Tangning had thought that Su Anyun had taken the initiative to ask to be his guest. Su Anyun had always wanted to do so before, but why was he not willing to do so this time...
Su Anyun finally got a response from Tangning. He asked with a hint of smile, "Xiao Ning, are you not welcome?"
If Su Anyun were to accompany everyone, the safety factor would definitely be greatly improved. Tangning glanced at Jiang Mianmian and saw that Jiang Mianmian was trying to stop them, so he quickly said, "Welcome, welcome."
"What time does the banquet start?" Su Anyun seemed to really treat this visit as a regular one. He asked Tangning and Jiang Mianmian, "Are there any dress codes?"
"Two o'clock in the afternoon, dress more formally." Jiang Mianmian replied, "Tangning's clothes have already been prepared for him."
"Change your clothes." Su Anyun said as he walked back into the room and closed the door, giving Tang Ning and Jiang Mianmian some space to be alone.
The scenery outside the house was beautiful, the sun was shining, and everything was thriving. Only Tang Ning and Jiang Mianmian were in an indescribable silence, like the black and white of a colorful picture.
"Are you here this time just to inform Lin Yun's family?" Tang Ning asked Jiang Mianmian.
If it was just for such a small matter, Jiang Mianmian could just send a message on her phone and there was no need to make a special trip here.
Jiang Mianmian pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses on her nose, and the sunlight bounced on the lenses, flashing a little light.
Tang Ning suddenly felt uncomfortable as if he was being dissected by something, much like the offense he felt when Bai Wuliang looked at him through his monocle. Tang Ning was in a trance for a moment, and stared into Jiang Mianmian's red and swollen eyes behind the lens: "I'll confirm your condition, and then I'll take you to see a Taoist priest."
Taoist priest
Tang Ning's attention was immediately diverted.
Was it the Taoist priest who gave him the talisman and advised him to let go
Although the Taoist priest was a very powerful NPC, Tangning didn't really want to meet him. He skillfully changed the subject and asked, "By the way, what kind of clothes did you prepare for me?"
"Lin Yun bought you a suit." Jiang Mianmian replied.
Just don’t wear women’s clothing.
Tangning glanced at the black dress Jiang Mianmian was wearing, "Is this the dress code required by Lin Yun's family?"
"No." Jiang Mianmian said calmly: "He always wanted to see people wearing skirts when he was alive."
Jiang Mianmian didn't say who he was referring to, so there was no need to say it.
The two of them were very quiet in the room. Someone was talking and the door opened. Tang Ning turned around and saw Su Anyun wearing a black suit.
Just like the protagonist in a campus drama who took off his white shirt and put on an adult suit at the graduation ceremony, this well-tailored black suit shows off Su Anyun's figure to the fullest.
He took special care of his hair, and the loose hair on his forehead and casual shoes diluted the sense of alienation brought by the outfit.
Tangning was stunned.
Su Anyun missed Tang Ning's expression. He raised the corners of his lips and a genuine smile appeared on his face.
"Let's go." Su Anyun held Tang Ning's hand, and the three of them walked out of the building together. Jiang Mianmian drove here, and Tang Ning and Su Anyun sat in the back seat. There was a shopping bag in the back seat, which contained only a casual suit jacket and even suit pants.
“Just put it on casually.” Jiang Mianmian said.
With Su Anyun by their side, Jiang Mianmian and Tangning were more tactful when discussing the event. "This time, there are five of us, you, Zhou Kang, Lin Yun, and your brother. Lin Yun is preparing for the banquet at his home, and Zhou Kang is said to be in charge of the food."
Tang Ning felt relieved after hearing Zhou Kang's division of labor. Zhou Kang could tell the quality of food, so there would be one less pitfall at the banquet.
"Has he told you about Lin Yun's family situation before?" Jiang Mianmian asked.
"He only briefly mentioned that he has four brothers and sisters," Tangning said. Perhaps because his condition had been too bad before, and he was not very good at analyzing information, Lin Yun did not mention anything about his family to him.
