Chapter 358: Tang Yian's Heart (2)
Tang Bingyi was not the type to cause trouble. In fact, ever since she was a kid she was perfectly quiet, to a fault and there were many times that Elder Tang wished that she would come out of her shell.
Elder Tang didn't quite know why Tang Bingyi was how she was, in fact, when she was young, she was so abnormally quiet and different that they had thought she was autistic but that wasn't the case.
Truly, Tang Bingyi's mind worked in a strange way, for her to truly be free to be herself or be happy, she needed to be comfortable, and that was something she had never truly been able to feel in the Tang household.
As the eldest of the grandchildren, back then, Tang Bingyi knew that she bore responsibilities and those responsibilities manifested itself into a very logical state of mind. From a young age, Tang Bingyi did as she was told and acted within the credo of the Tang family.
She was perfect at it.
Thinking about this, Tang Luoyi felt himself snap.
"'Oh...okay'? Are you serious grandpa?! She was causing a scene at a club?! How is that okay?! Doesn't this have an effect on the honour of the Tang family!" Tang Luoyi said as he tried his hardest not to scream. Then he laughed dryly, rolled his eyes and said, "Actually... obviously it's okay. Because it's Bing fucking Yi! She's your favourite grandchild... So everything she does is amazing and perfect!"
With that said, it was obvious that Tang Luoyi had had enough. Even Tang Yiling was a bit shocked when she heard the man's shaky voice. Actually, she, like most of the Tang members, felt bad for him.
Tang Yiling herself was a bit of a brat. She knew this. Deep down, she wanted to be loved the most by someone but she had known ever since she had entered the Tang house that her grandfather would never love her more than Tang Bingyi... It hurt a bit, but at least she had her father... but Luoyi's father had been out of the picture for a long time and Tang Huian was not the type to favour one or the other.
Now, everyone saw the true face of Tang Luoyi; the little child who just wished to be favoured... to be loved.
Tang Yiling felt bad. She empathized with the boy. This was a lot more than what could be said about Tang Bingyi.
Hearing Tang Luoyi snap, Tang Bingyi let out a small laugh. Hearing this, every member of the Tang's froze.
"Why are you so angry? Did you plan this and now you're angry you didn't get the reaction you wanted? Stop being a brat." Tang Bingyi said without looking at the boy. It was beneath her.
From a long time ago, Tang Bingyi knew that her brother was planning against her but she never said or did anything.
It was partially because she didn't have the time to deal with him but at the same time, it was because Tang Bingyi knew that Tang Luoyi would fail on his own.
"Brat?" Tang Luoyi said with an angry sigh. He then glared at his sister and said, "If I'm a brat then you're just a cold-hearted robotic bit—"
"Enough!" Tang Huian said loudly. Today she had thought she'd be expelled from the family, not listening to her children fight. "What's gotten into you two! And Luoyi, that language isn't the kind you should be using against your sister!"
Watching this, Lu AnLing frowned. The Tangs had problems of their own, she knew this now, and despite being sympathetic, Lu AnLing had her sights set in making her father remember her, and so, Lu AnLing was forced to intervene.
"Okay, let's end this conversation. It's not very polite to do this in front of guests." Lu AnLing said simply.
Hearing this, Tang Luoyi immediately turned to the girl.
"This had nothing to do with you!" Tang Luoyi said with exasperation.
Hearing this, Lu AnLing sighed and then she looked at Kang Jun for a second and communicated with him with her eyes.
Completely, understanding what she wanted, Kang Jun took it out of his pocket and gave it to her. Touching the warm metal in her hand, Lu AnLing smiled.
"I know it doesn't. But Bingyi's my friend, and all I want is her happiness... and it doesn't seem like you want the same. Whoever sent you that video obviously wanted to slander not only Bingyi but me also, so, let me ask you, Tang Luoyi, do you know what the word platonic means?" Lu AnLing said calmly.
