Chapter 127: No Wonder She Was Gagged
Yuan Zhongshu’s expression was indifferent, his sidelong glance at him as if to say, “So what if it’s him?”
Just because he was called “esteemed nephew” once, did he really get carried away? What generation is he, and how much ability does he have, to dare shout and yell here.
Ren Tongli also reacted, many unspoken curse words tightly pressed at the root of his tongue, not daring to spit them out.
Ren Yongzheng was still in shock.
He asked Ren Tongli: “You used the Spirit Control Technique to scare a girl?” Even saying it out loud felt embarrassing.
Yuan Zhongshu piled on, “Not only that. Your esteemed nephew has quite the skill, actually able to make the shadow detach from the body to act. If I remember correctly, this move is only used by your family elder and your brother, right?”
Ren Yongzheng: “…”
Ren Tongli: “…”
Ren Yongzheng suddenly remembered his previous vomiting blood incident and asked in shock: “You said you were injured because you encountered an evil spirit and were accidentally hurt. Let me ask you, did you really encounter an evil spirit?”
Ren Tongli glared at his uncle, looking furious with shame: “So annoying!”
He pushed past Ren Yongzheng and asked Yuan Zhongshu again: “Was it really you who broke my Spirit Control Technique?”
Yuan Zhongshu’s eyes showed a hint of contempt, “What does esteemed nephew mean by that?”
“No, it definitely wasn’t you.” It turned out Ren Tongli had a tiny bit of wisdom.
At this moment, he was very certain it definitely wasn’t Yuan Zhongshu who broke his Spirit Control Technique.
Ren Tongli looked at Yuan Zhongshu meaningfully: “I called you Uncle Yuan. Uncle Yuan, why don’t you call out the person who hurt me? One should take responsibility for one’s own actions. Why should Uncle Yuan take the blame for others and meddle in other people’s business?”
Yuan Zhongshu shook his head.
Ren Yongzheng clenched his fists, “Tongli, how can you talk like that! Stop fooling around.”
“Uncle, how can you talk like that? I was schemed against, and as my uncle, shouldn’t you drag the person out?”
He added: “Didn’t we say we came to apologize? The one who actually acted doesn’t come, and you send an old guy to apologize. Is it to make me give face to the old guy?”
“So you mean my face as an old guy isn’t enough?” Yuan Zhongshu countered.
Hearing this kid keep yapping nonstop, Yuan Zhongshu also got temperamental.
Ren Tongli was about to retort when Ren Yongzheng stepped in front and spoke first, “Master Yuan, don’t get angry. I’ll definitely discipline this loose-tongued kid when we get back. How could Master Yuan’s face not be enough? Besides, this matter was originally this kid’s fault. He was way out of line!”
“Hiss…” Ren Tongli disagreed and was about to slap the table and stand up, but Ren Tongjin, who had been sitting silently like he was invisible, suddenly reached out and pressed the just-rising Ren Tongli back down.
Ren Tongli glared at him and opened his mouth.
But surprisingly, at this moment, Ren Tongli only opened his mouth without making a sound.
Xuan Xia, who had been watching the show, exchanged a glance with Ren Tongjin. This Ren Tongjin must have done something to make Ren Tongli unable to speak.
Just didn’t know what method he used.
But Ren Yongzheng and Yuan Zhongshu seemed used to it.
After glancing at Ren Tongli, Yuan Zhongshu continued: “This matter was also because my niece came to me that I found out. Speaking of which, it’s quite a coincidence—that girl I’ve also met, and she calls me uncle too. So I still ask Brother Yongzheng to help persuade. There are plenty of other fish in the sea. I hope your esteemed nephew won’t engage in pointless entanglement anymore.”
Ren Tongli moved his lips with a face full of indignation.
Xuan Xia indicated that she had self-taught some lip reading, and if she wasn’t mistaken, what Ren Tongli mouthed was: You’re full of crap!
