Ning Hui's half-stepped foot was forced to retreat miserably, but her hand clung tightly to Ning Yu, dead set on dragging someone down with her! Besides, Ning Yu had scored first in the grade, maybe Dad would be in a better mood when he saw Ning Yu, and then perhaps he would turn a blind eye?
She hung her head down, the image of a well-behaved good boy, and sneakily glanced at Dad from the corner of her eye, just as Ning Zhiqian had also been looking at her. With a calm expression and indifferent gaze, she couldn't decipher what Dad was thinking at that moment. Guilt provoked by his penetrating gaze, she quickly averted her eyes and obediently focused on her toes, all the while pinching the palm of the hand holding Ning Yu to urge him to speak up and say something nice to Dad.
