"So in situations like that, as long as they can survive, people there are willing to do anything. For example, lying for money." Shi Nian spoke unhurriedly.
Luo Xiansheng was stunned and looked up.
"Shi Nian, what do you an by this?"
Shi Nian didn’t look at him, just kept spinning the teacup in his hand.
Tonight they said it was a dinner invite, but neither she nor Tang Yanqing ordered alcohol, only tea. Using tea instead of wine matched Tang Yansheng’s feeling.
Shi Nian sipped her tea: "I’m thinking about Big Sister. She is now imprisoned, and we all hope to rescue her, believing that soone like her shouldn’t encounter such a situation. But these are just our thoughts. I wonder how Big Sister herself would feel."
Luo Xiansheng was slightly taken aback. Then he lowered his head, with a wistful smile: "You’re right, she actually thinks differently from us. I visited her before I left this ti. She hasn’t lost weight nor looks haggard; her ntal state is as calm and serene as when she was outside."
Yan Jian’s eyelashes also quivered: "So it seems, maybe Big Sister thinks differently from all of us. She doesn’t see her current situation as a predicant; she remains as composed as ever. Like she once said, regardless of the original motive, she is part of the Tang Family, and she broke the Immigration Law, so she willingly accepts the punishnt."
Shi Nian nodded: "So, what we’re doing for Big Sister, racking our brains, might not be what she wants. By acting on our own, we never asked Big Sister herself if this is what she wanted, right?"
Luo Xiansheng lowered his head in lancholy, clenching his fingers tightly.
Shi Nian gazed at him, fully understanding his feelings at this mont.
Shi Nian softened her voice: "And if Big Sister were to know we outsiders lied and did sothing against the law and our conscience to rescue her, bearing good intentions but creating obstacles just like her, would she be happy even if she was freed?"
Luo Xiansheng painfully leaned over the table, his shoulders trembling slightly, and couldn’t help but look up at Shi Nian: "I agree with what you said, but forgive , I still can’t help doubting your motives. Are you speaking for Huangfu Huazhang?!"
"Clearly, if he just stands up, at least half of the issue with Big Sister would be resolved, but he has no intention of doing so!"
Tang Yanqing couldn’t help but furrow his brow: "Little Sound, I remind you, she is my woman now."
Under the table, Shi Nian gently pressed down on Tang Yanqing’s hand and gave Luo Xiansheng a calm smile: "I understand your feelings. I also hope he could stand up as we expect. However... who in this world has the right to demand others to speak what they don’t want to say, who has the right to force soone to sacrifice themselves for you? Objectively speaking, it’s Huangfu’s own business; he has the freedom to decide as he wishes."
"Unless he is on the stand in court, unless the court requires him to testify, outside the courtroom, none of us have the right or qualification to force him."
Luo Xiansheng angrily slamd the table: "And yet he still claims to be a life-and-death friend and even a relative through marriage!"
Shi Nian smiled faintly: "I ask you back, Mr. Luo, would you unhesitatingly sacrifice yourself for a friend or relative?"
Luo Xiansheng was speechless.
Shi Nian gently shook her head: "I’m still thinking about Big Sister. Since Big Sister went to prison, has she ever stood up to testify against Huangfu Huazhang, or has she ever personally complained about Huangfu Huazhang not testifying for her? She hasn’t, so why should we?"
Luo Xiansheng’s gaze darkened as it landed on Shi Nian: "And you say you’re not defending Huangfu Huazhang?"
Shi Nian still shook her head: "Little Sound, I’m helping you understand Big Sister’s heart. You wouldn’t want to do sothing Big Sister dislikes, right? I hope that lovers eventually beco family, so when Big Sister regains her freedom, you won’t end up in prison for obstructing justice, because I don’t want to see another pair of lovers separated."
Luo Xiansheng’s expression changed, looking towards Tang Yanqing.
Tang Yanqing crossed his arms and sat up straight: "These words were originally mine to say. But I didn’t expect our Nian Nian had found a better way to say them for ."
His gaze directly settled on Luo Xiansheng: "Don’t think I can’t see what you’re doing. I understand your feelings, but even though I understand, I won’t play dumb about what you’re doing."
"I’ll forget about the witnesses and testimonies you submitted, I won’t forward them to the prosecutor, which ans they won’t appear as evidence in front of the judge."
Luo Xiansheng instantly turned ashen: "I admit I tampered with them, but not all the evidence has problems. So people really did see Huangfu Huazhang, and they heard him personally order what kind of girl he wanted!"
Shi Nian exchanged a look with Tang Yanqing.
