Ji Mingxia lifted his hand and gently touched the corner of Yu Ning’s eyes.
Yu Ning’s long eyelashes trembled, but he did not dodge.
A darkness coalesced in Yu Ning’s eyes, like an ink flower blooming in his eyes, the grey was gradually covered and Yu Ning’s eyes slowly returned to black.
Ji Mingxia watched the change in Yu Ning’s eyes with a gentle smile. From beginning to end, he didn’t show the slightest fear or disgust.
Yu Ning kept his eyes on Ji Mingxia, his Adam’s apple moved slightly, and just when he was about to say something, a small rattling sound came from the side.
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning turned their heads and saw Father Ding, who was lying on the ground, moving his body slightly, seemingly showing signs of waking up.
Yu Ning thought of Ji Mingxia’s compliment earlier and said in a low voice, “They are very strong, each of these mysterious items has its own use and the bronze mirror would have been discovered at any moment. Fortunately, you diverted their attention or it would have been impossible for me to successfully set things up.”
Long before Ji Mingxia arrived, Yu Ning had already pulled the entire dormitory into the bronze mirror.
But the Ding couple had all their attention on him, and although he could activate the bronze mirror at any time, the Ding couple were so strong. If they became vigilant, the most Yu Ning could do was to drive them out, and it was impossible to hurt them.
With one mysterious item facing off against several, Yu Ning had no chance of winning, not to mention the fact that he would be facing off against the Ding couple alone.
To his surprise, Ji Mingxia suddenly came in.
The dormitory door was open, and Ji Mingxia and the Ding couple kept arguing back and forth. The Ding couple not only had to keep an eye on Ji Mingxia, but also on the students poking their heads in from outside the door.
Initially, Ye Chen was there to help speak, so the couple just sat back and watched.
But when Ye Chen stepped aside, the Ding couple had to take the stand and argue their case themselves.
They were not good at communicating with young people, and under Ji Mingxia’s verbal attacks, they lost at every step.
It was hard enough defending themselves against Ji Mingxia, let alone watching Yu Ning.
Yu Ning took this opportunity to not only pull everyone into the illusionary world, but to also affect the mysterious items the Ding couple possessed, cutting off their communication in one fell swoop and turning the imminent defeat into a chance of victory.
The students outside the dormitory were anxious and kept making noise and trying to get the door open.
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning realized that this was not the time to chat and they split up in tacit understanding.
Yu Ning walked over to the Ding couple and woke them up, while Ji Mingxia went to the door and helped Ye Chen up.
“Ye Chen, Ye Chen? Are you alright?” He saw no external injuries on Ye Chen, so he tried to wake him up.
Ye Chen frowned slightly and slowly opened his eyes. He was stunned upon seeing Ji Mingxia looking at him with concern, “Mingxia?”
“Are you alright? Are you uncomfortable?” Ji Mingxia asked.
Ye Chen looked down at himself and shook his head. He noticed the Ding couple that had passed out and asked suspiciously, “I’m fine …… What happened?”
“After you answered my question, Ding Jialin’s father pushed you and you hit the door, which slammed it shut in the process.” Ji Mingxia gave a brief account of what had just happened.
Ye Chen was stunned upon learning that Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning had actually defeated the Ding couple, and he slowly breathed a sigh of relief. “I’m fine, I passed out the moment he pushed me.”
Ji Mingxia nodded and helped Ye Chen up.
At the other end of the dormitory, the Ding couple also slowly opened their eyes.
After realising that they were still in the dormitory and that all the mysterious items they were carrying had disappeared, both of them became pale.
Father Ding struggled to get up and attack Yu Ning, but he and Mother Ding were old after all, and after such a fight, they were both exhausted and could not even stand still easily, let alone get close to Yu Ning.
Father Ding was unwilling to admit defeat. He pressed his head in anger and shouted at Yu Ning, “Yu Ning, you hid a mysterious item and didn’t report it to the Institute, you’re looking for death! Hurry up and return our spiritual weapons! Those things are not yours to take, they are of no use to you!”
Yu Ning just ignored him and didn’t even look at him, walking directly to Ji Mingxia’s side.
Mother Ding also slowly got up and leaned on Father Ding. Her expression changed when she saw Ji Mingxia, Yu Ning and Ye Chen standing together, while her own side had lost all their power and were reduced to ordinary people.
She looked at Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia and said gloomily, “Yu Ning, those mysterious items have been in our hands for more than ten years and we have refined all of them into spiritual weapons. Although you are exceptionally gifted, those things are not something you can control. Even if we can’t get them back and don’t pursue the matter, you should understand that you can’t use them…”
Yu Ning was not good at arguing with people, so he did not respond to the Ding couple, but Ji Mingxia was different.
The two keep threatening Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia immediately said: “I looked at those things ……they seem to be antiques, so even if we can’t use them, we can still give them to the state, museums, cultural bureaus etc. There will always be someone willing to accept them, who says they must stay in our hands?“
Mysterious items have always been extremely valuable, and anyone who gets one wouldn’t give it away as long as they can harness the power.
So the Ding couple never thought that there could be such a scenario.
At Ji Mingxia’s words, Yu Ning showed a vague look of approval, as if he would do whatever Ji Mingxia said.
The Ding couple were instantly furious and they wished they could tear Ji Mingxia’s hands off on the spot: “You’re crazy, you’re looking for death!”
Mother Ding even shouted, “Give them back to us and I can promise not to tell anyone about what happened today, otherwise, you will lose your reputation for beating up your parents, Yu Ning!”
At that exact moment, the dormitory manager found the key and immediately opened the door.
