Transmigrating into the Genius Cannon Fodder’s Aunt

Extra 3 Part 2 – Dr. Ning Expands His Knowledge Base (II)

Zhu Jiarui hurriedly said, “But I really didn’t know! You cannot blame me! Zhu Yiqing said she was her roommate. I thought she was just an ordinary student!”

“Brother, who exactly is she? Why is she so impressive? Even Young Master Rong is so protective of her.”

Zhu Jiadong glanced at Zhu Yiqing and said coldly, “She’s Young Master Ning’s fiancée. Even I have to show her respect. What do you think?”

Zhu Jiarui was instantly shocked. In their circle, even prodigals like him had heard of Ning Shaobai’s name. At home, they had all been repeatedly warned: keep your eyes open when you’re fooling around outside. Among the people you absolutely cannot offend, Young Master Ning was at the very top of the list!

“That’s impossible!” Zhu Yiqing, who had been lost in her thoughts, blurted out. “Her boyfriend is clearly just some poor doctor…”

Li Lizhen sneered. “What? Rich guys can’t be doctors now?”

Zhu Yiqing thought of Ning Shaobai’s surname, then recalled everyone’s reactions just now. Her face gradually turned pale. “No… that’s impossible. Xia Mian never said anything.”

Sun Yuexin mocked, “You think Xia Mian is like you? Flaunting it everywhere just because she knows someone rich?”

Zhu Jiadong frowned slightly at Zhu Yiqing, then asked Zhu Jiarui, “Where did you meet her?”

Zhu Jiarui quickly replied, “A friend introduced her. Said she’s a gold-digger top student—give her cash and you can do whatever you want.” He scratched his head and grinned sheepishly. “I just thought she was smart and pretty…”

Zhu Yiqing stared at him in shock. “Young Master Zhu!”

She had never imagined that the men she was trying to hook regarded her as nothing more than a plaything! It was utter humiliation.

Zhu Jiarui shot her an annoyed glare, finding her completely tactless, then turned back to Zhu Jiadong with a flattering tone. “Big Brother, I was stupid today. I won’t dare again. Please don’t mention this to Young Master Ning, okay? If my parents find out, they’ll cut off my allowance!”

Zhu Jiadong snorted coldly. “Even if I don’t mention it, your allowance is gone. Starting today, stay home obediently for a week. After Young Master Ning finishes his wedding and is in a better mood, there might still be a chance to let this slide.”

“Now get lost!”

Zhu Jiarui didn’t dare say another word. With a bitter expression, he left without even sparing Zhu Yiqing a glance.

Turning to Ma Yingying and the others, Zhu Jiadong spoke kindly, “My cousin was out of line today. Sorry you had to see that. I’ll arrange a car to take you back. Don’t you have your graduation ceremony tomorrow? Get some rest.”

Naturally, no one objected. Xia Mian hadn’t suffered any loss, and she had vented her anger thoroughly.

In the end, only Zhu Yiqing remained.

Zhu Jiadong said coolly, “Since you agreed to treat this meal, settle the bill.” Then to the waiter, “Calculate the total and add it to Zhu Jiarui’s account. Have her reimburse it.”

Zhu Yiqing looked at him in disbelief. “Why?! You all saw it, didn’t you? Xia Mian was the one bullying me! You didn’t even ask questions and just blindly took her side! Why? Just because she’s Young Master Ning’s girlfriend?!”

“Is there no justice left in this world?!”

Not wanting to leave any future trouble behind, Zhu Jiadong made a point to explain, “We’re not taking Xia Mian’s side simply because she’s Young Master Ning’s girlfriend. It’s because she conducts herself uprightly and deserves respect.”

His gaze flicked briefly to the sliver of skin she seemed to reveal unintentionally, and he let out a faintly mocking laugh. “If you choose crooked paths, then naturally you’ll encounter crooked people.”

“This world is very fair. It won’t mistreat anyone who works hard and stays grounded. And it certainly won’t allow those who rely on shortcuts and jealousy to succeed.”

“You think your castles in the air can compare to Xia Mian?” Zhu Jiadong said. “You were destined to lose in every way.”

With that, he stood up and left.

While Zhu Yiqing was raging alone, the “upright and deserving respect” Xia Mian was throwing a full-blown drunken tantrum.

As they passed the stairs, she spotted the popsicle freezer from the buffet on the third floor and suddenly jumped down from Ning Shaobai’s arms.

“Dr. Ning, I want popsicle! popsicle!”

Startled, Ning Shaobai only let out a deep breath after confirming she had landed steadily. “Let’s go back to the room first. I’ll come out and get it for you in a bit.”

