Tang Ning had been gone for a long time, but Lu Chen still stood in the same spot for a long time without moving.
In Haicheng, the winter air is damp and cold. The biting wind is so strong that even the thickest coat can't keep you warm, let alone the small courtyard where Lu Chen is now staying, where the wind blows from all sides.
Before long, his legs were so cold that he was almost numb, but the man still didn't move an inch. Then, his subordinate suddenly ran from outside the courtyard to his side, whispered something in his ear, and Lu Chen's eyes flickered slightly before he slowly walked out.
It took him a while to warm up his legs after sitting in the car for a while.
Seeing this, the man directed at the driver's seat and ordered, "Drive."
The black sedan had been driving for a short while when it passed another car parked on the side of the road. Suddenly, Lu Chen shouted "Stop!" and his car pulled up alongside the other car.
Immediately, Lu Chen reached out and slowly rolled down the car window. Almost simultaneously, the car opposite also rolled down its window, revealing Xu Sinian's exquisite profile.
As soon as he slowly turned his head and met Lu Chen's gaze, several dark gun barrels were immediately pointed at Lu Chen's car window, as if they would dare to shoot at Lu Chen's command.
Xu Sinian didn't even flinch at Lu Chen's threat, simply looking calmly at the young marshal of Fengcheng who was completely different from Lu Chen five years ago.
The quiet street, the plane trees on both sides of the road, had long since lost most of their leaves, and the bare branches, blown by the cold wind, inexplicably revealed a sense of desolation and loneliness.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Chen slowly made a gesture to stop them, and the gun muzzles on the car window gradually disappeared. The car started moving again...
It wasn't until they reached the next street that Lu Chen's subordinate, sitting in the passenger seat, finally couldn't help but speak up, "Young Marshal, why did you just now..."
"It's not the right time yet. Besides, even if we kill Xu Sinian, we won't be able to escape. If I'm not mistaken, the houses on both sides of that street are probably already full of Xu Sinian's men."
Lu Chen said this, enunciating each word clearly.
Meanwhile, inside Xu Sinian's car.
"Master Xu, how about we get the brothers...?"
“No need. Fengcheng and Haicheng have always kept to themselves. Lu Chen is the only son of Commander Lu of Fengcheng. If his line is cut off, Haicheng will probably never have a peaceful day again. Besides…”
Now that things have finally started to look up in his relationship with Tang Ning, he doesn't want to go back to the cold, distant relationship they had before because of Lu Chen.
Unbeknownst to her, Tang Ning, who had already clashed with Lu Chen and Xu Sinian once, rushed to the Tang family home immediately after leaving the courtyard.
After all, Lu Chen said he had already sent people over to Tang Yin's side, so Tang Ning's best option now is to go to the Tang family and see if Tang Yin has returned.
However, given Tang Yin's good luck, she should have been rescued by now.
Sure enough, as soon as Tang Ning pushed open the gate of the Tang family mansion, she looked up and saw Tang Yin being held in her mother's arms with great concern.
However, Tang Yin, who had just suffered a "beating of life," looked quite miserable.
Her blue and white plaid skirt had a sleeve torn off, exposing her arms, and her hair was in a terrible mess. Her face was covered in mud and grime from somewhere. Her hands must have hurt the most, covered with tiny cuts, as if they had been rubbed against something rough.
"It's you?"
Tang Ning, who was carefully observing Tang Yin's current appearance, suddenly heard a familiar voice and was pleasantly surprised to hear it from the side.
Turning my head, I saw someone I never expected.
The young Taoist priest Yuming.
With him there, even a fool could tell that Tang Yin was probably saved by him, thus avoiding a lot of beatings.
Sure enough, she was lucky.
After hearing Yu Ming's words, Tang Ning smiled politely at him and turned her gaze back to her mother and Tang Yin. She was about to ask about Tang Yin's experience when her mother preemptively spoke first.
Almost as soon as she noticed Tang Ning's appearance, she jumped up. The way she looked at her was nothing like a mother looking at her daughter; it was clearly the way she was looking at an enemy she hated with a vengeance.
"Tang Ning, you dare to come back! Where have you been? Yin Yin told me she sent someone to inform you a long time ago, but where are you? Why didn't you show up? Yin Yin was left hanging on that clock tower for more than ten minutes, almost falling from a height of more than ten meters! If you hadn't stayed away, would she have suffered so much? Is there any kind of sister like you in this world? Huh? I never thought you could be so cruel. Yes, Yin Yin offended you before because of her childish temper, but she almost lost her life, and you could still be so heartless..."
Tang's mother's hand, which was pointing at Tang Ning, began to tremble.
She couldn't believe that her act of kindness back then had saved such an ungrateful person.
What terrible things did she do to deserve buying such a troublesome debt collector?
Actually, when she saw how disgusting, greedy, and ugly her parents were, she should have known that bad bamboo shoots can't grow into good ones. It's all her fault for being blind.
It's fortunate that Yin Yin is alright today. If anything had really happened to her, she would never let Tang Ning live in peace for the rest of her life!
"All I want to say is that I didn't ask Tang Yin to provoke Master Shen's men..."
