Chapter 350: Bai and Yang Suffer a Setback
Bai Xinyue listened impatiently. "This one’s trouble, that one’s trouble. As if Wu Sheng and Su Li weren’t enough, now another troublemaker has popped up out of nowhere."
"What’s the deal with this Tang Yuanxiao?"
Lawyer Yan wanted to know what was going on, too.
"He’s Su Li’s ex-husband. He was the one who saved Su Li before. We originally thought he was just a skilled fighter, but it turns out... he’s brilliant, too."
He gritted his teeth and relayed the latest findings from the investigation. "This Tang Yuanxiao... he’s not to be underestimated now, either."
Bai Xinyue exhaled. "So, as soon as he got involved, everything fell apart?"
Lawyer Yan gritted his teeth and confirmed, "Yes."
They had made meticulously foolproof arrangements for Yang Jiu’s family; an ordinary person would have never been able to find them.
As long as his family couldn’t be found, Yang Jiu would hold out no matter what.
Who would have thought that Tang Yuanxiao would get involved after hearing about Yang Jiu?
But with Wu Sheng, Su Li, and Tang Yuanxiao all taking action, everything changed.
"This information, these people... why weren’t we paying attention to them before?"
Bai Xinyue rubbed her temples, struggling to remain calm.
"What are we going to do about this now?"
She had never bungled a job before. Wasn’t this just making her lose face in front of the Yang Family and her future mother-in-law, Ye Xilan?
Lawyer Yan couldn’t find an excuse. "I’m sorry, Miss Bai."
He couldn’t admit that it was because he had underestimated Su Li and, even more so, dismissed the consequences of ignoring Tang Yuanxiao.
After seeing Wu Sheng get taken away, there had been no further developments, so he had stopped paying attention to even Wu Sheng, let alone Tang Yuanxiao and Su Li.
Because of that lack of attention, what should have been a surefire victory had now been completely overturned by the other side.
"’I’m sorry’ are the two words I hate hearing the most. Instead of apologizing, you should be thinking of a solution. Do you really think saying you’re sorry will make me forgive you?"
Hearing Lawyer Yan’s apology just sent a fresh wave of irritation through Bai Xinyue.
Hearing her response, Lawyer Yan reflexively started to say "I’m sorry" again, and barely stopped himself from biting his tongue.
"I’ll find a way. I’ll find a way."
Terrified, Lawyer Yan hung up and immediately rushed off to figure out a remedy, but we’ll leave him to it.
After hanging up, Bai Xinyue let out a long, deep breath.
Before she could even compose herself, a call came from the Yang Family.
Bai Xinyue took a breath and answered.
Previously, when she had spoken with the Yang Family, they had agreed that in addition to resolving this matter, their two families would collaborate on a project once it was settled.
But now, before the case had even officially gone to trial, this mess had occurred.
"This isn’t over yet. There’s still room to turn things around..."
"What do you mean it’s not over yet? Things have gotten this bad, and you say it’s not the end? Do we have to wait until Little Eight is in prison for it to be the final step...?"
The voice coming from the phone was distorted and hysterical.
Although she said it wasn’t the final step, any discerning person could see that the outcome was more or less set.
Bai Xinyue and the Yang Family had been trying everything they could think of, but nothing was having much effect.
Compared to their calm confidence and certainty of victory just a few days ago, it was finally their turn to be frantic and overwhelmed.
And as they became frantic and overwhelmed, things on Su Li’s side grew comparatively more relaxed.
After parting ways with Mr. Zhang, Su Li turned to look at Tang Yuanxiao, who was standing to the side.
There were faint dark circles under Tang Yuanxiao’s eyes, but his overall demeanor was relaxed.
"The dust has pretty much settled now. You can relax," Tang Yuanxiao said to Su Li.
Su Li nodded. "Yeah. Tang Yuanxiao, thank you. You’ve helped me again."
