Tang Mei was stunned for a moment, her brows furrowed slightly, and then she slowly opened them again.
"Hey, it was grandma who got you into trouble. Those people may be afraid that... the secret will be leaked, so they did... But in the future..."
He hesitated mid-sentence.
Tang Xiaowan bit her lower lip tightly and just watched and waited quietly, enduring it again and again.
But he finally interrupted.
"Grandma, are you hiding something from me and don't want to tell me, so you are thinking of the right words to deceive me, right?"
Those eyes seemed to be able to see through everything, as hot as fire, making people afraid to look directly.
Tang Mei cleared her throat and yelled angrily: "It's nonsense, how could grandma lie to you! Okay, okay, let's not talk anymore, go to bed quickly, what time is it, it's almost dawn."
The words fell into a huge yawn.
The tone is very high, and if there is someone outside the door at this moment, it is definitely the kind that can be heard.
Tang Xiaowan curled her lips and looked at the roof.
The road map hidden in the oil painting made her more and more suspicious that there must be some ulterior secret hidden behind her grandma's inconsistent words.
"grandmother."
"Um...what for?"
Another big yawn!
"Isn't the secret important?"
"Hmm...important."
"That's right. If I was really afraid that you would pass the secret to me...then I wouldn't just have a shoulder injury. I would definitely die. But the person who attacked me that day didn't seem to really want to kill me. It was me. I only thought of it in the past few days. It seemed like the attack was fierce, but it was not at the fatal spot when it was struck, and the message in the recorder, you won’t let me go to Country Y..."
Tang Xiaowan talked a lot mysteriously, feeling like a great detective with extremely thorough analysis. But when she turned around, she found that Tang Mei had fallen asleep.
Breathe slowly and cross your hands on your abdomen.
"Grandma, grandma?"
"Oh, I forgot, it's too late now."
"Forget it, let's ask again tomorrow!"
Looking at Tang Mei's white hair, Tang Xiaowan felt distressed and happy at the same time. She suddenly felt the warmth of home, so she quickly put her arms around her neck and kissed her wrinkled forehead several times.
"Grandma, you won't run away again, will you?"
"Don't abandon me again, okay? Tangtang is scared, very, very scared. She feels so uncomfortable. She doesn't even have anyone to talk to."
Tears were streaming down her cheeks, but there was a smile on her lips.
Gradually, Tang Xiaowan fell asleep.
A gentle breeze blew by, and the flowers swaying outside the window looked particularly beautiful and dazzling under the illumination of the street lamps.
after an hour……
"Grandma, grandma!"
With a scream, Tang Xiaowan woke up.
Seeing that my grandma was beside me, staring at me, I suddenly became quiet, but my heart was beating wildly and I was so panicked.
"grandmother!"
"Having a nightmare?"
"Um, no, no, no nightmares."
"It's still early. Let's sleep a little longer. It's only five o'clock. Close your eyes and go to sleep."
Oh my god, I only slept for an hour!
Fortunately, it was just a dream. Grandma was still there and nothing happened. It scared me to death!
Damn bad guys, get out of here and go away!
Go away, go away!
Looking at Tang Xiaowan's swollen cheeks, like a little squirrel, Tang Mei was filled with emotions. She felt particularly uncomfortable and felt that she owed her a lot.
The past is still vivid in my mind...
When Tang Xiaowan was very young, Tang Meiguang wanted to train her, hoping that she would be independent, strong, and brave, but he forgot one very important thing. She was only a five-year-old child.
Most of the other children at her age were still acting coquettishly in their mother's arms, but Tang Xiaowan was undergoing endless physical training.
Keep running, keep swimming.
Sometimes she wouldn't even be allowed to eat, and she would have to cross all kinds of weird obstacles with an empty stomach.
However, Tang Xiaowan was very naughty and always loved to get into trouble, so double punishment became commonplace.
15-year-old Leng Lingxiao became her savior.
Although they are 10 years apart, they always have endless things to talk about, and they often sneak out to play together during Tang Mei's lunch break.
Leng Lingxiao also continuously brought various snacks and rare gadgets into the plum garden from outside, soothing Tang Xiaowan's young mind and satisfying her curiosity about the world.
Gradually, Tang Xiaowan grew up.
Not only can she run at an astonishing speed, she can also do things like diving in the sea, walking at high altitudes, fencing duels, and racing to escape. She even has a sense of smell, self-defense skills, and memory that are far beyond ordinary people.
Tang Mei thought that this would be safe enough, but a night attack still occurred.
"Grandma, what are you thinking about?"
The questioning interrupted the memory, Tang Mei smiled slightly and scratched Tang Xiaowan's nose.
"Nothing, why don't you sleep?"
"Speak quickly, tell me what you are thinking about, okay?"
Tang Xiaowan thought that her grandma was thinking about an escape plan and wanted to leave her without saying goodbye, so she was very nervous.
For her now, keeping her grandma is more important than sleeping and tracking down the mastermind behind the scenes.
Tang Mei couldn't resist, and replied with a smile: "I'm wondering if I should go down. It will be dawn soon, maybe..." Tang Mei paused and continued, "Let's talk later."
"Is Huahua coming?"
"Well, Tangtang is so smart. Counting the time, it's time for him to come!"
"Are you hiding something from me?"
"Yes, that's right, it's something you can't know, so don't ask, hahaha."
Grandma's generous admission made Tang Xiaowan feel nothing, and her heart immediately relaxed, knowing that it was definitely not about running away.
As for the rest, whatever you want is fine.
"Oh, okay, I understand, then when can I go down again?"
The voice was soft and full of expectation.
"Let's go at night. After ten o'clock, if you still go through the storage room in the basement, don't take this secret door. That road has twists and turns."
"Okay, it's a deal. Grandma can't lie to anyone. I'll go down when the time comes. It's ten o'clock."
"The prerequisite is to be obedient and eat on time."
Tang Xiaowan nodded vigorously and rhythmically, as if a spring had been installed.
"Grandma is going down."
"Wait a minute, wear a thin quilt, it's cold down there, don't catch a cold."
Before he finished speaking, he had already gone to the mahogany bed.
Tang Xiaowan grabbed the dark gray summer quilt and ran towards her grandma with long strides, as if she was afraid that she would be late to catch up.
"Tangtang, be good, take care of yourself."
After Tang Mei finished speaking, she opened the secret door, held Xia Liang quilt in her arms, and got in without looking back.
His movements were very agile, like that of a young boy.
At this time, behind her, a pair of big watery eyes were staring there.
Tang Xiaowan was a little uneasy, suspecting that the way to enter the secret door would be different from the way out, so she looked extra carefully.
Turns out, she was right.
After a while, the silence of the past returned to the bedroom, and Tang Xiaowan raised her chin high, with a bright smile blooming like a flower.
"Sure enough, there is something fishy, he is as smart as me!"
(End of chapter)
