77: [Xiao Ning x Niangao] The Runaway Chronicle
Yu Jifeng, nicknamed Niangao, had two amazing fathers and a brother-obsessed younger brother. His family doted on him to death. As a young master who had grown up being cared for by those around him, he was successfully spoiled into a naïve, sweet, and sheltered young man who knew nothing of the hardships of the world.
During his school years, his little demon king brother had become a school bully. Anyone who dared to bully Yu Jifeng would immediately be beaten up by his brother until their mother couldn’t recognize them. The days of being protected by the school bully were simply too easy. Every day, a group of people would rush to copy his homework and give him snacks.
And after he grew up, Yu Jifeng followed in the footsteps of his two fathers and entered the entertainment industry.
As a result, before he had even debuted, a large group of capitalists had rushed up to give the crown prince scripts and variety shows. His two fathers had a large network and were also very famous. With their support, Yu Jifeng had everything he wanted.
Not only because of his parents’ influence, but Yu Jifeng’s acting skills were exquisite under the guidance of his father Feng since he was a child, and he had also inherited his father Yu’s enchanting, striking good looks. It could be said that he had both looks and skills, and also a natural huge traffic. Which capitalist wouldn’t love such a little fresh meat?
So, Yu Jifeng made a major decision!
He was going to… run away from home!
He would leave as soon as he said so. No one could stop him!
Yu Jifeng had lived for more than ten years, and this was the first time he had rebelled.
Airport.
A young man was dragging two large suitcases, panting as he rushed to the customs.
The young man was slender. Even though most of his features were covered by a mask, it could still be seen that he was an exquisite and good-looking person. Those dark eyes and long eyelashes were as if they could steal one’s soul.
“Buzz… buzz…”
After finally boarding the plane, the young man sat down and had some leisure time to look at his phone.
Yu Jifeng: “…”
There were 60+ missed calls and messages on his phone.
Daddy, manager, younger brother…
{Niangao, where did you go? The driver said he didn’t see you!}
{Niangao, where are you now? Give me a reply.}
{Ge! Where are you! I’ll go and pick you up!}
{Xiao Feng, there’s still an announcement next. Where are you?}
Yu Jifeng: “…”
Yu Jifeng thought for a moment and decided that even if he was preparing to run away from home, he still had to report his safety so that his family wouldn’t worry.
But Yu Jifeng didn’t dare to report to his fathers, so he only replied to his younger brother.
Yu Jifeng: I… have run away from home!
Feng Nianxi: ??
Yu Jifeng: I’m going to become a mature man who can stand on his own two feet and doesn’t rely on his family! I’m going to find myself!
Feng Nianxi: ????
Feng Nianxi: Ge, did you take the wrong medicine? Where are you now?
Yu Jifeng: I’ve run away from home. I can’t tell you.
Feng Nianxi: …No, you’re alone in a strange place, and you’re so silly. What if you get scammed? Don’t make a fuss. Send me your location. I’ll go and find you.
Yu Jifeng: Don’t worry. I’ve already booked a tour group! I won’t be at a disadvantage!
Feng Nianxi: …
Is this running away from home a little different from what he thought…? Feng Nianxi thought.
Then the plane was about to take off. Yu Jifeng quickly turned off his phone and obediently buckled his seatbelt to wait.
Excited, very excited! Although he was a little scared and uneasy, after all, it was his first time going so far alone, and he was also afraid of being scolded when he got home, but…
This was his only independent trip!
Yu Jifeng was so excited that he even started to read a magazine.
His destination this time was the supposedly very dangerous South American rainforest. And looking at the tour group’s package, under the guidance of a tour guide, there was also a chance to see many rare animals and plants.
Not long after the plane took off, he suddenly saw a tall man walk to his side.
Yu Jifeng saw the man say a few words to the woman sitting next to him in the local South American language. The woman who was originally sitting in that seat then left, and the tall man sat down by himself.
Yu Jifeng sensed that this was a Chinese person. He swallowed and cautiously raised his hand. “Hi?”
The man glanced at Yu Weixi, nodded, and then began to rest with his eyes closed.
Seeing that this man was muscular and had a faint scar on his face, Yu Jifeng couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Sir, hello. Are you a resident of South America?”
