Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Tang Yin looked at him in disbelief. Then, almost subconsciously, she glanced at the group of guests that she and her mother had specially invited. As soon as she met the astonishment and surprise in their eyes, Tang Yin, dressed in a red cheongsam, immediately lowered her head in embarrassment, her eyes filled with anger and resentment.
In all her life, she had never encountered such a humiliating scene as this, where her face was brutally peeled off, thrown to the ground, and then trampled on.
On the day her fiancé came to her house to propose marriage, in front of everyone, he held her sister's hand tightly, begging her not to leave, begging her not to marry someone else...
And what about her?
What exactly is she?
Does Lu Chen even see her? Why is he humiliating her like this?
"Lu Chen, what are you doing!"
Unlike Tang Yin, who was only resentful and unwilling in her heart, Tang's mother finally reacted and immediately shouted. The friendly look she had given Tang Ning turned into a fierce and disgusted look in that instant.
However, Tang Ning had no time to care about her mother's disgust. The moment Lu Chen grabbed her wrist, she reflexively tried to break free from his grasp. But how could her strength compare to Lu Chen's, who had pulled a rickshaw in his early years and continued to practice martial arts in Fengcheng?
The more she struggled, the tighter he held on.
Lu Chen couldn't care less about Tang Yin's embarrassment, her mother's scolding, or the controversy surrounding them. In his eyes, there was no room for anyone else but Tang Ning.
He couldn't, absolutely couldn't let Tang Ning and Xu Sinian leave like this. A voice inside him told him that if he let Tang Ning go, they probably wouldn't have a future together. She would become Xu Sinian's wife completely, and would have nothing to do with him anymore...
Just thinking about that scenario made Lu Chen's face turn even paler, his heart pounded wildly in his chest, and his fingers clenched uncontrollably...
"Ningning, please don't go with him, okay?"
Lu Chen's eyes were so red they looked like they could bleed, then he seemed to suddenly remember something, "You forgot, you promised me, you promised me, didn't you? You promised to get engaged to me today, you promised to come back to Fengcheng with me, we clearly already agreed on everything, didn't we? I'm here today, I brought the betrothal gifts, so many pearls, all the pearls you like, Ningning, Ningning, look, look quickly..."
Lu Chen grabbed Tang Ning's hand and said this incoherently.
Upon hearing his words, Tang Yin immediately raised her head again, looking incredulously at the betrothal gifts Lu Chen had prepared to the side, and then shook her head as if unwilling to believe it.
Almost simultaneously, Tang Ning looked to the side, bewildered, and saw the hatred on Tang Yin's face, the astonishment of Tang's mother, and the jaws of the onlookers who were about to drop in shock.
In an instant, Tang Ning forcefully pulled her wrist away, "Lu Chen, don't talk nonsense..."
"You know whether I'm lying or not! You already accepted my proposal seven days ago. We agreed that I would come to your house today to present the betrothal gifts. We agreed on that..."
At this moment, Lu Chen was completely engrossed in his chaotic thoughts and shouted this without any regard for the consequences.
His words brought tears to Tang Ning's eyes. She clenched her fists tightly, her sharp nails digging into her palms. Before the pain could fully spread, a warm sensation slowly covered the back of her hand.
The familiar touch made Tang Ning lower her head and meet Xu Sinian's gentle eyes.
The man's gaze seemed to possess an indescribable magic, instantly smoothing away all of Tang Ning's anxiety and embarrassment, allowing her to calm down and regain her composure in the shortest possible time. Then, following the force of his hand, she took two steps back and stood behind him.
"Mr. Lu, don't you think you're acting like a child who can't get candy, throwing a tantrum? Just like you said, Tang Ning accepted your proposal seven days ago, but who are you proposing to at the Tang family today? Everyone heard it before, you came to propose to Tang Ning's younger sister, Tang Yin!"
That's because...
Lu Chen was breathing rapidly, but he had no idea how to continue.
He didn't speak, but Xu Sinian, being "understanding," spoke up for him, saying, "That's because you're immature, stubborn, selfish, petty, and vengeful. Even from the moment you returned to Haicheng, you held a grudge against Tang Ning for abandoning you five years ago. You approached her again and again just to get revenge. You schemed to win her heart, only to abandon her again so she could experience the heartbreak you felt back then."
"That's why, after you got Tang Ning to agree to marry you, you deliberately flirted with her younger sister, Tang Yin. All you wanted was to see the person she loved come to propose to her at the appointed time, but not to her. You wanted to see her in pain, wail, and cry, and that would satisfy you..."
Xu Sinian gradually laid bare all of Lu Chen's unsavory schemes and plots, exposing them to everyone.
Upon hearing these words, Tang Yin's thoughts completely stopped, and the string in her mind seemed about to snap at any moment.
She couldn't understand...
What's the meaning?
The reason Lu Shen came to her door to ask for her hand in marriage was actually just to get revenge on Tang Ning?
And what about her?
Who is she?
The other party's means of retaliation?
This is ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous...
Tang Yin's eyes were shockingly red, and tears fell from her eyes without warning. Then, almost subconsciously, she looked at Tang Ning with resentment.
