[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-little-brat-s-sweet-and-sassy":3,"chapter-the-little-brat-s-sweet-and-sassy-the-little-brat-s-sweet-and-sassy-chapter-230":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Little Brat's Sweet And Sassy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},438661,697,"Chapter 230 - A Life for a Life","the-little-brat-s-sweet-and-sassy-chapter-230",230,"\u003Cp>It was close to noon when Ning Li came out of the garage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While taking off her gloves, she said, “Ask them to pick up the car in a few days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Shu nodded. “Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not help but look back again. “Hey, when do you think I can take it for a spin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Li closed the door behind her, blocking his line of sight, before locking up the garage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t even think about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Tinglan’s attitude was enough to explain everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The value and significance of this car to the Gu family were far more than outsiders could imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time she saw Gu Siyang this nervous, and it was just for this car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After going back, Gu Siyang would probably never be able to touch it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Shu also saw the issue and only casually mentioned this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Ning Li had already locked the door, he pulled his hair in chagrin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Li, are you going back now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Li looked down at her body and saw some stains on her clothes. She was also sweaty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go back home and get changed first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shall I drive you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Li picked up her backpack and waved her hand. “There’s no need.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not want to run into Gu Tinglan and Gu Siyang again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I booked the high-speed train for this afternoon, so I’ll head to the station after packing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Xiyue drove his car and came to the old city. Finally, he stopped at an intersection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were dilapidated buildings on both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced to the alley on the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Ning Li’s home is there, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had come once and had a vague memory of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since it had been at night and it had been raining then, he had not seen it very clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now could he get a clearer look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Xiyue’s car was low-profile enough. There were also a lot of cars parked haphazardly on the street nearby, so it did not attract too much attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone path was uneven, and the two sides of the building were crowded, with rusty metal bars over the windows. Some people were hanging their laundry outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few women were gathered around for a chat. Someone opened the door and splashed soiled water on the ground outside. Some children were running about, laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Xiyue looked at this chaotic scene with mixed feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had investigated Ning Li a long time ago and he knew quite a lot about her life growing up in Lincheng all these years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when he saw this scene in person, he still felt indescribable emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Ning Li had lived in such a place for the first seventeen years of her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought about the Ye family’s villa, which was situated in one of the best neighborhoods in Yunzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time he saw Su Yuan, she was always dressed exquisitely and nobly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was not one part of her body that was not well taken care of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who saw Su Yuan could see that she had lived a life of respect and privilege.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the Ye family had no relationship with Ning Li, Su Yuan was still her biological mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Su Yuan had been willing, she could have reached out to Ning Li so that Ning Li would not have had to grow up in this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Xiyue looked at Lu Huaiyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Huaiyu was sitting in the passenger seat as he looked over there. His face looked calm without showing any emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Xiyue sighed silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he felt sad at seeing this scene, what more would Lu Huaiyu feel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around that time, several people crossed the road as they walked and talked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it confirmed? Did she really come back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah! Someone saw her yesterday. It’s really her! But she went out again in the morning. She should come back later, so let’s wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was some distance away, so Lu Huaiyu and Cheng Xiyue could not hear the conversation clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Xiyue looked at them and frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those people looked like trouble. They seemed like thugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really was not safe for Little Ning Li to stay here by herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder that Lu Huaiyu had insisted on coming over today to pick Ning Li up after knowing that she had come back alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Xiyue asked, “Is Little Ning Li at home now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She went out in the morning and seems to be busy, so I don’t think she’s at home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Huaiyu had already asked earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Li’s train was scheduled for 4:00 pm, so there was still time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then…do you want to give her a call? Do you think she went straight to the station?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Xiyue looked at the time. It was only 1:00 pm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not know if Ning Li would still come back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Huaiyu shook his head. “She should be back soon. Let’s wait a while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Li had just replied to his message saying that she was going home to pack her things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would be home soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, a cab stopped at the intersection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Li got out of the car and walked towards her house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the street, she turned around without noticing Cheng Xiyue’s car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Xiyue was happy to see her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s back! Let’s go over there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he said this, he changed his mind again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… Forget it. Let’s wait a little longer. She still has to take some time to pack her things. Lu, you can just tell her that we’re here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Huaiyu nodded, took out his phone, and sent a message to Ning Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Ning Li entered the building, she felt that something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was daytime, the building was very old. The city development did not enforce any standards of maintenance, so the hallways were very dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowed down her pace and held the phone in her pocket with one hand as she clutched her backpack with the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hallway was very quiet. The only sound was of her footsteps as she walked up the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, she came to her front door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a few more markings of forceful entry on the door, and the doorknob seemed to have a cut on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also red paint on her door that read, “A life for a life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pungent smell of spray paint stung her nose and stabbed her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Huaiyu waited for a while, but Ning Li still had not replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if her phone was on silent, she probably would have looked at her phone once she got home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Xiyue wondered. “What’s wrong with Little Ning Li? Has she still not responded?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the figures Lu Huaiyu had seen earlier came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were stern and he immediately pushed the car door open to get out.\u003C\u002Fp>",1176,"2026-05-30T09:09:42.757Z","2026-06-01T04:30:50.407Z",1,"novelbin.me","d87fc355b0edddbd03333064381d03dc1db2ae2d2326e3ed8720125b6b8d6e87","the-little-brat-s-sweet-and-sassy-chapter-231","the-little-brat-s-sweet-and-sassy-chapter-229",1251,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-little-brat-s-sweet-and-sassy-cover.jpg"]