Spring Branches

On the return trip, due to time constraints, there were no flight tickets for the current flight, so Lu Yichuang drove on the highway and traveled 500 kilometers to City A.

When the car had traveled one-third of the way, Tang Asi couldn't help falling asleep, but he slept uneasily, with his brows sometimes tense and sometimes relaxed.

Lu Yichuan glanced at the back seat through the rearview mirror, his expression showing a hint of sadness. He sighed softly and then looked away.

When we arrived in City A, it was already 4:30 in the morning.

Ana waited at the highway intersection for a long time.

As soon as Lu Yichuang's car stopped, he quickly opened the door. Lu Yichuang quietly sat in the back seat, and Ana sat in the driver's seat.

Even though the two of them moved very lightly, they still woke up the sleeping Tang Asi.

Tang Asi woke up dazedly and patted his aching head, "Are we there yet?"

Lu Yichuan nodded: "Yes, just got off the highway."

When he saw Ana in the driver's seat, Tang Asi noticed Lu Yichuan's bloodshot eyes and his gloomy face.

Tang Asi said: "Why didn't you wake me up? We should have taken turns."

Lu Yichuan raised his eyebrows in surprise, "You can drive?"

Tang Asi nodded: "Yes, I have a driver's license."

Lu Yichuan smiled and said, "I see. You drive next time."

Tang Asi: “…”

Tang Asi felt that the atmosphere was a little weird, but she couldn't tell what was weird.

Lu Yichuang looked very tired. He closed his eyes with difficulty after saying a few words.

Tang Asi felt a little guilty.

The whole journey would take at least five and a half hours without a break. No one was taking turns driving with him, so he could only sit in the chair motionless, staring straight ahead without blinking.

He could obviously wake herself up. Even if she couldn't drive, at least she could talk and wake her up.

"I'm sorry." Tang Asi stared at Lu Yichuan.

After hearing this, Lu Yichuan's eyes moved, but he didn't open them. A tired voice came from his throat: "I was willing, don't blame yourself."

Tang Asi opened his mouth to say something, but his cell phone vibrated, stopping him from saying anything else.

It was a WeChat message from Old Mrs. Tang.

[Ah Si, where have you been?]

Tang Asi then remembered that when they went to greet the old people, they had already fallen asleep. He wanted to send a message to report it after getting on the bus, but he fell asleep as soon as he got on the bus and forgot about it.

Tang Asi glanced at Lu Yichuan and quickly typed on the keyboard:

[Grandma, we are back in City A. We didn’t have time to tell you. Lu Yichuan and I are going to attend my sister’s birthday party.]

After a long while, the other side replied coldly:

[Ah Si, we won't see you again.]

Looking at these words, Tang Asi felt no emotion.

Maybe it's because I've never lived with an elderly person, so I have no feelings for them.

Or maybe, I've been walking alone for so many years and have become accustomed to the feeling of being caught in the rain.

Tang Asi turned his head and looked out the window.

City A is a big and prosperous city in the north, but it is also filled with strangeness and brokenness. If it weren't for her mother's medical treatment, she thought she would never set foot here in her life.

"what happened?"

Lu Yichuan's clear voice brought Tang Asi back to his senses.

Turning back to meet Lu Yichuan's pair of burning and concerned eyes, Tang Asi turned away uncomfortably, and said in a faint voice: "Grandma just sent me a message asking me where I went, and said she would never see me again."

Lu Yichuan rubbed his brows. After hearing what he said, he glanced at Tang Asi and found that she was indifferent and calm. He continued what he was doing, "They will understand you."

Finally, the car stopped at the underground garage of Wangjiangyuan. Lu Yichuang and Tang Asi got out of the car and entered the elevator.

Lu Yichuan clicked 16, then looked at the slowly rising rolling code and said calmly: "I called Teacher Tony, they will clean you up later, and then we will go to Shen's house."

The Shen family is also a wealthy family with a certain status in City A. Shen Yuning herself also has a well-known modeling company and a wide social circle.

All the guests at this birthday party were wealthy and famous, and most of the invitations were sent by Shen Zhengyang to the young heirs.

On the surface, it looks like a birthday party, but in reality it is to choose a good son-in-law for Shen Yuning who is about to turn 30.

Tang Asi sighed softly, "I'll try not to mess things up."

Ever since she was kicked out of the Shen family like a dog last time, Tang Asi silently swore that she would definitely go back to take back what belonged to her and kick them out of the house and company that her mother Tang Shiyan had worked hard to build.

But not in this capacity.

After entering the house, Lu Yichuan carried his computer into the study on the second floor. Tang Asi was confined in front of the dressing table, dressing herself up.

Looking at himself in the mirror, who was gradually becoming gentler and more mature, Tang Asi felt indescribable feelings, as if something in his heart was being attacked.

When the makeup artist was applying eye shadow on Tang Asi's eyes, her eyelids began to fight up and down like crazy.

"Ms. Tang, try not to blink." The makeup artist gently reminded.

"Sorry, my heart is beating uncontrollably and I can't stop it." Tang Asi closed his eyes and tried several times to stop his eyelids from moving, but he couldn't stop.

From the moment my eyelids started twitching, an inexplicable feeling of panic came over me.

It was as if something big was going to happen.

Just as Tang Asi was hesitating, Lu Yichuan came down from the second floor neatly dressed.

He walked up to Tang Asi and said, "After you finish packing, you and Ana go first. I'll be there in a bit as I do some work."

Tang Asi looked at Lu Yichuan reflected in the mirror and frowned: "Who is it about?"

Lu Yichuan was stunned for two seconds, then smiled, put his hands on Tang Asi's shoulders, and said softly: "There is a problem with the contract at the company. I will go and deal with it."

Tang Asi said "Oh" and watched Lu Yichuan walking farther and farther away until his back disappeared at the gate. He still felt anxious and flustered.

Hopefully that wasn't what she was thinking.

*

Lu Yichuan entered the elevator and went straight to the basement floor.

Just now, while he was thinking in the office, he lit a cigarette and just took a puff when he received a call from the hospital.

Tang Shiyan was beaten by a heavily dressed woman. After the beating, she cursed "you deserved it" and ran away in a hurry.

After failing to get through to Tang Asi at the hospital, he called the backup contact Lu Yichuang.

Today is an opportunity for Tang Asi to be proud of himself. Lu Yichuan doesn't want Tang Asi to miss it, so he asks the person on the other end of the phone to keep it a secret from Tang Asi.

Besides, he can handle this small matter perfectly by himself, without having to trouble Tang Asi.

"Ana, I'll take Miss Tang to the Shen residence later. Just park the car on the side of the road. I'll be there soon."

"Where are you going, boss?"

"Hospital."

"What happened? It's not important. I'll help you with it."

"Need not."

Tang Shiyan is his mother-in-law. How could Lu Yichuang let anyone else go with such a good opportunity to show off?