Chapter 14 Things Seem Different Ning Weidong rode his bicycle out of Anping Lane, still reviewing the details of his meeting with Wang Jingsheng and An Ning. An Ning's existence was beyond his expectations. Wang Jingsheng's attitude towards An Ning showed that it was An Ning who made the decisions between the two of them. But generally it went smoothly. As for what happens next, whether you can find Qi Jia’s hidden things really depends on luck. Ning Weidong was thinking while riding his bike. As soon as he came out of Anping Lane, he planned to turn south and enter the west fork at the palace gate. I saw a person limping ahead. There was basically no nightlife at this time, although it was just past eight o'clock and there were not many people on the streets. The man heard the noise of a bicycle behind him, and his already limping steps paused, and he looked back vigilantly. Ning Weidong didn't pay much attention to this person at first, but when the other person turned around, he exclaimed "Huh".
Although he was wearing a winter coat and a thick scarf, with only a pair of eyes exposed, it was these eyes that allowed Ning Weidong to recognize the other person at a glance. He squeezed the brakes and with a squeak, the bicycle slowed down and stopped beside the person. Ning Weidong asked in surprise, "Sister Shi? What happened?" The person limping and walking alone in the dark turned out to be Shi Xiaonan. The eyes of Peking Opera actors are different from those of ordinary people, even when they are not on the stage. Even though she was wearing a scarf, Ning Weidong recognized her at a glance. Usually after the show, Wang Kai would ride his bicycle to pick her up. "Weidong!" Shi Xiaonan recognized Ning Weidong and his nervous mood relaxed a little. At least he was not a bad guy. Ning Weidong stepped out of the car and asked, "Sister Shi, where is my brother Wang?" Shi Xiaonan's eyes turned red, and she felt aggrieved, but she didn't want to make it public, so she said perfunctorily, "Well, he has something to do in class today." Seeing that she was unwilling to talk, Ning Weidong did not lose interest and asked again: "Sister, is your foot injured? Get in the car, I will carry you back." It is still several hundred meters from here to home. Shi Xiaonan's ankle is getting more and more painful. If he really walks back by himself, the injury will definitely get worse. Thinking of this, Shi Xiaonan felt even more annoyed that Wang Kai was simply unreasonable. Although she and Wang Kai had quarreled before, Wang Kai would always ride his bike to pick her up after get off work every day, no matter whether it was raining or snowing. But today, after the performance, she came out more than ten minutes later than usual because she was discussing the play with her colleagues. Who would have thought that when they came out of the theater, Wang Kai was standing at the door holding his bicycle, looking angrily. When he saw her coming out, he glared at her fiercely, and then rode away on his bicycle without saying a word. Shi Xiaonan was stunned at the time, but her colleagues who came out with her were with her, so she couldn't shout. She didn't want her colleagues to know what was going on at home and have people talk about her behind her back. He had no choice but to pretend nothing had happened, parted ways with his colleagues, and then quickly chased in the direction Wang Kai had gone. Not only did he fail to catch up with him, he also sprained his ankle. Shi Xiaonan felt extremely aggrieved. She limped all the way and asked herself more than once why she married such a petty man.
She knew why Wang Kai was so excited, it was because of the young actor who acted with her. He is called a young man, but in fact he is an old man in his forties or almost fifty. There is nothing dirty about either of them. Wang Kai just got stuck on this and insisted that there was something going on between them. Fortunately, she met Ning Weidong, otherwise she really wouldn’t know how to walk back the remaining few hundred meters. He staggered sideways onto the rear rack of the bicycle. "Sister, hold on tight," Ning Weidong reminded him, pushing hard. The bicycle moved forward. Shi Xiaonan, like Bai Fengyu, was married into the courtyard after the original owner went to the countryside. They were not very familiar with each other and had nothing to talk about. And it can be felt that Shi Xiaonan doesn't want to talk much. Ning Weidong just kept riding his bike. Shi Xiaonan was sitting in the back, and at first he tried to avoid suspicion, grabbing the iron frame under his butt with his hands. But the alley was not flat, and the car bumped from time to time, forcing her to give up her reserve and grab Ning Weidong's waist. In fact, through the thick cotton coat, it can't be considered contact at all. Shi Xiaonan didn't know why, but he started to have wild thoughts. Originally, when she sat behind Wang Kai, she could always see his broad back and feel at ease. But now he suddenly discovered that Ning Weidong's back was even taller. Shi Xiaonan was a little dazed, and then she thought of her husband's arrogance and stupidity. She felt aggrieved and could no longer hold back her tears, which suddenly flowed out of her eyes. For the sake of dignity, she tried not to cry out loud, for fear of being laughed at. But at this moment, a person suddenly came towards me, pedaling his bicycle hard at a very fast speed, and I missed him in an instant. The man glanced at Ning Weidong and happened to meet the eyes of Shi Xiaonan who was sitting behind him. The next moment, there was a creaking sound and an emergency brake. The man's bicycle suddenly turned sideways, but fortunately he reacted quickly and put one foot on the ground to avoid falling off. At the same time, Shi Xiaonan shouted: "Wang Kai!" Ning Weidong slowed down, stopped, and looked back. Immediately, I was met with two hostile gazes, from a man wearing a blue coat, with messy hair, bloodshot eyes and an angry face. "Shi Xiaonan, you still don't admit it! Who is this person?" Wang Kai shouted. Perhaps it was too dark and he didn't recognize Ning Weidong. He just thought he was a tall man. Shi Xiaonan was stunned. She was already feeling aggrieved, but she didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to attack her. Before, she tried hard to hold back her tears just to maintain her dignity and not want the family's disgrace to be exposed to outsiders. Wang Kai didn't care and humiliated her in front of her.
Shi Xiaonan simply threw in the towel and cried, "Wang Kai, you bastard! Who did you say he was? Are you blind? Why did you abandon me at the theater entrance? You are my husband, I am innocent, and no one else has said anything gossipy about me, but you want to throw dirty water on me..." Wang Kai had never seen Shi Xiaonan in this state. Her usual forbearance and dignity were gone, and she looked like she had gone crazy. Ning Weidong didn't expect that he would be caught cheating by chance on the road. The problem is, if he really wanted to have something with Shi Xiaonan, it would be fine, but now he has gotten into trouble for no reason. You can't be silent at a time like this. Wang Kai was obviously very emotionally unstable and really didn't care about anything. He alarmed the people nearby and made people think it was lively and annoying. Ning Weidong didn't wait for them to continue arguing and immediately interrupted, "Brother Wang, don't say anything nonsense. I saw Sister Shi's foot injured on the road just now, so I carried her back." Wang Kai was stunned for a moment, then he realized that the situation seemed to be different from what he thought. (End of this chapter)
