"Remember, my name is An Xi, not Debra. Don't return the favor to the wrong person."
An Xi's sudden message made Ding Ning's face show a shocked expression, and then he suddenly understood something.
If Debra was not Debra, but An Xi in disguise, then her giving this favor seemed to be a reasonable explanation.
But no matter what, he owed An Xi a favor, and he would return it to her in the future when he had the chance.
Thinking it through, Ding Ning immediately felt relieved. Feeling the Water Martial Soul rushing over, he relaxed his body, rolled his eyes, and fainted.
When he woke up again, the flying boat had already entered the territory of China. Looking at Diba, who was holding his hand with a worried face, he squeezed out an apologetic smile. "Diba, I'm sorry, I got you into trouble this time."
"I'm your girlfriend, there's no need to talk about getting me into trouble. Besides, I'm fine, aren't I? How do you feel? Do you feel better? "
Diba complained shyly, and his eyes flashed with undisguised concern.
Ding Ning was keenly aware that the mischievous eyes of Sister Qiao and the other masters were quietly lingering on him and his father, who was healing with his eyes closed but had a dark face. Kong Lei also squinted at him with a faint smile, and Long Luo also had a smirk on his face. Suddenly, he felt his scalp tingle, and coughed embarrassedly. "I'm fine, just a little exhausted. I'll be fine after resting for two days."
"That's good, that's good."
Diba didn't notice the strange atmosphere, and showed a happy smile as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
Because she was too concerned about Ding Ning's health, she had been holding Ding Ning's hand tightly since they got on the flying boat. She basically didn't communicate with other people, and only treated them as Ding Ning's companions. She didn't know that her future father-in-law was also beside her. Otherwise, with her temper, how could she show her true feelings so boldly in front of her father-in-law.
"By the way, Sister Mi is very worried about you. She called me many times, but I didn't answer. You should call her back first to tell her that you're safe."
Ding Ning felt uncomfortable being stared at by Sister Qiao's mischievous eyes. He coughed and embarrassedly said to Diba.
"Oh, what should I tell her?"
Diba said in distress.
Ding Ning also had a headache. He scratched his head and did not come up with a good idea. He could not tell Yang Mi that Diba was kidnapped by the biochemical soldiers of the United States and was rescued by him. It would be strange if Yang Mi believed him.
But if she didn't tell the truth, Diba would mysteriously disappear. This was not in line with her usual style of doing things, and she wouldn't be able to explain it to Yang Mi.
"Isn't that simple? Just say that she was kidnapped by kidnappers and you went to rescue her."
Kong Lei suggested with a grin.
Diba was stunned. What was the difference between this and telling the truth?
Ding Ning's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Good idea. Since it's the truth, we can also have an explanation. However, the kidnappers are not Americans, but domestic kidnappers. Without this unexplainable time difference, everything can be explained."
Only then did Diba come to a realization. He said excitedly, "That's right, why didn't I think of that? Sister Mi definitely wouldn't believe that I was kidnapped by the Americans, but it's still very believable that I was kidnapped by domestic kidnappers. It's just that …"
Speaking of this, Diba said with some embarrassment, "What if Sister Mi calls the police?"
"Don't worry, it won't happen. You are a public figure. Once you call the police, this matter will become a big deal, and it will have a great impact on your work and life. If Sister Mi wanted to call the police, she wouldn't have waited until now."
Ding Ning comforted him with a smile.
"Humph! Now you've learned to teach people to lie. "
Ding Lie, who had been silent all this time, suddenly opened his mouth and retorted, making Ding Ning embarrassed.
Diba glared at his father with some dissatisfaction and pouted. "Uncle, that's a white lie."
"Whether it's a white lie or a malicious one, or a lie?"
Ding Lie said tit for tat.
Ding Ning complained in his heart. He was afraid that Diba would annoy his father, so he hurriedly tugged at her, hinting her not to argue anymore. Kong Lei was gloating at the side. To be honest, she was also very afraid of this father-in-law who had never been nice to her.
However, Diba had always been an extremely assertive person with a strong personality. He also felt that he was in the right, so he was not willing to show weakness. He argued in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, "Although it's also a lie, it depends on whether the intention is good or bad. If the intention is malicious, it's a lie, but if the intention is good, it's a white lie."
"Whether it's good or bad, it's still a lie after all. That's a lie."
Ding Lie didn't know what was wrong with him, but he insisted on arguing with Diba, making Ding Ning want to cry but have no tears. He felt that he was stuck in the middle.
"Then I'd like to ask, uncle, have you never lied in your life? Even to your own family? "
Diba retorted without giving in.
"Of course …"
Ding Lie said confidently, but he seemed to think of something and suddenly closed his mouth.
"Humph, I thought you dared to boast shamelessly that you've never lied to me?"
Ding Ning said to his father with a face full of hidden bitterness.
Ding Ning's expression was a little embarrassed, and he said angrily, "That's not a lie. It's a concealment. It's a different concept from lying."
"Isn't concealment also a lie?"
Ding Ning winked at Diba, who had a slightly stunned expression and seemed to have understood something, and argued irrationally.
"I … humph, I did it for your own good."
Ding Lie's face turned red, and he snorted coldly in anger.
"That Diba also did it for her friend's good, so she lied with good intentions. Oh, it's not a lie, it's a concealment."
Ding Ning said with a cheeky smile.
"You little bastard, you've grown up now, haven't you? You even dare to argue with your father."