“No!” Xia Mian hugged the wall and refused to move. “Who told you to cheat? I want popsicle! Two!”

Ning Shaobai: “…”

“Is there any necessary connection between those things?”

“No, hehe.” Xia Mian gave a silly grin. “But I want popsicles.”

Ning Shaobai sighed and said to Rong Xin, who was following behind, “Go get her one.”

Rong Xin was already laughing uncontrollably. “She’s this fun when she’s drunk?”

Ning Shaobai shot him a glare. Rong Xin shut his mouth, suppressing laughter as he went downstairs.

Knowing someone had gone to get her popsicle, Xia Mian was immediately satisfied. She released the wall and started up the stairs.

This time she refused to be carried or supported. She insisted on walking by herself.

But the aftereffects of spirits were strong. Her steps were growing heavier, and after climbing partway up the stairs, she couldn’t go any further.

When Rong Xin came back up, he saw Xia Mian standing on the stairs, reaching out dramatically toward Ning Shaobai like a heroine in distress. “Waaah! So scary, Dr. Ning! My foot got bitten by the stairs!”

Just moments ago, Ning Shaobai had been taking care of her with utmost seriousness. Now he was holding up his phone, secretly recording, a mischievous grin on his face.

Rong Xin immediately pulled out his own phone as well, but Ning Shaobai looked up at him at once, clearly prepared to smash his phone if he dared film.

“You can go now.” Ning Shaobai held out his hand for the popsicle, ruthlessly dismissing Rong Xin now that he was no longer useful. “Go keep Zheng Dong company. I probably won’t make it upstairs anytime soon.”

Left with no choice, Rong Xin handed over the popsicle and departed regretfully.

Ning Shaobai stuffed the popsicle into Xia Mian’s hand and finally managed to carry her back to the room.

The staff had already delivered honey water and hangover medicine.

After placing Xia Mian on the sofa, Ning Shaobai helped peel open the popsicle wrapper and instructed, “Be good and eat. I’ll get you a towel.”

Xia Mian nodded obediently, biting into the popsicle.

But just as Ning Shaobai finished wetting the towel, he heard her shouting loudly.

“Waaah! Help! Dr. Ning, help!”

He rushed out to see Xia Mian leaning against the sofa, both hands raised in surrender, staring at him in panic.

“Dr. Ning, save me! I’ve been kidnapped by the popsicle!”

Ning Shaobai nearly died laughing. Instead of rescuing the “hostage,” he calmly picked up his phone and started recording again.

Completely unaware of the social death awaiting her, Xia Mian continued shouting relentlessly, “Help! Help! This popsicle is so powerful—it’s so cold!”

Only when Ning Shaobai approached did he realize the popsicle in her hand was gone. He searched briefly, but there was nothing on the sofa or the carpet.

“Where’s the popsicle? Where did you throw it?”

Xia Mian kept both hands raised, not daring to move. Carefully, she pointed at her chest with her chin, as if afraid of disturbing something terrifying, and whispered, “It’s inside! So cold, so cold! It kidnapped me!”

Ning Shaobai stared at the damp patch spreading across her chest and immediately understood.

Xia Mian was wearing a loose French-style shirt dress that day, buttoned all the way down, with a slightly open neckline and a black belt cinched at the waist.

“Dr. Ning, hurry, hurry! It’s going to freeze me to death!”

Her hands were frozen in place, but her feet stamped anxiously.

Ning Shaobai let out a long sigh and reached out to undo the buttons of her dress.

Sure enough, starting just below her collarbone, a milky-white trail of melted popsicle piece had begun spreading downward. It wasn’t until he had undone the fourth button that Ning Shaobai finally found the culprit responsible for Xia Mian’s “kidnapping.”

Obstructed by certain… obstacles, the large piece of popsicle had remained lodged in place. Meanwhile, the sweet melted liquid gathered drop by drop into tiny streams, making its way toward her abdomen.

Her skin had broken out in goosebumps from the cold.

Xia Mian spotted the large chunk of popsicle as well and immediately cried out again, “Dr. Ning, save me!”

Save her? More like finish him off!

Looking at Xia Mian, who had both hands raised and didn’t dare move, Ning Shaobai swallowed hard before saying softly, “I’ll rescue you right now. Just stay still, okay?”

Xia Mian nodded pitifully. “Dr. Ning, hurry up. It’s so cold.”

Kneeling beside the sofa on one knee, Ning Shaobai supported her back with one hand so she would be more comfortable. “I’m afraid that won’t do,” his voice had turned hoarse.” The kidnapper isn’t easy to deal with. We’ll have to take it slowly.”

