Chapter 79 I'm free to love you
After dinner, Meng Yanchen gently squeezed Fan Shengmei's hand and said softly,
"Xiao Yixiao and the others have something to discuss. Why don't you take a look around first? There's a band performing in the front yard, and the hot spring area of the villa is open. You can wander around freely."
He stroked her wrist, "Is it okay to be alone?"
Fan Shengmei smiled and said, "Mr. Meng, you should have some confidence in your girlfriend. A former senior HR and current deputy director of the investment department, doesn't even have this little social skill?"
Meng Yanchen chuckled softly, rubbing her wrist bones with his fingertips. "But you're also my girlfriend, and I'm worried you'll be bored."
"I guess you'll be the one who's bored."
He thought about it and nodded in agreement, "It's possible since you're not around."
He leaned over and kissed her on the forehead, "Okay, I'll find you as soon as I'm done."
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Pushing open the door of the conference room, besides Xiao Yixiao, there was also Xu Qin.
When the two saw Meng Yanchen come in, they both stood up.
"I'll go out first, you guys chat."
Xiao Yixiao patted Meng Yanchen on the shoulder and left tactfully.
Meng Yanchen said calmly, "Just wait for me at the door."
Xu Qin clutched the bandage tightly and lowered her head, saying, "I have something else to do at the hospital. I'll leave first."
"sit down."
Meng Yanchen's voice left no room for doubt, "It won't take you long."
Xu Qin froze in place, and heard him sneer, "Do you want to be like you were when you were little? When you make a mistake, you run back to your room and hide, waiting for me to clean up the mess for you?
Meng Yanchen pulled out a stool and sat directly across from her. "Since you don't have the ability to face and solve the problem independently, why did you knowingly commit such a crime?"
"That's because of you!"
She suddenly squatted beside him, her eyes red, "Brother, that's because of you. As long as you are here, I'm not afraid of anything..."
"So this is how you repay me?"
Meng Yanchen sneered, looking down on her. "That's right, you've always been like this. Enjoying the protection of the Meng family while complaining about the oppression at home; craving your parents' understanding while wanting absolute freedom. Now it's even worse—missing my kindness while backstabbing the one I love."
Xu Qin's pupils trembled, "I don't know what you are talking about."
Meng Yanchen threw the pile of photos directly on the table.
"Explain." His voice was as cold as ice.
Xu Qin pursed her lips, "I...I don't know what this is."
"Dare to do it but not admit it?"
Meng Yanchen sneered, "If you had told Mom directly that day, I would have looked up to you. When did you learn such despicable tactics? Secretly filming, using someone else's knife to kill someone, sowing discord, exposing someone's shortcomings in front of everyone and making things difficult for them. Is this how the Meng family has trained you for the past twenty years? Forget about self-cultivation. You don't even have the most basic character now."
He suddenly sneered, "You were so determined to be with Song Yan back then, and it wasn't without reason. You two really are a good match."
Xu Qin stood up suddenly, and shouted with red eyes,
"I did all this so that you can see clearly! See clearly what kind of person Fan Shengmei is! See clearly your own heart!"
Meng Yanchen stared at her blankly, his face serious, but his eyes full of sarcasm.
"Am I blind? Or have you quit emergency medicine and switched to ophthalmology? Do I need your guidance on whether my mind can see clearly?"
"No, that's not the case."
Xu Qin's voice trembled, "Brother, we grew up together, and you only have eyes for me..."
She suddenly grabbed Meng Yanchen's arm and said, "You are trying to piss me off, right? Because I chose Song Yan, you deliberately picked her to piss me off, right?"
"Brother, I didn't realize how I felt about you before. I regret it... I really regret it... I know I was wrong..."
She clutched Meng Yanchen's sleeve tightly, "Brother, I am willing to separate from Song Yan. I am willing to return to you, to the Meng family... Look at me, you don't really love her, you clearly love——"
“That’s enough!”
Meng Yanchen suddenly shook off her hand, stood up, and looked down at her with disgust in his eyes.
"Xu Qin, it's not that you can't see clearly your feelings. On the contrary, you have always seen them very clearly—not only your own, but also the calculations of everyone around you."
