Chapter 225: Liu Yanran’s Plea for Help
Chapter 225: Liu Yanran’s Plea for Help
Liu Yanran wanted to find him for help? Tang Chen gently loosened his arm that was wrapped around Yang Mi. Liu Yanran’s voice on the phone sounded very worn out. What happened to Police Sister?
“Police Sister, did something happen to you?” Tang Chen asked with concern. After all, Liu Yanran had gone through life-and-death situations with him several times. If she needed his help, he absolutely had to help her.
“It’s hard to explain over the phone. Can you come to Jingdu tomorrow? I’ll pick you up.” Liu Yanran seemed to hesitate, then made her request.
“Okay. I’ll go first thing in the morning. Wait for me, Police Sister.” Tang Chen didn’t ask for specific reasons and agreed without thinking.
After the call ended, Yang Mi wrapped her arms around Tang Chen’s neck and asked, “Tang Chen, did something happen to Officer Liu?”
Yang Mi had no guard up against Liu Yanran. First, because she trusted Tang Chen, and second, because Liu Yanran had saved her life when she was kidnapped last time.
Tang Chen didn’t hide anything and explained, “I’m not very clear about the details either. Police Sister asked me to go to Jingdu tomorrow. I’ll ask her more when I get there. It seems like something really happened.”
Yang Mi nodded and told Tang Chen, “Then take care of yourself. If Officer Liu has any trouble, you must do everything you can to help her.”
“Don’t worry, I will.” Tang Chen agreed, then took off Yang Mi’s clothes and carried her into the room…
Early the next morning, Tang Chen drove to Jingdu. Originally, Tang Chen wanted to bring Wang Baobao back and hand her over directly to Wang Xiangyu, but the little girl absolutely refused.
He had already arranged a meeting place with Liu Yanran, so he drove straight to the coffee shop without delay.
The elegant environment, with sandalwood faintly scenting the air, made it a very tasteful coffee shop.
“Tang Chen, I’m here.” Liu Yanran’s voice came over. Tang Chen looked in the direction of the voice and saw Liu Yanran walking over in an off-white long shirt, her hair tied up, wearing tight leather pants below, and high heels about eight centimeters tall.
“Sister Yanran, have you been waiting long?” Tang Chen smiled happily as he walked over and looked at Liu Yanran, then said, “Sister Yanran, you’ve lost a lot of weight. What exactly happened?”
His words made Liu Yanran’s heart flutter nervously. It felt like little deer were jumping around inside her. She grabbed Tang Chen’s hand and pulled him toward the private room, saying, “Let’s talk in the private room first. This isn’t a good place to talk.”
Her hand felt delicate to the touch. This was the first time he had held Liu Yanran’s small hand. Compared to Yang Mi’s hand, hers was noticeably rougher, and he could clearly feel calluses, probably from holding a gun for a long time.
After entering the private room, they both sat down. Tang Chen quickly asked, “Police Sister, what’s wrong with you? You don’t seem like yourself. Didn’t you say you were going home? Why does it seem like you’re being followed?”
Liu Yanran smiled bitterly, put her bag on the table, and said, “You’re right, Tang Chen. I am being followed, but not by bad people—by my own family.”
Tang Chen was stunned and felt confused. “The more I listen, the more confused I get, Police Sister. Why is your own family following you? What happened to you in Jingdu these past few days?”
Liu Yanran gave a bitter smile, then removed her hair clip, letting her hair fall down. A few strands covered her slender eyes as she said, “Tang Chen, actually, it’s like this: my family is following me because they want me to go home and marry someone.”
“Get married?” For some reason, when Tang Chen heard Liu Yanran say this, he felt a sense of rejection. Pretending to be puzzled, he asked, “Why do they want you to get married? Aren’t you single?”
Liu Yanran smiled wryly. “At this point, I can’t hide it from you anymore. Actually, I’m Liu Tianze’s daughter. I left my home in Jingdu and went to Z City to become a police officer to escape that family and cut off all ties with him!”
“Liu Tianze? Police Sister, are you talking about Party Secretary Liu Tianze?” Tang Chen’s expression turned to one of shock, unable to accept this fact.
