When I came to pick up the car after school, I saw Wu You.

Wu You was fighting, no, it should be said that she was being beaten unilaterally. She was being beaten by a young woman and was screaming.

The parking lot was quite remote, behind a forest. Meng Tao saw the two women fighting each other as soon as she turned around the forest. Wu You was quickly at a disadvantage. She screamed in pain and cursed fiercely. When she saw someone coming, she immediately shouted: "Help, help! Murder! Yang Jiali from the Department of Architecture is killing someone!"

"Yang Jiali from the Department of Architecture" is tall and slender, wearing inconspicuous grey clothes and pants, with two long braids that reach her waist. Her way of beating people is even cooler. It is not the way ordinary women fight, where they grab hair, scratch face and tear clothes. Instead, she just uses whip kicks, side kicks, left hooks and right hooks. Every kick is accurate, and every punch hits the flesh... She uses the moves of a trained martial artist, and is a martial arts master.

No wonder Wu You was howling like a ghost. She rolled on the ground like a ball, and then was pressed against a tree to be used as a sandbag. She was dirty, her face was black and purple, and her nose was bleeding, staining her clothes red.

Meng Tao enjoyed watching it very much.

It's not that she has no sympathy, it's Wu You's problem. You said that his appearance is mean and unpleasant, and he also has an arrogant look of superiority, which makes it difficult for people to sympathize with him.

It was Yang Jiali who turned around, which surprised Meng Tao. It was as if she saw the evil Zhou Zhiruo in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. She was a naturally beautiful girl with a cold temperament. With a glance of her beautiful eyes, she clearly conveyed the warning and persuasion.

Meng Tao raised his hand to cover his eyes to indicate that he saw nothing.

He walked quickly to his car, took out the key to open the door, and looked left and right, but there was no one nearby.

I have to admire that girl. How did she do it? Was it a deliberate arrangement or just luck? No one else saw her fighting except me.

Seeing Meng Tao leave like this, Wu You was so anxious that his voice broke: "Meng Tao, come and help me! You are Anna's friend. Anna asked you to keep me company. If something happens to me, you will be finished too!"

Meng Tao: “…”

It turns out that not only was I "selected" by others as a free driver, but I also had to take on the responsibility of a bodyguard?

Looking back, she saw Yang Jiali kicking the car hard. Meng Taoben didn't hear her, so she got into the car, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

Over there, Yang Jiali kicked Wu You several more times in succession, and she fell to the ground without making a sound. Yang Jiali controlled the strength of the kick, knowing that she had just fainted and would not die. This beating could be considered as a way to vent her anger. So she would leave it like this for the time being, as there was still a long way to go. There was no need to rush.

Yang Jiali grabbed Wu You's feet, dragged her into the woods and threw her under a tree. Then she brushed off the grass leaves on her clothes and pants, took out a pair of black-framed glasses from her pocket, put them on, shook her long braid, and left calmly.

Over there, Meng Tao drove back home and was warmly welcomed by Xiao Yunhai and Xiao Wangcai. Xu Zhen helped them keep track of the time and, thinking that their mother should be back from school, she took the two little ones to wait at the door.

Meng Tao parked the car, greeted her grandmother-in-law with a smile, then hugged her son and petted the furry pet. The few of them played in the front yard for a while, and Shen Heping and Shen Yu also came back one after another.

Xiao Yunhai and Xiao Wangcai ran to the door and were warmly welcomed again.

Shen Heping picked up his eldest grandson with a laugh, and went in first with Xu Zhen. Shen Yu patted Xiao Wangcai and told it to follow his grandparents and Xiao Yunhai, while he hugged his wife and chatted with her at the back.

"Are you leaving school on time? I left work early to pick you up from school, but I didn't expect you to run so fast."

"I have my own car but I don't drive it. What are you doing there? You are just being nice to me for no reason."

"What are you doing? I'm here to pick up my wife!"

Shen Yu flicked her head and said, "I have to go and calm the situation down for you, so that you won't be bullied again."

"Who is your wife? Could she be bullied?"

Meng Tao waved her fist and said, "I saw someone fighting today. If anyone dares to provoke me, I will beat her up too."

"Sure, if you can't win, remember to call for help."

"Can you please stop destroying my prestige?"

"Hahaha!"

After dinner, the family ate fruit in the living room. Shen Yu mentioned that Cen Anna had been to his unit and asked Shen Heping if he had received a call from the Cen family:

"Ms. Gong is a good friend of mom. She cares about you, dad. Every time she goes to the Xu residence, she discusses with grandma about introducing you to someone and arranges a blind date for you. Now her whole family has returned to China. Knowing that you are getting married, they may come to our house to see you."

Shen Heping suddenly heard his son mention the introduction of a girl in the past. He was shocked and almost dropped the fruit in his hand. He glared at Shen Yu: You are cheating your father by bringing this up in front of your own mother? Shen Yu pretended not to see it and snatched the strawberries from his son.

