Ling Yucheng's expression remained unchanged.
In fact, what Jiang Tingzhou said was right.
There are actually not many things in this world that he cares about. His parents' affairs are one thing, and his scientific research is the largest one. As for Su Meng, it is really not among the things he cares about at the moment.
Because of the education he received since he was a child, he can maintain his gentlemanly demeanor anytime and anywhere, and be polite in dealing with others. But he won't rip his heart out to someone for no reason.
He didn't have much contact with Su Meng.
This return to China was his second meeting with her. The first time was in the video, where the two of them greeted each other roughly.
He only remembered her name and didn't pay attention to anything else. Because he has too many things to worry about, and scientific research has taken up most of his day, so he really has no time to take care of a child whose parents have just adopted.
Taking her out to have a meal with her today was just a request from her mother.
But I didn’t expect that the first time I took her out to meet friends for dinner, she would get into trouble.
Ling Yucheng pondered for two seconds and said word by word, "I can understand you, but I don't agree with your actions. Maybe you did vent your anger for a moment, but have you ever thought that there might be endless troubles after venting your anger? I I know your intention is to protect her, but your impulsive protection may end up hurting her."
Jiang Tingzhou sneered nonchalantly. He leaned against the white wall of the corridor casually, with his arms folded across his chest. His peach-blossom eyes, which originally looked romantic and carefree, were now full of indifference, "I, Jiang, am responsible for everything I do today." I will never implicate her or let her get hurt in the slightest."
Ling Yucheng frowned slightly. Anyway, he was the one who brought Su Meng out tonight. If something happened to Su Meng here just now, not only would he be responsible, but his parents would also have trouble dealing with it.
This time Jiang Tingzhou helped protect Su Meng, which meant that he owed Jiang Tingzhou a favor.
He doesn't like to owe favors. If he owes something to others, he wants to pay it back on the spot. Thinking of this, Ling Yucheng sighed, patiently, and continued, "If the man just now was really beaten to death and disabled by you, and you were sued for it, what do you think Su Meng will do? Your efforts, Will it become a burden to her? Will she blame herself? Will she fall into pain because of this? Will it... affect her original life trajectory? "
Hearing these words, Jiang Tingzhou suddenly recalled Su Meng's tears of fear just now, and the strength with which she held him tightly with her wrists when she stopped him from hitting someone.
Thinking of all this, Jiang Tingzhou's eyes became deeper.
"To put it further, you want to protect her, but when you enter the bureau, who will protect her? I have parents, academic career, and my own responsibilities, so even if she calls me Uncle, I can tell you responsibly now, I will not do what you did just now, and neither will my parents."
Because in the hearts of Mr. and Mrs. Ling, he is the most important one.
Jiang Tingzhou immediately guessed the hidden meaning of Ling Yucheng's words, and he looked at Ling Yucheng expressionlessly.
Ling Yucheng waved his hand casually, "You don't have to look at me like that, I'm just telling the truth."
Jiang Tingzhou lowered his eyes, his arms folded slightly at his sides, his hands tightly clenched into fists, and the veins on the back of his hands were exposed. He gritted his teeth, "If something happens, I can still let my grandpa..."
Ling Yucheng interrupted him calmly and coldly, tearing his beautiful fantasy to pieces with the cruel and bloody reality, "Don't think about it, there were so many people at the scene just now, this matter can never be suppressed. More What's more, you still have so many half-brothers and sisters who are excellent and sensible. In other words, you don't have the value of asking the Jiang family to sacrifice everything for you."
Because he was just a person who lost his mother and father's love early, and was regarded as a thorn in the eyes of his stepmother and half-brothers. He was not of much value, so even his closest grandfather, after weighing the pros and cons, He would not sacrifice everything in the Jiang family just to protect him.
The only one he can rely on is himself.
Truthful words hurt. These words opened the most secret scars in Jiang Tingzhou's heart little by little.
But there is another idiom, which is called loyal words that are harsh to the ears. In order to repay the favor, what Ling Yucheng said to Jiang Tingzhou tonight was heartfelt and unreserved.
Jiang Tingzhou could only respond silently.
Ling Yucheng said too much to him tonight, and he felt a little complicated, confused, and confused. But he felt vaguely in his heart that Ling Yucheng was right.
No one has ever told him this, and no one has ever taught him how to become a good person.
His nature longs for freedom and freedom from restraint, and he has straightforward blood flowing in his bones, which is why he lives as he pleases now.
But today's incident told him that being too arbitrary may end up causing trouble not only to himself, but also to the people he cares about.
Ling Yucheng looked at Jiang Tingzhou quietly for two seconds.
He knew that the other party still needed time to digest what he had just said, so he took the lead and walked towards the door of the operating room.
Jiang Tingzhou hesitated for two seconds, and finally followed him.
At this time, the door of the operating room just opened, and a group of doctors and nurses pushed the patient out of the operating room.
When Su Meng saw it, she hurriedly took a few steps forward and asked anxiously, "Is he okay?"
