Shen Suhai's old face turned ashen at first and then flushed red with anger. It took him a long while to choke out a "Thank you."
Tan Linyuan didn't take it seriously. Before leaving, he politely told the old man to have a good rest and then stepped out of the room.
He had only taken two steps when there came a rapid sound of footsteps from behind. Tan Linyuan paused and turned around.
"Uncle, I have something to ask you."
Shen Yanche had walked so fast that he was out of breath and spoke in gasps. Tan Linyuan frowned tightly. "Catch your breath before you speak."
Shen Yanche clenched his fists and blurted out, "Uncle, did you sleep with Nanyu last night?"
There was three parts of inquiry and seven parts of certainty in his words.
After all, he had already gotten the answer from Nanyu's mouth early this morning, but he still refused to give up and wanted confirmation from Tan Linyuan.
Feeling that it was a shameful thing, he lowered his voice.
Tan Linyuan glanced at him and said calmly, "Yes. So what?"
The moment he got the answer, Shen Yanche felt a rush of anger to his head. His expression turned ferocious. He clenched his fist and was about to punch Tan Linyuan, but before his arm was fully extended, his wrist was caught by the other man with a faster speed.
"Do you want to fight?" Tan Linyuan's voice turned cold. The strength in his hand gradually increased, and his eyes instantly became icy cold.
Tan Linyuan was not a frail monk who stayed in the temple all day. He had learned some martial arts skills from Master Wenjing over the years. Coupled with his regular exercise habit, Shen Yanche's little move couldn't hurt him at all.
One second ago, Shen Yanche was still amazed at Tan Linyuan's fast reaction speed. The next second, the pain made it impossible for him to lift his hand, and his legs were about to kneel on the ground. He cried out in pain, "Uncle! Uncle, I was wrong! Please let go!"
The next moment, Tan Linyuan directly shook off his hand, with a look of disgust in his eyes. "Think about your own ability before you make a move next time."
Shen Yanche took back his hand painfully. Looking down, he found that there was already a circle of blue bruises on the place where Tan Linyuan had held it, which showed how hard he had exerted his strength.
Shen Yanche was disgruntled. Although most of his anger had been suppressed by the pain, he still felt dissatisfied in his heart. "Uncle, how could you take advantage of the situation? Nanyu is my fiancée."
Facing his accusation, Tan Linyuan looked at him with a deep gaze. "I think you should ask yourself this question."
Who on earth took advantage of the situation?
Now, all the parties involved knew clearly that Nanyu's abnormal behavior last night was because she had been drugged.
If Shen Yanche hadn't drugged her, there wouldn't have been all these things later.
Drug - drugging was a dirty trick. If this got out, it would sound bad, and people would immediately know what his intention was.
Shen Yanche was ashamed and angry, but he didn't dare to say a single word for a long time.
Tan Linyuan saw that Shen Yanche was holding back his anger, so he asked indifferently, "Do you feel disgusted?"
"No one can accept their fiancée being slept with and remain indifferent." He said in a low voice and then glanced at Tan Linyuan's expression. "Moreover, it's an uncle who is as pure as a Buddha."
After all, Tan Linyuan was widely recognized as a pure - hearted and world - weary living god. Now that he had done such a ridiculous thing, it was naturally unacceptable.
Especially for Shen Yanche, it was even more unacceptable.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Tan Linyuan frown slightly. He quickly added in a flurry, "It's Nanyu's problem. She couldn't resist the temptation and didn't know how to behave as a woman. She just seduced Uncle..."
These words were really unpleasant. Tan Linyuan squinted his eyes.
If he dared to say such things to him, he might not dare to say them to others.
By then, Nanyu's reputation would surely be completely ruined.
"I didn't touch her." Tan Linyuan interrupted calmly.
Shen Yanche was stunned. "What did you say..."
"Last night, I let her rest alone in the room. I ran a bath for her and sent someone to guard her." His voice was calm. "After that, I was in the mourning hall all the time. If you don't believe me, you can ask your family's nanny."
Shen Yanche wasn't sure about this.
After all, last night, after he was blocked outside by those two strong men, he was so angry that he didn't even go back to the mourning hall. He just drove out for a while. When he returned to the mourning hall, he did see Tan Linyuan there.
But he had no way of knowing when Tan Linyuan had returned to the mourning hall and whether he had actually had a relationship with Nanyu.
In modern times, it wasn't like in ancient times where a woman who had been drugged had to rely on a man to relieve the effect.
If she was really in great discomfort, taking a hot bath should also be able to relieve it... right?
Tan Linyuan had no reason to lie to him, and he wouldn't lie about this kind of thing. Shen Yanche thought hopefully.
But soon, he remembered that when he questioned Nanyu this morning, Nanyu hadn't denied that it was Tan Linyuan who had helped her.
So who was telling the truth and who was lying?
Shen Yanche couldn't tell for a moment.
But since there was a certain possibility that Nanyu hadn't been slept with, he was still happy.
Seeing his expression obviously relax, Tan Linyuan looked at him meaningfully. "Yanche, I heard that you graduated from Linjiang National Language University?"
Shen Yanche didn't understand why he suddenly brought this up. "Yes. I also went abroad for further study for two years later."
Tan Linyuan glanced at him and casually dusted his sleeves. He sneered coldly, "With such a high - quality education, you are so mean and sarcastic when scolding a woman. I can't see the qualities that your status should have."
"If you do something wrong first, don't shift the blame onto a woman. Insulting and scolding a woman casually in an attempt to ruin her reputation is extremely low - class."
Although Tan Linyuan usually regarded himself as an elder in front of Shen Yanche, he was mostly amiable. It was really the first time for him to criticize him in the tone of an elder.
Being scolded like this, Shen Yanche's face turned red and then white. He lowered his head and didn't say a word for a long time. His expression was a bit embarrassed.
In this atmosphere, Tan Linyuan frowned and said indifferently, "By the way, I'll tell you some other news."
Shen Yanche immediately looked up.
Tan Linyuan played with the tail ring on his hand for a while before saying, "Your father has been monitoring Wen Ying recently. Do you know about this?"
Shen Yanche was stunned. "My dad? Why is he monitoring Wen Ying?"
"An illegitimate offspring. Do you think your father will let it stay?"
Tan Linyuan glanced at him and said casually, "If the child can't be saved by then, don't blame your uncle for not warning you."
Shen Yanche had never been on the same side as his father. Hearing this, he was extremely shocked. "Really? Is my father really going to harm Wen Ying?"
"After so many years in the Shen family, don't you even have your own informants?" Tan Linyuan retorted. "Besides, don't you know what kind of person your father is?"
Shen Yanche certainly knew.
Before, Shen Suhai had also said similar things, but he had always regarded them as angry words. After all, it was a real descendant of the Shen family.
As a grandfather, could he really be so cruel?
Tan Linyuan pondered for a moment and then said slowly, "In addition, I took a look at Wen Ying's birth chart. The fortune of her children's palace is quite good. If the child can be included in the Shen family's genealogy after it is born, it can still help the Shen family get through the difficult times."