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Chapter 401: 41 Song Lin Is Here Too

As more and more people entered the venue, Zhao Ru felt that she had made the right decision to come. With her family background, it was impossible for her to attend such a high-level banquet, and it was impossible for her to meet so many big shots. Even the political figures who often appeared in the news were here, which showed how grand the birthday party was.

Zhao Ru was dazzled by the dazzling jewelry and the people around her. However, she couldn’t help but observe those people to see which one was from the business world and which one was from the political world. She hoped to meet a prince charming today so that she would not have to worry about her life in the future.

Tan Song went to talk while Tan Jing brought Zhao Ru through the crowd to find someone to talk to.

While talking, Song Lin and his grandfather came in from the entrance. Grandpa Song did not bring many bodyguards today. He only brought his grandson and two confidants.

Zhao Ru poked Tan Jing’s arm when she saw Song Lin. “Jingjing, Song Lin is here too. Let’s go greet him.”

When Tan Jing saw Song Lin, her legs began to go weak. She feared that Song Lin would tell others about what happened between them. If those things were exposed, Tan Jing would never be able to get married to the son of the Tao family for the rest of her life.

“Let’s go.” Tan Jing grabbed Zhao Ru’s arm and pulled her away.

Zhao Ru didn’t know what had happened between Tan Jing and Song Lin. In her eyes, Tan Jing and Song Lin were still flirting with each other, so she wanted to matchmake them.

“Why are you leaving?” Zhao Ru was also a strong girl. She dragged Tan Jing to Song Lin. “We finally met someone we knew. Let’s go and say hello!”

Tan Jing was not as strong as Zhao Ru, so Zhao Ru dragged her away.

Song Lin also saw Tan Jing, and a playful smile appeared on his face.

When Old Master Song saw Tan Jing, he was very unhappy. He warned Song Lin in a low voice, “Don’t forget your identity. Don’t forget what you promised me. Don’t provoke the Tan family again. Don’t embarrass me.”

Song Lin smiled when he heard this. “Don’t worry, Grandpa. 1 won’t be stupid again.”

He no longer liked Tan Jing. He only wanted to play with her. He had to admit that this woman was quite fun. She usually looked aloof but turned out to be incredibly wild and open in bed.

“Song Lin!” Zhao Ru greeted Song Lin warmly.

However, Song Lin only glanced at them and then followed his grandfather to talk to the other big bosses.

“What’s Song Lin doing?” Zhao Ru snarled. “Could he not recognize us after not going to school for so many days?”

Tan Jing heaved a sigh of relief. It would be best if Song Lin ignored her. If Song Lin had come over to greet her and told her about what had happened between them, she would have been finished. Fortunately, Song Lin didn’t intend to say anything. Everything would be alright if Song Lin didn’t say a word.

The eldest daughter of the Tao family in the capital has not appeared for a long time, and Tan Song did not return either. Tan Jing was a little anxious from waiting. She picked up her phone and kept looking at the time, like a fish being roasted in the oven.

Suddenly, her phone vibrated. She looked closer and saw that it was a message from Song Lin. Tan Jing instinctively hid her phone under her skirt. Seeing that no one around her was looking at her, she dared to sneak a look at Song Lin’s message.

Song Lin asked Tan Jing out because he had something to tell her. If Tan Jing didn’t do as told, she would have to bear the consequences.

Tan Jing broke out in a cold sweat. She turned off her phone, said a few words to Zhao Ru, and left the venue.

Song Lin asked her to meet him at the toilet, far away from here. Tan Jing didn’t want to go, but she had to go. Now that Song Lin had something on her, she had to do whatever Song Lin said.

Tan Jing slowly walked towards the toilet. She was very flustered along the way. She was afraid of meeting people and even more afraid of meeting familiar people.

Just as she went to the toilet, someone hugged her from behind. She wanted to shout, “Help!” but that person covered her mouth. Judging from the figure, it was a man.

“Wu wu…” Tan Jing’s mind went blank, and she struggled desperately.

“Don’t move!” Song Lin warned in a low voice. “You don’t want others to hear your voice, do you?”

Tan Jing closed her eyes and nodded..

 

Chapter 402: 42 Losing Her Mind

 

 

Song Lin dragged Tan Ron to the stairwell next to the toilet. No one would be here usually, and the floor they were on was relatively high. Basically, no one would come up from the stairs.

Tan Jing was pressed against the safety door by Song Lin, gasping for breath.

“Song Lin…What do you want?” Tan Jing felt uneasy. “Let’s talk about it when all of these are over.”

Song Lin smiled evilly and reached out to touch her face with makeup. No matter what, Tan Jing was quite good-looking. Moreover, she looked even more beautiful with the makeup, making him want to tear apart this luxurious gown even more.”

“This dress isn’t a cheap one, right?” Song Lin asked.

Tan Jing’s heart was alarmed, but she dared not be fierce with Song Lin. She could only plead, “Song Lin, this dress is very important to me. Please don’t lay your hands on it!”

“Whether or not I will ruin the dress depends on your attitude.” Song Lin’s hand slid across Tan Jing’s neck and reached into her bra. The neckline of Tan Jing’s dress was big, revealing a lot of her skin. Song Lin’s hand could easily reach in.

Tan Jing’s entire body trembled. She could not even speak clearly. “No, don’t…” Song Lin, don’t do it here…Not today!”