The doctor pushed up the glasses on his face and said dutifully, "Thanks to the professional first aid the patient received after being injured, and the timely rescue efforts, the patient is now out of danger."
Although Su Meng was slightly relieved, she was still worried, "Will he leave any sequelae in the future?"
The doctor smiled and said, "Don't worry, there won't be any sequelae. When the patient recovers, he won't be any different from before."
It wasn't until she heard the doctor's words that Su Meng's heart, which had been hanging tightly just now, finally slowly returned to its original place.
If the patient is fine, that's good...
Su Meng turned around and saw Ling Yucheng and Jiang Tingzhou standing not far away.
She walked to them in a few steps and couldn't help but repeat the good news she had just learned to them. Her tone was full of joy, "It's great. The doctor said the patient is fine!"
After finishing speaking, she turned to Ling Yucheng and said sincerely, "Uncle, thank you for your friend just now."
Ling Yucheng waved his hand gently, "It's okay."
While several people were talking, several police officers came to look for them.
In fact, a policeman said in a business-like manner, "Who was the one who was fighting in the Moon Bay Hotel just now?"
Jiang Tingzhou took a big step forward, "It's me."
"Okay, then come with us to the police station."
Su Meng watched Jiang Tingzhou being taken away by two policemen, pursed her lips, took a few steps forward, and said hurriedly, "I am also one of the parties involved!"
A female police officer turned around and gave her a strange look.
Facing these police officers she had never interacted with before, Su Meng was actually a little nervous, but she knew that now was not the time for her to retreat.
So she took a deep breath and explained seriously, "The patient who was rescued was in the hotel just now. His words and actions were all disrespectful to me. The waiter and surveillance can testify. He..." As she said that, Su Meng He pointed his finger at Jiang Tingzhou and then explained, "He beat people to protect me."
The police were a little surprised when they heard this, and the female police officer said, "Then you can come with us."
When Jiang Tingzhou heard what Su Meng explained to the police, his eyes trembled slightly, "Children..."
Su Meng said a few words to Ling Yucheng, then trotted to Jiang Tingzhou, "Let's go."
The experience of riding in a police car for the first time was actually quite novel. Except that the police car is equipped with things to prevent prisoners from escaping, it is actually no different from riding in other private cars.
Perhaps because there were familiar people sitting next to her, Su Meng's nervousness after facing the police faded a little.
The car moved forward smoothly.
The female police officer sitting in the front passenger seat turned around and said with emotion, "The young man looks fair and clean, but I didn't expect that he was really ruthless when he started."
The driver joked while driving, "You can't judge a person by his appearance."
Because today's incident was not a big deal compared to ordinary criminal cases, the driver was in a relatively relaxed mood.
Jiang Tingzhou leaned back on the seat, lowered his head slightly, with a cold expression, and rarely made any rebuttal.
If he had heard other people commenting on him so casually before, especially on his appearance, he would have exploded on the spot.
But what Ling Yucheng said to him tonight, although he still needed some time to digest it, it still had a certain impact on him.
What's more, Su Meng was still sitting next to him, they were both still in the police car, and there were two policemen beside him.
So now is not a good time for him to be impulsive and cool.
Jiang Tingzhou remained silent.
Su Meng heard the policewoman say that Jiang Tingzhou was ruthless. She thought for a moment and explained to him, "Sister Police, the patient is out of danger and will not have any sequelae."
The policewoman smiled and said, "Don't worry, we already know the patient's condition."
Su Meng was a little unsure of what the other party meant, and asked anxiously, "Then this plot... shouldn't be serious, right?"
The young female police officer replied "It's not serious" and couldn't help but glance at the delicate face of the boy sitting in the back seat of the car.
At this moment, his entire face was hidden in the darkness, so the outline of his face seemed a bit blurry. But there is a saying that "Looking at beauties under the lamp, the more you look at them, the more interesting they become." In this situation, this sentence is also applicable.
Watching handsome guys in a dim environment is another kind of beauty. When she said he was fair and clean just now, it was just because she was short of words.
How could he be described as fair and clean with his appearance
He clearly has a face that is worthy of a playboy, but he doesn't seem to have a matching playboy character.
Such boys are becoming more and more attractive. Because he makes people more likely to be curious.
Thinking like this, the young policewoman couldn't help but look back at Jiang Tingzhou.
Jiang Tingzhou had actually noticed the policewoman stealing glances at him several times.
He had seen such looks too many times, so he didn't care at first, but after so many times, he, Jiang, couldn't stand it anymore.
Jiang Tingzhou raised his eyes slightly, glanced coldly at the policewoman in the front seat, and then, under the other's eyes, he took Su Meng's hand in a very natural movement.
When Jiang Tingzhou touched Su Meng's fingertips before, she noticed that her fingertips were extremely soft. But at this moment, after holding Su Meng's hand, Jiang Tingzhou realized for the first time that her hand was so soft and small, and it was completely different from the touch of his own hand.
After seeing Jiang Tingzhou's natural action, the young policewoman's eyes quickly flashed with surprise and disappointment.