“No.” The man was a little surprised that this little one dared to talk to him.
“Then… are you a soldier?”
How did he guess? the man thought. Is this little friend’s sixth sense that good?
“Wow… really?” Yu Jifeng took the man’s silence as a default and blinked his eyes. “So amazing… then are you going on a mission?”
“I just finished work and am preparing to go on vacation.” The man opened his eyes. A pair of phoenix eyes looked at Yu Weixi, with a faint sense of pressure and aura. “Little brother, do you know why I changed seats?”
“Mmm…?” Yu Jifeng blinked.
“Because the two girls sitting next to me were chirping. They were too noisy.”
“…”
Yu Jifeng looked at the man with puffed cheeks.
Alright then.
“Indifferent.” Yu Jifeng muttered in a low voice.
The man helplessly opened his eyes again to look at him.
To be honest, he was not indifferent at all. The team even said that he was a big bandit. It was just that he couldn’t help but be tired after just finishing work and didn’t want to talk.
Forget it. A person he met by chance.
The man continued to rest with his eyes closed.
“Rumble—!”
Yu Jifeng had been leaning against the window, drowsy, but he was suddenly woken up by a big jolt of the plane. Many passengers on the plane even screamed.
“What’s going on…!” Yu Jifeng looked at the person next to him with lingering fear.
The man had no reaction at all. He just lazily lifted his eyelids to look, then continued to sleep.
“Rumble!!”
Another big jolt.
Yu Jifeng held on to his seatbelt, his face pale.
What, what, what’s going on!
After a moment, a female voice came from the broadcast.
“Passengers, please don’t worry. It’s just turbulence. Please buckle your seatbelts. If there are children…”
Yu Jifeng turned to look at the man who was also a Chinese person and confirmed, “It will be okay, right…?”
“It will. Little friend’s first time on a long trip?” The man raised an eyebrow.
“Mmm…!”
“Tsk tsk.” The man shook his head and smiled. “To come to such a remote place on your first long trip. Your courage is commendable.”
“…?!” Yu Jifeng said in a daze, “I, I saw the travel agency’s promotion online… it said that you can see primitive animals and plants here, and it’s very suitable for adventure… the safe kind.”
“A travel agency? It might be a shell company that kidnaps people, specializing in scamming silly young masters like you with a lot of money. After scamming you, they’ll sell you.” The man had a playful thought and deliberately scared him, “Sell you, cut off your organs, crack!”
Yu Jifeng’s whole body trembled, and then… his eyes turned red.
Man: “…”
Man: “…???”
No, this…?
The corner of the man’s mouth twitched. “You, you can’t be trying to use this trick to fool me, can you, little crybaby?”
“Wuwuwu…” Yu Jifeng suddenly held the phone in his hand and choked, “I was wrong. I shouldn’t have run out so willfully… I want to go home…”
“Little crybaby, I was lying to you.” The man was a little helpless, thinking that these pampered young masters were so troublesome.
Yu Jifeng pouted and shrugged his shoulders.
“My name is Zhao Ningbang. What’s your name?” The man—Zhao Ningbang—helplessly started talking to the little crybaby.
“I, my name is Yu Jifeng…” Yu Jifeng was wronged, thinking that he was out alone, and the plane was suddenly like this. Some people were so scared they had peed their pants. Then if he cried a little… it was very reasonable! Not embarrassing!
After successfully convincing himself, Yu Jifeng said weakly, “Hello.”
Yu Jifeng…?
Zhao Ningbang looked at the person in front of him and felt that it was a little familiar.
Yu Jifeng… little crybaby… naggy ghost…
Zhao Ningbang blurted out, “Niangao?”
Yu Jifeng’s eyes widened.
“You, how do you know…?!”
Zhao Ningbang curled his lips. “We met when we were young, on a show.”
Yu Jifeng thought for a long time, and a flash of inspiration came. He pointed at Zhao Ningbang, “Xiao Ning-gege…?”
This “Xiao Ning-gege” was soft and sweet, and the end of the sentence was even slightly raised.
Zhao Ningbang looked back and saw that the young boy’s whole face was flushed, and there were still a few drops of water in his eyes.
“Mmm.” Zhao Ningbang frowned slightly and turned his head away.