“Is that so?” Song Lin removed his hand and pressed his body against Tan Jing. “Well, I’ll go out and tell everyone we slept together. You should know who else is here today, right? If they find out that you’re not pure anymore, do you think that there will be anyone else who would want you? I’ll make it clear that 1 won’t marry you.”

Tan Jing gritted her teeth in hatred. This damn bastard!!! She thought that he could help her deal with Tan Rou, but now…. Tan Ron was fine and Song Lin had a huge advantage over her.

“What do you want?” Tan Jing lowered her eyes and asked in despair.

“Well, of course, to share a happy moment with you.” Song Lin said with a smile.

Tan Jing’s heart was beating rapidly. “Someone will hear us.”

“This toilet is far from the venue. No one will come.” Song Lin kissed Tan Jing’s face. Tan Jing turned her face sideways and refused to let him touch her. She had just finished putting on her makeup, so she didn’t want Song Lin to ruin it. “Hurry up!” Tan Jing finally compromised.

Song Lin chuckled. “You should know better how long it would take.”

The sound of bodies colliding could be heard from the stairwell. Tan Rou, who was in the corridor, wanted to hit herself in the head so that she would forget all this.

Initially, she wanted to go to the bathroom to see if the makeup Alice had put on her face was ruined. However, as soon as she walked over, she heard rustling sounds. The further she went to the stairwell, the louder the sound became. Then, she realized that it was Song Lin and Tan Jing.

She just wanted to check the makeup on her face. She did not expect to encounter such a disgusting thing. Were Tan Jing and Song Lin that thirsty? Can’t they get a room? There were plenty of rooms in this place. Could they not bear to open a room?

“Xiao Rou, Xiao Rou…” Tao Zhi’s voice came from afar. “Are you done?”

Tan Rou was shocked and left in a hurry. She didn’t want to face Tan Jing.

Tan Jing’s voice came from the stairwell. “Someone’s coming!”

“They wouldn’t have noticed us, but now that you opened your mouth, they’ll notice you.” Song Lin laughed.

As expected, Tan Jing stopped talking. She patted Song Lin and whispered, “It’s Tan Rou and her brother. They must have heard it!”

“So what if they hear us? Will they tell anyone else about us?” Song Lin asked.

After another ten minutes, Song Lin and Tan Jing finally came out. The makeup on Tan Jing’s face was still smudged. The dress that Chen Yi originally wrinkled was now even more wrinkled. No matter how Tan Jing tried to smoothen it, the dress was still wrinkled.

“I’ll go in first. You can go in later.” Song Lin said mercilessly.

Tan Jing remained silent.

Song Lin ignored her and went to the bathroom to wash his face. He ran his fingers through his hair and returned to the venue.

Tan Jing bit her lips and slowly squatted on the ground. She thought about it seriously. She must have misheard. There were many people called ‘Rourou’ in the world. It might not be Tan Rou. Moreover, the man’s voice was far away, so it might not be Tao Zhi.

After comforting herself, Tan Jing also went to the bathroom to touch up her makeup. Although it wasn’t as good as the VR makeup artist, it will have to do.

After a short break, Tan Jing returned to the venue..

 

 

 

At the entrance of the banquet hall, Tao Zheng held Tao Qi’s hand with one hand and made a call with his phone with the other. “Hello, Mom, are we moving to the eighth floor? Oh, I’m at the door with Fourth Brother now. Shall we go in directly? Alright, we’ll go in immediately.”

Tao Zheng hung up the phone and checked the room number of the banquet hall again. Then, he said to Tao Qi. “This is it. Let’s go in.”

Before they entered the door, Tan Jing came back. When she saw the two brothers standing at the door, she said, “What are you doing sneaking around at a place like this?”

Tao Zheng turned around and saw Tan Jing’s annoying face. He retorted, “Who are you calling sneaky?”

“Do you know what this place is?” Tan Jing sneered.

“The Shore Club!” Tao Qi did not understand what she meant. “Can’t you read?”

Tan Jing was stunned. Then she returned to her senses and said mockingly, “What an idiot. This is the birthday party of the young miss of the Tao family from the Capital. You’ll need an invitation to enter. Do you even have one?” “Invitation?” The Tao brothers looked at each other. “Dad and Mom told us to go in directly. They didn’t say that we needed an invitation.”

When Tan Jing heard this, she laughed so hard that tears were about to fall. “You guys are really bold. You came over with your entire family to cheat us of food and drinks.

Tao Zheng was furious when he heard her words. “What do you mean by our whole family is here to cheat us of food and drinks? Today is my sister’s birthday. We’re here to celebrate her birthday.”

Tan Jing’s mind spun quickly. It was the birthday party of the eldest daughter of the Tao family in the Capital, and Tao Zheng said it was his sister’s birthday. Could it be that Tao Zheng and the others were related to that Tao family?

She thought for a moment and felt that it was impossible. If they were really a relative of the Tao family in the capital, why would they be so poor?

“If 1 were you, I wouldn’t do this.” Tan Jing crossed her arms and sneered, “What status do you have? What status does the Tao family have? You may share the same last name but you are worlds apart. You should leave quickly. Otherwise, 1 won’t be able to help you when the security guards chase you out.” “Tan Jing, don’t go too far!” Tao Zheng was furious. “Who gave you the confidence to belittle us like this?”

