Meng Yiming paused for a moment before saying, "Yezi, don't just focus on your father and your brother at home. They are indeed excellent, but there are excellent people in every field. Look at the men outside."

Lin Ye was used to the way Meng Yiming addressed her.

Xiao Ye, Ye Ge, Ye Zi, Lin Ye, he changes his names at will depending on the occasion and his mood.

Lin also affirmed Meng Yiming's excellence, but he disapproved of his blind self-confidence and lack of humility.

"If you were more humble, I would think you would be a better person," she said.

Meng Yiming felt a little comforted. "I'll try to be humble."

It's not that he is not humble, it's that he is unable to be humble at the moment.

Animals know how to show themselves to attract mates. If he were to be more modest, Lin Ye would be even less interested in him.

Lin also said, "Let's go, it's almost time for dinner."

Looking at Lin Ye's back as he hurriedly rushed to the cafeteria to eat, Meng Yiming raised his eyebrows helplessly.

Some things, if said bluntly, might scare her. She would definitely stay away from him in the future and we wouldn't even be able to be friends.

To put it bluntly, this iron-clad female warrior has no clue at all.

Meng Yiming did not follow Lin Ye's steps. He turned back and handed the letter in his pocket to the messenger, asking him to send it out.

The correspondent was puzzled, "Why is it the same address as Lin Ye's?"

Meng Yiming asked back: "My relationship with her, can't we just share the same address?"

The correspondent said, "That's not what I meant. I meant that you should put them into one letter so that you can save on postage."

"No need. Sending them separately shows respect for them."

Lin finally paid off the debt of washing a month's worth of dirty clothes, and she felt a lot more relaxed.

That night, she carried a basin to wash her clothes and met Zhang Wanying who was washing clothes.

"Oh, aren't you helping Dr. Meng wash clothes today?" Zhang Wanying took the initiative to greet him.

Lin certainly couldn't let Zhang Wanying know the inside story that she and Dr. Meng washed each other's clothes.

She wasn't very good at lying, so she could only vaguely say, "I don't feel like washing these days."

Zhang Wanying said, "It's only been a few days, and you're already tired of it? I'd better seize the opportunity."

In fact, Lin didn't hate Zhang Wanying either.

Of course, she has never hated anyone since she was a child. If anyone provoked her, she would take revenge on the spot and move on from that the next day.

Lin also kindly advised her, "Since Dr. Meng doesn't like you, don't waste your time and feelings on him anymore. Look out there, there are many outstanding men."

Zhang Wanying laughed, "But I like mature and charming men like Dr. Meng."

"It's useless for you to like him." Lin Ye said earnestly, "He already has someone in his heart. He won't like anyone else."

Zhang Wanying was shocked, "Doctor Meng already has someone in his heart?!"

Lin Ye realized that she had let the cat out of the bag. She was stunned for two seconds, then said, "Yes, that person is me."

Zhang Wanying smiled in disbelief. "Didn't you say he already had someone? How long have you known him?"

"I've known him for eight or nine years."

"Oh!" Zhang Wanying was clearly unconvinced. "You mean Dr. Meng liked you eight or nine years ago?"

Lin Ye lowered his head guiltily, "Yeah."

"Who would believe that! If you had known each other back then, your kids would have been able to help out!"

Lin also said stubbornly: "It's not because I didn't like him before, so I delayed it."

"You didn't like it before, why do you like it now?" Zhang Wanying said exaggeratedly, as if she had discovered some incredible secret, "I know!"

Lin was also puzzled. "Know what?"

"You feel lonely here, so you come here to kill time with Dr. Meng. In fact, you don't like him at all! You are a liar who plays with other people's feelings!" Zhang Wanying said indignantly.

Lin was speechless.

She had kindly advised Zhang Wanying not to waste her time and feelings, but she ended up being a liar who played with other people's feelings?!

She still feels empty and lonely. She has so many things to do, how can she have time to feel empty and lonely?!

Zhang Wanying was even more furious. "Lin Ye, you look so young, but I didn't expect you to be so vicious. You took advantage of Dr. Meng's liking for you and toyed with him wantonly!"

Lin Ye's mouth twitched, "I didn't play with him."

"You're dating him even though you don't like him. You're just playing with him!"

"I told you, I didn't play with him."

Zhang Wanying grew increasingly angry as she spoke. "I'm going to tell the exploration team leaders that you're immoral and promiscuous! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're an expert here! You took advantage of Dr. Meng's honesty and deceived his feelings!"

Lin Ye was so frightened by the heavy hats that she stopped washing clothes. She said in defense, "Don't talk nonsense. I didn't have any extramarital affairs, and I didn't cheat on anyone's feelings!"

Zhang Wanying was so angry that she slammed the clothes in her hands onto the basin. "You don't like him, and being with him is just like having an affair and cheating on people's feelings, right?!"

Lin Ye: "... things are not what you think, there are some complexities in between, you don't know, don't spread rumors."

"If I like him, I like him. If I don't like him, I don't like him. How complicated can it be?" Zhang Wanying asked. "Do you like him or not?"

Lin really didn't want to make this matter public and let her superiors and everyone know. It would not be good for Dr. Meng or her.

Her stupid brain worked and she made a decision.

She opened her mouth several times before reluctantly uttering a few words, "I like Dr. Meng."

"I like you too, Xiaoye."

A familiar voice came from behind him, and Lin Ye's back stiffened and his whole body froze.

Apart from the pounding of her heart, she felt her limbs and internal organs were all stiff.

Meng Yiming and Wang Weiguo each carried a basin of dirty clothes and walked over.

Meng Yiming walked to Lin Ye and said, "Xiao Ye, I heard what you said just now. I like you too, very much!"

Lin Ye's dull eyes met Meng Yiming's.

Meng Yiming's eyes were burning, and he looked at her intently, like a ball of fire, igniting Lin Ye's heart.

Her heart was beating wildly, and the fire spread instantly, melting and burning her stiff body.

Her face and ears were burning red.

For some unknown reason, she felt a sour sensation in her nose and an urge to cry.

Wang Weiguo and Zhang Wanying watched from the sidelines with an amusing look.

Wang Weiguo clicked his tongue excitedly, "Oh my... If I had known I was going to eat dog food, I wouldn't have eaten!"

Zhang Wanying laughed, "Are you a dog?"

"It's not that I want to be a dog, it's that they don't behave like human beings," Wang Weiguo said. "You like me, and I like you. Can't we choose a beautiful night when we're alone and say it?"

Lin had no idea how to deal with this. She stared blankly at Meng Yiming's affectionate eyes.

After a while, she came to her senses, and then left angrily with foam on her hands without saying a word.