49: Ning Zhi Was Confused. Did Overlord Just Say That She Needed To Make An Extra Trip?
Ning Zhi had a smile on the corners of her mouth, and she looked at Lin Tiantian with a smile. "Dr. Jin is still around. We can have him check on you if you are not feeling well."
Lin Tiantian's smile was very forced. "That won't be necessary. I am just a little tired. I will just get some rest."
"Good to hear." Ning Zhi nodded. "If you are tired, you can rest up in the rest area. There's something important that we need to talk about after the banquet."
Lin Tiantian was startled, her smile looked even more forced. "What's it about?"
"Something very important."
Ning Zhi did that on purpose. She wanted Lin Tiantian to wonder and be anxious. "If you are to take off early, you might not even get the chance to speak up for yourself."
Having said that, Ning Zhi smiled, turned, and walked back over to Mother Lu.
Lu Shenyuan saw Lin Tiantian's long face, and he did care about her. "What's the matter? You two have some sort of conflict?"
"No." Lin Tiantian held Lu Shenyuan's hand tightly. "My looks will recover, and I will have my body fixed. Don't be mad at me."
She could tell that Lu Shenyuan did care about the change in her appearance.
Lu Shenyuan sighed and stroked her on her head. His voice still tender. "Don't worry too much."
Lin Tiantian looked intensely at Lu Shenyuan. "You will be on my side if someone tries to bully me, right?"
If she still had the halo, her eyes would become big and pretty under the halo's effect. All she needed to do was to look at Lu Shenyuan and, no matter what request it was that she brought up, Lu Shenyuan would grant her wish lovingly and helplessly.
Now, however, with her eyes back to their original shape, she looked more like Father Lin. Her eyes were small and listless.
Even when she looked at Lu Shenyuan lovingly, she was unable to move him.
Lu Shenyuan curved his lips. "Nobody will bully you. I will protect you."
He liked her because she was kind. It wasn't all because of her looks.
Once, when he walked out of a club after a meeting with his clients and didn't have his chauffeur with him, a bag was thrown over his head and he was dragged into an alley by a group of robbers.
These robbers were frequent offenders and many people walked past the alley, but Lin Tiantian was the only one who was willing to stick her head out for him. She was delicate but brave, and kind.
He could still remember the way she looked when she tried to help him in that white dress that she was in.
She was his soft spot.
Lin Tiantian looked touched and the uneasiness in her started to dissipate. "Thank you for standing by my side."
The guests left one by one after the banquet was over.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward inside the rest area.
Mother Lu was the first to start talking. "Xiao Zhi, you said there's something that you want to talk about. What is it?"
"Hang on a second." Ning Zhi gave Lin Tiantian, who was sitting in a corner of the couch, a look. "We are waiting for one more person."
Lin Tiantian's hand clenched reflexively.