"You magnified my mother's dominance and control in front of me, and emphasized my father's neutrality. You dragged me into the abyss you created, making me feel like the entire Meng family was a cage, with only the two of us struggling. Naturally, you became the only light in my darkness."
"You let yourself go outside, relying on your parents' love for you and the Meng family's emphasis on reputation. When you get into trouble, you let your mother clean up the mess for you."
Meng Yanchen sneered, "And you still have to act like innocent victims who can't control their own fate."
He slowly walked towards her, his voice becoming colder and colder.
"It's not that you don't know what I'm thinking. But you know it too well, knowing that I will never cross the line. That way, when Mother criticizes you harshly, I will defend you and shield you. You have Mother as a big shelter outside, and me as a small safe haven at home. Only then can you have the excitement and freedom that Song Yan gives you, enjoy everything the Meng family gives you, and be sure that I will always be there waiting for you. Xu Qin, aren't you asking for too much?"
Xu Qin's face turned pale, and his lips trembled. "Brother, it's not like that. I really regret it. Brother, I really—"
"Really what? Like me?"
Meng Yanchen sneered, "You're not regretting it, you're realizing that everything we said was right. Song Yan can't give you the material things you want, and my 'safe haven' is out of control again. You've seen it clearly, and you have no choice but to make a choice."
Xu Qin's tears rolled down her cheeks, but she didn't dare to raise her hands to wipe them away.
Meng Yanchen looked at her with disgust as if he was looking at something dirty.
"Do you know what you look like now? You look exactly like the rabbit in the orphanage that your mother insisted on throwing away."
His voice was terribly soft. "I really regret picking it up for you. It looks innocent, but in reality, it's filthy."
He stood up and said, "Go back and tell your parents that you should either marry Song Yan immediately or go abroad. This is the last respect I can give you."
After saying that, he walked towards the door and paused when he grasped the door handle.
"If you dare to set your sights on Fan Shengmei again, I don't mind letting you see the other side of me that I've been hiding from you for the past twenty years."
Xu Qin collapsed to the ground, "Meng Yanchen, you can't do this to me!"
The moment Meng Yanchen walked out of the conference room, it was as if he had unloaded the shackles he had been carrying for many years.
The depression that had been accumulating in my chest for a long time finally dissipated completely, just like a room that had been sealed for many years suddenly had all its windows opened, allowing sunlight and fresh air to pour in unreservedly.
He took a deep breath and had never felt so relaxed.
He walked through the corridor eagerly, searching every corner for the familiar figure.
Until he was in the piano room at the end, through the half-open door, he saw a scene that made his heart stop.
The moonlight poured down through the floor-to-ceiling windows like silver gauze, and Fan Shengmei was leaning against a grand piano.
She tilted her head slightly, the moonlight kissed her eyelashes, and cast tiny shadows on her fair face.
At this moment, she was so beautiful that she didn't seem like a real person.
Meng Yanchen's heart began to beat violently and blood rushed in his veins.
He approached silently and could almost smell the fragrance of her hair.
It wasn't until his shadow fell on the piano keys that Fan Shengmei came back to her senses.
She turned her head, and a smile of surprise appeared on the corner of her mouth——
Meng Yanchen grabbed her neck and kissed her.
The kiss was sudden and passionate.
Fan Shengmei subconsciously grabbed his collar, but was lifted up by him the next second and carried onto the roof.
Meng Yanchen tilted his head back and kissed his only moonlight almost devoutly.
His palms clasped her waist tightly, and the other hand was inserted into her hair, as if he wanted to rub her whole body into his bones and blood.
It was not until Fan Shengmei gently pushed his shoulder that Meng Yanchen reluctantly let go.
Both of them were breathing rapidly, their foreheads pressed together, and their noses touched.
Meng Yanchen stared at her lips that were kissed red, his voice hoarse.
"Fan Shengmei, I really...I'm flying high to love you."
PS: Although it is very beautiful now, I still want to say something funny. What wakes me up every day is not the alarm clock, but your urging for updates. This morning I felt that the comment section was bombarded with comments. I dare not read it until I finish writing~
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