Tan Jing continued to boast shamelessly, “I’m the eldest daughter of the Tan family. 1 don’t need others to give me confidence. If you really want to go in and take a look, 1 can bring you along.” She paused for a moment and said with a smile, “But you have to beg me. As long as you say ‘please’ three times, I’ll take you in.”

“You vicious woman!” Tao Qi was young, so he said whatever he thought of. “We’re not begging you for this. Even if we don’t go in, we won’t beg you!” “Little Qi, who are you calling a vicious and bad woman?” Tan Jing snarled. “Didn’t you like me the most in the past? You chase behind my back, calling me your sister, and now you say I’m a vicious woman?”

Tao Qi kicked her light-colored dress. “Bad woman! I called you sister because 1 was blind in the past and didn’t see that you were a bad guy. 1 will never acknowledge you as my sister ever again! My only sister is Sister Rourou!” “You dare to dirty my dress?” Tan Jing was like an angry lion. “I’ll teach you a lesson!”

Tao Zheng stood before Tao Qi and shouted, “If you dare to hit him, I will hit you!”

Tan Jing couldn’t beat Tao Zheng, so she could only swallow her anger. However, she wouldn’t easily let the Tao Zheng brothers off. She had to vent her anger from earlier to these two.

“Hehe, I won’t fight you.” Tan Jing said,”Noble ladies like us won’t be calculative with poor paupers like you.”

“Pauper?” Tan Jing had angered Tao Zheng.

“Don’t forget that we poor bastards raised you. Do you think you’re so great just because you’ve been the eldest daughter of the Tan family for a few days?”

“Of course I’m amazing.” Tan Jing said proudly, “Just based on my identity as the eldest daughter of the Tan family, I’m far ahead of you!”

“But 1 heard your father evaded taxes and owed tens of millions.” Tao Zheng asked coldly.

Tan Jing’s face turned pale. She couldn’t care less about her demeanor as the eldest daughter of the Tan family. She cursed at Tao Zheng. “Damn you, poor man.. Mind your own business!”

Chapter 404: 44 Poor Unfortunate Souls

 

 

Tao Zheng hadn’t even opened his mouth to speak before Tao Qi spoke up, “If we are poor paupers, you’re the unfortunate one!”

Tao Zheng thought for a moment and it seemed to be the case. “Fourth Brother is right. You’re jinxed. Ever since you left our family, our family’s life has been getting better and better. Dad’s salary has increased, Mom’s health has improved, and she even found an easy job. Then, we moved to a new house, and my eldest brother, who had not had much contact with the family for many years, returned home. As soon as you left, our family became much better.

Tao Qi continued, “However, after you returned to the Tan family, problems rose one after another. Your parents are divorced, and now your family still owes so much money. No matter how I look at it, you’re just unlucky.”

“I… I…” Tan Jing could not speak for a long time.

Tan Song, who was about to return to the venue, heard their conversation. His expression changed. His face became very gloomy as if he wanted to kill someone.

He carefully recalled some things. Ever since Tan Jing came back, their family had been in trouble one after another. Moreover, a few of the problems were caused by Tan Jing. They only lost a little money when Tan Rou was with them. At that time, their family was wealthy and they were not worried about these.

But now, his company still owed a large sum of money. This amount was much more than he had spent when Tan Rou was still around. He had no place to find money to fill this hole.

But now, the Tao family from the Capital had taken a fancy to Tan Jing. Everything would be resolved if she could successfully get engaged to the Tao family in the capital. Thinking of this, Tan Song’s mood improved a lot.

“Why are you standing at the door? Little Zheng, are you and your brother welcoming guests at the door?” Grandpa Tao asked curiously.

Tao Zheng said unhappily, “The eldest daughter of the Tan family said that we don’t deserve to go in and told us to scram.”

Tao Qi added, “She even said that we were poor pauper.”

Grandpa Tao couldn’t help but laugh when he heard the word ‘pauper.’

“I’ve never heard anyone say that about us.”

Tan Jing rarely saw Grandpa Tao. They didn’t like Tan Jing very much, and Tan Jing didn’t like them either. However, they were elders after all. Tan Jing could call the Tao brothers poor, but she couldn’t call Grandpa Tao.

“Grandpa, that’s not what 1 meant…” Tan Jing said.

Before she could finish, Grandpa Tao stopped her. Grandpa Tao smiled and said, “You’re the eldest daughter of the Tan family, right? You don’t have to call me grandpa anymore. I’m not your grandpa and can’t afford to be called grandpa.”

This was precisely what Tan Jing wanted. Anyway, she did not want to call an old man not related by blood grandfather.

“It’s good that you don’t need it.” Tan Jing put on a superior attitude. “You’ve never liked me anyway, and I don’t want to call you Grandpa wither. We’ve not related by blood anyway. I don’t think I should either.”

Grandpa Tao still had that kind smile on his face. He narrowed his eyes and said, “You’re done pretending? Well, this is good too. I don’t need to suffer your disgusting attitude anymore.”

Tan Jing was furious as she shouted, “Stupid old man! Son’t be shameless. I’m only calling you granpa because you’re an old man! I’m warning you! Hou better be polite with your words. Don’t think 1 won’t dare to do anything to you just because you’re an old man!”