It's all her fault!
It's all because of her!
If it weren't for her, she would never have suffered such humiliation. Why? Why did her parents buy her from Tang Ning's biological parents? Why couldn't they just sit by and watch her be sold into a brothel?
Why doesn't she just die!
Tang Yin kept shouting this in her heart.
"No, no, that's not how it is!"
Without a second thought, Lu Chen loudly refuted Xu Sinian's accusations. The man was breathing heavily, his eyes never leaving Tang Ning, who hadn't raised her head at all, standing behind Xu Sinian.
“That’s not how it is at all… Yes, when I first returned to Haicheng, because of what happened five years ago, I admit I had ulterior motives. I admit I did want to get revenge on Tang Ning. But ever since Ningning and I fell into the river together, I’ve long since given up on revenge. Even knowing that she was willing to be with me again because of my injuries, out of sympathy and pity, all I wanted was to take her away, to take her back to Fengcheng, and to be with her for a long, long time…”
As he spoke, tears streamed down Lu Chen's face. "But the reality is that she has to go back to Haicheng. She promised me, she promised she would come back to find me, promised to leave with me. But I waited and waited at the clinic and she never came. She wouldn't come, fine, I could go to find her myself. But what did I see when I got to Haicheng? News of your wedding, her accompanying you to your golden wedding anniversary party, being teased about your impending marriage..."
"The moment you, Xu Sinian, appear, she no longer sees me. Wasn't I the one who had my beloved woman stolen away and was beaten half to death five years ago? Wasn't I the one who was abandoned five years ago, and I'm the one who's left behind five years later? Why has she never chosen me with unwavering devotion?"
"And Xu Sinian, what right do you have to reprimand me? Five years ago, if it weren't for your despicable behavior, if you hadn't deliberately stolen Tang Ning away, would we have ended up like this? I was wrong, but how much better are you? Huh?"
Lu Chen pointed to his chest with a sickly smile and questioned him.
Hearing this, Xu Sinian looked at him silently for a long time before slowly speaking, "I admit that what happened five years ago was wrong, but I have never regretted it. As for you and Tang Ning, she has already agreed to be with you, hasn't she? She was even willing to marry you, but you are unwilling to believe her even for such a small thing. You want to doubt her, seek revenge, and embarrass her. I think the two of you are simply not suitable to be together. Even without me five years ago, could you really have gone far?"
"Shut up, shut up, I told you to shut up!"
Driven to the brink, Lu Chen pulled a gun from his jacket pocket without hesitation and pointed it directly at Xu Sinian's forehead.
His sudden action caused the onlookers, who had been watching the drama unfold, to burst into screams after their initial surprise.
The huge living room was in complete chaos. Some people even tried to run out without a care, but they were in such a hurry that they knocked over the betrothal gifts that Lu Chen had piled up in the living room, and the round and beautiful South Sea pearls rolled all over the floor.
The noise made Lu Chen frown suddenly, and he turned around and fired a shot at the wall without hesitation.
With a loud bang, everyone covered their ears and crouched down, no longer daring to make a sound.
Seeing that they had quieted down, Lu Chen pointed the gun at Xu Sinian's head again and said slowly, "Whether it's suitable or not, how far we can go, is not up to you. Today, unless I agree, you can't take Tang Ning away..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Sinian's men in the courtyard, including Ah Sheng beside him, had already drawn their guns and pointed them at Lu Chen.
Whether you can take it or not is not up to you.
Xu Sinian seemed completely oblivious to the gun pointed at his head, and said this with a smile.
Just then, Tang Jun, who had been crouching at the stairwell watching almost the entire scene, slowly released his hands from his ears. Taking advantage of the fact that no one downstairs was paying attention to him, he tiptoed into the room, and as soon as he pushed open the door, he called out softly, "Ruo Ruo..."
After taking fever-reducing medicine, Tang Ruo, who was feeling drowsy, was shaken awake by Tang Jun, and was still in a daze.
"Third sister, something's happened!"
"That's enough..."
Just as Xu Sinian and Lu Chen were locked in a standoff, neither willing to give in, Tang Ning finally raised her head.
She slowly walked out from behind Xu Sinian and stood directly in front of Lu Chen's gun. She raised her hand and grabbed Lu Chen's gun, and as if she couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Lu Chen, tell me, how did we become like this? How did you become like this?"
"Have you always felt that I've wronged you? I wronged you five years ago, and I've wronged you even more five years later..."
At this point, Tang Ning took a deep breath, "But I really don't know what to do! Tell me, what is the right thing to do? I've tried my best, I've given everything I can, but you're still not satisfied, you're just not satisfied..."
"Five years ago, you offended Master Shen's men, you should know that, right? If I didn't stay with Xu Sinian, they wanted to beat you to death and throw you into the river. What could I do? You clearly had a chance to live, could I just watch you die? If it were you, could you just watch me die? These past five years have been agonizing for me too. My heart has never been at peace. I was afraid you would die out there, be bullied, and suffer... But what did I get in return? Your revenge five years later, as the young marshal of Fengcheng..."
