"Miss Tang?" Lin Chuan was taken aback.

At this moment, Tang Yumeng quietly appeared outside the door.

Seeing Tang Yumeng again, she clearly looked even more haggard, even more exhausted. After more than ten hours on the plane, she hadn't closed her eyes for a moment, all in order to find Lin Chuan. She wished she could fly to Lin Chuan's side immediately and confront him.

"Sis..." Lin Chuan was somewhat stunned.

"Why don't you invite Miss Tang in to sit down?" Mrs. Lin gave Lin Chuan a stern look.

Before Lin Chuan could respond, Tang Yumeng threw all caution to the winds regarding Mrs. Lin's presence and directly flung herself into Lin Chuan's arms. Seeing this, Mrs. Lin hurriedly ducked away and then conveniently shut the door to her son's room. Mrs. Lin exclaimed, "Ah, young people these days are really bold."

Tang Yumeng was like a fierce tiger, pinning Lin Chuan down to the head of the bed. She initiated a kiss on Lin Chuan's lips. The two of them fell into a passionate kiss. It seemed that Tang Yumeng wanted to vent all her grievances and dissatisfaction – Lin Chuan was her man, her support, her savior. She wanted to pour out all her grievances to him.

After a long time, the two finally parted from the kiss.

"Lin Chuan, why did you lie to me?" Tang Yumeng's eyes burned with fierce flames.

"Sis... How did I lie to you?" Lin Chuan's face was filled with embarrassment.

"You liar," Tang Yumeng glared at Lin Chuan, saying, "Last time you were released from prison, it was clearly Song Xiaojia who helped, but why didn't you tell me? Why did you still deceive me..."

At this point, Lin Chuan fell silent.

"Speak up," Tang Yumeng was hysterical, feeling heartache at the sensation of being deceived. Although it was Bai Yifan who lied to her, Lin Chuan also knew the truth but had never told her. It was infuriating and maddening.

"I didn't want to disappoint you," Lin Chuan sighed, "You once said that Bai Yifan was your most important friend, your best friend. I couldn't bear to see you lose such a friend."

"What do I need a friend for who deceives my feelings!" Tang Yumeng cursed fiercely. Perhaps, this was the first time in her life that she felt this angry, this outraged. Deceived by two men, she went round in circles. How could Tang Yumeng not be angry?

"Sis," Lin Chuan looked at Tang Yumeng, "Regardless, Bai Yifan did offer help in the end, you can't blame him."

"No, he is a blatant liar," Tang Yumeng said through gritted teeth, "And you, you too!"

Lin Chuan could only offer a bitter smile.

Tang Yumeng hugged Lin Chuan again, saying, "It's one thing for Bai Yifan to deceive me, but you, you are the man I love the most, why did you also lie to me? Do you know how much pain I'm in?"

Lin Chuan held her tightly, "Sis, I'm sorry, I just didn't want to disappoint you. That's all."

"But now, I'm very disappointed, very disappointed," Tang Yumeng said with tears brimming in her eyes.

"I'm sorry," Lin Chuan kept repeating these words.

Tang Yumeng leaned into Lin Chuan's embrace, enjoying the warmth of his arms, listening to his deep and powerful heartbeat. She eventually fell asleep. Perhaps, she was truly too tired, as she hadn't really slept well for the past few days, especially after learning the truth, she hardly closed her eyes.

Lin Chuan gently placed her into the warm bedding, took off her jacket, and her shoes.

Even while asleep, Tang Yumeng refused to let go of Lin Chuan's hand. Like a sleeping little girl who would not let go of her father's arm.

Lin Chuan lay beside her, keeping her company until she was deeply asleep before he let go of her hand.

Lin Chuan walked slowly to the door and sat down on a stone bench outside, weighed down by the events of the past few days. He needed to sort out his thoughts. The City Committee, the kidnapping during Tang Yumeng and Song Ming's visit to the United States, Song Ming is probably panicking by now, and it's unknown when he would return to the country. Linjiang County Committee, Goudan was injured, and the Heroic Spirit Monument was erected, there's likely to be a fierce battle; Changlin Factory, it's said the demolition work is about to restart soon, that would be a big trouble; what Lin Chuan didn't expect the most, was that Sister Hong had embezzled public funds secretly, this hit Lin Chuan hard...

One after another, issues kept coming.

Lin Chuan took a drag on his cigarette, his mind swirling with thoughts, unknown to anyone.

In the room, Tang Yumeng slept soundly. Lin Chuan's face bore a trace of worry. Since returning from the army, he had always wanted to be an ordinary man, but unexpectedly, he had stepped on an extraordinary path. Suddenly, turning back seemed too late.

"Bro Chuan, things have gone south," Zhou Kai came speeding in a van.

"What happened?" Lin Chuan hastily stood up from the stone bench.

"A bunch of people from Dragon Spring Village got caught, and Goudan is among them."

"What about Zhao Bro?" Lin Chuan quickly asked.

"Zhao Bro is on his way back," Zhou Kai said in a hurry: "I was worried something would go wrong, so I came to notify you. What do you think we should do?"

"Damn it," Lin Chuan erupted in fury, "Let's go to Linjiang."

With that, Lin Chuan broke into a run.

When Lin Chuan arrived at Dragon Spring Village, Zhao Zhonghai hadn't taken action yet; he was organizing the villagers.

"Zhao Bro," Lin Chuan rushed over.

"Lin Chuan, what are you doing here?" Zhao Zhonghai was perplexed.

"I came as soon as I heard about it," Lin Chuan said with an awkward smile.

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