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"Yao Yao, are you inside?" Tao Ran shouted loudly as he knocked on the door.

It was his big brother. Tao Tian immediately stood up and casually wiped the tears from his eyes with his hands.

"Big brother, I'm here. What's wrong?" Tao Tian tried his best to use his calmest tone to ask.

"Nothing, the food is almost ready. I called you out to eat." Tao Ran softly said from outside. He had already sensed that something was wrong with Tao Tian.

"Oh, okay, wait for me for a moment. It won't be long." Tao Tian shouted towards the door.

Tao Tian turned on the tap and continuously splashed cold water on his face. He wanted to let this cold water calm him down for a moment. At the very least, he would be able to remain calm while facing the outside, which was filled with danger.

Tao Tian had always prided himself on having an outstanding quality that an assassin should have. However, once he moved his heart, it would be as if his heart had been thrown into chaos.

"What are you doing? "Are you done?" Tao Ran kept banging on the bathroom door.

Tao Tian's reaction always worried him.

"Alright, big brother, I'll be fine soon." Tao Tian hurriedly grabbed a towel to wipe his face before rushing out.

When she opened the door, Tao Ran looked at her anxiously.

"Yao Yao, you … "It's fine." Tao Tian's eyes were swollen and red. No matter what, it couldn't escape Tao Ran's eyes.

"Big brother, I'm fine. Don't worry." Tao Tian lowered his head, not wanting to let his brother see his sadness.

"Yao Yao, trust brother. Everything will be fine." Tao Ran gently embraced Tao Tian.

She was getting skinnier and skinnier, as if a single wave of her hand could wrap her whole body inside.

Tao Ran looked at Tao Tian with a face full of pity.

"Yao Yao, pull yourself together. It's going to end soon."

Tao Tian nodded. He forced out a smile and walked towards the dining hall with his brother.

"Come, come, come. Yao Yao, Ah Ran, quickly, I and Zi Chen have been waiting for you here for a long time." The moment the two of them appeared, Tao Weiguang hurriedly said to the siblings.

"Come, Yao, sit next to grandpa. grandpa hasn't seen you for a long time. Let grandpa have a good look." Tao Weiguang called out to Tao Tian.

Tao Tian trembled and subconsciously looked toward his brother. His brother only slightly nodded his head.

Like this, Tao Tian seemed to have a bit of confidence in himself.

He mustered his courage and raised his head. With a smile on his face, he walked towards Tao Weiguang.

Tao Tian walked very slowly. With every step he took, he could hear his own heartbeat.

There seemed to be no end to this road. Under the gaze of Tao Ran and Lei Zichen, they walked step by step into Tao Weiguang as if they were slow footage in a movie.

"Hehe, come, let grandpa have a good look." Tao Weiguang was like a grandfather who was overly longing for his granddaughter. However, within this loving gaze, there was a light that made Tao Tian tremble in fear.

If Tao Ran wasn't here, he probably wouldn't have the courage to face this gaze alone.

"Grandfather." Tao Tian called out sweetly, as usual.

"Quickly, eat." It's our own family and we're having a family banquet today. Don't be so reserved. Zichen, this is the first time you're eating at home. Let's see, Sister Yun's cooking skills are not to your liking. " Tao Weiguang smiled at everyone at the table.

"I remember that Yao Yao said you loved to eat prawns. Let's see, this fried prawn with cheese is not to your liking." Tao Weiguang smiled as he turned the plate in front of his new son-in-law.

Lei Zichen held his chopsticks with a warm smile on his face. However, he refused to take any action ever since he heard Tao Tian say in person, "I want to drug Zichen." He had to be on guard; it wasn't that he was afraid of death, it was just that he didn't want to die for no reason.

"Haha, Zichen, why aren't you eating? You're welcome." What kind of person was Tao Wei? Of course he knew Lei Zichen's hesitation.

As he spoke, he extended his chopsticks toward that plate of prawns. Picking up one of them, he stuffed it into his mouth.

As he ate, he looked at Lei Zichen meaningfully.

Lei Zichen froze for a moment. Of course he understood that Tao Weiguang's actions were to tell him that these things were harmless.

Actually, since he had the guts to come, he was completely prepared.

Before he left, he had already instructed his father that if there was no news of him before 5 p.m., then he would ask his father to inform the newspaper and send someone to the Tao family for him. He absolutely would not show mercy.

However, he didn't believe that Tao Weiguang would let him off so easily. The reason why he came this time was simply to investigate everything. He didn't believe that Tao Tian would harm him. He didn't believe it.

"Grandfather, I'll do it myself, there's no need to be so polite."

Lei Zichen also took the opportunity to pick up a piece of shrimp and put it in his mouth, carefully chewing on it.

As soon as he entered the house, he started to observe the entire place. It was exactly the same as the mansions of ordinary rich people, there was nothing special about it.

Lei Zichen paid extra attention to the smell of the floating air. There was nothing wrong with it either.

However, Lei Zichen didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

"Zichen, eat, it's alright." Tao Tian obediently sat beside Tao Weiguang and softly spoke to Lei Zichen.

He looked at Tao Weiguang.

She knew that Tao Weiguang had always been respectful towards this old residence of the Tao family. If he were to make a move, he definitely wouldn't choose to stay here.

Moreover, everyone was watching. If something happened to Lei Zichen after he left the Tao clan, everyone would definitely blame it on the Tao clan.

If it was a Gu, then this kind of thing would be suitable for girls. Moreover, ever since he entered the door, Lei Zichen had been on guard against him and didn't even have the chance to get close to him.

