When Ning Fengzhi mentioned Rongrong,
there was actually some reluctance to part with Ning Rongrong in his eyes.
But compared with her,
winning over the Heavenly Prodigy before him and mending that slight crack in Lu Ning's heart were clearly what truly mattered.
"I think..."
"we'd be better off not seeing each other for a while."
The corners of Lu Ning's mouth lifted slightly as he calmly said this.
"Xiao Ning, do you mean..."
"never seeing Rongrong again?" Ning Fengzhi felt a dull ache in his chest as he said it, as though someone were repeatedly rubbing salt into his wound.
Last year, he had arrived at Shrek Academy looking down from on high.
He had demanded to know who had taken Ning Rongrong's first time. Back then, he had paid Lu Ning no heed whatsoever. Even Flender and Zhao Wuji had been little different from ants in his eyes.
At most, they were merely larger ants.
But now...
He had personally invited Lu Ning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to meet Ning Rongrong, practically offering up his most beloved daughter with both hands, yet Lu Ning's answer was...
No?!
One mistaken thought.
Now he could not even give her away?
"Sect Master Ning, you may have misunderstood me."
There was no trace of joy or anger on Lu Ning's face. "What I mean is, if I visit one day, it will certainly be because I want to, not because an elder invited me."
"After all, when Sect Master Ning visited back then, you hadn't received an invitation from Dean Flender either, had you?"
As his words fell,
the entire private room became so quiet that their heartbeats were almost audible.
Chen Xin looked toward Lu Ning.
Lu Ning's words carried a measure of boldness and pride, but