Chapter 2627 - 1513: Part 2

"Ding Ning, Yuhuan didn’t mean it that way, aren’t you good friends? She just wants to borrow it to take a look, don’t misunderstand, okay?"

Hatred flashed in Ding Ning’s eyes, though it was just a fleeting glint; she raised her head and loudly declared:

"You aren’t sincerely concerned about me, get out..."

Saying this, Ding Ning picked up a pillow to hit them.

Ding Ning’s pillow was made from a kind of leaf her mother found on the mountain, calming, yet hurt quite a bit when hitting people.

Cheap woman Xiao Yuhuan, after being slapped a few times on her legs, fell into the arms of scumbag man Xiao Jianhua.

Earlier she pretended to shed tears, now she cried genuinely from the pain.

"Ding Ning, are you crazy? How can you hit us? We care for you, cook for you, keep you company, how can you not see our good intentions?"

Scumbag man Xiao Jianhua’s tone carried blame; his soft, gentle facade of the neighborly big brother was close to breaking.

"It’s okay, being hit a few times doesn’t matter, Ding Ning, it’s just a peace charm, don’t be angry with us, how about exchanging it with my peace pendant?"

Cheap woman Xiao Yuhuan used to get whatever she wanted when she saw Ding Ning.

She now had this peace pendant, which Xiao Jianhua and she found together at an abandoned station.

At that time, seeing Ding Ning wearing the peace charm her mother gave her, she wanted something around her own neck too.

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Cheap woman Xiao Yuhuan felt exchanging her peace charm for Ding Ning’s was a loss, she was only enduring the heartache to exchange because the peace charm was too alluring.

Scumbag man Xiao Jianhua didn’t understand why cheap woman Xiao Yuhuan wanted to give away the thing he gave her, his eyes showed signs of stopping her.

Cheap woman Xiao Yuhuan secretly signaled to scumbag man Xiao Jianhua.

"Ding Ning, you should exchange it, Yuhuan’s peace pendant also ensures safety."

"No, I don’t want anything you’ve worn, get out, if you don’t leave, don’t blame me for hitting you."

Ding Ning didn’t care if cheap woman Xiao Yuhuan’s peace pendant contained space.

Even if it did, it wouldn’t have deity-given Pills; those items, ordinary spaces certainly couldn’t compare.

Moreover, there were cultivation manuals; the opponent should be the protagonist, otherwise, why exchange valuable items from themselves?

She definitely sensed the peace charm’s uniqueness.

Ding Ning knew, in her past life, this peace charm was just an ordinary peace charm, without space inside.

This was her rebirth benefit, which attracted their senses, making them want it.

Ding Ning, originally powerless, her pale face regained some color due to excitement, all fueled by emotions, despite being ill, as if some power was injected into her.

Her soft body suddenly had the strength to hit people.

She chased them barefoot across the floor, hitting them step by step.

"Ding Ning, you’re crazy, I think you’re faking illness."

"Ding Ning, boohoo, how can you hit us? We are really concerned about you."

They lived in the family residential building; at this time, it was empty, but some elderly ladies were still around. Hearing the commotion, they came to Ding Ning’s door, craning their necks for a look.

Scumbag man Xiao Jianhua and cheap woman Xiao Yuhuan closed the door when they came in.

Their noise reached the elderly as the sound insulation between buildings wasn’t very good, attracting the old grandpas and grandmas.

Now, someone was knocking on the door.

"Ding Ning, what’s going on? Open the door."

Ding Ning’s parents’ sacrifice drew sympathy from others, but in this era, many people didn’t have the ability to truly help others, despite being sympathetic.

Yet some people coveted Ding Ning’s house and her as a person, wanting the money and job the organization gave her.

Before, they didn’t show too much concern for Ding Ning; without the neighboring Xiao family, they would’ve long had thoughts about her, acting so brazenly and shamelessly.

Cheap woman Xiao Yuhuan and Ding Ning were classmates, close like sisters.

