Chapter 205 She had no choice but to take a desperate gamble

ah……

Mei Nan stared at Xiang Jingheng with her mouth agape in disbelief.

I have absolutely no idea where he got this guess and conclusion from.

“No, that’s not it.” Mei Nan shook her head.

"no?"

Xiang Jingheng narrowed his eyes, trying to find a flaw in Mei Nan's eyes, but her surprised expression didn't seem to be deceiving him.

Am I overthinking things?

Mei Nan straightened up and explained anxiously, "President Xiang, please don't misunderstand. I am definitely not a mole that Professor Shao placed next to you."

"..."

Xiang Jingheng frowned, wondering what all this was all about.

"Really, really not!" Mei Nan said nervously, trying her best to explain.

Xiang Jingheng stared steadily at Mei Nan.

She seemed to care more about his trust than the child, and he had to admit that, despite his usual suspicion and insecurity, he had never doubted Mei Nan's loyalty to him.

“I never doubted that,” Xiang Jingheng said.

Mei Nan looked up, a hint of joy on her face. "Really? That's good."

Since he was already there, Xiang Jingheng wasn't in a hurry to leave. He decided to ask all the questions he hadn't finished asking last time.

"When did you learn kung fu? And marksmanship?"

Mei Nan leaned against the pillows and smiled gently at Xiang Jingheng's question: "I've been learning since I was a child. I've never systematically learned kung fu, but I'm used to being beaten up, so I naturally learned it for self-defense."

She smiled calmly, without a trace of self-pity, as if such an experience was the most ordinary thing in the world.

Xiang Jingheng frowned slightly, suddenly recalling that Mei Nan seemed to have been bullied at the Xiang Mansion when they were children.

At that time, Aunt Mei was still working as a maid for the Xiang family. Mei Nan would occasionally come over to help her mother. Xiang Jingheng still remembers that she was thin and small, but she was diligent and efficient when she worked.

He never looked down on Mei Nan because of this, because he knew that if his father hadn't taken him in and brought them back to the Xiang Mansion, his situation would probably be similar to Mei Nan's, or even worse.

Mei Nan at least has a mother who loves her wholeheartedly, but he doesn't even have that.

"As for marksmanship, I did learn it later."

Mei Nan said calmly, "I learned these things for no other reason than to survive, nothing more."

Life is difficult for many people, but for Mei Nan, simply living is already full of hardships.

Every extra day you live is an extra day you earn.

"Who exactly are you?"

Xiang Jingheng asked this question again. He had sent someone to investigate Mei Nan, but in a way, he had watched Mei Nan grow up little by little, so he should know her very well.

However, Mei Nan is now like a fog, and even though she is right in front of him, he can't see her clearly.

Mei Nan knew that Xiang Jingheng would ask this question sooner or later, but she really couldn't tell him anything.

"Young master, I'm not a good person, but I'm not a dangerous individual either. At least for you, I'm absolutely harmless, so please use me with confidence."

Mei Nan even made a seemingly casual joke.

Xiang Jingheng misunderstood, "Edible? I'm not going to eat you."

"..."

The atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.

Xiang Jingheng touched his nose and coughed lightly.

Mei Nan tilted her head slightly, looking at Xiang Jingheng with her beautiful, round eyes, pretending to be innocent, thinking to herself: If I weren't afraid of being exposed, I would have already climbed into your bed.

Young master, you have no idea how alluring you are.

The ringtone saved Mr. Xiang from his embarrassment.

When Xiang Jingheng answered the phone, his expression turned cold, and he responded with a few "uh-huhs".

Mei Nan, with her sharp ears, heard the words "Xiang Chu was kidnapped" and "injured," and her face immediately darkened.

When Xiang Jingheng hung up the phone with Xiang Jinglan and turned around, he saw Mei Nan's cold eyes. She asked in a chilling voice, "Xiao Chu is injured?"

Xiang Jingheng was momentarily stunned by her icy gaze.

This woman changes her expression too quickly.

It looks exactly like the scene of the car accident that day, as if it changes color.

"He was almost injured," Xiang Jingheng said. "Thanks to Shao Yun for taking a knife for him, otherwise Xiao Chu would be the one lying in the hospital now."

Mei Nan gripped the bed sheet tightly.

These scumbags!

It wasn't enough that they arrested her mother; now they've set their sights on her son. Are they really that unwilling to let her go?!

They wanted to use someone else to do their dirty work, but they forgot that her weapon had long since grown legs and was no longer under their control.

As soon as Xiang Jingheng left, Mei Nan called Yu Yan.

“I know where their base is. Yu Yan, I'd like to discuss a collaboration with you.”

—

When Yu Yan and Shao Muyan returned to the ward, Shao Yun and Xiang Chu were already asleep.

Xiang Chu didn't stand on ceremony at all and lay on the hospital bed with Shao Yun.

"Xiang Chu is really good at talking."

Shao Min couldn't help but sigh, "His mouth hasn't stopped since he arrived. He kept talking non-stop, and he actually made Yunyun fall asleep. I wanted to take him away, but he wouldn't let me, and he insisted on sleeping with Shaoyun."

When she said this, Shao Min subconsciously thought Yu Yan was Xiang Chu's mother. Only after she finished speaking did she realize that Yu Yan was now Shao Yun's mother.

Yu Yan tiptoed into the ward.

Shao Muyan was about to go in when Shao Min stopped him.

"What's the situation now? Does Xiang Jingheng know that Xiang Chu was born to Mei Nan?"

Shh, keep your voice down.

Shao Muyan pulled Shao Min out and glanced at the ward from a distance, saying, "Mei Nan probably hasn't told Xiang Jingheng yet, otherwise, given Xiang Jingheng's temper, he would have already made a scene."

When Xiang Jingheng arrived today, he was calm and collected, which told them that he was still being kept in the dark.

"Mei Nan is really tight-lipped. She's been able to keep this a secret for so many years. Even we've been fooled by her. That woman is no simpleton."

Shao Min rarely admires anyone, but Mei Nan is one of them.

"So what are your plans with Xiaoyan? When are you going to tell Xiang Jingheng?"

Shao Muyan pursed his lips. "Mei Nan called Yan Yan today and said she wanted to cooperate with us. She can join us, but her condition is that we can only tell Xiang Jingheng and Xiang Chu after this is over."

"Ha, she still dares to make demands?"

Shao Min sneered, "Isn't she the one who caused all this? Otherwise, would Yunyun have ended up in an orphanage? Yu Yan and Yunyun have been separated for so many years, can't they reunite now?"

As she spoke, Shao Min couldn't help but shout, and her eyes reddened.

Shao Muyan manually muted Shao Min's microphone.

"Since things have already come to this, we should try our best to salvage what can be salvaged, and leave the rest to time."

Like Yu Yan, Shao Muyan is someone who looks forward.

Accept what you cannot change.

However, he felt more sorry for Yu Yan than anyone else, and he empathized with her.

Even if they agree to cooperate with Mei Nan, they will never forgive Mei Nan and those who caused trouble behind the scenes!

Can Mei Nan's words be trusted?

Shao Min said in a deep voice, "That woman is very cunning. What if she turns against us at a crucial moment? We don't want to fall into her trap again."

Shao Muyan shook his head: "I just received news that Aunt Mei is dead."

Shao Min suddenly looked up. What!

“Mei Nan no longer has any weaknesses.”

Shao Muyan: "Xiang Jingheng and Xiang Chu are both in our hands, so she has no choice but to take a desperate gamble."