Chapter 1971: Chapter 1968: Interrogation
Yin Menglan stood frozen in place, not expecting Ning Wenbin to respond to her so decisively.
"Ha ha, forget it, whether you leave or not, I no longer care. Now, I have someone I like too." Ning Wenbin saw her silence and understood her thoughts even better, laughing lightly.
"You have someone you like? Who?" Yin Menglan was stunned again, surprised, clearly not expecting Ning Wenbin to admit it so frankly and decisively.
Ning Wenbin’s face showed a gentle smile, his eyes firm, but his words left Yin Menglan quite embarrassed: "Why should I tell you?"
"You... didn’t you always like me? I don’t believe you would fall for someone else? Didn’t you say you would protect me for a lifetime?" Yin Menglan said rather mournfully, as if she was very hurt by Ning Wenbin liking someone else.
"You’re right, my heart to protect remains unchanged, but the one I protect is my woman, not someone else’s."
"Thinking of me, you give me a little sweetness, and when you don’t want me, you kick me away. I, Ning Wenbin, am not so cheap as to be a backup!" Ning Wenbin said coldly, then turned and left.
As he turned, he saw Lin Tian and others not far away. This guy paused for a moment, then spread his hands and smiled: "Sorry, let you beauties and handsome guys see such a joke."
"Ning Wenbin, treating me this way, so heartless and unfeeling..." Yin Menglan shouted behind him, quite resentful.
Ning Wenbin didn’t look back, only spoke calmly: "My affection is only for my woman, my loyalty only for my friends. You’re neither my woman nor my friend now, so why should I be loyal or affectionate to you?"
"Friends? Those people are your friends? Did they instigate you to treat me this way?" Yin Menglan also saw Lin Tian and Xiao Manxuan and others, suddenly turning aggressive with her questioning.
Ning Wenbin, who had been walking away decisively, stopped at her words, turned around and looked at her coldly: "You have no right to speak of my friends!"
"Why can’t I talk about them, you only loved me before. If it weren’t for their instigation, how could you talk to me like that? What are they worth, to interfere in our matters!" Yin Menglan sharply accused, the gentle demeanor from before completely gone, perhaps all of it was just a facade.
A torrent of words accused Lin Tian, Qiao Xiaoyi, and the three women altogether. Yin Menglan’s eyes were haughty, high and mighty while scolding, not caring at all about their past as schoolmates.
Having studied abroad, with a rich second-generation boyfriend, and being beautiful herself, Lin Tian and the others who were "hustling domestically" naturally didn’t catch her eye.
"Ah, my fiery temper..." Mu Binglan, the tomboy, couldn’t take it anymore, rolling up her sleeves ready to get involved.
Lin Tian, however, waved his hand for her to calm down: "What’s the rush? If you hit her, she’ll go back and cry to her rich boyfriend, he’ll sue you, and the school will expel you."
"Humph, good to know." Yin Menglan lifted her head proudly, looking down at Lin Tian and the others: "If you dare to touch me, I’ll have you all expelled."
"Lin Tian, don’t stop me..." the tomboy Mu Binglan’s temper flared up.
"What good does hurting her do? If you want to take action, target someone with a challenge." Lin Tian sneered, this expression confused Mu Binglan, not understanding what he meant.
Xiao Manxuan, however, winked, thinking, someone was going to be in trouble again.
"Who are you trying to scare, anyone can bluff." Yin Menglan sneered with contempt, but Ning Wenbin’s reaction puzzled her as he simply shook his head and walked back across.
Lin Tian didn’t waste words with her, instead looking at Ning Wenbin: "What’s the name of that rich boyfriend? What business is his family in?"
"Luo Shuji, his family is in the jewelry business, seems to also dabble in real estate, not top tier, barely fourth or fifth tier at best." Ning Wenbin said casually.
Apart from Lin Tian and Xiao Manxuan, Mu Binglan and the others were puzzled, what did it mean? What’s a top tier circle? Even Yin Menglan didn’t understand.
A circle refers to a social group, connected by interests and social status, such as the Yun Family, the Li Family, the Ou family, and the associations they lead, naturally these are top tier circles, families with enormous wealth, deep foundations, extensive connections.
The Ancient Martial World and the Demon Exorcism World are also types of circles, though they are more secretive, even many large families are unaware of their existence.
Terms like high society, top tier, or second-rate might hurt some fragile self-esteem, but such is the reality of society, these situations do exist.
Lin Tian checked the time, it was just past eight in the evening, not too late, he stepped aside, pulled out his phone, and dialed Zhou Botong’s number.
As soon as it connected, Zhou Botong’s complaint came through: "Damn, Brother Lin, you really know how to pick a time, I’m right in the middle of something important here."
As he spoke, Lin Tian vaguely heard some heavy breathing, a woman’s, quite possibly Ou Mengmeng, the "Female Knight."
Lin Tian’s face turned dark, saying: "I’ll give you half an hour."
"Don’t need half an hour, right away..." He hadn’t finished before the call was cut off, not sure if he hung up or Ou Mengmeng did.
Xiao Manxuan and the ladies didn’t hear the conversation, but seeing Lin Tian’s odd expression, they were all curious. Yin Menglan, however, scoffed silently, thinking Lin Tian was just putting on a show.
A few minutes later, Lin Tian’s phone rang again, upon answering, Zhou Botong’s voice came through: "Alright, Brother Lin, what do you need me for?"
Lin Tian was a bit taken aback: "Brother Zhou, you’re... that was fast."
"Damn, don’t doubt a brother’s ability, I was already fighting for forty minutes before you called." Zhou Botong said quite proudly.
"Okay, impressive." Lin Tian praised casually, then got to the point: "You’re more familiar with business circles than me, do you know a Luo Family, in the jewelry business, possibly also in real estate."
"Real estate? A big player in real estate is the Zuo family, the one you saved last time, it’s said you’re involved with their young daughter, Zuo Xing’er..." Zhou Botong’s chatterbox habit flared up, starting to ramble far off topic.
Lin Tian’s face turned dark once more, intentionally saying coolly: "If you keep rambling, I’ll leak that you can only last five minutes..."
"Damn, I can last at least fifty minutes to start..." Zhou Botong was immediately anxious, retorted quickly, then continued seriously: "Okay, okay, let me think, the Luo Family... ah, I remember, you’re talking about that Luo Family, met them at a jewelry merchant gathering last time, but didn’t leave much of an impression, hadn’t you mentioned them, I almost forgot."
"What’s their background? With Tianxue Jewelry’s strength, can we acquire them or bankrupt them? Don’t ask why, it’s purely for a friend’s revenge." Lin Tian’s voice was as icy as frost.
