Chapter 135 Your Affection Is Too Cheap

Lu Zhinian's face suddenly turned pale.

Song Tangning looked at the face she had pursued in the past, and she suddenly remembered Qian Qiyue's words. Xiao Yan's face appeared in her mind. When she looked at Lu Zhinian again, she felt that he was just ordinary. Why did he make her crazy and unable to get him?

Song Tangning chuckled for no reason, then raised his eyes with a calm expression. "Since you were able to get out of prison and find your way here, you must have met other members of the Lu family and learned about the relationship between me and the Lu family from them. Are you here to fulfill the Lu family's promise?"

"But I remember that your grandfather promised to let you kneel in front of the Tang Mansion in Jiyun Lane."

Lu Zhinian was struck by lightning, and his body could not help but sway: "Tang Ning, don't do this..."

His lips were whiter than his face, and his voice was hoarse and trembling.

"I know you hate me for leaving you in the mountains, and I know I shouldn't have been so disrespectful of your joy. But I'm just used to having you by my side and never cared about material things. I just thought you didn't care either. If you like me, I'll give you everything I have from now on, and I'll never look at another woman again."

"I won't constrain you by the Lu family's rules, and I will never let anyone bully you."

He reached out to hold Song Tangning's sleeve, and begged with red eyes:

"I know I was wrong, could you please stop treating me like this?"

Song Tangning raised her eyebrows and looked at the pale and tearful man in front of her, and suddenly found it particularly funny.

When she begged him for help, he was full of disdain and treated her like a worn-out shoe. Now that she has set him free and doesn't want to get entangled with him anymore, he is reluctant to let her go and is showing deep affection?

His affection is a bit too cheap!

Song Tangning waved and opened Lu Zhinian's hand: "Lu Zhinian, do you still think I did this for those things? For Song Shulan?"

"I..." Lu Zhinian was at a loss.

"Song Shulan is as delicate and graceful as a willow, and with such a beautiful face, it's natural for men to feel pity for her. But you're already engaged, and you don't know how to restrain yourself. You're fickle, and you've trampled on our years of friendship. You've disrespected my feelings, and you've taken advantage of what my grandfather left behind, yet you've made everyone in the capital think that I'm marrying up to your Lu family, and marrying up to you, Lu Zhinian."

"The root of the trouble between you and me has never been Song Shulan, but you yourself."

Song Tangning looked up at him and said, "Our engagement has been cancelled. The Lu family will never allow me to marry into your family again. Instead of pestering me here, you should think carefully about how to fulfill the Lu family's promise as soon as possible."

"The Lu family has already been disgraced once. I don't think Mr. Lu Sanlang will break his promise and let you and the Lu family become the laughing stock of the entire capital again."

She paused for a moment after she finished speaking, then her eyes turned cold:

"By the way, please, Mr. Lu Sanlang, call me Miss Song next time you see me, so as to avoid misunderstandings."

"Of course, it would be best if we could never see each other again."

After Song Tangning finished speaking, he completely ignored Lu Zhinian's already pale face and turned to the two people beside him and said, "Sister Ayue, Aru, let's go."

Qian Qiyue wanted to applaud Song Tangning. This was the little Haitang who protected her when she was a child. She took her arm and walked away. Song Ru also looked at Lu Zhinian deeply, then followed Song Tangning holding up her skirt.

Even though Lu Zhinian had thought that Song Tangning would not forgive him so easily before he came, when he heard such heartless and cold words from her, he still felt as if his heart was being strangled, and even breathing became difficult.

The headache that had just subsided came back again, and the disturbing demonic barrier made him tremble.

"Princess Cheng is dead, and Song Tangning has no one to rely on anymore. Song Shulan is now famous in the capital, and somehow she has the protection of the eunuch Xiao Yan. She is barely worthy of you. After you get married, your grandfather's situation in the court will be much better. What are you still hesitating about?" Madam Lu's voice sounded in the fog.

Lu Zhinian hesitated, "But Xiao Yan's sudden closeness to Lan'er was too inexplicable. Besides, apart from that day when he acknowledged Lan'er as his sister and asked her a few questions, he hasn't treated Lan'er any differently since then..."

If Xiao Yan's reputation wasn't so great, everyone in the capital would be afraid of him and wouldn't dare to offend anyone who had anything to do with him.

Given Xiao Yan's private indifference towards Song Shulan, the so-called "brother and sister" would probably no longer be able to intimidate outsiders.

"Why do you care so much? No matter how bad Song Shulan is, she's still better than Song Tangning!"

