Chapter 134: How Do You Want To Leave Me
The news of the Liang family’s Eldest Young Master and Liancheng’s incestuous and immoral relationship spread widely among the servants, with various past incidents being dug up and interpreted repeatedly.
After Madam Liang perceived this, she suppressed the gossip fiercely. For now, the servants quieted down, but those who had something to discuss had almost finished discussing it.
Sister Liu knew Father and Mother Liang’s attitude, but ultimately, she feared the Eldest Young Master, so she no longer dared to be as brazen in publicly reprimanding Aunt Wang as she was that day.
Aunt Wang was honest and simple. If she didn’t push her luck, the two of them would naturally interact harmoniously.
For the three meals a day, Aunt Wang would appear briefly, give some minor instructions, and then return to her room, not meddling much or asking many questions.
When Shen Lichuan called, Aunt Wang was packing her luggage. She had lived in the Liang family for decades; this nanny’s room felt more like home than her own home. She hadn’t realized it until she started packing, and it was shocking. Her personal belongings were scattered everywhere, and four large suitcases couldn’t fit them all.
The butler advised her that she could discard some unnecessary items. Aunt Wang was sentimental and refused to part with anything, so she sorted them into cardboard boxes and sent them back to her hometown.
“Aunt Wang—”
Aunt Wang was startled. Shen Lichuan’s voice was gentle and clear, and he usually called her with a hint of a smile, rarely sounding urgent or anxious.
She asked, “Did something happen again?”
Shen Lichuan gestured for his secretary to leave. The board of directors’ meeting would start in ten minutes. “Did anything happen at the Liang family today? How is Madam Liang’s condition?”
Aunt Wang recalled, “Madam Liang made several urgent calls this morning. Director Liang returned, and they were in the small flower hall. The servants didn’t dare to approach.”
Shen Lichuan’s heart sank. Father Liang had been staying at Liang Corporation day and night recently, determined to force Liang Chaosu to return to the country.
At this juncture, what would he discuss with Madam Liang upon returning to the Liang family?
Liang Wenfei had repeatedly asked, “Why do *you all* like Liancheng,” instead of “you,” and also mentioned that Liancheng was Liang Chaosu’s deliberately sought-after prey.
Shen Lichuan was not a fool.
He had heard Liancheng personally confirm at the tea restaurant that Liang Chaosu was forcibly taking her for Liang Wenfei’s sake, and had been guarding against and suppressing them for four years, isolating the two of them.
Later, Liancheng escaped twice, but Liang Chaosu persisted relentlessly, going to great lengths to find her. Such overbearing behavior could no longer be explained solely for Liang Wenfei’s sake.
He had thought that Liang Chaosu had developed feelings for Liancheng over the past four years of possession, which was why he was so persistent and unwilling to let go.
Liang Wenfei’s rambling and seemingly breakdown-ridden vent completely overturned his speculation.
If Liang Chaosu had intended to possess Liancheng from the very beginning, to obtain her, and had shown such unscrupulous possessiveness for so long, how would the Liang family react if they found out?
Aunt Wang stood at the restaurant doorway, peeking a few times, and whispered into the phone, covering her mouth, “The Liang family is having lunch. Director Liang hasn’t left, and the atmosphere between him and Madam Liang is a bit off. Both of them are—”
Someone unexpectedly patted her on the shoulder from behind.
The person did not expose her but held her shoulder and quickly led her out of the room.
Next to the kitchen was a small door, mainly used for transporting ingredients. It was usually locked, and both Aunt Wang and the butler had the key. However, after her resignation was approved, she had given the key, along with the key to Madam Liang’s small pantry, to Sister Liu.
The person behind her used a key to open the door. Aunt Wang guessed who it was and, turning around, saw it was indeed the butler. “I—”
On the phone, Shen Lichuan also clearly felt something was wrong. He remained silent, not hanging up. If the person were to trouble Aunt Wang, he could intervene to some extent given his status.
“Is it President Shen’s call?” The butler took the phone and locked the door from the inside.
This location was diagonally behind the main building of the Liang family, not in the garden, and not near the garage. Even the Liang family’s servants rarely set foot here, and the gardeners certainly paid no attention to it.
