Chapter 190 Grandson
However, the moonlight was dim and she couldn't see the road clearly. Coupled with her nervousness, Su Youling didn't notice the plastic bottle under her feet. When she stepped on it and heard the sound, her scalp tingled.
It was too late to run away. The two men inside rushed out the moment they heard the commotion, eager to grab Su Youling.
Su Youling dared not run home, so she ran in another direction, calling for help as she ran. But the village roads were difficult to walk on, and with the slippers she was wearing, she lost one of her slippers halfway through the journey.
Su Youling bit her lip. Seeing that the person was about to catch up, she didn't bother to put on her shoes and continued running barefoot. The pebbles on the ground dug into her flesh, making her brows furrow in pain.
Unfortunately, the two men behind her still caught up. The tall, thin man grabbed Su Youling's wrist and threatened her fiercely, "Shut your mouth."
Seeing that she could call for help in just a few more steps, Su Youling was unwilling to give up. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, she bit him hard on the tiger's mouth. Seizing the moment when he let go, she tried to run away again, shouting, "Help!"
Su Youling didn't manage to run away at all. Her hair was grabbed forcefully from behind, causing her to gasp in pain.
"You bitch, are you looking for death?"
Just as Su Youling was feeling disheartened, two tall, burly men suddenly jumped out from behind a nearby house and subdued the two thieves in a few swift movements.
Two burly men, each holding a thief, dragged them in front of Su Youling. One of them kicked the thief twice, then they both looked at Su Youling and asked, "Madam, what do you want to do with these two?"
Su Youling "..."
As she had guessed, Li Tingxi had arranged for bodyguards in the shadows. Was it to protect her or to monitor her every move?
However, the more pressing issue right now is dealing with these two thieves.
The two bodyguards had already searched the two men. Besides lock-picking tools and a flashlight, they found nothing else. They probably tried to steal something but failed.
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Su Youling discovered it.
Su Youling deliberately ignored the impact of Li Tingxi on her emotions, coldly staring at the two struggling thieves, and pressed them for answers, "You're not from the village at all, what exactly did you want to steal from this old house?"
The commotion was quite large, and soon several nearby households came to see what was going on.
Seeing Su Youling's demeanor, with two bodyguards protecting her, the onlookers started whispering among themselves about the rumors of her marrying into a wealthy family.
Su Youling found it annoying, so she gave the two bodyguards a wink.
The two bodyguards immediately warned the crowd of onlookers, "Shut up."
It must be said that the deterrent effect of these two was immediate. Those gossipy people immediately swallowed their words, looking cowardly and not daring to utter a sound.
Su Youling gave a sarcastic snort and impatiently kicked the tall thief. "Speak up, what's worth stealing from a poor, remote place like Lingshui Town? Why did you specifically choose this place?"
The tall man glared at her fiercely, his neck stiff with defiance as he shouted, "Who the hell told you I'm a thief? This house is mine!"
Su Youling frowned instantly, staring coldly at him. "My house is right next to this old house. How come I don't know when my neighbors changed? Besides, who would sneak into my house in the middle of the night?"
The group of onlookers couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"Isn't that the house where that strange old man lives? He's been gone for so long, and I haven't heard of anyone moving in."
Yes.
"Thieves can't just target that weird old man's house, can they? What valuable things could he possibly have in that dilapidated place?"
"You're happy that we didn't steal from you, huh?"
"..."
The man clenched his fist and retorted vehemently, "I've already said I'm not a thief, I'm the grandson of the owner of this house."
He looked at Su Youling with an air of self-righteousness, "The house my grandfather left behind, isn't that what I left for him? Everything in this house is mine too. Have you ever heard of someone breaking into their own house and stealing their own things?"
Su Youling frowned even more, her eyes filled with doubt as she looked at him. "You say you're the grandson of the owner of this house, what proof do you have?"
A group of people nearby echoed this sentiment.
"Where did this strange old man get such a big grandson?"
"He hasn't shown up for so many years, but when he does, all he wants is a house. Having a grandson like this is a real headache."
The man's face grew increasingly dark, and he shouted impatiently, "How could something like this be fake?"
Su Youling had the same question: "The strange old man is my master, how come I've never heard him mention that he has a grandson? Since you know that he has such a grandfather, why have you never come to Lingshui Town to visit him?"
The man was momentarily speechless under her relentless barrage of questions, before finally managing to explain shamelessly, "That's because I didn't know where my grandfather was at first. If I had known he'd ended up in this godforsaken place, I would have come to take him back long ago..."
After the man finished explaining, Su Youling roughly understood what had happened.
The man's name was Zhao She. He said that his grandfather, the eccentric old man, was the famous ceramic master, Mr. Ai.
And he
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He was kept in the dark because of the emotional entanglements of the older generation. Mr. Ai ran away from home and hid his whereabouts from everyone. He only found out that his grandfather had been living in seclusion in Lingshui Town after seeing the reports online.
In fact, Zhao She's discovery of Lingshui Town was indirectly related to Su Youling.
Previously, Su Youling's restructuring of the Yitao culture, coupled with Li Tingxi's new public relations tactics, caused Mr. Ai's ceramic works to become popular again, with their market prices soaring, which once again attracted the attention of the outside world.
However, Su Youling was unsure whether the man in front of her was truly Mr. Ai's grandson or just a thief with ulterior motives who coveted the property.
She remained skeptical: "You're just making things up, why should I believe you?"
“Of course I have evidence to prove my identity,” Zhao She gritted his teeth and glared at the bodyguard behind him. “Let me go first.”
At Su Youling's signal, the bodyguard released his grip. Zhao She immediately got up from the ground, shook his clothes, took out a crumpled photo from his pocket, and waved it in front of Su Youling. "Open your eyes and take a good look. Is this me?"
Su Youling frowned at his arrogant attitude. Upon closer inspection, she noticed that the photo was yellowed due to its age, but the person's appearance was still clearly visible.
This is a family photo. The man standing in the center of the photo is indeed a younger version of the eccentric old man, and the boy he is holding is, upon closer inspection, a miniature version of Zhao She.
With the evidence laid bare before her, Su Youling couldn't find a reason to continue questioning him.
She looked at Zhao She, her attitude much gentler than in the photo, and couldn't help but ask the question she cared about most, "Do you know where the strange old man... I mean your grandfather is now?"
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