Chapter 57 Alcohol and Cigarettes Meng Yuzhi said calmly: "He's crazy."...

"Is this the result of your upbringing?" Lin Zhun asked bluntly. "She had such a good personality, and now you've raised her so well that she won't even leave the house."

Meng Yuzhi has an extreme possessiveness for what belongs to him, and he wants to use all his planning and energy to remove all ties with the past from Chi Liuai. This cruel method is unbearable even for the good-tempered Chi Liuai. Lin Zhun has seen Chi Liuai's tears, fear, and mood swings more than once, which are much more frequent than when she was a child.

"She is very happy." Meng Yuzhi said in a calm tone.

After stating the facts, Chi Liuai smiled more after appearing beside Meng Yuzhi. She would share food with different servants, pester familiar teachers to push classes, and also participate in some activities approved by Meng Yuzhi with friends arranged by Meng Yuzhi. Chi Liuai's food, clothing and other expenses were always approved by Meng Yuzhi before they were given to her. She did not need to spend any energy to get what she had longed for in the past. When Lin Zhun was not around, Chi Liuai only needed to spend a wonderful study life outside, and then go home to share interesting things with Meng Yuzhi.

Her worries were no longer the damp floor, the yellow-brown wallpaper, or whether the Chi family would exclude her again.

Chi Liuai also acted like a spoiled child several times, repeatedly kept an unfavorable distance from other men, and made Meng Yuzhi suspicious, not to mention escaping from Meng Yuzhi's hands again and again.

For no reason, Meng Yuzhi thought of Chi Liuai's first teacher.

He could tell who was superior and who was inferior. Chi Liuai was just a newborn calf, a very evil creature. She used her abundant energy to torture those closest to her.

When you feel like losing your temper, you can still notice that she is just a child who knows nothing about the world.

What can I do? I just accept it.

Lin Zhun grabbed Meng Yuzhi's collar, gritted his teeth and lowered his voice. Chi Liuai was resting outside, and he didn't want Liuai to worry about these things anymore.

"She's just willing to forgive you a lot!"

Lin Zhun said this.

Meng Yuzhi looked over Lin Zhun's shoulder and saw Chi Liuai sitting on the carpet with a game console on her legs, watching a show on her tablet while it was loading. She was very interested in scriptwriting now. Meng Yuzhi had contacted the corresponding teacher first. She didn't have much ambition. She would try whatever she liked and give up when she got tired of it. She would also give up before failing. In short, she would activate the emergency protection program before she felt depressed and discard all the love she proclaimed.

But it doesn't matter. Next time, whatever she wants, Meng Yuzhi will give her exactly the same thing.

"What about you?" Meng Yuzhi asked, "Is your method good?"

Chi Liuai, who was raised by Lin Zhun, not only did not show any gratitude, but also added another crime to Meng Yuzhi's crime, just like what he is doing now - always putting pressure on me!

She had lost the correct reward mechanism, which made Meng Yuzhi quite worried.

Lin Zhun's unconditional indulgence meant that even if Liu Ai was ill, he would not choose to seek medical treatment.

"What did you teach her?" Meng Yuzhi's expression remained unchanged. He turned his gaze to Chi Liuai, his eyes almost overflowing with doting and admiration. "If you spoil Liuai like this, even the best child will be spoiled by you."

Chi Liuai curled up her legs with the tablet resting on her thighs, and hurriedly opened a bottle of ice soda for herself. She only paid some attention to the man while the game was loading.

Seeing the two men looking at her at the same time, she couldn't help but widen her eyes, and then asked Lin Zhun to help her get the water that was so close.

Meng Yuzhi said nothing more.

Silence reminded Lin Zhun that his way of education would make Chi Liuai unable to take care of herself.

Lin Zhun finally made up his mind and tentatively said, "Liuai, you can go get it yourself, okay?"

Half of his body was about to lean forward, and it seemed that if Chi Liuai said she was unwilling, he would immediately go to serve her.

The game started, and Chi Liuai was embarrassed: "Okay."

Lin Zhun felt somewhat relieved. He still planned to help Chi Liuai so that she could play games comfortably.

Suddenly, a tall figure passed by Lin Zhun.

When Chi Liuai barely freed up one hand to explore, Lin Jun saw that Meng Yuzhi, who had been behind him accusing him of spoiling a good child and making him incapable of living, was holding Liuai's hand.

