Chapter 36 You mean, she likes me?
When Meng Yanchen entered the private room, Xiao Yixiao had been waiting for him for a long time.
"Old Meng, come quickly!"
He smiled brightly, and while pouring him a glass of wine, he spoke casually,
"Qinqin came to have dinner with me today, and I didn't expect to run into you and the beautiful Fan at the entrance of the Grand Theater."
He turned his head to look at Meng Yanchen and smiled meaningfully.
"What's the matter? Just treating them to a concert to thank them? That's too insincere, isn't it?"
Meng Yanchen took a sip from his wine glass, his expression calm.
"We're not together."
"That's what I said..."
Xiao Yixiao just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the second half of the sentence, "I went to pick her up on purpose."
"puff--!"
Xiao Yixiao spit out a mouthful of wine and choked and coughed.
"Ahem...what did you say?!"
He stared at Meng Yanchen with eyes wide open in disbelief.
"Old Meng, what do you mean? Are you serious?"
Meng Yanchen looked at him and said nothing.
Xiao Yixiao put down his cup and became serious for once.
"Qinqin came to me today and said you were acting weird. I guessed you might be in love, but I didn't expect it to be her."
"No."
Meng Yanchen corrected him, his tone serious, "I'm pursuing her and want to see if we can get along well."
Xiao Yixiao was choked by the typical Meng-style rigor, and it took him a while to utter a sentence.
"Okay, okay, whether you want to talk or pursue her, I really didn't expect it to be her."
Meng Yanchen looked at him calmly, "Is it difficult to guess?"
Xiao Yixiao swallowed his saliva, and suddenly realized,
"That night! Yes, it must be that night!"
He leaned closer to Meng Yanchen and said seriously, "Old Meng, listen to me. It was probably because of the medicine that you treated her that night..."
He made an ambiguous gesture, "And then this feeling continues, giving you the illusion that this is what's called physical love."
He said earnestly, "Old Meng, calm down. Don't believe those so-called physiological likings promoted online. Isn't that just endocrine and dopamine? It doesn't exist!"
Meng Yanchen turned his head to look at him, "What exactly do you want to say? Did you call me here just to talk about this?"
Xiao Yixiao was rarely serious. "You know, for so many years, I have always seen you struggling with Qinqin's internal struggles and unable to get over it."
He took a deep breath and said, "If you were to tell me now that you want to give up Qinqin and start a new relationship, I would be happier for you than anyone else. I would absolutely support you with both hands."
He paused, his tone suddenly becoming heavy.
"But anyone can do it, but she can't."
Meng Yanchen turned his head to look at him, "Why?"
Xiao Yixiao drank the wine in his glass in one breath, and threw the documents on the table with a "bang".
"You and she are not suitable. She has too many dark histories."
Meng Yanchen lowered his eyes and glanced at her, "Have you checked her?"
Xiao Yixiao continued, "After the last incident with Ye Zi, I was afraid of potential hidden dangers, so I was extra vigilant and checked on this person named Fan."
He poured himself a glass of wine. "This woman is so pretentious. I gave her 100,000 yuan but she refused it. I had a good impression of her, but when I checked, I found out she had a dark past. Realistic, vain, and materialistic."
"She had talked to Qu Lianjie before. What kind of background does the Qu family have? They're just a bunch of nouveau riche! Even with that kind of family, Qu Lianjie didn't even take her seriously."
Xiao Yixiao swirled his wine glass and scoffed, "This Fan Shengmei hoped to marry into a wealthy family through Qu Lianjie, but Qu Lianjie only treated her as a plaything and a tool to keep her from drinking. In the end, when they broke up, Qu Lianjie just threw 1,000 yuan at her. You can imagine how cheap she is in the eyes of someone like Qu Lianjie."
"Besides, she broke up with the guy surnamed Wang just because he didn't put her name on the house he bought."
He scoffed, "I've done some research. That guy has been in love with her since high school and pursued her for so many years. In the end, they broke up just because of a house. Just think about how realistic and heartless this woman is."
Xiao Yixiao flipped through the documents and spread out piles of photos on the table.
