"What do you mean? I don't... I don't quite understand?" Madam Tang's face turned ashen, her hand gripping Tang Boren for support as she tentatively asked, "Where did you hide her?"
"Her business has nothing to do with you," Tang Si said dismissively. "If the Zhao family comes looking for trouble, just push it onto me."
With that, he left without looking back.
"Stop, you unfilial son, stop right there!"
Tang Boren gestured for a servant who was approaching to help Nie Qing. He then caught up to Tang Si again, grabbing his arm. "Bring Zhao Wuyan back. If you don't bring her back today, I'll... I'll..."
He pointed his trembling finger at Tang Si's face, so enraged he couldn't even finish a sentence.
"You'll what? Hmm?"
Tang Si narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in his pupils. "Are you going to kick me out of the Tang family for Zhao Wuyan? Heh, let me tell you, I've been waiting a long time for this day."
Once kicked out of the Tang family, he would have no constraints in being with Shi Ran and wouldn't have to worry about his family's objections. In his heart, Tang Si wished they would banish him from the house.
"Unfilial son! Unfilial son! Unfilial son!!"
Tang Boren's eyes blazed, his whole body trembling with anger. He pointed at Tang Si's face and repeated "unfilial son" three times. "Where did you hide Zhao Wuyan? Hurry and send people to release her, release her!!"
"Lao Tang, don't get angry, take care of yourself."
Sensing that Tang Boren's reaction was somewhat off, Madam Tang, worried he might have a health scare from anger, hurried forward to placate him, reaching out to gently stroke his chest. "Let's talk things through. Xiao Si is already married to Wu Yan, he's not going to kill her, is he? Don't get so worked up."
Tang Si didn't want to waste any more words with them. He had originally intended to return to the main hall but turned and left the Tang residence instead. Behind him were the roars and shouts of Tang Boren and his wife, but this time Tang Si walked away decisively without a backward glance.
Late at night, Huo Xiaohua and his father appeared at the entrance of the Tang family's residence.
*Clang—*
Huo Xiaohua, driving his car, stomped on the accelerator, crashing directly through the Tang family villa's ornate gate and stopping only at the entrance to the main hall. The roar of the car engine, coupled with the resounding crash of the gate falling, startled Tang Boren and his wife, who were sleeping on the second floor. They had dispatched people to search everywhere for Zhao Wuyan, whom Tang Si had kidnapped, and had painstakingly tried to contact Tang Si, but his phone was turned off, making him unreachable. They had endured the anxious wait until three in the morning before succumbing to fatigue and dozing off on their bed. Who knew that as soon as they fell asleep, they would be woken by a tremendous noise, sending their hearts pounding as they hastily threw on clothes and rushed downstairs. Still on the staircase, they heard a powerful roar from downstairs, "Tang Boren, Tang Boren, get your ass out here!" This voice, upon hearing it, was unmistakably Zhao Wuyan's father, Zhao Qiyuan.
"It's over, Zhao Qiyuan must be here to cause trouble for us," Nie Qing said nervously, walking beside Tang Boren. As the saying goes, "the paper can't wrap fire," the news of Zhao Wuyan's kidnapping by Tang Si would soon reach the Zhao family, and they couldn't help but worry.
"Be quiet."
Tang Boren was already agitated, and Nie Qing's remark only heightened his anxiety and made him more irritable. He reprimanded her in a low voice. Then, he forced a calm, loud laugh, "Hahaha, coming over so late at night, my in-laws..."
"Tang Boren, how long are you going to pretend? Tang Si kidnapped my daughter, hurry up and make that bastard boy return my daughter!"