Eavesdropping

  "Now you have won the favor of Tangshan, haven't you?"

  Li Yutong slightly raised an eyebrow, saying uncertainly. Didn't Tangshan expel the Bai family's mother and daughter from their home, wasn't that a symbol of Tang Chus victory?

  After Li Yutong's words fell, he didn't get a response from Tang Chusheng for a long time. He turned his head back in surprise and saw that Tang Chusheng's eyebrows were filled with a cold expression. Seeing this, Li Yutong was speechless for a moment and also fell silent.

  After a while, Tang Chu Xue said faintly: "Do you really think Tang Shan is that kind of heartless and ungrateful person?"

  Those words seemed to come from afar, carrying a faint sense of melancholy.

  Li Yutong was shocked, "You're saying that Tangshan is not a heartless and unrighteous person, then why did he drive the White family and Tang Jinxiu out of their home?"

  "To protect them."

  When Tang Chu Xue mentioned the word "protection", she almost gritted her teeth, feeling both hatred and jealousy in her heart. She had been trying so hard to put on a good show, but still couldn't get any attention or care from Tang Shan. Tang Shan was always just doing what he should be doing, yet refused to spare even a little extra sympathy for her.

  "Driving them mother and daughter out of their home is for protection, what are they being protected from?"

  Li Yutong was really confused this time. It's said that when the mother and daughter were driven out of the house, it was during a heavy snowstorm. At that time, driving people out of the house in the name of protection is simply nonsense. At least, Li Yutong didn't believe it at all.

  "It's true that no one believes me, even if I stand in front of the Bai family and Tang Jinxiu right now to explain, no one will believe. But the truth is, there is no one in this world who understands this fact more than I do. It won't take long, really not long, you will all know soon enough. At that time, Tang Jinxiu's pain will be a thousand times, ten thousand times more than mine. My pain is still physical, but Tang Jinxiu will be hurt in her heart. Hehe..."

  Tang Chuxue's low, uncontrollable laughter suddenly burst out, and his deep tone was like a midnight whisper, instantly making Li Yutong feel a chill run down her spine. Although she didn't know what Tang Chuxue had done in secret, he somehow knew that since Tang Chuxue had made his move, Tang Jinyu would definitely be in for a disaster.

  "Will it implicate Father?"

  Li Yutong was originally going to get up and leave, but suddenly thought of something and stopped in his tracks to ask.

  When she heard this, Tang Chunxue's eyes flashed with impatience and she said lightly: "You don't need to worry about this matter, I have my own plans." Tang Chunxue did not directly answer Li Yutang's words, but only reminded her lightly. Li Yutang wanted to ask again, but seeing that Tang Chunxue had already turned her face away, she swallowed her words back down. He originally thought that this younger sister was easy to bully, but now it seemed that he was greatly mistaken. Being able to gain Father's favor as an illegitimate daughter and also receive special treatment from the palace aunts, her abilities were naturally self-evident. Originally, if he thought that this younger sister only had some tricks up her sleeve, then now looking at her again, she was not just someone with tricks. Clearly it was the same person, but now looking at her made people feel inexplicably strange and eerie.

  "Brother, aren't you leaving yet? Do you want Xue to keep you for dinner?" Tang Chunxue looked at Li Yutong who got up but didn't leave, raising an eyebrow slightly, with a somewhat interested expression.

  Being stared at by Tang Chuxue, Li Yutong immediately felt a chill run down his spine. He suddenly turned around and walked out of the room, with a feeling of fleeing in disarray. Tang Chuxue watched from behind, only to smile coldly.

  In the afternoon, Su San went to the government office to help Mrs. Li with some matters, but when he heard something about Tangshan, he stayed behind.

  "Is it here?"

  Su San's heart was filled with doubts, so this time he specially followed Zhang Jun to the civilian residence where Tang Shan often went, hiding a Miaojiang woman. Both of them had good lightness skills, and they carefully made their way to that place, quietly climbing onto the roof of the residence.

  "That's right, it's here. The person below just came to report that Tangshan has just entered."

  Zhang Jun lowered his voice and spoke cautiously.