Tao Zheng usually didn’t like to get into conflicts with others, nor did he like to quarrel with others but today, he was angered by Tan Jing. “Tan Jing, if you continue to be rude to my grandfather, 1’11 make sure you pay for it!”

Although he was no martial arts master, he often carried a camera everywhere. A camera was not something that an ordinary person could carry. Therefore, Tao Zheng developed a lot of strength in filming. If Tan Jing attacked his grandfather, he would beat Tan Jing up without hesitation.

“What are you trying to do?” Tan Song stood in front of Tan Jing. No matter what, Tan Jing was his daughter. He had to protect her.

The two groups of people stared at each other, neither giving in to the other.

“Why are all of you standing by the door?” When Tao Zheng came out, he was shocked by the people at the door. Then, he said, “Old Master, everything is ready inside. You can go in now.”

Tan Song knew Tao Zhen. The person who had contacted Tan Song earlier was Tao Zheng. When he heard Tao Zhen say ‘Old Master’, he hurriedly looked around and saw a white-haired old man walking over with a group of people..

Chapter 405: 45 The Wrong Person

 

 

When Tan Song saw the old man, he immediately went up and grabbed the old man’s hand. He said excitedly, “Hello, Old Master Tao! I’m Tan Song, the current head of the Tan family. This is my daughter, Tan Jing. Jingjing, come over and greet the elderly from the Tao family!”

The white-haired old man was about to say something when he was interrupted by Tan Jing. Tan Jing ran to him with a smile. “Hello, Grandpa. I’m Tan Jing!” Tan Jing felt that this old man looked familiar. She seemed to have seen him somewhere before. Could this be destiny?

Professor Zhong, who was stopped midway, was dumbfounded. What were these people talking about? He studied science and was not good at speaking, so he could not interrupt the father and daughter’s continuous bombardment of words.

“Old Master Chao, my daughter, Jingjing, is an outstanding young lady. Previously, your family also wanted my Jingjing to marry your outstanding young master, so 1 brought Jingjing here for you to look at.” Tan Song recommended Tan Jing as if he was promoting something.

“I…” Professor Zhong’s expression had a confused look on his face. He really did not understand what this person was talking about.

Tan Song could tell that something wasn’t right. He thought the old man was dissatisfied with his Tan Jing, so he continued to promote, “My Jingjing is excellent when it comes to her studies. She’s always in the top three of her grade. She’s also good at piano, violin, painting, and many other things. Although our family’s financial resources are not comparable to the Tao family’s, please believe me that our family will become better in the future.”

Tan Jing gently ruffled the hair by her ear and revealed a confident and sunny smile. She had always felt that she was the most outstanding. The Tao family in the capital would be satisfied with her.

Tan Rou, who followed Tao Zhen out, was about to go wild from laughing. Was Tan Jing stupid? How could he mistake Old Man Zhong for someone else?

Zhao Ru squeezed into the crowd. She recognized Professor Zhong at a glance, so she shouted to Tan Jing, “Jingjing, you and your dad got the wrong person.”

However, countless people already came out to greet the ‘old master from the Tao family.’ Their voices were so loud that they drowned out Zhao Ru’s voice.

Tan Song was still chattering away with Professor Zhong, but Professor Zhong’s expression was getting uglier and uglier. He would have kicked Tan Song aside long ago if he hadn’t been well-rested.

Zhao Ru couldn’t stand it anymore. She squeezed forward and said to Tan Jing, “Jingjing, you got the wrong person!”

Tan Jing heard Zhao Ru’s voice, but she could only see Zhao Ru opening her mouth with an agitated expression. She just thought that Zhao Ru was excited to see the old master of the Tao family.

Not everyone at the banquet today knew the old master of the Tao family from the Tao family. Therefore, under Tan Song’s misdirection, they naturally recognized Professor Zhong as the old master of the Tao family.

A large group of people pulled their daughters forward, wanting to introduce their outstanding daughters to the old head of the Tao family.

Grandpa Tao looked at the elderly people who were surrounded by the crowd and shook his head with a smile. He gently said to his grandchildren, “Let’s go in. We shall not be involved with these people.”

Zhao Ru finally squeezed into Tan Jing’s side. She didn’t speak loudly but whispered to Tan Jing about Professor Zhong’s identity.

However, there were too many people, and Tan Jing did not hear what Zhao Ru was saying.

Zhao Ru panicked and shouted, “Jingjing, you got the wrong person! This is Professor Zhong, who has been to our school before. He is not the head of the Tao family from the Capital.” Her voice was so loud that everyone could hear her.

Tan Song and Tan Jing stood there stiffly as if lightning struck them. The rest of the people also seemed to have pressed the pause button and did not say a word.

Tan Jing remembered that this old man was one of the people who went to school that day. However, the old man’s eyes were blurry at that time, and he even had trouble walking. Therefore, she did not associate the old man in front of her with the old professor who was about to die.

Professor Zhong finally had a chance to speak up. He tidied up his sleeves, which were about to be torn, and said, “I’m sorry. My surname is Zhong. I’m not who you are looking for.

Tan Song and Tan Jing blushed.. How could they have mistaken him for someone else? Where else would the head of the Tao family be?!

