To be honest, Uncle is truly an old hand in the game. As the saying goes, the older the ginger, the spicier it is. If he hadn't played the emotional card, there's no way I would have gone to that lousy academy.
But once he did that, it was like he'd cut off my way of declining.
After all, Xu Yang exposed himself because of me. Now that you're bringing this up, am I really supposed to be so selfish and just go my own way, regardless of his life or death?
I frowned with a bit of a headache. Xu Yang patted me on the shoulder. "It's really awkward for you to stay here now, and it will tie Uncle's hands when he does things. You know, for people of that high - level, they rarely have weaknesses. But as his nephew, you're too obvious a weakness. That's why I had ill intentions towards you at first. I hoped to get rid of you, but of course, the 'get rid of' I'm talking about is not that kind of 'get rid of'."
He mumbled something in a low voice beside me. I understood what he meant, but when I heard his true thoughts, I still couldn't help but glance at him.
It was a bit awkward. Xu Yang wasn't as cool, handsome, and over - the - top as he was at the beginning. Instead, he showed a boyish and clear smile.
Surprisingly, this made him seem less pretentious. "What about your beloved one?"
Xu Yang sneered. "There's no such person."
Wait a minute. Didn't he dote on his significant other before? Why has it suddenly changed? I feel like the world has become a bit unrecognizable to me without my knowing.
I stared at him in disbelief, feeling that something was off.
Xu Yang rolled his eyes at me and whispered, "Actually, you should be quite clear about this."
What am I supposed to be clear about? I'm completely in the dark.
Poor me shook my head desperately and looked at him blankly. "I have absolutely no idea."
"You don't know?"
The other person looked at me in surprise. I shook my head. "I really don't know."
"The Fatty ended up like that because of that person."
Hearing this, I was really surprised. "What do you mean? Are you saying that it's all that person's fault that the Fatty had an accident?"
"Stop talking about these useless things. Hurry up. We can't stay here for long."
Uncle went out to answer a phone call. When he came back, his face had turned gloomy, and his eyes fixed on me were full of anger.
"Someone will come looking for you soon. Listen to Uncle. Get far away from here."
With that, he turned around and left. Several black - suited bodyguards rushed in and grabbed me from both sides.
Looking at the men in black, I immediately had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, the next second, a figure in white came towards me.
The black - suited bodyguards fought with the white - clothed people. I saw a few familiar figures. These were the people I'd seen underground before.
I turned around and ran forward without looking back. The man's smiling voice came from behind.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Where are you running to? I've already said I'll protect you. So, am I still not as trustworthy as Yan Yan in your eyes?"
"I mean, if your former lover could be taken care of, what am I to you? Stop pretending to be so innocent in front of me."
"You really seem to dislike me."
The two of us were in the middle of a discussion. It seemed inappropriate for two people who were supposed to be in a life - and - death escape situation to talk about this topic.
But his sudden honesty made me feel a bit embarrassed for a moment.
Yes, he was really good at manipulating people's hearts. In a way, he was right. I really did dislike him.
Compared to Yan Yan, I had a much worse impression of him.
"It's really a blow. In the clan, I couldn't compare to our Holy Son, and now even my young master doesn't like me."
What does he mean by saying that I don't like him now? It's as if I used to like him.
I rolled my eyes at this guy, but I felt a bit guilty inside. If I hadn't known Yan Yan's true identity before, I actually had a very good impression of him.
I could even say I was almost in love with him. But now that I know everything, my feelings for him have changed.
Because there's a voice in my heart telling me that there's no possibility between us.
I sighed, not knowing what to say. Anyway, this whole thing wasn't something that could be controlled by humans.
The two of us quickly left the hospital. There was a bus waiting at the entrance. There were already quite a few passengers on the bus. We walked onto the bus naturally.
There were several figures waiting for us on the bus. Xu Yang greeted them and didn't say much. He just took me and sat down.
"These are all your Uncle's people. We'll leave here overnight. Don't worry."
I wanted to say that I wasn't really that worried. Compared to this, I was more worried about other things.
I looked in the direction of the hospital. Would those people come after us?
Xu Yang seemed to understand my worry and comforted me. "Come on, your Uncle's men have been trained for so long. If they were taken out in less than ten minutes, they'd be too useless, right?"
I thought he was right. My Uncle had trained his men for a long time. How could they be taken down so easily?
Now they weren't having a direct confrontation but were just dragging things out with me.
"Actually, it's right for you to go to that school."
He turned to look at me, his eyes deep. "That school was opened by your Uncle's old friend. If you go there, you'll be much safer than here."
I nodded, not denying his words. He was right. If that person was really my Uncle's good friend, then he was also a big shot in the industry.
A school opened by a big shot should be okay, but I was still a bit worried about his motives.
"I'm not my Uncle. What if I'm targeted when I get to that school?"
My question seemed to stump him for a moment. He shook his head and said with a bit of a laugh, "If you're really targeted, then you're just unlucky. As for whether you can make a name for yourself there, it depends on your own fortune."
I hate that kind of elder - like tone the most. I rolled my eyes at this guy, but I still took this matter seriously in my heart.
The bus slowly started moving. I felt a bit uncomfortable, but this wasn't the time for me to be picky.
I limped forward. Looking at the burly driver, I didn't say anything and just went to sit in a front seat.
"Are you carsick?"
Xu Yang was like a sticky candy, sticking to me and not giving me a moment's peace.
"Do you like me so much?"
I rolled my eyes at Xu Yang.
"Don't worry. I'm not gay. The reason I was entangled with that person was just a misunderstanding."