  Su San's eyes gleamed as he carefully lifted a tile, revealing the scene below. It was a dimly lit room, large but cluttered with numerous cabinets lining the walls, each one filled with jars and containers, creating an impressive sight. However, what was most peculiar was the presence of several large cages in the center of the room. A few of them were covered with black cloth, except for the one on the far side, which remained uncovered, allowing a clear view of its contents. Inside, there were three small dogs, but they looked different from ordinary dogs. Their eyes seemed dull and lifeless, and they lay motionless in the cage, exuding an eerie aura.

  At this time, two people were standing by a cabinet near the corner of the wall in the room. One was an old woman who had passed her sixties, and the other was Tangshan. The old woman wore a black cloak with a hood, and her whole body was hidden in the darkness. In the dim light, only her thin face could be seen, with deep wrinkles on her expressionless face. At this time, the old woman held a blue porcelain bottle in her hand, and her mouth moved as if she were saying something to Tangshan.

  Tangshan was originally listening intently with a serious face, but suddenly became extremely agitated after hearing something. He almost trembled as he took the porcelain bottle from the old woman's hand, carefully holding it to his chest. However, just halfway through, the old woman stopped him, shaking her head at Tangshan. Tangshan seemed unaware of why he was so agitated, with tears welling up in his eyes, and appeared to use force to try and snatch the porcelain bottle from the old woman's hand. The old woman reluctantly let go, sighing deeply.

  Tangshan was overjoyed, stuffing the porcelain bottle into his bosom and revealing a grateful smile on his face. He bowed deeply to the old woman, but she refused to accept it, lightly waving her hand and turning away without looking at Tangshan again. Seeing this, Tangshan didn't say anything more, muttering something under his breath before turning around and leaving.

  After Tangshan left, the old woman slowly turned around, sighed again, and then bent down to open the cage that was not covered with black cloth. She took out a small dog from inside and hugged it in her arms. The old woman's face became extremely gentle as she stroked the dog's fur with her hands. The little dog in her arms also closed its eyes and enjoyed the sensation.

  This scene is inexplicably warm and different.

  Probably no one would have thought that in a place far away from the hustle and bustle, there would be such an old man in his twilight years. Even in this dimly lit room, she still lives warmly.

  "Big brother..."

  Zhang Jun saw this scene, it was very simple, but for some reason, he felt a warmth in his eyes. He turned to look at Su San, shouted out loud, and wanted to leave in his heart.

  Su San furrowed his brow at this time, because the materials used to build this house were special, so the sound insulation effect was particularly good. He couldn't hear the conversation between Tangshan and the old woman even if he concentrated his mind. He only vaguely heard some words, those vague words faintly revealed a secret that had been buried for a long time.

  "Just made... unstable effect... hidden dangers uncertain... you'd better reconsider... no need to consider... any hope... don't give up... why bother... willing to heart... just hope they're fine... thank you... forget it... you can go..."

  Those fragmented and blurry words, Su San made a great effort to connect them together. It seemed that he had just concocted some kind of medicine, but because it hadn't undergone extensive experimentation, the effect was somewhat unstable. Even so, Tang Shan still wanted to take it. And judging from Tang Shan's attitude, as long as there was even a glimmer of hope, she wouldn't give up. And in the end, who were the ones that ended up being fine... Cui Shi and Tang Chu Xue or...

  Su San felt a sudden jump in his heart, feeling that he was very close to uncovering a secret. But just that last layer of thin membrane separated him from the truth. Su San narrowed his eyes, and for a moment, his mind was in disarray. Looking at the situation earlier, Tang Shan's expression seemed to be saying "it's now or never". If he continued to investigate carefully, perhaps by the time everything happened, he still wouldn't have figured out the clues. It seemed that he needed to find another entry point.

  "Old Big Brother, what are you thinking about?" Zhang Jue had just shouted at Su San, but didn't get a response. He only saw his own big brother frowning and deep in thought, completely unaware of his appearance. Zhang Jue was very helpless. If they were at home, he wouldn't have disturbed him. But this was on the rooftop, he couldn't not remind him!

