After Marrying The Wrong Person, I Can’t Leave

Chapter 50

Song Linchu’s world was devastated by Tan Mingqing’s words.

He almost blurted out, “Isn’t Tan Yue your uncle?” but managed to hold back just in time.

Thinking of Tan Yue’s virility in bed last night, he realized that he might have made a huge mistake.

He might have… mistaken his target.

Song Linchu stabilized his jumbled emotions and asked calmly, “Which uncle? The one who gave you an inheritance?”

The person on the other end of the phone didn’t sense the trap and answered without any suspicion, “Yes, my biological uncle. He has business dealings with my uncle-in-law. If you tell him “Tan Yuming”, he’ll understand.”

Song Linchu couldn’t hear what Tan Mingqing said next. His head was buzzing and his thoughts were galloping like horses.

Was Tan Mingqing mentally ill? This man wasn’t his real uncle. Then why would he call him “little uncle”?

In Song Linchu’s family, only the father’s biological brothers were called “big uncle” or “little uncle,” while others were called “cousin” or “uncle” followed by their full name. For example, Tan Yue would be called “Uncle Yue”.

Tan Yue wasn’t this person’s uncle, so why use such an intimate term? Did he have no shame?

All the pain he was enduring now was caused by this title.

When Tan Mingqing saw that he wasn’t responding, he continued, “I know I was wrong before, and I apologize to you. I’ll do whatever it takes to make it up to you. But please, don’t involve my uncle’s business in our grudge. This isn’t a game. Even if I wronged you, it’s not necessary to take it this far.”

His voice had a hint of anger when he said this. In his opinion, he had indeed treated Song Linchu poorly and owed him an apology. But that was a matter of morality. Bringing it up to his uncle’s business was going too far.

Tan Yue had been excluding his uncle from activities since last year. Although they were just small events, the people of the Tan family who were involved in some core activities also excluded his uncle. This caused his uncle’s social circle to shrink, which was already fatal.

At the beginning of this year, Tan Yue cleanly ended his cooperation with his uncle’s company, which was already declining due to his uncle’s health problems, dealing a fatal blow to the company’s heart.

Without the Tan family’s support, his uncle was left to face bankruptcy.

In Tan Mingqing’s view, all of this was the result of Song Linchu’s scheming behind the scenes. Otherwise, why would his little uncle have no grudges against their family? Although Tan Yue was cold and unfeeling, he wouldn’t go out of his way to harm them for no reason.

Song Linchu’s move was too vicious.

Fortunately, he was wearing a thick filter for him and still saw him as a kind-hearted angel.

But the matter had to come to this point, and no matter how what happens, he had to come to Song Linchu for help.

Tan Mingqing softened his voice even further and said, “My uncle worked hard to establish this company, and it wasn’t easy. Now that he has a terminal illness and won’t live for much longer, he, as a patient, will not be able to bear the impact of bankruptcy. You didn’t kill Bo Ren, but Boren dies because of you. You are young, and I do not want you to carry this kind of guilt, Linchu, do you understand?”

*You didn’t kill Bo Ren, but Boren dies because of you is a phrase that comes from a story in ancient Chinese history and is used to describe a situation where someone indirectly causes harm or troubles another person, even though they did not intend to do so.

Tan Mingqing’s moral blackmail made Song Linchu somewhat calmer.

However, Tan Mingqing’s words amused him, and he responded with an “Oh?” and asked, “What should I do then?”

Seeing that Song Linchu seemed to have eased up, Tan Mingqing was delighted.

Fortunately, Song Linchu was still a soft-hearted and gentle person. He was swayed by his words!

Tan MMingqing hurriedly said, “You can tell uncle not to terminate the joint project between Wanuo and my uncle. Of course…”

After pausing for a moment, Tan Mingqing reluctantly said, “If possible, please ask uncle not to exclude my uncle from the power scope of the Tan family. He has spent a lot of energy and effort to build these interpersonal relationships over the years.”

Song Linchu was clever and he immediately understood what Tan Yue had done.

One was to terminate the joint project between Wanuo and Tan Mingqing’s uncle, while the other was to prevent him from benefiting from the vast Tan family network, leaving him to fend for himself.

From Tan Mingqing’s tone, he thought that Tan Yie had really done something crazy and targeted his uncle. Was this it?

Song Linchu chuckled lightly.

Tan Mingqing did not know why he was laughing and followed him with a few silly laughs, “So… can you do it?”

“Can I? You idiot!” Song Linchu, who rarely used coarse language, swore, “Has Tan Yue violated the law, ethics, or some divine rules? How had Bo Ren died because of me? Oh, he worked with your uncle, so they must be tied up forever and can never be undone, if something happens then it’s my fault?”

Tan Mingqing: “…”

“Why do you bother with inheriting your uncle’s assets? Just go and open a school of ethics. You will become the world’s richest person!”