The plants grew wild, branches and vines intertwining thickly, forming a natural wall under the sunlight.
The butler pulled Aunt Wang down to squat. “President Shen, Sister Wang will be leaving the Liang family soon. You can ask me if you have anything.”
Shen Lichuan’s voice came through the loudspeaker, unusually calm. “It’s nothing, I just suddenly thought of Feifei. Butler Liu, please don’t mind.”
He was about to hang up when the butler stopped him. “Mr. Shen, are you here for Miss Liancheng?”
Shen Lichuan remained silent. His breathing was barely audible through the receiver, while the butler’s breathing was rapid. Aunt Wang was even more surprised and stared at the butler in astonishment.
“I have been with the Liang family for thirty-seven years. I have never revealed a single word of my employers’ private matters to the outside.” His expression was conflicted, hesitating. “But I watched Miss Liancheng grow up. I am employed by the Liang family and cannot reveal anything else.”
The butler gritted his teeth. “But one life is already too heavy. Two lives—lost simultaneously. My conscience cannot rest easy.”
The muscles in Shen Lichuan’s arm, which was holding the phone, instantly tensed. He sat up straight. Before he could ask anything further, the butler hung up the phone.
Shen Lichuan had previously expected that Father Liang would not want Liancheng’s child. He had also instructed Old Ghost to pay attention to the people Father Liang assigned to contact local hospitals.
An acquaintance of Old Ghost was involved in smuggling in Iceland, including but not limited to human trafficking and arms dealing. However, this acquaintance was just an insignificant pawn at the bottom, capable of facilitating minor matters but powerless for major ones.
Shen Lichuan believed this connection was extremely useful. If they could contact high-level figures, it would actually be more reliable and effective than the methods Father Liang and Liang Chaosu used to search for people internationally.
No matter when, a powerful dragon has difficulty suppressing a local snake. For a gang to operate there for so long, they must be deeply rooted. In the unseen darkness, there are countless hidden passages where a person can slip in, change their identity, and emerge with a new life.
But the ruthlessness and viciousness of the Liang family at this moment far exceeded his expectations. The butler saying two lives were lost simultaneously – wasn’t that implying Liancheng and her child would die together?
The secretary pushed open the door. “President Shen, ten minutes are almost up. The directors have re-entered the meeting and are waiting for you.”
Shen Lichuan stood up, holding his phone, the screen displaying Old Ghost’s avatar. “Compress some of the less important content in the meeting and turn it into a brief report. The meeting will end within half an hour. All subsequent meetings are postponed. Clear out this afternoon; I have something important to attend to.”
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In December, the sunrise time in Iceland grew shorter and shorter.
As the end of the month approached, the sun rose at 1 PM and set at 4:30 PM. It was now past 5 PM, and the entire long street of the tourist center was deserted. Under the streetlights in the wind and snow, the buildings stood silent. In the yellow-white lamplight, there was only them.
Liancheng stepped forward tentatively in the snow, which fell densely. The streetlights stretched their figures very long, their heads tilted and overlapping.
Liancheng, taking advantage of Liang Chaosu’s inattention, shifted a few steps to the side and stepped into a snowdrift, falling squarely on her backside. The down jacket was suddenly squeezed, and the warm air inside rushed out from her collar.
It blew across her frost-reddened face, and for a moment, Liancheng felt as if she were back in a warm, temperature-controlled room.
Suddenly, she remembered Tai Duoduo complaining after entering the office from outside, saying this terrible weather was as cold as a bad man’s heart.
She suddenly couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Liang Chaosu’s hand, which was supporting her, paused. The anger on his face also stopped. “What are you thinking about, laughing after falling?”
His tone was slightly reprimanding. In the past, Liancheng would have found a topic to move past it.
But now, she wanted to feign death to escape and get rid of this lunatic forever. For the first time, she had outsmarted the wicked intentions of a man.
She looked up and laughed, “Thinking of you.”
Liang Chaosu’s body froze for two seconds. He suddenly bent down, his face hovering inches from hers. Even with the backlight, Liancheng could clearly see the black and white distinction in his pupils. His dark eyes framed her, and the waves in them gradually rose, turning into a monstrous tide in an instant.
“Thinking about how to leave me?”