"Bai Wuliang investigated his family before, so he knows more clearly." Jiang Mianmian calmly shared the information: "Lin Yun's mother is the daughter of a well-known entrepreneur, and Lin Yun's father is a college student from the countryside. Their story is similar to the classic story of a beautiful, rich woman and a Phoenix man, so I won't go into details."
"When Lin Yun was in junior high school, his mother fell ill. After Lin Yun's grandfather came, Lin's father brought several illegitimate children home. When Lin Yun was three years old, the oldest of the illegitimate children was the same age as Lin Yun, and the youngest was only two years old. They were brought back to live together."
After Jiang Mianmian simply told him this message, Tang Ning felt an indescribable distress. She wondered how big the psychological barrier was for the young Lin Yun at that time.
Soon, they arrived at Lin Yun's house.
With three people in the car, Tang Ning saw a scene that looked like a fairyland, with trees of different heights, flowers with strong color contrasts, butterflies flying in the air, and colorful balloons floating in the air.
Only then did Tang Ning realize that the banquet at Lin Yun's house was held outdoors.
The outline of a villa can be vaguely seen in the distance. One has to pass through this long garden to reach Lin Yun’s home. I wonder if this garden belongs to Lin Yun’s “home”.
"You are here." Lin Yun and Zhou Kang walked out of a maze-like bush. They had known that Su Anyun would come, and although they were very surprised to see Su Anyun, their words and actions were a little restrained. After all, in the minds of these players, the terrifying degree of Su Anyun was no less than facing other dungeon bosses directly.
"Hello, Mr. Su." "Hello, Mr. Su."
Everyone was exceptionally polite.
"Okay, then everyone please follow me..." Lin Yun stood in front of the maze like a tour guide and stretched out his hand. He then silently retracted his hand and picked up Su Anyun's phone. He said to Tangning, "The scenery here is nice. Xiao Ning, do you want to come over and take a picture? I can show it to Auntie when I get back."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment when he suddenly heard this request, but he was moved by the second half of Su Anyun's words.
Like her mother, Tang Ning doesn't like having her photo taken.
Tang Ning's few and far between photos would be set as her mother's mobile phone screensavers, and her mother would use each photo for a long time.
"Where do you want to stand and take the photo?" Tangning asked.
"In this maze..." Lin Yun finished his words and closed his mouth silently, "Plants in other places will attack people" and swallowed.
Su Anyun brought Tang Ning to the most beautiful spot at the entrance. There were clusters of flowers and flying butterflies. The plants that showed their nature as man-eating plants in front of others were just beautiful flowers in Su Anyun's lens.
Su Anyun put on the airs of a professional photographer, his fingers rapidly pressing the camera button as he quickly took photos of Tangning from all angles, side and top.
"Keep this posture and don't move." "Come on, turn around and look." "Smile." Su Anyun's eyelashes flickered with tiny light, as if he was completely immersed in it.
Fortunately, a butterfly landed on the tip of Tang Ning's hair. Tang Ning stood in front of the sea of flowers and looked at Su Anyun. Those gorgeous flowers seemed to have no special color anymore.
"Have you finished taking the photo?" Tangning asked a little embarrassedly. The teammates around them were still looking at them. They felt it was weird to take photos in such an exciting dungeon.
Su Anyun walked over to Tangning and raised his phone again. He activated the selfie mode. The two people in the camera were both wearing black suits. The background was a sea of colorful flowers and a deep blue sky. The two of them were very close to each other and had bright smiles on their faces.
"Let's go." Su Anyun put away his phone contentedly. He switched back to the home screen, and Tangning saw that Su Anyun's screen saver was his photo.
In the photo, Tang Ning was sleeping on the sofa in a short-sleeved shirt and shorts. Her skin was white and her sleeping face was beautiful.
It seems to be a secretly taken photo.
