Chapter 69: One thought: "My dear wife."
Yun Tan was stunned for a moment, then realized the implied meaning of what he had just said. His blood boiled and he felt a little embarrassed.
Lu Wangshan observed her expression carefully.
He didn't want to ask the question again, "Yun Tan, let's get married, okay?"
I was afraid that he would act too hastily again and destroy everything that was too warm and perfect at the moment.
So, he finally just turned his gaze back to Leo beside him and calmly changed the subject: "Leo, let's go. You still need half an hour of exercise today."
Yuntan didn't mention his previous words again.
Lu Wangshan didn't mention it again.
That night, Leo, who had achieved the required amount of exercise, had already fallen asleep, and Lu Wangshan came to torture Yun Tan's exercise again.
She sat on his lap, her cheek against his shoulder, her passionate breaths hitting his neck, and she sobbed and accused him of lying.
"What did I lie about?"
"You just said you were a good husband."
Lu Wangshan paused, rubbed her chin with his index finger, and asked in a low voice: "When did I say that?"
"Don't think I didn't hear Leo swimming just now." She snorted proudly, then couldn't help but gasp and pinched his arm angrily. "You bully me, what kind of husband are you?"
Lu Wangshan paused for a long time, and the bedroom suddenly became quiet.
Yuntan's head felt dizzy and he finally got a chance to catch his breath.
But suddenly Lu Wangshan picked her up and stood up, with her knees still hanging on his arm. Yun Tan started crying again and was led by him step by step to the window.
"How did I bully you?" The instigator's voice remained gentle, yet with a hint of genuine confusion. "Xiao Tan, I only love you."
Yun Tan felt that he was being unreasonable, so he bit his shoulder and muttered sullenly, "I hate you."
"Who do you hate?"
"you."
"who I am?"
“…Lu Wangshan.”
She became a fish out of water, hung by him, and could only struggle by wagging her tail. Lu Wangshan whispered in her ear, "Baby, you know this is not what I want to hear."
"I don't know." Yun Tan couldn't say it and pretended to be stupid.
"You are a smart baby." Lu Wangshan lowered his head and kissed her cheek lovingly as if he was coaxing a child - if you ignore his excessive actions at this moment.
He whispered, "You said it, I will listen to you, okay?"
…
The wind blew up the curtains, scattering the beauty in the room.
The warm yellow floor lamp fell on Yun Tan, who was covered only with a thin blanket. Her skin was as white as mutton-fat jade, and she looked like a statue of a goddess.
At this time, Lu Wangshan was squatting on the ground with his back to her, revealing his beautiful and broad back muscles, and was concentrating on wiping the water stains dripping from the floor.
Yun Tan looked at his back, his mind filled with the eternal truth - never believe a man's lies in bed.
She stretched out her leg and tapped his back lazily with her toes.
Lu Wangshan turned around, threw the tissue into the trash can, grabbed her ankle, put his face against the instep of her foot, and then kissed her naturally with his head tilted: "Baby, you are amazing."
Yun Tan put his feet back under the quilt: "I really can't stand you anymore."
Lu Wangshan chuckled, and finally he took a shower himself and returned to her side.
During the chaotic period before their relationship was confirmed, Yun Tan always slept with her back to him, and Lu Wangshan never "corrected" her, at most he would hug her from behind.
Now it’s no longer possible. He is the best at taking advantage of others and acting cute. He locks Yun Tan tightly in his arms every night. A grown man even likes to sleep with his head resting on Yun Tan’s arm until Yun Tan complains that his arm is sore.
Yuntan was exhausted and let him do whatever he wanted.
Lu Wangshan pulled her right hand and placed it under his neck, then pulled her left hand and placed it on his waist. At the same time, he hugged her with both arms and hugged her towards himself, and they stuck together tightly.
He was naked, with some water droplets still on his body.
Yuntan twisted his body and muttered, "It's so hot."
