When Meng Jiuyi woke up and opened the door in the morning, she thought Meng Cheng was still asleep.
He got up early and bought her breakfast, with the blankets and pillows neatly folded to the side.
Meng Cheng said, "Sister, I'm going back to England."
Meng Jiuyi was slightly taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you just get back yesterday?"
"I want to go back and study hard."
"....."
Meng Jiuyi's lips twitched. His awareness came in waves, as if he wasn't the one who cheated on the makeup exam last time.
However, Meng Jiuyi was too ashamed to say anything to him, as her grades were practically worthless.
"Okay, remember to tell Mom."
Meng Jiuyi was mixing cereal with his back to him, seemingly indifferent, but in reality, he was constantly watching him out of the corner of his eye.
His injuries hadn't fully healed, and his face looked patched up. He was still secretly glancing at her when he opened the door, like a puppy caught in the rain.
A soft heart always comes unexpectedly. By the time Meng Jiuyi realized what was happening, he had already taken him to the airport.
After reaching the security checkpoint, Meng Jiuyi watched him walk away, her eyes calm.
"Let's go, let Mom know we're safe when we get there."
Meng Cheng suddenly opened his arms to her.
"Give me a hug?"
"You dare—"
Before she could finish speaking, Meng Jiuyi was enveloped in his warm embrace. The seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy had broad shoulders, and his warm breath surrounded her.
She seemed stunned, her eyelashes trembling slightly.
Meng Cheng promised, "Sister, next time you come back, it'll be my turn to protect you!"
He let go as soon as he finished speaking, probably afraid of being hit. After the security check, he even smiled and waved to her.
Meng Jiuyi stared blankly at the spot where he had disappeared. People came and went, all strangers. A sudden wave of tears welled up in her eyes.
She turned around, letting the fog in front of her gradually dissipate, and felt a little mocked herself.
Is it because I've been spending too much time with Wen Qi that I've become so sentimental like her?
When I got to the ride-hailing area downstairs, there weren't many people there, probably because it was early morning.
Meng Jiuyi planned to take a taxi to visit Zhang Ma at the nursing home, as she had been discharged last week.
A Toyota Alphard suddenly stopped in front of her, and the door opened automatically. Tan Jing smiled at her.
"Beautiful lady, do you still remember me? We met last night. It's fate that we're meeting again. How about I give you this?"
Meng Jiuyi remembered him; he stood next to Tan Yuchen last night, like a coiled venomous snake.
She took a few steps back, her eyes devoid of warmth.
"No, thank you. I've already called a car."
"Is that so? Then I have to see you off today. You've done a lot of important things for Tan Yuchen. We're practically family, so how about I thank you instead?"
He said thank you, but his eyes sent chills down your spine.
Meng Jiuyi clenched her fingers, but smiled.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you."
Tan Jing offered her his seat, but Meng Jiuyi suddenly turned and ran in the opposite direction.
However, several men appeared out of nowhere and surrounded her. Suddenly, someone chopped her shoulder from behind, and she instantly lost consciousness.
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When I woke up again, the car was speeding along the overpass.
The car was filled with smoke. Meng Jiuyi had a splitting headache and was lying in the car with his lips covered by tape and his hands tightly bound.
Tan Jingzheng looked her up and down, his eyes seeming to hold two sharp blades.
Meng Jiuyi roared at him.
Tan Jing tore off the tape from her mouth. Meng Jiuyi suppressed her trembling and fear and warned her in a cold voice.
"What do you want to do? Kidnapping is illegal! I told my friend I'd be home in an hour before I left, you'd better let me go right now."
Tan Jing scoffed, "You think I'm afraid? You fucking know you're breaking the law, blocking my path to wealth is what's truly against the law! My family's hundreds of billions have gone down the drain because of you. Tell me, how am I supposed to settle this score with you?"
"Such a beautiful woman, I'm curious if Tan Yuchen makes you do things during the day and then plays with you in various ways in bed at night. It's a pity you're so good with me, you can only blame yourself for being blind!"
He touched her face, but Meng Jiuyi recoiled in disgust.
"I don't understand what you're saying!"
Her collar was suddenly grabbed, and she was pulled up with it. Tan Jing gritted her teeth and sneered.
"Don't pretend with me. Didn't you help get the surveillance footage on Chen Zhongli? You secretly helped Tan Yuchen find something to use against him, so that he would vote in favor of the restructuring and merger under commercial law."
"That damn dog was chosen by my family vote, one vote at a time. If I kill him, you go and kill him too!"
Every word he uttered was an accusation against Meng Jiuyi for everything she had done, and how she had been dragged into this mess by Tan Yuchen because of her secret filming.
She guessed that what she was doing might be dangerous, but Tan Yuchen was too good at deceiving people. Several months passed, and she had already forgotten about it.
Looking back now, I realize it was a sheer cliff, and I was walking on a tightrope.
"Guess how you ended up like this? Because you followed a good-for-nothing, a good-for-nothing who killed his mother and grandfather, a good-for-nothing who couldn't even get angry. Do you know why?"
He arrogantly pointed to his eyes, "Because when he's angry, he can't see. You haven't seen it, have you? Because he's too afraid. What's the point of being a human if you can't have emotions and desires? You might as well be dead!"
Meng Jiuyi had never known or wanted to know any of what he was saying, and she trembled uncontrollably.
Even when being grabbed by the collar and unable to breathe, they still grit their teeth and refuse to admit it.
"I told you, I don't understand what you're saying. You should go find him!"
Tan Jing laughed out loud, "How can you still be so stupid? You're being sold out and you're still helping the seller count the money. Have you ever thought that Tan Yuchen deliberately leaked the information to me, waiting for me to come and take revenge on you? He's the kind of person who kills without getting his hands dirty."
What?
"The Xining Mansion is his brother's property. How come I was able to get the surveillance so easily? Is it possible that he was just going along with it?"
After all, you know his secret. Using me to get rid of you will eliminate any future trouble, and it will also allow me to vent my anger. Isn't that a win-win situation?
"...impossible!"
Meng Jiuyi stopped breathing, and waves of coldness washed over her as she subconsciously recalled the promise he had made to her.
"What's impossible? Did he ever tell you that he had a brother in England who he grew up with, and they were so close that they were practically inseparable, but the brother was killed by him because of a conflict of interest?"
Even a relationship of over ten years is worthless to him, so what are you anyway?
The cursing and swearing voices reached Meng Jiuyi's ears. She was terrified, confused, and didn't know which Tan Yuchen he was talking about.
She just suddenly remembered that afternoon in the hospital ward.
—Would you push me out to take the blow?
What are you thinking about?
In fact, he never made any promises; it was just her wishful thinking that led her to believe it.
The pain suddenly spread from her throat to all parts of her body, engulfing her like a suffocating breath. Her eyes stung, yet she wanted to laugh out loud.
He's already lied to you once, and you still believe him.
Meng Jiuyi, why are you so forgetful?
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