In a distressed tone, he whispered, "Let me do it, Liuai."

"After all, you're not feeling well right now."

......

Meng Yuzhi used his other hand to wipe the ice drink with water droplets clinging to the wall, and deliberately kept it in his palm for a little longer to keep it warm.

By the time Liu Ai reacted, she was already leaning back in Meng Yuzhi's arms, with the man's chin resting on her shoulder, looking at the game screen with her.

After losing the game, Chi Liuai felt that it was Meng Yuzhi who affected her performance. Chi Liuai turned her head away with resentment and looked at Meng Yuzhi.

Meng Yuzhi took the blame on himself and said sorry.

After a moment of silence, Chi Liuai came back to his senses, but still couldn't help himself.

He complained, "Without you, I would definitely win."

In fact, Chi Liuai had lost many games and was used to it, but probably because he had been warmed in the man's arms for a long time, Chi Liuai had a place to vent the dissatisfaction accumulated from the trivial matters just now.

"I said I'm sorry." Meng Yuzhi said softly.

Chi Liuai pretended to be indifferent: "What's the use of saying sorry!"

Meng Yuzhi was unbuttoning three buttons of Chi Liuai's clothes from top to bottom, leaving her collar slightly open. She felt a little hot. Knowing that the girl was unwilling to forgive him, Meng Yuzhi thought for a while, then lowered his head and kissed the corner of Chi Liuai's lips, patted her back with his hand, and imitated her.

"Give me a kiss and forgive me."

This is Chi Liuai's usual way of apologizing.

"A generous and good boy."

Okay, Chi Liuai hummed twice and started the game again.

Forgive Meng Yuzhi for holding himself in his arms on his own initiative. He forced Chi Liuai, who could have succeeded, to start all over again.

Everything has to start over again.

In short, as Lin Zhun said, Chi Liuai forgave Meng Yuzhi again and again.

A child who calls himself stingy is not stingy with tolerance.

When the Chinese medicine doctor arrived at Meng's house, Chi Liuai was already fast asleep.

Meng Yuzhi chatted with the old Chinese doctor for a long time about Chi Liuai's recent abnormal condition. The old Chinese doctor was well-known in the circle and had met many people who were anxious when seeking medical treatment. Meng Yuzhi was no different from them. Even though his face was calm and his tone of voice was the same as before, the old Chinese doctor heard the usually taciturn Mr. Meng's words end with "She never sleeps well" several times, and he unconsciously emphasized it many times. There was also someone beside him who kept nodding, and from time to time he said memories of "She wasn't like this before", "She often had cold hands and feet when she was ten years old", "I remember she was thirteen on a thunderstorm night...", which made the face-to-face consultation with the parents not go very smoothly.

The old Chinese doctor first comforted the family members professionally and mentioned that they should see Chi Liuai first.

I want to confirm the impact of the baby in her belly on her body.

In the bedroom, Chi Liuai was sleeping soundly. The room was full of books and electronic products that Meng Yuzhi had not allowed to appear in the bedroom in order to discipline her to go to bed early.

They were scattered on the bed by Chi Liuai, who was still holding a corner in his hand, confessing to Meng Yuzhi.

Trying his best not to disturb Chi Liuai's rare sleep quality, Meng Yuzhi carefully assisted the old Chinese doctor in person. Lin Zhun was also there. Seeing Chi Liuai's chest rising and falling due to sleeping, he actually wore a men's suit jacket, which Chi Liuai secretly took from Meng Yuzhi. After the two of them separated into separate rooms, Chi Liuai, who was too dependent on Meng Yuzhi, needed some substitutes.

Lin Zhun's eyes darkened.

After the doctor finished taking the girl's pulse, Meng Yuzhi carefully adjusted the girl's tucked-in sleeves, his movements very gentle. "Her appetite hasn't been particularly good since she became pregnant," he said. "She often gets nauseous after dinner."

"Pregnant?"

The doctor replied.

"Madam shows no signs of pregnancy."

Finally, after thinking about Mr. Meng's question, he said carefully: "Irregular spleen and stomach may be the cause of weak stomach and bloating."

Lin Zhun's eyes immediately locked on Meng Yuzhi with vigilance, preventing him from doing anything to harm Liu Ai.

Meng Yuzhi simply leaned over and touched the girl's head.

His brows relaxed and he didn't look angry.

A good day without studying and without any discipline.