Chapter 406: 46 Becoming Rich

 

 

“What the hell?” The wealthy lady with the bag pulled her daughter away from Professor Zhong and said unhappily, “You’re not the old master of the Tao family in the Capital. Why didn’t you say so?

As soon as she said that, five or six noble ladies chimed in. Everyone blamed Professor Zhong for being shameless. Since he was not the old master of the Tao family, he should have said so earlier.

Professor Zhong really didn’t know what to say. They clearly didn’t give him a chance to speak, so how did it become his fault?

“Don’t go too far!” A middle-aged man next to Professor Zhong said sternly, “You were the ones who suddenly rushed up and surrounded Professor Zhong. Then, you started introducing yourself. Did you let Professor Zhong say anything at all?”

The lady who had spoken earlier felt embarrassed but she didn’t want to admit that this was her fault. It was impossible for her to admit her mistake, so she continued, “We only misrecognized you because we have no idea who you are. Since you know that we have mistaken you for another person, why didn’t you remind us?”

The middle-aged man was mad. He pointed at the noblewoman and shouted, “You’re being reasonable because you’ve got the wrong person? You’re dressed so beautifully, but you don’t have no manners at all. Our professor is already so old. Can he stand the noise of you people?”

The woman turned her head away in embarrassment.

The middle-aged man pointed his finger at Tan Song and his daughter again. “And the two of you, especially this young lady. We met at your school earlier. When you jumped down from the building, we were standing in the corridor. Have you forgotten?”

Tan Jing blushed at his words. She hurriedly lowered her head and apologized, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I really didn’t recognize you!”

The people who were in the wrong finally found a point to vent their anger. In the beginning, this father and daughter had mistaken this old man for someone else. However, it turned out that they had seen this old man before, and even so, they still took him for the wrong person!

“What’s wrong with the both of you? How could you recognize him wrongly when you have already met him before?!”

“Seriously, we’ve got the wrong person.”

If it were anyone else, Tan Song would have scolded them back long ago. It was just that the people who came today were either rich or noble. Each had a status above Tan Song, so he did not dare to offend them. Therefore, they could only bow and apologize to these people.

“When did Big Brother find out about our family’s situation?” Tan Rou whispered to Tao Zhi.

“When did you find out about it.” Tao Zhi asked with a smile. He felt that his sister should have known about it long ago. Otherwise, she would not have been so calm in the face of such a scene.

“You haven’t been back for long, have you?” Tan Rou tried to recall. “Dad and Mom have revealed too many flaws. For example, our vacation and our new home.”

Tao Zhi nodded slightly. “You already know that they bought the house?”

Tan Rou smiled and said, “There will never be any owner in that residence that would rent away their house.”

Tao Zhi placed his hand on Tan Ron’s head. He wanted to rub her hair a few times, but Tan Rou had just done her hair. If he rubbed it, it would be ruined. Therefore, Tao Zhi gently stroked the top of her head and praised, “My sister is such a smart girl. You’re much smarter than your brothers.”

“Second Brother probably guessed it too.” Tan Rou said, “Qiqi is still young. Even if we tell him that our family is rich, he won’t have much of an idea.” She continued with her question.

“You still haven’t told me how you found out about Dad and Mom’s true identities.”

“When I was very young.” Tao Zhi said, “When I was young, I went to school in the Capital. They always say that I studied in the countryside but in fact, 1 was with our grandparents in the Capital.”

“Then why doesn’t Second Brother know about this?” Tan Rou was very curious.

“You’ll have to ask Dad and Mom. They might think that your second brother isn’t smart enough and wanted to wait until he’s smart enough.” Tao Zhi laughed.

After the siblings finished speaking, they could not help but cover their mouths and snicker.

Tao Zheng, who was in front of them, seemed to have heard their conversation. He hurriedly turned his head and asked them with his eyes, wanting to ask them what they were talking about.

Tao Zhi and Tan Rou tacitly averted their gazes and did not look at him. Tao Zheng couldn’t get an answer, so he could only continue to follow Grandpa Tao. Compared to knowing what his brother and sister were talking about, he wanted to know what happened to their family..

Chapter 407: 47 The First Kiss

 

 

Tan Rou went to the lounge at the back. It was not time for Tan Rou to make her appearance yet. She was the star of the day and had to make her appearance as the finale.

Tan Rou had no objections. She sat alone in the beautifully decorated lounge and scrolled through her phone from time to time to see if there was any new news.

Suddenly, a gentle knock on the door attracted Tan Rou’s attention. She looked up at the door.

“Who is it?” That person didn’t say anything for a long time, so Tan Rou asked.

“It’s me, Xiao Rou.” Zhuang Liu knocked again.

Hearing that it was Zhuang Liu, Tan Rou no longer had any scruples. She replied, “The door isn’t locked. Open the door and come in yourself.”

Zhuang Liu pushed the door open and entered. He didn’t bring Xiao Mo with him, nor was he in a wheelchair. It looked like he was hiding from others. As soon as he entered, he closed the door.

“Third Brother, why are you here?” Tan Rou asked.

Zhuang Liu said, “I was invited to attend the birthday party of the eldest daughter of the Tao family.”

He originally didn’t want to be here, but that day, he met the old master of the Tao family in the capital at the Elegant Jade Water Residence and then saw him walk into Tan Rou’s house. That’s when he knew the truth.

Tan Rou’s ears turned red. “You know about it too?”