“But it’s so cold…”

Ning Shaobai bent down. After a while, he lifted his head and smiled at the obedient girl who hadn’t moved.

“Is it still cold?”

Xia Mian first shook her head, then nodded vigorously.

“The top isn’t cold anymore, but the bottom still is… S-save me!”

Ning Shaobai chuckled softly and continued ‘rescuing’ the young woman trapped by a piece of popsicle, until the very last bit of ice melted into water…

Who knew how much time had passed before Xia Mian’s chest began rising and falling rapidly. She pushed against Ning Shaobai, gasping for breath with her mouth open.

“No, no, Dr. Ning! I’m going to be executed by the kidnappers!”

“I can’t die! I still have to attend my graduation ceremony, and I still have to get married. I can’t die!”

Ning Shaobai, who had nearly lost control, froze. After a long moment, he finally let her go. Looking steadily at Xia Mian’s dazed expression, he leaned down and lightly bit her neck in annoyance.

“You’re pretending to be drunk, aren’t you?”

Otherwise, how could she strike directly at the vital point at such a crucial moment?

Tomorrow is her graduation ceremony. The day after was their wedding. Both occasions had to be attended in the best possible condition.

Ning Shaobai felt that if he crossed the line tonight, Xia Mian probably wouldn’t be able to attend either event.

Forcing himself to stand, he collapsed onto the nearby sofa. Casually picking up the dress that had just been removed, he draped it over Xia Mian.

Seeing her staring blankly at the ceiling, he assumed her drunken antics had mostly run their course. Leaning over, he gently nipped the tip of her nose.

“Rest for a while. I’m going to take a shower. Don’t go running around again, okay?”

Even as he said it, he still wasn’t entirely reassured, so he added a threat.

“Otherwise, I’ll tie you up. Next time, the kidnappers really will carry out the execution.”

As for why he wasn’t bathing Xia Mian first… well, he truly didn’t want to torment himself any further.

However, Ning Shaobai once again made a mistake. No one knew that when Xia Mian was drunk, she was exactly like Xiao Feng—overflowing with energy.

Before he had even finished in the bathroom, he heard more commotion outside. Worried that she might fall, he hurried out.

Only to find Xia Mian bouncing wildly on the bed.

For an instant, Ning Shaobai thought of Qiangqiang. This level of mischief really did run in the family!

Fortunately, she still knew enough to put clothes on.

Well, “put clothes on” might have been an overstatement. One sleeve was on correctly, while the rest of the garment was simply wrapped around her body. The moment she let go, it would all fall off.

The instant she saw Ning Shaobai emerge, Xia Mian suddenly clutched her chest protectively.

“Waaah! The prison guard is here!”

“The prison guard is going to tie up the prisoner!”

At first, Ning Shaobai assumed she was simply being dramatic again.

But when he finally managed to catch her and carried her toward the bathroom, she suddenly adopted an alluring, half-resistant, half-inviting posture.

“Oh my, Officer Prison Guard, you’re so bad…”

She wrapped her arms around his neck and nuzzled against him.

“Officer~ you can’t do this~~”

Ning Shaobai: “…”

After closing the bathroom door, Xia Mian’s eyes sparkled.

“Wow, prison-play?”

Ning Shaobai suddenly had a flash of insight. He remembered that not long after they had officially started dating, he had gone to the police station to pick Xia Mian up. Back then, while they were in the car, he had jokingly mentioned “life imprisonment,” and Xia Mian had unexpectedly become upset.

It was something he had never understood. Even now, he still hadn’t figured out exactly how that remark had offended her.

Until this moment.

It felt like he finally understood a little…

Looking at Xia Mian’s sly expression, Ning Shaobai couldn’t help laughing in exasperation.

“You sure know a lot.”

Xia Mian didn’t really care what he was referring to, but she was feeling proud at the ‘compliment’: “Of course!”

Ning Shaobai narrowed his eyes slightly.

“Besides prison guards and prisoners, what else do you know?”

Xia Mian put on a thoughtful expression.

“There’s a lot…” Then, quickly becoming excited again, she said, “Come on, Teacher Xia will educate you.”

“Oh, and there are teachers too…”

“Doctors definitely can’t be left out!”

“Military officers…”

…

After having his “knowledge database” expanded, Ning Shaobai looked at the person under the blanket, who had finally begun to settle down, and chuckled softly.

“You are very thoughtful, aren’t you? Even helping me come up with compensation… Well, enduring two more days seems very worth it.”

Whether Xia Mian understood him or not was anyone’s guess. She simply lifted her chin proudly.

“Of course!”

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