“Bastard!”

With these words, Song Linchu ended the call. He chose to block the number and angrily threw his phone on the bed, but the action inadvertently caused pain in a certain overused area, making him inhale sharply with cold air.

Thinking of the source of this pain, Song Linchu wanted to die.

What a disastrous mistake was this? Before this, he had never suspected that he had got the wrong person, despite the numerous loopholes. For example, Tan Mingqing said that his uncle treated him very well and almost like his own son, but Tan Yue treated Tan Mingqing only slightly better than a stranger.

Moreover, apart from his previous hospitalization, Tan Yue’s health had always been good and did not seem like that of a terminally ill patient. Of course, some terminal illnesses may not affect physical condition, but neither Tan Yue himself nor anyone around him, including his grandfather, ever mentioned his illness. Was that normal?

Furthermore, Grandpa Tan was a very upright old man, and if Tan Yue really had a terminal illness, he would not force him into a relationship and marriage. Wouldn’t that count as harming others?

With all these inconsistencies, he had never suspected for even a moment! Song Linchu was completely dumbfounded.

He thought of how he had flirted with Tan Yue recklessly yesterday, putting himself directly into the tiger’s mouth. He really wanted to die.

Just then, the door was knocked twice, and Song Linchu’s body tensed up. “Little Lin, are you up?” Butler Liu’s voice came from the slightly ajar door.

Tan Yue had specifically asked him to take care of Song Linchu, and he heard the sound of someone talking in the room, so he knew Song Linchu was awake and waited for him to finish his call before knocking on the door.

Song Linchu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn’t know how to face Tan Yue yet.

Song Linchu responded.

“Then shall I bring you the meal, or will you go down to eat?” Butler Liu asked.

Although he didn’t want to move, but if he didn’t go downstairs to eat, wouldn’t the whole villa know what happened between him and Tan Yue, and that he couldn’t even be able to get up to eat?

No! His dignity as a man cannot tolerate such misunderstandings!

He told Butler Liu he was going down and the latter went downstairs to instruct the kitchen to serve the food.

Song Linchu dragged his aching legs back to his room and was preparing to wash up whem he noticed the ring on his ring finger.

At first glance, the ring appeared to be a simple white gold band. But upon closer inspection, its exquisite design revealed intricate details that bespoke the work of a top-tier designer.

He recalled that during his daze, Tan Yue had slipped something onto his finger and whispered “Happy Valentine’s Day” into his ear.

So this must have been Tan Yue’s Valentine’s Day gift that he had missed.

Damn…what a hypocritical old man! He acted as if he was not interested in him, but then he gave him such an ambiguous gift on Valentine’s Day. Anyone who saw it would not think he was a stereotypical, straight steel man.

Song Linchu sneered and headed to the bathroom to freshen up.

It wasn’t until he saw himself in the mirror that he realized his neck and collarbone were covered in love bites, like a field of strawberries ripe for harvest. Even the grain fields of the production team couldn’t rival his “crop.”

Tan Yue may be cold and aloof, but in bed, he was a different person!

“Bastard!” Song Linchu cursed under his breath, seething with anger.

Yet, he soon realized that his curse was too mild.

When he changed into a turtleneck sweater and tried to walk to the dining table, a more serious problem presented itself: he couldn’t sit down and eat.

Although the chairs at the dining table had a small amount of padding, that didn’t solve the fundamental problem.

Even though Tan Yue had applied medicine to that area while he was asleep, it was his first time and the area had been subjected to a high degree of friction. Any large movement, let alone sitting down, would cause him to gasp in pain.

Tan Yue, that bastard, had made up for all the years he hadn’t eaten in one shot, hadn’t he?

Song Linchu ground his teeth. Next time, he won’t allow him to eat like this!

So now the problem was, how was he going to sit?

“Little Lin,” Butler Liu came out of the storage room with a soft cushion in his hand and placed it on the chair, “Sit here.”

“…”

On seeing Butler Liu’s knowing smile, Song Linchu turned red from his face to his ears in an instant. Fortunately there was no one else in the dining room, so he slowly walked over and sat down.

Although it still hurt, with the cushion’s cushioning, it was much better.

The staple was porridge, and the dishes were also very light.

Yesterday, he had forced Tan Yue to drink porridge and was now suffering the consequences. But he knew it was for his own good and could only silently pick up his spoon.

“Where did Tan…gege go?” Song Linchu asked.

“Master went out for a bit.”

“Oh…” Song Linchu nodded, and then suddenly asked, “Did he go to the company?”

Butler Liu: “……”

Butler Liu wanted to make a crafty explanation, but Song Linchu stopped him with a raised hand.