Hearing this, Tang Luoyi and everyone in the room became really completely confused. They wouldn't know that she was, almost directly quoting what she had heard Tang Bingyi's Secretary say as she had run out of Tang Luoyi's room. Just as she said this, Lu AnLing used her eyes to shoot daggers at the boy.
Tang Luoyi frowned.
"Of course, I do. What does that have to do with anything?" Tang Luoyi said simply but then, Lu AnLing's smile made him doubt himself.
"Are you sure?" Lu AnLing said. The boy was about to get annoyed but then he saw Lu AnLing use the money clip to put her hair behind her ear.
Tang Luoyi didn't quite remember Lu AnLing or Kang Jun from back then but now, seeing his money clip, their images burned themselves in his mind.
Remembering how he had thrown money at the person who, Tang Luoyi now recognized to be Kang Jun, Tang Luoyi's face paled completely.
"I...I..." Tang Luoyi said awkwardly.
Seeing him so speechless, Tang Bingyi didn't know whether to smile or question what happened, so she decided to do none of the above.
Lu AnLing: "So, what do you say? Shall we end this fight?"
As she said this, Lu AnLing smiled but her smile was completely cold and emotionless. It froze Tang Luoyi to the core causing him to feel goose pimples all over his body.
Maybe somewhere deep in Tang Luoyi's heart, he knew that Tang Bingyi knew that he was planning on taking Tang Corporation, but, because she was his sister she didn't out him about it and she never would. But Lu AnLing was a different case, she was not his sister, and so, Tang Luoyi felt, deep in his bones, that Lu AnLing would not bat an eyelash when it came to selling him out and so, the boy gulped.
"...yeah..." Tang Luoyi said quietly. The boy had suddenly become meek!
As Elder Tang, watched this, his lip slightly curled up. He had never met anyone who could deal so easily with Tang Luoyi... as he watched this, Elder Tang remembered something. Elder Tang's memory was good. He had remembered when he had once met Lu AnLing and she had mentioned Tang Luoyi. Back then, when he had asked if Luoyi had done something to her, she had not admitted to this, but now, it seemed obvious that the boy had.
Seeing the smile pop up on Elder Trang's face, the meek Luoyi and her father, Tang Yian's eyes placed squarely on Lu AnLing and sometimes Lu Xiaoling, Tang Yiling felt something burning at the pit of her stomach and it caused her to clench her fists so tight that her nails pierced her skin in an unnatural manner.
"You bitch! What did you do to Luoyi!" Tang Yiling almost screamed.
Hearing this, Tang Yian frowned hard.
"Tang Yiling stop it! Are you really my daughter?! She's our guest, don't speak to her like that. My daughter wouldn't be so ill-mannered!" Tang Yian said with completely disgust as he looked at the woman as if he didn't know who she was.
Hearing this, Lu AnLing's heart skipped a beat.
Was the man doubting?...
Hearing such a thing, Tang Yiling's eyes grew wide and then tears began to fill in them, "I don't get you any more, daddy! Why are you always taking her side?!"
"Side? What are you talking about? The competition?" Tang Yian sneered, before he glared at the girl. "Tang Yiling, listen well, I told you never to doubt my integrity! If you must know, yes. I voted for Miss Lu, and that's because her voice and songs were far far better than yours! I told you to practice, but it seems you need to practice decades more!"
Tang Yiling hadn't been talking about the competition. Not at all. Truly, she hadn't had a doubt in her mind that her father had voted for her, but hearing that he hadn't, Tang Yiling had felt as if someone had ripped her heart out...
Usually, in these situations, a person would be angry at the one who had spoken, but not Tang Yiling. Instead, the girl had turned to Lu AnLing, with eyes filled with hate.
"Lu AnLing, what the hell are you?! How are you bewitching my family?!" Tang Yiling practically screamed.
Tang Yiling no longer held control over her own emotions. She had obviously seen that she had lost with not much effort put on Lu AnLing's side to stop her, and this was what pissed Tang Yiling off the most.
Despite Tang Yiling's outburst, Lu AnLing didn't say a thing. She just remained quiet, as if avoiding confrontation with her.
