It was after Aunt Jiang went back home that she went mad. Shen Yan didn’t tell her this detail. Did he think it was unnecessary to tell her? Or did he want to conceal something from her? Xia Yu, feeling helpless, covered her eyes with her hands and took a breath to gather up some strength.

Since Aunt Jiang’s families didn’t live here anymore and there was no useful information to obtain, Xia Yu decided to leave the village first. It was dusk when she went back to the hotel in that small town. It got dark earlier in the mountain. The sun had set, and the temperature difference was big between day and night.

Xia Yu walked into a small restaurant and ordered a bowl of wontons. Seeing she was from another city and was nice, the owner added some delicious soup for her to show his kindness. After that, Xia Yu went back to the hotel. When she pushed her door open, she was shocked because she saw the back figure of a man sitting on the chair in her room, and then the man turned around.

“Miss Xia, it’s you!” Li Tianci looked at Xia Yu with a smile, “I saw the figure of your back. I wondered whether it is you. And it is!”

“Why did Mr. Li come to this poor area?” Xia Yu was astonished when she saw Li Tianci. But she concealed her emotions very well.

“Even Miss Xia deigns to come here. Why shouldn’t I come here too?” Li Tianci downplayed.

Xia Yu didn’t want to argue with him. She walked into the room, “This is my room, Mr. Li. Traveling the rugged paths all day, I feel tired and need a rest.”

This woman was straightforward, giving an order to dispel him away. Li Tianci stood up and said with a smile, “You do need a rest, Miss Xia. May I ask where you went?”

Though he asked in a casual way, Xia Yu knew he had his purpose. If she evaded his question, she was afraid he would keep assailing her with questions.

Xia Yu decided to be explicit. Since he got to this place, she guessed he had known who she looked for, so she liked to tell him directly.

“Two days ago, I went to the rehabilitation center with Zhou Yan and met Aunt Jiang who used to be Shen Family’s maid. The center said Aunt Jiang still has a chance to recover as long as her family can sign an agreement of treatment. Doctor Zhou felt sympathy for her and decided to treat her. So, he went to Nihon to discuss the treatment plan with his teacher while I came here to explain it to her family.” Xia Yu explained simply.

“Miss Xia is so kind. Did you find her family?” Li Tianci pretended to understand her explanation, but the fact was that he had already known her purpose.

Of course, he had known Aunt Jiang’s families had gone. Otherwise, he would never let Xia Yu get to Village Jiang so smoothly. The reason why he raised the question was that he wanted to test how much information Xia Yu obtained.

Xia Yu’s half-real-half-fake explanation confused him and made him wonder whether she was suspicious of the accident in the past. Thinking it over for a while, Li Tianci decided to let off Xia Yu.

After all, considering Xia Yu’s social status, he wouldn’t be benefited if he was too rude to her. Thus, unless he was cornered, he wouldn’t like to corner her. At last, he left her room, “Miss Xia, I live in this hotel too. If you need any help, contact me. By the way, I’ll go back to the S city tomorrow morning. If you’re willing, you can go with me.”

Though Xia Yu knew Li Tianci was a desperado, she was sure that he wouldn’t persecute her now. He also wanted to live well. Killing did no good to him.

“Thank you, Mr. Li.” Xia Yu agreed with his suggestion. Taking his car for a ride was more comfortable than taking the train.

“Never mind. I’ll call you tomorrow before we set off.” Li Tianci said and left. Upon he went through the door, Xia Yu slammed the door at once.

“This woman is so arrogant. How can she regard you as her maid?” Brother Xing frowned when he saw Xia Yu treat Li Tianci like this in the corridor.

But he admired Xia Yu in his heart because she was Young Master Yan’s girlfriend and appeared calm even after being kidnapped by Li Tianci so many times.

Li Tianci smiled, “It shows that she doesn’t know the truth behind it. Since she comes here to look for Aunt Jiang’s families and wants to lend a hand, we don’t have to start a conflict with her.”

Now the situation was complicated. Madame Zeng was so greedy that she wanted to take over Zeng Group while Shen Mo was waiting for an opportunity to interfere. So, Li Tianci didn’t want to provoke Xia Family and Shen Yan. Xia Yu’s attitude toward him was not important.

Brother Xing didn’t reply because he found what Li Tianci said was reasonable. They went back to their room and didn’t leave until tomorrow morning Brother Xing went to knock at Xia Yu’s door.

Li Tianci sent Xia Yu home before he went to report it to Zhou Jiamin. He said they didn’t have to be alert because Xia Yu didn’t know the truth at all.

“We should be careful. That woman is very shrewd.” Zhou Jiamin didn’t want her life to be ruined at this moment. She earned it at a great cost.

“You’re right. Xing, you make someone monitor Xia Yu. If any problem, tell me at once.” Li Tianci adopted Zhou Jiamin’s advice because they couldn’t be too careful.

“OK, I’ll arrange it right now.” Brother Xing got it done at once.

