Chapter 494 Losing Composure
Hu Mingcheng craned his neck, waiting for Tang Chuxia to reveal the answer.
But Tang Chuxia let out a big sigh and finally said, "Too bad I don’t feel like saying it anymore!"
Hu Mingcheng was so angry he felt like going mad, while Tang Chuxia simply munched on her cucumber and headed out again.
What kind of bullshit fiancé, they’re all trash.
It’s baffling why the original host was even interested in him, dead set on getting Hu Mingcheng to marry her. It’s clear as day now, men who can’t even break off an engagement before fooling around with other women are up to no good.
When Tang Chuxia stepped out, she heard noises beyond the courtyard. She didn’t think Gu Beihuai would come to Sister-in-law Huang’s house at this hour, as the timing was rather off.
Yet, when she saw Lin Qingchen in the courtyard, she was taken aback for he looked somewhat disheveled.
And upon seeing Tang Chuxia, Lin Qingchen’s first instinct was to embrace her.
Tang Chuxia was stunned, then relaxed and patted Lin Qingchen on the back.
"Aiya, don’t be so worked up, I’m really fine!"
Tang Chuxia smiled as she gently pushed Lin Qingchen away, allowing him to recover from his lapse.
He spoke apologetically, "I was just too excited, seeing you’re unharmed is a relief!"
Tang Chuxia rubbed her nose, "Aiya, what could possibly happen to me? It’s those people who have a problem. But how did you know I was here?"
She remembered asking Sister-in-law Huang’s husband to make a phone call to Gu Beihuai; Lin Qingchen wouldn’t have been with Gu Beihuai, would he?
Where was Gu Beihuai, then?
Lin Qingchen regained his usual composure and said with a light laugh, "I was searching for you with my master. He saw some chess players in the town and ran over to join them, sending me to ensure your safety!"
Tang Chuxia understood.
The old Taoist was indeed very impressive.
He had actually deduced her whereabouts.
But with Lin Qingchen’s disheveled appearance, as much as she wanted to ask, she thought that maybe Lin Qingchen wouldn’t want her to know too much, so she brought him inside to freshen up.
Compared to Lin Qingchen, the four men inside the house were truly puzzled.
"Who’s that? Gu Beihuai doesn’t look like that, does he?"
Jin Haidong, the biggest gossip, was the first to speak up.
Lu Qiming nodded, "I’ve seen Gu Beihuai, and he’s definitely not like that. This guy is dressed in a Taoist robe, looks every bit a Taoist. Do we still have Taoists these days so boldly embracing married women?"
Hu Mingcheng, clenching his teeth, said, "His name is Lin Qingchen! He went to school with Tang Chuxia!"
Yang Yingjie was also aware of Lin Qingchen, but the Lin Qingchen of the past always appeared aloof; today, he looked like an exiled immortal who had descended to the mundane, a bit more worldly.
"Aren’t you uninterested in Xiaxia? What’s with that look on your face? Like you’ve caught someone in the act of infidelity!" Lu Qiming teased Hu Mingcheng, who kept mum.
He himself didn’t understand why he felt this way.
Perhaps it was a man’s pride at play.
Even though he knew he disliked Tang Chuxia, even loathed her, somehow, the sight of her with another man still didn’t sit right with him.
He protested, "What nonsense are you spouting? Am I that kind of person?"
Jin Haidong chortled, "Aren’t you, though? Xiaxia is such a nice girl, yet you fancy an imposter, a woman set on killing us, over her. You must be blind, but not even blind people would be as blind as you!"
After he finished speaking, Hu Mingcheng was furious like a pufferfish.
He really wanted to say it wasn’t like that, but he couldn’t speak.
Because he knew very clearly that Jin Haidong seemed to be right.
And there was Lu Qiming, that guy stirring up trouble: "Actually, he regrets it. Although Xiaxia’s strength has increased a lot, protecting people with such great strength is still very satisfying. Look at the four of us, we were all rescued by Xiaxia, let’s not forget how much blood she lost for us!"
It would have been better if he hadn’t reminded them, but with this reminder, it made the others remember how weak Tang Chuxia still was, and that she had clenched her teeth to take them out, but at what cost?
No wonder Tang Chuxia looked so pale and glowing today; it wasn’t because she was naturally fair-skinned, but likely due to excessive blood loss.
However, it’s probably best not to ask about such things.
Tang Chuxia certainly knew what she was doing.
"By the way, how should we prepare the thank-you gift?"
Lu Qiming whispered.
They all knew that Tang Chuxia had initially let them go, but then they were caught by Su Lan, who broke their legs and fed them medicine. The usually confident Tang Chuxia risked her life to take them away after just one trip out.
There was only one possibility: those people never intended to let them live.
But Hu Mingcheng said, "Are you sure it was really Tang Chuxia who took us out last night? You should know that even with her strength, she wouldn’t be able to take us that far away unless..."
He didn’t finish his sentence before Jin Haidong next to him scolded, "Do you really have to rain on someone else’s parade?"
Lu Qiming also cursed, "Even though we were unconscious at the time, look at your bellies. Don’t you realize we were hung up all night?"
Their bellies were not only scraped raw but also severely bruised.
Clearly, these marks came from being bound for a long time.
If they had been delivered by someone else and merely carried by Tang Chuxia for a while, they would not have such signs.
None of them were fools; Jin Haidong and Lu Qiming came from significant families, and they had personal training since childhood on how to escape and identify various kinds of injuries for self-preservation.
They weren’t stupid, including Yang Yingjie, only Hu Mingcheng, due to his family background, lacked experience and thus doubted Tang Chuxia.
Of course, it might also be that he inherently disliked Tang Chuxia and so harbored ill intentions.
"This bastard, should we just dump him later? Saving him is a waste of affection, and it’s disgusting!"
Jin Haidong loathed evil; he couldn’t stand someone like Hu Mingcheng.
It’s likely that, from now on, Hu Mingcheng’s reputation would be completely ruined in their circle, and certainly, they would no longer accept him.
Hu Mingcheng seemed to foresee this possibility, but he still believed that Tang Chuxia wasn’t so kind-hearted, let alone very caring towards him.
He said nothing, but the anger on his face said it all.
This bastard.
Jin Haidong clenched his fist; because the drug hadn’t completely worn off and his strength was small, he could only move slightly, so he was unable to punch anyone.
"Why bother with him? This time it was Xiaxia being kind-hearted and saving him by chance. She certainly won’t do it again!"
Lu Qiming patted Jin Haidong’s arm.
They were grateful to Tang Chuxia.
Scum didn’t deserve redemption.
Yang Yingjie stated, "Regardless, when Su Lan took us to that place and let us see her secrets without any precautions, it was clear she never intended to let us live!"