Chapter 26
There is no relationship between me and Liu Wenyuan.
Even though Liu Wenyuan liked him and had saved him.
But so what?
When they first met, he did feel some goodwill towards Liu Wenyuan, but it was limited to envy. After that, Liu Jingyuan's actions eroded that little bit of goodwill, and from then on, he only felt disgust and fear towards Liu Wenyuan.
He recalled the smile on Liu Wenyuan's lips before Sang Ning fell from the building, and his heart trembled uncontrollably.
That's Liu Jingyuan's younger brother. He's the same kind of person as Liu Jingyuan, and might even be more terrifying than Liu Jingyuan.
So he raised his head and looked directly at Wen Yan, "Liu Wenyuan and I aren't even friends." This was the truth; Liu Wenyuan was still on his blacklist.
But Wen Yan didn't believe it at all. He flicked off the last bit of ash from his cigarette, a slight smile playing on his lips, but no hint of amusement in his eyes. He scrutinized Sang Nian from head to toe, then slowly shook his head.
"But he saved you."
“Yes, he sent people to follow me. Wherever I go, those people follow. I can’t shake them off. But what does that have to do with me? I didn’t ask Liu Wenyuan to do that. I… I really, really hate him.”
Wen Yan chuckled softly, shifting his gaze from Sang Nian to the distance. After a moment, he said, "So, he likes you?"
The question was phrased as a question, but Sang Nian knew Wen Yan wasn't asking him. He didn't know why Wen Yan was suddenly asking these questions, but he felt a surge of joy, a thought suddenly forming in his mind—an answer he had never dared to contemplate. Sang Nian looked up at Wen Yan with delight, but before he could utter a word, the coldness in Wen Yan's eyes silenced him.
Wen Yan noticed Sang Nian's actions and his face showed a sneer. He played with the lighter in his hand and said, "You hate Liu Wenyuan and don't want him to get close to you, so you should understand my attitude towards you."
"I……"
"Don't speak yet, let me finish what I have to say." Wen Yan straightened up, turned to face Sang Nian, and said in a serious tone, "Don't come near me anymore, and don't arrange these activities through Ye Shu and Xu Muze anymore. I really don't want to see you at all."
Sang Nian raised his head blankly, tears welling up in his eyes. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but couldn't utter a single word.
"Look, all you do is play the victim to gain sympathy. But I'm different from others. Stop with your clumsy tricks; you should understand my methods. The only reason you're still safe and sound is because you're Sang Ning's brother."
After Wen Yan finished speaking, he didn't look at Sang Nian again and turned to walk back. Sang Nian watched his retreating figure, feeling extremely wronged.
"What did I do wrong? Why are you treating me like this? Six years ago, you were so kind to me, you even gave me a White Rabbit candy, and later you even personally escorted me back to the Sang family villa."
Sang Nian choked up and couldn't say anything more. He covered his eyes, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
"Why did you deliberately approach me in the first place?" Wen Yan turned around and slowly walked towards Sang Nian, asking a question with each step.
"Why did you walk past Sang Ning several times at the Liu family's house that day?"
"How did Sang Ning end up being mistaken for you and taken to Liu Jingyuan's room?"
Do you know why Liu Jingyuan suddenly started using drugs?
Do you know what Liu Wenyuan has done for you?
One question after another rained down on Sang Nian, making it hard for him to breathe. But apart from the first two, he didn't know the answers to the rest.
Regardless of the answer, the reason is that Sang Ning died that day.
It wasn't him who died.
Sang Nian seemed to have come to terms with it. He suddenly laughed, but his laughter was tinged with a sob, and the tear tracks on his face made the smile look even uglier and more bizarre.
"Yes, Sang Ning is dead, but is that my fault? It's his own bad luck, he was too stupid! He was mistaken for someone else and foolishly followed them up. He had many chances to escape, but he didn't. What else can you call him but stupid?"
"I just wanted to distract Liu Jingyuan's men, that's why I was hanging around Sang Ning. Was I wrong? I wasn't wrong! If I hadn't done that, I would have been the one who died that day! Why should I be forced to endure everyone's hatred and be abandoned by them for eleven years!"
“What Liu Wenyuan did is his own business and has nothing to do with me. I didn’t ask him to do it! Besides, can you guarantee that everything he did was for me and not for himself?”
Sang Nian hadn't spoken such a long passage in a long time, so much so that his breathing became rapid as he spoke, until he was almost out of breath. The feeling of suffocation came instantly; he took a deep breath but choked, and then coughed uncontrollably.
He coughed and said intermittently, "I did nothing wrong. The Sang family is wrong, it's them! They think I'm a monster who is neither male nor female, so they don't treat me like a human being. They never even thought about treating me."
With the Sang family's wealth, this kind of surgery would not be difficult for them at all. However, for the sake of their reputation, they let Sang Nian grow up like this. Not only that, they also cruelly abandoned Sang Nian at the gate of an unfamiliar orphanage.
