Chapter 52: Murdered
Sui Tang sighed: “Cousin, I know everything you said. I just don’t understand… since he doesn’t like me, why did he still come provoke me?”
Sui Tang’s eyes were filled with sadness: “Last time he said he wanted to talk to me alone, said he had feelings for me. I was so happy then, I even thought of names for our child!”
Jiang Ning: “…”
He Shang eavesdropping on the side: “…”
He was speechless: “Grow some brains. Believing a man’s words is less reliable than believing a sow can climb a tree!”
Sui Tang puffed her cheeks, somewhat depressed: “Then can’t I believe you?”
He Shang thought about his purpose.
Jiang Family, Sui Family, both were targets designated by that lord in the Capital City for destruction.
He tucked one hand in his pocket, looking very roguish: “Of course, little master is a bad man who can trick you into bankruptcy.”
Sui Tang stared at him blankly for a few seconds, then burst out laughing: “I don’t believe it. He Shang, stop tricking me. I’m not stupid.”
Jiang Ning pondered on the side.
The plotline Little Honey gave her wasn’t much, mostly in the early stages. Regarding He Shang, Jiang Ning only knew he became a big shot later, but how he did it was unknown, probably flew up by strength like Xie Jingyan.
She didn’t take it too much to heart.
As long as she avoided bullying He Shang and bullying Su Wanyuan, Sui Tang shouldn’t be schemed into marrying a domestic abuser later, then dying with child.
The four walked a stretch of road.
Xie Jingyan parted ways with them at the fork.
“I’m taking the last bus. You guys do as you please.”
Jiang Ning couldn’t be bothered to deal with him.
She looked at Sui Tang and He Shang: “You two taking a taxi?”
He Shang felt inexplicably uncomfortable staying with Sui Tang.
He waved at Jiang Ning and the other two, then walked toward Xie Jingyan’s direction: “I can get back myself, no need to trouble Young Lady Sui to send me.”
“Hey!” Sui Tang glared, stomping her feet in place: “Hmph, if you don’t want a ride, no ride. He Shang, I won’t send you home anymore.”
He Shang’s voice drifted from afar: “That’s really great.”
Sui Tang nearly cried from anger.
“Cousin, am I that bad? Why doesn’t anyone like me?”
Zhou Yuchu approached her only to bring down the Sui Family.
And He Shang? She’d poured her heart out to him for so long, yet he remained lukewarm.
Jiang Ning reached out and pinched Sui Tang’s face; the soft feel was very nice.
She curved her eyes in a smile: “Our Tangtang is of course the best girl, but I hope you won’t define yourself as lowly in the future. Whether others like you or not isn’t important. Tangtang, before loving others, you must first learn to love yourself, got it?”
Sui Tang’s big eyes showed some confusion: “Love myself?”
“Yeah, love yourself. And you’re in Grade 3 now, put more thoughts into studying. Improving yourself is more important than anything.”
Sui Tang scratched her hair, half understanding: “I got it, Cousin. You go take a taxi. I’ll take one myself later.”
There weren’t many people at this intersection, and few cars.
Jiang Ning wasn’t reassured leaving Sui Tang, a girl alone, so she walked to the roadside first: “I’ll call you a taxi. Come over.”
“Oh.” Sui Tang bounced along behind Jiang Ning.
A taxi slowly stopped in front of the two.
The car window rolled down. The driver inside wore a mask. Since it was night, Jiang Ning couldn’t see the driver’s face clearly.
But the fishy stench in the car still made Jiang Ning frown.
Sui Tang went straight to the back seat and got in: “To Gate One of Fangtai Yayuan.”
Then she waved at Jiang Ning: “Cousin, I’m heading home first.”
The taxi drove off.
Jiang Ning stood in place stunned for two seconds before reacting belatedly.
That fishy stench was the smell of blood.
Turning her head, she saw the car wasn’t heading toward Fangtai Yayuan at all.
“Fuck!”
Jiang Ning’s facial expression instantly turned ugly. She took out her mobile phone and hurriedly dialed Sui Tang’s number.
It connected after a few seconds, the voice carrying a sob: “Cousin, this isn’t the way home. The driver won’t stop. Ah!”
Before she finished, she let out a miserable scream, and the call was hung up.
Jiang Ning saw He Shang and Xie Jingyan hadn’t gotten the bus yet and hurriedly said: “Bad news, Tangtang is in danger!”
He Shang clearly saw Sui Tang get in the taxi.
Seeing Jiang Ning’s bad expression, he hurried across the road: “What happened?”
Jiang Ning took a deep breath, instantly recalling that murderer who hadn’t been arrested yet.
“That taxi just now was probably faked by the murderer. When the car window opened, I smelled a fishy stench—that was the smell of blood—but the car drove off too fast, no time to react.”
Jiang Ning clenched her fist.
This segment of plot was completely not in the book!
Could it be the butterfly effect from her dealing with Gu Lanli and Zhou Yuchu?
Sui Tang shouldn’t die now!
He Shang’s facial expression visibly paled: “What do we do? It’s all my fault. I should have gone with her. I… I…”
His lips trembled slightly, panic and self-blame rarely appearing in his usually calm eyes.
Xie Jingyan took out his mobile phone to call the police. Right now, besides calling the police, there was no other way.
Jiang Ning stared in the direction the taxi left, biting her teeth tightly.
Xie Jingyan looked at her clenched hand; from gripping too hard, fresh red stained her pink nails.
This was the first time he saw Jiang Ning with such strong emotion.
He lowered his eyes, his heart not fluctuating much.
“Screech.”
A sleek black motorcycle stopped in front of Jiang Ning.
Gu Lanli took off his helmet, shook his newly dyed black hair. He’d removed his necklace and earring, but even without those accessories, his face was still roguishly handsome.
The black-dyed hair gave him a more unrestrained wildness.
He tilted his head slightly, leaning sideways against the motorcycle: “Jiang Ning, now? Can you give me a chance to make up?”
Jiang Ning pushed him away, snatched the helmet he was holding and buckled it straight onto his head: “Lending me your bike for a bit.”
Gu Lanli was still a bit dazed; in the blink of an eye, his bike was stolen.
“Hey!”
He Shang shoved him aside and hurriedly straddled the back seat: “I’m going with you.”
Jiang Ning revved the throttle dashingly, and the motorcycle shot out like an arrow off the string.
Gu Lanli ran forward two steps: “Can you ride it? It’s very dangerous!”
But all he got was a trail of exhaust.
He kicked a stone by the curb, hands on hips, cursing darkly: “Fuck.”
Irritatedly ruffling his hair, he glared unkindly at Xie Jingyan on the side, tone aggressive: “What’s going on? Why are they rushing off like that?”
Xie Jingyan looked at the bus approaching from afar and walked toward it.
“Sui Tang was kidnapped, her life is in danger.”
Gu Lanli widened his eyes in disbelief: “What? How could this happen?”
Seeing Xie Jingyan walk away.
He felt indignant: “It’s about to be a matter of life and death, where are you going?”
Xie Jingyan was concise: “Home.”
At a time like this, he actually still had the mood to go home.
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