He remained unmoved and even locked his legs around hers: "It won't be hot after a while."
After a pause, he whispered, "Wife."
Then he noticed that the woman in his arms shrank her neck uncomfortably, as if shivering.
Lu Wangshan chuckled softly, and the sweetness in his heart made him love everything in his arms even more. In this posture, he kissed Yun Tan's neck and said again: "Wife, you smell so good." Like a pervert.
He wasn't used to this name yet. It was different when he was dazed in bed.
It takes a few times to get used to it.
Sure enough, Yuntan trembled again.
She has never understood why couples who are just dating call each other "husband" or "wife". She thinks it is frivolous and childish and has always been very disgusted.
As for the feeling of hearing Lu Wangshan call him that, although it wasn't disgusting, it wasn't pleasant either.
I'm not used to it.
But the man in her arms refused to give in. He hugged her and swayed her like a spoiled child, demanding, "Call me too."
Yun Tan was drowsy, so he patted his back perfunctorily and said soothingly, "Okay, okay, go to sleep."
Lu Wangshan felt a little aggrieved: "You just called me."
Yun Tan's ears felt hot, and he pursed his lips: "Don't mention that just now."
Lu Wangshan couldn't help but chuckle: "Then call me, baby."
"We are not in that kind of relationship yet, it's weird to call you that." Yun Tan muttered.
"You can get used to it first. We will be able to do it soon, right?" After Lu Wangshan said this, he opened his eyes to look at her expression.
Yuntan raised the corner of his mouth slightly.
Lu Wangshan's heartbeat suddenly quickened.
He closed his eyes in peace, thinking that maybe this time he could really prepare to propose.
He tightened his arms and hugged Yuntan even tighter, and the two of them sweated together in the quilt in the cold winter.
He whispered softly, as if talking to himself: "My dear wife."
Yun Tan patted him on the back and replied, "Lu Wangshan."
Lu Wangshan thought that her awkward behavior was cute, so he buried his head in her neck and kissed her again.
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At the same time, the Yuan family was in a state of panic.
Along with Yuan Runbai's gambling debts came a backlog of increasingly serious financial problems. The sudden change in the economic situation caused problems for several key projects of the Yuan Group.
As news continued to expose the group's internal problems, banks and various investment institutions began to demand payment of outstanding debts from the Yuan Group. The financial problems became increasingly serious, and several projects failed to be delivered on time.
In order to make up for the losses as much as possible, Yuan Fang began to sell some branches under the group.
The expo company that Yuan Qinrong was in charge of was among them, and they didn’t even discuss it with her.
After arguing and crying that night, she went to see Yuan Fang for the second time, opposing the use of her own assets to clean up the mess left by Yuan Siliu and Yuan Runbai.
Yuan Fang still had a bad face for her, scolding her for being short-sighted, just as foolish and ignorant as when she chose her husband: "Do you know that if the group can't get through this, it will file for bankruptcy? What's more important now, the group or your expo company?"
"Of course my company is important!"
Yuan Qinrong seemed to have changed since she realized that she had never loved Yun Qihui. She roared, "What does the group have to do with me! The group belongs to Yuan Siliu!"
"You bastard!" Yuan Fang raised his hand and slapped her. "What's your last name?! Isn't it because your last name is Yuan that you've been able to live such a happy life for half your life?!"
"I wish my last name wasn't Yuan! If my last name wasn't Yuan, my life wouldn't be so miserable!"
She would not have fallen in love with Yun Qihui so easily because of lack of love, she would not have always been on the edge of her family and circle because of her marriage, and she would not have given birth to an autistic child and experienced long-term pain!
"You don't know how to appreciate your blessings!"
Yuan Fang dragged her to the agreement and put the pen in her hand, "Sign!"
Unexpectedly, Yuan Qinrong tore the agreement into pieces. She scattered the pieces into the air and looked at Yuan Fang with determination.