Su Anyun turned off her phone very quickly. Tang Ning and Su Anyun walked together in the green maze. The bushes in the maze were trimmed into various cute animal shapes, including rabbits, foxes, tigers, cats, dogs, etc. The maze was very large. If Tang Ning walked in it alone, he would definitely be dizzy and couldn't tell the directions. Fortunately, they were led by Lin Yun, who was very familiar with his own garden.
Lin Yun introduced as he walked: "I have an older brother. Although he is the same age as me, he was born a month earlier. He has a very good physique and has learned martial arts and various firearms."
As they went deeper into the maze, the sound of pleasant piano and violin playing could be heard faintly.
Although Tang Ning didn't know what song it was, the melodious and beautiful melody reminded him of the soundtrack in a fairy tale movie.
"I also have two twin brothers who are five years younger than me. They have good musical talents. One learns piano and the other learns violin."
Lin Yun said as he walked out of the maze. The sound of the piano became clearer. Tangning followed Lin Yun. All the players looked towards the music. A young man in a tuxedo was playing. His fingers danced on the keyboard. Many NPCs listened to his performance in fascination.
The sound of the fountain's running water seemed to blend in with the music. A young man who looked the same as the one who had just played the piano closed his eyes and started playing the violin. The music had come to an end, and the young man put away the violin and bowed to the guests present.
Not far from him, a middle-aged man sitting in the middle of the seats applauded. After he applauded, all the guests followed suit and applauded enthusiastically.
The arrival of Tangning and his group seemed a bit out of place, but the middle-aged man who had applauded first noticed what was happening on Tangning's side. He stood up from his seat and strode towards Tangning and his group.
"You are Lin Yun's friends, right?" Although the middle-aged man was old, he looked handsome and energetic, giving people a good impression of being sincere, calm and generous. "You are Lin Yun's father. I am very happy that Lin Yun can meet such handsome young talents like you."
When Father Lin spoke, his eyes swept across all the players, but the time he stayed on each player's face was very short. Only when he looked at Su Anyun, his eyes stopped wandering and were full of enthusiasm and politeness: "What's your name?"
"Su Anyun." The handsome young man smiled slightly.
"Mr. Su, please take a seat and listen to the performance of our third and fourth sons." Father Lin said as he gave the guest of honor seat to Su Anyun. "It's really a shame for my son to play in front of Mr. Su. I wonder if Mr. Su can give us some pointers."
It was the first time that Tangning had seen an NPC in this instance being so polite. Su Anyun was flattered. He put his arm around Tangning's shoulders and asked her to sit in the seat with the best audiovisual effect. After settling Tangning, he replied, "You don't understand music."
"Hahahaha, actually I don't really understand these. I can't even read these musical notations." Father Lin asked politely, "What song does Mr. Su want to hear? Let my son play it for Mr. Su."
Su Anyun turned around and asked Tangning, "What song do you want to listen to, Xiaoning?"
Father Lin looked at Tangning with a broad smile on his face. From his expression and attitude, it looked as if he truly treated Tangning as a guest of honor.
Tangning was stunned for a moment as it was her first time to feel like a guest. She whispered, "It's all right."
Father Lin immediately said to the two twins, "Sing a song of "All Right" for the guests."
Tangning: “?”
At one moment, a brisk and lively melody sounded, and the two young men played it diligently.
Father Lin looked at Su Anyun with a smile, and without even saying a word, his eyes were filled with the question "Are you satisfied?"
Su Anyun looked at Tangning again and asked softly, "Do you like it? Do you want to change the song?"
Tangning quickly said, "No need, just this one."
After listening to it, Father Lin said loudly to his two sons who were playing nearby: "Keep playing this song on repeat!"
After saying this, he learned his lesson and looked directly at Tangning, saying politely, "If you're tired of hearing this, you can always change it."
Tangning: “???”
You are so outrageous.
Compared to Tangning who looked confused, the players sitting behind him had different expressions. Lin Yun was the only one who was smiling while listening to the song. He smiled with a gloating look and sent a message, "Dad, if you get tired of listening to this song later, can you please order a song called 'The Trouble Caused by the Mistress'?"
