Seeing that Tang Ming had not died, Shen Yan decided not to leave. She returned to the villa to continue monitoring Tang Ming’s movents.
As soon as Tang Ming entered the villa, Liu Gaoze imdiately got up and asked with concern:
"Little Tang, how are you feeling?"
"As you can see, good as new," Tang Ming grinned and glanced towards the couch.
Liu ngting sat on the couch with her head down, saying nothing and not looking at him, while Li Xiaoli’s eyes darted around, seemingly plotting sothing.
"I heard you’re planning to leave. Can we have a proper talk?"
Liu Gaoze watched Tang Ming with a complex expression, "Let’s go to the study."
"Alright."
Tang Ming nodded. Since his journey to Songlan began with Liu Gaoze, it should also end with him; they needed to have a good talk.
When Li Xiaoli saw Tang Ming and Liu Gaoze enter the study, she imdiately leaned in close to Liu ngting and whispered mysteriously:
"ng ng sister, why are you so silent, do you really hope for Brother Tang Ming to leave?"
"I... What can I hope for? Am I supposed to kneel down and beg him?"
Liu ngting pouted in dissatisfaction.
"Begging him is unnecessary, but we can think of other ways," Li Xiaoli said slyly with narrowed eyes:
"Tang Ming is not short of money now; money won’t keep him here, so we have to play the emotional card."
"Emotional card? What do you an?" Liu ngting was slightly perplexed, worrying to herself:
"Could Xiaoli have seen that I have feelings for Tang Ming, could she?"
"I’m talking about playing the Beauty Trap," Li Xiaoli confidently said as she propped up her chest with her hands:
"Tonight is the last chance; as long as I grab Tang Ming’s first blood tonight, I don’t believe he could bear to leave behind these two big things of mine?"
"You..." Hearing this, Liu ngting’s expression changed slightly as she said reluctantly:
"Don’t ss around, didn’t you say before that you would only do that with soone you like?"
"Yeah, I do like Brother Tang Ming, don’t you like him too?"
Li Xiaoli nodded with a justified air.
"Nonsense, how could I possibly like him?"
Liu ngting was angry and embarrassed at having her feelings exposed, and she glared at Li Xiaoli.
"Stop pretending, I know you too well, you prudish princess," Li Xiaoli said naughtily, sticking out her chest and adding:
"But I understand you’re too reserved to go begging for love, whereas I don’t care. I don’t believe that with my face and these big assets, I can’t win him over. Even if I can’t keep Tang Ming’s heart, I can certainly keep his person!"
"Are you really serious?" Seeing Li Xiaoli like this, Liu ngting grew concerned.
"So do you really want to keep Brother Tang Ming or not?"
Li Xiaoli looked at Liu ngting in frustration.
"I... want to."
Liu ngting hesitated for a mont before admitting her true feelings.
"Well, that settles it. If you’re too shy, let do it," Li Xiaoli declared with a heroic stance, boldly proclaiming: "To keep Brother Tang Ming here, even if it ans sacrificing my looks and chest, it’s worth it. Go for it, Xiaoli!"
Seeing Li Xiaoli’s deanor, Liu ngting couldn’t help but give a bitter smile within her heart. "If doing this could really keep Tang Ming, how should I decide? Hmph, I wouldn’t do it!"
In the study, Tang Ming and Liu Gaoze sat opposite each other, separated by a desk.
"ng Ting ntioned that you’re leaving, is that so?" Liu Gaoze asked, his expression complex as he looked at Tang Ming.
"Yes," Tang Ming replied with a nod.
"Why?" Given Tang Ming’s determination, Liu Gaoze asked in confusion.
"Uncle, I was tricked by you into working as Liu ngting’s bodyguard," Tang Ming said resentfully, looking at Liu Gaoze with frustration. "You should be clear that I ca to Songlan City to annul an engagent. Instead, you coaxed into signing a contract, but I’ve still kept at the job. However, I’ve now realized this job is too dangerous, and I can’t continue."
Upon hearing this, Liu Gaoze offered an awkward smile. Indeed, he had tricked Tang Ming into coming to the Liu Family to beco Liu ng’s bodyguard, but he hadn’t foreseen so many dangerous incidents occurring afterwards.
"Let’s not talk about the contract. With your current capabilities, the penalty for breach is nothing to you, and since you could lend a billion, you definitely wouldn’t be constrained by such a penalty," said Liu Gaoze, stabilizing his emotions and looking sincerely at Tang Ming. "Apart from the contract, don’t you have any other reason to protect ng Ting? She is, after all, your fiancée."
"If the engagent is called off, she won’t be my fiancée anymore, will she?" Tang Ming smiled and said to Liu Gaoze, "Let’s take today as an opportunity to settle this matter and call off the engagent, severing my ties with the Liu family from here on out."
"That... might not be possible!" Liu Gaoze shook his head. On one hand, he didn’t want to call off the engagent; from his observations during this period, he knew Liu ng had developed a fondness for Tang Ming. On the other hand, this engagent truly couldn’t be called off.
"Why?" Tang Ming asked in confusion. "All it would take is your agreent, followed by a written resolution to dissolve the engagent, right?"
"It’s not as simple as you think," Liu Gaoze said with a smile, speaking helplessly. "Your engagent with ng Ting wasn’t arranged by ; it was set by the older generation..."
"My old man has already said that the decision to call off the engagent is entirely up to . Now, all we need is your family’s agreent, and then the engagent will be off," Tang Ming interjected firmly.
"Even if both our families agree, we can’t annul the engagent, because it involves a third party," Liu Gaoze said solemnly, looking at Tang Ming. "At the ti your engagent with ng Ting was arranged, there was a third party acting as the go-between as a witness. To call off the engagent, we need the witness present; the engagent can only be dissolved when all three parties are together. With just the two of us, we can’t do it."
"So there’s such a matter, you’re not pulling my leg, are you?" Tang Ming paused and looked at Liu Gaoze with suspicion.
"How could I possibly deceive you? Didn’t you see that the marriage contract was signed by three parties?" Liu Gaoze declared seriously.
"This..." Tang Ming was suddenly at a loss for words. When he first arrived, the old man hadn’t shown him the marriage contract!
Hearing this, Tang Ming’s expression darkened, and he cursed inwardly: "No wonder the old man said I could decide to call off the engagent myself. Turns out there’s a third party involved, and he knew I couldn’t annul the marriage alone. I’ve been duped by the old guy again!"
"Tang Ming, you and ng Ting have been together for such a long ti. I believe it’s impossible for you not to have any feelings for her," Liu Gaoze went on as Tang Ming was inwardly ranting. "I know that protecting ng Ting is dangerous, so if you’re afraid of danger, then I can hire a more skilled bodyguard. Moreover, the Dark Group has already sent a new expert to protect ng Ting. From now on, you won’t need to take too many risks."
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