Zhuang Liu replied, “1 was really surprised. However, after thinking about it, no one else could take on the identity of the eldest daughter of the Tao family in the capital other than you.”

“You’re only saying this to make me laugh.”

“I’m not making you happy. What I said just now was from the bottom of my heart.” Zhuang Liu’s legs still had not completely recover but he did not use his walking stick when he entered the door. He wanted to stand before Tan Rou like a normal person to celebrate her birthday..

Tan Rou brought him a chair. “Let’s sit down and talk.”

Zhuang Liu sat beside Tan Rou and reached out to stroke her hair. The scent of perfume on her hair entered his nose, making him feel comfortable.

“Xiao Rou, can 1 kiss you?” Zhuang Liu smiled and asked for her opinion.

Tan Rou was stunned. “What?”

Zhuang Liu repeated, “I want to kiss you.”

“Why?” Tan Rou lowered her head and asked. The tips of her ears were completely red.

“Just because I want to.” Zhuang Liu lifted the hair hanging by her ear and praised, “Rourou, you’re so beautiful today.”

Tan Rou pursed her lips. “Thank you for the compliment.”

Zhuang Liu could no longer control himself. “Xiao Rou, I just want to show you how much I care about it. Would that be alright?” He wanted to just kiss her but he had to get her permission first.

“Yes.” Tan Rou nodded lightly. In fact, she couldn’t tell what her feelings were like, but if someone said that they wanted to kiss her, she would only agree to let Zhuang Liu kiss her.

Zhuang Liu was so excited that he couldn’t sit still. He quickly stood in front of Tan Rou and leaned over to kiss her gently on the lips. It was as gentle as a feather brushing past his lips.

Tan Rou opened her eyes slightly. This was the first time she had kissed anyone. Actually, it wasn’t a real kiss. This light kiss was so light that it didn’t feel much.

When Tao Zheng entered the door, he saw Zhuang Liu’s lips leave his sister’s lips. His eyes widened.

“What are you doing?” Tao Zheng ran at the speed of a 1-meter sprint and quickly ran to Zhuang Liu’s side. He pushed Zhuang Liu away. Zhuang Liu lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Tan Rou’s heart ached as she went to help Zhuang Liu up. “Third Brother, are you okay?”

“Third Brother?” Tao Zheng’s right eyelid twitched. “You call him your Third Brother? Is he my younger brother?”

Zhuang Liu was actually older than Tao Zheng but for Tan Rou, he was willing to address Tao Zheng as his ‘Second Brother.”

“Hello, Second Brother!” Zhuang Liu called Tao Zheng without any burden.

Tao Zheng was so angry that his hair was about to stand on end. “How dare you call me Second Brother? I’ll teach you a lesson today!”

Tan Rou stopped Tao Zheng. “Second Brother, his legs have not been well. Don’t fight him. Besides, he had already asked for my position before kissing me.”

Tao Zheng had a pained look on his face, as if he had been cheated by a pig. “Rourou, let me tell you, there are no good men in this world. You must not be deceived by this good-looking man! The more good-looking a man was, the more dangerous he is!!!”

Zhuang Liu half-heartedly said to Tao Zheng, “Brother-in-law, you’re a good looking man yourself too.”

Tao Zheng was like an angry dinosaur. “I’m going to report you now.”

Tan Rou said to Zhuang Liu with a headache, “Third Brother, hurry up and go to the venue. I’ll talk to Second Brother.”

Zhuang Liu smiled and nodded. “Alright, Rourou. Brother-in-law, I’ll see you both later.”

Tao Zheng’s eyes were filled with anger..” I’m not your brother-in-law!”

Chapter 408: 48 Sneaked In

 

 

Tao Zheng and Tan Ron were the only ones left in the room. Tao Zheng was still angry. That brat was too much. He actually came over to deceive his cute little sister while they were not around. He had gone too far!

He turned his head and earnestly advised Tan Rou, “Sister, don’t be deceived by such a person!” You’re only eighteen years old. You’ll meet someone better in the future… No, no, no, you must choose well in the future. Don’t be deceived by those stinky men. There’s no good man in the world!”

Tan Ron’s mouth twitched as she asked Tao Zheng, “Second Brother, are you a man or a woman?””

“Of course I’m a man!” Tao Zheng replied subconsciously.

“But you just said that there are no good men in the world. Aren’t you talking about yourself?” Tan Rou said mercilessly.

Tao Zheng reacted quickly. “I am still a young teenager!”

Tan Rou burst out laughing. “Second Brother, how old are you? You still call yourself a teenager?”

Tao Zheng’s face twitched. “Anyway, I am a good man, and so is our father, as well as your other brothers. The other men out there are dangerous!”

“Alright, Second Brother, don’t be angry anymore.” Tan Rou said.

“No, no, 1 still have to watch over you.” Tao Zheng said worriedly, “In case that brat sneaks in again.”

Tan Rou felt that Zhuang Liu probably wouldn’t come again.

In the hall, the Tan family’s father and daughter and the Tao family’s three generations were confronting each other.

It started when a reporter accidentally asked about the fact that the Tan family and the Tao family had swapped daughters back then. Unexpectedly, this sentence ignited Tan Song’s rage. He rushed in front of Father Tao and asked him to give the Tan family an explanation.

