Ning Rongrong's Outrageous Stunt! Did She Have Nothing Better to Do?

"Rongrong, come eat."

Looking at Ning Rongrong, Ning Wen said sincerely, "It's only etiquette lessons. They're no big deal. The time will fly by."

Color was gradually returning to Ning Rongrong's pale face.

Or, to be precise,

it wasn't color.

It was fury.

Fury that shot straight to her head and burned like a raging fire!!!

This bastard was the one responsible.

And he was laughing at her in his head.

She could have let that slide. After the past few days, she was getting used to it.

Apparently, the bastard couldn't see her without mocking her a few times.

What Ning Rongrong couldn't stand was that he wanted to kick her while she was down.

Worse, he wanted to put her through hellish training with no days off all year, working her half to death!

How underhanded!

How vicious!

Now he was putting on a kind face and urging her to eat, while secretly wishing she'd starve.

A devil! Was he even human?

He was a demon wearing a gentle mask!

The fire of Ning Rongrong's anger burned away every trace of her hurt.

Fuck etiquette lessons!

Fuck this hunger strike!

Ning Rongrong jerked her head up.

There was no trace of vulnerability left in her beautiful eyes. They blazed with fire!!!

She would never give this bastard what he wanted!

Want to watch me starve, do you?

Not a chance!

She would eat—and enjoy every bite.

Let that drive you mad!

"I'm eating!"

Ning Rongrong spoke one word at a time, her voice clear and firm, with the resolve of someone turning grief and rage into appetite.

Then, under the others' astonished gazes,

she grabbed her chopsticks, picked up a large piece of meat, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Even as she chewed, she kept reaching out, piling dish after dish into her bowl.

She ate whatever she could grab, wolfing it down and clearing the table like a whirlwind.

From the ferocity of it, anyone would think she was eating a certain bastard's flesh rather than dinner.

At that moment, only one thought remained in Ning Rongrong's mind!

Want to watch me suffer?

Want to watch me starve?

I'll never give you the satisfaction!

I'll live well, eat my fill, and enjoy every moment of it!

Who cares about etiquette?

I'm brilliant. I can learn every rule of etiquette in no time, then show off right in front of you.

That'll drive you mad, you damned bastard!

All the hurt she had endured these past few days surged back. The more Ning Rongrong thought about it, the angrier she became, and the angrier she became, the harder she ate. Hunched over her meal, she looked as though the food on the table had murdered her father!

Ning Fengzhi: I'm still alive and well, you know???

Ning Wen, meanwhile, was baffled.

Do my words really work that well on Ning Rongrong?

Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone said so much without getting anywhere, but one word from me did the trick!

Not only is she eating, she's enjoying it!

She must trust me so much!

A small sense of accomplishment rose in Ning Wen's heart. He never noticed the murderous sidelong glances the girl kept shooting him between mouthfuls.

Meanwhile,

a certain voice in his head was already losing it!

[What's with this stupid woman? Why did she suddenly start eating??????]

[Stop eating!!! Do you hear me?! I order you to put down your bowl and chopsticks at once!!!]

[Weren't you going on a hunger strike?]

[How can you be enjoying it so much?]

[Where's your resolve?!]

[I can't stand people like you!]

A hint of triumph flashed in Ning Rongrong's eyes, and she ate even faster.

She was doing it to be contrary!

She was doing it to infuriate him!

She picked up a tender piece of fish and popped it into her mouth. Then her chopsticks darted out again and caught a piece of greens.

Bite after bite, she couldn't stop.

"So good!"

Ning Rongrong chewed vigorously, her cheeks puffed out, and mumbled the two words through a mouthful of food.

It was as though she had said it for someone in particular to hear.

[Damn it! This is outrageous!]

[She's actually enjoying every bite!]

[Where's your backbone? Where's your protest?!]

[I was waiting to watch you go hungry and suffer, and here you are stuffing your face! I'm furious!]

[Was it something I said just now?]

[Damn it!]

Hearing Ning Wen's furious roars in her head, Ning Rongrong felt immensely satisfied. The food in her mouth tasted even better.

She picked up a large piece of pork rib, bit down hard, and deliberately chewed loud enough to be heard.

Ning Wen rubbed his brow, feeling a headache coming on.

Come on, do you have to yell so loudly?

You're giving me a headache!

Try being a little more generous, will you?

Is a young girl really worth getting this angry over?

And you call yourself a God King!

Yeah, right!

But the voice showed no sign of stopping. Like someone who had finally found an outlet, it poured out its grievances.

[Do you know how much I suffered because of that self-important, stupid woman?]

[When I was young, all I wanted was to stay out of worldly disputes and quietly become a god!]

[But that stupid woman thought I spent too much time cultivating and not enough time with her.]

[While I was at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, she secretly ran off to that third-rate Shrek academy and got together with a food-type Soul Master named Oscar.]

[How could I, as a man, put up with that? I killed him on the spot.]

[Only afterward did I learn it was her prank! She just wanted to see how I'd react!]

[That was how Tang San and I became sworn enemies.]

[Looking back, anger got the better of me.]

[With my peerless looks and talent, how could that stupid woman possibly have been blind enough to fall for Oscar?!]

Ning Wen: "???"

Ning Fengzhi: "???"

Chen Xin: "???"

Gu Rong: "???"

What kind of stunt was that, Ning Rongrong?!

Did she have nothing better to do?!

Even Ning Rongrong herself froze for a moment.

But that was all. She didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Ning Fengzhi's expression shifted as complicated feelings churned within him.

After everything I've done, how did I end up with a daughter like Ning Rongrong, who causes this much trouble?

Her usual pranks were one thing.

But was this something she could joke about?

Once a lie was told, it was hard to put things right.

And she had brought a Divine Inheritor's wrath down on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Viewed that way, it was no wonder he had tried to kill Ning Wen in that future timeline.

Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's decline might well have stemmed from this.

He was the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Its interests would always come first, and if necessary, he would even sacrifice his own daughter.

From where he stood now, the man he had been then might have seemed foolish. But he had the benefit of hindsight.

Faced with a Divine Inheritor, he had chosen to abandon Ning Wen and use that as an opening to cooperate with the other party to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. It was entirely in keeping with how he had always acted.

He had simply lost his gamble in the end.

For the moment, Ning Fengzhi did not know whether to be relieved or distressed.

But it only strengthened his resolve to teach Ning Rongrong properly.

The warning was right before him. He had to take it to heart and never repeat the same mistake.