femme fatale [unlimited]

On the third day after the dungeon was transmitted, Ning Mianmian decided to buy a new pinched face in the mall.

It's not that she loves beauty, it's just that after going through this multiplayer dungeon, she sadly found that her pinched face was really ugly.She still wanted to change to an inconspicuous face, average, so that no one would notice it.

Ning Mianmian clicked on the mall, originally wanted to go straight to the face pinching column, but was once again attracted by the huge logo of the face pinching blind box activity on the homepage.

Why hasn't this event ended for so long?

Ning Mianmian looked at the LOGO, ready to move, but in the end she couldn't resist the temptation of the blind box, and spent a huge sum of money to buy a blind box worth 20 points, and the remaining points were 525.

She nervously opened the blind box to try it on, and her eyes lit up suddenly after seeing the actual installation effect.

Sure enough, you get what you pay for, this time the face pinching is much more pleasing to the eye than last time.

Although it is not as good-looking as her own original face, it is considered cute and cute.

Satisfied, Ning Mianmian closed the game panel, picked up her mobile phone, and planned to send Lin Cen a message to contact her.

She firmly believes that feelings can be cultivated, and as long as she perseveres, icebergs can be melted.And at the end of the last dungeon, didn't Lin Cen treat her better?It just made her see the dawn of hope.

This time she has more points and more buffer time, so she will work harder and try to let Lin Cen continue to lead her next time.

But before Ning Mianmian opened WeChat, a text message popped up:

"Dear member, tomorrow is your birthday. We have prepared a small gift for you, hope you come to the store to receive it~"

Followed by the store name of a big brand of cosmetics.

Ning Mianmian stared at the screen in a daze for two seconds, belatedly opened the calendar.

Tomorrow is really her birthday.

But recently, she was busy dealing with the termination of the contract and re-signing with Lin Cen, and when she was free, she was so focused on the copy that she even forgot about her birthday.

Thinking about it this way, the day before she entered the dungeon, she saw fans discussing celebrating her birthday.But after swiping a copy and then coming out, she simply forgot about it.

Ning Mianmian is used to being alone. Although her birthday is simple, she still has to celebrate it as usual.

She has always been open-minded, no one loves her, she just loves herself, it's no big deal.

Thinking of this, Ning Mianmian felt better. At this moment, the phone screen flashed, and another call came in.

The caller displayed "Ning Chen".

Ning Mianmian looked down at the name and frowned imperceptibly.

She paused with her fingers, but still picked it up.

A middle-aged male voice came from the other end of the phone, familiar yet unfamiliar: "Hello, Mianmian?"

Ning Mianmian's eyes darkened, and she replied, "Father."

Ning Chen laughed twice, like any smooth businessman, "Mian Mian, how are you doing? Work is going well..."

"Father, what's the matter?" Ning Mianmian interrupted his greetings with a blank expression, "I still have work to do later."

"Oh, then I'll just say it straight." Ning Chen heard the words, and spoke quickly, "That's right, Xiaojie will go to elementary school in two years, and we plan to change the school district house. But Dad has a little money now. It's tight, I want to ask if you can help with the turnover?"

"Xiaojie is also your younger brother after all, blood is thicker than water, help if you can. Mianmian, you should understand..."

Ning Mianmian listened to the other party's narration in silence, her fingers holding the phone were so hard that they turned white.

Her mother died early, and her father remarried when she was in high school.Like any successful man, his new marriage partner, Man Shuang, is young and beautiful, not a few years older than Ning Mianmian.Not long after the two got married, Man Shuang gave birth to a son named Ning Jie.

Since then, Ning Mianmian has become a dispensable person.Man Shuang is on guard against her in everything, for fear that she will compete with her son for the family property, and will blow Ning Chen's pillow every day.

And Ning Chen also acquiesced in this kind of behavior, and almost everything was left to the new little wife.

Ning Mianmian often feels that the three of them are the real family, while she is just an outsider who doesn't fit in.

Later, Ning Chen couldn't hold back Man Shuang's soft-heartedness. After she was admitted to a well-known art university in China, she used "independence" as an excuse to cut off her source of income. She didn't even pay her tuition fees, and she hardly contacted her at ordinary times.

