The waiter admitted it; he had blurted out "Anning" in a moment of weakness, and now it was too late to regret it. Since this person seemed so sincere, he decided to just say it, since ordinary people couldn't enter that courtyard anyway.
Waiter: "Okay, she lives in this back courtyard, but security there is very tight, you can't go in!"
Thunder: "I understand. You go ahead and do your work. Don't tell anyone that I've inquired about the Bread King."
Waiter: "OK".
So close, Anning lived in the back courtyard. Lei Ting immediately ran over excitedly, but sure enough, the courtyard security guards came to drive Lei Ting away. Even offering a bribe didn't work. Lei Ting could only peek inside. The security guards continued to chase him away, so Lei Ting had no choice but to return to the hotel.
Lei Ting was overjoyed to learn that An Ning lived nearby. He opened a map at the hotel to check the size of the courtyard, and to his astonishment, it was Liao Qian's house! Liao Qian had shown off this courtyard to Lei Ting before, but Lei Ting hadn't paid much attention. It turned out Liao Qian had known where An Ning was all along but hadn't told him. Furious, Lei Ting immediately called Liao Qian. Liao Qian, unaware that Lei Ting had arrived in Niujin, and having calculated the time correctly (it was nighttime in China), answered the call that both surprised and delighted him.
Liao Qian: "Young Master Lei, why are you calling me in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
Thunder: "I'm at the Fountain Hotel right outside your house. Come out, I need to see you."
Liao Qian: "What? You've come to Niujin? No way! What... what are you doing here?!"
Thunder: "Come out."
Lei Ting angrily hung up the phone and waited for Liao Qian at the hotel entrance. Bored with waiting, he went over to look at the large fountain in front of the hotel to pass the time. An Ning and An Yang returned from the supermarket with eggs. An Yang told several jokes, making An Ning laugh heartily. Hearing this laughter, Lei Ting looked up and saw An Ning holding An Yang's hand right across from him. Stunned, Lei Ting repeatedly confirmed that it wasn't a hallucination, and once he was sure it was his An Ning, he ran over.
Thunder: "Peace... Waaah..."
Liao Qian: "Shut up..."
Liao Qian rushed over and covered Lei Ting's mouth, tripping him and causing him to fall to the ground. He then pinned Lei Ting down, and Lei Ting struggled to break free. When he got up and saw that An Ning was gone, Lei Ting was furious and about to retaliate. But seeing Liao Qian's face, he couldn't bring himself to do it. He could only angrily question Liao Qian.
Thunder: "Do you know how much I want peace and quiet? You live in the same courtyard as her and you didn't tell me? Do you still consider me your brother who grew up with you?!"
Liao Qian: "What am I supposed to tell you! What's there to tell you? Do you think what you did is so honorable? If word gets back here, do you know how much our classmates will look down on you!"
Thunder: "I don't care what others think of me, I want to see Anning right now, I want to go now."
Liao Qian: "When you see her, what do you say? You say you were set up by a mistress and begged her for forgiveness? Dude, even novels don't write like that. Be realistic, okay? What are you doing here now, pretending to be so sentimental? Do you think you're the male protagonist in a novel written by Xin Qiu Bai? Ridiculous."
Lei Ting: "Liao Qian, please help me, please help me take her in to see her. I really know I was wrong... I was wrong."
Liao Qian: "Don't touch me! If you cry and whine like that, people will think you're pursuing me! I don't even want you..."
Lei Ting: "Liao Qian... I really know I was wrong. My whole family is here and staying at the hotel! I need to apologize to An Ning."
Liao Qian: "My master is here too. Please take me to meet my master first."
Lei Ting: "Take care of me first. My whole family is here to apologize to An Ning. Take us there, take us inside."
Liao Qian: "Come on... Why didn't your whole family stop you from forcing her to abort the child? Why didn't they stop you from cheating on her? Lei Ting, I can't believe you did this. If I had known you were such a bastard, I would never have introduced An Ning to you. When An Ning came back, she had lost a lot of weight and almost became depressed. You tell me how much she suffered. Now you're dressed like a respectable person, begging for remarriage and reconciliation. I spit on you. Can you bring that child back to life? Can you change the fact that you cheated on her? Can you heal An Ning's wounds? If you can do all these things, I'll agree to help you."
Thunder: "I...you're right...go ahead and curse me, hit me a few more times if you're still not satisfied..."
Liao Qian: "I don't want to dirty my hands if I hit you. Let me tell you, An Ning doesn't remember anything now. Don't bother her anymore. If her family finds out you're here, they'll definitely beat you up."
Thunder: "What do you mean she doesn't remember anything, or who she doesn't remember?"
Liao Qian: "It's good that you know. The An family found a very powerful hypnotherapist to hypnotize An Ning. She can't remember anything about the word 'thunder' now. Even if you stand in front of her, she won't remember you."
Thunder: "Impossible! What kind of magic is this? I've never heard of it before. There can't be such a powerful magic."
Liao Qian: "How is it impossible? It's not uncommon for hypnosis to hide memories. It's not just you. She forgot everything that happened in the second half of her university years. She doesn't remember anything from three years ago. Naturally, she doesn't remember you either."
Lei Ting: "What? Why should she forget me? I'm her husband! We've been married for two years!"
Liao Qian: "So now you know what it means to be husband and wife! How did you treat An Ning when she abandoned everything to come back to China with you? Look at her now, she's become a bread tycoon in just six months. Tell me, are you even worthy of her?"
Thunder: "But we can't let her forget me, forget me!"
Liao Qian: "What's the use of remembering you? Haven't you caused her enough pain? Alright, alright, I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you. If you want to blame me for not telling you, then blame me. Anyway, don't mess with An Ning."
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