Father Tao didn’t want to speak to Tan Song but Tan Song was like a dog that would bite. He kept chasing after Father Tao and was barking behind him.

“You bastard! In order to let your daughter enjoy wealth, you swapped your daughter with mine and let my poor daughter live in your family for so many years.” Tan Song said angrily.

Mr. Tao did not want to be outdone. He faced the reporters’ cameras and said loudly, “Let’s not talk about whether 1 swapped the children first. Let’s talk about how our families treated the both of them. Your daughter had the best that when she was with us. She’s the one who picks everything first. Ever since she was young, she had never suffered any grievances. But how did you treat my daughter? You fed her sleeping pills and sent her abroad when she was four years old. Flow could you bear to see such a small child live alone overseas?!”

As he spoke, Father Tao’s heart ached.

“You guys deserve it! If you hadn’t swapped the child, your daughter wouldn’t have been treated like this.”

“So, if my daughter hadn’t been moved to your house, you would’ve given your daughter sleeping pills?” Mr. Tao asked.”

When Tan Jing heard this, her expression turned ugly. She had asked Chen Yi and Tan Song this question, but they had never answered her directly. However, Tan Jing already knew the answer. If they had not been swapped, she would have been fed sleeping pills as well.

However, Tan Jing still hated Tan Rou. After all, Tan Rou had stolen seventeen years of her rich life. This was a wound that could not be healed in Tan Jing’s heart. She could only live comfortably by destroying Tan Rou.

Tan Song couldn’t win against Father Tao, so he changed the topic. “This has nothing to do with you! This is the birthday party of the eldest daughter of the Tao family from the Capital How did your family get in?”

“Did they sneak in here?” Song Lin asked casually. He hated Tan Rou too. If it weren’t for her, he wouldn’t have been forced to stay at home by his grandfather, and his position as the heir wouldn’t have been threatened.

As an illegitimate child, he had less advantage over his other brothers. In the end, because of the bet with Tan Rou, his grandfather had a bigger opinion of him. He had to take revenge on Tan Rou.

Mr. Tao stopped talking, but because he didn’t speak, the others would think that he was in the wrong. Therefore, with Tan Song as their leader, they urgently interrogated the Tao family and forced them to show their invitation..

Chapter 409: 49 Let’s Go Out For A Moment

 

 

“We don’t have an invitation.” They didn’t have an invitation card, and they didn’t need an invitation card either, because this banquet was organized by them. In his entire life, he had never heard of a banquet organizer needing an invitation card to enter his own banquet.

“Then you must have snuck in.” Zhao Ru, who Tan Jing brought in, felt a sense of superiority. She mocked the Tao family. “You guys are so interesting. It’s fine if you sneak in alone, but you sneak in with your whole family. Although the Tao family in the Capital is loaded and wouldn’t mind feeding you lot, you can’t be so shameless, right?”

Tao Zhi hugged Tao Qi in front of him and stood to the side to watch the show. “Big Brother, did we really sneak in?” Tao Qi asked in confusion.

“No,” Tao Zhi replied.

“Then do we have invitations?” Tao Qi asked again.

“We don’t have an invitation,” Tao Zhi continued.

“All!” Tao Qi opened his mouth wide and raised his head.

“Then how did we get in here?”

Tao Zhi patted his head and rubbed it at the same time. He comforted him and said, “Don’t worry. We didn’t sneak in. You’ll know the true reason after this.”

Tao Qi was skeptical and continued to watch them argue.

“Everyone, stay calm.” Tao Zhen walked up to the stage. “Today is our Miss’s 18th birthday party. We’ve invited everyone here to celebrate her birthday, not to quarrel.”

The moment Tao Zhen opened his mouth, Tan Song shut up.

“Alright, since everyone has given me this face, then I will continue.” Tao Zhen took out the microphone. “Dear reporters, we didn’t invite you here to dig up news. If you continue to ask those nonsense things here, I’ll have to ask the security guards to escort you out.”

The reporters dared not offend Tao Zhen, so they took down their microphones and cameras. However, some people who were not afraid of death ran into Tao Zhen’s gun.

“How is it that you just allow anyone to come in as they please?” Zhao Ru asked. “How did these people who didn’t have invitations get in here?”

Lu Qing was also at the banquet. He seemed to have seen Tan Rou just now, but he only caught a glimpse of her. After that, he did not know where she went. He felt Tan Ron’s family background was not simple, so he had been observing from the side. Hearing Zhao Ru’s words, Lu Qing felt that Zhao Ru was doomed. “Indeed. Who’s in charge of checking the guests ‘identities?” Tao Zhen nodded slightly and asked.

A middle-aged man and woman stood out, looking a little afraid.

“You’ve been working in our family for so many years. Why are you still so careless?” Tao Zhen said helplessly.”

The middle-aged woman said nervously, “Chief Tao, I’m really sorry. It is our fault.”

Tao Zhen beckoned for them to sit down. “Let’s talk about it later.”

Zhao Ru thought Tao Zhen agreed with her and felt very proud. “President Tao, it’s better just to kick these people out.”

Tao Zhen looked at her with a smile and didn’t say anything.

Lu Qing said, “Zhao Ru, shut up.” As her classmate, this was the only thing that he could do.

Zhao Ru was a little excited. She continued, “President Tao, hurry up and chase them out!”

