Disorder in marriage

"Even if I risk my reputation, I really can't stand it a third time."

Ke Anyu said helplessly, "If he's going to do something illegal, could we ask him to do it somewhere else?"

Xia Linglong sighed, "Why don't you just go and talk to Gu Yunmo directly?"

"That room is locked; no one can get in. I can't just break down the door, can I?"

Xia Linglong thought about it and also felt that this matter had nothing to do with Ke Anyu. Although the incident happened on his territory, he had done everything he could.

Remembering that Zhou Zheng was still there, she said, "I'll ask my friend if we can ask Gu Yunmo to handle this somewhere else. But it still happened on your turf, and if others find out—"

"I understand, I promise I won't leak it." Ke Anyu added, "This is my phone number, please keep in touch."

Xia Linglong ignored him, hung up the phone, and called Zhou Zheng.

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The moment Xia Linglong left, Niannian, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes.

She got out of bed barefoot to get her toy phone.

I wanted to ask Gu Yunmo about his situation, but I couldn't get through on the phone.

What happened tonight made her feel scared, especially since she used to sleep with Yan Zhi.

So she took her phone and teddy bear, ready to sneak off to find Yan Zhi.

The uncle who disliked her was sitting in the living room. She dared not be discovered by him and could only walk on tiptoe, close to the wall.

Suddenly, the uncle answered a phone call and stood up. "Feed?"

Niannian is short, so she hid behind the sofa to avoid being seen by him.

He walked towards the balcony. "Mr. Chen, your son has really gone too far this time!"

"I made him do it? Mr. Chen, he threatened me at the time. If I didn't say that, he wouldn't have let me off! Don't you know your son's temperament? He's capable of doing something like this. How could I dare to offend him?"

Chen Sihai was sitting in the car, on his way to find Gu Yunmo.

He knew perfectly well how awful his son was, but this situation wasn't entirely unavoidable in the first place.

Unfortunately, Ling Xiao knew too much about him, so he couldn't just break off relations directly.

"My son is a scoundrel, causing trouble for Attorney Ling. But I must remind Attorney Ling, the tactic of using someone else to do your dirty work is a one-time thing. Attorney Ling, I apologize on behalf of my son's rudeness. I'm going to apologize to Gu Yunmo now. Don't worry, I won't tell Gu Yunmo about my relationship with you."

Ling Xiao's voice dropped eight octaves, "Are you threatening me?"

Chen Sihai dropped the pretense. "Who started this trickery? Attorney Ling, I trusted you so much, and you've disappointed me greatly."

Ling Xiao's anger surged to his head, but glancing back at the bedroom, he restrained himself and said, "Don't forget who helped you falsify accounts and deal with your shady dealings all these years!"

"So what if I used someone else to do my dirty work? If your son hadn't insisted on sleeping with Yan Zhi, he wouldn't have been so stupid as to be used by me! You should be thankful that if I hadn't stopped him, you wouldn't even have seen your son one last time tonight!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud commotion came from behind the sofa, causing him to freeze instantly and forget what he was about to say.

Niannian's phone fell to the ground.

She looked terrified and quickly lay down on the ground to pick up her phone, but just as her hand touched it, a pair of black leather shoes appeared in front of her.

She looked up, tears welling in her eyes, her face flushed. Ling Xiao's expression was backlit, so Nian Nian couldn't see his expression clearly, but could only feel the suffocating feeling of death approaching.

"I--"

She had barely uttered a single word when Ling Xiao grabbed her by the collar, lifted her up, and covered her mouth at the same time.

She tried to make a sound, but could only manage a very soft whimper.

At this moment, Xia Linglong finished her phone call and came in from outside. A breeze blew, and the floor-length curtains swayed. Ling Xiao hurriedly closed the backyard door.

"Senior?"

Xia Linglong called out as she chased after her.

The backyard lights were off, and behind the door was a row of succulents. Nian Nian's small body knocked over several pots, but she couldn't make a sound because Ling Xiao's hands were tightly gripping her neck.

Her legs kicked wildly on the ground, and tears were squeezed out in anguish.

"Senior? What happened over there?"

Xia Linglong's voice drew closer.

But Ling Xiao seemed not to hear him, gradually reducing his strength. Nian Nian's neck was very thin, and her body was as light as a feather.

Xia Linglong tripped over her foot and looked down to see Niannian's toy phone.

"How did it fall here?"

She had just picked it up when the phone rang by itself.

Through the window, Ling Xiao saw her standing there repeatedly checking her phone before answering the call with some skepticism.

"Feed...?"

"Xia Linglong?"

Xia Linglong recognized Gu Yunmo's voice too. "Holy crap, is this phone real?"

"Where's Niannian?" Gu Yunmo asked.

Xia Linglong said, "I just fell asleep."

"She just called me."

Xia Linglong put her hands on her hips and said, "How could that be? She's already asleep, and her phone isn't even with her."

Gu Yunmo didn't think much of it, "How is Xiaozhi?"

"have no idea."

Xia Linglong turned around with her phone in hand and walked towards Yan Zhi's bedroom. "I'll go see if she's asleep."

Xia Linglong was no longer visible through the floor-to-ceiling window. Ling Xiao took a deep breath and slowly released his grip.

"Ahem!"

Once Nian Nian could breathe again, she covered her neck and backed away forcefully.

Ling Xiao asked coldly, "What did you hear?"

Niannian shook her head desperately.

Ling Xiao couldn't bring himself to kill him; his conscience wouldn't allow it.

He warned her, "Keep everything you hear and see to yourself! If you dare tell anyone, I'll really kill you."

Tears streamed silently down his face as Ling Xiao asked, "Did you hear me?!"

She nodded firmly.

She didn't quite understand what Ling Xiao was saying on the phone, but his reaction convinced her that he wasn't a good person.

Yan Zhi's accident must be related to him.

She didn't understand why Ling Xiao's demeanor in front of Yan Zhi was completely different from how he was now.

Fortunately, Ling Xiao let her go. She went back to her room, hid under the covers, and trembled.

When Ling Xiao returned to the living room, Xia Linglong had already come out of Yan Zhi's bedroom.

"Senior, where did you go?"

Ling Xiao's hand still retained the sensation of when he had choked Nian Nian's neck.

He put it behind his back. "It's nothing. A flowerpot in the yard was blown over by the wind. I'll go take a look."

Xia Linglong looked outside; the leaves of the trees in the yard were rustling in the wind.

"Oh, is the wind that strong?"

"Hmm." Ling Xiao replied absentmindedly. He couldn't stay a second longer. "It's getting late, let's go."

Xia Linglong nodded. "You should go home first. Gu Yunmo won't be back for a while. I need to stay with Xiaozhi and Niannian."

Ling Xiao was about to pick up his coat when he heard this, so he silently put it down again.

"Then I'll stay too, I'll go check on Niannian."