After receiving the news, Tangning couldn't help but say, "Your father is right next to you."
Lin Yun: "No, you are the father, dad, take me there, I don't want to work hard anymore."
Tangning didn't know what to say. With the cheerful music playing in the background, Father Lin and Su Anyun started chatting, "Mr. Su, if you have any complaints here, please let me know."
Su Anyun asked Tangning, "Xiao Ning, are you feeling unwell?"
Tangning: "Currently, yes."
He looked down and saw the message from Lin Yun: "Dad listens to Su Anyun, Su Anyun listens to you, Dad listens to you, Dad, you are the grandfather now, what ditty do you want to hear, Grandpa? "Good Luck Comes" is good."
Tang Ning: “”
Su Anyun held Tangning's hand and said, "I came here to help him relax. Do you have any other activities?"
"Relax? I understand." Father Lin said with a smile, "There is a shooting range set up nearby. My eldest son is here. You can come and have some fun."
Su Anyun asked Tangning if he wanted to go, and Tangning nodded. Now that Su Anyun was with him, Tangning could walk around boldly. He even felt like he could dominate the Lin family.
"I'll take you over to have a look." Father Lin said enthusiastically.
Tangning and the other players followed Su Anyun. Su Anyun looked like he was really treating this as a relaxing party. He even said, "You have some beautiful flowers here. Is there an adult at home who likes flowers?"
Father Lin was very understanding: "Mr. Su's elders must be very good at taking care of flowers and plants. I want the gardener to bring the flowers to Mr. Su's house to learn and ask for advice."
"Just deliver the flowers." Su Anyun said.
As Lin's father and Su Anyun were talking, they came to the shooting range together. Bursts of fierce gunfire were heard from the shooting range, and Tang Ning saw a tall young man who looked extremely similar to Lin's father. If Lin Yun only resembled Lin's father in his eyebrows and eyes, then this young man with a gun seemed to be carved from the same mold as Lin's father.
Some people around were cheering for the young man's shooting skills. Father Lin had a smug smile on his face, but he said, "This son's shooting skills are not very good. As friends of the second son, would you like to give him some pointers?"
"I can't use a gun." Su Anyun made no secret of his shortcomings.
Father Lin said quickly, "I'm not good at these. These are the talents of the younger generation." He changed the subject and said, "But what's the point of everyone coming here just to watch? Mr. Su, what do you think about letting these younger generations compete in talent? There are prizes for winners and penalties for losers. The competition on stage is exciting, and it's interesting for us to watch. It can relax us."
When he said this, the peaceful illusion that the Lin family had maintained from the beginning to now finally became unstable, and its hideous claws were quietly revealed.
Su Anyun looked at Tang Ning as usual. Ever since arriving here, he had always followed Tang Ning's wishes in everything.
This matter was not as simple as ordering a song. Tangning could not make a decision on his own. He looked at the other players. When he saw Jiang Mianmian was hesitant, he asked directly, "What's the reward?"
"If you win, you can take any gun from the shooting range." Father Lin said generously.
Jiang Mianmian pushed up her glasses and looked at some guns. She squinted her eyes slightly, as if she saw some special props that made her heart beat: "Okay, come and compete with your son."
All players are aware of Jiang Mianmian's abilities, and everyone is very relieved.
She was standing on the same level as the NPC, and someone handed guns to Jiang Mianmian and the eldest brother of the Lin family.
The two men raised their guns in exactly the same quick motion, but at the moment of shooting, Jiang Mianmian seemed to have noticed something and pulled the trigger.
The players all looked at Jiang Mianmian who suddenly stopped with some confusion.
The eldest brother of the Lin family at the side fired quickly. His hands were very steady. After a while, all the bullets were fired. He asked Jiang Mianmian in a friendly manner: "What's wrong?"
"I want to use my own gun." Jiang Mianmian put down the gun given to her by the Lin family. She didn't say anything. The eldest brother of the Lin family was very understanding and said, "Okay."
