Once these words were said, the entire room fell silent.
He retorted...
He retorted against Lord Huo!
Beijing is not like Pingjiang, not many people know Tang Yunxian, and even fewer understand him. No one expected that soone so scholarly would speak so assertively.
"This Mr. Tang is really sothing, directly retorting against Lord Huo?"
"Not giving any face at all. Lord Huo’s face really looks bad right now."
"Don’t you think there’s more to what Mr. Tang said? The Huo Family truly shouldn’t get involved in this matter. He’s trying to distance the Huo Family from it. One must admit, the old ginger is spicier."
...
"Brother-in-law, you..." Shen Shuci seed quite displeased with his tone as well.
"You’re the elder here, and at a ti like this, you’re joining her nonsense? The police will give us an explanation for this matter. Are you all trying to take the police’s job, or do you have so special ability to recognize the culprit at a glance?"
"Dad, actually it was her who..." Tang Wan was cut off by a glare from Tang Yunxian before she could finish.
"You shut your mouth too. She’s your elder, but younger in age than you. What’s wrong with showing so patience?"
"You all wish for it to beco known to everyone, stirring things up to the police station. That’s what you want, isn’t it?"
"All of you go back now. The hospital doesn’t need you overseeing things there! It’s already so late, and you’re still kicking up a fuss at the police station. Just how much more trouble do you plan to cause?"
...
Tang Yunxian’s voice remained calm and collected, like a cool breeze blowing through the heat of sumr.
Instantly calming everyone down.
Tang Wan and Shen Shuci seed like they wanted to say more, but under Tang Yunxian’s gaze, they didn’t dare speak up.
Under his watch, the two apologized to the police, acknowledging they had caused too much trouble, and then prepared to leave one after the other.
"Dad, I’ll have soone take you to the hospital." Jiang Jinsang made a point to speak with Tang Yunxian before leaving.
"I can go on my own. You take good care of Wanwan, and don’t go out in public for now." Tang Yunxian was having a severe headache. These two kids were never so impulsive; they grew up together and never fought. What made this ti so heated?
"I’ll have Jiang Jiu accompany you. You can call on him if you need anything."
Tang Yunxian nodded, not refusing, and turned to warn Huo Qinqi again not to ddle in their family’s affairs.
Everyone thought the dispute between the two would be unresolvable. But surprisingly, once Tang Yunxian arrived, he imdiately defused the crisis. However, this matter still sent two signals to the outside world:
One, Mr. Shen’s condition is indeed very grim;
Two, the relationship between Tang Wan and Shen Shuci has dramatically deteriorated.
**
Early the next day, new information arrived...
Reportedly, Mr. Shen underwent another surgery that night. The situation is dire; word is the doctors have already inford the family that brain death might occur, and they should be prepared.
You Shenming completely swallowed his worries and secretly arranged a eting with Xiang Xiaoyuan.
"Who would’ve thought your plan would be so effective? What’s your big grudge against them to go to such lengths?" You Shenming was curious.
"I can’t stand their holier-than-thou attitude."
"Neither can I! They’re just flaunting more power than our family. In front of my aunt’s family, they’re nothing at all."
"Your aunt’s family?" Xiang Xiaoyuan, originally from outside the area, had no ans or ability to enter the Beijing circle, let alone reach the upper tiers. Her understanding of the Beijing circle remained superficial.
"In this Beijing, so families are exceptional, like the Hexi Huo Family, the Chuanbei Family, and Lingnan. My aunt’s family is even more..."
You Shenming loved to boast, constantly chatting with the idea he’d be off the hook given Shen Lao’s possible brain death, feeling in a good mood, told her the general landscape of Beijing.
Xiang Xiaoyuan listened intently, amazed at how the Beijing circle was truly a place of hidden talents.
"...In front of my aunt’s family, what’s Jiang Chengsi, Huo Ran, they’re nothing, and my aunt dotes on greatly."
Xiang Xiaoyuan thought initially, no matter how much she dotes on you, to them, you’re always just an outsider. But his next words caught her attention.
"His family has no son, just my cousin sister, an only child. They even talked about finding soone for a matrilocal marriage. How can soone recruited into their family be more connected than , their nephew?"
"Shen Shuci is just boasting with the Huo Family backing her!" You Shenming touched his neck, where it had been pierced before, still faintly throbbing, "Wait till my aunt cos back, I’ll make her pay."
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