"I won't let go!"
Gu Tingzhi wasn't stupid; he wasn't going to let go.
Meng Fuyan was a little angry. As the daughter of a military family and being raised as an heir, she was strong-willed and somewhat self-centered. She could date and sleep with men, but certain things involving interests and the future had to be made clear in advance.
"Gu Tingzhi, think it through. I'm not so easily fooled. No matter how close we were before, at least we never had a physical relationship. But if you really do something tonight, and you can't meet my demands in the future, I'll turn on you."
Gu Tingzhi stopped and looked up at her. At first glance, the girl's eyes were beautiful and clear, but upon closer inspection, one could see that deep down, they were definitely different from those innocent and harmless girls.
But so what?
He likes it!
In his past life, Meng Fuyan had been by his side for so many years and they had worked together so many times. Did he not know what kind of person this girl was?
What he likes is her energy and ability!
During the long night, facing the girl he loved to the core, he suddenly became patient and wanted to hear what eighteen-year-old Yan Yan thought when facing love.
"What are your requirements? What do I have to do for you to marry me?"
Meng Fuyan's goal has always been very clear.
"Have you thought about how you want to live in the future? I'm not going to obediently follow you to your post and then stay home to be a wife and mother, doing laundry, cooking, and taking care of the children. I have my own career to do. Changning City is the Meng family's territory. I'm not sure if I'll stay here for now, but I'll most likely stay here in the future. Even if I go to another place, it can only be if I develop better there than in Changning City and can remotely control everything in Changning City. Otherwise, I won't leave."
"Once we're married, we'll be one, and I'll definitely use your power. If you're just looking for a so-called virtuous wife and loving mother who stays at home, then you'd better not mess with me."
"Tonight... even if we really get together, don't try to use that to control me. Your job is much more formal and strict than mine. Your lifestyle is very important. If you try to threaten me with this, I'm more likely to use it to bring you down."
Gu Tingzhi remained silent for a while before speaking, "You...are you afraid I'll restrict you?"
Meng Fuyan lowered her eyes, turned her head slightly, and stopped looking at him.
"Yes, I am indeed afraid. I am the eldest daughter of the Meng family. I can live well without a man. So if I am going to get married, it must be because my life will be better after marriage. But the future life I envision may not be the same as what you want. You are too powerful and influential. What if you can't give me what I want but still want me? Then I will have to spend time dealing with you, which would be a burden to me. It would be better not to have you in the first place."
These words surprised Gu Tingzhi.
He wasn't surprised that Meng Fuyan would say such a thing; he was surprised that eighteen-year-old Meng Fuyan would say such a thing.
He remembered that although Yan Yan in his previous life was very smart and had a clear goal, she wasn't so calm when she was eighteen. In fact, she was still a little timid, confused, and worried during her teenage years.
The intelligence of an eighteen-year-old is different from the intelligence of a twenty-eight-year-old.
But why does the girl in front of me seem so experienced, as if she has seen through the ways of life?
Gu Tingzhi didn't want her to end up like that.
He failed to protect her in his past life, and he still wants to make it up to her in this life. She can do whatever she wants, without having to live with hatred on her back. He can give her everything she wants.
Gu Tingzhi turned her face to face him, looked into her eyes, and said seriously, "Yanyan, how could someone who loves you bear to restrict you? I never thought of making you give up everything to stay at home with me and do laundry and cook. You are still so young, and you will definitely achieve great things in the future. How could I bear to lock you up at home?"
"After knowing you for so long, when have I ever controlled you? Apart from the time you said you wanted to go abroad, which I thought was too dangerous and didn't want you to go, what else have you wanted that I haven't given you?"
Meng Fuyan wasn't fooled by his words. "That's different. We haven't known each other for long and haven't experienced much together. Nothing major has happened, so it seems like there's no conflict. But who knows what you'll do when a crucial issue arises?"
"Besides, the reason you don't let me go abroad is because you think it's too dangerous and you're worried about me. If this becomes a habit, then in the future, if you think something is unnecessary, will you stop me from doing it? If you think it's too troublesome, will you stop me from doing it? If you think it's not worthwhile, will you stop me from doing it? If you think it's meaningless, will you stop me from doing it? Everything is based on your opinion. Have you ever thought about what I think?"
Gu Tingzhi: "..."
Oh no, if this keeps going, I feel like we're going to start arguing!
No, he didn't come here to argue with his girlfriend on such a beautiful night.
"Since you feel that marrying me is so risky, yet you're still willing to be this intimate with me, it's because... you really like me, right?"
Meng Fuyan glared at him fiercely, "What do you think? If it weren't for liking you, do you think you could have gotten into my bed? If it were anyone else, I would have chopped them up long ago."
Gu Tingzhi smiled and leaned down to kiss her. "How could I bear to make things difficult for a girl who likes me so much? Do you think I'm that ungrateful?"
"Okay, don't be afraid. I know what you want to do. Not only will I not stop you, I will also help you."
Meng Fuyan was taken aback. "You know?"
Gu Tingzhi rubbed his forehead against hers; she smelled wonderful, even her hair was fragrant.
"Yes, I know. The first step is to take revenge on the Wu and Zhang families. Because of your father's attitude, you suspect that those siblings are your father's children, and that your father had those children before he got married. You suspect that the Wu and Zhang families conspired to deceive your mother in order to seize the Meng family's wealth and status."
"Later, your father's hatred for you made you suspect that your mother's death might not have been an accident, but very likely that your father was behind it. But you also know that your father has someone backing him up, otherwise your mother wouldn't have been unable to fight him."
"Now that the first step is complete, the next step is to take revenge on the backers behind your father. Those people are definitely much more difficult to deal with than the Wu family. They want revenge, they want to protect the Meng family's assets, they want your brother to grow up safely, they want to rescue all the people in the Meng family who have suffered in secret, they want to contact the Meng family members overseas to see if they can use foreign exchange to restore the Meng family to its former status, and they want to inherit all the connections the Meng family had at its peak, right?"
Meng Fuyan was surprised; she hadn't expected Gu Tingzhi to know so much.
"How...how did you know?"
Gu Tingzhi laughed and said, "It's such a simple thing, you could have guessed it!"
Because that's what you did in your past life.
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