BXBX NOVEL Chapter 438: Big Mouth
Chapter 438: Chapter 438: Big Mouth
"Whether you tell your sister or not doesn\'t concern me, but you better not spread rumors." Yang Chen felt that today must be his unlucky day. First, Christine came and messed up his household, and now Tang Jie, the big mouth, showed up.
"Hehe, I definitely won\'t spread rumors," Tang Jie assured, pounding his chest. "A man must keep his word. After all, I am one of the \'Three Kings of Yanjing.\' How can I not keep my promises? In this world, a man without several women is not passionate; he is incompetent, right, brother-in-law?"
Looking at Tang Jie, who was grinning broadly, Yang Chen was baffled. How could the elegant and graceful Tang Wan have such a brother?
As for the so-called "Three Kings of Yanjing," Yang Chen thought it was nonsense. Could the capital of Yanxia really be so lackluster that someone like Tang Jie could be called a "king"?
"Ah, I know who you are!"
Suddenly, Huilin, with a flushed face, spoke up, "You are Tang Jie of the Tang family, known as \'Tang Man\'!"
Tang Jie\'s face changed. He finally took a serious look at Huilin, scrutinizing her carefully, but he still couldn\'t figure out who this girl was.
"You don\'t know me, but I saw you once before," Huilin seemed to recall something amusing and walked over to Yang Chen, saying, "Brother Yang, how do you know him, and why does he call you brother-in-law? Isn\'t his sister Miss Tang Wan?"
Seeing the playful look in Huilin\'s eyes, Yang Chen felt a bit guilty. Even the innocent Huilin could tell that his relationship with Tang Wan was ambiguous.
"Ahem," Yang Chen didn\'t intend to explain about Tang Wan and instead asked, "What does \'Tang Man\' mean?"
Tang Jie showed a bit of frustration, blinking furiously at Huilin, signaling her not to say anything.
But Huilin ignored him and said, "This guy, although the eldest son of the Tang family and seemingly impressive, causes trouble everywhere he goes. However, whenever he encounters a formidable opponent, he immediately seeks help and becomes soft like a man made of sugar. Since his surname is Tang, he is called \'Tang Man.\'"
Tang Jie felt extremely embarrassed, forcing a stiff smile but not daring to lose his temper. He wasn\'t entirely clueless and knew that Huilin was definitely not an ordinary person, and more importantly, he dared not act out in front of Yang Chen.
"And there\'s more," Huilin continued happily, giggling. "In Yanjing, there are \'Double Kings,\' both outstanding young talents. But the so-called \'Three Kings\' is just something Tang Jie forced himself into. No one else acknowledges it."
Having his true nature exposed, Tang Jie couldn\'t take it anymore. With a thick-skinned face, he winked at Huilin, "Beautiful and charming lady, we have no grudges between us. Please spare this humble one."
"Hmph," Huilin turned her head away, agreeing to stop discussing his "glorious" past.
4o
Yang Chen was somewhat familiar with Tang Jie, so he wasn\'t too surprised. He asked, "Why are you here? I don\'t recall inviting you."
Tang Jie dropped his smile and adopted an unusually serious expression, "Brother-in-law, there\'s something I need to confirm with you."
Yang Chen was puzzled. As far as he knew, he had no business with Tang Jie.
"It\'s actually a question from my sister and our Tang family," Tang Jie said, motioning to a man behind him.
A man who seemed to be Tang Jie\'s assistant stepped forward, handed Tang Jie a newspaper, and then retreated.
Tang Jie unfolded the newspaper and handed it to Yang Chen, asking in a low voice, "Brother-in-law, you didn\'t do this, did you?"
Yang Chen glanced at the newspaper\'s extensive report and was immediately surprised.
The headline read, "The Qi Family Massacred!"
The Qi family mentioned in the article was the same family with whom Yang Chen had crossed paths twice. It was the family of Qi Kai, Liu Mingyu\'s ex-boyfriend from her university days.
The Qi family, a subsidiary of the Tang family, wasn\'t particularly large or small but had considerable influence in the south. However, just the other night, the main members of the Qi family were slaughtered in their villa! The assailants used guns and brutally stabbed their victims. The police quickly determined it was the work of professionals due to the execution style.
Moreover, the massacre appeared to be a revenge act against the entire Qi family, prompting the police to thoroughly investigate individuals and factions with grudges against the Qi family. Although the event was too glaring and destabilizing for society, the police tried to contain the spread of information. Therefore, it was only reported in small newspapers and not on TV or radio.
"Your sister suspects me?" Yang Chen asked.
Tang Jie forced a smile, "My sister was too embarrassed to ask you herself, but she probably thinks so. But brother-in-law, my sister isn\'t angry or anything. She\'s just worried that if it really was you, she\'d need to cover for you. After all, this is no small matter."
