Black Lotus - Chap 146
Wen Niannan took out his cell phone to call Tang Shuo, but he didn’t answer. Looking at the expressionless Tang Shuo photographed by the camera, his eyes were full of worry.
It was already evening, the staff had already left work. Wen Niannan sat alone in front of the piano, playing the award-winning piece, the one that Tang Shuo had no time to play.
Wen Niannan jumped a little bit when he heard a noise, the music stopped as he turned his head to look behind him.
Tang Shuo appeared out of nowhere, he stood at the door looking at him. He was still wearing the black suit he used at the press conference that day.
“Niannan, it’s so late, why haven’t you gone home yet? I thought you all went back.”
Wen Niannan looked at him, asking in a daze: “Tang Shuo, when did you arrive?”
Tang Shuo walked up to the piano, stroking the keys lightly, and said: “Just now, I heard the music coming from the piano outside the door, Niannan, why haven’t you gone home yet?”
“I wanted to play the piano again before leaving, I…I saw you at the press conference today.”
Tang Shuo’s eyes flickered slightly, then he suddenly smiled: “Since…my brother is gone, I can’t just ignore Qiyue forever, my mother is taking care of my father in the hospital, so she wants me to help my brother manage the company. When my brother comes back and sees the company is still standing, he’s gonna be happy, right?”
Wen Niannan saw through the bitterness in Tang Shuo’s eyes, pursed his lips, as he said: “Yes, Tang Shuo, you have always been very smart, you can do everything to the best, you can definitely do it.”
Tang Shuo took a step closer and looked at the score that was placed up the keys, a strange look appeared in his eyes.
This was the piece they wrote together for the competition. They prepared it for a long time, but in the end, they couldn’t perform it together on the stage.
But now it is impossible for him to continue just caring about music and giving less than nothing about everything else.
He was now the pillar of his mother’s heart, the only pillar of Qiyue.
The mysterious phone calls and photos that night were all directed at Gu Yansheng. It was because of his careless provocation and recklessness that Tang Shuo’s brother was being framed by others. If it hadn’t been for his actions, someone’s else brother wouldn’t have died…
After seeing those photos that night, Tang Shuo collapsed, crying for a long time. He sat on the ground and looked out the window all night, shutting himself in that dark room without eating or drinking, all curled up in the corner with empty eyes during the day.
“Don’t be afraid Tang Shuo, your brother will always look for you, he will protect father, mother, and our family…”
“Tang Shuo, I will have the pleasure to know the consequences of messing with me, Gu Yansheng, just wait for it!”
Tang Shuo covered his head and kept yelling that Tang Lunxuan death was his fault, he broke down and cried: “I’m sorry… I’m so sorry bro…It’s all my fault”
Looking at the photo on the table, Tang Shuo’s eyes were full of hatred: “I will protect my father and mother, I will protect Qiyue, I will avenge you, I definitely will avenge you no matter how it costs.”
“Tang Shuo?”
Wen Niannan looked at the man standing there, he recovered his senses as he said worriedly: “Are you okay? You look tired.”
Tang Shuo didn’t speak, but stood behind Wen Niannan, and asked: “Can we play it together one more time?”
Maybe it’s gonna be the last time I will play the piano with you…
Wen Niannan was taken aback, and replied: ” Of course, yes.”
Wen Niannan clearly felt that something in Tang Shuo had changed, but he couldn’t tell exactly what had changed, his way was obviously the same as before.
After finishing all the documents, Gu Yansheng rubbed his sore eyes, stood up, and walked to the large window as he lit a cigarette.
His eyes kept glancing at the cell phone in his hand, waiting for a call.
He didn’t sleep at all the night before, he didn’t have any more nightmares, but he still suffered from insomnia again…
Gu Yansheng raised his hand to touch the ring as he turned around, looking out the large window with empty eyes, not knowing what to think.
The phone rang.
Gu Yansheng was taken aback, looking at the green button on the phone, he hesitated, or maybe he was afraid. After answering, he would know a great truth and what exactly happened, but… is that truth acceptable?
He raised his hand to take a puff of the cigarette, making a smoke ring lightly, and stood in front of the large window with his cell phone firmly grasped, his voice trembling: “what… have you found out?”
“Yes, I have sent all the findings to your computer, but there are a few things that are different from what you said, I checked that the cell phone number that called the hospital for an ambulance was from Mr. Wen, not Mr. Shen.”
Gu Yansheng’s words seemed to get stuck in his throat, he couldn’t speak out, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
“Sure enough…it really was Wen Niannan who called, it really was him who saved me…”
I guessed right, the necklace was Wen Niannan, the person who saved me was Wen Niannan, the back and the voice were all Wen Niannan.
Gu Yansheng’s eyes were full of excitement, and after calming down, he asked: “Why did Shen Luoan appear in the alley?”
The other man on the phone continued: “Shen Luoan saw it when he was passing by, he injured himself. He called his uncle Shen Tianhao when he took you to the hospital. Since then, as the years passed, he’s been making calls, reporting your recent situation and every situation of the Gu family Group.”
When Gu Yansheng heard this, he clenched his hands tightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. It turned out that he had been by his side to help his uncle as a spy since the beginning.
