Black Lotus - Chap 68
The face of the man who hadn’t been seen for a long time, still had that dazzling smile, as usual, he was looking at him with excitement.
The grip on the wheel tightened, with his head down, Wen Niannan didn’t want to lower the window.
When Tang Shuo saw that the car was really Wen Niannan’s, he waved his hand to the person in the car with joy, the smile on his face was particularly sparkling.
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All he could do was stare blankly at him from inside the car, he lowered his head without knowing what to do, his face was without expression.
Noticing that Wen Niannan was a little different from normal, confused, he walked to the window tapping on it, with a brilliant smile that was hiding his eyes, with his hands, he made a gesture for him to lower the window, he bent his waist a little bit, looking expectantly towards the car window.
The man in the car never moved, he stuck his head to the wheel, Tang Shuo was a little worried, tapped on the window one more time, anxiously shouting: “Niannan, Niannan, can you lower the window? I want to talk with you.”
Tang Lunxuan came from behind, looking first at the man in the car, then at his brother, he shook his head and said: “Tang Shuo, don’t do that, you’re being rude to Mr. Wen.”
“He’s never been like this before, he never ignored me. Something must have happened to him.”
Tang Shuo tapped on the car window for a second time, his face was full of worry, suddenly the car window was gradually lowered, Wen Niannan’s face showed up, he helplessly said: “Great, Tang Shuo, you almost broke my window with your tapping. Are you going to pay for it?”
“Niannan, did you come to see me? I’m so happy, what happened to you just now, I was call…” He stopped talking, surprised of seeing the person in front of him.
“You… why are you so thin? Why are you looking so terrible?” How long had he been so thin, was he sick again?”
The door of the car was opened, and Wen Niannan got out slowly of the car. Tang Shuo noticed that Wen Niannan was wearing a hat, wearing it lower than the normal.
“My appetite has been very inexistent these days, I’m eating lesser, that’s why I look thinner.” Said Wen Niannan, who was standing on one side of the car.
Seeing Tang Shuo still wanting to continue to ask. He quickly changed the subject, looking at Tang Lunxuan beside him, he inquired in confusion: “This is?”
“Oh, I forgot to introduce you. This is my brother. Niannan, don’t you think we look alike?”
Wen Niannan looked at them with a serious expression, then he replied: “Your brother is more handsome than you.”
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“How can you say that my brother is more handsome than me? My brother looks like my mother, his personality is like my father’s. my brother and I are totally opposite poles.”
Tang Lunxuan hit helplessly Tang Shuo’s head, he stepped forward stretching out his hand to Wen Niannan, gently saying: “Hello Mr. Wen, I’m Tang Lunxuan, Tang Shuo’s always causing you trouble, I’m sorry.”
The outstretched hand was unanswered for a long time. Tang Lunxuan raised his head in confusion looking at the person in front of him, only to see the embarrassed Wen Niannan’s face.
“Big brother, Niannan doesn’t like contact with others.” Tang Shuo said, stepping forward patting Tang Lunxuan’s shoulder like reminding him.
“Sorry, Mr. Tang.”
Tang Lun Xuan withdrew his hand and shook his head, saying: “It’s okay, that was too abrupt, I embarrassed Mr. Wen.”
Some wind started moments after, Wen Niannan shivered by the cold wind, when Tang Shuo saw it, he quickly took off his windbreaker stretching out his arms to cover Wen Niannan.
Wen Niannan was scared by the sudden contact, by reflex he pushed Tang Shuo: “What are you trying to do?”
Tang Shuo’s windbreaker fell to the ground, his body was a little agitated, he looked up at the panicked man in front of him: “What’s wrong with you, Niannan? I just wanted to put the windbreaker on you.”
When Wen Niannan gradually calmed down, he realized that he was too paranoic, he looked at Tang Shuo apologetically: “Sorry…Tang Shuo, I didn’t mean it.”
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“It’s a bit chilly outside, let’s go to the studio to talk.” Tang Lunxuan pushed his brother to walk towards the studio.
Tang Shuo picked up the windbreaker of the ground handing it to Wen Niannan to cover himself for the cold. Seeing that the wind was getting stronger, he opened his mouth to say something about going into the studio.
“Niannan, the studio has been renovated a little while ago, would you like to see it?”
“I can’t, I have to go. I just came to Leqing Street today to do something, I wasn’t expecting to meet you.”
Wen Niannan turned around wanting to open the car door, the car door that had just been opened was closed again.
“You’re lying…”
Wen Niannan’s grip on the handle of the car tightened, he tried hard to make his voice not sound different: “What…?”
“You came here to see me, didn’t you?”
Tang Shuo stared straight at him with tears in his eyes, with a touch of sadness in his tone.
“No.”
“I don’t believe you, you’re lying…”
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Tang Lunxuan saw that Tang Shuo was pressing the door to prevent him from opening, he stepped forward saying: “Tang Shuo, take your hand away, don’t make Mr. Wen upset.”
Tang Shuo lowered his hand, he took a step back giving up his position, with pain and defeat in his eyes.
“Sorry Tang Shuo, I…”
Suddenly there was another gust of wind, it raised the dust on the side of the road causing everyone to close their eyes to avoid the dust.
Wen Niannan raised his hand to block his eyes preventing the dust enter into his eyes. When the wind stopped, he slowly lowered his hand, patting the dust from the scarf, he subconsciously touched his hair.
