Chapter 94 Chapter 94 Incident
Tang Ningyue didn't take the meeting with Li Jinglang seriously, and it didn't even count as an episode. It quickly disappeared from her memory. The only thing she remembered was that he was the owner of Naitang.
It was just surprising that Li Jinglang did not show up on the day the milk candy was delivered. Tang Ningyue was a little surprised for a while, but quickly put it out of her mind.
She shouldn't worry about these men who have nothing to do with her.
She did not tell Zhou Yuhe about bringing Naitang over, thinking that Naitang would only stay with her for a few days, and Zhou Yuhe was busy with work and would only come back once every one or two weeks, so she simply did not inform him.
But on the afternoon that Naitang came, Zhou Yuhe came back for the first time ever.
Life is so dramatic, just like the working class who squeezes into the subway every day and has never caught an express train, but one day he goes on a trip and takes an express train, but this express train does not stop at the station near his home.
As soon as Zhou Yuhe and Naitang entered the house, they were so scared that they kept dodging backwards until they buried themselves in Tang Ningyue's arms.
"That..." Seeing Zhou Yuhe's surprised look, Tang Ningyue wanted to explain to him, but for a moment she didn't know where to start.
It seems strange to start from any point.
Fortunately, Zhou Yuhe was in a hurry and didn't pay attention to Naitang's sudden appearance. Instead, he anxiously went back to his room to pack his luggage.
"I have a flight back to Singapore tonight. Please take good care of yourself, okay?"
This job is usually done by an assistant, and Tang Ningyue has never seen such a situation before.
"What happened?"
Tang Ningyue followed and began to feel uneasy for some reason.
"It's okay..." He shook his head and sighed softly. His hand paused as he was pulling out his clothes before continuing, "It was just a little accident."
"Is there anything you can't tell me?"
Tang Ningyue stood beside him and held one of his arms.
“.....”
The temperature in the room dropped rapidly, and it seemed that even the floor heating could not keep up.
Neither of them realized that the winter in Beining was really cold.
"You've been busy these days." Tang Ningyue paused, wanting to calm him down but also feeling that solving the problem was the most important thing. "It's not just a work issue, is it? What happened?"
“....”
Zhou Yuhe finally stopped packing his things. He sat back on the edge of the bed dejectedly, supporting his knees with his arms, his exhaustion exposed without reservation.
"Zhuhua's vice president has been arrested."
“....”
This happened a few days ago. Tang Ningyue saw it on the news. In fact, the news had been leaked a long time ago and rumors were everywhere, but she didn't expect it to develop so quickly.
"A few days ago, my cousin believed him and shipped a batch of spare parts that failed quality inspection to Singapore. He has now been detained."
"I really don't understand him. I told him not to have too much contact with Zhuhua people. I repeatedly told him to complete this project before we return, but he insisted on making things more complicated."
"Don't be nervous." Tang Ningyue pursed her lips, "Maybe he was deceived."
"He deserved to be cheated, and he brought this upon himself. Yet, he dared to use the company's name to come forward. The evidence the police gave me today had the company's seal on it."
Zhou Yuhe had been working non-stop for several days and was already exhausted both physically and mentally. Now he was extremely anxious, with all the things piling up.
"Zhuhua has been involved in the gray industry for so many years, and with such serious internal divisions, this was bound to happen sooner or later... But why was it reported now?"
Tang Ningyue patted his shoulder, knowing that any comfort would be useless now. "It's not a big deal. Don't worry too much. Zhuhua's vice president has a bad reputation. This is definitely not the only thing he has on his shoulders."
"And...does this matter require you to go back to the slope to handle it in person?"
This kind of thing has happened before, big and small. The Ministry of Justice will naturally go through legal procedures. At the very least, there are Zhou Yu and his father's branch to take responsibility, so it will never be his turn.
"It wasn't a big deal originally, but my uncle has always doted on his children. Because of this, the family is now splitting up. They've also been reopening some old cases, and my uncle is now involved."
Zhou Yuhe closed his eyes. "You know our family has so many branches, and everyone wants a piece of the pie. We all rely on each other and pull each other down. We prosper together and suffer together."
Zhou Yuhe still hid some things from Tang Ningyue, some things were really hard for him to say out loud.
His father refused to speak up for his uncle's family, and even took advantage of the situation to report the case for re-investigation. The old man of the Zhou family had bribed many people for these things. Once the case was overturned, no one in the Zhou family would be spared.
But human nature is like this, Zhou Yuhe can only choose to preserve the reputation of his family. Even if it means going all the way to the end, he has to stand against his father.
He didn't sleep all night last night and talked to his parents in Singapore for a long time. The couple was determined to cut off the roots of the family and completely break away from it, but the disaster would affect innocent people, and it would be difficult for the two of them to stay out of it, and even he himself would be dragged into it.
