Chapter 83.1 : He Has Never Wronged Anyone! (Part 1)
"Aunt Wang?"
Tang Qingmo opened his message inbox in confusion, instantly wearing the classic elder-at-the-subway-staring-at-a-phone expression.
"Young Master Tang, what's wrong?"
Lu Tianren thought for a moment. The "Aunt Wang" Tang Qingmo mentioned seemed to be the only normal person in the Tang household—and the maid who treated Tang Qingmo better than anyone else in the family.
"My family sent me a message through Aunt Wang's phone."
Tang Qingmo frowned. "They don't have my contact information, so they used hers."
Since buying his phone, the only people who had his number were Aunt Wang, Lu Tianren, and Su Jingchen.
Even if the Tang family knew he had a new phone, they'd never thought of asking him for his number—and even if they did, he wouldn't give it to them.
So, left with no other choice, they had Aunt Wang contact him on their behalf.
Seeing Tang Qingmo staring at his phone, Lu Tianren thought he must be feeling down.
After all, even someone like Wang Mei—a human trafficker who had done countless evil things for her own selfish desires—had agreed to every demand for the sake of Tang Xianxi's safety.
Yet the Tang family, when facing their own son/brother, could only do this…
"Young Master Tang, they…"
Tang Qingmo put his phone away. "It's fine. They said I'm not at home, so they want me to go over myself to see Tang Xuerong."
"That's already an improvement. When Tang Feifei got into trouble before, they even forgot about me."
He let out a scoffing smile.
"..."
Because he had just seen Wang Mei earlier, Lu Tianren was still drowning in guilt toward Tang Qingmo.
Now, seeing that the Tang family had to use a servant's phone just to contact him, his sympathy instantly exploded to the maximum!
"Um, Young Master Tang… it might not be appropriate for me to say this…"
Lu Tianren suddenly stopped, his expression awkward and full of pity.
Tang Qingmo looked at him in confusion. "Hmm?"
"If you're in pain, I could ask my father to help—help you completely sever ties with the Tang family."
Lu Tianren spoke carefully.
"You don't need to worry about food or housing. I have some savings. If you're willing, I can rent a place outside, and then—"
"Stop! Just stop for a second!"
Tang Qingmo cut him off in time, wearing a look of pure disgust.
"The way you're talking—why does it sound like you're trying to keep me…"
!!!
Lu Tianren replayed his own words in his head.
Yeah… they really did sound easy to misunderstand!
But he genuinely just wanted to help Tang Qingmo!
"No, no, Young Master Tang! That's not what I meant! I just think that since the Tang family treats you like this, it'd be better to cut ties as soon as possible and start a new life!"
Tang Qingmo was speechless. "Why are you pitying me again?"
"Huh?"
He sighed.
"Young Master Lu, you're way too soft-hearted. Just now you felt sorry for Wang Mei because of her fake act, and now you're suddenly trying to help me for no reason. If this keeps up, no amount of money you have will ever be enough."
After these few days together—and according to the system's evaluation—Lu Tianren was nothing like those fake, hypocritical white-lotus types.
He was genuinely upright, sincerely wanting to help others within his means.
And because of that… he was easily taken advantage of.
"To be honest, you have power and influence. A lot of people's futures can be changed by just one sentence from you. So before you decide to intervene, you need to investigate everything thoroughly first."
Even when he saw Lu Tianren's crestfallen expression, Tang Qingmo spoke firmly:
"For example, you telling me to cut ties with the Tang family—you think that would solve my pain."
"But in my heart, all I'd think is: Why should I cut ties with them?"
"Why should I let those people off so easily?"