After Chapter 35, let’s get along well!
The black Lincoln drove smoothly in the night, and the interior was so quiet that one could hear the subtle sound of the air conditioner.
Fan Shengmei turned her head to look at Meng Yanchen in the driver's seat, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.
"Are you sure it's okay not to send your sister back?"
Meng Yanchen put one hand on the steering wheel, his eyes still looking forward, his voice calm,
"It's okay, Xiao Yixiao will take her back."
He paused and added:
"Xiao Yixiao is my childhood friend. The bar you went to last time was his."
Fan Shengmei nodded, reached out and touched the black diamond hairpin in her hair, her fingertips gently stroking the lines on it, her eyes shining.
"Thank you for the hairpin."
Meng Yanchen glanced at her sideways, his lips slightly raised.
"You helped me last time, and I didn't have time to thank you."
He paused, his voice low.
"I came out in a hurry this time, so I only brought this."
Fan Shengmei obviously didn't know what "I only brought this" meant.
Her fingertips were still gently stroking the hairpin, and her tone was filled with unconcealed joy.
"This one is great, I love it. It's a black onyx hairpin from L, a collaboration with a Milan designer last spring. I saw it in Vogue and loved it. I didn't expect it to be even more exquisite in person than in the photo."
She turned around and praised him profusely, "Meng Yanchen, you're really good at choosing gifts. You picked one that suits my taste perfectly."
Meng Yanchen looked at her bright eyes and the smile on his lips deepened.
It turns out that just a hairpin can really make her so happy.
He really wanted to see what her expression would be when she found the room full of gifts that had come true according to her wish list from her circle of friends.
Do I need to prepare 120 in advance?
As he thought about it, he couldn't help but chuckle.
When Fan Shengmei heard his laughter, she suddenly realized that she seemed to have said too much, and pursed her lips a little embarrassedly.
"Sorry, did I talk too much today?"
She paused, feeling a little emotional.
"Because of Andy, because of you, today is the happiest day of my life in recent days, no, in recent years."
She turned her head to look out the window. The city lights were bright in the night. Her voice was very soft.
"It was my first time attending a concert, and I also received the gift I had been longing for."
She looked at him excitedly, "Meng Yanchen, I think my good luck is about to begin."
Meng Yanchen keenly caught the key point in her words - "in recent days."
Yes, she deleted him and disappeared for a few days for no reason.
He looked at her sideways, his voice low,
"These few days? Did you encounter anything unhappy?"
The smile on Fan Shengmei's face disappeared instantly.
Meng Yanchen did not ask further questions, but just said lightly,
"I'm sorry, I don't mean to pry into your privacy."
He paused, his tone serious.
"I owe you a favor for what happened in the box last time."
He glanced at her sideways and said, "I don't like to owe favors to others. If you need my help, you can ask."
Fan Shengmei smiled bitterly.
"You already gave me hairpins."
"Do you know how much that woman originally planned to ask our family for that night?" Meng Yanchen suddenly asked.
Fan Shengmei was stunned. "Did she ask your family for money?"
Meng Yanchen nodded, his tone calm.
"Before you came, she asked my mother for five million."
He paused and added, "They say there's so-called evidence."
Fan Shengmei widened her eyes, obviously surprised.
"Girls nowadays are really too brave, aren't they?"
She frowned, with an incredible tone.
"Why would she be so young and do something else? She's asking for five million right out of the gate? Does she have any idea about money?"
She counted on her fingers.
"Does she know what five million means? I've worked in a foreign company for so many years, and my monthly salary is only about 30,000 yuan. The average price of a new residential area is 44,000 yuan, and the cheaper ones in the outer ring are 33,000 yuan. Even if she earns 15,000 yuan a month after graduation, it will take her 18 years to save enough for the down payment even if she doesn't eat or drink!"
She became more and more excited as she spoke. "Five million can buy a 150-square-meter three-bedroom apartment in the outer ring road. She's really trying to get rich overnight!"
"Luckily we stopped her at the time, otherwise the girl's life would have been ruined. It's such a shame to have a criminal record in her early twenties..."
Meng Yanchen raised his eyebrows, feeling somewhat helpless.
He originally wanted to tell her how much loss her presence that night had saved him, but her focus was completely off the track.
He coughed twice, trying to bring the topic back.
"so……"
He looked at her sideways, his tone serious:
"Besides that hairpin, you can ask for more."
He paused and added,
"You know, I have money."
Fan Shengmei was stunned at first. What a plain and unpretentious yet hateful way to show off wealth.
She had just been robbed and was left penniless, and he said he was rich.
Fan Shengmei couldn't help laughing out loud,
"Okay, I'll take note of this favor. Let me figure out how to use it."
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The black Lincoln slowly stopped downstairs of the Ode to Joy residential complex.
"Thank you for bringing me back."
Meng Yanchen nodded, "You're welcome."
Just as Fan Shengmei was about to open the car door, Meng Yanchen suddenly spoke,
"You deleted me."
His voice was calm, but the look behind his glasses was serious.
Fan Shengmei was stunned, her fingers stopping on the car door handle.
She had completely forgotten about it.
"Is there something about me that makes you dissatisfied?"
Meng Yanchen looked at her and asked seriously, "Or, did I do something to make you unhappy?"
She shook her head hurriedly, "It's not your problem! It was at that time..."
The words came to his lips but he swallowed them back, "There are some special circumstances, I don't want to cause you any trouble."
Meng Yanchen looked at her with a calm gaze.
After a moment, he nodded and said, "I believe you."
He put his hands on the steering wheel, his knuckles slightly white.
"Growing up, the only person of the opposite sex my age was my younger sister."
He paused, his tone showing a rare hint of discomfort.
“So, I’m not very good at getting along with girls.”
This sentence was said abruptly, and before Fan Shengmei could react, she heard him continue,
"If I do something wrong, you can tell me directly."
The street light suddenly flickered twice, and Fan Shengmei was stunned by the flickering light.
Meng Yanchen added, as if he were reciting the employee code of conduct,
"It's better for adults to solve problems than to avoid them, understand?"
"clear."
Fan Shengmei nodded reflexively, and for a moment she thought she was receiving HR training.
She was stunned by what she heard.
This tone...why does it sound like a leader giving a lecture?
But the content seems to be...
Seeing her nod, Meng Yanchen seemed relieved and prepared to drive away.
But the next second, he suddenly turned back and added,
"You can tell me about your troubles later."
He looked at her seriously.
"I don't think it's unnecessary trouble."
He paused, his voice low and firm.
"Let's get along well from now on."
After saying that, he opened the car door and drove away.
Fan Shengmei stood there, watching the black Lincoln quickly disappear into the night, Meng Yanchen's last words still echoing in her mind -
"Let's get along well from now on."
Get along well?
What's the meaning?
Is this what she meant by "getting along well"?
At this moment, inside the car, Meng Yanchen's palms were full of sweat as he held the steering wheel.
After turning the first intersection, he suddenly swerved and braked the car into a side road.
The moment the engine was turned off, he slumped in his seat, loosened his tie, and gasped for breath, his heart seeming to jump out of his throat.
Did she understand what he just meant?
You should understand, right?
At this moment, the phone screen lights up——
A notification popped up on WeChat.
【Fan Shengmei has passed your friend verification. 】
Meng Yanchen stared at the screen, the smile on his lips widening instantly. He slammed the steering wheel in excitement, then immediately restrained his expression and started the car as if nothing had happened, fearing that passers-by would notice something was wrong, but he couldn't suppress the curve of his lips.
At this moment, the phone vibrated again.
Xiao Yixiao, [I'll wait for you at the bar.]
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