The car's interior was isolated, and the vibrations of the car were far less scorching than his breathing. The car had already driven away from the residential area.
Meng Jiuyi said firmly, "I want to get off the bus!"
Xu Yanzhi said casually, "Uncle Zhuang was driving the car."
"Then tell him to stop."
He pretended to press something with his finger, but there was no response.
"He's old and a bit hard of hearing, and he likes to make his own decisions and doesn't always listen to me. Talk to him after we get off the bus."
There's no way Meng Jiuyi would believe his story; she grabbed his shirt and threatened him righteously.
"Xu Yanzhi, this is called restricting personal freedom. Believe me or not, I'll call the police right now."
"Okay, you report it."
He spoke casually, betting she wouldn't be willing to let him go, "I heard it gets especially cold in the detention center at night. I wonder if my body will be able to walk out intact now."
"....."
"Stop pretending," Meng Jiuyi had a whole bunch of other reasons, "It's too much trouble for me to wash up, and you don't have anything."
Xu Yanzhi said, "If you need anything, I'll have someone send it over in advance."
"Toothbrush and toothpaste, face towels must be pure cotton and free of polyester fibers, makeup remover and facial cleanser, shower gel, body lotion, and towels..."
Meng Jiuyi had listed a whole bunch of things, intending to make him find it troublesome. Unexpectedly, the man made a phone call, and Xu Yanzhi remembered everything she had just gone through without even absorbing it herself.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Yanzhi said seriously, "These necessities will be delivered to your room in about twenty minutes, before we arrive."
Meng Jiuyi continued to nitpick, "No, I still prefer my own room."
Xu Yanzhi gently pressed her down, "Didn't you ask me who that woman was this afternoon?"
"Okay, then don't move it—"
"She was my dad's countless mistress, and also a junior in college who was a year younger than me." Although he tried his best to hide it, one could still sense his coldness when he mentioned these words.
Meng Jiuyi looked up and blinked.
"There's a saying that goes, 'Like father, like son.' I didn't tell you this because I was afraid you'd get a preconceived notion that I'd end up being a complete scoundrel too."
"Then why are you willing to talk about it now?"
Her eyes shone like porcelain under the light. They were pressed so close together that Meng Jiuyi tried to slip away quietly, but he held her down.
That's how it is.
Xu Yanzhi took her hand and kissed it.
"I'm saying this to tell you not to think of me as so perfect. My family is much more sordid and despicable than you imagine."
“My mother and Xu Yungan were indeed a loving couple in the first half of their lives, which was talked about by everyone. But after she died in an accident on a flight to visit him, his personality changed drastically. He could develop sexual relationships with female celebrities who had long cooperated with the group, models he met at banquets, and even his female secretary. When I questioned him, he explained that he couldn’t live without doing this and would want to go with my mother.”
These things, let alone mentioning them, always send a surge of anger through his body whenever he thinks about them, which even nicotine cannot suppress.
But now she is in his arms, her heavy weight filling every void in his heart.
Meng Jiuyi remained silent, unsure how to comfort him, but then, thinking of her father, she managed to utter a single sentence.
"Men are all the same."
A soft laugh came from above, and his heart suddenly softened.
"No, I wasn't talking about you—"
"I won't!"
He held her tightly, and the seriousness and earnestness in his tone stunned her. Suddenly, she thought of something and became sullen.
So you despise people with ill intentions?
She was referring to an auction from a long time ago, when she was still Tan Sheng's girlfriend. She and Tan Yue were in the underground parking garage when he bumped into her, and his first reaction was disgust.
Xu Yanzhi met her gaze, his eyes filled with deep apology and regret.
He once thought he would never be influenced by Xu Yungan, but these things subtly influenced him, making him prejudiced from the start.
If he had been able to put aside his emotions and get to know her properly back then, perhaps he wouldn't have missed so many years.
That sense of regret made his heart clench, but thankfully it was still in time.
His lips brushed against her temple.
"sorry."
"You've said it so many times."
Meng Jiuyi lowered his head and suddenly asked, "Last time I saw you hold a press conference and defend your family so much, I thought you and your father had a very good relationship."
“The Xu family business is not only his hard work, but it also grew little by little under the care of my mother and grandfather. I can’t watch it fall apart.”
Therefore, you must save Gao Xian Yue.
The thought of letting her remain at large forever caused Meng Jiuyi a pang of pain in his heart, because he thought of Li Zhen.
She looked up and asked, half-jokingly, "If one day you find out I lied to you, don't turn on me so quickly."
"Rather than turning against each other—"
He met her gaze, which was filled with a dangerous exploration and a strong possessiveness.
"I'll make you pay for it with your whole life."
--
Gao Xianyue's dance studio was located in a location chosen with Wang Ru's repeated assistance. Xu Yungan provided him with start-up capital, but later did not want to rely on him anymore. Gao Xianyue personally oversaw the decoration and other aspects of the project, and Wang Ru naturally accompanied her.
After they finished looking at the furniture, Gao Xian Yue invited her to go shopping at the mall and let her take whatever she liked.
Wang Ru was so happy she almost knelt down before her. On the way back, Wang Ru casually asked...
"Xuan Yue, I don't think I've ever heard you mention your life abroad for those years. Did you meet any particularly good friends?"
Her phone was already in recording mode, and it was quietly placed on her lap.
No.
Gao Xianyue drove with her eyes on the road ahead, saying, "Maybe I have a rather stubborn personality, and I don't get along very well with foreign girls."
"How could that be? You were the most popular person in our class during those years in high school, okay?"
Wang Ru said, "Well, you don't have any suitors. You're so beautiful and have such a great personality, I think there must be a lot of devoted people who would follow you."
Gao Xian Yue turned her head and glanced at her.
Wang Ru's smile was a little stiff. "I...I was just asking casually."
"You know what men are like, where do all these sentimental types come from? If you had the time, you would have seen them."
When the car arrived at Wang Ru's residential area, she unbuckled her seatbelt.
"Then I'll go first—"
"etc."
Gao Xian Yue suddenly leaned closer to look at her. A small amount of light from outside the window shone in, making her face appear deathly pale.
Wang Ru shrank back in fright.
Gao Xianyue picked up her phone, and Wang Ru immediately tried to snatch it away, but she had already turned it on and was recording.
Wang Ru stammered, "I...I am...."
"How could you be so careless?"
Gao Xian Yue laughed, "Did you accidentally press the record button while talking to me?"
"Yes, it was an accident—"
Before she could finish speaking, Gao Xianyue had already opened the storage box and taken out the miniature listening device inside—the one that Wang Ru had placed on the passenger seat when she wasn't looking last time.
Gao Xian Yue asked with a smile, "This was also an accident."
Her smile was harmless, but Wang Ru felt a chill run down her spine, and her face turned deathly pale.
"Crescent Moon, I..."
"Or I'll send you to jail right now."
Gao Xian Yue said, "Either you call her out and say you heard something, and she can choose for herself."
She didn't ask who the person behind Wang Ru was, clearly she already knew.
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