Chapter 78.1 : Deciding to Go to Wang Mei’s Place to “Cheer Himself Up” After School (Part 1)
"Tianren, take me to school."
After finishing the breakfast Nanny Wang had prepared, Tang Qingmo left without even sparing the Tang family a glance.
"Yes."
Lu Tianren followed behind him politely.
These past few days, Tang Qingmo would come down exactly on time to eat, and once he finished, he would leave. Unless there was something that required conversation, he could be said to completely ignore them—without even a second's hesitation.
"..."
Being given the cold shoulder by his own son made Tang Jianren feel even more humiliated, but what could he do now!?
He could only endure it!
"Aili, what's wrong with you today?" Tang Ruoling also felt that her second sister was acting strangely. "Why did you suddenly lash out at Tang Qingmo?"
Normally, Tang Aili would just sit quietly to the side.
But today she had exploded so easily!
It really didn't seem like her at all.
Tang Aili irritably ran a hand through her hair.
"Big Sister, I don't know either…"
"I just… can't stand the sight of him!"
Ever since being suspended by the hospital, her emotions had been getting worse day by day!
Especially when she saw Tang Qingmo at home—she would feel an overwhelming urge to pick on him!
In the past, because Tang Feifei and the others were around, even if she disliked Tang Qingmo, there were always those two loudmouths to speak up for her.
But now that both of them were gone, whenever she saw Tang Qingmo, she simply couldn't hold herself back!
So annoying!
"Tianren, these three invitation cards are for you."
After leaving the Tang family villa and getting into the car, Tang Qingmo suddenly handed all the invitations he was holding to Lu Tianren.
Lu Tianren was puzzled.
"Young Master Tang, weren't you planning to invite your friends to attend?"
Tang Qingmo said quietly,
"I don't have any friends."
Lu Tianren: ...
He wasn't lying.
In fact, the original owner truly had no close friends.
After being adopted by the dean and entering the martial academy, he had already lost contact with the children from the orphanage.
During his time at the academy, because the dean frequently went to the battlefield and the original owner was like a silent turtle, under the isolation and pressure imposed by Fairy Chiyang and the Seven Fairies, he had no way to interact with peers or other teachers and students.
For twelve years, he had been alone!
Even after being expelled from the academy and returning to the Tang family, because of Tang Xianxi, the original owner was never taken into those rich second-generation social circles.
It could be said that he had always existed in utter solitude…
Even Song Junqian—the person he was closest to in the original storyline—had, under the influence of the Heavenly Dao being invaded, turned against him.
So Tang Aili didn't actually need to worry about him knowing any shady friends.
Because he had no friends to begin with!
"Then Young Master Tang, why are you giving me these invitation cards?"
Tang Qingmo smiled.
"One is for you, one is for your sister, and for the last one, please help me pass a message to Chairman Lu—ask him to arrange for a media person with a solid background to attend."
Lu Tianren: !?
This was clearly stirring up trouble!
"Young Master Tang, I'm your bodyguard. Would the Liu family really need me to use an invitation?" Lu Tianren asked, confused.
As the young master of the Lu family, with just one word from him, forget about being a bodyguard—Liu family head would personally invite him in!
But Tang Qingmo shook his head.
"No. I need you to attend the banquet under a formal identity."
"If you enter with me as a bodyguard, you'll have to protect me at all times. But if you enter as a guest, you'll have much more flexibility. That's why I want you to bring your sister along."
"Of course," Tang Qingmo added with a teasing smile, "if you're not afraid of rumors, you could bring another female companion instead."
Right now, only the Tang family knew that Lu Tianren was serving as Tang Qingmo's bodyguard. As long as Lu Tianren attended the Liu family banquet with a female companion, no one would associate the two of them with each other!