Chapter 73 [Did he just...want to kiss me? ]

The breath is getting closer.

In Meng Zhiyi's pupils, Shen Que's handsome face gradually enlarged.

My heart skipped a few beats during that second, and my body seemed to be controlled, not moving for a moment.

In the mirror on the wall, two figures slowly overlap.

Suddenly, a rapid knock on the door broke the ambiguous atmosphere like a sharp sword.

Shen Que's breathing suddenly stopped at this moment, and then he only heard him take a deep breath, then lowered his eyes, pursed his thin lips, and used his fingertips to pull the zipper up with a little force.

"alright."

A slightly hoarse voice escaped from his lips.

Then, without waiting for Meng Zhiyi to say anything, he turned around and walked out of the bathroom as if he was escaping.

Leaving Meng Zhiyi standing there in a daze.

【He just...】

[Do you want to kiss me? ]

Even through the door, Shen Que heard it.

The rapid knocks on the door continued. He closed his eyes tightly and suppressed all his emotions.

Then he opened the door.

Yang Xingwen was still knocking on the door: "I thought you guys had left first. I knocked for so long but no one answered."

"No." Shen Que replied indifferently.

"Where's Meng Zhiyi? Is she not well yet?" Yang Xingwen asked while tidying up his clothes.

"I'm changing clothes." Shen Que had already walked out and closed the door.

Hearing this, Yang Xingwen immediately stopped what he was doing, raised his head, and asked with an awkward expression on his face: "Did I disturb you just now?"

Because Shen Que had been a widower for so many years, Yang Xingwen still couldn't get used to the fact that he had a girlfriend for a while.

Shen Que glanced at him coldly: "What do you think?"

Yang Xingwen bared his teeth and smiled awkwardly but politely: "How about I go first and you go back and continue?"

Hearing this, Shen Que stared at him expressionlessly.

Yang Xingwen felt a little creepy when being stared at, and quickly stepped back to keep some distance.

Then he raised three fingers and said, "I promise, this will never happen again next time!"

As soon as Meng Zhiyi came out, he heard Yang Xingwen's firm and serious words.

"What's going on?" she asked puzzledly.

"That's it..." Yang Xingwen was about to say something when Shen Que glared back at him.

He fell silent immediately, then quickly considered his words: "Nothing, just some very private little questions."

Meng Zhiyi immediately misunderstood, and then walked over with a gossipy look on her face: "How private is it? Tell me quietly."

"Ah, this..." Yang Xingwen suddenly didn't know what to do.

Shen Que sighed, then reached out and pulled the man back to his side: "It's getting late, let's go."

Meng Zhiyi held him in her arms and said to Yang Xingwen with a smile, "Don't worry, we can find a chance to talk slowly."

Yang Xingwen: “…”

When the three of them arrived at the banquet hall, it was already bustling with activity and toasts.

These bigwigs who have achieved extraordinary success in the business world were chatting happily with each other, while men and women were hugging each other on the stage and dancing to the melodious music.

Not far ahead, Meng Zhiyi saw Song Wei and Zhou Kai.

She was Zhou Kai's female companion tonight. She was wearing a black sensual long dress, with delicate makeup on her face, and was talking to someone with a proper smile.

When Meng Zhiyi looked at them, the two of them also looked over.

"Shen Que." The old man who was talking to Zhou Kai just now shouted.

Hearing the sound, Shen Que took Meng Zhiyi over.

Seeing them coming, Zhou Kai first glanced at Song Wei, and then, as if he wanted to show off something to Shen Que, he took Song Wei's hand and put it on his arm.

From the moment Shen Que walked over, Song Wei's attention was all on him.

When her eyes fell on the dress Meng Zhiyi was wearing, her expression changed slightly, and her eyes were full of hurt.

She remembered that this skirt was from a designer she liked very much.

In fact, she had mentioned to Shen Que more than once that she liked him very much.

At that time, Shen Que's attitude towards Meng Zhiyi was not the same as it is now. When he learned that the skirt was bought by him, he thought it was a gift for him.

As a result, it now appears on another woman.

When he saw Song Wei's hurt eyes, something flashed quickly in Meng Zhiyi's eyes.

"Uncle." Shen Que brought Meng Zhiyi to the old man and called him politely.

The old man's name is Jie Qing. He is a highly respected elder in the capital. His ancestors were members of the royal family, and he now holds an extraordinary status in the capital.

The Xie family and the Shen family are in-laws, and Old Madam Shen is Xie Qing's sister.

Jie Qing liked this nephew very much, and his face was full of smiles when he saw him.

He looked at Meng Zhiyi beside Shen Que, his eyes full of satisfaction: "Is this girl the fiancée your grandmother arranged for you?"

Shen Que smiled faintly, then nodded: "Yes, her name is Meng Zhiyi."

"Hello, Grandpa." Meng Zhiyi promised Shen Que that she would not embarrass him tonight, and now her every move and gesture showed the demeanor of a lady from a noble family.

