The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1510 - 1509: The Qin Family's Plot

Tang Xiaobai pursed his lips, unsure whether he was envying that woman or dissatisfied with Tang Rao's excessive concern for her."This isn't the time to talk about this stuff. Just wait until I clean up this mess, and then I'll come back to settle scores with you."

Tang Rao was tempted to give Tang Xiaobai a couple of smacks to vent his anger, but seeing Sheng Xuan's protective stance over their son, he dismissed the thought.

Xiao Bai was Sheng Xuan's treasure. If he got hurt, Tang Rao wouldn't be able to explain it to Sheng Xuan.

Watching Tang Rao march off angrily from Sheng Xuan, turning his attention to Wang Han, he didn't notice the sly grin on Tang Xiaobai's face behind him.

"Mom, was Xiao Bai's acting convincing just now? Even Dad was tricked away by me."

Tang Xiaobai stuck out his tongue and, beside Sheng Xuan, he reverted back to being a toddler of just over two years old.

"What, are you saying you were only tricking your dad earlier and that the woman he brought back is totally fine?"

Sheng Xuan was shocked that her son would lie.

Tang Xiaobai felt Li Shengxuan was overreacting; he actually wanted to tell Sheng Xuan that not only was the woman fine, he hadn't even seen what she looked like.

If it weren't for Dad being overly attentive to that woman, he wouldn't have missed the flaws in Tang Xiaobai's words. Ultimately, it's just that his dad was too foolish; it had nothing to do with whether or not Tang Xiaobai was deceitful.

"Mom, Xiao Bai just can't stand Dad being a playboy. When there's a chance, Xiao Bai will take you to the Moon; that's where divine couples should live, where there's none of the chaos of the Divine Realm."

Tang Xiaobai had only been to the Moon once, but had fallen in love with the place, especially after Yan Wei taught him how to play games, which completely enchanted him.

Sheng Xuan sometimes wondered who Xiao Bai took after, in character. He behaved more maturely than adults sometimes, yet at other times performed actions only a child would do.

"Make sure you don't mention any of this in front of your dad, or he'll get angry and scold you again later."

Fortunately, Sheng Xuan lived alone here; she was relieved to talk to Tang Xiaobai in peace.

All along the way, Tang Rao was pondering how someone like Wang Han, who was in the mid-stage of a higher deity, could have been hit by Tang Xiaobai's gun.

How come he hadn't checked if there was anything peculiar about Tang Xiaobai's gun earlier?

Just when he was about to reach Wang Han's place, he began to sense a whiff of conspiracy.

This kid, perhaps from the start, had tricked him.

Oh, you brat Tang Xiaobai, if I find out you tricked me, I'm definitely going to give you a good thrashing.

Wang Han was engrossed in telling a story to Jin Qiao and Yin Qiao, who, in turn, each handed fifty Purple Crystals to Wang Han, seemingly betting with her.

Living people were sitting in the courtyard playing happily, where was the exhaustion from being shot?

But as he was about to step into the courtyard, Wang Han and the two girls saw him. Wouldn't it be quite disgraceful to turn around and leave now?

Wang Han was astonished as well. Her courtyard was supposedly secured. Aside from the three of them, no one else should have been able to get in, yet Tang Rao entered as if he'd come home, without any resistance.

Perhaps the security has malfunctioned?

"There's surely no good reason for someone to come here uninvited."

Wang Han muttered, not showing Tang Rao much friendliness.

"Have you been in this courtyard the whole time?"

No greetings or explanations for his visit, Tang Rao only asked one question.

"Yeah, I've been here the whole time. Is there a problem?"

Wang Han didn't know what was on Tang Rao's mind, but she spoke the truth with a clear conscience.

"You're not hurt?"

Another baffling question, yet Wang Han became more cautious.

"Tang Rao, are you alright? If something was wrong, you'd see a doctor, not come to me instead."

Hehehehe.

Behind him, the two girls couldn't hold back their laughter at their young lady's words to their young master.

"You're really fine?"

Tang Rao, unconcerned about propriety between men and women, grabbed Wang Han's hand, inspecting her from top to bottom. Only upon confirming that she had no injuries did he feel relieved.

Good thing she's fine. If anything had happened, he wouldn't know how to explain it to Wang Lin.

"Since you're alright, I'll be on my way. This Zijing City is very complicated—don't wander without reason, or if you get killed, I won't be able to save you."

Wang Han didn't grasp the meaning behind Tang Rao's words, or rather, few understood this man's mind.

"Miss, do you think the young master's brain isn't working right? Should we get a doctor skilled in medicine to check on him?"

After all, it's her husband; if something happened to Tang Rao, Wang Han would have a hard time.

"No need, he's fine. If we have to explain his behavior earlier, someone must've been manipulating things behind his back. Jin Qiao, Yin Qiao, Tang Rao did say something very correct: this Zijing City is complicated. We can't be deceived by the seemingly good-hearted people inside. Use your brains when acting; don't act recklessly. If anything happens to you, I won't be responsible for saving you both."

Upon hearing this, Jin Qiao and Yin Qiao's expressions changed.

The young lady's words were commands. Whatever she said was what they would do, regardless of their understanding.

At this moment, besides Wang Han being uneasy, Qin Qing was restless too. Her nails dug deeply into her palms, drawing blood that dripped onto the ground, pain unnoticed.

Her family hadn't responded, instead using the Illusion City to contact her directly, telling her everything was ready, so she didn't need to go back to fetch anyone herself. The two maids would come to serve Qin Qing, their life mission to attend her. The Qin Family side hadn't inquired why Qin Qing wanted attendants, but they did make demands in return: to gain Tang Rao's complete trust as soon as possible. Once achieved, they'd have Qin Qing push things in Tang Rao's ear to have him aid the Qin Family in certain matters.

It was because of these words that Qin Qing was troubled.

She sought to win Tang Rao's total trust, yes, but from the start, her desire to be with him was because of him as a person, not for some ulterior motive.

She hadn't imagined that, just by asking her family for two maids, they'd bind her to the family, turning her into a puppet for the Qin Family.

To get two satisfactory maids, she'd become a pawn for the Qin Family's ambitions. Yet what could she do? After hearing her grandfather's tearful words, what right had she to refuse, to utter a "no" to the family?

"Qin Qing, Grandfather is doing this for your own good too. Tang Rao is destined to be extraordinary, and Grandfather wants you to be the only one by his side. This is the only way, so try to forgive Grandfather."