Really impolite, no wonder he was silenced.
“Yueyue is my good friend. These past few days, because of Young Master Ren’s intimidation, she hasn’t dared to go home, hasn’t dared to sleep at night, staying up all night until dawn. The doctor even issued a diagnosis—mental exhaustion, and it will take a long time to recuperate.” Xuan Xia spoke right away.
Although she knew these people might not empathize, making it sound more miserable couldn’t hurt.
The key was to highlight Ren Tongli.
“Sigh.” Yuan Zhongshu timely played the straight man, “The little girl is really pitiful.”
Ren Yongzheng’s face changed several times, feeling extremely ashamed.
He quickly assured Yuan Zhongshu, saying he would strictly discipline him when they got back, and also asked Xuan Xia to apologize to that girl on his behalf. He guaranteed that Ren Tongli would never harass that girl again in the future.
He even said that later he would prepare a generous gift to apologize to that girl.
“Then I’ll thank Uncle Ren on Yueyue’s behalf first.” Xuan Xia said.
After a pause, Xuan Xia hesitantly asked: “Can Uncle Ren really persuade Young Master Ren?”
Ren Yongzheng felt even more ashamed and kept making guarantees.
Ren Tongli had been in Yanjing for so long without doing a single good deed, but bad deeds kept coming one after another. He wasn’t a full-time butt-wiper for this nephew and was already annoyed beyond measure.
He planned to contact the family as soon as they got back, and if not, directly send Ren Tongli back to the ancestral home.
At this point, Ren Yongzheng had no mind to stay, mainly because with Ren Tongli like this, they couldn’t enjoy the meal properly.
After apologizing left and right, Ren Yongzheng promised to host Yuan Zhongshu next time, then took the two juniors and left first.
It was called leaving, but it was more like one big and one small escorting Ren Tongli away.
Seeing the three about to leave, Xuan Xia suddenly felt an impulse to call them to stop, but before she could act, Li Xinze beside her shook his head at her.
He seemed to know what she wanted to do, so he deliberately waited until this moment to stop her.
Xuan Xia looked at him for a few moments, finally giving up that impulse, and silently watched them leave.
She didn’t expect this dinner party to end so quickly, with not even all the dishes served yet.
At this time, Yuan Zhongshu raised his chopsticks and said to Xuan Xia in a relaxed tone: “Miss Xuan, don’t stand on ceremony. Eat, eat, eat.”
He added: “I’ve wanted to invite Miss Xuan for a long time, didn’t expect to finally catch the opportunity today.”
As if the Ren Family trio had never been in this private room.
Xuan Xia smiled and turned back to talk with Yuan Zhongshu: “It’s my fault. I should have visited Master Yuan first.”
Yuan Zhongshu said, “I know you’re busy with work. No need to stand on such ceremony.”
As he spoke, he looked at Xuan Xia seriously again.
He hadn’t had a chance to look closely earlier, but now looking carefully, she was indeed extremely beautiful.
Yuan Zhongshu said: “Actually, Old Daoist Master Xuan and I have some friendship. A few times he mentioned you to me.”
Xuan Xia’s eyes lit up, and looking at Yuan Zhongshu again, she suddenly felt much closer.
“What Old Daoist Master Xuan praised most was how beautiful you are. Now that I’ve seen you, it’s indeed true.”
“This Old Daoist Master…” Yuan Zhongshu smiled and sighed, his expression showing a bit of nostalgia.
Xuan Xia smiled in response.
…
This meal was enjoyed by host and guests alike.
During the meal, Xuan Xia called Yuan Zhongshu “Master Yuan,” but by the end, she had formally changed to “Uncle Yuan.”
At the end, Xuan Xia couldn’t help confirming with Yuan Zhongshu again, “Uncle Yuan, Ren Tongli really won’t harass my friend anymore in the future, right?”
Yuan Zhongshu said affirmatively: “You can rest assured.”
