Chapter 12 Moon River
He didn't stop until she was so anxious that she started to cry. In fact, in the end, he only kissed her ear, but it made her feel hot and trembling all over.
The body's memory is always more honest than the brain's. A little contact can drag people into the whirlpool of memories. In the past, intimacy always started from the ears. Because she was too shy, she always turned her back to him and lowered her head. He could kiss her earlobe by leaning forward slightly.
It was her most precious and shameful memory.
Shao Mengdong stopped, but still maintained the same posture, his breath hitting her neck, and his nose was too high, poking her cheek.
His voice sounded particularly deep.
"Titi, he is not someone worthy of your love."
She held her breath: "Who is worthy then? Is it you, brother?"
No one spoke. Shao Mengdong straightened up, walked to the coffee table, and opened his cigarette case. His face seemed very pale.
Cheng Ti stared blankly at the ray of moonlight shining in front of her. She vaguely saw a wooden door at the end of the corridor, which was now tightly closed. It was like a traveler who had walked a long way, and at the end, exhausted, was still turned away.
She didn't have the courage to ask about Xunmei again, or what Shao Mengdong thought of her. The careless "yes" he had said through the smoke six years ago had wiped out all her strength.
Shao Mengdong pulled out a cigarette from the box, twisted it in his hand, crushed it, and did not light it. After an unknown amount of time, he whispered, "I'm sorry, Titi, give me another six months, okay—"
Cheng Ti seemed not to hear him and gently interrupted him: "Don't apologize, thank you for being my brother, really. I owed you a debt, and I paid it back with my body for half a year six years ago..."
Shao Mengdong turned around suddenly, an expression of incredible shock rarely appearing on his face.
"What did you say?!"
"After all, at that time, I had nothing else..."
After half a day, he sneered.
"Oh, so you were selling yourself at that time."
Cheng Ti felt a dull pain, a pain deep in her heart and a pain in her arm, which he had gripped. He seemed filled with hatred. He spoke again, his voice as cold as ice, each word coming out with difficulty. "Cheng Ti. If you just wanted to draw a line between us, you didn't have to do this."
Cheng Ti raised her head, her eyes pure black, a little confused and hollow, like a little fox that had just transformed into a human, not yet learning the essence of a human. She had a kind of innocent cruelty. "That's it. I'm trying to please you, just so you can protect me and provide for me. I'm afraid you'll abandon me. I'm afraid of having to live that desperate, precarious life again. I'm afraid that one day I'll inexplicably 'fall' like my father... I want to live."
Tears fell down her cheeks, but she ignored them. It felt like a fire was burning in her heart. Although she was crying, she smiled: "Shao Mengdong, do you think it's easy to get along with you day and night? Do you think it's easy to tolerate and digest your temper? I've lived like that for so many years, and in the end, sleeping with you is nothing."
That's it, the road has come to an end.
In fact, I had known that this day would come, otherwise I wouldn't be able to speak so fluently and be so well prepared.
She took two steps back and bowed lightly to him. "I've been working hard to save money these past few years, and it's not much. Please understand that my mother paid for my college education, and I have to pay her back... But at least I've saved up the capital I needed over those years. If it's not enough, I will continue to pay you back, no matter how much you ask—"
"You go." He finally got angry, "Get out!"
It was very rare for him to get so angry, and she had never seen it before. Cheng Ti picked up the phone on the coffee table and walked out.
Cheng Ti suspected that she had actually been looking forward to this day.
She had wanted to get him so badly, wanted to hold him so badly. The moment he entered her body, she even thought she had truly gotten him. But it turned out that she had only grasped the edge of his clothes. He could easily push her hand away and tell her that everything was fake.
At least it was real now, they were done with it cleanly.
Fortunately, his apartment was in the CBD, and just a short walk away was the main road, a sea of cars, lights, and a constant stream of people. In the night breeze, Cheng Ti called Ye Siheng and told him not to pick her up again.
On Ye Siheng's side, there was still the sound of male and female voices shuffling. A sweet voice called out, "Siheng, who is answering the phone so attentively?" Ye Siheng smiled and said, "My wife." There was a burst of booing on the other end of the phone... Cheng Ti seemed to be particularly calm. She stopped by the roadside and joked with him.
