Chapter 657: Storm Clouds Gathering, Winds Whirling Through

f female independence and equality.Wen Ping Sheng ended the family group chat.After she finished her shower and came out of the bathroom, she saw that her phone's message indicator was flashing. She o...Chapter 657: The Wind Rises Before the Storm

After changing clothes, he went downstairs.

I saw the butler checking the maids' work in the hall.

"Butler, I'm going out for a walk in the street and will pick up Young Master and Miss on the way back. No need to send a driver to pick them up this afternoon."

"Very well, I understand, Second Mistress," the housekeeper replied respectfully.

As if she had thought of something, she added, "Oh, and the Second Young Master is handling work in his study. Don't bother him with such trivial matters, okay"

Not long ago, if the housekeeper hadn't run to tattle to that man, she would have slipped back home.

"Yes, Second Madam," the steward replied.

He thought to himself: It's one thing for the second young mistress not to let him proactively tell the second young master. If the second young master asks later, he could truthfully answer without betraying the second young mistress's words.

An Xiaotu nodded in satisfaction, tossed the car keys in her hand, caught them again, and left the Tang family with a light step.

Because the weather turned cold, An Xiaotui spent some time shopping at a high-end mall. She bought a few sets of clothes for her parents and looked at women's wristwatches before it was past 3 p.m.

I'm planning to have some afternoon tea and then call Tang Yucheng to tell him to go directly to the kindergarten to meet me.

At the tea restaurant, after ordering afternoon tea, An Xiaotu rummaged through her bag, wanting to call her mother and tell her that she and Yucheng would take the two little ones back for dinner in the evening. As a result, she found out that she hadn't brought her phone out.

Sighing helplessly, she decided to pick up the two little ones from kindergarten with Yucheng later and then head straight to her parents' house.

Just a surprise for her parents!

This high-end afternoon tea restaurant is open exclusively to the upper class and is quite popular. It's normal to meet well-known socialites here.

An Pingtong and her friend stepped into the tea restaurant, and her friend immediately spotted An Xiaotu in the corner by the window.

"Tingting, isn't that your cousin" Her friend nudged An Tingting's arm and pointed in the direction of An Xiaotu, whispering softly.

An Pingting followed her friend's direction and saw An Xiaotu sitting there alone.

My goodness, her son and that little girl are getting so close… It's amazing that An Xiaotu still has the mood to have afternoon tea here.

One person...

As if she had thought of something, she walked to the counter and pointed to An Xiaotu who was reading a book with her head bowed not far away. She whispered to the waiter, "Excuse me, is my cousin here alone"

"Yes, Miss An." The service counter staff member was a veteran employee of the tea restaurant and someone well-known in high society circles.

And it’s common to hear gossips among the wealthy ladies who come to tea restaurants for afternoon tea. They know that Tang Family’s second mistress and An Family’s heiress are cousins, of course, and they also vaguely know their relationship isn’t harmonious.

"Oh." An Pingtong nodded in understanding.

Just then, a mechanical voice rang out from the computer, "Table 66, Madam Tang Er Shao's meal is ready, please arrange for a waiter to fetch it."

A calculated glint flashed in An Pingtong's lowered gaze as she feigned casual conversation with the service desk.

After about half a minute, she saw a waiter carrying out afternoon tea. She immediately stepped forward, glanced at the afternoon tea, and pointed to that particularly beautiful hot drink and asked, "Hey Is this a new drink"

"Yes, Ms. An, this is our new exclusive product launched last week, and it's quite popular."

As soon as the waiter finished speaking, An Pingtong grasped the rim of the cup with her five fingers, lifted it to her nose, sniffed it, and then put it down.

Although the waiter was displeased with her rude behavior, he couldn't say anything.

"It smells really good, I'll try a cup later." She said with a slight smile, then turned back to the service counter, ordered some afternoon tea randomly, and ordered the same drink as An Xiaotu, asking for it to be packed to go.

Here

An Xiaot Rabbit, who was diligently reading a book, didn't notice this little incident until the waiter's voice rang out, "Miss Tang Er Shao, your meal is ready. Please enjoy."

"Okay, thank you!" An Xiaotui smiled faintly and replied.

After the waiter left, she put the book aside and gently stirred her hot drink. She raised her cup to her lips and blew on it lightly before taking a small sip.

Her brow furrowed slightly, the scent was strangely indescribable.

On second thought, this might just be the unique selling point of this new drink.

After having some small desserts, An Xiaotu felt increasingly strange about the drink. She struggled to finish half a cup but still couldn't accept the taste and decided not to drink any more.

After finishing afternoon tea, An Xiaotu walked to the service desk and borrowed a phone from the staff, intending to call Tang Yucheng.

As soon as she had just entered Tang Yucheng's phone number, she felt something was wrong with her body.

An Xiaotu's dialing hand paused, hesitating for a few seconds. The feeling inside her, one that was both familiar and terrifyingly unfamiliar, grew stronger by the moment.

Her face turned ashen.

How could this be....

"Miss Tang, are you alright" The staff member saw that she looked unwell and immediately became concerned.

"It's, it's nothing." An Xiaotu's voice trembled uncontrollably. She quickly deleted Tang Yucheng's number and dialed I Sheng's instead.

It felt like an eternity before Yisheng finally answered the call.

Before Yi Sheng could speak, she blurted out excitedly and anxiously, "Yi Sheng, I, I think I ate the wrong thing. I... I need to go to you, but no, I didn't bring any identification. You..."

In City C, Yisheng heard her voice trembling with tears. His expression changed drastically, and he quickly soothed her, "An An, don't panic, I'll go to Beisi City right away. Don't be afraid, it's going to be alright."

"Okay, I... I'll contact you later." An Xiaotu said with red eyes, hung up the phone, gave the phone back to the waiter, took out a stack of cash from her bag and placed it on the counter, saying 'No need to change', and then hurried away.

When someone borrowing An Xiaotu's phone heard her say "I think I ate the wrong thing," coupled with her strange behavior moments before, and knowing she was the wife of the second young master of the Tang family, they immediately went to report it to the restaurant manager.

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The parking lot outside the restaurant

"Tingting, are we waiting for someone here" The woman sitting in the passenger seat, who was also An Tingting's friend, pretended to be puzzled and asked.

She had originally come to have afternoon tea with An Pingtong, but unexpectedly ran into the second mistress of the Tang family at the tea restaurant.

She remembered that at a tea restaurant not long ago, she noticed An Pingting sneakily putting a small white pill-like thing into Tang Er Shao's drink when the waiter wasn't looking. She was both nervous and afraid afterwards.

Everyone in the upper circles of Beis City knew that Lord Tang doted on his second young mistress like she was the apple of his eye. An Pingting had actually put something unknown into the second young mistress's drink.

If something were to happen to the Second Mistress Tang, Master Tang would definitely kill An Pingtong. on the other sofa for several seconds, then retracted her gaze, burying her small face in her father's chest."No more, woo woo..." The little dumpling clutched her father's clothes tightly with both...