The Tang Family’s Seven Os Chapter 49 - TTFSO Chapter 49

Chapter 49 - TTFSO Chapter 49

When the scenes were ready and filming started, only Tang Er Yuan and Li Can were still sitting in the same place, out of place with the busy crew around them.
Tang Er Yuan took a look at the darkening sky and turned his head to ask Li Can, “Shouldn’t we go now?”
Li Can nodded and pulled him to his feet, “Let’s go, don’t delay their filming here.”
They didn’t bother Li Xin Ran and Tang San Yuan, asking Tang San Yuan’s assistant to tell them and left without a word.
The two of them went to the car park side by side and Li Can unlocked the car carelessly, saying, “I’ll take you home.”
“No need, I drove here.”
Li Can opened the passenger door, tilted his head to look at him, hooked his lips and smiled, his voice a little gentle as he said, “You’re injured, it’s not convenient to drive, I’ll give you a lift.”
“……” Tang Er Yuan looked down at the ‘big’ wound on his hand and silently got into Li Can’s car.
Li Can sat in the driver’s seat and turned to help him fasten his seatbelt, the distance was too close, so that Li Can could see every eyelash of his. Four eyes met and Li Can paused for a moment before withdrawing his hand, as if nothing happened, and started the car.
Tang Er Yuan’s heart skipped a beat and he tugged his seat belt unnaturally, looking out the window at the ever changing scenery and said, “Wang Nai Qing is chasing Li Xin Ran, be careful, don’t let Wang Nai Qing get the upper hand……”
Li Can interrupted him, “Do you think Wang Nai Qing is good looking?”
Tang Er Yuan thought about it, although Wang Nai Qing’s face was not particularly outstanding, he had a tall body and stood out in the crowd, so he nodded, “He’s not bad looking.”
Remembering Tang Er Yuan’s face-controlling1cares more about looks than inner beauty nature, Li Can’s expression turned a little colder, “You should run less to the drama set in future.”
Tang Er Yuan was about to retort when his phone rang, he looked down and saw that it was a message from Zhou Ze.
“Er Yuan, I’m meeting up with my friends at ‘Drunk on Radiant Gold Paper’ tonight, they want to meet you. I haven’t seen you for a few days either, will you come here and hang out together for a while?”
Since the unhappy dinner that day, Tang Er Yuan hadn’t met with Zhou Ze. He didn’t know how Zhou Ze had explained to father Zhou and mother Zhou that day. Zhou Ze had just sent him a message apologising afterwards, without saying much.
That message, which he didn’t reply to, was a message in which Zhou Ze asked him to hang out today, probably because he wanted to ease things up with him.
He knew it wasn’t good to leave without saying goodbye that day, but at that moment he just wanted to follow Li Can without thinking about anything.
He turned his head to look at Li Can and remembered that day when Li Can kissed him with some cruelty and dominance. Tang Er Yuan felt like he could still feel the tingling on his lips from that time and he unconsciously touched his lips.
Li Can turned his head slightly sideways, glanced at him, curled his lips and asked: “Why do you keep looking at me?”
Tang Er Yuan withdrew his gaze, the tips of his ears flushed slightly and hastily released his hand from his lips, as if he was afraid that Li Can would find out that he was recalling that kiss.
The phone rang again and Tang Er Yuan glanced down to see that it was still a message from Zhou Ze.
“Er Yuan, I miss you, come out and meet me.”
Tang Er Yuan pursed the corners of his lips, his finger slid over the message unconsciously. He hesitated for a moment and said to Li Can, “I’m not going home, you can send me to Drunk on Radiant Gold Paper.”
Li Can frowned for a moment, even if he knew that Drunk on Radiant Gold Paper was owned by Lu Cheng and that Tang Er Yuan would not be in any danger there, he could not help but frown, “Who’re you meeting?”
“……Zhou Ze.” Tang Er Yuan subconsciously moved his eyes away, inexplicably a little guilty.
Li Can’s hand holding the steering wheel clenched fiercely. He couldn’t suppress the anger in his heart, couldn’t bear it and gritted his teeth and questioned: “Tang Er Yuan, do you like him that much?”
He didn’t know whether his anger came from the fact that Zhou Ze wasn’t good enough for Tang Er Yuan, or from the fact that Tang Er Yuan liked Zhou Ze. He only knew that the anger in his chest was constantly surging and he couldn’t suppress it even if he wanted to.