Her eyes were red and tears were flowing, but there was a desperate light in her pupils: "Yuan Siliu embezzled public funds, right?"
Yuan Fang was suddenly startled and stopped.
Yuan Qinrong didn't blink: "In order to pay off Yuan Runbai's debt, he embezzled the group's money, right?"
“How is that possible!?”
Yuan Fang scolded her, "You are already old, don't do anything stupid!"
Originally, Yuan Qinrong was just guessing, wondering why this matter made her father so nervous, but now seeing his expression, Yuan Qinrong suddenly became certain - Yuan Siliu had embezzled public funds.
It's ridiculous.
She and Yuan Fang did not have any real father-daughter relationship, nor did she know Yuan Fang well, but she had lived in fear in that home before, and the ability to read people's expressions unconsciously made her realize at this moment that her father could actually go to such lengths for Yuan Si Liu.
Yuan Qinrong took a half step back and suddenly chuckled: "Dad, you are in a hurry to sell the company for money, all to help me fill the hole in the group, right? But what if I go and report Yuan Siliu now?"
"How dare you!" Yuan Fang flew into a rage, throwing another cup and saucer. "You unfilial girl!"
"See if I dare."
Yuan Qinrong's long hair had already become disheveled during the argument. "You gave me the least out of the five of us, and now you're taking the only thing I have to help Yuan Siliu clean up the mess! What's wrong with me reporting him?!"
Yuan Fang narrowed his eyes as he looked at her, wondering when his useless little daughter began to change.
After a moment, he whispered a threat, "If you dare to report me and destroy your family, I will make sure that stupid son of yours can't survive either."
Yuan Qinrong didn't expect Yuan Fang to be so cold to her.
"A broken family?" She laughed bitterly. "Hongren and I have nothing to do with your family, do we?"
"Yuan Qinrong, do you know what I would do if I were you?" Yuan Fang said, "The most important thing you should do now is to find your adopted daughter and use whatever means necessary to get Lu Wangshan to help us. Only as long as the Yuan family remains strong can Yuan Hongren be protected for the rest of his life."
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Two months later, the turmoil caused by the epidemic finally subsided, and everyone continued to resume their normal lives wearing masks.
Yuntan officially reported to the new company and needed to quickly familiarize herself with the new environment, new colleagues and new business. This job change made her a middle-level manager, and there were many more meetings than before. Fortunately, most of them are now online video meetings.
In addition, she needs to squeeze out more time to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination, so every day is busy and fulfilling.
She often worked overtime, and most of the time Lu Wangshan would pick her up after get off work, but when she was on a business trip occasionally, Yun Tan would take a taxi home by herself.
She did buy a car for transportation, but she didn't like driving because Beijing was too congested. Anyway, her home and company were very close to the subway station, so she preferred taking the subway except on the days when Lu Wangshan picked her up.
Lu Wangshan said he wanted to assign her a driver to facilitate her travel, but Yun Tan felt that it was too much trouble and would cause talk among her colleagues, so she refused.
Lu Wangshan recently flew to Hong Kong on a business trip. Yun Tan got off work at 8 o'clock in the evening and sent a message to Lu Wangshan to remind him again to wear a mask.
She was in a hurry to go home and take Leo for a walk, so she quickly got into a taxi that was parked in front of the company.
The minister sent her another email asking her to confirm the design drawings, so Yuntan turned on the computer in the back seat of the car.
About half an hour after returning home from the new company, Yun Tan confirmed the email and replied to the comments, but when he looked up, he was surprised to find that the area around him did not seem to be the way home.
"Master, are you taking the wrong road?"
The driver glanced at her through the rearview mirror and said, "There's road construction over there. We have to go around."
But the road has not been repaired during the day.
Yuntan was hesitant, so he calmly opened his phone.