Chi Liuai was so proud of herself that she could fabricate any physical discomfort in exchange for Meng Yuzhi's compromise. She had a big bargaining chip that could make her brother stay by her side.

Whenever she encountered trouble, she would put her hands behind her waist with a bitter look on her face. At this time, she didn't even need to say that she was upset, Meng Yuzhi would give in.

But tonight is different.

It had been a week since Chi Liuai discovered that she was not pregnant, and it happened to be Sunday.

When Chi Liuai was caught by Meng Yuzhi and Lin Zhun in the bar, she was helping Lu Suiyue open a bottle of champagne. Almost everyone around her was of the same age. She was two years older than Lu Suiyue, so she naturally had more experience in all aspects. Chi Liuai did not reveal her life to her friends. She was always very careful to conceal her rings, kiss marks, and finger marks.

She also cares a little about it, always afraid that she won't fit in.

So, as the champagne poured into her glass, she watched Lu Suiyue's lips almost dunking into it, savoring it. It was Lu Suiyue's eighteenth birthday, and Chi Liuai thought of herself at Sister Xuewei's cruise party, lighting a cigarette as an adult. The mint, sea-smelling, salty, and spicy flavors brought back memories. Then, Lu Suiyue, knowingly, asked her if she had ever smoked.

Chi Liuai shook his head and said that this was not good.

"Your family is too strict!" Lu Suiyue was dissatisfied. "Especially your uncle. He looks very difficult to deal with. I have only seen him three times and didn't dare to look up!"

Three times? Chi Liuai heaved a sigh of relief. She saw him every day but didn’t dare to look up!

She had long been accustomed to Meng Yuzhi's expressionless manner in dealing with everything, which was considered lucky. Chi Liuai thought, if Meng Yuzhi suddenly put on a peaceful smile and said to her with his palm: "Come here, good child."

Chi Liuai felt that her legs had only two uses at this moment.

Either run for your life, or...

"More than that!" Chi Liuai asked Lu Suiyue to stop drinking and listen to her carefully. Lu Suiyue's attention was almost locked on the bottles and jars and the handsome men around her. Chi Liuai turned her friend's face with both hands and begged her to look at him. Their eyes met, "He's still a bit old-fashioned. He always won't let me do things that young people should do."

"He's doing this for your own good." Lu Suiyue's face was pulled, and he immediately changed his words, "He looks very old-fashioned, not that old. By the way, does your uncle live with you?"

Suddenly a boy came over. He was a college student next door and a sports student.

He has honey-brown skin, a handsome face, and a refreshing look. He was a friend specially invited by Lu Sui Yue's friends to liven up the atmosphere, and they were not familiar with each other.

"What are you talking about?" The boy put Lu Suiyue's wine away as soon as he sat down, "Girls shouldn't drink too much outside."

Looks very concerned.

Immediately, two e-cigarettes appeared in the hands of Chi Liuai and Lu Suiyue, and the boy asked them to try them.

Lu Sui Yue and the boy looked at each other.

The boy said that this is not addictive. He just heard them talking about it, so he prepared it specially.

"Oh." Chi Liuai turned Lu Suiyue's face back to himself, "Don't look at him, don't look at him, look at me, listen to me."

Talking bad about Meng Yuzhi, such a big thing should not be disturbed. Chi Liuai glared at the boy and told him to go away.

The boy was stunned. The girl who handed him the cigarette in the bar gave him a coquettish look. He couldn't help but think too much and suddenly felt reluctant to leave. He deliberately moved closer to Chi Liuai.

"He doesn't let me play games, I have study tasks every day, and he doesn't allow me to chase stars, especially when I call him husband. What's more, he and I have absolutely no common topics. He likes to work, and I like to spend money, and he never plays with me." Chi Liuai continued, listing several examples.

Lu Suiyue glanced at her coldly and said, "It's normal that your uncle doesn't play with you."

Chi Liuai froze. Oh no, he was almost exposed.

"Are you thinking of falling in love?" Lu Suiyue's meaningful look made Chi Liuai feel at a loss. "Maybe you don't like old men, you like younger brothers!"

"Ah?" Chi Liuai nodded quickly, "Yes, I like young ones."

"How young?"

Chi Liuai said casually: "Anyway, he can't be older than me. He's too old. I don't like him at all, not at all. I won't marry someone older!"

The more exposed it is, the louder it gets.

"I just celebrated my 21st birthday last month," the boy said impatiently.

