Ning Yuan froze for a second, a look of panic and anger flashing in her eyes.
The next moment, she suddenly raised her hands and flung the blanket backward!
Taking advantage of the moment when the other person's head was covered by the blanket, she immediately hooked the iron gate railing with her left foot.
The iron gates of the early 1970s and 80s were very simple, consisting of a few vertical bars with a sheet of iron welded horizontally in the middle for easy installation of a lock.
Ning Yuan stretched her toes between the railings to prevent them from dragging her completely into the room, giving her a chance to close the wooden door.
With a foothold, she turned around and saw Aunt Tian frantically trying to close the door.
The one who restrained himself was naturally Yu Qiang!
"Qiang! Cover her mouth!" Aunt Tian whispered, reaching out to pull Ning Yuan's foot.
Yu Qiang grabbed her slender waist and chest, grinning lewdly as he pulled her back, then covered her mouth with his hand.
Just then, a woman's scream came from outside the door: "What are you doing!"
Yu Qiang and Tian Muma froze for a moment.
Seizing the opportunity, Ning Yuan used the railing as a fulcrum and suddenly slammed her head backward—"Thump!"
Her head was buzzing from the impact, but the person behind her also cried out in pain from the headbutt: "Ah—!"
Ning Yuan felt the arm that was holding her loosen. She endured her headache and dizziness and grabbed the arm of the person behind her with her other hand!
She bent her back, twisted her waist, and turned to the side in one smooth motion, delivering a powerful over-the-shoulder throw!
With a loud "bang," the person in the small room slammed the kettle on the coffee table, shattering the porcelain cups and kettle into pieces.
Blood instantly appeared on the shards of porcelain!
"Ah—!" This time it was a scream!
Ning Yuan pounced nimbly, using the techniques she had learned from sparring with Rong Zhaonan over the past month, delivering a vicious knee strike!
Her knee and most of her body slammed directly into Yu Qiang's sternum, showing no mercy whatsoever!
"Snap!"
Ning Yuan was panting heavily, and she could clearly feel the bones of the person beneath her breaking.
"Pfft—!" Yu Qiang's eyes bulged out, and blood spurted from his mouth.
Mother Tian froze for a moment, then screamed, "Murder! Murder!"
At the same time, the outer iron gate was also kicked open—"Bang!"
A tall figure burst in, seemingly startled by the scene before him. He stood there for a moment before rushing to Ning Yuan's side, asking, "Xiao Ning, are you alright?"
Having survived the ordeal, Ning Yuan was still a little stiff. It took her a while to raise her eyes to look at the other person's mature and composed handsome face, and she slowly said, "I'm fine..."
The one who had a problem wasn't her, but Yu Qiang.
Tang Jun helped her up, looked her up and down with some concern, and glanced at Yu Qiang and Aunt Tian, who rushed over to hug Yu Qiang and shout, with disgust.
He looked at the woman behind him and said, "Teacher Huang, could you please call the police and then call the hospital to see if there's an ambulance?"
Ning Yuan then noticed that behind him stood a female teacher in her thirties, wearing glasses, with a long braid, and dressed in work clothes.
The female teacher immediately nodded and ran downstairs.
Tang Jun looked at Ning Yuan and asked, "Can we walk? Shall we go downstairs first?"
Ning Yuan nodded, much calmer: "I'm fine, I was just a little scared at first."
She picked up the soiled pillow and frowned: "It's my grandpa and grandma's blankets and pillows that got dirty. They were just aired out today."
Tang Jun was a little speechless, then chuckled: "You can still think about the blankets, so it seems like nothing's wrong."
As the two men walked away, Aunt Tian immediately put Yu Qiang down, her eyes blazing with fury as she lunged at them, trying to tear them apart: "You can't leave... You killed someone, you both have to pay with your lives, you..."
Tang Jun frowned, shielded Ning Yuan behind him, and shoved Aunt Tian aside—
"Shut up! You were clearly plotting something, trying to kidnap and injure someone, and you still dare to frame someone. With family members like you, Teacher Yu probably doesn't want to work anymore!"
Mother Tian suddenly fell to the ground, pointing at them with trembling disbelief: "No, this can't be..."
"The police and doctors will be here soon. You can explain to the police yourselves!" Tang Jun gave them a disgusted look and didn't want to say anything more.
He picked up the quilt for Ning Yuan and left the Yu family home with her, who was still clutching a pillow.