Jiang Mianmian picked up her gun, and the eldest brother of the Lin family watched her shoot. When Jiang Mianmian fired the first shot, the eldest brother of the Lin family still had a calm smile on his face.
After Jiang Mianmian fired the second shot, the smile on the eldest brother of the Lin family faded a little.
The third shot.
There was no smile on the eldest brother of the Lin family's face. He stared at Jiang Mianmian expressionlessly.
Tang Ning was far away from the target, so he couldn't see clearly how many rings Jiang Mianmian scored, but from the expression of the eldest brother of the Lin family, he could tell that Jiang Mianmian's score should be very good.
Tang Ning didn't dare to say anything, fearing that Jiang Mianmian would be distracted. He clenched his fists and cheered for Jiang Mianmian.
Suddenly, a strange wind blew in the sky. It was so strong that Tang Ning couldn't help but squint his eyes. He tried hard to open his eyes and saw that the wind was actually making the target shake.
What?!
Tang Ning looked at Jiang Mianmian quickly. Jiang Mianmian, who had been showing a changeable expression before, frowned at this moment.
"Alas, you are unlucky. This wind comes at such an unfortunate time." Father Lin said regretfully, and from his tone, he seemed to want Jiang Mianmian to come back.
Tangning's heart tightened. What should he do? The strong wind just now must have affected Jiang Mianmian's performance later! He consciously looked at Su Anyun.
"No, it's just a coincidence." Su Anyun raised the corners of his lips.
Father Lin, who was sighing, stopped shaking his head and looked at Su Anyun: "Mr. Su, what do you mean by this?"
"The wind can be stronger. What's the point of hitting these immovable targets? Why don't we..." His dark eyes swept across Father Lin and landed on the balloons arranged at the venue, "release these balloons and see who can hit the balloon before the wind blows it away."
When Father Lin heard what Su Anyun said, a smile reappeared on his face: "It's really interesting. Let's compete again like this."
Jiang Mianmian's frown relaxed. She took a deep breath and stood in a position close to the eldest brother of the Lin family again.
The NPC released two waves of balloons of the same number but different colors, and the game began quickly. The balloons burst one by one with a bang. The balloons were too weak to retain the bullets passing through. When a balloon exploded, a cluster of blood followed.
Tang Ning's pupils constricted as he saw a bystander fall to the ground with blood splattering on his chest. Then continuous gunfire rang out without a pause, as if the gunmen didn't care that they had accidentally injured a bystander.
Three seconds later, a guest who was shot got up as if nothing had happened in the hail of bullets and chatted with the NPCs around him: "These two people are really good at shooting. Who do you think will win?" "A woman." "I think"
The crowd's praise for Jiang Mianmian not only reached Tangning's ears, but also seemed to be heard by the eldest brother of the Lin family. His already gloomy face turned even darker than an iron pot.
Su Anyun suddenly hugged Tang Ning in his arms. Tang Ning widened his eyes in confusion. Before he could figure out why Su Anyun wanted to hug him in public, he saw Lin Yun and Zhou Kang hurriedly hiding behind Su Anyun.
Tang Ning had his back to the eldest brother of the Lin family who was shooting crazily. Guests fell to the ground one after another, and his ears were filled with the sound of continuous gunfire. Tang Ning raised his head carefully and could only see Su Anyun's handsome face. In the bright light, he could not see Su Anyun's specific facial features, but he felt relieved.
The eldest brother of the Lin family pointed a gun in his hand maliciously at every gossiping guest present, and his finger kept pulling the trigger. However, when the muzzle of the gun moved in the direction of Su Anyun, the eldest brother of the Lin family suddenly stopped his crazy shooting.
Su Anyun's dark eyes narrowed in displeasure.
The gunfire next to Jiang Mianmian stopped. At this moment, no balloons could be seen in the sky. Someone else was counting the balloons that had been shot down on the ground. Under Su Anyun's cold gaze, the eldest brother of the Lin family said consciously, "We lost."