Liu Yanran was actually Liu Tianze’s daughter—the daughter of the top leader, Liu Tianze! This was the most shocking news he had heard in a long time. He had always guessed that Liu Yanran came from an impressive family, but he never imagined it would be to this extent!
“Haha, that’s why I rarely mention my identity. Everyone reacts the same way you did when they find out.” Liu Yanran shook her head and laughed, seeming to have some past issues with Liu Tianze.
Tang Chen asked curiously, “Police Sister, if you’re really his daughter, then why did you choose to leave that family? Did you have bad memories there?”
Home is a place for shelter from wind and rain. Tang Chen firmly believed that if Liu Tianze hadn’t done something wrong, why would he drive his own daughter away?
Liu Yanran gave a bleak smile and told her story: “I have no good memories of that family. If possible, I really wish I hadn’t been born into such a household. The only reason I go back once a year is because my mom is still there. Otherwise, I would have cut ties with that family long ago.”
It turned out that Liu Tianze was also a playboy. When he was young, he was fair-skinned and popular with the girls at his workplace. Later, he fell in love with Liu Yanran’s mother. Just as Liu Yanran’s mother was preparing to spend the rest of her life happily with Liu Tianze, she discovered by chance that Liu Tianze had already been married and had a child who was four or five years old!
A young girl suddenly went from what she thought was a mutual relationship to being the other woman who broke up a family. In those somewhat feudal times, the pressure Liu Yanran’s mother endured was unimaginable to others. Even though she faced scorn at home, she persisted there for three years until Liu Yanran was born.
Liu Yanran often thought that her birth was a mistake. Growing up amid insults and beatings, the only thing she was grateful for was her loving mother, who always encouraged her during her hardest times. Her mother told her that since she was alive, she must live well and taught her life lessons. It was under these circumstances that Liu Yanran persisted, using work-study opportunities to attend university. Then, she resolutely applied to police school and left that place.
Over the years, besides visiting her mother in Jingdu during holidays, Liu Yanran had no contact with that family or her so-called father. So, aside from hatred, she felt only hatred for Liu Tianze.
Tang Chen held Liu Yanran’s hand sympathetically and said, “Police Sister, don’t be too sad. What’s done is done. You’re grown up now. If necessary, I’ll go with you this time to bring your mom away.”
“That won’t work.” Liu Yanran shook her head weakly. “Actually, I had that plan when I came back this time. But when I got home, I found out my mom no longer lived there. I questioned Liu Tianze, and he said my mom was in poor health, so he moved her to a better apartment with medical staff to care for her. I absolutely don’t believe him. After all these years, when has he ever treated my mom so well? I directly asked him what he really wanted. After my questioning, he finally revealed his purpose: he wants me to marry Sun Guofan’s son!”
“Sun Guofan? Who is that?” Tang Chen frowned, already forming a bad impression of Liu Tianze. Using his wife to threaten his own daughter—Liu Tianze was truly a beast!
“Sun Guofan and Liu Tianze are both in official circles. His identity is too sensitive, so I won’t go into details. Let’s just say he’s a big figure in politics. His intention in having me marry his son is for an alliance through marriage. I refused, and he threatened me, saying if I didn’t agree, he would never let me see my mom again. Tang Chen, what should I do?” Liu Yanran was completely at a loss. She had depended on her mother since childhood, and the thought of never seeing her again was unbearable. But she also didn’t want to gamble her lifelong happiness.
After thinking it over and feeling confused, for some reason, she thought of Tang Chen. Perhaps having Tang Chen by her side would make her feel more at ease. With that thought, she called him.
Tang Chen frowned. If things were as Liu Yanran said, it meant Liu Tianze was using her mother as leverage to threaten her into marriage. This was just too cruel! Even a vicious tiger doesn’t eat its own cubs—he had never seen anyone like this!
“Police Sister, don’t worry. For now, the most important thing is to rescue your mom first. Once your mom is safe, your father won’t be able to threaten you anymore.” Tang Chen said calmly. Since Liu Yanran thought of him first in such a critical moment, he would do everything in his power to help her.
Bang!
At that moment, the private room door was pushed open forcefully. Then, five men in black walked in, all wearing black sunglasses. Four guarded the door, while the man in the middle walked up to Liu Yanran and said, “Miss, the master wants you to come back with us. He’s waiting for you at home.”