After their last visit to the amusement park, the two seemed to have grown much closer. When Meng Lianyun came to see Cheng Yiyi, he was more low-key, and the gifts he gave her changed from expensive jewelry to gourmet food and milk tea.
Cheng Yiyi finally dared to accept it this time.
"Thank you for the things, but I suggest you buy more next time. You know how much Qingqing eats."
No sooner had Cheng Yiyi finished speaking than Lu Qing appeared out of nowhere:
What are you saying about me?
Cheng Yiyi shook the fried chicken in her hand and said helplessly:
"These things aren't even enough to fill a tooth gap for you!"
"It's okay! I'll just get a little bit stuck in my teeth, the rest is all yours," Lu Qing said with a grin.
Meng Lianyun smiled sheepishly:
"Next time! Next time I'll definitely buy more!"
"No need! We can buy whatever we want to eat ourselves. You don't need to come here every day," Cheng Yiyi said with a smile.
It was just an ordinary sentence, but disappointment flashed in Meng Lianyun's eyes:
"Don't you want to see me?"
"No, no!" Cheng Yiyi waved her hands repeatedly.
"I just feel that you don't need to travel so far every day just to bring us some food and drinks. You should use that time to do something more meaningful."
Meng Lianyun: "Don't worry, I've already arranged things at the orphanage. I've also established the Meng family foundation to specifically help homeless orphans."
Cheng Yiyi was somewhat surprised; she felt that Meng Lianyun seemed to have changed.
Seeing this, Lu Qing's eyes darted around, and he teased:
"Looks like my pill worked quite well! With time to find women, Young Master Meng actually has time to do good deeds!"
"It's a pity, my pill only lasts for six months, and I don't know what will happen after that."
Upon hearing this, Meng Lianyun immediately perked up:
"Lu Qing, let me tell you this today, without that pill of yours, I won't mess around anymore!"
As he spoke, Meng Lianyun pried open his phone and showed him the chat page:
"Look, I've deleted all the women from my phone."
After reading it, Cheng Yiyi became even more surprised:
"They really deleted them all!"
Meng Lianyun nodded: "From today onwards, I will turn over a new leaf and start anew. I will no longer be a rich second-generation who just loafs around and waits to die!"
Seeing how earnestly Meng Lianyun was changing himself, Cheng Yiyi was genuinely happy for him and for the children he had helped.
"Meng Lianyun, you're great, keep it up!"
Hearing Cheng Yiyi's praise, Meng Lianyun felt as sweet as if he had eaten honey.
His gaze towards Cheng Yiyi grew increasingly intense, and Cheng Yiyi lowered her head somewhat awkwardly.
"Um... it's getting late, we'll head back now, goodbye!"
After saying that, Cheng Yiyi pulled Lu Qing and turned to leave.
But while going up the steps, she accidentally tripped over a loose shoelace and almost fell.
Meng Lianyun quickly grabbed her:
Are you alright?
Cheng Yiyi shook her head: "I just tripped, I didn't fall."
Meng Lianyun breathed a sigh of relief, then squatted down to tie Cheng Yiyi's shoelaces.
His action stunned Cheng Yiyi.
The dignified young master Meng, who can even have someone feed him water, is actually tying her shoelaces?
Meng Lianyun carefully tied a bow and pulled it tight.
"Alright! See how well I tied it? Doesn't it look good?"
Meng Lianyun was as smug as a Shiba Inu wagging its tail.
After regaining her senses, Cheng Yiyi felt her cheeks burning and could only nod hastily and perfunctorily:
"Okay...okay! Thank you!"
"Go back quickly!" Meng Lianyun said with a smile.
Cheng Yiyi didn't dare look Meng Lianyun in the eye at all and hurriedly went into the dormitory.
Lu Qing glanced at Meng Lianyun, and couldn't help but smile.
Meng Lianyun is finally acting properly now. If he stops acting recklessly, he can barely be considered a good person.
Moreover, it seems that Cheng Yiyi isn't indifferent to him either.
Their relationship is slowly getting back on track.
Lu Qing caught up with Cheng Yiyi and took her arm as they entered the elevator.
Just as the elevator doors were closing, she suddenly saw a woman at the end of the corridor looking at them with a venomous gaze.
Lu Qing frowned slightly, and her eyelids twitched.
She did some quick calculations with her fingers, then sighed helplessly.
It seems there's a little trouble again!
That woman was none other than Xi Chen.
Since that day, she has been living in fear of having AIDS, and even taking medication every day cannot suppress her fear.
Back at school, she tried to hide the incident, but her roommate found the medicine bottle she had taken.
Fearing that she might infect them with HIV again, her three roommates told their class advisor about it.
As a result, Xi Chen was ordered by the class teacher to go home and rest, and was no longer allowed to stay in the dormitory.
She came back today to move her things, but she never expected to run into Meng Lianyun, let alone see Meng Lianyun tying Cheng Yiyi's shoelaces.
She was jealous of Cheng Yiyi, and even more resentful of Meng Lianyun's ruthlessness.
In her view, both of them were the culprits who caused her suffering.
So, before Meng Lianyun could even leave the school, Xi Chen stopped him.
"Lianyungang!"
When Meng Lianyun saw her, his brows furrowed slightly.
"Xi Chen, is something the matter?"
"Lianyun, I don't want to break up with you. Although I only got together with you because of my father's situation, my feelings for you are genuine," Xi Chen said with tears in her eyes.
Seeing her approach, Meng Lianyun immediately stepped back and created distance:
"Xi Chen, we've already broken up!"
"I used to be a jerk, threatening you to be with me by using your dad's situation, but that's all over now. I've let your dad go, and I didn't mistreat you while we were together. Can't we part amicably?"
"No way!" Xi Chen roared.
"Meng Lianyun, why can you start and end things as you please?!"
"I'm a person, not your pet!"
Meng Lianyun scoffed:
"Fine! Tell me, what do you want?"
Xi Chen: "Let's get back together, let's stay together. I only have two more years until graduation, will you marry me?"
Hearing this, Meng Lianyun couldn't help but laugh:
"Xi Chen, are you out of your mind?!"
"Not to mention that you and I haven't reached the point of marriage yet, just look at your father. He embezzled so much money from the Meng family and almost got me into legal trouble. I'm already being kind by letting him go."
"If I marry you, he'll be my father-in-law. Wouldn't that be like slapping my own family in the face?"
"Heh~" Xi Chen chuckled, a sinister glint in his eyes:
So, you're saying that we can never be together no matter what?
Meng Lianyun patted Xi Chen on the shoulder:
"Xi Chen, you're still young, and there are many possibilities for your future. Why hang yourself on this one tree?"
"Just pretend none of this happened. Study hard, find a good job after graduation, and you will meet someone you truly love in the future."
After saying this, Meng Lianyun was about to leave, but Xi Chen grabbed him:
"Lianyun, I can listen to you, but can you say goodbye to me one last time? I don't want things to end so easily between us."
Xi Chen stood on tiptoe and tried to kiss him.
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