With so many people watching, and Tan Yuchen here too, how will he face people if word gets out?
Meng Xincheng scolded, "Meng Jiuyi, what are you saying about family matters? Take the money back."
"dad."
Meng Jiuyi stood up and looked at him, her eyes clear yet unfamiliar. "This is the last time I will call you that. You are concerned about your image and pretend to be magnanimous, but in reality you are full of hypocrisy."
You've turned a blind eye to my situation all these years because you have several children and simply don't have time to spend on me. You even have to put on airs and say things to prove your status as the head of the family.
Because of your indulgence and disregard, Feng Lan ruined so many of my side jobs, bullied my mother so many times, and tried to push me into a pit of fire to make money. You are truly a very competent father.
Do you still remember the name you originally gave me?
Meng Xincheng avoided eye contact.
91.
Because she was born on the first day of the ninth lunar month, her arrival was completely unexpected by Meng's father. At that time, he already understood the importance of wealth and was figuring out how to get rid of Mo Ruyue.
Her unexpected arrival completely disrupted his plans.
In a perfunctory manner, Meng Xincheng casually gave this neglected daughter a name.
The character “轶” was a name she chose for herself after carefully searching through dictionaries since elementary school.
She also wanted a complicated and beautiful name, and fantasized that she was loved by her parents and eagerly awaited to come into this world.
Meng Jiuyi stared at her hypocritical father until he lowered his eyes in embarrassment, and until the tears in her own eyes slowly faded.
"I will always remember every little thing you have done for me over the past twenty-four years. You can throw away this two million, burn it, or even feed it to the dogs, it doesn't matter. From today onwards, we are severing all ties!"
**
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when they saw Xu Yanzhi off from the Meng family. Uncle Zhuang was waiting in the car and noticed a red mark on Xu Yanzhi's chin, as if he had been slapped.
He almost doubted that there was something wrong with his eyes.
"I'm so sorry about today. Not only did I make you witness a farce, but I also got slapped for no reason. Don't let Feng Lan get away with this. It would be best to get her to get a medical examination so she can be sued and lose everything."
She stood in front of him, chirping softly, her eyes gleaming with calculation.
Xu Yanzhi didn't speak, but looked down at her, his gaze on her face restrained yet meaningful.
It went on for so long that even Meng Jiuyi couldn't take it anymore and said softly.
"And thank you."
Xu Yanzhi chuckled lightly, "You've thanked me so many times before, but you don't need to this time. You really aren't coming with me?"
Meng Jiuyi shook his head, "I still have some things I want to say to my mother when I get back."
"What are your plans after leaving the Meng family?"
Her eyes crinkled into a smile. "There are so many jobs out there. I'm a college graduate, after all. I won't starve."
With her face full of collagen, she was all smiles.
Xu Yanzhi had known many of her before. Zhihua University and the Normal University were very close to each other. She only took part-time jobs that paid quickly, such as car model, magazine model, and even sales in nightclubs. She was more than capable of dealing with those pot-bellied old men because of her cleverness.
But after a while, word got out among the classmates.
The chirping of crickets came from all around, even from the sewers, rustling like the sound of a swarm of mice, slowly gathering towards the center.
She was the woman people described as a nightclub hostess, someone who was adept at navigating social situations, and someone aloof and indifferent.
Xu Yanzhi inadvertently picked up fragments about her from just a few words.
Now, his hands are bleeding profusely from being stabbed.
It was like an orange being crushed, the overflowing juice spreading across his entire chest, both sour and astringent.
Xu Yanzhi looked at her quietly for a few seconds, then uttered a solemn and cherished sentence.
“Meng Jiuyi, our matter is not over yet; this is not the end.”
ah?
Meng Jiuyi looked up at him, somewhat puzzled.
When Tan Yuchen finished dealing with everything and came out with a cigarette in his mouth, he saw Xu Yanzhi standing next to the Rolls-Royce, staring down at her with unprecedented patience and gentleness.
She looked up at him, her medium-length hair falling smoothly down her back. The wind blowing through the hydrangeas in the flowerbed kept rustling the stray hairs at her temples, pulling her closer to Xu Yanzhi.