“Xiao Ning-gege…! You still remember me!” Yu Jifeng was overjoyed. “It’s been so many years…!”
“Of course I remember. Who made you take away my ancestral wife’s jade?” Zhao Ningbang said helplessly, “When we were young, I casually gave you that jade pendant necklace. Then my dad told me that it was an ancestral jade, only for the wives of the Zhao family, and that I had to get it back if I had the chance.”
Yu Jifeng: “???”
Yu Jifeng thought about it. That’s right… when he was young, he had exchanged a bag of candy with Zhao Ningbang for this necklace. At that time, he had even disliked it.
Zhao Ningbang explained, “It’s just that at that time, you were flying guests. By the time my dad found out and told me, you had already left and had gone to the US. Your whereabouts were uncertain, so I couldn’t find you. And then I was dispatched here.”
“Oh…” Yu Jifeng said with a sad face, “I’m sorry… but I don’t have that necklace with me now…”
“You still have it, right?”
“Of course…! Of course I’ve kept the things Xiao Ning-gege gave me well!” Yu Jifeng raised his hand and swore.
Zhao Ningbang curled his lips slightly.
This little friend is quite cute.
“It’s fine if you keep it.” Zhao Ningbang raised an eyebrow and said deliberately, resting his chin on his hand, “But you’ll have to be our Zhao family’s little wife. The kind that has to do laundry and cook every day. Oh, and also raise pigs.”
“You…!” Yu Jifeng’s cheeks were slightly red.
Pervert…!
“…No way!” Yu Jifeng turned his head away. “I’ll give it back to you as soon as I get back.”
After a pause, Yu Jifeng gently pulled Zhao Ningbang’s sleeve. “Then… then can Xiao Ning-gege be with me?”
Zhao Ningbang’s heart skipped a beat.
Zhao Ningbang even suspected that this little friend was deliberately seducing him, but when he looked at Yu Jifeng’s expression, he saw that his exquisite features were full of unease and anticipation. A pair of dark, sparkling eyes blinked innocently, and those constantly opening and closing lips looked extremely soft.
Zhao Ningbang cleared his throat and turned his head away. “Then why should I be with you?”
Yu Jifeng had a reason. “You… don’t you want to get back the jade for your wife? For convenience, you have to follow me, and then go back to the country with me. I’ll give it to you then. This way, we won’t be afraid of getting separated!”
“Oh.” Zhao Ningbang smiled. “Little friend is looking for a bodyguard for himself.”
He didn’t agree, but he didn’t refuse either.
Then, the plane landed smoothly.
Zhao Ningbang didn’t say anything and just silently followed behind Yu Jifeng.
Yu Jifeng went out of customs and looked around, wanting to find that travel agency.
“Young master! Here! Here!” A dark-skinned man held up a sign with the travel agency’s logo and waved at Yu Jifeng.
“Ah…! I found it!” Yu Jifeng held Zhao Ningbang’s hand and ran over.
“Eh? Is this the young master’s friend?” The man looked at the tall Zhao Ningbang and frowned slightly.
“Mmm, mmm! Is it okay? I can pay extra!” Yu Jifeng said with a smile, “Let him join! Double the price is also fine!”
“Ah… fine, fine.” The man’s eyes lit up when he heard “front.” He thought, one more person is one more person…
And Zhao Ningbang, standing behind Yu Jifeng, just sneered when he saw the dark-skinned man in front of him.
Hehe, he had an impression of this face. The photo was still on the wanted list in his office.
Hiss, it seems there’s no vacation for him.
Half a day later.
“Oof…” Yu Jifeng slowly opened his eyes, only feeling sore all over.
…Where is this?
Yu Jifeng blinked and found that the surroundings were pitch black. Not only that, but he was also tied up. His limbs were tied to a pillar behind him with thick ropes, and he couldn’t move.
“Xiao Ning-gege…!”
“Shh, don’t shout. I’m here.”
Yu Jifeng looked in the direction of the voice. After his eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness, he saw that he and Zhao Ningbang were tied up in a room that looked like a small warehouse, and it was messy everywhere.
And there were other men and women in the room, but they were all good-looking and slender. Zhao Ningbang, here, seemed out of place.
