Yan Meng's words have already torn our disguise apart.
Although he looked calm and composed, he actually had seen through everything.
Mingyuan and I simply stopped pretending and laid everything out.
"That's right, we asked Xiaofeng to hide from you. As for the reason, you should know it very well."
Mingyuan's tone was cold and hard. He questioned Yan Meng: "Xiaofeng is just a child. Didn't you feel guilty when you took advantage of him? You lied about his birthday, didn't you feel guilty?"
Yan Meng smiled calmly and did not answer Mingyuan's question. He just murmured, "Yes, in order to achieve my goals, I can use anyone."
He seemed to have something else to say.
I thought about it for two seconds and was suddenly shocked.
Qiu Qiu went to the bathroom a while ago, but hasn't come back yet.
I began to feel uneasy. I stood up and said, "I'm going to go find Qiu Qiu."
As soon as I turned around, I heard Yan Meng's obstruction.
"No need to look for her. She's not in the bathroom. She's already left the restaurant."
My heart skipped a beat and my whole body froze as if I had been electrocuted.
I turned around stiffly, and Mingyuan had already jumped up from his seat in anger and grabbed Yan Meng's collar.
Mingyuan questioned with a gloomy face: "What did you do to Qiu Qiu? What are you going to do to her?!"
Mingyuan and I both know that Qiu Qiu's disappearance is a threat from Yan Meng to us.
The last bit of dignity I left for Yan Meng was torn to pieces in an instant. The anger in my chest made my tone no longer calm.
I angrily warned, "Yan Meng, if you dare to touch Qiu Qiu, I will not forgive you!"
Yan Meng shrugged innocently: "Qiu Qiu is your best friend and also my good friend, so I naturally won't do anything to her."
He paused, turned to look at Mingyuan, and kindly reminded him, "But it's late at night and the wind is strong. The security around here is not very good. A girl should really pay attention to her safety when she goes out."
Mingyuan was so angry that he pulled Yan Meng up from his seat in an instant and raised his fist to hit him in the face.
Yan Meng didn't get angry but smiled instead. Without any fear, he calmly picked up the phone and waved it in front of Mingyuan.
The phone screen still showed Qiu Qiu's location, which was gradually moving away from the restaurant.
Yan Meng challenged, "Do you want to stay and continue wasting time with me, or take the location to find Qiu Qiu? It will be too late if you are late."
Mingyuan's fist froze in mid-air, and I could see the struggle in his eyes.
Without hesitation, I snatched the phone from Yan Meng's hand, pushed Mingyuan away, and stuffed the phone into his hand.
"Go find Qiu Qiu!"
Mingyuan frowned and looked at me, feeling uneasy: "But..."
"No buts!" I shouted harshly, "Go! Go find Qiu Qiu!"
Mingyuan bit his lips tightly, turned around and ran out in a hurry.
I know Mingyuan is worried about me dealing with Yan Meng alone, but I also know that Yan Meng deliberately used Qiu Qiu to get Mingyuan away.
Qiu Qiu knows nothing, and I don’t want her to be involved and get hurt.
I have no choice but to let Mingyuan go.
Watching Mingyuan's figure disappear at the restaurant door, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
I turned around and saw Yan Meng staring at me blankly. His eyes were complicated and as hard to read as ever.
"My position in your heart is not only inferior to Lu Zhiyuan, but now even inferior to Qiu Qiu." He forced a smile, with helplessness mixed with loneliness.
His sad look just makes me feel hypocritical and disgusted.
I frowned, not hiding the emotion in my eyes: "Yan Meng, it's not that you can't compete with them, it's that you are not worthy to be compared with them!"
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