
“No need to say anything.”
“In fact, the danger you encountered some time ago, and the changes in your mood these past few days—how could I not notice?”
“I know that this trip to Hong Kong isn’t just a simple internship for you; there must be something else very important.”
“If you can’t talk about it, it’s okay not to tell me.”
“As long as you take care of yourself, that’s enough. I hope you go safely and return safely. Father, mother, and Xiangdong are all waiting for you to come home for summer vacation.”
Xu Jinning hugged her big sister tightly, nestling in her embrace, cherishing the warmth and care that belonged to her sister.
She couldn’t help but smile.
Yes, her elder sister was also a top student who entered Beijing University as the top scorer. She was so smart, so perceptive, and cared so much about her younger sister. How could she not have noticed the changes in her over this period?
She just kept it in her heart and didn’t say anything.
In fact, she knew everything.
She had always been silently protecting and caring for her.
“Big sister, I’m sorry for making you all worry, but this time, I have a reason that I can’t avoid. However, please rest assured, I promise you, I will definitely return safely.”
Xu Jinning’s feelings for her elder sister, Xu Fanghua, were very deep.
After Xu Fanghua awakened, she had always been very kind to her younger sister, considering everything for her, helping her study, review, and prepare for university. When they lived in the small courtyard, it was Xu Fanghua who always took care of her.
Her elder sister was truly wonderful.
So, to make someone who cared so much about her worry was something that weighed heavily on Xu Jinning’s heart.
This was also why she had tried to keep things from her elder sister.
But she hadn’t expected that her sister would still sense something was wrong.
Even though she had noticed everything, she didn’t stop her, didn’t ask questions, simply because of that deep concern and love.
All her elder sister wanted was for her to return safely.
Perhaps fearing that she might delay Xu Jinning’s departure the next day and wanting her little sister to rest well, Xu Fanghua didn’t stay long and soon left.
The following morning, despite Xu Fanghua’s reluctance, Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an set off for Hong Kong together.
*
“Understood. Continue with the plan until that person is dead.”
In Hong Kong, after saying the last sentence, Shen Huai slowly hung up the phone.
The call was from the person he had sent to the mainland to assassinate Xu Jinning.
“They actually failed…”
Shen Huai wasn’t surprised by the failure.
If this woman, Xu Jinning, really was like Lin Wangshu had said and had stolen their fortune, then her luck must be quite high. It wouldn’t be so easy for the people he sent to k*ll her.
Although they failed, the outcome made Shen Huai excited and thrilled.
All the assassination attempts against Xu Jinning had failed.
And the ways in which they failed were bizarre, even unusual.
If it had happened just once, it could have been an accident, but when the same “coincidences” occurred several times, it wasn’t an accident, nor was it due to the incompetence of the people he had sent.
It was because Xu Jinning truly had a strong fortune, one that mysteriously protected her and allowed her to avoid these calamities.
This meant that Xu Jinning indeed had an extraordinarily powerful fortune.
And Shen Huai wanted to possess such a fortune himself.
Lin Wangshu had said that Xu Jinning’s fortune had been stolen from both him and Lin Wangshu. Since it originally belonged to him, it was only natural to take it back.
Then continue k*lling.
Until the fortune returned to him.
Eventually, it would all come back to him alone.
Shen Huai thought about the master in metaphysics he had been searching for lately. There had been some promising leads.
As long as he found a truly skilled master and then k*lled Xu Jinning, all of the fortune would transfer to him.
Then Shen Huai would be able to control the Shen family, Hong Kong, and perhaps even… the entire world…
Just the thought of it made Shen Huai start to laugh.
Not far away, in a corner, Lin Wangshu, heavily pregnant, was hiding, watching Shen Huai. His face was full of excitement and joy, as if he had just recalled something, and he was laughing heartily.
What was Shen Huai laughing about?
His behavior struck Lin Wangshu as incredibly strange.
It even made her a bit frightened.
She had a feeling that Shen Huai was plotting something.
If it was against Xu Jinning, that would be one thing, but if it was against her…
Lin Wangshu couldn’t help but shiver.
In truth, Lin Wangshu was beginning to regret it—regretting that night when she had revealed all of her secrets to Shen Huai.
Since that night, she had noticed a change in Shen Huai.
No, Shen Huai had always been changing, but the change had become particularly pronounced recently.
Sometimes, when Lin Wangshu looked at Shen Huai, she thought he seemed a bit mad. Just like now, with his slightly reddened eyes and his inexplicable laughter—he looked like a lunatic.
It made Lin Wangshu afraid.
So even though she saw him, she only dared to hide in the corner and not come out.
Now, in Hong Kong, she was all alone, isolated with no one to rely on except Shen Huai.
She didn’t dare to resist.
How great it would be if her fortune were still with her—fortune, the protagonist halo, or the power of creation she had as an author. If she still had all of that, she wouldn’t be afraid of anything.
It was all Xu Jinning’s fault for stealing what was rightfully hers!
Xu Jinning, you’d better die soon. Only then can what belongs to me return.
*
While Lin Wangshu was secretly cursing Xu Jinning, Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an stood on the deck of the ship, gazing at the deep blue sea ahead.
Yes, they had already boarded the ship according to their tickets.
On the deck, feeling the slightly salty sea breeze, they quietly enjoyed this last moment of peace before arriving in Hong Kong.
Xu Jinning had been to Hong Kong before in modern times.
However, she also knew that Hong Kong of this era was different from the Hong Kong she knew.
“Ningning, are you scared?” Xie Ting’an asked, holding Xu Jinning’s hand.
Xu Jinning shook her head. “I’m okay, just thinking about finishing our business quickly and returning home as soon as possible. I don’t want my elder sister to worry.”
“She won’t.”
“After we disembark, are we heading straight to Hong Kong University?”
“Yes, officially, we’re both here as intern teachers at Hong Kong University.”
