Chapter 389: Don’t Follow Me
Chapter 389: Don’t Follow Me
It’s clear that Zhao Ru doesn’t want to team up with Tang Siluo and Zhang Boxun. She wants to drive them out of the group. That’s true—but if Tang Siluo leaves, Luo Feifan might leave too. Luo Feifan and Zhan Lian are good friends, so it’s uncertain whether Zhan Lian will follow Luo Feifan.
Zhan Lian, Luo Feifan, and Zhang Boxun are the three strongest fighters, far more capable than An Ran and her group of old, weak women and children. Now, with An Ran and Zhao Ru united in pushing Tang Siluo and Zhang Boxun away, the situation might flip later—with Tang Siluo’s side possibly driving An Ran’s group out as the plot develops.
An Ran doesn’t really care whether Zhan Lian sides with her or not.
Hearing the coldness in those words, Zhan Lian’s face darkens. He stands beside An Ran and glares at Luo Feifan. His meaning is clear: he will follow An Ran to the end. Now it depends on what Luo Feifan chooses.
Luo Feifan turns to look at Tang Siluo and sighs. “Let Zhang Boxun take you to find your father. Don’t follow me.”
Tang Siluo’s face twists with embarrassment, anger, and discomfort. She looks at Luo Feifan and Zhao Ru, then takes two steps forward, wanting to explain to Zhao Ru.
“A’ru, in a disaster like this, everyone has their own fate. I sympathize with what happened to your aunt, but—”
Zhang Boxun suddenly pulls Tang Siluo back, dragging her out the gate. They head to the national highway to continue on to Xiangcheng to find Tang Jianjun.
Tang Siluo resists, eyes red and swirling with emotion. She looks at Zhao Ru, then Luo Feifan.
Luo Feifan is clearly embarrassed but has no intention of keeping Tang Siluo with him.
He’s already done his neighborly duty by sending Tang Siluo back from the east to Tiesi Village. Now that Zhang Boxun is protecting her and the journey to Xiangcheng is smooth, Luo Feifan no longer needs to protect Tang Siluo. He wants to be with his brothers.
Standing aside like this, Luo Feifan’s attitude deeply hurts Tang Siluo, as if all her devotion has flowed eastward. But Luo Feifan has always treated her like this, and Tang Siluo just likes this kind of attitude from him. What can she do?
Then there’s Zhao Ru. Both Tang Siluo and Zhao Ru come from Tiesi Village and have known each other since childhood. Now Zhao Ru’s attitude toward her breaks Tang Siluo’s heart.
These conflicting emotions, combined with An Ran’s clear dislike of her and refusal to mediate between her and Zhao Ru—choosing Zhao Ru without hesitation—make Tang Siluo’s position instantly awkward.
After Zhang Boxun drags Tang Siluo to the national highway, she angrily shakes off his hand and shouts, “Zhang Boxun, didn’t you see how they treated me? Didn’t you see? I’ve never been this humiliated in my life. Why didn’t you help me? Why?”
Zhang Boxun’s handsome face is smudged and dirty. He looks down at Tang Siluo without speaking. It’s not that he doesn’t want to help her, but he carries guilt about not saving Zhao Qianrong and instead saving Tang Siluo. Since An Ran has already kicked them out, the best solution now is to leave.
Tang Siluo wants to cling to Luo Feifan, hopes to reconcile with Zhao Ru, even considers asking An Ran to mediate—but some situations in this world are naturally unsolvable. People can only accept them—they cannot reverse such a bleak outcome.