Once interests are involved, who can let anyone go?
There is no such thing as truly innocent. From ancient times to the present, the purest and most kind people have never stood at the top.
Zhou Yuhe admitted that he was not empty-handed. No one in the family had the right to accuse each other. Everyone knew who was doing the dirty things.
"Shall I go back with you?"
For the first time, Tang Ningyue took the initiative to ask to go back to the slope with him.
"No...I'll take care of it quickly."
It was also the first time that Zhou Yuhe was not happy about this. He wanted to deal with these dirty things as soon as possible. He really didn't want to show his embarrassing side in front of Tang Ningyue.
He was worried that she would no longer trust him and that his only advantage would be destroyed.
"...Then, call me when you've dealt with it."
"Hmm..." Zhou Yuhe glanced at her, without hugging or any intimate contact, but subconsciously avoiding her gaze.
He never thought that one day he would be so impulsive as to want to escape.
The flight was at nine o'clock in the evening, and such a red-eye flight was very torturous. Tang Ningyue prepared a lot of things for him and gave him several instructions, but he was still absent-minded.
At the security checkpoint, Zhou Yuhe looked back at her several times. She waved at him, but he could hardly even smile in response.
Tang Ningyue was aware of his uneasiness. Zhou Yuhe had always been a very stable person, handling things with ease, and he would never show such an expression in front of her.
But this time, it was really difficult for him to play such a mature role.
Neither of them had dinner. Before boarding the plane, Tang Ningyue sent him a message reminding him to eat on time, but received no response.
There were even days in a row where the dialog box showed a blank message.
Tang Ningyue called him several times, but he hung up in a hurry every time and never replied to his messages.
He was very busy, busy covering up the family scandal and busy finding various excuses to avoid Tang Ningyue's questioning.
But such a tight and hurried schedule could not solve anything. From the moment the hole was torn, everything he did was as difficult as Nuwa mending the sky.
Even replying to a message exhausted him. He typed and deleted the words in the dialog box, but couldn't put together a complete sentence.
He wanted to confess to her, but he was afraid that she would abandon him, so in the end, the only answer he had was silence.
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Naitang stayed at Tang Ningyue's place for about three days before Li Jinglang came. He had no intention of taking Naitang away, but instead brought the items and toys that Naitang usually used, and it seemed that he wanted to let Naitang stay there for a long time.
But Tang Ningyue didn't appreciate it and even refused his request to go in for a cup of tea.
"I'm Toffee's guardian, can't I go in and see it?"
After being pushed several times by Tang Ningyue, Li Jinglang stood dejectedly at the door, holding the pastries that Tang Ningyue liked in his hand.
"I waited in line for a long time," he said.
"The secretary arranged it, right?" Tang Ningyue rolled her eyes.
"I'll go there myself tomorrow."
"Don't come tomorrow." Tang Ningyue refused immediately.
"I'm just looking at it..." Li Jinglang promised, "I won't do anything."
After much persuasion, Li Jinglang finally came in as he wished, wearing the shoe covers given to him by Tang Ningyue and moving around in the area she designated.
This was not his first time coming in, and he was even familiar with which cup their guests used.
“....”
Tang Ningyue pursed her lips and just watched him pour and drink water skillfully, pretending she saw nothing.
"Toffee...Daddy, hold me."
Li Jinglang stretched out his hand towards the puppy running towards him. He seldom said such corny words, except for a few times in bed. In the past, if she asked him to say one more word, his face would turn red to his neck.
“....”
She ignored him and pretended not to hear. She sat on the sofa with a book by Zhou Yuhe in her hands, flipping through the pages absentmindedly.
The floor heating in her house was very hot. Li Jinglang unbuttoned several buttons on his shirt. He bent down and squatted on the ground to interact with Naitang, and the white muscles on his chest facing her were faintly visible.
He has changed a bit in the past two years, and even started to pursue fashion. His dressing style always looks familiar to Tang Ningyue, and it is very consistent with the style of some artists in her company.
It’s just that he usually chooses darker clothes, which are no different from the colors he usually wears in the past. But if you look closely, you can’t hide his little thoughts at all.
For example, the hairstyle he had his stylist meticulously create, or the tie clip he carefully selected...
"Is there anything on me?"
Tang Ningyue herself didn't realize that she had been staring at him for a long time, so long that he raised his head and asked this question.
“.....”
It's always embarrassing to be exposed. Tang Ningyue coughed lightly and changed the subject.
"Well, if you want, you can take Toffee away. My husband is allergic to dog hair, and he can't stay here forever."
"..." Li Jinglang chuckled and hooked Naitang's chin again.
"No."
"He probably won't be back for a while..."
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