Yang Chen chuckled, "First of all, I didn\'t do it, and I don\'t know how Qi Kai and his family ended up being killed. Given his arrogant nature, it\'s likely his family wasn\'t much better, so it\'s no surprise they had enemies. Secondly, even if I had done it, tell your sister that she doesn\'t need to worry about these things for me."
"Brother-in-law, don\'t be mad. My sister didn\'t mean it that way," Tang Jie said quickly, trying to placate him.
Yang Chen understood Tang Wan\'s indirect approach. She was worried about him but also afraid he might scold her for her suspicions, so she had sent Tang Jie instead.
"Don\'t worry. Instead of worrying about whether I\'m angry, your sister should focus on finding the real culprits. This incident is a slap in your family\'s face, after all," Yang Chen said.
Tang Jie angrily slapped his hand, "Exactly! This is outrageous! They even killed seven- or eight-year-old children. The whole family is dead, and Qi Kai got the worst of it—he was chopped into several pieces! Brother-in-law, who could be so ruthless? It\'s like a horror movie!"
Yang Chen shrugged, "How should I know? Whoever did this either has nothing to lose or isn\'t afraid of the consequences. Either way, the Qi family died in vain, and your Tang family has a lot on your plate now."
Hearing Yang Chen\'s analysis, Tang Jie furrowed his brows even more and fell into deep thought. He was so preoccupied that he didn\'t even notice Yang Chen and Huilin leaving the recording studio without saying goodbye.
Thirty minutes later, Yang Chen drove Hui Lin back home. To his dismay, a white BMW Z4 was parked outside, a car he didn\'t recognize as being in Lin Ruoxi\'s garage, indicating there were guests at home.
Seeing the mess in the courtyard and the collapsed villa wall, Hui Lin\'s face was full of guilt and regret. "I\'m so stupid. At such an important time, I should have stayed at home to protect Aunt Guo and Wang Ma."
"I feel the same way. I almost never had peace of mind again," Yang Chen said with a bitter smile. "Now we need to learn from this and not be gloomy about it."
Hui Lin nodded, forced a smile, and followed him inside.
Although some parts of the house were damaged, most of it remained as usual.
As soon as Yang Chen walked into the living room, he heard a woman\'s laughter coming from the dining room. Wasn\'t that Christine, who had just visited that morning?!
This woman had come back to his house again!
Hui Lin curiously looked over and, upon seeing the blonde woman laughing and chatting in Chinese with Guo Xuehua and Wang Ma in the dining room, she exclaimed, covering her small mouth with one hand, her face flushing, and her eyes sparkling!
"Oh my god, am I dreaming?"
Yang Chen glanced at the lovestruck Hui Lin, feeling frustrated. "Hui Lin, are you her fan too?"
Hui Lin shyly twisted the corner of her clothes. "I used to listen to her songs when I was on Mount Emei. I have many of her CDs hidden under my bed. She sings really well."
Yang Chen had heard Hui Lin talk about her difficult path in learning music before. He knew that Master Yun Miao definitely didn\'t support her listening to or learning those songs. He just didn\'t expect that this girl even learned from foreign artists.
"Hey, dear Yang, you\'re back? And you brought a pretty little sister?" Christine said in surprise, as if she had just noticed Yang Chen.
Her acting skills, truly deserving of an Oscar, made Yang Chen secretly admire her. He said, "Why are you here again?"
"For a free meal," Christine said matter-of-factly. "I came all the way from the other side of the world just for you. Shouldn\'t you treat me well? You\'re so stingy. You didn\'t tell me anything. I only just found out that you found your mother. Aunt Guo seems very interested in your romantic past, so I had a chat with her."
Yang Chen clearly felt that Guo Xuehua\'s gaze towards him was somewhat strange, definitely different from before.
"What did you tell her?!" Yang Chen asked in a low voice, next to Christine\'s ear.
Christine innocently blinked her big sapphire-blue eyes and spread her hands. "Nothing much, just told her about the time three years ago when you came to my villa in the States and had a wild party with over twenty models. Aunt Guo listened very intently!"
She said this in Chinese. Hui Lin, who had been in a dreamy state, immediately snapped out of it upon hearing "over twenty models" and "wild party," realizing that it referred to Yang Chen. She quickly covered her mouth again to stop herself from screaming.
Yang Chen felt like banging his head against the wall. For the first time, he realized that even Hui Lin seemed to be looking at him with shy eyes that conveyed just how "unforgettable" his past was. Not to mention Guo Xuehua, Wang Ma, and Zhenxiu, who had always held a bit of admiration for him. Finally, Yang Chen had to force a smile, hold his breath, and seriously explain, "Actually, it was nineteen, not twenty."