"Look, how many people would want to catch a rich husband after drinking so much?"
He looked up at Meng Yanchen with a firm tone.
"How could she possibly let someone like you go? She saved you before without asking for money. All of this was done to pave the way for someone as innocent as you and me!"
Meng Yanchen glanced at him, and Xiao Yixiao immediately changed his words.
"You, you are such a pure lover."
He continued, "Today at the theater entrance, I saw that Fan's eyes were almost glued to you. He was like a wolf seeing meat, he was extremely attracted to you."
Meng Yanchen suddenly looked up at him, "Are you saying she likes me?"
Xiao Yixiao was stunned. "I said so much, and you only heard the last sentence?"
Meng Yanchen's slender fingers gently flipped through the photos, his eyes calmly scanning each one, his voice calm,
"Qu Lianjie used her and looked down on her. It's a problem with the Qu family's upbringing."
He raised his eyes to look at Xiao Yixiao, and said calmly, "As for the house problem you mentioned, it doesn't exist with me."
He paused, "If she likes it, I can buy her a lot of sets and write her name on them."
He looked at Xiao Yixiao, his eyes behind the lenses were calm and sharp.
"So, this issue will not be the reason for our breakup."
Xiao Yixiao was almost amused by his logic, "Old Meng, can you look at the essence?"
He knocked on the table. "The essence is that this woman is realistic and loves money. She's after your money!"
"I have money. What's the problem?"
Meng Yanchen stated the facts calmly.
For the first time, Xiao Yixiao felt that talking to Meng Yanchen was so difficult, and he rumpled his hair frantically.
"I'm talking about her character! She has character problems!"
He took a deep breath and tried to persuade him from another angle, "What if you go bankrupt one day? Or what if she meets someone richer than you?"
Meng Yanchen looked up at him, his eyes filled with a hint of confusion and a hint of warning.
Xiao Yixiao choked for a moment, but still insisted,
"Okay, I admit that the probability is relatively small, but—"
He stared at Meng Yanchen and asked word by word, "Aren't you afraid that she only loves your money?"
These words were like a needle, piercing Meng Yanchen's heart precisely.
His fingers gripping the cup tightened slightly, and his expression became noticeably more serious.
Yes, he didn't mind that Fan Shengmei loved his money. He had the time and ability to take good care of her.
But if she only loves his money...
He does mind.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xiao Yixiao turned to the next page of information and pushed it in front of him.
"Also, this woman's family is very bad."
He pointed at the information on the file. "She has a father who doesn't care about anything and is practically paralyzed, a brother who is addicted to gambling, and a mother who favors boys over girls. The whole family clings to her like vampires."
He looked up at Meng Yanchen and said in a heavy tone, "Their family is a bottomless pit. Even if you, Meng Yanchen, are rich, you can't stand her family's chaos."
He paused, then got to the point. "Are you sure your uncle and aunt can accept a family like this? Xu Qin alone has already chilled their hearts. Are you sure you want to let them go through a similar situation again?"
Meng Yanchen's expression became even more serious.
Xiao Yixiao sighed and said sincerely, "Lao Meng, I hope you fall in love and I hope you are happy. As a brother, I hope you are better than anyone else."
He shook his head. "But there are so many problems between you and her. The gap between you is far from small. There's no way you can bridge it. It can't be filled."
He looked at Meng Yanchen and said, "You've already wasted too many years on Xu Qin. You're too stubborn. Once you make up your mind, it's hard to turn back. I don't want you to waste several more years on the same woman in your second relationship."
Xiao Yixiao sighed and said earnestly, "Old Meng, you've been really exhausted these past few years. It's been so hard. I want to see you have a relaxed and happy relationship, and stop fighting with yourself all day long."
Meng Yanchen listened in silence, without refuting or responding.
He picked up the glass, drank the last sip of wine, then stood up and prepared to leave.
"Old Meng,"
Xiao Yixiao called him, "Qinqin and I had dinner today, and I felt like she seemed to be wavering."
He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "After all these years, you haven't considered..."
"Not considering it."
Meng Yanchen interrupted him directly, his tone calm but unquestionable.
After saying that, he left without looking back...
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