  Su San was suddenly awakened by Zhang Jue's voice, turned his head, with sharp eyes and a sharp tone, staring directly at Zhang Jue. Zhang Jue was startled by Su San's gaze and almost got scared to death. This is the rooftop, boss, if you scare me and I accidentally do something, wouldn't that be like beating the grass to scare the snake? Zhang Jue protested with his eyes, while Su San ignored him. He stretched out his big hand, grabbed Zhang Jue's collar, and then quickly left the place like a giant bird carrying Zhang Jue away.

  He's been out for a while, and the little woman at home is getting anxious. Su San thought to himself as he quickened his pace, effortlessly carrying Zhang Jun towards the direction of the White family's residence.

  They arrived at the back door of the White family's house, and Su San finally landed steadily, while Zhang Jun was also thrown to the ground.

  "Cough, cough... Boss, can you please not fly so fast next time?" At this moment, Zhang Jun didn't have his usual suave and charming appearance. His handsome face was as pale as paper, and his usually charming eyes were now trembling with fear. The boss's speed was really too fast, and being carried by him felt like being in the center of a typhoon.

  Su San turned her head and glanced at Zhang Jue, then shifted her gaze away with a look of disgust.

  Zhang Jun: "......"

  "You can go back now."

  Su San said faintly and turned around to hurry back.

  Zhang Jun was dissatisfied and whispered: "Boss..."

  Blocked by Zhang Jun's words, Su San stopped in his tracks, turned around, and cast a sharp gaze at Zhang Jun, raising an eyebrow and asking, "What, can't find the way back?"

  "No, no, I just wanted..."

  Zhang Jun hastily shook his head. Although he had been blown by the strong wind all the way, he was still very clear-headed and had no problem going home.

  "So you want me to send you back?"

  Su San's tone was tinged with anger, what was Zhang Jun doing, he still had to rush back to see his little woman.

  "I just want to let sister-in-law..."

  "What! What do you want to do!" Su San suddenly turned around, quickly walked to Zhang Jun's side, a pair of black eyes with a fierce and menacing glare. That gaze was like he wanted to swallow him whole, almost scaring Zhang Jun to death.

  Zhang Jun cried with a sad face, feeling particularly wronged in his heart. He just thought that since they had all come over, he wanted to eat the dishes made by his elder sister-in-law. The eldest brother's appearance was as if he himself was going to elope with his elder sister-in-law.

  "Boss, I didn't," Zhang Ju hastily explained. This wasn't a joke, if the boss really misunderstood, it was likely that he would slap himself to death in a moment.

  "I wanted your sister-in-law to send you back, but there's no door. You're such a big person now, with legs of your own, how can't you even walk back? Su San narrowed his black eyes, with a fierce glint lurking within. His demeanor was as if he would slap Zhang Jun to death on the spot if he uttered another inappropriate word."

  Zhang Jun was really scared by his own brother's appearance at this moment, and he became honest. The delicious food was nothing compared to his own life. Under the threat of his brother, Zhang Jun surrendered without dignity. He crawled up quickly and said carefully: "No, big brother, I didn't think anything. I'll go back now, really go back. Big brother, you don't need to see me off, you should hurry back too, or else your wife will be worried."

  Zhang Jun finished speaking and turned around, running far away like the wind. That speed was so fast that it was hard to see any weakness from just now.

  But Zhang Jun, who was running far away quickly, did not see his own father's change of face behind him.

  At the moment Zhang Jun turned around, Su San's originally fierce face suddenly became gentle, even with a faint smile of satisfaction. This smile on Su San's face was rarely seen. Su San looked at Zhang Jun's rapidly fleeing back and chuckled softly: "You think I don't know what you're secretly planning? You just want to eat the little woman's cooking, right? Hmph, if I let you stay safely, I wouldn't be your boss anymore. If you stayed, how could I still be intimate with the little woman?"

  If Zhang Jiong heard this, he would probably be so angry that he would spit out a mouthful of old blood. Boss, is this really his boss? Shouldn't his boss be aloof and proud? Who is this sinister man now?

  Su San saw Zhang Jun's back disappear completely, then turned around and walked to the second floor with a good mood. Although he had only been away for less than two hours, he found himself missing that little woman terribly. Thinking this way, his footsteps quickened.