Tang Er Yuan looked down at his fingertips and didn’t say anything because he didn’t know the answer himself.
For the past few years, he had always thought he liked Zhou Ze and that liking had not faded with time and distance. Instead, the memory of Zhou Ze was growing brighter and brighter like a red rose.
But now he hesitated, what did he like about Zhou Ze other than that face of his? Did he really understand Zhou Ze?
For the first time, he started to think about these questions and for the first time, he started to question his feelings for Zhou Ze.
The reason he went to see Zhou Ze this time was because he had decided to go and talk to him about it. Although he hadn’t thought about what his answer to Zhou Ze’s proposal was, he felt that he couldn’t put it off any longer and that it was time to give Zhou Ze an answer.
Li Can didn’t say anything more, the two of them were silent all the way and the air in the car seemed to have thinned out.
Li Can drove the car directly to the entrance of Drunk on Radiant Gold Paper and then stopped the car without a word.
Tang Er Yuan was silent for a while, stepped out of the car, looked back at him and whispered: “Thank you for driving me here.”
Li Can turned his head away, annoyed. He pulled a cigarette out of the cigarette case, held it to his mouth and lit it.
The sky was already completely dark and Li Can turned off his headlights, leaving darkness all around, with only the smoke and fire reflecting his angular face.
Tang Er Yuan looked at him for a moment, closed the car door and turned around to walk slowly towards Drunk on Radiant Gold Paper.
He was about to meet the Red Rose of his heart but he wasn’t happy at all. His steps were heavy and just thinking about the side of Li Can’s face just now brought an indefinable sadness to his heart.
Li Can exhaled a mouthful of smoke and looked at Tang Er Yuan’s back, unable to resist smashing the steering wheel.
The laughter could be heard through the door of the room, and the glorious corridor reminded Tang Er Yuan of his brother-in-law, who had lost his memory some time ago, and he didn’t know if he had recovered.
When Tang Er Yuan entered, Zhou Ze and his friends had long since arrived. The spacious and luxurious room was filled with people, pushing and exchanging glasses.
Tang Er Yuan’s eyes swept around the room, the room was filled with ignorant young masters. Zhou Ze used to despise these people and every time he saw them, he looked at them with a look of disdain.
Tang Er Yuan had played with these people a few times before and received a few blank looks from Zhou Ze because of it but he didn’t expect Zhou Ze to play with them now.
Tang Er Yuan couldn’t help but sigh but it was understandable. After all, although these people were not very capable themselves, their family’s financial power was not to be underestimated. On the contrary, Zhou Group was declining and they were even inferior to these people. Zhou Ze wanted to lead the Zhou Group back on track but it’s not possible without the help of these people.
Tang Er Yuan greeted them briefly. After growing up, he had not contacted these people for a long time and many of them couldn’t even be named. All except for a man named Li Yi, who had a good relationship with Tang Er Yuan and often hung out together over the years.
Zhou Ze was happy to see Tang Er Yuan coming and stood up with a smile, saying in a gentle voice: “Er Yuan, you’re here?”
Tang Er Yuan nodded towards him, looking a little detached. Zhou Ze moved for a moment, then smiled again and patted the seat beside him, “Come and sit down.”
Without saying anything more, Tang Er Yuan stepped over the nuts and food crumbs on the floor and sat down at a spot an arm’s length away from Zhou Ze.
Zhou Ze brought a glass of wine to him but he held it in his hand and didn’t drink it. Because he was Omega, he was always careful when he was outside, he wasn’t used to drinking wine handed to him, not even from Zhou Ze, he couldn’t trust Zhou Ze 100%.
Zhou Ze smiled at him and suddenly handed him a red rose, his eyes burning and gentle as he stared into his eyes, “Er Yuan, I’m so happy that you’re here, this is for you.”
Tang Er Yuan looked at the red rose in his hand and froze. He had given Zhou Ze so many red roses and this was the first time Zhou Ze had given him a red rose He took it numbly and said, not quite used to it, “Thank you……”
Those young masters were already a bit drunk and when they saw Tang Er Yuan sitting down beside Zhou Ze, they immediately came over with glasses of wine to toast.
“It’s rare to see our Young Master Tang Er Yuan, we should have a good drink today.”
