I can't find him! I can't find Tan Yuchen anywhere!
Shen Yuan searched all the corridors but couldn't find anyone. The lights were scattered and sparse in front of her, and she was almost frantic.
If we miss this opportunity, we'll never have another chance!
Shen Yuan had no other choice but to send a message to Meng Jiuyi.
Tan Yuchen is missing! I was only two minutes late and he's already vanished.
[Meng Jiuyi, please help me again, please help me again!]
I'll give you more money, and I'll agree to anything you want!
Nearly two hours passed, and she had sent almost a thousand messages. She returned to the banquet dejectedly, already in despair.
I'm afraid there will never be another opportunity like this.
The phone then vibrated, and the caller ID showed Meng Jiuyi.
Shen Yuan couldn't wait to listen to it.
"Meng Jiuyi, I—"
Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the voice on the other end, which was hoarse and had lost its usual coolness, as if she had been crying for a long time.
"Come to lounge number three at the stern, Tan Yuchen is here."
Shen Yuan rushed over impatiently, but Tan Yuchen was nowhere to be seen in the huge, empty lounge. Meng Jiuyi was leaning against the wall, or rather, looking for something to support him, otherwise he would fall apart and slide down.
Her neck was drooping, and the bath towel covering her body almost completely covered her.
"Where is he? Where is he?" Shen Yuan searched everywhere for him.
Her mind was filled with Tan Yuchen, and she didn't notice Meng Jiuyi's abnormality. If she had looked closely, she would have noticed that her lips were an unnatural red, and there were strawberry-like red marks that meandered down the back of her neck.
Meng Jiuyi said, "It's next door."
Shen Yuan was about to go find him when her arm was suddenly grabbed.
Meng Jiuyi looked up at her, his eyes cold. "Didn't I tell you to stay by my side from beginning to end? Why could you lose track of someone who was on drugs? Couldn't you even catch the food that Miss Shen was feeding you?"
She had also lost her mind; her voice suddenly grew louder, and she pulled at the soreness in her groin, then closed her eyes and leaned back against the wall.
"I, I was—"
Just as Shen Yuan was about to make an excuse, it suddenly dawned on her, "Was his medicine neutralized?"
Two hours had passed, and her heart sank. She looked back at Meng Jiuyi, "Was it you—"
Meng Jiuyi said, "When I was assigned here by the supervisor to inspect, I saw a waiter running out crying."
waiter...
Shen Yuan staggered backward, her face turning pale instantly, her mind filled with the thought that everything was over.
Despite all her hard work and planning, the waitress benefited instead. She was still going to marry into the declining Lin family. Shen Yuan's voice was sharp as she yelled at her.
"Meng Jiuyi, are you mistaken? I asked you to help me, not to help that waiter!"
Meng Jiuyi was so angry with her that his voice turned colder than an octave. "Please get this straight, Miss Shen. I've been handling everything for you. What have you done besides shifting the blame? If you hadn't lost track of the person, would things have turned out like this? If I had known you would be this stupid, unable to even keep an eye on one person, I would have just gone to your sister for a collaboration!"
After finishing his sentence, Meng Jiuyi bit her lip.
My legs are so sore...
The image that immediately came to mind was him holding her hands tightly, their fingers intertwined, and kissing her earlobe.
That's how fierce they were.
Meng Jiuyi's heart trembled violently, and she desperately tried to suppress her thoughts about what had just happened between her and Tan Yuchen.
Shen Yuan used to think she was easy to bully, but now that she's been scolded, her aura has weakened.
"Then what do you suggest? Let me tell you, if I don't get what I want, don't expect me to help you!"
what to do?
Meng Jiuyi stared blankly out the window with her brown eyes, not knowing what to do.
She belatedly realized that making a deal with Shen Yuan was a terrible idea, and she had been dragged into it as well. If Tan Yuchen found out, given his personality…
She closed her eyes tightly, not daring to think about it anymore.
But she had to get Gao Xian Yue back, no matter what.
Shen Yuan heard her say, "Take off your clothes."
"ah?"
The allure in Meng Jiuyi's eyes hadn't faded, but his gaze had returned to calm as he looked directly at her.
"Do you want a one-night stand with Tan Yuchen, or do you want to marry into his family?"
"Nonsense, of course I'd rather get married—"
Shen Yuan suddenly understood what she meant, and was so shocked that her mouth involuntarily opened wide.
Meng Jiuyi slowly walked up to her and asked her to make a promise, saying it word by word.
"Remember! There is no Meng Jiuyi on this ship tonight. It was you who ended up on board with Tan Yuchen by some twist of fate!"
**
In the latter half of the night, the liveliness in the banquet hall did not diminish in the slightest, and the melody changed to a soothing and gentle piano piece.
Shen Yuan's mother and several other ladies were chatting with the old lady. The old lady was in exceptionally good spirits tonight, until Aunt Zhang draped a cloak over her and repeatedly reminded her that it was time to rest.
"Otherwise, the Third Young Master will blame me for not taking good care of you."
The old lady feigned anger, "Fine, so you're siding with him, aren't you? This kid has managed to win me over."
"I've gone around in circles, but I've still managed to get here, haven't I?"
The other wives were all laughing and urging the old lady to go and rest, saying that Yuchen was only doing it for her own good.
Aunt Zhang was about to help the old lady up when the maid suddenly rushed in and accidentally bumped into the wine table next to her.
"What's wrong with you? Has no one taught you how to do things?"
Mother Shen frowned, "What if we offend the old lady?"
"No, madam, I...I..."
The maid hesitated, then said, "I saw the third young master and the eldest young lady in the room... and then the eldest young lady was crying..."
The old lady's expression changed when she heard her mention Tan Yuchen.
"Speak properly, what did you see?"
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