When Meng Jiuyi woke up, the curtains were drawn tightly shut, even the cracks in the door were closed.
Without her phone, she couldn't tell what time it was at all.
When she sat up, her back ached so much that she immediately frowned.
That scoundrel Tan Yuchen.
They're still flipping her over and over like pancakes, even though she's injured like that.
The room was comfortably heated, and a humidifier was silently circulating nearby. She wasn't cold at all, wearing a moon-white nightgown, and the sheets were dry and soft, as if someone had changed them.
There was a new set of clothes next to her, in her size.
Meng Jiuyi ignored her aching back and hurriedly put on the clothes, wanting to leave as soon as possible, because seeing the other person later would be super awkward.
Where are her underwear...?
After Meng Jiuyi finished dressing, she secretly opened the door a crack. There was no one in the corridor. She carried her slippers without making a sound and went down the spiral staircase. The living room was empty.
It's possible that Tan Yuchen went out and hasn't returned yet.
Just as Meng Jiuyi was about to lower his voice and turn the doorknob, a snort of laughter came from behind him.
"Where does President Meng plan to slip away after he's taken advantage of you?"
She turned around gently. The man was leaning lazily against the second-floor railing, wearing a casual hoodie, with his hair half-draped over his forehead. He looked refreshed and content, and you could hardly tell that he was a disabled person.
Meng Jiuyi was almost embarrassed by his stinginess, and said, "I just wanted to test if the door was broken."
Tan Yuchen slowly walked downstairs.
As the man approached, his eyebrows and nose became more defined, exuding a sense of sullenness and languor. His sharp, aggressive aura casually pressed towards her, and she unconsciously longed to retreat.
He noticed she wasn't wearing shoes, so he took a pair of slippers, squatted down in front of her, and put her feet in them.
Tan Yuchen looked up at her and smiled.
"good afternoon."
His eyelashes were long, like a small boat, making him look completely harmless, showing none of the absurdity he had shown that morning.
No matter how much she cried, they wouldn't let her go, and even forced her to say many embarrassing things.
Every sound and every scene, whenever Meng Jiuyi recalls even a fraction of it, her entire body turns red, like cherry blossoms in early spring.
She wasn't usually so easily embarrassed, so Meng Jiuyi turned her face away.
"I...I want to go back!"
"I'll take you home after you finish eating."
After Tan Yuchen stood up, he gently stroked her face with his fingers, his voice and eyes gradually darkening, "Now you're back to being a shy little innocent girl. I wonder who was it that was being unreasonable and telling me to hurry up just now."
Meng Jiuyi was startled like a frog, and instantly wished he could jump eight feet high to escape, but Tan Yuchen grabbed his neck and pulled him back forcefully.
Tan Yuchen gently bit her lips, their breaths mingling, their lips pressing and rubbing together.
His eyes, so close to mine, were very dark, and he spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Give me the money, fifteen thousand."
Meng Jiuyi: "..."
Whatever amount he set, that's what it is; she didn't dare argue or talk back to him about it at all.
After they finished eating, Tan Yuchen took her home.
After getting out of the car, the man handed her the arm protector, and Meng Jiuyi looked puzzled.
Tan Yuchen said, "Please help me, I am currently disabled."
After all that trouble with his shoulder today, the doctor has to make him wear a brace.
Meng Jiuyi: "..."
Now that he knows he is disabled, she tried to tiptoe to wrap the straps around his neck, but she was still not tall enough.
"Lower your head."
Tan Yuchen obediently lowered his head, his eyebrows and eyes level with hers, and his eyebrows twitched slightly.
Does that mean you're satisfied?
Meng Jiuyi wrapped the ribbon around his neck, turned his head and unintentionally met his eyes. In the sunlight, his pupils were pure black.
But this morning, bathed in the yellow light, it looked more like amber, staring at her sharply and aggressively, its throat emitting suppressed, heavy breaths as it asked her if she was satisfied.
Meng Jiuyi swallowed hard, quickly stopping herself from thinking about it anymore.
After putting on the protective sleeve, he handed her the pen.
"Leave some blessings."
Who would write on this? Meng Jiuyi thought for a moment and slowly wrote "Get well soon".
The large characters on the protective sleeve made him look strangely silly and cute.