“That’s right, you must have three glasses first!”
“Have fun today, don’t go home if you’re not drunk!”
While the laughter and excitement around the room continued, Tang Er Yuan sat there somewhat indifferently, lacking in interest.
Seeing that he was not in a high spirits mood, Zhou Ze kindly stood up to block the drinks, “Come, come, let’s drink over here, Er Yuan, he is not feeling well today, let me drink for him.”
After all, the last time at the restaurant had been unpleasant, this time he had to behave properly and couldn’t let Tang Er Yuan leave alone first again.
When the young masters heard Zhou Ze’s words, they started to coax, “Not feeling well? Are you having a baby?”
Everyone all laughed and their eyes swept ambiguously over Tang Er Yuan’s flat belly, those ambiguous glances annoyed Tang Er Yuan for a while.
Zhou Ze neither admitted nor denied it, he just laughed and said loudly, “Drink drink drink……”
He said and took the lead in drinking one cup at a time, pulling everyone to the side to drink2拼酒 (pīn jiǔ): to compete and see who can drink the most without getting drunk.
The surroundings could be considered a bit quieter and Tang Er Yuan loosened his collar. He hadn’t been in a good mood today since he got off at Li Can’s car.
Li Yi sat next to him with a cigarette in his mouth and a glass of wine in his hand, “Er Yuan, you’re not enough of a friend, you didn’t even tell me you were getting married and I only found out after Zhou Ze said so.”
“Getting married?” Tang Er Yuan glanced at Zhou Ze who was drinking not far away, Zhou Ze didn’t notice this side.
Li Yi nodded, flicked the cigarette in his hand, took two puffs, and said as if inadvertently, “Yes, Zhou Ze said that you were about to get married and just now Wang Da even signed a list with him. If it wasn’t for Uncle Tang’s sake, who would dare to sign a contract with his family now with the Zhou family’s situation.”
Tang Er Yuan slightly wrinkled his brows and turned his head to look at him, he also looked at Tang Er Yuan with a calm gaze.
Tang Er Yuan knew that Li Yi was reminding him that if he and Zhou Ze hadn’t settled on the marriage, he should clarify it earlier, and if he and Zhou Ze had already settled on it, he shouldn’t be used by Zhou Ze. He couldn’t let him bluff outside under the banner of General Tang, it would be bad if he caused trouble for General Tang.
Tang Er Yuan couldn’t say whether he was disappointed with Zhou Ze in his heart or if he was used to it, he just looked up and smiled gratefully at Li Yi, words weren’t needed.
Li Yi saw that he understood, did not say more and smoothly twisted out the cigarette in his hand.
Tang Er Yuan stared at the cigarette that was extinguished in the ashtray for a while, his mind was filled with that face of Li Can.
Suddenly feeling a little tired, he stood up with the red rose in his hand and said: “I’m going to the bathroom.”
Li Yi nodded and ran off to sing as if nothing had happened. Zhou Ze was so drunk that he didn’t notice Tang Er Yuan walking out of the room.
Tang Er Yuan left the smoky box and couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. He did not go to the bathroom, but walked slowly to the balcony outside. The night breeze was slightly cool, he looked at the vast night and closed his eyes and his somewhat chaotic head cleared up with the cold breeze.
He opened his eyes again, as if he had made up his mind of some sort and gazed soberly at the distant lights.
To him, Zhou Ze was like a clear spring that he had been looking at from afar. He thought it must be sweet and pure, but when he really drank it, he realised that it was just plain, white water.
He could no longer deceive himself, Zhou Ze was not the red rose in his heart, but just a passerby passing through a field of roses.
He stared at the red rose Zhou Ze gave him for a long time, then finally let go and watched the red rose disappear into the night little by little.
melon: Zhou Ze is disgusting 🤮
Also, I forgot what I translated the club name as and had to go back and dig through the chapters to find it 😂😅🤦🏻‍♀️ This time I pasted it in a note just in case it comes back again lol.
And totally unrelated but last night, my sis brought home her friend’s hamster cos said friend is going overseas for a few days so sis is gonna help take care of it. And then she told me its name is Xiao San 🤣🤣🤣1cares more about looks than inner beauty2拼酒 (pīn jiǔ): to compete and see who can drink the most without getting drunk