I wanted to send a message to Lu Wangshan, but when I thought about how he was far away in Hong Kong and I could only worry about him, I gave up. I wanted to send it to Jiang Zhier and Li Sen, but I was worried that the girls would not be safe if something really happened. Finally, I chose to share my location with Lu Shiyue.
It was pitch black outside. After the epidemic, there were not as many cars at night as before. Yuntan didn't know the way and couldn't tell where he was.
"Master, I have something urgent to do. Please stop by the roadside."
"Okay." The driver responded quickly.
Yuntan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, Lu Shiyue sent a question mark.
Yun Tan quickly explained the situation to him. At the same time, the driver pulled over to the side of the road. She got out, saying, "It's all right now."
But then someone covered his mouth and nose from behind. Before Yun Tan could react, his legs suddenly went limp and his cell phone fell to the ground.
Her eyelids grew heavier, the light in front of her eyes grew dimmer, and the last thing she saw was a woman's hand picking up her phone and exiting the location-sharing connection.
…
A familiar smell lingered at Yuntan's nose. She slowly opened her eyes, and for a few seconds everything in front of her eyes was gray and white. Her mind quickly recalled everything before she lost consciousness.
Where are you now?
Who on earth would do this?
Did Lu Shiyue feel relieved after seeing her message that she was safe?
Do you know how she is doing now?
Her mind was confused and various questions flashed through her mind quickly.
She shook her head gently, and her vision finally became clearer.
She saw a shadowy figure - Yuan Qinrong.
Yuntan never thought that it would be Yuan Qinrong.
"Are you crazy?" Yun Tan asked, "What do you want to do?"
Yuan Qinrong turned around. She seemed to have lost a lot of weight these days, with a dark spot under her eyes, giving her a somewhat crazy temperament.
"Xiao Tan, I'm desperate." She smiled bitterly, "I just want to have a good chat with you..."
"You are kidnapping!"
"I didn't! It's just that you have always refused to see me, and I have no choice!" Yuan Qinrong shouted in a sharp voice.
Yun Tan had never seen her in such a miserable and dilapidated state. He looked around. It was a small room with no windows and only an incandescent light. She didn't have her cell phone with her, so she didn't know what time it was.
After a moment of silence, Yun Tan asked in a low voice, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"You should have heard about the Yuan family's situation. If they can't make up for the financial shortfall, they'll have no choice but to file for bankruptcy. I just want Lu Wangshan to help us."
Yuan Qinrong said, "He is your boyfriend and he even took you to meet his family. As long as you ask, he will definitely be willing to help. That money will not be a big deal for him."
Yun Tan: "I can't possibly ask him for money for you."
At the same time, Yuan Qinrong's cell phone rang.
She looked down, flipped the screen over to Yun Tan, and smiled suddenly: "He must be worried about you, he's so fast."
It was Lu Wangshan calling.
Yuan Qinrong picked up the phone and heard the cold voice on the other end saying, "Yuan Qinrong, what do you want?"
"I want fifty billion U.S. dollars."
"good."
Lu Wangshan agreed so quickly that Yuan Qinrong was dazed.
She was stunned for a moment, chuckled, and suddenly felt that all this was extremely ridiculous.
"But you have to let me take a look at Yuntan."
"Don't worry, she's fine." Yuan Qinrong quickly switched to the video.
Lu Wangshan glanced at Yun Tan in the picture. Seeing her hands tied and her hair disheveled, his breathing became irregular for a moment. He managed to maintain his composure and continued, "I'll immediately have someone go through the process and transfer the money to Yuan Group under the name of investment."
"No, I want you to transfer it to me personally."
Lu Wangshan was on his return private plane at the moment, his brows and eyes cold and sharp. "Yuan Qinrong, you should know that it's impossible for anyone in this country to come up with 50 billion US dollars in personal assets at once. You have to give me time."
"This is something you should figure out a way to deal with!" Yuan Qinrong said sternly.
"Okay, okay, don't get excited."