Wen Yan frowned and looked deep as he listened to Sang Nian's words. He saw the tears streaming down Sang Nian's face and his face flushed red from coughing, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He had no idea about being abandoned. In his memory, the little boy next door, even prettier than Sang Ning, had been kidnapped. The Sang family searched for a long time but couldn't find him. Finally, to avoid being reminded of his past in familiar surroundings, they moved...
That's always been his opinion.
But it also felt strange.
First, there's the Sang family's attitude towards Sang Nian, especially Tao Wanru, who seems to dislike this son so much that she won't even bother to look at him. Furthermore, for the sake of family interests, the Sang family arranged for Sang Nian to marry Liu Jingyuan.
If it really is the youngest son they've been searching for for many years and cherished dearly, would they treat him like this after finally finding him?
No, it won't.
Can……
But Sang Ning's words still echoed clearly in his ears, each word a testament to Sang Ning's heartbreaking helplessness. He said Sang Nian had always been more outstanding and beautiful than him, and everyone in the family adored him. He said that after Sang Nian returned, his grandfather gave him shares while he received nothing. Sang Ning also said that Sang Nian liked him too, and that her return to the country was solely to steal him away from Sang Ning…
That was his accusation against Sang Ning after they returned from a skiing trip abroad, when Sang Ning fell seriously ill and lay in her hospital bed. He and Sang Ning had grown up together, so he naturally understood Sang Ning's character. He wouldn't belittle others behind their backs, much less lie.
Although Wen Yan disliked Sang Nian, he never expected her to be such a scheming person. Feeling guilty towards Sang Ning, he stopped interfering with Sang Nian's marriage to Liu Jinyuan.
To be honest, he wanted to help Sangnian out of his way.
But he never expected that such a thing would happen when he attended Old Master Liu's funeral, and he never expected that the subsequent investigation would make him "look at Sang Nian with new eyes" again.
And Sang Nian showed no remorse whatsoever in front of him, constantly blaming others and portraying himself as the victim. Tao Youmin was right; Sang Nian was indeed a vicious person. Sang Ning lost her life for him, yet instead of being grateful, he viciously attacked her.
Thinking of this, Wen Yan scoffed, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. It was his own fault for still harboring illusions about Sang Nian, believing him to be a good person at heart; now he felt that talking to him about these things was simply a waste of time.
“You are innocent, but Sang Ning is even more innocent. Do you know why he went upstairs even though he knew Liu Jingyuan was looking for you? Because he wanted to help you. He wanted to talk to Liu Jingyuan and make him stop bothering you. Moreover, before he came here, he had already asked your grandfather to let him give up the marriage alliance with the Liu family…” Wen Yan suddenly stopped because he saw Sang Nian raise her head, her eyes were red from crying, and her face was full of suspicion.
"You..." he began in a hoarse voice, "Is everything you're saying true?"
Wen Yan felt a lump in his throat. He suddenly laughed, laughing at his own blindness to reality, still trying to explain himself to a heartless and vicious person. So he shook his head, took back what he wanted to say, glanced at Sang Nian, and turned to leave.
Before leaving, he said his last words to Sang Nian.
“Sang Ning told me not to blame you, but I can’t do that. The only thing I can do is keep you out of my sight. Sang Nian, I’m serious, please don’t show up in front of me again. I can’t guarantee what you’ll do next time we meet.”
With teary eyes, Sang Nian watched Wen Yan leave heartlessly, muttering, "I don't believe it, it's impossible, Sang Ning would never be so kind."
He didn't believe anything Wen Yan had just said. He didn't know what Sang Ning had left behind that had caused this situation—perhaps a video or a letter. Sang Nian didn't know, but the only thing he was certain of was that Sang Ning had made preparations long ago.
Even if he dies, I can't stay by Wen Yan's side.
Therefore, something else must have happened on the day of the Liu family's funeral.
Sang Nian got up from the ground, turned on his phone, and unblocked Liu Wenyuan from the blacklist.
We still need to find out more from Liu Wenyuan.
He then patted the dry grass off his clothes and made a phone call to Ye Shu.
"Ye Shu, I'm a little tired and I'd like to go back to my room to rest."
Ye Shu paused for a second, then walked to the open space and asked with some concern, "Niannian, are you alright?"
"I'm fine. You have fun and try to win the grand prize."
As Sang Nian was speaking, Ye Shu saw Wen Yan return alone. She gestured with her eyes, asking what had happened, but Wen Yan completely ignored her, simply sitting down and starting to play on his phone. Ye Shu rolled her eyes and lowered her voice, "Was it Wen Yan...?"
“It has nothing to do with him.” Sang Nian immediately interrupted Ye Shu, then laughed and said casually, “I haven’t been out for a long time, so I’m not quite used to it. Besides, we were supposed to soak in the hot springs, so I’d like to go soak for a while first.”
"Okay." Ye Shu nodded. "Then remember not to soak for too long, or you'll faint. I'll pick out some food and bring it to you later."
"Okay, thank you."
Sang Nian hung up the phone, looked up at the night sky, and was surprised to see stars. For once, a smile appeared on his face.
They say people turn into stars after they die, so brother, did you become a star too? Are you watching me from here?
Brother, don't worry, I will definitely avenge you.
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