Yan Baozhi has beautiful facial features and the temperament of a lady from a noble family. She looks dignified and steady, but when she starts talking, you will find that she is actually very lively and playful. She is humorous and eloquent, and her witty remarks make everyone laugh constantly. It seems that wherever she is, the atmosphere will basically never be dull. Meng Tao thinks that if this girl is interested in becoming a program host in the future, she will definitely become very famous on TV.

They were chatting and laughing lively when two more people came in. Meng Tao saw that it was Gu Panpan, and next to her was a strange girl.

There were three tea tables in the rectangular side hall. Gu Panpan glanced from left to right and did not go anywhere else. She walked straight to the table where Meng Tao was sitting. With a smile on her face, she greeted everyone warmly, but deliberately skipped Meng Tao and pretended not to know her.

Meng Tao sneered in her heart and just watched her performance.

They are all from the same circle. Gu Panpan is probably one or two years older than Han Dongdong, Yan Baozhi and Xia Moli. She seems to be quite respected. Han Dongdong smiled and called out, "Sister Panpan, you're here." Xia Moli stood up and moved to another seat, politely giving her the seat.

Gu Panpan sat down with her female companion, but did not introduce the girl to everyone right away. She took the teacup that Yan Baozhi had poured and handed over, said thank you, and turned to ask Han Dongdong: "Have you been to your grandpa's house recently?"

Han Dongdong replied: "Yes, I went there. I had dinner with my mother at my grandpa's house the day before yesterday and yesterday."

"Then did you hear them say that there is any news about Meng Wenlan?"

Han Dongdong: “…”

There was a moment of silence at the table. Everyone looked at Gu Panpan, and then at Han Dongdong.

Something happened in the Meng Mansion in Beijing a while ago: Meng Shaoan, the second son of the Meng family, suddenly fell ill. It was said that he was a very difficult mental illness and had to be isolated for treatment. Not long after, his wife Jin Yanyan and his daughter Meng Wenxin used the medicine they learned to poison their aunt. The mother and daughter were imprisoned, and another daughter Meng Wenlan ran away from home and disappeared...

The series of news was shocking and confusing, but the Meng family only revealed these and did not explain further. No one wanted to get to the bottom of it. After all, it was bad enough for any family to suffer such a thing. Everyone could only watch and gossip secretly. However, in front of the Meng family, everyone knew to speak carefully and would not deliberately mention those names. It was not good to be annoying.

Today, Gu Panpan asked Meng Wenlan right away. The girls and young wives sitting around were stunned. They couldn't guess what Gu Panpan was going to do, but they couldn't help but be curious and wanted to see Han Dongdong's reaction.

Han Dongdong is the granddaughter of the Meng family. She should know the inside story, right? If she really tells it, they will listen.

Meng Tao looked speechlessly at the people whose expressions and eyes were in sync with each other; their gossiping nature was too obvious.

Han Dongdong obviously didn't like Gu Panpan's question. He restrained his smile and his tone became cold: "I don't know, I haven't heard of it."

"Wen Lan is your cousin, don't you care about her? You often go to the Meng Mansion, it's not difficult to ask your grandfather or uncle."

"Of course I care about my cousin. How do you know I didn't ask? If you care so much, you can ask. It's not difficult."

As Han Dongdong spoke, he rolled his eyes at Gu Panpan, expressing his dissatisfaction and disgust towards her, and the respect and friendship that had just been shown disappeared without a trace.

"Hey, why are you angry? You are such a child, come and shake hands with your sister, I am not angry."

Gu Panpan reached out one hand across Xia Moli to pull Han Dongdong, and touched the girl next to her with the other hand, and said: "I have no other intentions, I just want to help this classmate. She is your cousin Wenlan's classmate and good friend. She is too worried about Wenlan and always asks me about it. I can't do anything, but I am moved by her sincerity to her friend, so I brought her here, hoping to meet someone from the Meng family and ask them carefully. I didn't see Meng Wenqing and the others, but met you first... It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you don't know. I heard that Grandpa Meng is coming today, I will go find him later!"

Han Dongdong avoided Gu Panpan and refused to let her pull him. When he heard that she was going to go find her grandfather to argue, he became even angrier. He glanced coldly at the woman next to Gu Panpan and asked unhappily:

"I know almost all of Wen Lan's classmates and friends in Beijing. How come I haven't seen this one before? Don't let others fool you!"

"How could that be? Don't forget that Wen Lan and I are very close. We always invite each other to our gatherings. I know all her friends well."

After Gu Panpan finished speaking, the woman next to her nodded vigorously to Han Dongdong: "Yes, yes! My name is Feng Liuyun. Wen Lan and I met in college. From the freshman to the junior year, we had the best and closest relationship..."

Meng Tao was listening to the three people talking while lowering her head to carefully peel sunflower seeds. Suddenly, she heard the three words "Feng Liuyun" and quickly raised her head - Oh my god, Feng Liuyun actually showed up!

Looking at Feng Liuyun carefully, at first glance she seemed to be just a kind and weak little girl, but upon closer inspection, he found that her appearance and figure were actually very outstanding, but her clothes and pants were baggy, and she wore a school uniform with thick bangs. When she lowered her head, he couldn't see anything. At this moment, she raised her face and slightly puffed out her chest to smile at Han Dongdong. Her facial features were delicate and stunning, and her chest was bulging. There were no sponge bras in that era, so she was really well-endowed.