Madam Lu's face was filled with disgust. "You haven't seen what Song Tangning is like now. How can she be worthy of being the wife of the Lu family? Didn't you like Song Shulan in the past? Anyway, she is now from the second branch of the Song family. Song Tangning is probably not going to live long. It's just right for you to marry Song Shulan. It can be regarded as fulfilling the marriage contract with the Rong and Song families..."

That's not the case.

No!

Lu Zhinian held his head tightly, looking at the picture of Old Madam Lu with a calculating look on her face, as if as long as Song Tangning died, Song Shulan would be able to inherit everything that should have belonged to Song Tangning as a descendant of the second branch of the Duke of Song's Mansion.

He felt a tearing pain in his head, and suddenly rushed towards Song Tangning who had already walked away, and grabbed her arm: "Tangning, don't go!"

"What are you doing?!"

Song Tangning was startled, and Qian Qiyue was furious: "You are crazy, let Tangning go!"

Qian Qiyue slapped Lu Zhinian in the face, her nails almost scratching his face, but Lu Zhinian did not let go of Song Tangning at all, but leaned forward instead.

Qian Qiyue wanted to pull Song Tangning away and pushed Lu Zhinian hard, but he pushed her away instead. Lu Zhinian held Song Tangning tightly. The momentary clarity and tranquility when the pain in his head dissipated made him obsessed and a little crazy.

"Tang Ning... I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. You can ask me to kneel down to you, or ask me to do anything, but please don't leave me..."

"Lu Zhinian, you're crazy, let me go!"

Song Tangning struggled hard and raised her legs to kick the person in front of her, but Lu Zhinian held her tightly like a madman and refused to let go.

"Tang Ning, Tang Ning, don't be afraid of me..."

"Lu Zhinian, get out of here!!!"

Lu Zhinian seemed to be completely oblivious to Song Tangning's struggle. Instead, he was filled with excitement. "I know you don't like the Lu family. Let's just ignore the Lu family, okay? Or anything else. As long as you forgive me, I can stop being the Lu family's son... You liked me so much before, can you please like me again? I beg you, Tangning..."

Seeing that Lu Zhinian's eyes were getting redder as he spoke, even though his back was covered in blood from being hit and scratched by Song Tangning, he still refused to let go and even tried to bend down to kiss her. Tangning tried her best to tilt her head back to avoid him but failed. Just when they were about to touch each other, there was a loud "bang".

Lu Zhinian paused, groaned, and the back half of his shoulder blade sank.

Song Ru's face was pale and transparent, and she was shaking with fear as she held the huge broken wood in her hands. But seeing that Lu Zhinian still didn't let go of Tang Ning, but instead hugged her and rubbed her with blood, Song Ru was so scared that she wanted to hit him on the head again, but she was suddenly picked up and thrown to the ground and kicked away.

"Aru!"

Song Tangning watched as Song Ru hit the broken rocks and curled up in pain on the ground. Her eyes were bloodshot, and when she couldn't struggle to open her mouth, she bit Lu Zhinian's neck hard, causing him to spasm instantly due to the pain.

"Sanlang-kun!!"

The servant from the Lu family who followed was frightened when he saw this. He didn't care who was injured and pushed away Qian Qiyue who wanted to stop him.

Seeing blood gushing from Lu Zhinian's neck, he slapped Song Tangning on the back of the shoulder to force her to let go.

When Lu Zhinian was pulled away, they saw that a piece of flesh had fallen off his neck near the shoulder blade. The man was immediately furious and wanted to kill Song Tangning, but he was hit on the back by a stone and staggered.

Fu Laiqing, who had originally planned to "accidentally" run into Song Tangning, suddenly rushed over like the wind and stood in front of Song Tangning and the other two with an angry look on his face: "Who are you? You... Lu Zhinian?!"

He looked at the blood-covered man in shock, and his rage intensified after he recognized who he was.

"What do you want to do? Are you trying to murder someone in broad daylight?!"

The Lu family servant suddenly regained consciousness after being questioned, and quickly said, "Don't misunderstand, Master Fu. This is just a private matter between my master and Miss Song..."

"What private matter does Miss Song have with your Lu family?!"

Fu Laiqing said angrily. He turned around and saw Song Tangning running to Song Ru with blood all over his face. Qian Qiyue's clothes were also torn. He was so angry that he started to curse:

"Ms. Song has already broken off her engagement with Lu Zhinian, and has nothing to do with the Lu family. Just as your family publicly apologized and expressed regret, you immediately allowed someone to assault and injure Ms. Song. Who gave you the guts?!"

He said angrily:

"Miss Song was personally bestowed the title of Yiyang County Princess by His Majesty, and Miss Qian is the daughter of the Minister of State. How dare you commit such a crime in broad daylight? Do you have any respect for the law?!"