"Good, good, good." Xie Qinglian said three good words: "Your grandmother's vision is always right."

After that, Xie Qing said to Meng Zhiyi with a smile: "Ask Shen Que to bring you home one day to taste the cooking skills of grandpa's chef."

Looking at Jie Qing's attitude towards Meng Zhiyi, he felt mixed emotions.

She has been in the Shen family for so many years and has had many opportunities to come into contact with Jie Qing, but the other party's attitude towards her is always extremely cold.

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't seem to get the recognition of the Shen and Jie families.

Although these people seem gentle, there is an unbridgeable distance between them.

But why can Meng Zhiyi get everything she wants without doing anything?

Song Wei bit her lip and hid all her emotions behind her pretty face.

In response to Jie Qing's invitation, Meng Zhiyi responded with a sweet smile.

Afterwards, Shen Que took her and her uncle to a rest area nearby.

Just after sitting down, before he had time to ask Meng Zhiyi what he wanted to drink, Shen Que heard an extremely shocked voice.

[The Xie family owns a lot of private land in the central area of ​​Beijing. Although the company is not large, the annual land rent is enough to provide food and clothing for several generations of the Xie family.]

[However, who could have imagined that such a powerful family would collapse like a building and fall apart in just half a year? ]

Shen Que's eyes trembled suddenly, and for a moment he almost exposed himself, staring straight at Meng Zhiyi.

Fortunately, Meng Zhiyi was immersed in his own thoughts at the moment and did not notice Shen Que's abnormality at all.

[Xie Qing was famous throughout his life, but in his later years, he was betrayed by his own daughter and lost his life, and the Xie family fell into ruin. ]

[After all, it was his unreliable daughter who caused all the trouble. ]

[I remember that in the original book, Jie Qing had an accident at a dinner party, and he was treated in the hospital afterwards, and he never left the hospital until his death.]

[Could it be this dinner party? ]

Shen Que suppressed the waves in his heart and looked inconspicuously at his uncle who was sitting diagonally opposite him.

At this time, a waiter came over and said something in Jie Qing's ear.

"Shen Que, you and your fiancée can play here. Your uncle has something to do and will go out first." Jie Qing said gently, stood up and prepared to leave.

"Uncle, wait a minute." Shen Que was worried, so he turned to Meng Zhiyi and said, "Yiyi, wait here for me for a while. I want to talk to uncle about something."

Meng Zhiyi nodded: "Go ahead, don't worry about me."

Shen Que looked at her seriously, then stood up and followed Jie Qing out of the banquet hall, and asked his personal bodyguard to stay behind to protect her.

Meng Zhiyi was a little puzzled. She always felt that the look Shen Que gave her just now was a little abnormal.

However, she didn't think much about it and turned around and put it out of her mind.

Outside the banquet hall, Xie Qing was walking slowly with a cane, and asked in confusion, "Why did you follow me out here?"

Shen Que was not sure if the accident Meng Zhiyi was talking about happened today, so he made an excuse: "Grandma asked me to take over the company's affairs recently, and I'm a little... nervous."

Hearing this, Jie Qing laughed out loud and patted his hand: "Don't be nervous, you have been smart since you were young, and you learn things faster than other children. Nothing in the company is difficult for you."

After that, Jie Qing added meaningfully: "What you should worry about is your own business."

Shen Que looked at him in confusion.

"The little girl just now is called Meng Zhiyi, right?"

"right."

"Since you have decided to fulfill your engagement, then treat it with all your heart."

"That's for sure."

Unexpectedly, Xie Qing looked at Shen Que meaningfully and said, "What I mean is to be attentive."

It took Shen Que a few seconds to understand what Jie Qing meant. He pursed his lips, thought for a while, and said, "I understand."

Jie Qing smiled and didn't talk about this topic anymore.

"Where are you going, uncle?" Shen Que asked.

Xie Qing sighed and said helplessly, "I'll go back first. Your cousin found a foreign boyfriend and insisted on marrying him. I didn't agree, so she ran away from home. Just now someone at home said she's back, so I'll go back to see her."

"After your two uncles and cousins ​​died, I spoiled her."

When Xie Qing mentioned his two sons, there was a hint of sadness in his voice.

Like Shen Que's parents, his two sons were also soldiers.

But both of them died for their country, leaving only one daughter.

Shen Que looked at his lonely uncle and said in a gentle and soothing voice, "Don't worry, uncle. I'll talk to my cousin when I get a chance."

Jie Qing: "That's fine. Although you two are of different generations, your age difference is not that big. She should be happy to listen to what you have to say."

"Then I'll take you out."

Shen Que accompanied Jie Qing out of the hotel, thinking that by getting them into the car, they should be able to avoid any accidents.

However, just as the two arrived at the parking lot, the car parked right in front of them suddenly turned on its headlights, blinding them.

Then there was a deafening roar and the car rushed towards them at high speed.

"Uncle, be careful!"