CHAPTER 263: CHAPTER 223:

"Shanghai is said to be very large, but also very small; the interests of all families are balanced. Suddenly, the emergence of a top-tier family caused many to suffer losses. The Chu Family has influential roots, rumored to be that Chu Family from Beijing, so many in Shanghai were holding their breath, Mr. Chu is also very cunning, and no one could grasp his weakness, so everyone had to subtly set traps, creating minor disturbances that were neither painful nor beneficial to the Chu Family. The matter of Chu Yang has blown up; Chu Yang is a breakthrough point. If Mr. Chu wants to protect the Chu Family, he has to step back. Both parties engaged in a battle of wits and bravery, and finally, they reached an agreement—the Chu Family withdrew from being a top-tier family in Shanghai, content to be a second-tier family, giving up some power in Shanghai."

Lan suddenly had an epiphany, she just wanted to trample the disgusting Zhou Yuwei into the mire, never to stand up again, and even if she climbed out, she could not bounce into her sight, but she didn’t realize that she was actually paving the way for others.

"There’s not much effect on Chu Yang, at most he’ll switch to a different military unit, but that female soldier and the other male soldier are not so lucky; with such a big loss to the Chu Family, someone must be held accountable."

So, it turns out that Zhou Yuwei wasn’t the most miserable, there’s always someone even more miserable, Lan Tian liked hearing that. Lan Tian listened to the whole story from beginning to end, her face remained indifferent, Lin Guohao couldn’t guess her thoughts, nor could he probe any further.

Forget it, as for those two soldiers, they deserved their fate; it can only be said that justice is vast and unfailing.

Afterwards, both people didn’t further speak, they finished their tea, and Lan Tian went to bid farewell to Granny Lin. Granny Lin really didn’t want Lan Tian to leave, it wasn’t long since they met and she was leaving already, asking Lan Tian to stay for a meal. Lan Tian declined, using the excuse of needing to go back and help Grandma Sun tidy up, that there was still a lot at home that hadn’t been sorted out, and her ticket was already purchased for four o’clock in the afternoon; it was urgent, which made it difficult for Granny Lin to ask her to stay.

Lan Tian left gracefully, Lin Guohao watched her from the second floor window until he couldn’t see her figure anymore, then returned to the tea room to brew tea and slowly savored it, his mind uncertain of what he was thinking.

When Lan Tian returned home, seeing the military vehicles parked at the entrance, she knew Mo Junhua had returned; upon entering the yard, she heard him talking with Grandma Sun, though she didn’t know what he said, it made Grandma Sun chuckle.

Seeing Lan Tian, his eyes lit up, and he kept glancing over at Lan Tian. Recognizing the situation, Grandma Sun and Zhao Li waved, urging the young couple to go back to their room to nurture their relationship. Lan Tian rolled her eyes; she and Mo Junhua hardly had any "relationship" to cultivate. Reluctantly, she clung to Grandma Sun and acted coquettishly, "Grandma, you’re going back with uncle and aunt, and I won’t see you for a long time. Let me spend more time with you to ease my longing."

Grandma Sun tapped Lan Tian’s forehead, scolded laughingly, "Girl, always making a fuss, speak properly." Is longing used here? If the Chinese teacher knew, she would cry to death. Grandma Sun guessed right; if it was to be used, the Chinese teacher would have cried long ago, never seeing such a student who, during every exam, wouldn’t write a single word for the essay topics.

After chatting with Grandma Sun for a while, the two were still sent back to their room by Grandma Sun.

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Chun Mei, ever since seeing the photo of Yanhua’s death, became frail and listless, lacking the energy, sitting there half a day without speaking or doing anything, resembling a walking corpse. When the baby cried, she breastfed, otherwise, she just held it and sat in the yard.

Mo Junhua noticed something was off but hadn’t approached to ask what had happened yet. Chunhua blurted out everything; it started after Chunhua read the newspaper.

The newspaper?

Though Mo Junhua was in the military, he was well-informed about external news. There was a piece of news about an unidentified female corpse in the newspaper; he recognized her—it was Yanhua from Mo Village, and his return was also connected to this incident.

Chun Mei’s extreme reaction indicated that she had seen Yanhua before her death, their encounter was not as simple as just meeting; otherwise, Chun Mei wouldn’t have looked so terrified.

Mo Junhua indirectly inquired, but Chunhua had no memory of that day, only remembering that she had separated from Chun Mei and Yanhua, and at the alley’s end, she saw someone who looked like Lan Tian from the back, then she knew nothing more.

Mo Junhua squinted at Chun Mei. The matter of Chunhua being drugged, Zhou Yuwei having a piece of Lan Tian’s clothing, all implicated Chun Mei’s shadow.

This younger sister was still the same as in the dreams, tangled up with Zhou Yuwei, resulting in such a situation, but it was unknown if it involved any tricks from the young girl.

Mo Junhua didn’t inquire further; since Chunhua didn’t remember, there was no point in asking. Then he talked with Grandma Sun and Zhao Li, sharing some amusing incidents from the military, making Grandma Sun and Zhao Li laugh heartily.

Mo Junhua followed Lan Tian back to their room, which was just in time today, catching the opportunity to see off Grandma Sun and the others. Had he returned a day later, he would have seen only an empty house.

"Girl, when are you planning to leave?" He asked, wanting to send her off, primarily to keep track of Lan Tian’s whereabouts, in case there was an opportunity for him to look for her and also to meet her master.

It is said that reclusive families greatly value the master-disciple relationship, regarding them like parents and children, with some master-disciple relationships even closer than those of their own children; a disciple’s marriage had to be approved by the master.

Mo Junhua secretly thought that he needed to establish a good relationship with the young girl’s master.

"When will Zhou Yuwei’s verdict be handed down?" Lan Tian didn’t respond to Mo Junhua’s question but instead asked about Zhou Yuwei.

Once Zhou Yuwei’s verdict is issued, Lan Tian will leave. If anyone still tries to protect her, Lan Tian would directly turn her into an idiot.

Zhou Yuwei has already completed her dark transformation, not approaching her face, using Mo Junhua to disgust her as such trivial matters, turning into a highly dangerous person, bold enough to target Chunhua without regard for Mo Junhua, Zhou Yuwei had already become merciless and crazed.

Being bold enough to target Chunhua, she wouldn’t hesitate to target Grandma Sun and the others, this dangerous person should be justly destroyed.

"In a couple of days."

Lan Tian packed up everything that could be packed in the house, not knowing when she’ll return after this time, after Foundation Establishment, she would need to visit some perilous places to train, her return was even more uncertain.