Chapter 799: 798
 

Liang Luoyu’s protection of Tan Xingyue was extremely tight, coupled with her aunt being one of the jury for this competition, they truly had neither the opportunity nor the means to lay a hand on her.

In addition, if someone were to disappear at the piano competition held by Kunshan Group, it wouldn’t bode well for the company’s reputation, so… they simply couldn’t make their move.

“Then let him die…”

Wen Yunuo’s face revealed a cold and ruthless smile. Those who became stumbling blocks in his way all had only one fate, and that was a dead end. Liang Luoyu was one of them.

At this moment, Liang Luoyu had no idea what was to come. He was waiting for Tan Xingyue in the hotel, as today was her competition day, and he planned to personally escort her to D country’s largest piano performance venue.

Tan Xingyue, having gotten ready, stepped out of her room, dressed in a white gown. Her demure temperament and fresh makeup gave off a sense of peaceful times.

Watching Tan Xingyue’s refreshingly pure attire, Liang Luoyu was momentarily stunned and took a few seconds to snap back to reality.

“Why are you so slow today? I even called you ten minutes earlier on purpose.”

“I don’t know what happened, but I have a bit of a stomachache. Maybe it’s because of something I ate last night that didn’t agree with me,” Tan Xingyue said, frowning slightly as she looked at Liang Luoyu. She lightly rubbed her belly, not feeling very comfortable.

Only then did Liang Luoyu notice that Tan Xingyue’s face looked somewhat pale. He lifted his hand to touch her forehead and was startled by the burning heat of her temperature.

“You have a fever, why didn’t you tell me? You probably can’t participate in the competition feeling like this. Let’s go to the hospital first,” he said.

Liang Luoyu took the bag from Tan Xingyue’s hand and, draping his arm around her shoulders, began to lead her out of the hotel.

When they reached the hotel entrance, Tan Xingyue suddenly stopped, looked up at Liang Luoyu whose face seemed a bit upset because of the rush.

“Liang Luoyu, I think I can still hold on a bit. I believe I can participate in the competition. Today is the group stage. If I don’t go, I might not have any chance of advancing,” she said.

Tan Xingyue struggled, trying to prevent Liang Luoyu from taking her to the hospital, but her struggling was futile. Liang Luoyu simply picked her up, hailed a taxi at hand, and got in the car.

Sitting in the taxi, Liang Luoyu looked at Tan Xingyue—whose face was tinged with flush—with a very serious and earnest gaze.

“I know the competition is very important to you, but your health is even more important to me. So, I will not let you be so disobedient. If you can’t participate in the later competitions, I’ll take you home,” he said.

Before coming, Liang Luoyu already knew that the competition was not safe. If he could withdraw early and go home because Tan Xingyue was feeling unwell, it seemed like a good decision.

Unable to overcome Liang Luoyu’s insistence and also truly feeling unwell, Tan Xingyue eventually just snuggled up against him, letting him take her to the hospital.

When Wen Xin and her party arrived at Tianhai Pavilion exactly at one o’clock, Wen Xin got out of the car just in time to see Ma Wenyuan’s car pulling up. She let go of Mu Chengxi’s hand, raised her leg, and walked towards Ma Wenyuan’s direction.

Ma Wenyuan got out of the car and saw Wen Xin approaching him. He glanced in the direction of Mu Chengxi, who was now standing still in his original spot.

When Wen Xin reached him, he looked at her with a very serious expression, his face turning to one of great puzzlement.

“What’s the matter? Did something happen to you?” he asked.

“Something big has happened, you should brace yourself,” Wen Xin lifted his head to look at Ma Wenyuan, his bright eyes brimming with secrets, giving off an inscrutable vibe.

“Here you are playing riddles with me, have you eaten yet? You probably haven’t, let’s talk over dinner, I actually have something to discuss with Mu Chengxi, his project is quite troublesome.”

Ma Wenyuan had wanted to talk to Mu Chengxi at the lab, and bumping into him here was a good opportunity.

“Then let’s go inside and talk.”

After Wen Xin gave a faint response, he and Ma Wenyuan headed towards Tianhai Pavilion, while Mu Chengxi only let Sa Ning and Qian Ye get out of the car after Wen Xin and Ma Wenyuan had entered.

“Uncles, follow me. Wen Xin said he wanted to surprise Uncle Ma, so he asked us to go in after them.”

Sa Ning and Qian Ye had just arrived in Beijing and were still not quite used to it. Even though they’d always received news about Beijing, the changes over the years had surprised them; the Beijing of today was vastly different from how it was fifteen years ago.

The two of them stepped out of the car dazedly, their excitement not yet settled, starting to worry if they could adapt to the modern life of today.

Wen Xin and Ma Wenyuan entered the private room, and seeing that Mu Chengxi hadn’t come in, Ma Wenyuan looked at Wen Xin, puzzled.

“Doesn’t Mu Chengxi need to eat? Isn’t he coming in?”

“He’s coming, and he’s bringing two old friends I wanted to introduce to you. They might need a moment, having not been back to Beijing for so long, they’re a bit overwhelmed.”

Ma Wenyuan, after hearing Wen Xin’s explanation, nodded, his curiosity piqued about what kind of friends hadn’t been to Beijing in such a long time…

Just then, Mu Chengxi gently knocked on the door twice before entering.

Ma Wenyuan stood up, intending to greet Mu Chengxi, but he froze upon seeing the people behind Mu Chengxi.

“You, you all… are you… are you still alive? You… my God…”

Ma Wenyuan was Wen Boqian’s proudest disciple, and even though he was only a few years younger than Wen Boqian, he had always considered Wen Boqian his master.

And Sa Ning was someone very close to his master, a familiar figure to Ma Wenyuan. Seeing Sa Ning was like seeing his master, and he was so moved he didn’t know what to say.

Qian Ye was even more special to Ma Wenyuan; they were members of the same research group, effectively comrades-in-arms. When Qian Ye disappeared, it felt to Ma Wenyuan as if his sky had collapsed.

Ma Wenyuan moved away from the chair and quickly approached the two men.

“Where have you been? Why haven’t you appeared for so many years? Do you have any idea how I’ve made it through? How could you bear to leave the research institute to me alone?”

Suddenly, Ma Wenyuan lost control of his emotions, gripping the two tightly, blaming them for their sudden disappearance…

In that instant, a wave of grievances flooded Ma Wenyuan’s heart…

Sa Ning and Qian Ye stood still, allowing Ma Wenyuan to embrace them, gently patting his back to soothe his emotions.