But why did Wen Niannan disappear after making the phone call?
“What about Wen Niannan? Why wasn’t he at the scene?”
“Well… I found out that the kidnapper who kidnapped you back then was threatened by a phone call from your mother Lu Yun. They said that the heir of the Gu Group was in their hands. That is to say, the kidnapper took a person away. Mr. Wen, he…he lured the kidnappers away wearing your clothes, and he smeared his face with mud, so the kidnappers couldn’t tell the difference.”
Gu Yansheng exhaled as if he had guessed something, his voice was trembling: “How come? How could that happen! Then…how did he escape…”
He knew how ruthless those kidnappers were, each of them was a professional thug who knew how to hit the hardest. He barely managed to beat two of them before he escaped, but his body was covered in injuries and he was vulnerable to fight back. What Wen Niannan went through when he was taken away…
The other man on the phone continued: “After Mr. Wen was taken away by the kidnappers, there was no news for several days. It was only found that someone called the police and rescued him in the basement, he was covered in blood, and that night they saved his life. ”
The cigarette in his hand fell to the ground, Gu Yansheng froze in place as he slowly sat down by the large window, his eyes full of incredulity.
“What did you say? Was he… seriously injured?”
“Yes… very serious. He had multiple fractures and broken bones all over his body. He suffered a lot of heavy blows. For him, as a teenager at that time, it was definitely gonna leave sequelae, his body would change, weaker than others, not only physically, but also psychologically. Because of the mental breakdown caused by being locked in the basement, he was treated by a psychiatrist for a long time before he stabilized. He has been recuperating and doing rehabilitation training for the next six months. ”
It turned out that he was so weak because of his injuries caused by that year…it turns out that he saw a psychiatrist because he was locked up in the basement. It turns out that it was because of that that he was afraid of the dark, not because he had been afraid of the dark since he was a child…
Gu Yansheng’s eyes turned red instantly. How could it not be serious…how could it not be serious…after being injured, he spent a month in the hospital before recovering.
And Wen Niannan’s body was already petite and he had never practiced self-defense skills, so the extent of his injuries could be unimaginable…
Gu Yansheng remembered hearing from other students that Wen Niannan was a sophomore in high school who skipped a grade after half a year of suspension…but it turned out to be because he was recuperating…
Suddenly something came up his mind, Gu Yansheng clenched his hands and asked: “Did you check the Jiang family banquet? What happened? Where did he go during that three days he disappeared?”
Gu Yansheng has always wondered why Wen Niannan returned with injuries all over his body after disappearing for three days, where did he go and what happened…
“Yeah…the group of people who kidnapped you kidnapped him again at the Jiang family banquet and wanted to use it to threaten your project. The person they were going to kidnap was Shen Luoan, but Shen Luoan run away, so they took away Mr. Wen, that’s why Mr. Wen was shocked and afraid of seeing you, his leg was also injured by those people, resulting in sequelae.”
There was no response on the phone.
“Mr. Gu? Mr. Gu?”
Gu Yansheng’s eyes were terribly red, he covered them, not daring to listen anymore. He never thought the truth would be so cruel.
He recalled the night Wen Niannan walked in covered in so much blood as he asked him for a divorce. His legs were bleeding a lot.
What Wen Niannan went through in those three days made him become like that…he didn’t even dare to think about it.
“Mr. Gu, I sent some other things you didn’t mention to your computer, you can go and see for yourself.”
Gu Yansheng looked at the black screen phone in his hand, and for a moment didn’t know how to react.
Wen Niannan almost lost his life trying to save him, because of Shen Luoan, he was framed and framed, ridiculized by everyone.
However, after he worked hard to recover from his injuries, he verbally abused him, again and again, embarrassing him in public again and again, instead of protecting the person who replaced his kindness…while Wen Niannan could not resent without complaining or hating silently, without asking for anything in return.
But because of him and Shen Luoan, he was kidnapped again by the people from back then and tortured.
How many things he didn’t know…
Gu Yansheng got up, walked to the desk, turned on the computer, opened the file, and slid down the mouse little by little, looking at all the truth found in the computer.
Since high school, Shen Luoan has been framing Wen Niannan, from impostor… music score… sudden disappearance… to using himself to give his uncle various connections and resources.
It turns out that it has always been purposeful, and it turns out that those so-called likes and saviors are all fake.
Gu Yansheng suddenly discovered that he lost his temper with Wen Niannan every time because of Shen Luoan, he became even more disgusted with Wen Niannan after listening to Shen Luoan’s words.
Shen Luoan has been interfering in the middle to disrupt the situation, he was the one who spread the flames from the beginning to the end.
Gu Yansheng looked at the photo of Shen Luoan in the frame on the table, his eyes were full of apathy as he throw the photo frame to the ground.
“Xiao Li! Come in!”
Xiao Li ran in in a hurry, and was surprised when he saw the shards of glass on the ground, he asked cautiously: “Mr…Mr. Gu, what’s the matter?”
Gu Yansheng stood up with a stern look in his eyes, gritted his teeth, and said sharply: “You, bring someone to arrest that bitch Shen Luoan immediately!