Xu Zhen glared at Shen Heping, picked up a pen and wrote, "I know about this. Gong Meilan, this was her name when I first met her, but now it's Gong Wanyi. This morning her whole family went to visit the Xu residence, and in the afternoon your grandmother and aunt came to remind me that they thought Gong Wanyi and I were good friends, and they were worried that she would find out something when we meet in the future.

Actually, it's okay, I will pay attention, and that Gong Meilan... Gong Wanyi, she and I are not as close as you think."

"Isn't she a good friend? For so many years, she has been communicating with grandma's family and our family in the name of your good classmate and good friend."

Xu Zhen wrote: "She lied. We were neither close friends nor classmates. We only knew each other after we met. She came to Beijing from Jinshi to study. We didn't meet on campus. We met on the street one day. She was lost at the time. When she saw me passing by, she asked me for directions. I told her, but she wanted to follow me, asking me questions all the way until we reached my door. She said she was thirsty and asked if I could buy her a cup of tea. So I took her home. She was lively and eloquent. She smiled and greeted everyone she met. She was very sensible and well-behaved. My mother and sister-in-law liked her very much. When they heard that she was my classmate and friend, they asked her to come and play when she was free. She really came often afterwards. When she came, she stayed with my mother and sister-in-law more often, because I wanted to read books and paint, and I didn't come out to see her every time. The Xu Mansion was so big, and she had visited it several times, but I never invited her to the courtyard where I lived. What kind of good friend was she?"

"Is that so?"

"That's it."

Shen Yu and Shen Heping looked at each other, and Shen Heping felt complicated.

Over the years of dealing with the Cen family, he basically tried his best to help Gong Wanyi with her requests and never refused her face, simply because she often said, "Jia Jia and I are good friends."

It turned out to be fake in the end.

Meng Tao asked: "Little Mom, since you and Gong Wanyi are not good friends, why don't you tell grandma and the others?"

Xu Zhen wrote: "I didn't take it seriously. Besides, they didn't ask me."

Meng Tao: “…”

My stepmother back then was so spoiled and willful.

When Shen Heping's family was talking about Gong Wanyi, Gong Wanyi and her daughter Cen Anna were also talking about the Shen residence and Shen Yu.

Anna Cen: "Mom, can't we go directly to the Shen residence tomorrow? Why do we have to wait until Sunday?"

Gong Wanyi: "You should use your brain when doing things. Didn't you hear what Grandma Xu said, that your Uncle Shen just got married? There is a new mistress in his family. We have to find out the details and make preparations before we go to his house. In addition, your brother Shen Yu is also married and has a child. Why don't we bring some gifts for the child?"

Cen Anna got angry when she heard this, her face full of resentment: "It's all your fault! I didn't hurry up and tell Uncle Shen to let Brother Shen Yu get engaged to me first... Look now? Brother Shen Yu is married to someone else, and it's from another province. I'm so pissed off!"

"You were still young then, and you weren't the only one who liked Shen Yu. There were many people vying for him, including the daughters of the Meng and Dou families. Although Meng Wenxin is not as good as you, we can't afford to offend the Meng family. Jin Yanyan and I have a good relationship, so there's no need to break up directly."

"But what about Meng Wenxin, Meng Wenlan, and Jin Yanyan? I told you they are too arrogant and will be washed away by the waves sooner or later! You are just too cautious and have snatched the opportunity away from others!"

"I didn't know it would be like this... Let's wait and see. I heard that Shen Yu got married in a hurry. He suddenly came back with a girl when he went out for an inspection. Maybe there was some secret, and he was plotted against. If that's the case, then there is definitely no emotional basis. It's useless to get married. They will still get divorced in the future!"

"Yes! Mom, you are Aunt Xu's good friend. Your vision is equivalent to Aunt Xu's. When we go to the Shen residence, if you are not satisfied with that woman, give more suggestions. Uncle Shen and Brother Shen Yu will listen to you!"

"That's for sure. Although I came back late, I have to check on them, otherwise I'll let down your Aunt Xu...Speaking of your Uncle Shen, Dong Jia, the girl I introduced to him, was so good. He was hesitant, and now he's married to a mute? I'm really, almost pissed off by him."

"Then let Uncle Shen also get divorced and marry Aunt Dong! Aunt Dong has just become a widow, which is much better than a mute woman!"

"Hold your voice down! Some things should be kept in your heart, don't shout so that everyone can hear them - I heard that the mute woman looks more like Shen Yu's biological mother than your Aunt Dong, and your Grandma Xu adopted her as her goddaughter. You have to look at the owner before you beat the dog. When we meet, be polite and don't be so rash!"

"Humph, in what era are you still adopting a goddaughter? So old-fashioned!"

"Tsk... look at you kid, who are you calling old-fashioned?"

"I know, can't I just stop talking?"

The mother and daughter were talking when the phone rang. Cen Anna picked up the receiver and was stunned after hearing a few words: "What? Wu You was knocked unconscious. Is he in the hospital now?"

When Gong Wanyi heard that her niece was in trouble, she asked in shock and anger: "What happened? Who beat her? Did you call the police? Which hospital is she in?"

(End of this chapter)