Ning Yuan, carrying two pillows, went downstairs with Tang Jun to Grandma Xia's and Old Master Tang's house.
The shouting and banging from upstairs naturally alerted the people on the first floor.
When Grandma Xia saw Ning Yuan come downstairs looking rather disheveled, carrying a dirty pillow, her old face paled. She then looked at Tang Jun, who was with her, and asked, "What happened?"
Tang Jun put down the quilt and recounted what he had seen: "...My guess was right. The Yu family really is after Xiao Ning."
After listening in silence, the usually refined old man suddenly turned around, went to the kitchen, grabbed a cleaver, and walked out without a word.
Ning Yuan, Tang Jun, and Grandma Xia were all stunned: "???"
Ning Yuan reacted the fastest, running over in alarm and grabbing him: "Grandpa, what are you doing? You can't take a knife!"
Hitting someone is one thing, but using a knife is another; that would definitely be a criminal case.
Shouldn't Grandma Xia be the type to take action like this? Why is Grandpa Tang so impulsive?
Old Tang, holding a kitchen knife, trembled with rage: "Your whole family are heartless bastards! I let it go when they harmed me, but now they want to harm my daughter. I'm old and won't live much longer, so what if I'm executed!"
Ning Yuan's eyes welled up with tears, and her heart felt warm. Who said there were no relatives in the world who cared about her?
Grandpa Tang and Grandma Xia were truly loving and caring relatives to her; they treated her very, very well…
"Grandpa, don't talk nonsense. You'll live to be a hundred... But what do you mean by harming Grandpa and Grandma?" Ning Yuan sensed something was wrong.
"Don't be impulsive, Grandpa Tang!" Tang Jun seized the opportunity and quickly snatched the kitchen knife from Grandpa Tang's hand, giving it to Grandma Xia.
Grandma Xia quickly took the kitchen knife and glared at Old Tang, who was clearly furious but still had a long face: "That guy surnamed Yu is also my old man's student. Back then, he was the one who messed with my old man the most. He almost killed my old man!"
Anger flashed in Ning Yuan's eyes: "What? Why didn't you say so sooner? If only you had known..."
"If you had known, you would have chopped his son up with a kitchen knife or killed him. Why bring it up if you can't do it?" Granny Xia interrupted her impatiently.
Ning Yuan: "..."
No, why is Grandma Xia even criticizing her?
Grandma Xia put the kitchen knife away and sneered, "That bastard surnamed Yu didn't get away with it either. He was later demoted by his own students. That's what they call—those who harm others will always be harmed in return!"
Before long, the police and ambulances arrived, alarming the entire residential compound, and many people came out to see what was happening.
Ning Yuan looked at the noisy courtyard with annoyance and sighed inwardly. It seemed that she would not have time to meet Rong Zhaonan.
"Xiao Ning, I think we should tell your parents about this." Tang Jun handed her a cup of hot water and said in a deep voice as an elder.
He knew that Ning Yuan's relationship with her adoptive parents didn't seem to be very good.
Ning Yuan replied dismissively, "No need, so as not to worry them."
She took the thermos and looked at the female teacher talking to the police not far away, wondering, "Why is Brother Tang here at my grandma and grandpa's dormitory building today?"
Tang Jun also glanced at the female teacher not far away, seemed a little embarrassed, and coughed lightly—
"I'm also in my thirties now. A former leader of the school introduced me to Teacher Huang. I met with her twice, and we were supposed to have dinner together tonight."
Ning Yuan understood. Teacher Huang was one of the single female teachers living on the fourth floor, and she was dating Tang Jun.
"How can I thank Brother Tang for what happened today?" Ning Yuan asked earnestly. Tang Jun and his girlfriend happened to be passing by and had indeed helped her.
Tang Jun waved his hand, not taking it to heart: "I was downstairs, but Teacher Huang found me first and called out, so I came up. If you want to thank her, then thank her."
He paused, a complex expression on his mature, handsome face, and smiled helplessly: "Even if I didn't come up, you would have already knocked the other person down."
There was no self-aggrandizement or claiming of benefactors, nor any exaggerated or pretentious remarks.
Teacher Huang was standing in the distance when she suddenly waved to him, and Tang Jun immediately stood up and walked over.
Ning Yuan silently watched his retreating figure, lost in thought.
Is she overthinking it...?
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