This was the second year of reinstated college entrance examinations; scumbag man Xiao Jianhua was the first-year university student accepted into the provincial capital’s university.

Ding Ning remained close with their family, because this year she was also taking the entrance exam, alongside cheap woman Xiao Yuhuan.

Before, they went to school and left school together.

After Ding Ning’s parents sacrificed, the Xiao family leveraged their status as neighbors, two families’ children being close, and took advantage of the situation.

They were tempted at the first hint of the opportunity.

At that time, Ding Ning was muddled; having people caring for her, especially trusting the Xiao family, she gave the house keys to the Xiao family.

The Xiao family could freely come and go, while neighbors from upstairs or downstairs, whether advising or having ulterior motives, were blocked by the Xiao family.

These past few days, Ding Ning heard other nearby women talking, but it didn’t register.

Knowing there were people outside, Ding Ning wanted to seize this opportunity to sever ties and reject their care, driving these two people out, not wanting their charity, holding onto her grain to care for herself.

"Ding Ning, calm down for a moment, we’re all here out of concern for you, after you’ve had some porridge, we’ll take you to see the doctor later."

Scumbag man Xiao Jianhua was embarrassed by being hit, yet his mind was deep; retreating near the door, he said those words for others to hear.

"Ding Ning, we’re here to care about you; you must eat, don’t keep refusing food, we’ll be heartbroken."

Cheap woman Xiao Yuhuan, despite her unwillingness, had no choice but to think of ways to take away Ding Ning’s peace charm later.

She regretted, when Ding Ning was sick and dizzy, not trying to take it off her neck or out of her home.

Regretting speaking, realizing if she’d silently taken it, Ding Ning wouldn’t have known.

"No need, I’m much better; I’m only sad; it won’t happen again; I’ll pull myself together, don’t need your help with cooking anymore."

Ding Ning spoke these words to reject them in front of others as they opened the door.

Then she shut the door, not caring what they said behind.

Those elderly people would surely ask, ask them, and care about Ding Ning, regardless if the concern was genuine?

Or gossip about why they were quarreling?

Previously, Ding Ning and cheap woman Xiao Yuhuan were as close as sisters.

Mrs. Xiao even publicly said she treated Ding Ning as her own daughter, in the future treating her as family.

Others speculated if it was a plan for her son to marry Ding Ning.

This was their thought, but no one dared to ask.

Ding Ning was previously a high school student; though close with cheap woman Xiao Yuhuan, she didn’t have intimate dealings with scumbag man Xiao Jianhua.

Her parents were present, and relatives were far away.

Usually, no relatives visited.

In the factory, her parents were amiable people; sacrificing together to save factory property.

They were martyrs; no one dared to bully Ding Ning, having watched her grow up.

Ding Ning closed the door, staggered back to her room.

She dared not eat the porridge they cooked, instead took out a needle, pricked her finger, and let her blood drip onto the peace charm around her neck.

Two drops of blood fell on the peace charm; a flash of golden light appeared on the peace charm around her neck.

The peace charm pouch remained around her neck, yet the talisman inside had transformed into an invisible pouch attached to Ding Ning.

Was it only Ding Ning’s intention to enter?

Ding Ning realized her peace charm would be useless even if others took it.

Her mind searched the spatial bag, discovering several bottles of Pills and some books inside.

There was a bowl containing Spiritual Spring Water; the water seemed like well water, continuously bubbling as if from a springhead.

Ding Ning checked those bottles of Pills.

There was a bottle of Body Building Pills, only a few inside.

Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills also had only a few.

Replenishing God Pills numbered 100, Spirit Supplement Pills numbered 100.

There was a small Alchemy Furnace, and several boxes containing Medicinal Herbs.

Examining the books, there were Alchemy Books, Cultivation Method books, Spell books, Talisman Crafting books, secret martial arts manuals.

Ding Ning took out a Body Building Pill, picked up the bowl, and used her mind to pour some of the water into her mouth; she drank a mouthful of Spiritual Spring Water and ate the Body Building Pill.