He knew Tan Yue must have gone to the company. Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, and the company that stole their project data was holding a product launch, Tan Yue must have gone to find out what was going on and plan the next counterattack.

Before, he had worried that Tan Yue would stay up late even though he had a terminal illness and might die. But now…heh.

With the force he displayed yesterday, it would be a good thing if he died!

Hmph! He looked like a disaster that had been passed down for thousands of years!

Song Linchu’s heart was filled with anger, but the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up slightly.

The old man didn’t have a terminal illness, so it was worth being happy about, even if it was just a little bit.

Just a little bit.

Butler Liu saw that Song Linchu didn’t seem angry and cautiously said, “Master said he would be back before dinner.”

Song Linchu snorted lightly, “Who cares if he comes back or not.”

Butler Liu coughed lightly. Master bullied someone so badly that he forced Song Linchu, who had always cared for him, into this state.

But…Butler Liu looked at the new ring on Song Linchu’s ring finger and smiled with satisfaction.

Now that the fake drama had become real, he didn’t have to leave.

Song Linchu drank three bowls of fragrant porridge before he felt alive again.

Just as he was about to go back to his room to rest, the sound of a car engine came from the yard—Tang Yue was back.

Song Linchu’s whole body stiffened.

He didn’t know how to face Tang Yue now.

Knowing that Tang Yue wasn’t Tang Mingqing’s biological uncle and didn’t have a terminal illness, he was happy because he really didn’t want to experience the feeling of someone leaving him again.

It was too painful, as if he was the only person left in the world, walking alone in the darkness with no direction.

However, his goal in approaching Tang Yue was to get revenge on the scumbag, take away his inheritance rights, and all the proactive seduction he had done was for this purpose. This goal was like a guiding light, making him persist in the face of the straight steel man’s words.

To say that he liked him, he did indeed like him.

But it was only like, not to the point of love yet.

Now, their relationship had progressed suddenly, and his performance last night might have made Tang Yue think that he loved him to death.

This was awkward.

If he asked Tan Yue to reverse their relationship back to the state it was a month ago, would Tan Yue think he was a scumbag who put on his pants and ran away?

Song Linchu covered his face in embarrassment. Ultimately, it was all Tang Mingqing, that scumbag’s fault!

He even wanted him to help! The fact that he hadn’t already kicked him hard was him being merciful!

While Song Linchu was lost in thought, the door opened with a “click.”

Tang Yue came in from the outside, with the cold wind still clinging to him.

Although he had only rested for a few hours last night, he was spirited and looked like he had won tens of millions. His whole person was exuding a cheerful and carefree spirit.

Thinking about the source of his current state, Song Linchu gritted his teeth.

Tan Yue’s expression was colder than the cold wind outside, but it melted away like snow and ice when he saw the young man in the living room.

“You’re up?” Tan Yue took off his coat and handed it to Butler Liu.

Butler Liu gave Tan Yue a meaningful look, indicating that Song Linchu already knew where he had gone.

Tan Yue raised an eyebrow and waited for the storm to come.

However, Song Linchu just responded with a nonchalant “mmm” and said nothing more.

Tan Yue changed his shoes and walked over, asking in a low voice, “Are you angry?”

Song Linchu glared at him, thinking that he was such a liar. Of course, he was angry.

He thought about how the man had deceived him last night, saying he wouldn’t do it again but then bullied him twice more and he even passed out. Song Linchu was still angry about it.

He snorted and turned his head away, not wanting to look at Tan Yue.

Tan Yue chuckled softly.

He reached out and wiped a spot of soup from the corner of the young man’s mouth.

Song Linchu’s lips were swollen from Tan Yue’s attacks yesterday. During this sensitive time, just a touch sent a surge of electric tingles throughout his entire body and even making his scalp numb.

Song Linchu suddenly retreated two steps, avoiding Tan Yue’s hands that committed outrageous crimes. However, due to his sudden movement, he involuntarily stimulated a more overused area, causing him to moan out loud.

Tan Yue furrowed his eyebrows and asked, “Where does it still hurt?”

“…Isn’t that obvious?”

“Did you see the ointment and note that I left on the bedside table? Did you apply it yourself?”

Apply it himself? Just the thought of that scene made Song Linchu’s face turn red. He stammered, “W-What does it have to do with you?”

Tan Yue fell silent for a moment before saying, “It does have something to do with me.”

Song Linchu: ?

“Because I was the cause.”

What?! You have the nerve to say that? Don’t you feel guilty for deceiving the innocent college student yesterday?

Tan Yue looked at Song Linchu and knew that he hadn’t applied the ointment. He said, “Come on, let me apply it for you, or else you’ll feel uncomfortable.”

Song Linchu avoided Tan Yue’s hand and growled, “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. Hmph, don’t even think about touching anywhere near my ass for the next two months, no, three months!”

Tan Yue: “…”