He saw Chi Liuai was silent, with a blank and evasive look in her eyes. Her face flushed, and she looked very cute in the bright lights and feasting. The boy took it a step further: "Can we exchange contact information? Can we go out together when we are free?"

The boy noticed that Chi Liuai covered his mouth with his hand and seemed to be unwell, and was about to step forward.

The pressure on the shoulders made it impossible for the athletes who were undergoing intensive training to move an even a step, and they were slowly enveloped by the shadows.

"Can't."

A deep and serious rejection sounded behind him. The boy gritted his teeth in pain and turned around to see a handsome man dressed elegantly and gentlemanly. In response to the swear words he blurted out, the man just frowned slightly and then smiled.

"I'm sorry, but I don't think you're of legal marriageable age for men."

Chi Liuai covered her mouth but hadn't shown her ability yet when she saw Meng Yuzhi raise his eyes calmly, his smile slowly faded.

He rarely shows his emotions outwardly.

I will just glance at it lightly and not bother myself with it.

Chi Liuai quickly stood up, only to realize that he had been holding the e-cigarette between his fingers the entire time. Under Meng Yuzhi's nose, accompanied by the deafening noise and alcohol, he raised his hand openly.

It was all over. Chi Liuai looked at the man's face and asked her brother to go home quickly so that she would not be punished.

She took a step back and put the evidence behind her.

As soon as his hands were free, he took out the e-cigarette hidden behind his back with brute force. Chi Liuai subconsciously looked back and bumped into a hard chest.

The tip of his nose ached, and he was caught off guard by this calm gaze, which was even more painful than Meng Yuzhi's displeasure.

Lin Zhun showed no emotion at all. He put his arm around Chi Liuai's shoulders and led her out.

It wasn't even Chi Liuai's turn to speak in defense.

The two men's eyes met for a moment.

Chi Liuai could only glimpse Meng Yuzhi's shirt, which was slightly tightened by the sleeves, and his strong and powerful muscles through a gap in his brother's tall body.

A smile filled Meng Yuzhi's chest, and then Chi Liuai saw that broad palm, wearing a black leather glove, looking towards her with tolerance.

A gentle reminder: "Come over here, Liuai."

Don't call her a good child, just call her Liuai.

"Go home first." Lin Zhun said calmly.

Chi Liuai said that he was about to vomit and whispered, "There's something pressing against me. It's very uncomfortable."

She felt the scrutinizing gaze, worry, kindness, calmness, oppression, teasing, and pity, and the two people's eyes were staring at her from both sides.

Chi Liuai hid his face in his brother's arms in despair.

I wish this was a dream.

Normally, she wasn't allowed to come to bars, she never let anyone know she smoked, and she was only allowed to drink at home under supervision.

She took advantage of the fact that Meng Yuzhi had to leave home on a business trip and lied to her brother, saying that she was going to attend a birthday party with her good friend.

It was her brother who took the initiative to help her arrange the itinerary, and she followed Lu Sui Yue and secretly changed the route and ran to the bar.

"Liu Ai." Lu Suiyue was also embarrassed. "Your uncle is really scary. Who is the other one?"

The two walked ahead, and Lu Sui Yue was also arranged to go home. He learned that everything would be told truthfully to his mother Lu Qiu Shui tonight. She completely understood what Chi Liuai said - old-fashioned.

"My brother."

Lu Suiyue: "No wonder you don't like old men, who would like this!"

Chi Liuai wanted to cry but had no tears, so she whispered softly, ...

Lu Suiyue entered the vehicle arranged by Meng Yuzhi.

As she slowly disappeared from sight, Chi Liuai still wanted to save some chance of life by being obedient. She subconsciously tugged at her brother who was standing silently beside her. This was her man, so he must be on her side to some extent. Moreover, her brother had never criticized her once! Never punished her once! He had never even been angry with her.

"Just pay attention to me."

No one took up her offer.

Inside the car, Meng Yuzhi was pinching the girl's cheeks and slowly observing her drinking level. He couldn't help but examine Chi Liuai at this time.

Suspenders, short skirts, fishnet stockings, heavy makeup, and tattoos.

Neither Meng Yuzhi nor Lin Zhun had ever seen this side of Chi Liuai.

Lin Zhun was on the other side of Chi Liuai, skillfully inspecting the e-cigarette.

After a long moment, Meng Yuzhi said calmly, "He's gone mad."