Therefore, this meal was temporarily safe for Lei Zichen.

Tao Weiguang and Lei Zichen were in the midst of a torrent of gazes, hiding sharp swords, seemingly wanting to kill each other.

Lei Haotian had warned him a long time ago, and he had clearly thought about it himself. People like Tao Weiguang wouldn't agree to their marriage so easily, and they wouldn't even hesitate to break their good cooperation with the Ling Family.

There must be a deeper meaning behind this. It was just that Lei Zichen loved Tao Tian too much, and his life was better than his, so he didn't mind taking the risk.

Was it not enough to exchange with my life?

"Yun-jie, come and serve the wine. I'm so happy today. It seems like our Tao family has been imported, haha." Tao Weiguang shouted excitedly as he ate until his face was red.

"Could it be that the house is so lively, how can we not have a drink?"

"Yes, master." Yun-jie went to the wine cellar to get the wine.

"Master, here's your wine." Not long later, Sister Yun handed him a bottle of wine that had been stored for a long time.

"Grandfather, is your body alright?" Although he hated Tao Weiguang to the bone, thinking about how he had raised him for so many years, Tao Tian couldn't help but care about Tao Weiguang's body.

"Don't worry, grandpa is in good shape." Tao Weiguang patted his chest, "Come, Yaoyao, quickly pour it out for everyone." Tao Weiguang instructed Tao Tian.

Tao Yao stood up with a smile. He first filled the bottle to the brim for Tao Weiguang, then Tao Ran, and finally Lei Zichen.

She stood beside Lei Zichen, looking at the red liquid that was filled with the transparent goblets, feeling a little nervous. The food had all been inspected by her, but this wine was brought up directly by Yun-jie from the wine cellar. Although her grandpa had promised her that he wouldn't do anything here, this grandpa was always a scheming person, and was always a worrisome person.

"Hehe, this is something that I have treasured for many years, Bordeaux. It tastes so good and smooth when you drink it. Try it." Tao Tian poured wine while Tao Weiguang explained by the side.

As for Tao Tian, he completely didn't hear his grandfather's words. His entire heart was worried that his grandfather might do something with the wine.

In any case, he was still thinking about me and brother dying, so he might as well use some hands and feet in the wine. Wouldn't it be easy for everyone to deal with her together?

Thinking like this, Tao Yao's hand that had poured the wine began to tremble. A few drops of the liquid spilled onto the outside of the table, dripping onto the white tablecloth.

"Yaoyao, what happened to you?" Lei Zichen was surprised to see a change in Tao Tian's expression, but he still asked with concern.

Tao Tian didn't reply. He only shook his head.

"Grandfather." As if he had made a great decision, Tao Tian picked up Lei Zichen's wine cup on the table.

"This toast is for you. Thank you for helping me and Zichen. I'll do it first." Without waiting for Tao Weiguo's reaction, Tao Tian had already finished the wine in his cup in one gulp.

This action was beyond Tao Weiguang's expectations. Even Tao Ran and Lei Zichen were so shocked that their jaws dropped.

Tao Tian gulped down the wine in the cup. He placed the cup on the table and wiped his mouth with his hand.

He looked at Tao Wei with a calm expression.

"Good, my granddaughter is indeed a heroine, straightforward!" As he spoke, Tao Weiguang also held the cup, and downed the wine in it.

When Sister Yun had just served the wine, Lei Zichen had suspected something. He had even quickly planned in his mind what he should do to prevent Tao Weiguang from using underhanded methods.

However, he didn't expect that Tao Tian would be the first to drink the wine in his cup.

"Yao Yao." Lei Zichen still hadn't recovered from his shock as he looked at Tao Tian with a panicked expression.

Tao Tian didn't say anything. He stretched out a hand and gently patted the back of Lei Zichen's hand, signaling him not to worry about you.

After drinking the wine, Tao Tian sat down beside Lei Zichen.

Regardless of whether her grandfather wanted to kill her today, or drink her to death, let her, Tao Yao, do it.

After Tao Tian made his decision, he suddenly felt as if all his energy had increased a hundredfold.

"Oh? Are you afraid that grandpa will make things difficult for your young husband?" Tao Weiguang teased with a face full of love.

"Raising a girl is a waste of time, I turned my elbow out." Tao Weiguang chattered on, shaking the red liquid in his goblet while staring at Tao Tian.

"You can't even let your husband drink wine. Yao Yao, I say, isn't this home tutor too strict?" The action that Tao Tianming had just taken obviously made Tao Weiguang very unhappy.

"Grandfather, look at what you're saying. It's just that, in a while, Zichen will be driving me back." Tao Tian awkwardly explained.

"Okay, okay. "I understand." Tao Weiguang put down the cup in his hand and looked at Tao Tian.

Tao Tian felt very uncomfortable being stared at by Tao Weiguang.

"Grandfather, there's nothing else …" Tao Tian wanted to explain, but he discovered that there didn't seem to be any suitable excuse.

"Alright, grandfather. Is the heavens a woman? Naturally, it is to marry a husband." Tao Ran suddenly said.

He successfully drew the attention of everyone.

"Eat." The food will be cold in a while. " Tao Ran added, and then without a word, he began to eat the dishes in front of him.

"Ah, yes, let's eat, Grandfather." Tao Tian acted as if he had received an amnesty.

"Hur hur, good, good." Tao Weiguang returned to smiling, nodding repeatedly to acknowledge the good news.

After eating the entire meal, Tao Tian's chest and back were drenched in sweat.

He drank a lot of wine. His face was red, his eyes were blurred, and he stumbled as he walked.