Chapter 224

Xu Tian let down all his defenses in front of Tang Bingyan, hooked his arm around her waist, and walked out of the bar as if no one else were around.

"A Wei, send Xu Tian's friends home; no one is allowed to leak what happened here tonight."

Tang Bingyan ordered A Wei to handle the aftermath, then followed Xu Tian out of the bar without looking back.

A Wei and the others didn't expect Xu Tian to calm down so quickly.

They stared dumbfounded at the backs of Xu Tian and Tang Bingyan, and after a long while, they breathed a sigh of relief as if waking from a dream.

"Cough, cough..."

Bai Lu coughed violently a few times, spitting out a mouthful of bruised blood.

Mr. Xu, who had been merciless to everyone just now, was truly too terrifying.

He had never seen that kind of killing intent, which seemed to be innate.

Even when facing the world's top-tier assassins, he had never felt that kind of despair of being completely crushed.

But what surprised him even more was Tang Bingyan's reaction; they were all occupied by shock and panic upon seeing Xu Tian in this state, but although the Young Lady was angry, there was no surprise on her face at all.

Could it be that the Young Lady had always known Mr. Xu had such powerful skills?

Subsequently, A Wei struggled to climb up from the ground and began calling people to come and deal with the Qian family's bodyguards in the bar.

"If anyone dares to speak about tonight's events, it will be considered going against the Tang family; do you understand?"

Finally, he glanced at Qian Rushan and Sister Yang, who were lying on the ground, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

Starting tomorrow, neither the Qian family nor the Yang family would have any chance to turn things around.

The lackeys under Qian Rushan had by now realized that Xu Tian's identity was not simple; there were many who could be called "Young Lady" in Jiangcheng, but there was only one Tang family Young Lady...

Thinking of this, the lackeys, including the wealthy woman beside Sister Yang, all looked as if their parents had died.

"My Lord... My Lord... please spare me, I won't dare to do it again next time..."

The wealthy woman, with disheveled hair, crawled on her knees to A Wei's feet and begged bitterly.

"If I had known he was the Young Lady's person, I wouldn't have dared to offend him even if I were given several guts..."

A Wei kicked away the woman who was crying with snot and tears, ignored these lackeys, and walked to Chen Xiaoxiao, who had been beaten black and blue.

Xu Tian had gone out with Chen Xiaoxiao and Xiao Can; even if they really had a conflict with someone, nothing would have happened with them present.

But Xu Tian had been injured; how many people in Jiangcheng could beat Chen Xiaoxiao?

Not to mention having Xiao Can, the Third Team Captain, as a helper.

A Wei and Chen Xiaoxiao had grown up together; he knew her character too well and realized that when she saw Xu Tian in trouble, she must not have taken action immediately.

He stood before his childhood friend, but his face was exceptionally cold.

This time, Chen Xiaoxiao had caused a huge disaster, and even he didn't want to help her anymore.

"Chen Xiaoxiao, do you still remember what you said the day you became the Young Lady's shadow guard?"

Chen Xiaoxiao's action of wiping the blood from her lips paused, a flash of confusion crossing her eyes.

"The Young Lady has been so kind to us; if you can't even protect the most important person to her, then what qualifications do you have to stay by her side?"

"You are the Young Lady's shadow guard; you cannot bring any personal emotions into your work; you'd better take care of yourself!"

After A Wei finished speaking, he turned and left without looking at Chen Xiaoxiao again.

Lanshan Hot Spring Villa.

Tang Bingyan looked at the man sleeping soundly on the bed, her eyes dark and unreadable.

The burning, nirvana-like eyes Xu Tian had in the bar made a corner of her heart ache faintly.

At the same time, Tang Xin was lying on the bed sulking.

Dozens of photos were spread out in disarray on the bed.

There were landscapes of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and sunsets at dusk.

She stared obsessively at those photos and muttered.

"That's not it, you clearly don't like these..."

Suddenly, her phone gave a notification sound.

Tang Xin grabbed the phone listlessly and discovered it was a video sent by her subordinate.

When she saw the man's attacks in the video, which were as sharp as blades and extremely lethal, a tear suddenly fell from the corner of her eye.

"Brother... I knew it was you, it was always you..."

The next day.

When Xu Tian woke up, he still had the feeling of a hangover.

His whole body felt as if he had been beaten severely, and his temples hurt terribly.

What on earth had happened?

He had gone to the bar to find Yun Shuo yesterday, and then encountered a group of people looking for trouble; he must have been injured by them at that time.

But then what?

Xu Tian shook his head hard, but he couldn't remember no matter what.

He could only vaguely remember that Tang Bingyan had picked him up to go home; those people who had looked for trouble with him must have been dealt with by the Tang family's bodyguards.

"Wife?"

He was the only one in the bedroom; he glanced at the clock on the wall.

It was only past eight; where had Tang Bingyan gone?

Hearing movement in the hallway, Xu Tian got out of bed and put on his slippers, but as soon as his feet touched the ground, he experienced the soreness all over his body, just like after the first day of military training in college.

If he weren't intact now, with his arms and legs able to move, he would have suspected that his body parts had been dismantled and reassembled overnight.

Enduring the soreness, he walked to the bedroom door and pulled it open; as soon as he stepped out, he heard two gasps of cold air from not far away.

Xu Tian looked sideways and saw two bodyguards not far away retreating two steps abruptly as if they had seen a ghost, the panicked expressions on their faces very obvious.

"You..."

As soon as Xu Tian opened his mouth, those two bodyguards turned around and ran for their lives.

Before he could finish his sentence, the hallway in front of him had become empty, and not a single shadow could be seen anymore.

"What's wrong with these two bodyguards?"

Xu Tian looked back suspiciously behind him, then looked in the direction where the two had disappeared: "There's nothing behind me..."

The Tang family's bodyguards wouldn't be so unsteady; Xu Tian had originally thought they had seen something terrifying, but it turned out there was nothing in the hallway except himself.

"Forget it, I'll go to the living room and see."

Every step he took now was very difficult, but he still let out a long sigh of relief and slowly moved toward the living room.

At the same time, in the second-floor living room.

Tang Bingyan sat in the main seat with a cold face, and A Wei stood beside her.

Standing in front of her were the Tang family's elite bodyguards, including Chen Xiaoxiao, Xiao Can, and Bai Lu.

Chen Xiaoxiao and Xiao Can were the focus of these people; Xiao Can kept his head down like a puppy that had done something wrong, taking all the responsibility upon himself with a nervous face.

"Young Lady, it's all my fault; I was incompetent and failed to protect Mr. Xu immediately; I am willing to accept punishment!"

Chen Xiaoxiao's face changed, and she hurriedly spoke up.

"It has nothing to do with Xiao Can; I ordered him not to take action; ultimately, the responsibility for this matter lies with me."

Tang Bingyan raised her eyes coldly, her gaze filled with nothing but murderous intent.

Just as she was about to speak, a series of intermittent footsteps suddenly came from outside the living room.

It took Xu Tian a full ten minutes to move from the second-floor bedroom to the living room.

As soon as he entered, he saw Chen Xiaoxiao and the others waiting for punishment, so he asked.

"Did you see..."

This time, those people didn't give him a chance to speak either; everyone, including A Wei, took a big step back.

Xu Tian: "..."

What was wrong with these people?

Were they treating him like a flood or a wild beast?