Lu Wangshan softened his attitude. "I'll go raise the money right away. Send me your personal account number and I'll transfer the money to you separately."
Yuan Qinrong hung up the phone.
Lu Wangshan acted quickly and received information about the arrival of the money immediately.
"Yuan Qinrong, why would you do this for the Yuan family?"
Yun Tan tried to persuade her, "Did they ask you to do this? They sacrificed you to save their whole family. Why on earth would you do this?"
"Who told you I was doing this for the Yuan family? I was doing this for myself! For Hongren!"
When she mentioned Yuan Qinrong, her eyes turned red again, as if she had become that fragile mother again, "In the end, the only one I have in my life is Hongren!"
"But if you really do something that cannot be undone, how will you protect Hongren in the future?"
"What do you know? I've been forced into this until today! I'm desperate, desperate!"
Immediately afterwards, Yuan Qinrong's phone rang again, a number with no remarks.
Yuan Qinrong hung up the call, but the phone kept ringing.
She didn't say anything after picking up the phone. It was the person on the other end who introduced himself first: "I'm Lu Shiyue."
Yuntan was stunned.
Yuan Qinrong was also stunned.
She suddenly felt a deep jealousy towards Yuntan.
Why do the Lu family members value her so much and even go to great lengths for her?
"Oh, you guys come one after another, my daughter is really proud of herself." Yuan Qinrong said with a smile.
"I called you to remind you not to do anything to Yun Tan." Lu Shiyue's completely cold voice was very different from usual, and was somewhat similar to Lu Wangshan's.
Then, Yuan Hongren's crying voice suddenly came from the other end of the phone, calling for his mother and sister.
"What do you want to do!" Yuan Qinrong immediately jumped up in fear, "Lu Shiyue! You are not allowed to touch my son!"
"If you don't touch Yun Tan, I won't touch your son. But if you dare to touch a hair on Yun Tan, I will make sure you never see Yuan Hongren again."
The situation suddenly turned upside down.
Worry, anxiety, and resentment mixed together. Yuan Qinrong grabbed her hair tightly, trying to suppress a few muffled roars and shouts.
Lu Shiyue said: "If you release Yun Tan, I will naturally ensure that Yuan Hongren returns to you safely."
But Yuan Qinrong quickly figured it out.
Lu Shiyue was brought up to be polite. Even if he threatened someone verbally, how could he dare to do something? Moreover, how could he possibly ruin his bright future for his brother's girlfriend?
"Lu Shiyue, you've done all these illegal things for your brother. Do you think he'll be grateful to you for handing over the Lu family's assets to you? I heard your father plans to hand over the entire group to Lu Wangshan."
Yuan Qinrong suddenly calmed down again, "You should be on my side now. Your brother did everything for women, so you can just sit back and reap the benefits, right?"
"Who are you doing this for?"
Lu Shiyue said calmly, "You don't have to try to alienate me and my brother. We are different from your brothers and sisters. You just need to tell me whether you will let Yun Tan go or not."
“No!”
"Okay." Lu Shiyue hung up the phone directly.
He hung up so abruptly that even though Yuan Qinrong felt that Lu Shiyue wouldn't dare to do anything, she was still frightened by his reaction and couldn't sit still.
I called again and again, but Lu Shiyue no longer answered the phone.
But less than ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door.
Just as Yun Tan was about to speak, Yuan Qinrong covered her mouth tightly and restrained her.
She heard Lu Shiyue calling her name. She struggled desperately and finally knocked over a shelf nearby, making a sharp, piercing noise.
"Here!" Lu Shiyue shouted.
Several people outside banged on and kicked the door together. Finally, with a "bang", the door panel fell to the ground, raising a thick layer of dust.
Yuan Qinrong pulled Yun Tan up, and suddenly pulled out a dagger from somewhere and put it against her neck, the sharp blade sticking tightly to her thin skin.
She didn't really want to hurt Yuntan, but the situation forced her to take this path.