“Xiao Ning-gege…”
Seeing the trembling in Yu Jifeng’s tone, Zhao Ningbang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “See, didn’t I tell you? It really is a shell company that kidnaps people.”
…!
Yu Jifeng’s eyes widened, and he tried hard to recall what had happened before he fainted.
That’s right… he and Zhao Ningbang had been taken to a hotel by that man. After putting down their luggage, the man had taken them to a small stall under the hotel for afternoon tea. As a result, as he was drinking, he had suddenly fainted and lost consciousness.
“Then, then what should we do now…” Yu Jifeng looked at Zhao Ningbang at a loss. “What should we do? Will they…”
“Mmm, they’ll cut off your hands and feet and sell them.”
Yu Jifeng’s eyes turned red again.
Zhao Ningbang felt that he might be a pervert, but he quite liked to see Yu Jifeng cry, so he continued to scare him, “Oh my, maybe they won’t cut them off. They’ll just sell our pretty little Niangao to those greasy fat uncles… and then…”
Zhao Ningbang deliberately didn’t finish.
Yu Jifeng cried out with a “wah.”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry… Xiao Ning-gege, I’ve implicated you…”
“Sob… I should have checked more carefully…”
“Xiao Ning-gege, I’m sorry…”
Zhao Ningbang was taken aback.
Then he felt a little… guilty.
This little fool.
“Alright, alright, don’t cry. Am I not here? I’ll protect you.” Zhao Ningbang said helplessly, “Alright, it’s okay.”
“Re, really?”
“Mmm, I’m not lying to you.” Zhao Ningbang’s hoarse voice, in this dark space, was strangely convincing.
With a “thump—,” the door was opened. A few men went up and blindfolded everyone, and then they were all loaded onto a truck.
Then, the truck started.
Along the way, Yu Jifeng leaned against Zhao Ningbang and tried not to cry, while Zhao Ningbang was always relaxed.
He was naturally relaxed—he had installed a tracking device on himself before the incident. The reason he didn’t expose them directly was just to save the hostages.
Now that the hostages were all on this truck, ready to be taken to the black market, Zhao Ningbang thought that his comrades should be here.
“The truck in the back…! Stop!”
Sure enough, just as the truck was moving forward, a police car suddenly appeared in front to block the road for an inspection, and a team of soldiers was also on the side.
And the people and the driver on the truck reacted very quickly. Seeing this, they immediately made a sharp turn and ran.
“Chase—!”
The police cars and the army’s off-road vehicles also chased after them.
Yu Jifeng, in the truck, was stunned.
This… have they been discovered?
And at this moment, Zhao Ningbang suddenly jumped and kicked the man who was guarding them in front of him, directly knocking him unconscious and foaming at the mouth.
No one knew when Zhao Ningbang had untied himself, let alone how he could be so accurate, just by sound and feeling, and kick the right person when he was blindfolded.
There were three guards in the back of the truck. One was down, and there were still two. After Zhao Ningbang snatched the dagger, he quickly cut the ropes on Yu Jifeng and shouted, “Untie the others!”
“Oh…! Oh, oh!!” Yu Jifeng trembled as he took off his blindfold, took the dagger, and untied the hostages on the truck one by one.
Zhao Ningbang was fighting two against one. The other side had guns and he was bare-handed, but it was still a crushing victory.
Out of the corner of his eye, Yu Jifeng saw the man in the narrow space, his movements so fast that he could barely see them. He only knew that in the back and forth and the punching and kicking, another man had fallen.
“Get down!”
Seeing that Zhao Ningbang was suddenly shouting at him, Yu Jifeng subconsciously did as he said and got down.
Then he saw the man in the passenger seat turn around and aim his gun at him, but before he could pull the trigger, he was directly hit by the gun that Zhao Ningbang had snatched and was knocked unconscious.
Zhao Ningbang held the man’s neck with one hand and threw things with the other, his strength not diminishing in the slightest.
Only the driver was left. The driver frantically took out his handgun and aimed it at Zhao Ningbang.
At the same time, the man who had originally fallen suddenly struggled to get up and grabbed Zhao Ningbang, making it difficult for him to dodge for a moment.
