He wasn't rubbing his head very hard, but through his hair, a steady stream of heat was transmitted into his scalp.
Meng Jiuyi blinked, feeling lost. Suddenly, her phone rang. She glanced at it furtively—it was a photo of an Austrian church sent by Tan Ni.
Meng Jiuyi immediately turned off the screen. Her older brother was still there; if he knew she had sneaked out of the country, he would immediately send someone to catch her.
Tan Yuchen, standing beside him, spoke slowly, drawing out the last syllable of his voice.
"What are you hiding? Do you really think I won't cover for her? She can book a plane ticket and go through customs all by herself, and even bring a butler to swagger so far away."
Meng Jiuyi: "..." It's a shame Tan Ni was still gloating and hadn't noticed.
"Aren't you worried that she won't be able to manage alone abroad?"
"She has several doctors and a housekeeper by her side. She's a grown woman, what's there to worry about?"
Meng Jiuyi thought to herself, "Then what were you doing all those times when you were protecting people's lives?"
Tan Yuchen seemed to know what she was thinking, his eyes gazing into the distance. "I'm protecting her because I lost my sister before, and I don't want this to happen again."
Meng Jiuyi was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at him.
The setting sun cast golden light on his wispy hair, which also cleverly concealed the loneliness in his eyes.
She remembered that Tan Jing had mentioned his mother had an accident when she was eight months pregnant, which seemed to be... related to him.
Meng Jiuyi didn't know how to comfort him, "Isn't there a saying that humans are also considered matter in nature? According to the law of conservation of energy, if they disappear, they will simply exist as another kind of matter?"
"You're so good at comforting others, but you don't know how to comfort yourself."
Meng Jiuyi was slightly taken aback. Tan Yuchen looked down at her, his dark eyes as deep as a lake. "Meng Jiuyi, you have to be good from now on."
She knew what he was talking about, and a slight tingling sensation rose in her nose.
The sky is high and the clouds are vast; at this moment, even life seems insignificant.
When she got off the bus, Tan Yuchen jumped down easily and reached out to catch her.
She used his strength to jump off the hood of the car.
Upon landing, he was propelled forward by inertia and fell directly into her arms. As his lips brushed against her ear, the man's breathing suddenly deepened.
Meng Jiuyi's heart trembled, and the spot on her earlobe where his breath had been pressing against her felt both tingly and itchy.
She instinctively tried to back away, but the man held her waist tightly, his breathing suppressed and restrained.
"You've been holding back all day, and you still dare to provoke me?"
After saying that, he held her face and kissed her deeply. Meng Jiuyi's heart clenched instantly, like a leaf about to burn out.
With no one around, he kissed her passionately and unrestrainedly, holding her waist and pressing her against the car, their lips locked in a fervent embrace.
Tan Yuchen was going crazy missing her; his bones ached from it all.
The memories of yesterday morning lingered in his mind, keeping him awake all night. He even consciously pulled himself out of his thoughts to recall every second of the ultimate pleasure he had shared with her.
He even ripped off the cumbersome protective sleeve and threw it aside. Tan Yuchen sucked and bit her lips hard, his tongue swirling wildly in her mouth.
“You…your sheath,” she said with difficulty.
"Don't worry about it."
The kisses moved from outside the car to inside, and her coat fell from her shoulders onto the floor mat. They had been intimate before, and even the way the man's fingers caressed her waist made her tremble uncontrollably.
Tan Yuchen's hands caressed her neck, his lips and tongue roaming freely in her mouth, filled with sweet saliva. Meng Jiuyi was breathless, her eyes reddening from his kisses, her mouth slightly open as he gave her whatever she wanted.
"Don't you hate me that much, baby?"
Tan Yuchen's kiss lingered near her ear, his voice hoarse yet filled with intense desire.
His hands were tightly wrapped around her waist, each one distinct and forceful, yet she still remembered that this was someone else's car.
Meng Jiuyi was breathing rapidly.
"...I hate it."
"Then be even more annoying, make me so annoying that you hate me to the core."
She slightly opened her eyes to look at him. His dark eyes were filled with desire, and his Adam's apple bobbed as he stared at her blankly.
Meng Jiuyi couldn't stand it and was about to move away when she inexplicably noticed the sofa cover behind his head.
She couldn't help but pick at her fingers upwards.
"Don't you think... this color is a little different from the others?"
Tan Yuchen turned his head to look.
The last rays of the setting sun streamed in through the rear window, and the brown leather cover on the middle seat was noticeably newer than the others, making the sunlight appear even deeper.
It was completely undetectable under natural light before.
He ran his fingers lightly over the leather case, then took the utility knife from the car and slit it open—there was a plastic bag inside the soft sofa cushion.
--
Xu Residence.
The study was quiet and solemn, and there was no need for in-depth investigation. Someone handed Xu Yungan's information about Meng Jiuyi to his desk.
Her past romantic history, her entanglements with the two Tan brothers, and the underhanded tactics she has engaged in over the years, all meticulously planned and executed.
She was implicated in the fall a few days ago.
I recall Xu Yanzhi's effusive praise—
She is gentle, kind, and lovely. She will lend a helping hand when she sees her friends in trouble. Despite having no one to rely on all these years, she has managed to take such good care of herself.
The entire study was filled with his cold and gloomy atmosphere. The butler and Uncle Zhuang beside him lowered their heads and spoke even more cautiously.
"Miss Meng and the young master have known each other for several years."
Xu Yungan said, "So this was premeditated?"
The more he said, the more mistakes he made, so Uncle Zhuang decided to remain silent.
The study was filled with thick smoke, Xu Yungan said with a hint of sarcasm.
"He's even prepared a ring; is he planning to propose soon?"
Along with the investigation materials, Xu Yanzhi also brought raw ore that he had ordered from the Zhou family. After drawing and designing the ore himself, he sent it to top craftsmen for carving and polishing.
Uncle Zhuang remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Xu Yungan held a cigarette between his fingers.
"You can leave now. He can't know about this."
Uncle Zhuang and the steward both went out, leaving him alone in the large study.
Xu Yungan threw the cigarette into the ashtray and stood by the window with his hands behind his back.
A woman from a poor family.
He could give her a new identity, change her surname, find her new parents, and let her stand rightfully in front of Xu Yanzhi. But if even her initial motives weren't pure...
no.
--
After Meng Jiuyi returned home and turned on the bedroom light, the phone rang.
She held the phone to her ear, walked to the balcony, and saw Tan Yuchen upstairs. Their eyes met, and he waved to her with his fingers together.
"Go back quickly," Meng Jiuyi said.
Tan Yuchen gave a low "hmm".
"Don't go out alone during this period. Remember to lock the doors and windows. Don't go with strangers. Call me anytime if you need anything, including in the middle of the night."
Did you hear me?
He's so long-winded, like a mother hen.
Meng Jiuyi couldn't help but say, "You already said the deal is over."
So what does it matter now?
"If the deal doesn't end—"
Tan Yuchen chuckled, his voice low and tender, and looked up at her as if trying to see into her heart, "How can I pursue you, President Meng?"
——
good evening
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