After hanging up the phone, she saw a black car whizzing past. It was a very nice car, accelerating very fast, even rushing around. Cheng Ti naturally did not recognize that it was Shao Mengdong. After all, she had never seen him drive like that before.
… …
Lao Hu received a call from Shao Mengdong, who said he was driving and would be arriving at his house soon. Hearing the calm voice, Lao Hu never imagined he was driving low on the main road.
Shao Mengdong said succinctly: "I want the information you told me last time."
Lao Hu reacted for a moment: "Whose?"
"Ye Zhenming's wife, and the company under her name."
"Ah? I'm still looking for the accounting summary. His wife is the legal representative of that company. Years ago, Ye Zhenming used it to run a bad debt. If anything goes wrong, his wife will go to jail. What a sin—but this is all ancient history from twenty years ago. You may not need it."
"Don't worry about it, just give it all to me." Shao Mengdong hung up the phone and lit a cigarette with one hand, only to find that his hand was shaking slightly.
Cheng Ti. What on earth should he do with her?
His parents died in an accident, and his father took advantage of it to rise to prominence. However, it was not until he was twenty-one that he learned that the accident was a complete conspiracy.
The instigator was someone else.
He completely changed his life plan - he gave up the opportunity to pursue further studies and entered the industry right after graduation, spending six years just to get revenge.
Just when everything was about to fall into place, she came back.
She married the son of the man who started it.
… …
On the day Cheng Ti returned to Qizhen, Ye Siheng took her to the train station. They had breakfast at a roadside café. The decor was remarkably American country style, with a red and white checkered tablecloth stretched across the legs of the round table. The spot, reflecting the scattered, pale golden sunlight, made them feel like they were still studying in a rural area abroad.
Cheng Ti seemed to have a particularly good appetite and finished a whole set of classic breakfast, bacon, tomatoes, grilled mushrooms, sausage and baked beans...Ye Siheng seemed to be worried: "I have something to ask you."
Cheng Ti smiled and said, "I knew that you could get up so early in the morning to send me off. Your motive must be something more than pure."
Ye Siheng only smiled faintly. Seeing this, Cheng Ti also restrained her smile and listened to him: "Did you tell your brother about my mother's illness?"
Cheng Ti was stunned for a moment. Out of caution, she didn't say no, but asked first: "Did he say anything to you?"
Ye Siheng took a sip of coffee, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then thought of what happened last night -
Shao Mengdong asked him to meet in a teahouse in the evening. He guessed that his brother-in-law just wanted to scold him and give him a warning because of what happened that day, so he didn't think much about it and went to the appointment alone.
To his surprise, the conversation started off very smoothly. Shao Mengdong didn't mention the birthday party that night, but just talked to him about his past with Cheng Ti over the years.
Ye Siheng and Cheng Ti were college classmates, and he had plenty of girlfriends, so he could pull any of her experiences off and make her answer flawlessly. Chatting with intelligent people requires constant caution, fearing you'll be caught somewhere. While it's a bit tiring, it's also quite enjoyable.
Shao Mengdong's demeanor is especially good.
Until he changed the subject.
"I know your mother is in poor health. She's had a serious illness and is now in the hospital recuperating. She can't stand any stimulation." Shao Mengdong looked at him, "When you and Titi divorce in the future, it's not advisable to make too much noise. Let's keep things simple and don't ask for anything, okay?"
It was too nonchalant. Ye Siheng reacted for a moment before smiling: "Brother, you are joking. Titi and I will not get divorced. I said I would treat her well and that I would not make the same stupid mistakes again. I will definitely keep my word, don't worry."
He looked at the man opposite him across from two white porcelain teacups with gold painting.
It was still a chilly spring night, the windows half-open. Shao Mengdong, wearing a thin, high-necked black sweater, looked handsome and solemn, with an extraordinary aura. Ye Siheng couldn't help but smile as he thought of Cheng Ti's words—a person like that made one want to contradict him.
Because he looks like someone who cannot be contradicted.
Shao Mengdong seemed to have anticipated his reaction and said calmly, "You don't have to answer me now."
Ye Siheng raised his brows and frowned slightly: "What does Mr. Shao mean?"
Shao Mengdong took a sip of tea without saying a word.
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