Seeing this, Yu Jifeng didn’t know where he got the divine power and courage, but he directly pounced on the driver.
The gun was tilted, and the bullet hit the roof of the truck. How could Yu Jifeng be a match for that man? The man’s elbow hit Yu Jifeng’s stomach with a punch, and Yu Jifeng immediately fell to the ground weakly. However, this was enough to buy Zhao Ningbang some time. He saw him quickly deal with the man who had gotten up again, and then he also went up and dealt with the driver.
In the end, the truck successfully stopped. The police and the army immediately surrounded it, and the medical staff also checked the injured hostages.
“Sob…” Yu Jifeng lay on Zhao Ningbang, panting and crying. He had been punched in the stomach and had also been through such a kidnapping. His soul was almost scared out of him.
He was too wronged, Yu Jifeng thought. He had finally wanted to rebel for once, but he had been directly kidnapped.
This is so hard for me…!! QAQ
The more Yu Jifeng thought about it, the more wronged he felt. He hugged Zhao Ningbang and started to cry.
So, Zhao Ningbang’s comrades and those police officers were all stunned.
The usual chaotic shura, the walking big bandit, actually…??
Huh???
Has the sun risen from the west?
Zhao Ningbang was not a gentle person to begin with, but facing this little crybaby in front of him, he was also helpless.
“Hey… little Niangao, don’t cry. Isn’t it okay now? Does your stomach hurt? Should I rub it for you?”
“Wuwuwu… is Xiao Ning-gege injured?” Xiao Ning-gege had fought so many bad guys alone. Could he really be unscathed? Yu Jifeng thought.
“Ah.” Zhao Ningbang paused, then suddenly held his stomach and squatted down.
“Hiss…”
“Xiao Ning-gege?!”
Zhao Ningbang lay on the ground with a pale face and said in a breathy voice, “Ah… I feel… like I’m not going to make it…”
“Xiao Ning-gege!!” Yu Jifeng’s tears flowed out. He looked up at the people around him and cried, “What should I do?!”
One of the comrades shook his head, his face full of grief. “Sigh… it seems there’s no hope…”
“Mmm.” Another soldier also looked regretful. “Such a pity… so young.”
“I… have a small wish.” Zhao Ningbang held Yu Jifeng’s hand and said weakly, “Are you willing to listen?”
“Mmm, mmm, mmm!” Yu Jifeng cried as he nodded.
“It’s like this. I… fell in love with you at first sight.” Zhao Ningbang coughed a few times, then said weakly, “I’m young and have no burdens. It’s just a pity that my parents won’t have the chance to see me give them a grandchild… you, why don’t you just keep that wife’s jade… and be my wife…”
Huh…?
Yu Jifeng blinked, thinking that he had misheard.
A comrade on the side shook his head. “Sigh, so pitiful. Just agree to him… he also died to save you.”
“Sob… okay! Okay, I’ll be your wife!” Yu Jifeng still had tear stains on his face. He kept nodding, like a little chicken pecking at rice.
“This is… what you said.”
“Mmm! Mmm, mmm! I won’t go back on my word!”
“Good!” Then, Yu Jifeng watched as the person in front of him, who was on the verge of death, suddenly stood up and even carried him on his shoulder.
The surroundings immediately erupted in laughter and boos.
“Congratulations, Major General! Congratulations, Major General!! You finally have a wife!”
“It wasn’t easy! Go, Xiao Zhao!!”
…??!
Only then did Yu Jifeng react.
“Zhao Ningbang, you bastard…!”
“Zhao Ningbang, put me down!!”
“No can do. No going back on your word.” Zhao Ningbang carried him and directly got into his own car. “Little Niangao will be my wife from now on.”
“You…!” Yu Jifeng cried again, crying as he hit Zhao Ningbang’s back.
“Hey, hey, little Niangao, don’t cry. Didn’t you say you wanted to go on an adventure? I’ll take you to see those rare animals and plants. I can even catch a tiger for you. When you’ve had enough fun, I’ll take you back to the country to find your daddy? Okay? Hmm?”
“Good boy, Niangao. Listen to your husband. Call me husband and I’ll put you down.”
So, the soft and sweet little Niangao, just like that, was stolen away.
Congratulations.
-THE END-