Chapter 869: Chapter 870: Smiling Yet Not Smiling
Nianyang looked at Li Tingyan running over, her expression hovering between a smile and not, while the anxiety on the manâs face was blatantly obvious.
She just didnât know, this kind of anxietyâwho was it really for?
Very quickly, Nianyangâs tiny shred of hope was shattered, because the next second, that anxious-faced man squatted directly in front of Yin Tang, carefully helping her up.
"Xiaotang, are you okay?" The manâs low voice was filled to the brim with concern, making Nianyang feel like she was falling into an ice cave.
He called her Xiaotangâhow intimate that sounded. Was this really just for the sake of the project?
Nianyang had thought her heart was already cold enough, numb from the pain, but seeing this scene she realized it could get even colderâso cold that even her breath trembled.
There was a tsunami raging inside her chest, but she was using every ounce of strength to hold it back, so no one could see it.
Taking advantage of Li Tingyanâs inattention, Yin Tang shot Nianyang a triumphant look, then said in a pitiful, delicate tone,
"I was pushed down by Miss Chu and accidentally twisted my ankle."
Li Tingyan frowned slightly and looked over. Nianyangâs heart gave another stab; she folded her arms across her chest and didnât deny it. "What, Master Li, are you going to teach me a lesson for the sake of your little homewrecker?"
Yin Tang said aggrievedly, "Mr. Li, look at her, sheâs calling me a homewrecker..."
Li Tingyanâs tone darkened with displeasure. "Nini, why are you talking so nastily? Everything was fineâwhy did you push Xiaotang?"
Before Nianyang could speak, Yin Tang seized the initiative and cut in,
"Because Miss Chu did something that betrays you, and I happened to discover it, so she wanted to destroy the evidenceâthatâs why she went after me!"
Li Tingyanâs brows knitted tighter. "What did Nini do?"
Nianyang looked at her with a calm face, as if saying: Iâll just see how far you can spin this.
Nianyang had thought Yin Tang was just making things up at random, but the next secondâ
She actually pulled out a few photos and handed them to Li Tingyan. Nianyang was still wondering what they were when Li Tingyan glanced down, and his expression instantly changed.
"Chu Nianyang, what the hell is this?" Li Tingyan
roared furiously.
"What are you talking about?" Nianyang stared at Li Tingyan, completely at a loss.
With a dark face, Li Tingyan shoved the photos into Nianyangâs hands. She lowered her head and took a look, and froze on the spot. They were actually photos of her and Shi Feng; the background was the traditional medicine clinic, the two of them standing very close, practically in an embrace.
Nianyang was stunned only for a few seconds before she reacted. Wasnât this exactly the moment from the day Madam Li made a scene, when Shi Feng stepped in front of her to shield her?
She hadnât expected someone to snap a photo, and it even looked very intimate. Just from the photos, you couldnât tell the cause and effect of that day at allâit would only mislead people.
"This..." Nianyangâs mind instantly turned to mush. She wondered when these were taken, and who took them, then deliberately mailed them to Li Tingyan. Could it have been Shi Feng?
"âThisâ what? The people in these are you and Shi Feng. You two look pretty reluctant to part, hmm?"
Li Tingyan lost control of his emotions, gripping Nianyangâs hand as he growled the question.
Yin Tang spoke softly, "Tingyan, I really didnât mean to look at those photos. When I went to get the mail for you, the envelope suddenly tore on its own and they fell out, so I saw them. I really never wouldâve thought Little Sister Chu could do something so disloyal to you."
Nianyang still didnât say a word, the expression on her face impossible to read.
Li Tingyan took a deep breath, told Yin Tang heâd see her later, then yanked Nianyang back into the room.