Chapter 694, Meng Xi'an

"That's not something you need to worry about." Kong Xiyan patted Meng Zhihuan's shoulder and said soothingly, "Your brother is mentally ill. Even if he becomes emperor, he won't be happy."

"That's... true." Meng Zhihuan smiled bitterly. "I heard that when mom was still alive, my brother smiled a lot, but later...

I was young at the time and don’t remember it clearly.”

"Do you know anything about your mother?" Kong Xiyan recalled Patriarch Meng's words and looked at Meng Zhihuan and asked, "Your mother... I vaguely remember that she seemed very gentle."

"I was still young when my mother passed away, and I mostly heard about it from other people," Meng Zhihuan recalled. "My mother seemed to be a believer in Taoism, and she often stayed at the Taoist temple."

"Taoist temple?" Kong Xiyan's eyes flickered slightly: "Shenyin Mountain?"

"That should be the case. I also heard that my mother likes the moon very much." Meng Zhihuan said with a smile, "I heard that my brother's name was given by my mother. Later, my mother wanted to name me Xiyue, but my grandfather had already asked a Taoist priest to give me the name 'Zhihuan'.

My mother thought this name was pretty, so she decided on it.

The nickname "Yueyue" was retained.

But I heard that only my mother called her that, and after my mother passed away, no one called her that anymore.

I heard all this from others.”

"Xichao, Xiyue." Kong Xiyan lowered her brows as she thought about it.

"Sister Xiyan, what's wrong?" Meng Zhihuan looked at Kong Xiyan and blinked.

"Nothing, I just can't remember what your mother looks like."

"I have photos. Wait a moment." Meng Zhihuan immediately stood up and took out a photo album from the cabinet. "Grandpa had a banquet for my first birthday and invited many people. He also left behind many photos."

Kong Xiyan took the photo album and flipped through it one by one: "Ah, Shanshan and Zhian are here too, it's so funny to see the three of you sitting together.

What are Zhian and Shanshan looking at? Why are they drooling?

Turning the page, Kong Xiyan suddenly realized: "Ah, you're looking at me."

In the photo, Kong Xiyan is sitting on a chair, her eyes fixed on the window, not knowing what she is thinking about.

Kong Zhian and Kong Zhishan, who were not far away, stared at Kong Xiyan and drooled as soon as they opened their mouths.

"Zhi'an and Shanshan have been very attached to you since they were little." Meng Zhihuan said with a smile, "It was like this when they were little. They would talk about their sisters every other sentence."

"Your brother was a strange kid." Kong Xiyan turned a page and said, "Look."

"Haha, brother eats so dirty." Meng Zhihuan couldn't help laughing out loud.

Turning the page again, Meng Zhihuan pointed to a beautiful and elegant woman in the photo and said, "That's my mother."

"Ah..." Kong Xiyan's eyes fell on the beautiful woman's face: "I have an impression."

"A lot of people came that day, and I don't recognize many of the people in the album." Meng Zhihuan said, tilting her head and looking at the people in the photos.

Kong Xiyan nodded and turned the page. Suddenly, her eyes moved slightly, her brows furrowed slightly, and her gaze fell on a person standing sideways in the photo.

"What's wrong?" Meng Zhihuan saw Kong Xiyan staring at the photo and came over to look at it. "It seems that all of these people are my mom's former classmates."

"Master and your mother are classmates?" Kong Xiyan turned to look at Meng Zhihuan.

"Huh? Master? Which one?" Meng Zhihuan was also stunned, her face full of shock.

Kong Xiyan pointed, then looked at a figure standing next to her: "Is there a frontal photo of this person?"

"I can't remember clearly." Meng Zhihuan blinked, then suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "There are a few, but they're very strange."

She flipped the photo over and showed it to Kong Xiyan: "All the front-facing photos of this person are blurry."

"So that's how it is..." Kong Xiyan carefully identified it and nodded: "I see, keep this album, it's full of memories."

"Sister Xiyan, how could Master..." Meng Zhihuan had not yet recovered from her shock.

"Don't think too much about it. This has nothing to do with you." Kong Xiyan reached out and rubbed Meng Zhihuan's head: "We're just classmates, right?"

"Yeah." Meng Zhihuan nodded hesitantly and personally sent Kong Xiyan downstairs again.

Under the burning gazes of the Meng family elders, Kong Xiyan declined the invitation to dinner and left the Meng family on the grounds that she had to "prepare for tomorrow's scientific research meeting."

"It's so cold!" Kong Xiyan shrank her neck as soon as she went out.

"Sister Xiyan, the car will be here soon." Meng Zhihuan looked apologetic.

She should have contacted the driver to prepare the car as soon as Kong Xiyan mentioned leaving.

As a result, her mind was full of the fact that her mother and Master were classmates, and she neglected it.

"It's okay." Kong Xiyan waved her hand without caring.

"Ms. Kong." At this time, someone came out. It was Meng Xi'an who had greeted her before.

He politely handed a brand new scarf to Kong Xiyan: "I just bought this and I haven't worn it yet. If you don't mind..."

"No need. My boyfriend is a jealous person. If he suddenly shows up with a men's scarf, it would be hard for me to explain." Kong Xiyan waved her hand and refused.

"Is that so? Haha, it seems that Miss Kong really likes your boyfriend. He is so lucky." Meng Xi'an's hand that was handing over the scarf froze, but the smile on her face did not change.

"I am also very lucky to meet him." Kong Xiyan smiled and nodded.

"Sister Xiyan, hurry up and get in the car." Meng Zhihuan saw the car coming and immediately took Kong Xiyan's hand and got in the car. She then said to Meng Xi'an, "Cousin, we're leaving first. Bye."

"Bye." Meng Xi'an watched the car leave, sighed softly, and looked downcast.

"How is it? Is she interested in you?" Meng Xi'an's father walked over quickly to inquire about the situation.

"She likes her boyfriend more." Meng Xi'an's tone was a little lost.

"What's the point of liking her? Does her boyfriend have the power of the Meng family as his backing? You still have a great chance, don't give up. I've poured so much effort into you for so many years..." The middle-aged man glanced around and lowered his voice: "It's okay if you can't become the next head of the Meng family, but you can't even become the son-in-law of the Kong family, right?"

"Dad..." Meng Xi'an wanted to say something, but his father interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "You should also go to that scientific research conference tomorrow."

"I understand." Meng Xi'an responded with his eyebrows lowered.

Anyway, whatever he said was useless.

In the car, Meng Zhihuan said apologetically, "Grandpa's health isn't very good, and the elders are all busy now."

"Meng Xi'an seems to have a brother, right?" Kong Xiyan asked, "Why didn't I see his brother today?"

"His brother? He's been busy." Meng Zhihuan smiled and said, "His father has always felt that his son has the potential to be the head of the family, so he has worked hard to train him.

His brother tried his best to get into the management of Meng Group.

As for Meng Xi'an, he was brought out by his father as a front man, hoping to build momentum for his brother.

Isn't this all pushed in front of you?

I guess he thought that if his younger brother could become the son-in-law of the future head of the Kong family, then his older brother's position as the head of the Meng family would be secured."

"Meng Xi'an had a hard time too." Kong Xiyan shook her head. "I remember he was a very lively kid when he was little."

"Yeah, a bit annoyingly lively." Meng Zhihuan recalled: "I remember the first person Kong Yizhuo blew up with the firecrackers was him, and it even blew off half of his eyebrow."

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