At the moment, he felt his hair, surprise was all he felt.
The hat…the hat was gone…
He raised his eyes in shock, looking at Tang Shuo who was staring at him in bewilderment.
Tang Shuo couldn’t open his eyes because of the dust, squinting, he saw Wen Niannan’s hat being blown off when he went to help him pick it up, he froze the moment he saw the noticeable bandage on his forehead.
Wen Niannan’s expression changed, he quickly stepped forward to pick up his hat to leave, but he was pulled by Tang Shuo’s hand, with a trembling voice he said: “How did you make that injury? Huh? What on earth happened?”
“Let me go, Tang Shuo…please…”
Tang Shuo let go of his hand taking a step back, his face was full of pain, he asked: “Niannan, does it hurt? Why are you hurt again? Why are you always hurt… doesn’t it hurt…”
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Does it hurt…how couldn’t it hurt…It’s because I didn’t know how to ask the sky to give the light that from the beginning didn’t belong to me, but as a result, the sky ended up giving it to me…who can be blamed for it…
“Did Gu Yansheng do it again? Did he hit you again? Fuck off! I’m going to find him and make him suffer, I’ll get him out of your way!”
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“Enough is enough, Tang Shuo, I don’t deserve you to do this for me, it’s not worth it…” Wen Niannan quickly stopped him when he heard Tang Shuo was going to look for Gu Yansheng.
I can’t let him go, no…
What if Gu Yansheng fights with Tang Shuo? What if Gu Yansheng hates Tang Shuo and wants to get rid of him?
Wen Niannan knew about Gu Yansheng’s methods. When they were in high school, a person harassed Shen Luoan, later, they were wrapped in a bag, beaten until they had to be hospitalized, after that they suddenly dropped out of school.
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Moreover, now that mother was also at home, the Gu family and Lu family would have no mercy towards the enemy, when they got married, he had seen how Gu Yansheng and Zhou Yuanfeng dealt with the rival companies of the Gu Group.
Wen Niannan glanced at Tang Lunxuan, who had been standing next to him silent, a touch of guilt flashed in his eyes, he couldn’t involve them.
Tang Shuo’s heart was harmed, he was feeling harmed for Wen Niannan. The person he had been thinking about day and night was trampled, not cherished. He felt powerless because he couldn’t do anything for the person he loved, he was being hurt over and over.
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“Not worth it? Then Gu Yansheng that bastard is worthy of your infinite love? Has he even care about you even once? Has he cherished even once? No! Not even once!”
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It was as if he was exploding as if he was confessing his complaints, Wen Niannan looked at Tang Shuo whose eyes were red with an intermittent voice, he was sobbing, his shame grew deeper in his heart
People on the side of the road were looking at them curiously, they were whispering about something. Tang Lunxuan feared that something like the video of last time would happen again.
A storm of emotions could be seen in his eyes, and he stroked the frame of the opposite body, with a serious tone, he said: “Tang Shuo, let’s go to the studio, you can talk there, don’t be stubborn, there are too many people outside, don’t cause an unnecessary misunderstanding for Mr. Wen like the last time.”
Tang Shuo looked at the people in the sides, and in a low voice he said: “Would you?”
Wen Niannan, with his head down, didn’t speak, after a while, he replied: “OK…”
Tang Lunxuan’s phone rang suddenly, after taking a look, he frowned slightly, he raised his head to his brother saying: “Tang Shuo, I have something to do, I need to rush back to the company. You can go in with Mr. Wen.”
Then he turned to Wen Niannan, saying gently: “Mr. Wen, I’ll leave before because there’s something I need to do, but next time I’ll gladly invite you a cup of coffee.”
After that he nodded slightly, walking towards the car in front of him, he drove away.
Wen Niannan glanced at Tang Shuo, who had been keeping his head down, he raised his foot entering the studio, he followed Tang Shuo to the studio.
“Would you like to some water? I’ll pour you a glass of water.”
“No, I want to go to the piano room to see.”
When he walked into the piano room, unlike the last time he was there, it was completely different. After the renovation, there were many heart-warming trinkets and paintings on the wall, a completely different style from the previous Tang Shuo’s style.
Wen Niannan walked around the room stroking the paintings on the wall. He wasn’t depressed at the beginning, but suddenly, a painting caught his eye, It was on the back of the room…
The painting was of a young boy in a white shirt sitting against the light in front of the classroom window sill while playing the piano. The young man’s face was filled with a confident and innocent smile, the golden rays of the sun were shining on him, his back shone with dazzling light…
Tang Shuo suddenly approached him, he raised his eyes looking at the painting in front of him. He said with nostalgia: “Do you still remember when this happened? I’ll remember it forever, I’ll never forget it.”
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Of course, Wen Niannan remembered, that was the first time they met, when he met Tang Shuo, at that time, he was asked by his teacher to go to the piano classroom to grab some music scores, but when he saw the piano in the classroom, he couldn’t help but sit down to play.
The smooth tone came out of his fingertips in collision with the keys, Wen Niannan lost himself in the music, with an unconsciously smile on his face.
“I remember, when I concentrated on playing, you suddenly pushed the door falling in.”
He remembered that Tang Shuo had fallen directly on the ground, automatically his nose started to bleed, but quickly stood up wiping off his nosebleed, embarrassed, he smiled greeting him…
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