Chapter 31

Xu Tian was stunned and muttered to himself: "Am I dreaming?"

Xu Tian reached out with some obsession, wanting to touch Tang Bingyan's face.

"Wife, you are so beautiful!"

His movements were very doting, as if he were touching a peerless treasure.

However, just as his hand reached halfway, Xu Tian's eyes widened suddenly.

He said in disbelief: "Wife? Aren't you in the Imperial Capital? You're back?"

Tang Bingyan looked at him indifferently.

It was unclear if it was because she had just taken Chen Xiaoxiao's words to heart, but her tone rarely revealed a hint of detachment and indifference: "Yes, just got back."

After saying this, without waiting for Xu Tian to respond, she spoke in a firm tone:

"Since you're awake, come back with me first!"

After saying this, she ordered the bodyguards at the door to take Xu Tian back to her villa in Jiangcheng without any room for argument.

Xu Tian looked at Tang Bingyan, whose aura was even colder than usual, and didn't say anything more at this moment.

An hour later, Xu Tian followed Tang Bingyan into the villa and returned to his previous room there.

"From today on, you are not allowed to leave this villa!"

After entering the room, Tang Bingyan looked at Xu Tian and spoke without room for argument.

Upon hearing this, a brilliant smile suddenly appeared on Xu Tian's face.

Although Tang Bingyan was cold, the fact that he could appear here was enough to prove many things.

This woman hadn't changed; she was still the Tang Bingyan who loved him to the bone.

Everything he had done, in the end, hadn't been in vain.

"Are you worried I'll go find Lin Miaoyin, so you're making me stay here?"

Xu Tian teased with a smile: "Afraid I'll go find her? Is your possessiveness toward me already this strong?"

Tang Bingyan pursed her red lips and didn't speak.

She just looked at Xu Tian quietly, her beautiful and deep eyes as calm as still water.

But Xu Tian understood that he had guessed right; Tang Bingyan was mainly worried that he would be harmed by others and wanted to protect him in this almost paranoid way.

Not only that, she seemed to be... doubting him...

"Rest first!"

After Tang Bingyan said this, she walked straight out of the room.

"Bingyan!"

Xu Tian subconsciously wanted to chase after her.

However, just at this moment.

"Ring, ring!"

His phone rang suddenly.

Xu Tian picked up the phone and saw the caller ID of his good brother Xu Rixin; a flash of murderous intent flickered in his eyes.

But soon, he glanced at the door that had closed after Tang Bingyan left, wondered what he was thinking, lowered his gaze slightly, and pressed the answer button: "What is it?"

"Xiao Tian, you're at Bingyan's villa, right?" Xu Rixin's voice was very friendly.

"Are you following me?"

"Isn't your big brother worried that you might have an accident?"

Xu Rixin gave a perfunctory reply and suddenly lowered his voice: "Xiao Tian, is it convenient for you to talk now? Is Tang Bingyan by your side?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Tian narrowed his eyes: "She's not here. If you have something to say, just say it."

"I'm at the entrance of your villa now. Is it convenient for you to come out? I have something very important to tell you."

Upon hearing Xu Rixin's words, Xu Tian suddenly wanted to laugh.

Did Xu Rixin really think he was an idiot?

He had almost been killed by the other party on the operating table, and now they were mysteriously asking him to meet; it was as if they had written the words "I want to harm you" on their face.

However, Xu Tian glanced at the door where Tang Bingyan had just disappeared and suddenly hesitated.

Tang Bingyan seemed to be suspicious of his sudden kindness toward her now, and might even suspect that he was colluding with the Xu family to harm her.

Before he killed Xu Rixin, he could make use of the trash and use him to dispel some of Tang Bingyan's suspicions...

Thinking of this, Xu Tian spoke again: "You're outside the villa?"

"I've already entered; I'm waiting for you in the living room."

Because he was a member of Xu Tian's family and often came to find Xu Tian in the past, the bodyguards outside the villa wouldn't stop him.

"Alright, I'm coming down now."

When Xu Tian went downstairs, Xu Rixin was drinking tea in the living room.

"Xiao Tian, Dad, Mom, and I were worried that you would be sad if Lin Miaoyin had an accident today, which is why we were a bit impulsive in our anxiety, but we are family after all; it's impossible for us to harm you."

Upon hearing this, Xu Tian suddenly laughed: "Xu Rixin, stop playing the role of the good big brother in front of me. If you have something to say, just say it directly."

The smile on Xu Rixin's face stiffened slightly.

But immediately, he leaned closer to Xu Tian and lowered his voice:

"This is Tang Bingyan's place, and some things are hard to say. Let's change locations."

Xu Tian swept a glance at him indifferently: "There's nothing that's hard to say. Just say it here."

Xu Rixin opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something.

But seeing Xu Tian so firm, he finally gave up on trying to persuade him further and said directly: "Alright, since you say it's convenient here, then I'll say it directly."

As he said this, Xu Rixin looked around and said sneakily:

"Xiao Tian, now that we have followed the plan and tricked Tang Bingyan back, Lin Miaoyin asked me to ask you, what do you plan to do next?"

At this moment, behind the relief column on the second floor of the villa.

Tang Bingyan and A Wei were standing there.

Hearing Xu Rixin's words, the aura around her instantly turned cold.

"Tang Zong, do you want me to go down and bring Xu Tian back?!"

A Wei said angrily: "Sister Chen was right, Xu Tian is a scoundrel! He is still in contact with that cheap woman. This time, he just wanted to trick you back so he could get more things from you!"

As A Wei said this, he prepared to rush downstairs to grab Xu Tian.

However, just as he was about to lift his foot, his shoulder was suddenly pressed down by Tang Bingyan.

"Wait!"

A Wei's body nearly lost balance, and he kicked the trash can next to him.

"Tang Zong..."

Just as A Wei wanted to say something, Tang Bingyan furrowed her willow-leaf eyebrows slightly, signaling A Wei not to speak.

At this time, on the sofa downstairs.

Xu Tian was just about to ask Xu Rixin what the plan was.

But before he could speak, he heard a slight movement from the second floor.

He squinted his eyes slightly and saw two figures vaguely hiding behind the relief column on the second floor.

After one glance, Xu Tian retracted his gaze calmly.

He was not surprised by the two people over there.

If he hadn't known that with Tang Bingyan's personality, she would definitely be watching him and Xu Rixin in secret, he wouldn't have wasted time meeting this idiot Xu Rixin.

Xu Tian noticed the slight movement on the second floor, and Xu Rixin, who was sitting opposite him, noticed it too.

Immediately, the corners of Xu Rixin's mouth curled up slightly.

Xu Tian took in Xu Rixin's reaction and cooperated by saying: "Xu Rixin, what is the plan you mentioned?"

"Xiao Tian, have you forgotten? Didn't you say Tang Bingyan is stupid and rich, and you wanted us to help you perform a bitter-meat scheme so you could trick her back and continue to squeeze her value?"

"After Tang Bingyan is squeezed dry, you'll take Tang Bingyan's money and run away with Miaoyin."

"Xiao Tian, how could you forget such an important matter? Did the anesthesia damage your brain?"