Truly, Lu AnLing didn't want to fight Yiling too seriously in front of her father. She still worried the man loved Tang Yiling more, so she was quiet. This caused Tang Yiling to sit up and slam the table as she did, she said,
"Lu AnLing, who do you think you are?! A goddess! What gives you, a goddamn adopted bastard child, the right to give me such a smug look!" After she had spoken these words, many people, especially Tang Bingyi, Xu Shen and Elder Tang, wanted to slap Tang Yiling right across the face, the girl had gone too far, but then something no one expected had come out of her mouth, "Maybe the reason why your dad hasn't come to see you even if he's alive is because he faked his death because he just wanted to get away from you!"
Hearing her last words, Lu AnLing twitched slightly. Tang Yiling's words had hit Lu AnLing's heart and for a second, Lu AnLing clenched her fist.
Right at that moment, Lu AnLing felt a strong urge to choke Tang Yiling to death but before she could act, a strong resonating Pak! had entered Lu AnLings ears.
Tang Yian slapped Tang Yiling across the face with no remorse whatsoever. It caused the girl to fall right back on her chair.
Seeing her face twist due to the man's slap, Lu AnLing didn't feel bad at all. Even she herself wanted to slap Tang Yiling, but this was the Tang house. Lu AnLing had no way of acting too freely. Though, her father could...
Tang Yian gazed upon Tang Yiling, as she touched her swollen cheek with disbelief, with an icy gaze before he said,
"Tang Yiling, you shut your goddamn mouth, don't you dare talk to her like that!"
Hearing this, Tang Yiling who began to sob said, "And why not? What makes her so special?! She's just a bitch!"
Hearing the words that came out of her mouth, It was clear to everyone on the table that Tang Yiling had lost her mind.
After being slapped with such force, even Lu AnLing couldn't say that she would have the confidence to speak her mind as Tang Yiling did.
"Tang Yiling, If you say one more word I swear I won't let you off easily..."
Hearing this, Lu AnLing felt shivers down her spine. Her father was not a violent person but he didn't like being tested, mostly in the way Tang Yiling was doing it.
If she was truly Tang Yian's daughter, she wouldn't have dared acted the way she did but since she wasn't, and she had lived with a very passive and patient Tang Yian, she had no fear.
"Really? What are you going to do? Hit me! And for what? A stupid bitch?! What has she done to you? She's just a whore who married rich!" Tang Yiling said stupidly.
It was as if she had completely forgotten that there was more than just herself, her father and Lu AnLing in the room. At the moment, Tang Yiling was stupidly fearless and she would pay the price. If Tang Yian didn't decimate her, it was sure that Kang Jun would.
Many looked towards Kang Jun who remained completely calm as he held his wife's hand under the table.
However, Kang Jun's eyes were focused on Tang Yian, because, with those words said, Tang Yian lifted his hand high into the air. Frankly, he didn't understand why he was so angry. But hearing Tang Yiling talk trash about Lu AnLing made the man go into a fit of uncontrollable rage.
Swinging his hand down, as his dark eyes bore no emotion, Tang Yian couldn't care less about Tang Yiling. To him, she was like trash on the sidewalk.
If Tang Yiling had known it would end up like this she wouldn't have provoked him. But it was too late...
With his hand fast approaching, Tang Yiling truly believed Tang Yian would hit her now... but when she saw his hand coming down upon her, the girl unconsciously clenched her jaw, preparing for the hit but then, Lu AnLing's voice resonated through the room.
"Dad, stop!" Lu AnLing said out loud.
Hearing this, Tang Yian heard a pop in his mind and then, his headache suddenly passed and his body felt light. He then turned to look at Lu AnLing's face. Seeing her, It was like a veil had been lifted off his eyes. Blinking a bit, his eyes travelled between Lu AnLing and Tang Yiling and then he felt his heartache resurface and fill his whole head with an intense emotion simultaneously...
"My... little siren...?" Tang Yian suddenly said.
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