Chapter 45.2 : Inciting Tang Xuerong (Part 2)
Yet in the midst of this seemingly harmonious moment, Tang Qingmo suddenly shattered the atmosphere.
"Oh right, Head of the Tang family—didn't you say just now that you'd give me a reward?"
"..."
Veins bulged on Tang Jianren's forehead, but facing Tang Qingmo, he didn't dare lose his temper. He asked stiffly,
"What do you want?"
Come to think of it, among the five demands Tang Qingmo had previously forced him to fulfill, the last one still hadn't been carried out!
But once Tang Xianxi's biological mother was sent to the police, the Tang family would be dragged into yet another wave of public scandal!
Cold sweat trickled down Tang Jianren's back. If Tang Qingmo asked for that as his reward, he'd have to find some excuse to stall for time…
"I want the Tang family head to fund me so I can hire bodyguards."
!?
No one expected that what Tang Qingmo wanted was bodyguards!
Tang Qingmo said indifferently, "You all saw it today—Liu Ruyin didn't even say a word before bringing two martial artists to teach me a lesson. So I need someone to protect me, don't I?"
Tang family members: No! We really don't think you need any protection at all!
But Tang Jianren still agreed.
"Fine. Then I'll have my secretary—"
"No need." Tang Qingmo cut him off. "I'll find them myself. You just need to pay when the time comes."
Tang Jianren: ...
Does he take me for an ATM!?
That night, after dinner, everyone casually wrapped up the trash and tossed it into the kitchen, then hurried back to their rooms as if fleeing a disaster.
Because Tang Xianxi had agreed to marry Tang Feifei, Tang Jianren was in a good mood and had him come to the study for a chat.
As for Tang Xuerong, trapped in her room, she had no appetite for the dinner Tang Ruoling brought her. Instead, she was studying the window and the bedsheets.
She was thinking of ways to escape!
But around ten o'clock that night, just as she was deep in thought, the room door suddenly opened from the outside.
"Who is it?"
"Looks like you're doing pretty well."
Tang Qingmo appeared unexpectedly at the doorway, startling Tang Xuerong.
"You— mmph!!"
She was about to start cursing, but Tang Qingmo instantly rushed in front of her, clamping a hand over her mouth to silence her.
He sneered. "You can scream if you want—call everyone over and get locked up again."
"!?"
Tang Xuerong's face turned deathly pale, and she immediately shook her head.
Only then did Tang Qingmo release her mouth and close the door.
"How did you get in?" Tang Xuerong frowned.
Tang Ruoling had clearly locked the room. How did he open it?
"It's just a room lock. Is it really that hard to open?" Tang Qingmo waved dismissively.
"..."
Tang Xuerong's curiosity surged instantly, but she didn't dare ask further. Gritting her teeth, she glared at him.
"What exactly do you want? And why did you encourage Xiao Xi to marry Fourth Sister!?"
This was the deepest pain in Tang Xuerong's heart!
Why…
Why did Tang Qingmo do this!?
He clearly knew she loved Xiao Xi!
Seeing the hatred in her eyes, Tang Qingmo merely mocked her and asked,
"My dear Fifth Sister, do you really think Tang Xianxi can still stay in the Tang family?"
"What!?"
"Even if you want to keep him, the one with the final say in this family is Father. Ever since Tang Xianxi was confirmed to be the fake young master, what do you think his future will be?"
"!!?"
"His ending will be to be kicked out, to live with his criminal mother, never able to return to high society, forever cut off from that circle…"
"And forever separated from you."