Chapter 785: 479 This girl is gentle as water, yet her every move cuts to the heart (2 more updates)
Tang Wan and Shen Shuci walked through the halls and alleys toward the road intersection, but the alleyways were all too similar. After taking several turns, they actually got lost and couldnāt distinguish north from south, east from west.
"As long as we walk in one direction, weāll definitely get out," said Shen Shuci, who had never been here before and didnāt know the way.
"That works too." GPS could only show an approximate location, but it didnāt display the inner paths of the alleyways.
"I canāt believe I even took a piece of clothing from her, I always feel bad about owing someone." Shen Shuci never liked being in anyoneās debt.
Previously, she had been in debt to Huo Qinqi and hadnāt been able to pay it off, which ended up involving herself, too.
"Sheās a nice person. If she says itās a gift for you, she definitely means it. Just invite her to eat next time," Tang Wan said with a smile. "She is the pickiest customer Iāve met. She isnāt satisfied when the jewelry is finished; she often wants it revised. At first, I was annoyed and even didnāt want to do business with her. Do you know what she said later?"
"What?"
"She said that only my products could satisfy her." Tang Wan chuckled. "You have to realize, for a newcomer like me, such firm affirmation from a picky customer is a huge encouragement."
Shen Shuci arched her brow, "Are you sure she isnāt just saying that to make you work harder?"
"Either way, it doesnāt matter now. But indeed, because of her pickiness, my craftsmanship has improved and, moreover, she always pays more whenever we make revisions, claiming itās not that I didnāt do well, but that she didnāt articulate her requirements clearly; it was her problem."
Tang Wan had to admit she was especially good with words.
She could coax you into doing all her things.
"I didnāt expect her to be from Beijing; I never heard her mention that..."
As they talked, Shen Shuci held the clothes in her hand. Itās said youāre under obligation if you take someoneās kindness, and though Shen Shuci didnāt understand clothing value, she could still tell that the material, whatever it was, must be quality; it definitely wasnāt cheap.
She kept thinking about how to reciprocate, so she didnāt notice someone getting closer and closer behind them.
"... When you go back, show the outfit to Brother Huo. I guarantee he wonāt be able to take his eyes off you. Maybe tonight sparks will fly, and with his abilities, for sure he could have two kids within three years," Tang Wan joked.
"Tang Wan!" Shen Shuci frowned. "You..."
"Iām serious, heāll definitely like it."
"Heās a very decent person."
"Why donāt you try it tonight? If he can still resist you, then Iāll admit heās a gentleman and I wonāt tease him anymore." Tang Wan grinned at her. "And Xixi said that when it comes to the bedroom, no man is decent."
"..."
That was Ruan Mengxi again.
She, who didnāt even have a boyfriend, seemed to be fanning flames everywhere; she was everywhere.
Tang Wan felt this deeply. Jiang Jinsang always appeared so abstinent and gentle, but in bed, he certainly wasnāt short on dirty talk.
His usual speech was quite suggestive, and she couldnāt resist his flirtation.
Shen Shuci looked around, "I just feel like Iāve been here before."
"I donāt think so. Look at this stone lion; Iām sure I havenāt been here before." Houses around here were all built similarly, making it too easy to get lost.
While Shen Shuci was checking the direction, she noticed someone rushing towards them from the corner of her eye. She subconsciously pushed Tang Wan away. Tang Wan staggered, her back hitting the stone lion at someoneās doorstep, but she wasnāt hurt.
The setting sunās remaining light poured down, a blood-red sunset covering the alley, as if painting a layer of blood over it.
And Tang Wan saw the dagger in his hand. It was like a small knife used to sharpen pencils when he was a child.
Short... Sharp!
"Liang Wenzhong!" Shen Shuci recognized him at a glance. "What are you doing here?"
Since the charity event, Shen Shuci hadnāt seen him. She heard that Liang Han had died, the Liang Family had gone bankrupt, and Dong Yunxiu had fainted and was hospitalized...
After Liang Hanās death, Tang Wanās case was directly withdrawn, but the old Liangās threats to witnesses and obstruction of justice were supposedly still going to be sought, and he was in poor health, leaving Liang Wenzhong the only intact one left in the Liang Family.
Although he was dressed in a suit, the garment wasnāt ironed and looked messy, with dark circles under his eyes and a bloodshot gaze. His body reeked of alcohol, and the hand holding the knife shook violently.
He was scared, too.
Ignoring Shen Shuciās question, he swung the knife at her.
But he seemed to have forgotten; Shen Shuci was no ordinary person. Watching him charging, she raised her hand to grab his wrist, and with a quick jerk, a scream pierced the air, making Tang Wanās scalp tingle.
What was he even trying to do?
Wasnāt this asking for death?
Falling into Auntieās hands, he could expect nothing good.
The crisp sound of a bone breaking, the pain shot through him, his fingers twitched, and the knife fell to the ground. Shen Shuci kicked it away; the metal blade skidded across the concrete, the noise grating.