Yu Ning’s battle with the Ding family couple had already ended, and the door to the dormitory opened with ease.
A group of people poured in and happened to hear the words Mother Ding threaten Yu Ning.
“Yu Ning Mingxia, are you all right?”
“Holy shit, that’s so shameless, you’re actually threatening Yu Ning?”
“I saw them beat up Ye Chen with my own eyes, and now they want to frame Yu Ning ah!”
“Everyone, don’t panic! I was recording the whole time and even have footage of them hitting Ye Chen! This is the evidence!”
“Call the police! Let the police handle it!”
The large group of students held up their mobile phones and shouted, all of them glaring at the Ding couple.
The Ding couple had just been defeated and had lost all their mysterious items, and now they were surrounded by such a large group of people. They heard their taunts and scolds and Father Ding felt so furious he was almost passing out.
In the midst of the chaos, the school leaders soon arrived, followed by a police car and ambulance.
Although Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning were adults, the incident happened on school grounds and they were students, so the school leaders personally took charge and negotiated with the Ding couple and the police.
At present, the Ding couple could not produce hard evidence that they were Yu Ning’s parents, in addition, there was a dispute in the dormitory, and hard video evidence of them hitting Ye Chen.
Although the Ding couple looked pale and kept shouting that they had injuries, they did not have any wounds on their bodies, so the couple was the first taken away by the police.
After appeasing Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia, the school leaders personally apologized since the school had not managed the situation and had directly let the Ding couple in, almost putting the students in danger.
Considering that the Ding couple were not good people, and that the matter of Yu Ning had already festered on the internet, the school finally decided to give Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia a few days off, so that they could take a break from the situation and go out to relax.
With the departure of the school leaders, the group of students who were watching the excitement were also dismissed.
After the commotion, Ji Mingxia, Yu Ning, and the silent Ye Chen were left in the dormitory.
Ever since Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning said they were together, it had been a little awkward when facing Ye Chen, and it had been a long time since Ji Mingxia had had a private chat with Ye Chen.
Not to mention that so much had happened today, and not a few moments ago, he had even gone toe-to-toe with Ye Chen.
Even someone that was good at socializing like Ji Mingxia didn’t know how to face Ye Chen at this moment.
Yu Ning had never been good with words, and Ji Mingxia did not know what to say, so the atmosphere was stuck in a silent stalemate.
In the end, it was Ye Chen who took the initiative to say, “Thank you, for saving me and warning me…”
Ji Mingxia’s heart softened at once: “I’m sorry Ye Chen, I didn’t mean to say that kind of thing before.”
“I know.” Ye Chen shook his head and laughed bitterly, “I was so stupid that I acted as a lobbyist for my enemy. Fortunately, the end result was good, otherwise, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life.”
After Ye Chen finished, he tried to compose his emotions as he looked at Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia and said with a smile, “So what’s next for you guys, what are your plans? After all that has happened today, many people are paying attention on the internet. Do you guys want to leave here? I can arrange a place for you to go on holiday and relax for a while before coming back?”
“No, no, I’m planning to go back home.” Ji Mingxia said in a hurry.
“Oh, I remember, you were planning to take Yu Ning home.” Ye Chen’s eyes dimmed as he said, “I wish you a safe journey.”
“Bye.” Ji Mingxia said, and turned to leave with Ye Chen.
Ye Chen stood at the same spot, and watched them go.
It was already late afternoon, and the dusk sunlight reflected on them, making their shadows stretch out.
From Ye Chen’s perspective, Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia were holding hands, gradually walking away against the setting sun. Their figures became more and more hazy and blurred, as if they were about to be swallowed by the light and walk away to another distant world.
An indescribable feeling suddenly welled up in Ye Chen’s heart.
It was as if after this farewell, they would never get a chance to see each other again in this life.
He couldn’t help but shout, “Mingxia!”
Ji Mingxia, who was preparing to find a car to go to the airport with Yu Ning, heard Ye Chen’s voice and turned his head to look at him.
“I wish you guys happiness.” Ye Chen said, “You have to live well.”
Ji Mingxia did not expect to receive Ye Chen’s blessing. He glanced at Yu Ning, his face flushed, and he nodded to Ye Chen.
Yu Ning seemed to be in a good mood and smiled at Ji Mingxia, “Then shall we go home together?”
Ji Mingxia coughed dryly, trying to hide the unnatural expression on his face.
There was a problem that he had not had a chance to talk to Yu Ning about.
When he first learned of Yu Ning’s accident, he was so anxious that he immediately took a taxi back to school.
On the way, Ji Mingxia called his grandmother and only told her that he was not going back for the time being, and did not explain much about the rest.
When he returned to school, he heard Ye Chen say that Yu Ning did not have a home, and saw with his own eyes how the Ding couple treated Yu Ning harshly. So on impulse, Ji Mingxia could not help but lie and say that he was taking Yu Ning back to see his grandmother.
He wanted to show the Ding couple that Yu Ning was not a homeless orphan, that although he had been abandoned, there were many people who loved him now, and that there would always be a home waiting for him if he wanted it.
He had even mentioned that Grandma Ji wanted him to take Yu Ning home aaaahhh!
But on seeing the smile on Yu Ning’s face, Ji Mingxia couldn’t bear to tell the truth.
He could only nod reluctantly, then looked down at his airline ticket, his mind racing. How should he explain to his grandmother that he had brought a man home when he and Yu Ning returned?
Ji Mingxia was so worried that his mind was filled with images of being chased by his grandmother with a broomstick, so he didn’t notice that Yu Ning was looking at him with an even bigger smile.