With such a great foundation, she can become a star-level beauty just by changing her hairstyle and wearing a set of fitting clothes.

Meng Tao turned her gaze to Xia Moli, who was also looking at Feng Liuyun with a calm and peaceful expression, as if she was admiring a painting on the wall, without any other emotional fluctuations.

Meng Tao thought that this should be the first time Xia Moli and Feng Liuyun met, and they did not know each other before.

It is still unclear what the relationship between these two people was in their previous lives, but one thing is certain: Feng Liuyun, who can become close friends with Mu Wenlan, is definitely not a good person.

Wait, a thought flashed through Meng Tao's mind: Mu Wenlan's closest and best friend? Isn't that what people in later generations call a best friend?

Tian Zhigao said that in his previous life he was able to cling to the circle of power and wealth, successfully ascend to a high position and gain both fame and fortune, and also discover many secrets of the powerful and wealthy, all because he hooked up with a wealthy lady and became one of her lovers. The lady was actually a widow who secretly had many lovers. On the surface, she pretended to be chaste and a widow for her husband, and naturally controlled all the wealth and connections of her husband's family.

Meng Tao looked at Feng Liuyun again. Could this woman who claimed to be Meng Wenlan's closest and best friend be the noble lady? In the book, Xia Moli was kidnapped and murdered by gangsters. Before she died, she uttered the three words "Feng Liuyun" in hatred. That was because she knew that Feng Liuyun had instructed the gangsters to do it.

The way of attacking was so similar to the one Mu Wenlan was going to use on Meng Taohua in Province Y!

Mu Wenlan wanted to kill Meng Taohua so that she could occupy the identity of the daughter of the Meng family forever; Feng Liuyun killed Xia Moli because she married into the Xia family, and then the Xia family went through something unknown. All the men died, leaving only Xia Moli, and Feng Liuyun had no children. If Xia Moli got married and had children, the child would be the heir of the Xia family, and Feng Liuyun would have to stand aside. Feng Liuyun was unwilling to accept this, and killed Xia Moli before her wedding.

This was Meng Tao's imagination, and her intuition was not far from the truth.

Therefore, we have to keep an eye on Feng Liuyun. Once it is confirmed that she has turned into a demon on earth, we cannot let her harm others.

Meng Tao was distracted for a while and didn't pay attention to what Han Dongdong and Gu Panpan said. In short, they were not on the same page. Han Dongdong stood up and ran away with puffed cheeks.

Han Dongdong was in a hurry to find her grandfather. She was worried that Gu Panpan would really run to her grandfather and ask about Wen Lan. In front of so many people, even if her grandfather could handle it, it would be embarrassing.

This kind of thing cannot be allowed to happen. We have to tell grandpa to ask someone to stop Gu Panpan.

As soon as Han Dongdong left, Yan Baozhi and Xia Moli followed. Xia Moli asked Meng Tao: "Do you want to come with us?"

Yan Baozhi also nodded and said, "We will not come back if we go over there. The banquet will also be held over there. Sister-in-law, please follow us."

Meng Tao said, "I'm fine here, you guys go ahead, we'll talk another day."

She, Fu Yuting and Su Meiling had a common topic, and they hadn't finished discussing it yet.

The three girls left, but Gu Panpan and Feng Liuyun remained seated. Fu Yuting asked, "Aren't you two going? There are many young people over there, and the atmosphere is better."

"Humph, they are all petty and boring."

After Gu Panpan finished speaking, she looked at Meng Tao and asked in an arrogant tone, as if giving alms: "Hey, is Pan Lina here too?"

Meng Tao: "Are you asking me?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"Your family should have taught you that when you ask someone a question, you should use the word 'please ask'."

"That's not necessary for you."

"Then I don't have to answer you."

"In fact, I don't need to ask, I can guess it: Grandma Xu must have sacrificed Pan Lina's interests again and asked you to take Pan Lina's place and show your face to the world, so Pan Lina can't come today."

"You are so smart that you can guess this."

"It's simple. Dou Nannan hates you. She can't send you an invitation to her birthday party, so Grandma Xu can only do this. But you have to be careful not to let Dou Nannan see you, or she will kick you out and embarrass you."

"Really? That's scary."

Meng Tao followed Gu Panpan's words and wanted to see what she was up to, but Fu Yuting and Su Meiling next to her couldn't stand it anymore.

Su Meiling comforted Meng Tao: "Don't be afraid, it's nothing."

Fu Yuting said to Gu Panpan, "You and Xixi and Nannan are still good friends and sisters. Don't you feel guilty for making up stories about them? You may feel happy when you say this as a joke, but you know that it will affect other people's reputations, don't you?"

Gu Panpan knew that Su and Fu's families were not wealthy families in Kyoto, so she didn't take them seriously at all and didn't bother to talk to them:

"Meng Tao and Pan Lina have a grudge. I will talk to Meng Tao on behalf of Pan Lina. You two should step aside and go over there."

(End of this chapter)