Tan Song also sneered, “President Tao, quickly make a decision!”

“What decision does President Tan wants me to make?” Tao Zhen asked.

When Tan Song heard this, he felt that Tao Zhen valued him, so he boldly said, “Well, you’ll have to chase these people out.”

Tao Zhen shook his head slightly and said helplessly, “Master, why don’t you head out for a moment.”

Everyone looked at each other, wondering who Tao Zhen was talking to.

Tao Zhen had a humble smile on his face. “Sir, you said you’ll give me full authority to preside over this, but they’re trying to chase you out now. It’s not easy for me to make the decision.”

Tan Song suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

Father Tao stepped forward and said, “Just continue hosting. Don’t worry about anything else.”

“Alright.” Tao Zhen continued to stand on the stage. “Since my master wants me to continue, I shall.”

Tan Song instantly felt ice cold. Everyone present knew Tao Zhen’s identity. The words that came out of Tao Zhen’s mouth would not be fake.

“Aiya, Brother Tao!” Tan Song smiled and moved closer to Father Tao. “I was just joking with you just now.. Please don’t take it to heart!”

Chapter 410: 41 Won’t Marry Tan Jing

 

 

Mr. Tao looked at Tan Song contemptuously and moved half a meter to the side without batting an eyelid. Then, he said, “I hate it when people joke around.”

Tan Song smiled apologetically. “Brother Tao, I really didn’t mean it that way. Besides, I said those things for the sake of your daughter’s birthday party. What if some shady people sneak in and threaten her here?”

“There are indeed some shady people who have mixed in.” Tao Zhen’s mother walked up and questioned Tao Zhen, “Tao Zhen, what are you doing here? Why did you let these people in?” She glanced at the Tan father and daughter and Zhao Ru. Tan Jing and Zhao Ru’s faces turned pale.

Tao Zhen said, “I’m sorry, Madam. We didn’t do our job well.”

“This is all misunderstanding. It really is.” Tan Song’s intestines turned green with regret. “Can we sit down and talk about it?”

“Why? Do you still want your good daughter to marry into our family?”Tao mother asked with a faint smile.

Tan Song acted as if he didn’t hear what was being said. He smiled and said, “That’s a good relationship! Our Jingjing has lived in your house before and has a good relationship with her brothers. If our children get married, our families would then be even closer.”

Tan Jing looked at Tao Zhi. If they would get engaged, she was inclined to choose Tao Zhi. Firstly, Tao Zhi was handsome. Secondly, Tao Zhi was more educated. He was much better than Tao Zheng. Besides, Tao Zhi wasn’t as hostile to her as Tao Zheng. It wouldn’t be too bad if they could live together in the future.

“Then do you think the eldest or second son is more suitable?” Father Tao asked.

This question stunned everyone present. Weren’t these two families on bad terms? Why did the Tao family still want to marry into the Tan family? Could it be that Tan Song’s anger blinded him?

Tan Song thought about it seriously. Since ancient times, there had been an order of seniority. In a large family like the Tao family in the capital, the eldest son would definitely inherit the family business in the future, so he felt that it was more suitable for his daughter to marry the eldest son, Tao Zhi.

“It’s said that older men are better at doting on others. Moreover, Jingjing likes Eldest Brother too, so it would be better for them to be together.” Tan Song said with a smile.

Tao Zhi was still laughing earlier but now he couldn’t laugh anymore. Why did this mess involve him?

“Oh, my eldest?” Mother Tao looked at Tao Zhi with a smile. “What do you think?”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on Tao Zhi. Tao Zhi wanted to find a board to block himself.

Zhao Ru was unhappy about this instead. Tao Zhi was the one she had her eyes on. How could Tan Jing compete with her?

“I refuse.” Tao Zhi’s tone was very cold. “I will never marry Tan Jing.”

Tan Jing frowned. If Tao Zhi wasn’t willing to marry her, she could only marry Tao Zheng. Although Tao Zheng wasn’t as good-looking and capable as Tao Zhi, he was still the second son of the Tao family. He would definitely get a lot of property in the future, which was not too bad.

“Second Young Master it is then!” Although Tan Song was inclined to choose Tao Zhi, since Tao Zhi didn’t have the intention, he could only choose Tao Zheng.

Coincidentally, Tao Zheng came out from behind, so Tao Zhi simply recounted what had just happened to his younger brother. Tao Zheng regretted not staying in the back room to accompany Tan Rou.

“Second brother, what do you think?” Tao Zhi asked gloatingly.

Tao Zheng said, “Why give me a woman you don’t want?”He walked to Tao Zhi’s side and said, “Big Brother, you’re not married yet. Why should I?”

Father Tao said regretfully, “Well, this is embarrassing. None of our sons want her.”

“Since that’s the case, President Tan’s good daughter shall return the way she came. “Your daughter has always been third in her grade. She’s proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Our sons are not worthy of you.”She was mocking Tan Song for introducing his outstanding daughter to others.

Tan Song’s face instantly fell. “What do you mean?”

“Well, a marriage requires the consent of both parties. If your daughter wants them but our sons refuse, there shall be no marriage. We have made ourselves very clear, our children doesn’t want to marry your daughter.”

Tan Song was angry, but he could not say it directly. Since the Tao family’s eldest and second were unwilling, and their third child was a girl, only the youngest one was left..