Tan Yuchen's eyes were an impenetrable darkness. He walked up with his hands in his pockets, his posture as casual as if he were just passing by.
"It's been so long, and no one has come to see me off."
Meng Jiuyi froze.
The gentle atmosphere vanished completely.
The footsteps behind her grew closer, and the shadow fell, domineeringly enveloping her and her shadow completely. The wind stirred the scent of sage, relentlessly swirling around her nose.
He didn't use any titles, and his tone was as if he were picking a fight, making it seem like they were very close.
Meng Jiuyi always assumed that they all tacitly agreed that the transaction was conducted underground and that they were never acquainted in public.
What's gotten into this guy now?
She didn't want to talk to him at all, and gave Xu Yanzhi a slight smile.
"Mr. Xu, please be careful on the road."
After saying that, he turned and went into the Meng residence, his entire being and his words disappearing into thin air.
Tan Yuchen: "..."
He lowered his eyelids and let out a very soft hum through his nose.
As she brushed against him, the tip of her hair accidentally brushed against his arm, causing her a prickling, unsettling feeling.
He glanced sideways at Xu Yanzhi across from him.
"Chairman Xu has been quite free lately. Instead of being busy acquiring companies, he's been helping people out every few days."
Xu Yanzhi chuckled.
"You too, weren't you shot? How did you manage to come here injured?"
"It's my brother's business after all, and the whole family has an inescapable responsibility."
Tan Yuchen paused, then said ambiguously, "It seems you two have known each other for a long time?"
Of course I know him.
For Xu Yanzhi, Zhihua University was just an ordinary part of his trip, something he never cared about or paid any attention to.
Now it's like a tender seedling waiting to sprout in the soil, needing to be carefully nurtured until it sees the sunlight again.
Xu Yanzhi subtly curved his lips into a smile.
"Wasn't it me who saved her at the wine tasting at the villa?"
Tan Yuchen raised his eyebrows, which meant he accepted his explanation.
The initial tension between the two was buried beneath their deep brotherly bond. After Xu Yan got into the car, he asked him if he was leaving.
Tan Yuchen raised his chin, "Wait for Tan Sheng."
The Rolls-Royce slowly drove away. When Tan Sheng got out, he saw his third brother with his legs crossed, leaning lazily against the car.
It wasn't the Cullinan he used to drive; the dark blue Pagani was more flamboyant than any other car, and it was parked across the side road.
Tonight, the moon is a waning crescent, a thin, sharp blade on the horizon, quietly and hazily illuminating the man's deep, dark shadow.
Tan Sheng was still reeling from the blow he suffered that night. Meng Jiuyi had rejected him righteously, and his family also disapproved of their relationship.
At this moment, he wished he could get rid of this surname, take her abroad or leave this place, it would be a hundred times easier than living such a wretched life now.
Tan Yuchen looked up and saw him. He put two fingers together and beckoned to him, like beckoning a dog.
"Third Brother..."
Tan Sheng still harbored resentment because Tan Yuchen hadn't helped him.
Tan Yuchen asked calmly, "How did your own affairs attract Xu Yanzhi's attention?"
“Mom made a huge scene at the mansion without any explanation. Since the Ruijin mansion was Brother Xu’s place, he just helped out.”
After Tan Sheng finished speaking, he still wanted to test the waters.
"Third Brother, I really love Xiao Jiu. Could you please help me persuade my mother? She doesn't know what kind of person Xiao Jiu is before making a judgment, and she doesn't know how good she is at all."
She wasn't as cold and aloof as she appeared; she was sensitive, vulnerable, and kinder than most. Despite facing numerous constraints and setbacks, she lived a more optimistic life than I did.
"I'll never meet someone I like this much again. Please help me out since we're brothers."
Tan Sheng was immersed in his sorrowful love, unaware that after his words, the man opposite him had turned his smile sinister.
"You like it that much?"
Tan Yuchen asked casually, "You held hands with her?"
Tan Sheng nodded.
"You hugged him?"
He nodded again.
Tan Yuchen's eyelids drooped, like sharp blades, but his tone remained perfectly calm.
"They kissed too?"
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