"I……"

The man was a little panicked. Just as he was about to explain, he suddenly felt a cold wind approaching. Before he could come to his senses, he was hit hard and flew away.

"Girl!"

Hang Li's face looked extremely ugly.

He never expected that Lu Zhinian and the Lu family would follow him here, and he never expected that such a big mistake would happen when he just went to catch a car.

Seeing Song Ru, who was covered in blood and being supported by Song Tangning, he was so angry that he stomped on Lu Zhinian's chest: "You Lu family are really good at bullying a girl!!"

ah--

Lu Zhinian screamed, and Hang Li crushed him hard.

At this moment, Song Tangning's panicked voice was heard not far away:

"Hang Li, come and see A Ru!"

Hang Li didn't care about Lu Zhinian. He kicked him away and walked over quickly. When he squatted down, he saw Song Ru, a small ball, in Song Tangning's arms. She was twitching in pain, and her little face, which had just recovered, was as pale as paper.

Maybe she hit her stomach or injured her bones, but she was sweating and groaning in pain. Song Tangning and Qian Qiyue both had red eyes from anxiety.

"Aju seems to be injured, what should we do?" Qian Qiyue squatted aside, looking at a loss.

Song Tangning didn't dare touch Song Ru. She knew that most martial artists would only treat external injuries, so she could only hurriedly say, "Guard Hang, check on A Ru first."

"But there are differences between men and women..."

"What do you mean by 'don't'? It's already this time. I just saw A'ru bleeding. Please help her and see if she has injured any bones or something..." Song Tangning said anxiously.

Hang Li hesitated for a moment. Seeing Song Ru curled up in a ball, sweating profusely from the pain, he gritted his teeth and whispered, "My dear lady, I have no choice but to do so. I am sorry for the offense."

After Hang Li whispered this, he reached out and placed his hand on Song Ru's abdomen, which she had been holding with her hands bent over. After checking the ribs and then the spine, he saw that the bones were not damaged but frowned: "The bones are fine, and there is no damage to the vital parts..."

"But why is Aru in so much pain?"

"I'm afraid his internal organs have been impacted. I need to return home to find Madam Qin as soon as possible."

Song Tangning quickly stood up: "Then let's go!"

Seeing that she wanted to help Song Ru up, Hang Li quickly said, "Let me do it."

Song Ru felt a stomachache and felt dizzy. She only vaguely heard someone say "I'm sorry" in her ear, and then she was picked up horizontally.

When Hang Li hugged Song Ru, he realized that she was too light. He couldn't help but feel even more disgusted with the Lu family: "Girl, are you from the Lu family?"

Song Tangning looked at the man who had attacked earlier with a cold look in his eyes: "Can you cripple him?"

Without saying a word, Hang Li walked to the side of the Lu family servant and stepped on his hands and feet, breaking his limbs. When he heard the screams, he subconsciously hugged the frightened girl into his arms, while Song Tangning walked to Lu Zhinian who was slumped on the ground.

"Tang Ning..."

“Bang!”

Song Tangning slapped Lu Zhinian hard in the face, and before he could come to his senses, he slapped him again, causing him to turn his head sideways. He reached out and grabbed the wound on his shoulder blade, and his hand was covered in blood in a moment.

"Lu Zhinian, you'd better hope that A-ru is okay, otherwise I will fight your Lu family to the death!!"

Unlike the previous indifference, that disgust is stinging.

"I used to think you were arrogant and conceited, but now I realize you're disgusting and shameless. I really regret ever liking you for so many years. Those years of affection are as good as wasted!"

Lu Zhinian staggered as he watched Song Tangning and the others hurriedly walking away with Hang Li, and struggled to get up while covering his wound.

"Tang Ning...don't go..."

"Is that enough?!"

Fu Laiqing blocked the way and pushed the man away: "Don't be so disgusting. You didn't know how to cherish me before, and now who are you showing this affectionate look to?!"

I used to think Song Jinxiu was the biggest hypocrite in the world, but now I see that Lu Zhinian is even worse.

Fu Laiqing pushed him away with disgust: "Lu Zhinian, if you still have any shame, don't bother Miss Song anymore, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

Lu Zhinian's eyes were red: "What does the matter between me and Tang Ning have to do with you?!"

Fu Laiqing said dignifiedly: "Why not? Miss Song is the one I admire. I have admired her for a long time. I just couldn't speak of her because of the engagement between the Song and Lu families. Now that you have cancelled the engagement, I can naturally express my admiration for her."

"Miss Song is the one I long for. As long as she agrees, I, Fu Laiqing, will be willing to send a sedan chair with eight people carrying hundreds of miles of betrothal gifts to take her as my wife!"