“Any progress on Madame Zeng’s side?” Zhou Jiamin changed the topic because Madame Zeng was their real enemy.

“I’ve let someone teach her assistant a lesson to warn her and make her cooperate with us. Otherwise, next time, it is Madame Zeng who will be lectured.” Li Tianci said with fierceness in his eyes. He called it carrots before sticks.

Someone reported to Shen Yan that Li Tianci monitored Xia Yu.

Hearing this, Shen Yan squinted his beautiful foxy eyes. He had wanted Xia Yu not to get involved, but now she had been involved already.

Well, Li Tianci. How dared you to touch her! Shen Yan decided to take measures.

“Where’s Li Tianci?” Shen Yan asked.

“In the temple.” Liu Sijie was well informed of his whereabouts.

“This time even the Buddha has no way to protect him. Let’s go.” Shen Yan stood up and went outside, followed by Liu Sijie.

Li Tianci kept a habit that every time he needed to do a big task, he would go to the temple and stayed for a few days. Recently, Li Tianci had many tasks to do so Brother Xing felt no surprise when he came here.

But upon Li Tianci’s arrival, Shen Yan and Liu Sijie followed as well, which made Brother Xing feel astonished.

He went over to greet them, “Young Master Yan, hello.”

“Where’s Li Tianci?” Shen Yan asked without looking up.

“He’s in the meditation abode.” Brother Xing answered honestly.

Shen Yan headed for it. Though Brother Xing was hesitant, he let him pass at last. After all, he didn’t dare to stop Shen Yan.

“Assistant Liu, what does Young Master Yan want?” Brother Xing passed over a cigarette.

“For Xia Yu.” Liu Sijie didn’t take the cigarette. He expressed plainly about Shen Yan’s purpose.

Brother Xing was no fool. He understood immediately that Shen Yan figured out that Xia Yu was monitored by them and he was angry about it, so he came over to argue with Li Tianci.

The corner of Brother Xing’s mouth leaped. He asked, “Didn’t Young Master Yan and Miss Xia break up?”

“Who started the rumor? Why didn’t I know?” Liu Sijie said calmly.

He was close to Shen Yan so if he said it was a rumor, then the break-up was fake. Alas, Brother Li Tianci had trouble today.

The courtyard was quiet and not windy, with the shadow of trees in peace. Suddenly, the room broke out noises, as if teacups had been smashed on the ground.

Brother Xing glanced at Liu Sijie and smoked the cigarette deeply.

Then, Li Tianci’s anxious roaring rang from the room, “Shen Yan, don’t play this fucking trick to me! Don’t forget my nature. You won’t end well if you corner me.”

His words scared Brother Xing. Though Li Tianci had a hot temper, he seldom got angry in front of others. In fact, he was indifferent to others, letting others feel confused about his temper. Smashing teacups and roaring was rare to see, especially in front of Shen Yan.

“What did they say?” Brother Xing shivered with fear, but he didn’t dare to find out what happened. The room broke out the sound of knocking and smashing, which seemingly shook the trees in the courtyard. After a while, the door was opened suddenly. Shen Yan came out with a smile on his face. He squared his shoulders and looked calm.

What on earth happened? Xing was stunned while Shen Yan passed him and glanced at Liu Sijie, “Won’t you leave?”

Standing still, Xing saw the two people off and then he heard Li Tianci shouting in the room, “Get Hai, that bastard here!”

It was not until dusk that Li Tianci came out of the room. To be more exact, he was held by his underlings, while Hai was abused black and blue and could barely walk.

Xing stood by near the door and watched Hai being helped to get into the car. It became dark gradually and there were singings of insects and frogs in the courtyard. Hai’s car went out of the yard. Then Xing snubbed the cigarette and went back to the room.

The room was darker than outside but he could see clearly that there were the spilled tea and tea-cup fragments on the floor. The incense burner fell off and the ashes were scattered. Two chairs lay on the ground as if the room had been looted. Li Tianci sitting on the cushion alone in front of the Buddha, with a bruise on his face. He looked gloomy and was a little out of breath.

Xing recalled that when Li Tianci was beaten last time, it was several years ago. At that time, Li Tianci just began to work for Zeng Ziqiang and he invited some friends to the pub. Perhaps, he was drunk and had a crush on a girl in the pub, so he forced the unwilling girl and raped her with his friends. The girl’s boyfriend was at present, who was in his twenties. He wanted to save her, but Li Tianci stabbed him. He was saved from death after he was treated in the hospital for half a month.

The accident had a serious consequence and Li Tianci was almost brought to the court. At Last, Zeng Ziqiang helped him to settle the lawsuit.

How?

Some people thought they paid a fortune. It was true. They bought a house for the girl’s parents and sent her abroad. So, the girl’s family agreed to let off him.

After all, the accident had happened, and it would cause more bad influence on the girl if it was widespread. So, they compromised. But the family of her boyfriend was difficult to persuade.