Tang Yanqing nodded, took a notebook out of his briefcase, and handed it over: "Write down the nas of those people you didn’t tamper with."
For now, Shi Nian’s gaze turned to Yan Jian, letting Luo Xiansheng pass.
Yan Jian glared back: "I get it, tonight isn’t a welco dinner, it’s a Hongn Banquet! After you interrogate Little Sound, you’re going to interrogate , right? I’m telling you, don’t bother. This isn’t the police station, nor a courtroom; I have no obligation to accept your questioning!"
The girl’s voice was stern, but Tang Yanqing didn’t react at all; Shi Nian rely covered his mouth with his hand and yawned.
Yan Jian got anxious: "What attitude is this? You’re not even married, and you want to sing the sa tune? What about after you’re married, will there be any peace at ho?"
Shi Nian smiled sweetly as he glanced over: "Professor T, generally speaking, sternness is often to protect secrets that one dares not reveal, right?"
Tang Yanqing also assud a scholarly deanor and nodded slowly: "That’s right, the more lively she appears on the surface, the more it proves she has a secret she doesn’t want others to know. So, we can’t let her off."
Yan Jian crossed her arms like Tang Yanqing: "Don’t bother! I have nothing I’m afraid of you knowing!"
Tang Yanqing turned his neck around, as if chatting alone with Shi Nian: "Do you rember our Uncle Xue? Uncle Xue told sothing strange the other day, said that when our little girl ca back, she was happy at first, but then an uninvited guest, Jas, showed up, and the little girl went crazy right in front of our family patriarch."
Yan Jian was stunned.
She thought she managed to escape her brother’s piercing gaze by sheer luck, but hadn’t expected that Xue Ruke had already sold her out.
Thinking about it, it makes sense. In Xue Ruke, that old relic’s heart, her brother is naturally more valuable than a girl like her. Look at how he always trails behind him, calling "Qing Guan’er", "Brother Qi", just short of wagging his tail. So of course he’d curry favor with him and sell her out!
Tang Yanqing had long seen through it, and flicked a toothpick at her: "If you’re angry, co at . Don’t badmouth Uncle Xue."
"Fine, I’ll co at you!" Yan Jian said impolitely: "So what if I went crazy, what’s it to him, or you? Haven’t you all noticed my emotional instability lately? So, is it really a surprise if I go a little crazy?"
She deliberately glanced at Luo Xiansheng, hoping to steer her brother and Shi Nian’s thoughts towards the relationship between the three of them.
Unfortunately, Tang Yanqing and Shi Nian didn’t fall for it.
Shi Nian gave her a look, "Since our family’s fourth young lady likes going crazy lately, I think we shouldn’t make it hard for her, let’s not force her to say it."
Yan Jian looked back at Shi Nian: "That’s more like it!"
Shi Nian smiled slightly: "Don’t make the fourth young lady say it, let speak for her instead."
"What do you want to say?" Yan Jian didn’t relax; instead, her heart sounded alarms.
Shi Nian sighed: "I’m just surprised. Why is it that Jas again? Don’t you think it’s such a coincidence? Last ti at the store, the fourth young lady argued fiercely with Jas too."
Yan Jian’s scalp tingled, and she jumped up to cover Shi Nian’s mouth: "Shut up!"
Shi Nian didn’t laugh, raising his eyes coolly to stare at Yan Jian: "Yan Jian, there must be sothing between you and Jas. Do I need to remind you what kind of person Jas is and how dangerous he is? Since you’ve already had an unpleasant interaction with him, it’s no longer just your business. This matter might directly relate to the case your brother is working on, relate to Sister Sheng’s responsibilities, relate to the Tang Family’s overall interests! How long are you planning to keep this hidden?"
Yan Jian was dumbfounded.
Her family rarely scolds her, at least not her siblings. Unexpectedly, Shi Nian had yelled at her today, and she was a bit lost.
After a while, she twisted her neck: "What business is it of yours?"
Tang Yanqing found it amusing, crossed his arms, and snorted softly: "If I say it’s my business, then it is."
Even Luo Xiansheng sensed sothing was wrong, and hurriedly asked: "Yan Jian, what exactly happened with you and Jas?"
Facing the increasingly intense questioning from the three, Yan Jian felt she couldn’t resist much longer. She looked at their wide eyes and felt she wanted to burst into tears.
She didn’t want to say, really didn’t want to say.
She knew they were all concerned for her, but this kind of thing, this pain, she only wanted to bear it herself.
She was too ashad to tell them.
She had brought sha to the Tang Family!
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