Chapter 346 I Have All the Looks You Like

The dinner didn't end until 1:30 in the afternoon. The students carried their souvenirs and left in groups of three or four to go back to their rooms to rest.

Du Congnan deliberately dawdled until the end, and Meng Anran seemed to understand his intention and sat in her original seat chatting with Qin Mu and Liu Zhi.

Du Congnan didn't stand up until all the other students had left. He hesitated and said, "An Ran, can I talk to you alone?"

Meng Anran smiled as if she had expected this, "Of course."

Qin Mu glanced at Du Congnan thoughtfully, and when he glanced at An Xiaoran, his eyes were filled with tenderness. He didn't ask any further questions, but simply hooked her hand with his fingertips, "Don't talk too long, Mr. Wu is urging you to come over. I'll wait for you outside."

"Okay." Meng Anran nodded, and gave Liuzhi a look to signal them to go first.

Suddenly, she and Du Congnan were the only ones left in the box.

Du Congnan sat down slowly, holding the teacup in his hands, and pondered for a long time how to start the conversation.

Seeing him so cautious, afraid of saying the wrong thing, Meng Anran couldn't help but chuckle, "Team Leader, I remember we had a pretty good relationship back then, right? Why do you make our casual chats sound like negotiations now?"

The word "Team Leader" relieved Du Congnan's nervousness. He pursed his lips and said, "I'm sorry about the photo. I really didn't mean to frame you. When I saw you by chance, I... Actually, I..."

"I understand." Meng Anran interrupted his somewhat incoherent speech. She had already guessed the part he hadn't said. She turned serious and asked, "I just want to know why the photo is in Chen Xiwen's hands."

Du Congnan's eyes wandered, and he finally sighed: "I contacted her last month because of work, and we have been chatting occasionally on WeChat recently. After taking the photo, I told her that I saw you drinking coffee with friends. She asked me for the photo, saying that she felt sorry for you back then and wanted to see how you were doing. I sent the photo to her without thinking too much. Who would have thought..."

Who would have thought that Chen Xiwen was even worse than when he was young, using these photos to spread rumors about Meng Anran and even making a clumsy joke about the feelings he had hidden for many years.

Fortunately, the target was Meng Anran, who protected his dignity and face in time.

"Your mistake was unintentional, don't take it to heart." Meng Anran said in a gentle and kind tone, and gave a few simple words of comfort: "Besides, I've been through this kind of thing many times, and I've heard words even more vicious than hers."

Seeing her nonchalant smile, Du Congnan felt as if a needle had pierced his heart. He gritted his teeth and couldn't help but say, "You must have gone through a lot to reach your current position in such a complicated circle. They don't understand you and have no right to judge you like that."

Meng Anran's expression froze for a moment, then she lowered her eyes and shook her head. "You're wrong. No one is willing to spend time understanding your hardships and efforts. The higher your worth, the greater the benefits you can bring to them, and naturally, the more they will respect you. This isn't just in my circle, it's how society is."

Du Congnan was silent, as if he was thinking seriously about her words.

I have to admit that she is more insightful than I thought. Perhaps only those with a strong heart can resist the influence of rumors and stick to their hearts and move forward.

He suddenly asked, "What about Qin Mu? Is he the one willing to spend time getting to know you?"

"He is." Meng Anran's eyes softened as she spoke of Qin Mu. Her tone was light but very certain: "He understands my difficulties and has been by my side, supporting me and helping me all these years. It is also because of his trust that I will not be disrupted by the outside world's perspective."

Du Congnan nodded in understanding and secretly exhaled, as if some obsession that had been weighing on his heart for many years was dissipated in the wind with his breath.

He raised the corners of his lips and said, "I can see that you are very happy. I hope I can receive wedding candy when you get married."

"I definitely will." Meng Anran grabbed the phone on the table, stood up and said goodbye: "I have something else to take care of, so I'll leave first. I'll talk to you tomorrow about the details of the promotional photos for the official account."

"good."

Meng Anran walked out of the box and saw Qin Mu standing at the corner waiting for her. She quickened her pace and trotted over, hugging his arm: "Sorry for the wait."

Qin Mu chuckled and held her hand. "I'm happy to wait for you as long as you want. But Mr. Wu, I think he'll be angry."

Meng Anran laughed softly, her body trembling slightly. She raised her eyes to glance at Qin Mu and said meaningfully, "You don't want to ask me what we talked about?"

"I can see that he likes you." Qin Mu said directly, glancing at the girl's bright eyes, "But I believe An Xiaoran only has me in her heart."

"So confident?"

"Of course." Qin Mu quietly squeezed her hand, "But you secretly helped him out just now, which made me a little jealous."

Meng Anran chuckled, "I just don't like to treat other people's feelings as a joke. Besides, Chen Xiwen originally came after me, so why should I let her accidentally hurt Du Congnan again."

"Alas..." Qin Mu suddenly raised his head and sighed, "My An Xiaoran is really too kind, so it's easy for her to be bullied. What can I do? How about tying her belt?"

Meng Anran was so amused by him that she couldn't help laughing. She shyly patted him on the shoulder and said, "Stop acting! The show is worth as much as your money!"

"Hmm?" Qin Mu raised his eyebrows and looked down at her: "Isn't it as much as I love you?"

Meng Anran's ears turned red, and she gave him a cold look, "Childish!"

Qin Mu chuckled, letting go of her hand and holding her shoulders instead. "Do you like something more mature? That's okay. I'm versatile. I can be salty or sweet, cute or fierce. I have all the looks you like."

"I like you to talk less!" Meng Anran reached out and covered Qin Mu's mouth. She couldn't respond if he continued talking!

Qin Mu pulled her hand away, bent down and kissed her lips, "My lady's lips are obviously soft, why do you always speak so harshly?"

"Qin Mu!"

"Here I am."

The two of them walked towards the stairs, chatting and joking, and the sweet atmosphere seemed to melt the frost on the windowsill.

Just as they stepped onto the last step of the top floor and entered the Snow Viewing Pavilion, a scream suddenly came from a distance.

"Ah—you lunatic!"

Meng Anran and Qin Mu quickly walked to the window and looked out. The voice came from the direction of Zhu Yunxuan - obviously, it was Chen Xiwen.

The two looked at each other, and confirmed their inner guess from each other's eyes - Lu Yi was making trouble again!