Everyone knew that Yang Jiu’s appearance was suspicious and that something was fishy, and it wasn’t as if Su Li hadn’t investigated him, but she had come up with nothing.
Even Mr. Zhang and his team’s investigation had been obstructed. In the end, it was Tang Yuanxiao who stepped in and immediately found the key.
Once the information about Yang Jiu’s family and his situation was brought to light, it rendered any further confessions from him useless, playing a decisive role in the case.
Su Li had witnessed Tang Yuanxiao’s capabilities before, back when they were catching human traffickers in Fengcheng County, so she wasn’t surprised this time.
She was truly grateful.
This incident left Su Li with indescribably complicated feelings toward Tang Yuanxiao.
She had originally thought that after the matter with Mrs. Tang, they would completely part ways and drift further and further apart, but this event had entangled them together once more.
Tang Yuanxiao had saved her, and now he had helped her like this again.
Faced with such a profound debt of gratitude, how could Su Li’s heart not be in turmoil?
"Don’t be so formal and distant. I should have done more, but in the end, I could only help out in this small way."
Tang Yuanxiao shook his head. On this matter, the three of them had truly pooled their efforts.
Everything each of them did was crucial, yet none of it was foolproof on its own.
But now, it was.
Tang Yuanxiao was happy he could contribute.
Su Li looked at Tang Yuanxiao and was about to speak when her gaze swept across his neck and suddenly froze.
There was a scratch mark on Tang Yuanxiao’s neck.
Given the peculiar location and the fact that it was a scratch, Su Li couldn’t help but take a second look.
When Tang Yuanxiao noticed her gaze, he reflexively covered the spot.
Su Li quickly averted her eyes.
Belatedly realizing he had overreacted, Tang Yuanxiao awkwardly lowered his hand. He wanted to explain, but in the end, he didn’t know what to say.
The scratch... was from Mrs. Tang.
And there was, of course, a reason why Mrs. Tang had left such a mark.
Tang Yuanxiao wanted to explain, but he knew Su Li definitely wouldn’t want to hear any news about Mrs. Tang, so he held his tongue.
’Mrs. Tang is on medical parole because of her hemiplegia. Su Li must feel terrible about that,’ he thought.
After his hesitation, Tang Yuanxiao clammed up completely, then cleared his throat and asked about Little Mo.
"Little Mo isn’t with you today. Did he go to school?"
Su Li nodded. "Yeah. It took a monumental effort, but I finally convinced him to go to school."
Ever since Su Li was almost kidnapped last time, Little Tang Mo had been extremely worried about her, even insisting on escorting her to and from her classes.
He had been like that even when nothing bad ultimately happened, to say nothing of the fact that Su Li had run into this kind of trouble this time.
After returning from Wu Qihua’s place, Little Tang Mo truly never left Su Li’s side. He was at the hospital during the day and slept there at night.
If he woke up in the middle of the night, he had to reach out and feel for Su Li to make sure she was there before he could go back to sleep.
He perfectly embodied the desperate urge to shrink Su Li down and carry her in his pocket, his eyes never leaving her for a second.
With him acting like that, trying to get him to go to school? It was a pipe dream.
It was only with great difficulty, once Su Li’s wounds had mostly healed, that she was finally able to get him to go to school.
"That kid..."
Tang Yuanxiao listened, a helpless yet doting smile on his face.
He looked at Su Li, recalling the time Little Tang Mo had tried to teach him how to win her over, and his expression suddenly became incredibly complex.
It clearly hadn’t been that long ago, but looking back on it now felt like looking back across a vast ocean of time, as if ages had passed.
"Su Li, why don’t you sit here and rest for a bit? There’s something I’d like to talk to you about."
Su Li paused for a moment but sat down anyway.
"What did you want to talk about?"
"I wanted to talk about Momo..."
Tang Yuanxiao’s gaze grew wistful. "Time flies, doesn’t it? He’s growing up so fast. He must be a good few inches taller than last year."