After that day, Tang Manxing became the mainstay of the drama theater. In order to prepare for the drama performance next week, she no longer had to do odd jobs and only needed to rehearse every day.
The play has three acts, and she has more parts in the last two acts.
In order to be able to cope with the performance that day, she has been studying very hard these days.
She finished performing alone on stage that day. Seeing that it was getting late, she rubbed her neck and went back to the lounge to pack her things.
Because she was worried that she didn't have enough time, she wanted to divide her time into two halves. Even when it was time to get off work, she asked the staff who were closing the shop to leave first and practiced alone.
Walking on the street, she looked at the dim street lights and the snowy sky, and reached out to catch the snowflakes to play with.
After walking quietly for a while, her expression suddenly became serious.
It seemed like there was someone following her!
Because of the incident with Zhang Baiyu, she is now more cautious than before. She is very sure that the person behind her is following her!
Who could it be?
She was unsure, so in order not to attract attention, she didn't walk fast on purpose. She just took out her cell phone from her pocket and pretended to play with it.
"Yao Ge, I seem to be followed."
Because she was not sure whether it was true or not, she did not dare to waste police resources and could only choose to tell Yao Ge.
Yao Ge, who was on his way home from buying beer, saw this text message and his expression suddenly became solemn.
"Where are you? I'm right outside and will come find you soon."
Tang Manxing looked at Yao Ge's methodical manner and tried to remain calm as he typed a reply.
"I'm not familiar with this place, probably on Maple Leaf Street—"
Before she finished typing, the person behind her seemed to notice something was wrong with her and their footsteps were getting closer.
Tang Manxing listened to the approaching sound, her heart beating faster and faster. After hesitating for a moment, she started running.
But the person behind her was faster than her and soon her arm was grabbed.
"Don't shout or move, or you will die immediately."
A dagger was pressed against her waist, and a dark and familiar voice came from behind her ear.
It’s Zhang Baiyu!
Tang Manxing didn't expect him to come out so soon, and she didn't expect that the first thing he would do was to cause trouble for her.
"Zhang Baiyu, calm down. I didn't offend you, did I?"
She spoke in a trembling voice hoping to persuade him to give up his evil deeds.
"Heh, if it weren't for you, Qian Yue wouldn't have investigated me at all. It's all your fault. I'm going to get married next year and have hundreds of millions, and it's all because of you! I've lost everything!"
Zhang Baiyu looked at Tang Manxing's frightened expression and spoke angrily.
After hearing these accusations, Tang Manxing felt less afraid and instead became extremely angry.
If her life wasn't in danger, she would have started cursing.
What does this have to do with her?
It was clearly him who was cheating, and after being caught, he could still blame her, someone he had no connection with for eight hundred years?
"Then you should also look for Qian Yue, right?"
She watched Zhang Baiyu throw her phone into the green belt and couldn't help but refute.
"Shut up!"
I don’t know why these words touched his sore spot. He cursed gloomily, covered Tang Manxing’s mouth and pulled her towards the alley.
Tang Manxing didn't dare to react even though a knife was pressed against his waist. He could only walk to delay time as much as possible.
Fortunately, she had just been chatting with Yao Ge and believed that he would notice something was wrong and call the police.
She told herself to stay calm, but being threatened by Zhang Baiyu and forced into a corner still made her eyes red with fear.
"Zhang Baiyu, if you feel aggrieved, I can give you money. If you touch me now, you will have no chance of turning things around."
She looked at Zhang Baiyu, who was breathing heavily and pressing on her, and was so flustered that he was incoherent.
"You bitch, you'll know how good it feels in a minute."
He had already bought the plane ticket and was ready to leave, but before leaving he wanted to take revenge. He couldn't touch Qian Yue, but it was easy for someone like Tang Manxing to go abroad alone.
Tang Manxing looked at Zhang Baiyu's increasingly obscene expression, feeling the dagger against his neck, and could only push it slightly.
"Md, I think you don't want to live anymore!"
Zhang Baiyu looked at Tang Manxing who dared to push him and raised his arm to slap him.
At the critical moment, Yao Ge arrived in time. He grabbed Zhang Baiyu's wrist with one hand and quickly snatched the dagger with the other.
"ah!"
Before Zhang Baiyu could say anything, Yao Ge grabbed his arm and twisted it outwards, causing him to struggle in pain.
With a cold face, Yao Ge grabbed Zhang Baiyu's hair and pulled him aside, beating and kicking him, punching him in the face with clenched fists.
After a while, Zhang Baiyu was beaten so hard that he begged for mercy.
"Stop, stop hitting me. I was wrong. I was wrong."
He looked at Zhang Baiyu, whose teeth had fallen out, clapped his hands, stood up, and kicked him hard in the stomach under his frightened eyes.
"ah--"
After a scream, he covered his abdomen and twisted like a maggot on the ground.
Yao Ge made sure that he was unable to move before he stood up and walked towards Tang Manxing.
"Manxing, are you okay?"
He walked over to her and squatted down. Noticing that her clothes were messy, he reached out to help tidy them up.
Tang Manxing had tears in her eyes as she faced Yao Ge's concern and couldn't help but hug him tightly.
"Woo woo woo, glad you came."
"I'm scared to death."
Tang Manxing, who had been able to hold back her tears, could no longer hold back her tears after feeling the strong embrace and warm temperature.
Yao Ge looked at Tang Manxing who was crying sadly in his arms, hesitated for a moment, and raised his hand to pat her head.
"It's okay, trust me."
The two of them stayed in this hug for a long time until the sirens sounded, and Tang Manxing wiped his eyes and let go of the embrace.
"Thank you, Yao Ge."
Coming out of the police station again, Tang Manxing sincerely thanked Yao Ge who was standing beside him.
"I'm glad you're okay."
Yao Ge looked at Tang Manxing with red eyes and then looked away.
After returning home, the two of them stood in the living room for unknown reasons and did not rush back to their room.
Yao Ge looked at Tang Manxing, who was looking like a wronged little bear, and hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Do you need me to stay with you tonight?"
"No, no, but..."
She waved her hands hurriedly, staring at the bag in his hand hesitantly as she spoke.
"But can you give me two beers?"
Although Zhang Baiyu didn't have time to do anything to her, she was still in a very confused mood. Maybe drinking some beer could help her calm down.
Yao Ge lowered his eyes and looked at Tang Manxing who was lowering his head. He walked to the sofa and took out two bottles of beer, then opened one of them.
"Want to drink together?"
He raised his glass to her.
"Okay, okay!"
Tang Manxing looked into Yao Ge's eyes, clapped his hands, and sat down.
In fact, she wanted someone to accompany her, but she didn't know whether Yao Ge was willing.
It was also at this time that she realized that although Yao Ge looked cold on the surface, he was very delicate in his heart and would take care of her emotions.
The two of them turned on the TV and watched the variety show, drinking one sip at a time.
Yao Ge knew that Tang Manxing didn't necessarily need to chat with her at this time, but she definitely needed someone to be with her.
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