Tang Ning was about to explain something, but then stopped herself. There was no other reason than that her mother's heart had long been skewed, and it was pointless for her to waste her breath.
"Never mind, how's Yinyin? Should we go to the hospital to get her checked out now?"
"Don't pretend to be kind. I love my own daughter. Your own sister was bullied outside, and you're blaming it on Yinyin? I see what you're really like today. I know that all these years, you've climbed up the social ladder and look down on our family of four, thinking we're useless and a burden to you. Don't worry, no matter how poor or difficult things get in the future, I'd rather beg for food than go to your doorstep!"
Tang's mother attempted to wound Tang Ning's heart with such words.
Unfortunately, the person who could have been provoked is no longer around. For Tang Ning now, her mother's words are not only ineffective, but also carry a hint of a warning.
"Mom, you're still angry right now, so I won't talk to you and make you upset. I'll give you time to calm down. When I get back, I'll have Master Xu find out what happened as soon as possible. If anything happens, you can have Xiao Jun come to the Xu mansion to find me. I... I'll be going now..."
Tang Ning frowned, hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked out.
When arguing with someone, the worst thing is when you're angry and the other person suddenly stops talking to you and tells you to calm down. In an instant, a feeling of suffocation and tightness overwhelmed Tang's mother, and she felt like she couldn't breathe. She clutched her chest, sat on the sofa, and started panting heavily. She clearly wanted to tell Tang Ning not to leave and let her vent her anger, but she was too angry to speak.
Just as Tang Ning stepped out of the house, Yu Ming's voice suddenly called out from behind her.
"Kind-hearted girl! Kind-hearted girl!"
Upon hearing this address, Tang Ning almost burst out laughing.
But she managed to hold it in, slowly stopped and turned around, looking at Yuming behind her.
"Was it you who saved my sister earlier? Thank you so much, young Taoist priest, for saving her..."
"So Miss Tang is your sister? Then you also have the surname Tang, right? You're welcome. That was all I should do. I haven't even thanked you for treating me to dinner that night yet..."
"It's nothing, just a meal."
Tang Ning smiled gently. "Alright, I should go back now. You can come to me if you have any troubles, okay? My surname is Tang and my given name is Ning."
“I…I am Yuming.”
"Okay, I understand. I'll be going now..."
Tang Ning waved to Yu Ming and walked out.
Yuming was left watching as she pushed open the courtyard gate and walked out.
He felt that this Tang Ning was completely different from the proud and interesting woman he knew that night. So which one was the real her? And why was it that, even though they were both daughters, their mothers could be so caring towards the younger sister but speak so harshly to the older sister? It was really strange!
Yu Ming was completely baffled.
At this moment, Tang Yin, who was inside the house, finally came to her senses slowly with her mother's gentle comforting words. The first thing she did after coming to her senses was to look for Yu Ming.
The young Taoist priest had left such a deep impression on her that she couldn't believe there was anyone in the world who could fly over walls and even fly up to the bell tower to save her.
She thanked Yuming profusely.
Upon hearing this, Yu Ming quickly waved his hand, "No need, no need, and your sister has already thanked me once..."
Hearing this, Tang Yin's smile faded slightly. "My sister is my sister, and I am me. I should thank you."
"Oh, really, no need to thank me. I was just doing what I should do. I don't know if you remember four years ago, in the winter, you saved a chubby-faced little Taoist priest who was freezing to death..."
As he spoke, as if afraid the other person wouldn't recognize him, Yu Ming quickly puffed out his cheeks and then let go, then scratched his head sheepishly, "Actually, that Taoist priest was me back then. You saved my life, so this is what I should do!"
Yu Ming spoke with a sincere expression.
Upon hearing this, Tang Yin's eyes flickered slightly. She had indeed helped take care of a young Taoist priest, but the person who saved him back then wasn't her, it was...
The young Taoist priest mistook someone else for someone else...
Just as she realized this, Tang Yin suddenly gripped the hem of her dress, lowered her eyelashes, and concealed the deeper meaning within.
But so what?
Her sister is heartless. She can guarantee that she didn't deliberately delay today just to make her suffer. Tang Ning can do that, so why can't she take credit for her work? This is what she owes her.
Besides, didn't she take care of the unconscious Taoist priest for half an hour back then?
Thinking this, Tang Yin slowly raised her head, a gentle and soft smile appearing on her lips.
"You don't need to be so polite. It's what I should do. After all, no one would stand by and watch someone die, right?"
Yes, if it were her, and she encountered a young Taoist priest freezing to death by the roadside, she would also lend a helping hand.
Tang Ning is not the only kind person in this world.
What Tang Ning can do, Tang Yin can do as well.
After watching Tang Yin's actions for about 54088 hours, Tang Ning, sitting in the rickshaw, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
That's really interesting.
She thought to herself, "In the story, it's impossible that the little Taoist priest never mentioned Tang Yin's life-saving grace. This time, with her suffering first, she has an excuse. What happened in the story?"
Let her put herself in Tang Yin's shoes in the story. Her older sister already has so much, but she has nothing. She's just a little Taoist priest who mistook her savior for someone else. What's wrong with letting her take advantage of this?
After thinking this through, Tang Ning's lips curled into a cold smile.
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