Since then, "home" has become meaningless to Ning Mianmian.

Fortunately, she was up to the task, seized the opportunity, and made her mark in the entertainment circle. Financially, she no longer had to depend on anyone.

Ning Mianmian had long since had no naive fantasies about her father, and would not have felt that the other party was calling at this moment to wish her a happy birthday.It's just that she didn't expect that a father who abandoned his daughter could make such a request without any psychological burden.

Father was still rambling about his difficulties, but Ning Mianmian finally interrupted him unbearably.

"I remember we were cleared," she said.

Not long after Ning Mianmian entered the entertainment industry, Ning Chen's business declined and his family's conditions plummeted.At that time, Man Shuang saw that Ning Mianmian had entered the entertainment industry, and she had a bad idea and asked her to pay her father alimony.

Man Shuang said that she didn't want much, either Ning Mianmian would give her 30% of her income every month for 18 consecutive years;If you can't make it for a while, you can also install it in installments.

Ning Mianmian decisively chose the latter, she did not want to have long-term contact with this family at all.

Manshuang specially hired a lawyer, and the calculation was very clear, taking inflation into account.The final figure was 200 million RMB.

Ning Mianmian stared at the numbers on the paper and was silent for a while, then raised her head and looked at the two people across from her: "I will pay you 200 million in three years, and you will be settled after that. You can no longer ask me for any form of alimony."

She knew that this was a bottomless pit, so she didn't bargain, she just wanted to settle the matter as soon as possible.

Ning Chen avoided her gaze and did not speak, while Man Shuang nodded impatiently.

Ning Mianmian agreed, and the two parties signed the agreement under the supervision of the notary, and then pressed their fingerprints.

It was a rainy day, and she still remembers the sound of raindrops hitting the glass window in big chunks, and the water stains smeared like someone's tears.

After leaving, Ning Mianmian felt a sense of relief. At that time, she had no reputation at all, and her entire net worth was only tens of thousands of dollars, which was earned by her hard work in business shows.

That's fine, she consulted a lawyer, and according to the current laws of country B, since they signed this agreement and paid off the alimony, her income has nothing to do with these two people.

In less than two years, Ning Mianmian became popular and successfully paid off the money, and has since been debt-free.

When Ning Chen heard Ning Mianmian say "two cleanups", he paused, and said in a bitter tone, "Mianmian, we are all a family, don't say that."

"Father." Ning Mianmian called him suddenly, her voice was very sweet, "How much is the room in the school district? Without this money, my brother will not be able to go to the elementary school he wants to go to, right? You must be very distressed, right?"

Ning Chen thought that her daughter was persuaded, and was overjoyed, and said repeatedly: "No, your aunt fights with me every day, and Dad is so worried that he can't sleep or eat well. In fact, there is only one million short, which is nothing to you. Mianmian, go home and have a look when you have time, I..."

"Who told you to give birth to him? It's your own fault." Ning Mianmian chuckled lightly, her tone was very innocent, "Knowing that you guys are having a bad time, I'm relieved."

After that, she didn't wait for Ning Chen to reply, she directly hung up the phone and blocked the number.

It was already dark, and the room with no lights on seemed extraordinarily silent.

Ning Mianmian sat quietly in the dark for a while, then picked up her phone to send a message to Lin Cen.

Mianmian: Is sister busy?

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Lin Cen replied quickly this time, and the screen lit up in less than a minute.

Lin Cen: Not busy.

Ning Mianmian continued typing.

Mianmian: Is sister free tomorrow?

Mian Mian: Do you want to go to the secret base to explore with me?

When she asked this sentence, she didn't give any hope.It's just that this phone call is annoying, she continues to find other exciting things to vent her emotions and relieve her upset at the moment.

Unexpectedly, Lin Cen said: Yes.

Ning Mianmian stared at those two words for two seconds.

Lin Cen: Send me the address.

Lin Cen: What time?

Ning Mianmian's mind went blank for a moment, she shared an address and replied: Seven in the evening?

She estimated that Lin Cen would have something to deal with during the day, so she chose an evening.

Lin Cen said: Good.

After getting the affirmative answer from the other party, Ning Mianmian felt inexplicably better.

