Chapter 15 Xu Qin's Late-Night Visit
It was late at night. Xu Qin changed into the silk nightgown that Meng Yanchen had given her last year and gently knocked on his door.
"Brother, are you asleep?"
She made her voice soft and light, just like when she came to him in a nightmare as a child.
The door opened and Meng Yanchen was looking at a document, his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses full of inquiry.
"What's wrong?"
"Just... I want to talk to you, like we used to."
She hugged her arms and trembled slightly, and the lines of her shoulders and neck under the silk fabric were as smooth as jade under the warm yellow light.
Meng Yanchen frowned slightly and turned to adjust the air conditioner temperature.
Xu Qin's lips curled up slightly. That's good. Her brother still cares about her.
She sat naturally on the edge of the bed, looking up and waiting for her brother to adjust the air conditioner and sit over.
Meng Yanchen walked around the desk, pulled out a stool, and sat beside her, still gentle.
"Qinqin, what's wrong? Did Song Yan make you angry?"
"no......"
She lowered her eyelashes and said, "I just suddenly felt that my brother understands me the best."
Meng Yanchen's expression froze. He adjusted his glasses and pulled a wry smile at the corner of his mouth.
Understand her best?
So what?
The brother who understands her best, that's all.
Meng Yanchen did not respond, and the room fell silent again.
Xu Qin's eyes fell on the crooked clay cup on the bookshelf, and he walked over and carefully took it down.
"Brother, you still keep this!"
She made this for Father's Day when she was ten.
“The paint is peeling off…”
She stroked the rim of the cup, her eyes suddenly reddened. "Back then, you insisted that Dad would like it, and you even secretly repainted it for me."
Meng Yanchen finally looked at her, his eyes softened a little.
"Why are you suddenly saying this?"
"I just suddenly felt..."
She raised her face and let the tears hang on her eyelashes. "It seems that only my brother will remember everything about me forever."
"elder brother......"
She suddenly grabbed his sleeve and said, "I've been having nightmares lately. I dreamed that you didn't want me anymore."
Tears were hanging in her eyes, about to fall. "Did I disappoint you? I just... just wanted to confirm whether you still care about me?"
Meng Yanchen avoided her touch calmly and smiled gently.
"Silly boy, don't let your imagination run wild. Even if you get married in the future, you will always be the daughter of the Meng family and my sister."
Xu Qin had always used Meng Yanchen's identity as a sister to confine him, repeatedly emphasizing that they were brother and sister, and telling him again and again, "I only treat you as a brother." But why did she feel bitterness and uneasiness when he said it himself, "You will always be my sister"?
When did all this start?
Is it because of that woman named Fan Shengmei?
Ever since that time at the police station... yes, the police station, she called Meng Yanchen to clean up Song Yan's mess.
Xu Qin quickly sorted out the timeline. It had not been long since that time, and she knew Meng Yanchen's character very well.
It was impossible for that woman named Fan Shengmei to truly live in his heart or replace him so quickly.
Maybe... she's just a pawn...
A chess piece that Meng Yanchen packaged for three million to stimulate himself.
Her brother has always been good at strategizing and planning.
When facing professional chess players, he never shows weakness when he is in trouble. Instead, he gradually erodes the opponent's situation and mentality, and finally takes complete control of the situation.
Obviously, this move he took had successfully stimulated Xu Qin and almost made her lose her composure.
Thinking of this, Xu Qin's eyes instantly regained clarity. He took a step forward to approach Meng Yanchen, but he avoided him without a trace.
Xu Qin was sure that he still had the initiative and returned to his usual calm demeanor.
"Brother, I'm sorry about what happened at the police station last time. Song Yan and I will get the money back as soon as possible."
Meng Yanchen adjusted his glasses and frowned slightly, as if he finally understood why Xu Qin was performing this "brother-sister love" drama tonight.
It all comes down to one word – money!
Actually it’s not much, just a few hundred thousand. Firefighters’ salaries are not low nowadays.
He sighed softly. After all, she was his sister, and he didn't want to let her suffer, so he softened his heart again.
"Okay, we are all family. Brother never thought about asking you to pay it back. As long as he treats you well and you are happy, that's all that matters."
Xu Qin reaffirmed her guess in her heart, took a step back and distanced herself from him, and said stubbornly with that cool goddess look again,
"Thank you, brother. Go to bed early."
Meng Yanchen felt relieved and smiled lightly.
"good evening!"
The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Xu Qin quietly left the Meng family.
She stood at the entrance of the villa and looked back, a wry smile on her lips.
My brother must be disappointed when he wakes up and finds that she left without saying goodbye, right?
She sighed softly and whispered to the empty villa,
"I'm sorry, bro...we are brother and sister."
I don’t know who I’m saying this to, but it’s quite dramatic.
"Miss is leaving?" Aunt Wang poked her head out from the kitchen.
"Um."
Xu Qin adjusted the bag straps and said, "Please tell my brother that I'm going back to the hospital early."
"The young master went out early in the morning,"
Aunt Wang wiped her hands and said, "She said she had an appointment with Mr. Chu to play golf."
Xu Qin's fingers clenched the strap of her bag so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
She forced a smile and said, "I understand."
The hospital corridors were exceptionally quiet.
Xu Qin pushed open the office door and was unexpectedly met with a pair of gloomy eyes - Song Yan was sitting in her swivel chair with a thermos beside him.
"Weren't you on duty last night?" Song Yan's voice was like ice.
Xu Qin's heart skipped a beat, "I..."
"Where did you go last night?"
Song Yan stood up, his tall figure looming over her. "I thought you were on duty, so I came to deliver porridge in the middle of the night, but you weren't there at all."
"I'm going back to the Meng family..." Xu Qin subconsciously took a half step back.
"Why did you lie when you returned to the Meng family?"
Song Yan grabbed her wrist and said, "Are you afraid that I'll know? Or have you done something shameful behind my back?"
"Let me go!" Xu Qin struggled.
Song Yan looked straight at her, "Are you afraid that I will know that you returned to the Meng family, or are you afraid that I will know that you returned home to see Meng Yanchen? Speak!"
"Let me go!"
Xu Qin pushed him away and said, "I'm really tired of your suspicious look."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes. "For you, I broke up with my family. I lived frugally to accommodate your lifestyle. I was around you 24 hours a day. He's my brother. What's wrong with me going home to see him?"
Song Yan sneered, "Regret it?"
He grabbed his coat and said, "We can end it anytime. It's just an engagement. It's not like we've broken up before."
"No!"
Xu Qin grabbed his arm, tears streaming down her face, "I just... just..."
She hugged Song Yan's waist tightly from behind, "Song Yan, I love you, I won't break up with you, I really just came home to visit, please don't leave me."
Song Yan grabbed his coat, his veins bulging, gritting his teeth.
"Do you know how I felt when I went home in the middle of the night to make porridge for you and didn't see you when I brought it to you?"
Xu Qin turned him around and kissed him madly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lied to you, I was just too afraid that you would misunderstand. Song Yan, I love you, believe me, I really do love you."
As she kissed him, her hand slowly slid down...
She really loves Song Yan and really needs Song Yan at this moment.
Because it fits perfectly, and more importantly, she seems to be in urgent need of proving her charm again.
Song Yan couldn't stand her lingering affection after all. He really loved Xu Qin's cold appearance, but she was a wanton person under him.
His voice was urgent. "Is it here?"
Xu Qin had already pulled him behind the office curtain...
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