Tan Lingshan comes from a wealthy and powerful family. The neighborhood she lives in is one of the best in Shanghai, and it's a large, detached villa with a swimming pool.
It's said that the house prices there are in the six figures. For ordinary people, even if I didn't eat or drink for a whole year, I probably couldn't afford a toilet.
The car stopped at the gate, and someone immediately opened the iron gate. Tan Lingshan drove the car into the villa, parked it in the garage, and then led Liu Xiaoyuan and Murong Yuyan into the villa.
After entering the house, Tan Lingshan's parents sat on the sofa and watched TV. They were quite surprised to see that Tan Lingshan had brought back a strange man and turned their attention to Liu Xiaoyuan.
"Dad, this is Liu Xiaoyuan, Murong Yuyan's boyfriend!" Tan Lingshan introduced him to her parents with a smile.
Murong Yuyan didn't say anything about Tan Lingshan's introduction, but her face turned red with embarrassment, and she seemed very shy.
Since Murong Yuyan hadn't said anything, Liu Xiaoyuan had even less to say. In any case, as a man, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage in this regard.
After sitting down, Tan Lingshan told her father about what had happened at home that day. After she finished, Tan Lingshan asked, "Dad, did you offend someone in business?"
Tan Lingshan's father, Tan Jianye, said, "How could that be? Our Tan family is deeply rooted in Shanghai. Anyone who dares to cause trouble for our Tan family is definitely not a business rival."
Wow! Upon hearing Tan Jianye's words, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately felt that this person was domineering, which could be seen from his words.
However, if a person lacks absolute strength and is too domineering, then he is courting death.
"Jianye, could it be because of that thing at home..." Tan Lingshan's mother said, but before she could finish, Tan Jianye interrupted her, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."
Upon seeing this, Liu Xiaoyuan became suspicious. Judging from Tan Lingshan's mother's words, it seemed they had someone they suspected. However, Tan Jianye was unwilling to let his wife reveal the truth. What was going on?
Could it be that Tan Jianye didn't want outsiders like himself to know?
Fine, since you, Tan Jianye, don't trust me, I'm too lazy to bother with your Tan family's business.
Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "Now that I've taken Miss Tan home, I'll take my leave. Yuyan, let's go!"
With that, Liu Xiaoyuan pulled Murong Yuyan toward the door. Since Liu Xiaoyuan was no longer staying at the Tan family's house, he naturally wouldn't let Murong Yuyan stay there either. If other cultivators came to the Tan family's house that night, Murong Yuyan would suffer as well.
Seeing that Liu Xiaoyuan was about to leave, Tan Lingshan immediately stood up from the sofa and said, "Brother Liu, wait a moment."
Liu Xiaoyuan smiled and glanced at Tan Lingshan, saying, "Miss Tan, I'm sorry, I don't want to get involved in your Tan family's affairs. I apologize!"
"Brother Liu, you can't leave." Tan Lingshan had witnessed how terrifying those people were today, and she was afraid that someone might break into her house tonight, which would cause trouble for her family.
Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "I'm sorry, Miss Tan, as I said, I don't want to get involved in your Tan family's affairs."
Tan Lingshan immediately grabbed Murong Yuyan's hand and said, "Yuyan, can you help me persuade Brother Liu?"
Murong Yuyan and Tan Lingshan were good friends after all. When she saw Tan Lingshan pleading with her so earnestly, she immediately interceded on her behalf, asking Liu Xiaoyuan to stay.
Liu Xiaoyuan looked at Murong Yuyan and said, "Don't interfere in men's affairs."
At this moment, Tan Jianye, who was sitting on the sofa, said to his daughter Tan Lingshan, "Lingshan, come back here."
Liu Xiaoyuan glanced at Tan Jianye and said to Tan Lingshan, "Miss Tan, take care."
After saying that, Liu Xiaoyuan pulled Murong Yuyan out of Tan Lingshan's house.
Tan Lingshan watched Liu Xiaoyuan and Murong Yuyan's retreating figures until they walked out of her house. After a while, she walked over to her father and asked, "Dad, why are you like this?"
Tan Jianye said, "Lingshan, you're still too young. You dare to confide in just anyone?"
Tan Lingshan said, "Dad, Liu Xiaoyuan is Murong Yuyan's boyfriend, not just any random person. Dad, if it weren't for him tonight, I would have been kidnapped by those two bad guys."
Tan Jianye said, "Who knows if he's in cahoots with those two bad guys, putting on a show for you."
"Dad, how can you be like this? You're judging a gentleman by your own petty standards." Tan Lingshan was furious to see her father so suspicious of Liu Xiaoyuan.
At this moment, even Tan Lingshan's mother couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Jianye, after all, someone saved Lingshan's life. How can you say that? Really."
Tan Jianye said, "What do you know? Nowadays, people will use any means to achieve their goals. You don't need to concern yourself with this matter."
After leaving Tan Lingshan's house, Murong Yuyan whispered, "Liu Xiaoyuan, didn't you promise to take Lingshan? What if someone tries to harm Lingshan tonight? Wouldn't she be in danger?"
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "This is none of my business. Since Tan Lingshan's father doesn't believe me, there's no need for me to try to win him over."
Hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, Murong Yuyan didn't say anything. Although Tan Jianye hadn't said much tonight, his attitude showed that he really didn't believe Liu Xiaoyuan.
Torn between the person she liked and her best friend, Murong Yuyan was in a dilemma. She hoped her friend Tan Lingshan would be alright, but she also didn't want Liu Xiaoyuan to try and win her over.
"Xiao Yuan, how about I call Ling Shan and ask her to stay at the hotel with us?" Murong Yuyan suddenly thought of a good idea.
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Whatever."
Tan Jianye's attitude tonight made Liu Xiaoyuan very unhappy. In Tan Jianye's eyes, it seemed that Liu Xiaoyuan was coveting his Tan family's things.
What a joke! With Liu Xiaoyuan's current abilities, no matter how rich the Tan family is, in Liu Xiaoyuan's eyes, they are nothing at all.
Although Liu Xiaoyuan disliked Tan Jianye, he had a good impression of Tan Lingshan. At least this girl wasn't like Tan Jianye and wouldn't judge others by their own standards.
Therefore, when Murong Yuyan suggested calling Tan Lingshan and asking her to stay at the hotel, Liu Xiaoyuan did not object.
However, in Liu Xiaoyuan's view, Tan Jianye would not let Tan Lingshan come out, because Tan Jianye was convinced that Liu Xiaoyuan was getting close to Tan Lingshan because he coveted the Tan family's wealth.
Just as Liu Xiaoyuan had predicted, Tan Lingshan received a call from Murong Yuyan and initially agreed to come out, but Tan Jianye stopped her from doing so.
(End of this chapter)
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