Mr.President, Let's Get a Divorce
Chapter 342 - 345, who is standing next to you, Tang Xiaohua or Song Lili?

Chapter 342: 345, who is standing next to you, Tang Xiaohua or Song Lili?

The footsteps behind stopped suddenly, as if the leader of the Guard Department had issued an order through the communicator. The person replied,

"Got it! I’m on my way."

Tang Xiaohua’s body pressed tightly against the air duct, and she was sweating profusely from holding her breath.

She looked around, and after a while, the gate of the courtyard opened, and a black Bentley drove in. The gate closed again, and Wen Nian got out of the car.

The housekeeper hurriedly led Wen Nian towards the main house.

It wasn’t just Wen Nian who got out of the car, but also Long Siyan and Mu Rui. Mu Rui was a guard transferred from Ruicheng Military District. Over the past three months, Tang Xiaohua’s interactions with other people were limited to work handovers, so they were not familiar.

Wen Nian scanned the surroundings,

"What’s going on at the Vice President’s mansion this late at night, so brightly lit, is there something wrong?"

"No, sir. This way, please,"

replied the housekeeper.

Tang Xiaohua was not aware of Wen Nian’s intentions. His sudden arrival had allowed her to dodge a bullet, but... the security in the courtyard had not loosened at all, making it unlikely for her to sneak out unnoticed.

Maybe hide until tomorrow? Then make a move when the opportunity arises?

She pondered. Suddenly, an idea struck her. She found a relatively hidden spot, climbed down the water pipe at the corner of the wall, descended from the rooftop to the ground, discarded the various things she was carrying, and then boldly walked towards the front door of the main house.

...

Wen Nian entered the main house, with Long Siyan and Mu Rui standing guard outside.

In the living room, Zhuo Ting and Song Xiangqiao, both looking sharp, stood up to greet Wen Nian.

"Your Excellency’s late-night visit is...?"

Zhuo Ting asked straightforwardly.

Wen Nian didn’t beat around the bush and said directly, "I’m here to pick someone up."

"To my house to pick up someone?" Zhuo Ting was surprised, then laughed, "How would there be someone here who you’d want?"

"My careless personal guard, I heard, offended Madam Zhuo, and without anyone’s permission, Madam Zhuo brought over my guard’s brother, scaring her all night long!"

"I told her not to worry, maybe Madam Zhuo and President Zhuo were just taking Xiaocao to their house as a guest, and tomorrow I would personally come to pick her up."

Wen Nian vividly explained,

"But my Guard Tang just couldn’t sleep at all. Unable to bear her panic, I had to run over to your Vice President Mansion in the middle of the night. I hope President Zhuo and Madam Zhuo can bring Tang Xiaocao back to me."

He spoke this whole string of words without considering the ambiguous relationship between him and Tang Xiaohua, almost intentionally letting the couple realize it.

Zhuo Ting didn’t expect Wen Nian to have received the news so quickly, and to come asking for someone in the middle of the night.

Thinking so... this Tang Xiaohua was indeed no ordinary person.

A poor village girl from Tanjin County, without parents, Tang Xiaohua had climbed up to be close to the President of a country all by herself.

Could Tang Xiaohua have some extraordinary abilities?

Compared to that possibility, Zhuo Ting was more inclined to think that Tang Xiaohua was the matter concerning Song Lili.

"Your Excellency, you have misunderstood, I didn’t—"

"Xiao Qiao, I’m talking to Mr. President, do not interrupt," Zhuo Ting said sternly, his voice and eyes both darkening.

Song Xiangqiao pursed her lips and swallowed her words.

"Your Excellency, Guard Tang... did she not come along? Why are you accompanied today by Minister Long and others?"

Zhuo Ting was very observant, and he had a guess...

Just as Zhuo Ting’s guess became certain in his mind, a servant’s voice came from outside,

"You are..."

"I am Mr. President’s personal guard, Xiao Hua. Here is my guard ID. I just went to the restroom, and the Vice President’s house is so large I nearly didn’t find my way back."

Xiao Hua said, then looked towards Long Siyan and Mu Rui,

"Minister Long and Mu Rui could vouch for me."

The servant looked towards Long Siyan and Mu Rui, Long Siyan nodded, "She is Lord Wen Nian’s personal guard, let her in."

"...Yes."

The servant complied and opened the door for Xiao Hua.

She walked straight in, "Mr. President, Vice President, Madam Zhuo."

After bowing and greeting, she stood two meters behind Wen Nian, her hands behind her back, no longer speaking, and performed her duties as a personal guard.

"Look, speak of the devil, and the devil appears."

Wen Nian laughed.

Zhuo Ting squinted at Xiao Hua, a sly smile appearing on his lips, "Guard Tang is truly the first woman I have seen in many years to be so close to Lord Wen Nian."

"Vice President, I am just a guard; protecting Mr. President is my duty."

"So... Mr. President coming to me in the dead of night to discuss people, is that also part of your job?"

"..."

Xiao Hua looked at Zhuo Ting, her gaze steady, but she did not respond.

She knew, since Wen Nian had come, he must know that Xiaocao had arrived at Anlin and had been taken to the Vice President Mansion, and that he must be able to handle it.

Wen Nian leaned on the couch, impatiently glancing at his watch,

"It’s midnight, does President Zhuo plan not to sleep tonight?"

The servant brought over some tea.

Wen Nian took a cup of tea and sipped it, "Let Xiaocao come out, and everyone can go home."

"True, Guard Tang’s brother, Xiaocao, is indeed here with me."

Zhuo Ting did not beat around the bush. Xiangqiao’s brows furrowed, wondering if Zhuo Ting was afraid of offending Wen Nian, hence he quickly agreed to hand over Xiaocao!

Was all her effort and the investigations she had set in motion a waste?

"But I cannot just return Xiaocao to Guard Tang since Xiaocao is involved in a murder case."

"..."

Wen Nian’s eyebrows rose.

"About four years ago, in a poor village in Tanjin County, a man died in the home of the siblings, Xiao Hua."

"President Zhuo is really empathetic to the public, Xilin Tanjin County, a place so far from yours, and an event from four years ago, and you personally inquire... too idle?"

A chill seeped through Wen Nian’s words.

The audacious one was Xiangqiao, but now it was Xiangqiao who felt intimidated by the chill in Wen Nian’s words.

Sitting on the couch, her figure stiffened visibly.

She looked at Zhuo Ting...

But Zhuo Ting responded naturally,

"This matter previously concerned only Xilin Tanjin County, a matter both distant in location and time. But now... it concerns Mr. President’s security. Naturally, I need to pay extra attention."

"What do you mean by that, President Zhuo?"

"Originally, Lord Wen Nian’s private affairs should not concern me, but as it involves a murder case, I can’t help but speak up. I would like to ask, the personal guard standing beside you, is she the orphan from Tanjin County, Xiao Hua, or the daughter of Mayor Song Jiayu, Song Lili, who died in an accident three years ago?"