She didn't expect Lu Shiyue to be so fast.
Yuan Qinrong has lived for most of her life and has never really earned a penny on her own, nor has she ever done any dirty or tiring work.
Apart from her son Yuan Hongren, her life has actually been quite smooth.
This was the first time she had held onto the knife handle while suppressing her trembling, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Back off! Don't come over here!"
Lu Shiyue was standing at the front and raised his hand to stop them when he heard the words.
There were police officers behind him.
Yun Tan felt the cold tip of the knife against her skin. If she used a little more force, her skin would be torn apart. She pressed close to Yuan Qinrong and tried to control her breathing.
But suddenly——
"Mother."
Yuan Hongren stumbled out of the crowd. Seeing the scene before him, his vision suddenly became extremely dazed. He stood still, looking at Yuan Qinrong and then at Yun Tan, "Tan, Tan..."
Yuan Qinrong didn't expect that Yuan Hongren would see her face at this moment.
She had a momentary reflex to throw away the knife, but quickly clenched it again. Yun Tan groaned, and blood slowly appeared from her fair skin.
Lu Shiyue shouted: "Yuan Qinrong!"
"Hongren, don't come here."
Yuan Qinrong lowered her voice as much as possible and said, "Would you please go outside and wait for Mom? Mom has some things to take care of."
"Yuan Qinrong, if you let me go now, everything will still turn around." Yun Tan said, "You don't want Hongren to see you like this, you'll scare him!"
"Shut up!" Yuan Qinrong shouted.
Lu Shiyue's voice, the police's voice and Yuan Hongren's crying were intertwined, and Yuan Qinrong's mind was in a mess.
She didn't want Yuan Hongren to see her like this, but no matter what she said, he wouldn't leave. He just kept crying and kept getting closer.
Yuan Qinrong couldn't control herself and started crying.
Seeing that her condition was becoming increasingly fragile, the police slowly approached and tried to rescue Yuntan.
Just as she raised her hand to wipe her tears, Yun Tan suddenly broke free from her and ran to the other side, but unexpectedly, Yuan Qinrong grabbed her hair again and pulled her back.
Yuntan screamed "Ah" and fell backwards uncontrollably.
The sharp dagger reflected a dazzling light. She saw Yuan Qinrong's ferocious face and the knife raised high, hanging above her pupils.
Yuntan subconsciously tilted his head and closed his eyes.
But the pain she had imagined did not come. Someone rushed in front of her and fell down with her.
After hearing Yuan Qinrong's shrill scream, Yun Tan opened his eyes, only to see Yuan Hongren lying on top of him.
His brows were furrowed, and he continued to call her name mechanically. His lips were getting paler and paler, and bright red blood was flowing down his shoulder blades.
The dagger fell to the ground and Yuan Qinrong collapsed to the ground.
At this moment, many scenes flashed through her mind like a kaleidoscope of images just before a person dies.
I saw the cold treatment and neglect I received in my family during my childhood, with a strict father and a favored brother.
When she saw the scene of her first meeting Yun Qihui on the university campus, she fell blindly in love with that man like a moth to a flame.
Seeing that Yun Jin didn't like her stepmother and always sneered at her, and also seeing the beautiful and lovely Yun Tan sweetly call her "Mom" for the first time, the joy she felt at that time was real.
Seeing that she was pregnant, she had severe morning sickness and the delivery was a near-death experience, but when Hongren was born, she really felt that she was the happiest woman in the world.
Seeing and hearing the pain Yuan Hongren suffered from severe autism, he traveled back and forth to hospitals in various places again and again.
Seeing that he had secretly changed Yuntan's wish, Yuntan questioned him in pain and left resolutely.
But she never regretted it from the bottom of her heart.
She was willing to bear all the infamy for Hongren as long as he could live a good life for the rest of his life, but she never imagined that the dagger in her hand would eventually fall on Hongren.
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