Sister Qiao fiercely pulled Ding Ning's ear and pretended to lecture him, but there was a smile on her face that could not be concealed.
"Ah, it hurts, it hurts … Be gentle, I'm wrong, okay?"
Ding Ning knew that Sister Qiao was afraid that his father would fly into a rage out of shame, so she deliberately tried to smooth things over. His expression was extremely exaggerated as he repeatedly begged for mercy.
Kong Lei covered her mouth and snickered, but Diba was dumbfounded, and his mind went blank. "Oh my god, that uncle turned out to be Ding Ning's father. Doesn't it mean that he is my future father-in-law?"
"Diba, ah, Diba, what do you want to do? You haven't married into the family, but you quarrel with your father-in-law so disrespectfully. My father-in-law must have a very bad impression of you. Oh no, what should I do? "
Looking at Diba's mournful look, Ding Ning could not help but feel distressed. He glanced at his father with hidden bitterness and muttered, "It seems that I have to use my mother to save him." He muttered, "It is said that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is difficult, but you, as a father-in-law, are competing with his daughter-in-law. Is there any father-in-law like you? I don't think my mother is so difficult to please. She is so happy to see her daughter-in-law that she can't close her mouth. "
The corner of Ding Lie's eyes twitched, and he did not say anything. He owed Su Ningxiang too much, and she was his Achilles' heel. Ding Ning used him, and he could do nothing about it.
Diba was confused again. "I have never seen a mother-in-law. What does it mean that a mother-in-law is so happy to see her daughter-in-law that she can't close her mouth?"
Ding Ning suddenly realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and immediately felt guilty. His eyes flickered, and he did not look at Diba's confused eyes. He coughed and changed the topic, "By the way, father, what are your plans for the future?"
"Uncle, I'm sorry. Diba was too rude just now. Please don't be angry with Diba."
Diba suddenly spoke. He stood up, bowed 90 degrees to Ding Lie, and apologized with a perturbed face.
Ding Ning smiled bitterly. He knew that his father would not care about a girl at all, and he was expressing his dissatisfaction with him in a disguised way. Even if Diba did not apologize, his father would not really take it to heart.
Sure enough, although Ding Lie was annoyed with Ding Ning's philandering, he was a man and an elder. How could he care about a little girl like Diba? What's more, he appreciated Diba's character very much. He waved his hand and forced a smile that could barely be regarded as kind. "You don't need to apologize. You are a good girl, but Ning 'er is a bad boy, and I am warning him."
"Ding Ning is very good. He really did not teach me to lie. It is because I want to give my company's boss, who is also my best friend, an explanation, and I don't want her to worry about me, so I want to give her an acceptable explanation. It is all my fault. Uncle, please don't blame Ding Ning. If you want to blame someone, blame me."
Diba summoned up his courage and said with a very sincere look.
Ding Lie did not know whether to laugh or cry. He glared fiercely at Ding Ning, who was secretly laughing at the side. "You, she is such a good girl. Don't you feel guilty?"
Ding Ning's smile froze. He lowered his eyebrows and muttered in a low voice, "Why should I feel guilty? I really like Diba."
Diba's pretty face blushed, and she felt sweet in her heart. However, she did not notice that Kong Lei was secretly rolling her eyes at the side. She secretly complained in her heart, "Which wife of yours doesn't really like you? Don't you feel guilty saying that you like another girl in front of your legally married wife?"
"I can't take care of your affairs. Do as you see fit. Don't let me know that you have done anything wrong to the girl. Otherwise, I will definitely break your legs."
Ding Lie was also at his wit's end with this thick-skinned son and said with a headache.
"If I am a lackey, what are you?"
Ding Ning muttered unhappily, but he regretted it as soon as he said it. Seeing his father's face as black as charcoal, he hurriedly showed a flattering smile and said with embarrassment, "I have a cheap mouth. I deserve to be beaten."
After that, he pretended to slap himself a few times, which almost made Ding Lie laugh out of anger.
Sister Qiao was amused by his cheap look and giggled. She twisted his ear and scolded with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few years. How did you learn to be so glib? You are completely different from your father's temper and character."
"Fortunately, I look like my mother. If I look like my father, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to find a wife."
Ding Ning completely ignored his father's murderous gaze and teased him with a cheeky smile, which made everyone laugh.
"Little bastard, you have grown up, haven't you? You even dare to make fun of your father. "
Ding Lie scolded him with a scowl.
"I don't want to make fun of you. You used to look okay, but now there are a few more scars on your face, which makes you look a little scary. I don't want to criticize you, but you are going to see your mother soon. Do you really plan to see her like this? Don't you feel inferior? "
Ding Ning said eloquently.
"Brother, although what Ning said is unpleasant, it is very reasonable. It is time for your face to recover."
Sister Qiao's eyes were slightly red, and she was a little emotional.
Because she knew very well that Ding Lie had ruined his own appearance and changed his name to Ding Wuyan because he felt guilty that he had caused her village to be massacred and caused her to lose her daughter. He felt too ashamed to face her, so he ruined his own appearance and changed his name to Ding Wuyan.
"Yes, brother, you are not to blame for what happened that year. What's more, we have killed all the enemies who massacred Qiao 'er's village. We are going to see sister-in-law soon. You can't really go to see her like this."
Duan Xiaowu also persuaded him. Although Meng Wenhan did not speak, he nodded repeatedly to show his agreement.
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