"After falling into the river, I finally managed to convince myself to accept you again, and what did I get in return? Your distrust, your suspicion, the humiliation you inflicted on the day I looked forward to the most, and even dragging other innocent people into it in your revenge against me. What did Tang Yin do wrong to deserve such hypocritical treatment from you? If all of this is your revenge, then congratulations, you have succeeded."
"You successfully showed me what kind of person you really are, successfully made me realize that all my efforts were worthless, and successfully disgusted me."
Upon hearing Tang Ning's words, Lu Chen's face turned pale.
But Tang Ning still showed no intention of letting him go.
"I must leave with Xu Sinian. If I don't leave with him, there's only one possibility: that I, Tang Ning, will be beaten to death here by your own hands, Lu Chen!"
As she said this, Tang Ning slowly released her grip on Lu Chen's gun, looked into his almost desperate eyes, went to the back of Xu Sinian's wheelchair, placed her hands on the handles, and turned to walk out step by step.
But the moment she turned around, a tear fell onto the back of Xu Sinian's hand.
Feeling the warmth on the back of his hand, Xu Sinian lowered his eyes.
"Big sister..."
Tang Ning had just gotten into the car when Tang Ruo, who had just pulled out the IV drip from the back of her hand, ran downstairs. Unfortunately, her voice was too soft to stop Tang Ning. Watching Tang Ning's profile flash past the gate, the girl, who had just heard Tang Ning's tearful accusations from the stairs, turned around like a little bull and pushed Lu Chen, who was not far away, with her eyes red.
“How can you be so mean? Do you know how much your sister has sacrificed for you? In the past five years, she has hardly been happy for a single day. She even gets drunk alone on the day you leave. I’ve seen it more than once. Not long ago, she had already told Brother Xu that she was willing to risk being blamed by him and make things clear to him alone. She said she didn’t want anything and wanted to leave Haicheng with you.”
"She said all her sacrifices for you were worthwhile. She said she liked you a lot and believed you would treat her very well. She said she had let you down once and didn't want to let you down a second time. This time, even if it rained knives, she would go to Fengcheng with you! And you? What have you done, you bastard? You're so wicked, why don't you just die? Why did you hurt my sister again and again? Why did you treat her like this? A person like you deserves to live a lonely life, you deserve..."
Tang Ruo had only shouted this far when suddenly everything went black before her eyes. She staggered, lost her balance, and fell to the ground.
"Third Sister!"
"Ruoruo!"
Tang's mother and Tang Jun exclaimed in surprise one after the other.
Lu Chen, whose mind was still in a daze of grief, was suddenly jolted awake by these words. He knew nothing about these things, and Tang Ning had never told him anything about them.
She confessed everything to Xu Sinian all by herself, refused to leave Haicheng with him, and said she liked him and would go to Fengcheng with him no matter what. He didn't know any of that!
He knows nothing!
Thinking of this, Lu Chen looked at the empty courtyard and suddenly ran out with bloodshot eyes.
"Lu Chen!"
Just then, Tang Yin hurriedly stood up and shouted, but her shout didn't even make Lu Chen pause.
The person had already disappeared outside the courtyard gate.
So what did he do?
While Tang Ning was wholeheartedly preparing for their future and looking forward to his proposal, what exactly was he doing?
He seduced her sister behind her back, plotted how to humiliate her behind her back, and then, in front of her, he took the initiative to propose to Tang Yin...
He did all of these things, one after another.
Even now, he hasn't apologized to Tang Ning.
He was wrong, Ningning, he was terribly wrong.
He no longer dared to hope that Tang Ning would go to Fengcheng with him; he only hoped to apologize to her in person and say sorry.
She doesn't owe him anything; all these years, it's him who owes her.
So much so that he was never able to pay it off in his lifetime.
Ningning, Ningning...
As he kept chanting this in his heart, Lu Chen's tears fell in large drops, but his heart felt like it had a huge hole that could never heal, letting in cold, painful drafts.
The man had only run across one street when a black sedan that had been waiting there suddenly started and rammed into Lu Chen...
Bang!
Caught completely off guard, Lu Chen was hit by the car and thrown against the wall on one side, blood gushing out immediately.
Even so, the car seemed unsatisfied. It reversed slightly, stepped on the gas, and charged towards Lu Shen, who was struggling to stand up against the corner of the wall not far away.
Just then, a crackling sound rang in the driver's ears. Upon hearing the word "retreat," a hint of regret flashed across the man's eyes, but he quickly turned the car around and, just before Lu Chen's men arrived, fled the scene amidst a volcanic burst of gunfire.
"Young Marshal! Young Marshal!"
Amidst the rising and falling calls, Lu Chen looked up at the blood-red sky before him and suddenly grinned.
Is this retribution?
His ruthless retribution.
It's a pity that he still didn't say sorry to Tang Ning. It's such a shame.
As his body grew colder and his head grew heavier, Lu Chen subconsciously thought this.
Ningning...
sorry……
If possible, if possible...
Lu Chen's favorability rating: 100.
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