NOVEL NEXT Chapter 176 - 176: A Woman Who Doesn't Know What's Good For Her
Chapter 176: A Woman Who Doesn’t Know What’s Good For Her
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The next morning, Ding Ding woke up with a big smile. He had slept deeply and comfortably that night, and when he woke up, his eyes were bright and he seemed exceptionally energetic.
It was the first time that Li Zhenting and Shen Ning went together to drop him off at kindergarten.
He was so thrilled, shedding his usual aloof demeanor. He stood tall, with his chest puffed out, and he looked lively and spirited.
No longer did he envy others who had both their parents to pick them up, because now he had that too.
“Auntie, can you and my dad pick me up from school together?” Children are indeed greedy. After having both his mom and dad drop him off at school, the feeling was too wonderful to give up. He hoped that his mom and dad could also pick him up after school.
Shen Ning looked at the child’s hopeful and bright eyes, feeling a pang in her heart as she thought of Keke and Little Ding Ding.
She turned her head away.
Over at the Blue Sky Kindergarten, parents were gathered in groups, and children were in clusters, but she couldn’t see Coco and Xiao Xiao anymore.
Her eyes welled up with tears.
“Get in the car.” At some point, Ding Ding had already entered the kindergarten, and Li Zhenting drove the car up to where she was, his magnetic voice low and deep.
Shen Ning turned to look at him.
Indeed, which child wouldn’t want to be picked up by their mom and dad?
But her three children had never experienced this kind of affection that most ordinary children easily had.
Under Li Zhenting’s repeated urging, she got into the car, her expression distant.
Li Zhenting took her to a five-star hotel’s dining hall.
“Ding Ding has changed a lot lately, and you deserve credit. Today, I want to treat you to breakfast as a reward,” Li Zhenting said, showing unusual approval as they sat down in a quiet and elegant corner of the restaurant.
“No need, it’s what I should do,” Shen Ning replied with a calm expression. She stood up, ready to leave.
She didn’t want to have breakfast with this wealthy man in such a fancy hotel.
Li Zhenting had never been turned down by a woman before, and Shen Ning’s clear rejection left him feeling embarrassed. He furrowed his brow and ordered, “Shen Ning, please sit down. Let’s have breakfast first.”
Shen Ning still didn’t sit down and turned to walk away.
Li Zhenting looked displeased. He wondered how happy Shen Mei would be if she were here instead. This woman was acting overly proud.
“It’s just breakfast. Why are you so reluctant? If it weren’t for Ding Ding, do you think I would have breakfast with you?” He was irritated and his tone was filled with coldness and sarcasm after being rejected.
Shen Ning gave a cold smile. If he didn’t want to, she didn’t care!
She confidently walked away, not giving him a second thought.
Li Zhenting sat there with a dark expression.
The woman’s firm departure made him feel abandoned for the first time in his life.
A woman who didn’t appreciate what she had.
He angrily got up, grabbed his briefcase, and left.
Shen Ning was briskly walking towards the bus stop when suddenly a car came rushing from behind.
“All!” She screamed in terror, her face turning pale, and she instinctively covered her head with her hands, crouching down.
The car passed by her closely, with only a fist’s distance to spare.
“You lunatic!” When Shen Ning lifted her head, she saw Li Zhenting’s car speeding past her. She could almost see his dark and gloomy face through the window. She couldn’t help but stand up, curse under her breath, pat her chest, and take a few deep breaths before continuing towards the bus stop.
In the afternoon, she was still busy at work when Li Zhenting called. He reminded her that they had promised to pick up Ding Ding together after school in the morning.
This time, Shen Ning didn’t refuse and obediently got into his car..