Meng Jiuyi silently turned her face to the side, her eyes still red.
"What are you pretending to be, all high and mighty?"
"Do you still need to pretend?"
Tan Yuchen said, "In your eyes, aren't I just that?"
He turned her palm over, and under the phone light, her hand was covered in mud and had several bloodstains.
The man gently brushed it away, and the slight pain made her hand recoil.
"What are you doing here now? Are you here to interrogate me again?"
Meng Jiuyi asked, "Do you think I've tarnished your brother's reputation, or are you just trying to get involved with the prestigious Tan family name and trying to intimidate me?"
The phone light illuminated the man's sharply defined face, and Tan Yuchen clicked his tongue.
"They have quite a bit of prejudice against me."
Bullshit prejudice.
At this moment, Meng Jiuyi longed for her bed and the meals Wen Qi cooked. It felt like she could ignore all the storms and rain outside the rented apartment once she returned.
She kept swallowing, and a tear uncontrollably slid down her cheek, rolling down her cheek more and more.
Crying in front of this person would be a great disgrace. Meng Jiuyi turned his face as far as he could, but then opened a hand under his chin to catch all her tears, before turning his face back to hers.
"Isn't it me who should be shedding golden tears?"
He wiped away her tears, his expression nonchalant. "You have fist-sized holes in your shoulders. Even the ox-headed and horse-faced demons have invited you for tea several times."
I vehemently disagreed, saying there was a girl waiting to thank me, but I was proven wrong—that person completely deleted me from their contacts. Now I have no one to hold accountable, and I can't even complain. Who can give me my opinion?
Tears streamed into Meng Jiuyi's mouth, and he couldn't help but add insult to injury.
"That's what you deserve! You brought it on yourself, evil deeds will be punished..."
Tan Yuchen raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, it's all my fault. President Meng is wise."
Meng Jiuyi: "..."
Her hand was injured, so her foot probably wasn't much better. Tan Yuchen lifted her trouser leg to check, and Meng Jiuyi subconsciously stepped back, but her ankle was still firmly held in his palm, so thin that it was more than enough to encircle her, with a small part of the joint still sticking out.
Only my knee was slightly rubbed red.
Tan Yuchen said, "Boss Meng is a man who clearly distinguishes between good and evil. He is vengeful and will settle even the smallest grudge against me. He will use all sorts of tricks, such as throwing mud or adding drugs to my wine. If he can do it today, he will never wait until tomorrow morning."
Meng Jiuyi glared at him fiercely, only to hear him continue, "Just let Feng Lan go like that? That shouldn't be the case. At the very least, she should be made to cry her eyes out, beg for mercy on her knees, and have a miserable ending. Interested in watching her make a spectacle?"
He really knew how to get her attention.
What's the show?
Meng Jiuyi kept his head down, but his ears were already quietly perked up.
A tear, about to fall, clung to her eyelashes, making her appear exceptionally pitiful and moving.
The man's hands had a delicate and smooth feel, even more dazzling than a white pearl. Pearls could be squeezed at will, but the calf he held in his hand seemed to leave red marks if he touched it too hard.
This further fuels the rampage within the body.
Tan Yuchen's deep eyes darkened, and he coaxed, "This is only for tonight, and we won't wait any longer. You can only see this kind of play once in a lifetime. If you go now, you might still be able to catch it while it's still fresh in our minds."
After he finished speaking, he didn't say another word.
He pulled down his trouser leg, looking as relaxed as if he had never said anything.
After waiting and waiting without any further developments, Meng Jiuyi asked, "What did you do to her?"
In the darkness, only a soft chuckle from the man could be heard. The next second, Tan Yuchen's hand hooked around her knees, and he lifted her up in his arms.
"Just say you want to go."
The suspended position made Meng Jiuyi feel extremely insecure.
"Tan Yuchen, put me down!"
"You think it's possible?"
The man took a few steps, lowered his head slightly towards her, revealing the spinous process at the back of her neck, and said, "It's only fair to reciprocate."
Meng Jiuyi: ?
"Help me brush the mud off my head."
She had just scattered sand, which was as sticky as tape. The man's wispy hair was like a catcher, getting all over his head.
Meng Jiuyi is talented.
"No!"
Even though the other person didn't want to talk about Yu Chen, he didn't force him. He just tossed his hair lightly as he walked, and a bunch of sand flew directly onto Meng Jiu Yi's face.
"you.....!"
Meng Jiuyi was furious.
"shoot!"
She could only try to brush the sand off him, but the man was so tall, and with her injured left hand, her right hand, which was outside, couldn't reach the back of his head at all.
"Lower your head a little."
Tan Yuchen did as she asked, bowing his head for the first time to meet her gaze.
He raised an eyebrow, as if to say he was satisfied?
After brushing his head, Meng Jiuyi patted his shoulder. The man's hair was short and fluffy, and she had a strange feeling that she was grooming a husky.
Thinking of him as a dog makes me feel a little better.
After she finished shaking, she realized that the bumpy feeling was long gone. She looked up and bumped into his amber eyes, her face shrouded in his shadow, as if a bottomless vortex was pulling her in.
Meng Jiuyi, unable to withstand the eye contact, fled as if trying to escape.
...
The Pagani drove towards Orange Garden. After passing several guard posts, the garden villas of unknown heights came into view. Meng Jiuyi didn't know they were coming here, so of course she was unwilling, let alone with him.
But Tan Yuchen didn't take her through the main entrance. Instead, the car drove around into the other half of the villa. He entered his fingerprint in the study, and a secret passage he had never seen before opened up to Meng Jiuyi.
The long tunnels were made of natural rock, and even the lighting was dim, with a damp smell wafting through the air.
The further Meng Jiuyi walked, the more uneasy he felt. Was he planning to dismember her here? She had actually been so easily tricked into coming here by Feng Lan's pretense.
His heart was pounding with anxiety, so much so that when the lighter lit up, Meng Jiuyi jerked to the side.
Why that look?
The blue flames illuminated the man's nonchalant face. "Between the two of us, am I the one who is more dangerous?"
Meng Jiuyi: "..."
A beam of fire illuminated the road ahead, making it much brighter, and the light cast his shadow at an angle onto her.
Emerging from the secret passage, he found himself in another study. He cracked the door open, and the familiar sound of crying mixed with scolding instantly entered his ears.
Meng Jiuyi couldn't resist peeking through the door. Downstairs in the main hall, not only were Feng Lan and the old lady present, but Tan Ni and the first wife were also there, as were Tan's fourth uncle, whom he rarely saw, and several trusted servants.
Feng Lan and her fourth uncle were kneeling.
"Mom, I really know I was wrong this time. Please forgive me this time."
Feng Lan crawled up to grab the old lady's trouser leg, "How about you send me to a South Asian island to reflect on my actions, or punish me by locking me up for a few months? I won't complain. But Akai is your grandson."
The old lady flew into a rage, "You always get punished, yet you always break the rules! If this hadn't resulted in a death, were you planning to cover it up again? I objected when the fourth son first took a liking to you. I thought that since he liked you so much, there must be something good about you. But all these years you've done nothing but foolish things!"
Like mother, like son! Don't even mention this generation, the Tan family for three generations has never had such a scandal. You're practically driving me to my death!
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