However, Tang Chen thought so, but Wang Keyanzhou didn't. Ever since Tang Chen returned the pearl to Yue Sheng and returned from the city, she hadn't been able to return home since she'd gone to Liuxiang Tavern with Wang Yanzhou for a free dinner and a night's stay. Anyone who didn't know would probably think she'd disappeared or moved.
Several days passed, and Wang Yanzhou disappeared without a trace, no one knew where he went or what he was doing. As for Chen Xin, she followed Tang Chen almost every step of the way, and would not let her go out at all.
Tang Chen stayed in this tavern, eating and sleeping all day long. Besides sitting in the lobby, observing the customers and eating dog food, he couldn't do anything else. As a result, his temper became increasingly irritable. He would lose his temper if he saw something he didn't like. After he lost his temper, he would realize he was wrong and demand an apology from the poor person.
Tang Chen lay listlessly on the table, looking across at Liang Shuyi and her partner, who were flirting with each other, their background completely surrounded by pink petals. After changing direction, he began to complain again, "Miss, are you really not afraid that your father will chase us here and think of us, no, me, as accomplices?"
"Don't be afraid," Liang Shuyi looked at Chen Xin with her eyes curved with smile. She had no time to care about Tang Chen's current mood.
Seeing that Liang Shuyi had been completely bewildered by Chen Xin, Tang Chen stood up and said to Chen Xin in a very serious tone: "And you, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but since you two are so affectionate, can you go back and talk it out earlier and get things done? This will save her from thinking about running away every day, and she won't have to run away from the marriage. I'll be happy to have some peace and quiet, right?"
“…”
Tang Chen said he hadn't said anything wrong, but why did both of their expressions suddenly become strange? Could it be that there was some secret between them that couldn't be revealed? Seeing that Liang Shuyi and Shen Xin seemed unwilling to answer his questions, Tang Chen simply stopped asking: "Forget it, boring, I don't want to eat dog food here, I have to go home and work on my recipe!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Tang Chen raised her foot and wanted to rush out aggressively. But before she could reach the door, Chen Xin grabbed her from behind and said, "Miss, please stay."
Tang Chen turned around angrily and looked at Chen Xin and said, "Fuck, you are restricting my freedom in life! I can't stand it anymore, I want to go home! If you don't let me go, believe it or not, I will report it to the police. I tell you, I have someone above me!"
Chen Xin expressionlessly held Liang Shuyi's hand with one hand and grabbed Tang Chen with the other hand and said: "Miss Tang, I am also following orders. When the master comes back, you can leave naturally."
Tang Chen pried Chen Xin's hand apart, pouting and frowning as he pleaded pitifully, "I don't know where he's going. God knows when he'll be back. Can't you just have fun and pretend you don't know I ran away? I really can't hold it in any longer, please!"
It happened so quickly. Just when Tang Chen was suffering from Liang Shuyi, a fake sister who forgot her friends for the sake of beauty and chose not to help him in the face of such beauty, several officials actually came to Liuxiang Tavern, and they were actually looking for Tang Chen!
"Is Tang Chen here?"
Tang Chen saw that the person was a familiar face, so he quickly broke free from Shen Xin and ran over: "Isn't this Brother Lin? Why are you here?"
Seeing Tang Chen's expectant expression, Lin Quan suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said hesitantly, "...I came here on orders."
Liang Shuyi thought this was such a coincidence that he couldn't help but jokingly said, "Oh, I just said you had someone above you, and now someone really shows up."
"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile." After saying that, Tang Chen looked at Lin Quan with shining eyes, as if he was looking at a god: "What do you want from me? Is it Lin Feng who came to save me?"
Lin Quan looked at Tang Chen for a moment with twitching eyes, and at the urging of the accompanying yamen runners, he finally said: "...Hey, come with me first."
"OK!"
Tang Chen hadn't considered what was about to happen. She only knew she was about to escape the small world of Liuxiang Tavern and head for the vast blue sky. But just as she was ready to spread her wings and soar, a pair of ruthless iron rings suddenly bound her.
By the time Tang Chen realized what was happening, he had already been handcuffed and taken out of the Liuxiang Tavern. "Fuck, what's going on? You're here just for show. You don't have to give me such a big 'bracelet'. It's so awkward!"
Seeing Tang Chen's relaxed expression, Chen Xin almost thought she had arranged these officers to take her away. It wasn't until she saw her panicked expression that Chen Xin and the others realized something was amiss and quickly chased after her, "Sir, is there some misunderstanding here?"
Faced with this, Lin Quan could only helplessly say: "This matter has nothing to do with you, I am just following orders."
Tang Chen said that although she had been a bit naughty in her life, she had never done anything like stealing since she was a child. After she was caught and punished by her mother, she had never done anything bad again. She was a law-abiding citizen. Besides, the cost of crime was so high here that even stealing could result in tattooing and beheading. She was no fool: "Turtle, I swear to God, I have done nothing bad!"
Lin Quan couldn't tell Tang Chen what she had done wrong right away. Besides, it was still under investigation, so he patted his chest and assured her, "Don't worry, we're just taking you back for investigation. If you really didn't do anything, I'll definitely get you out."
Tang Chen saw that Lin Quan didn't seem to be lying to her. She thought that since even Lin Quan could get her out, it meant that even if she did accidentally commit something, it shouldn't be a big deal. If that was the case, she felt relieved: "I'm relieved with your words. Tell Wang Yanzhou that if he wants to see me in the future, please make an appointment first."
Tang Chen was wearing a bracelet along the way, chatting and laughing with the yamen runners who came to "invite" him. He did not go to the government office, but went directly to the prison door.
I don’t know if it was an intentional arrangement or a normal operation. In Tang Chen’s memory, if there was a lawsuit, one should go to the government office first. Why did they come here first?
When Tang Chen and his group arrived, a spirited old man stood at the prison gate. The jailer who had been accompanying the old man saw someone coming and pointed at Tang Chen and asked, "Is that her?"
The old man turned left three times, right three times, looked up and down, almost confusing her to the point of fainting. Before Tang Chen could ask, the old man suddenly took a step back, pointed at her and said excitedly: "...It's her, it's her!"
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