She jumped out of bed with bare feet and came to the dressing table.

Ning Mianmian put on her eye makeup seriously, and the effect is very satisfying to her. The shape of her eyes has undergone complicated modification and has changed a lot, not like herself at all.She put on a mask and looked in the mirror.

Well, no one should recognize it.

And there are not many people where she is going.

It was late autumn at this time, and as soon as he walked out of the door of the apartment, the cold wind filled his coat.

Ning Mianmian wrapped her clothes tightly and headed towards her destination.

The neon lights on the side of the road dimmed with colorful light spots, soothing music was flowing in the earphones, and a clear female voice was singing in a low voice.

Ning Mianmian hummed a few words, and her steps became more brisk.

The place she was going to was quite far from where she lived, and she walked for three hours.

After seeing the familiar convenience store sign, Ning Mianmian stopped in her tracks.

She picked up her mobile phone to check the time. It was half an hour before twelve o'clock, which was just right.

The location here is very remote. The reason why the convenience store exists is because there is a gas station not far away.The so-called secret base is a small iron house on the river bank across the road.

The river bank is a slope, overgrown with grass.This hut was a temporary warehouse for building materials during the construction nearby. Later, it was not demolished after the construction was over, and it remained idle there.It has been exposed to wind and sun for a long time, and no one cares about it. The exterior paint is peeling off and rusty.

Ning Mianmian likes to hang out when she has nothing to do, and she just discovered it by wandering here by accident.

The room was small, and she laid clean mats inside.Every time she felt that she had nowhere to go, she would come over, buy some water and food at the convenience store, and then go into the house alone for a while.

There was a small window on the wall without glass, and looking at the rushing river outside and the swaying grass blades on the bank always made her feel at peace.

As usual, Ning Mianmian entered the convenience store with ease.

Although it is open 24 hours, by this time, most of the shelves are empty.The dozing clerk glanced at her lazily and rubbed his eyes sleepily.

Ning Mianmian picked out a few at random, and her gaze stayed on the refrigerator for a moment.

There is a small cake in the cabinet, in a transparent plastic box, the most common style.Everything around is sold out, and it just sits there all by itself.

Anyway, it's a birthday cake.

Ning Mianmian thought about it, took out the small cake, and brought them to the counter to pay.

Walking out of the convenience store, the cold wind blew, and the bag in his hand rustled.

Ning Mianmian went straight to her destination, there were few street lights in this area, and the small iron house was so dark that she couldn't see her fingers.Seeing that there was no one around, she simply sat down on the lawn by the river bank and put the small cake upright on her lap.

Make a wish.

she said to herself.

However, before she could make up her wish, a light came from behind her, followed by the sound of a car braking.

Ning Mianmian frowned and looked over, then opened her eyes wide in astonishment.

The car door opened, and a familiar tall figure appeared in her field of vision.

The figure of the man split the night and walked towards her against the light.

Lin Cen quickly walked in front of her, the hair around his ear was a little messy by the wind.She was wearing an off-white long coat, her waistline was tucked just right, her makeup was exquisite, her white teeth and bright eyes lit up the night sky.

When the incident happened suddenly, Ning Mianmian was a little awkward to speak: "Sister, sister? Why did you come?"

The time she made an appointment with Lin Cen was seven o'clock tonight, and it was just past midnight...why?

Lin Cen said, "I think you will be here."

She lowered her eyes and glanced lightly at the simple cake, "What are you doing?"

Ning Mianmian shrank back the cake, momentarily at a loss for words: "H-Happy birthday... Celebrate."

She has always been eloquent, and it is rare for her to stumble when she speaks.After all, she never thought that she would be smashed by someone at such a time, and she didn't know how to react at all, so she told the truth in a panic.

Lin Cen paused: "Here? Where's your family?"

Ning Mianmian poked the cake with a small fork, looked up at her and smiled, "I don't have a home."

Although she had known this frustrating truth for a long time, it was one thing to know and quite another to say it in front of other people.

Ning Mianmian let out a sigh of relief, lowered her eyes, and avoided the other party's gaze.

The air was quiet for a few seconds, and a hand with slender fingers stretched out in front of her eyes.

"Come with me."