Tan Yuchen bent down to look at her, his eyes both carefree and gentle. "Next time we meet, I won't be President Meng's mistress anymore. At least call me before you say goodbye."
Meng Jiuyi didn't know what to call him, so she thought for a moment.
"cousin."
Tan Yuchen said, "Feng Lan has nothing to do with the Tan family anymore, and you have long since severed ties with the Meng family. Just change how you address her."
Meng Jiuyi looked at him, as if from this moment on, she was standing on the same level as this person.
Her nose felt a little sore, and she slowly spoke.
"Tan Yuchen".
"Meng Jiuyi".
He responded casually, gently rubbing her head with his hand, his voice as gentle as if he were coaxing her.
"Knowing you is the proudest thing in my life."
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In the afternoon, the police station was even busier due to the kidnapping case involving a person falling from a building.
The car stopped in front of the police station. Xu Yan got out and glanced at the Maybach next to him. A policeman led him to the interrogation room, where two officers were taking Gao Xian Yue's statement through the square glass windows.
Xu Yungan arrived half an hour earlier than him. The two father and son were speechless when they met. Since the secretary's affair was exposed last time, their already antagonistic relationship had deteriorated even further.
Xu Yungan frowned at him. "I heard from Uncle Zhuang that you delegated the Tan family's social engagements to General Manager Gao. Are you that sick?"
His intention was to show concern, but what came out sounded like a rebuke.
Xu Yanzhi didn't respond, not even glancing at him for a moment, and asked the police how far things had progressed.
The police said, "Mr. Xu, please calm down. According to our initial understanding, Ms. Gao and another girl were kidnapped to the rooftop. Although the suspect died yesterday after falling from the building, there are still suspects at large."
Xu Yanzhi's eyes were clear. "Are there other people?"
"right."
Inside the interrogation room, the police officer looked up at Gao Xian Yue.
"Ms. Gao, do you know the suspect?"
Gao Xian Yue's face was somewhat numb, and she was slightly dazed. The police asked her the question again.
"I don't know him. I've never seen him before."
Gao Xian Yue frowned slightly, "But during those years abroad, I often received anonymous flowers and gifts, and I don't know if they are related to this person."
According to the investigation, Yan Chen was abandoned by his parents at a young age and became a street urchin. With the help of his relatives, he finished high school and went to a technical school. He opened a car repair shop and has always lived in Kyushu. His life trajectory does not overlap with Gao Xian Yue's.
The police officer's eyes were sharp: "Ms. Gao, according to Ms. Meng, you led her there, and that person is very likely your accomplice."
Miss Gao smiled slightly, "If we were accomplices, I think we wouldn't be in such a sorry state now, and we wouldn't have almost fallen off the building together."
"Tell me the specifics of what happened last night."
“Last night, as I was leaving my studio and getting into my car, someone covered my mouth and nose. When I woke up, I was tied up and taken to the rooftop. My friend Wang Ru was next to me and was also tied up. I can't tell if this person's purpose was robbery or revenge against society. After he ransacked our belongings, he called in other friends as well.”
"Wang Ru wasn't with you guys back then?"
Gao Xianyue said, "She took the opportunity to run away. I don't know if she angered that person because of it, so she even planned to push us downstairs."
The call was made by Wang Ru. Yan Chen had disposed of every last bit of evidence left behind, and had no contact with Gao Xian Yue from beginning to end.
There are still many aspects of this case that are open to discussion, but the other party comes from a prominent family and there is no reasonable evidence to warrant her detention.
As they went outside, Gao Xianyue saw that Xu Yungan's eyes instantly reddened.
"Uncle Xu, Brother Yanzhi, I'm sorry to have troubled you again."
Xu Yungan patted her shoulder, "Let's not talk about these things now that we're family."
While he was comforting Gao Xianyue, Xu Yanzhi, as a family member, went to the side to sign the papers, his pen moving swiftly and gracefully across the paper.
As the police officer put the record card into the folder next to him, he glanced at it and was immediately stunned—he saw the name Meng Jiuyi on the record sheet next to him.
Delicate and petite.
It's her handwriting.
The paper covered him for only a moment before Xu Yanzhi's eyelashes drooped, obscuring the deep look in his eyes.
He said calmly, "Is this all the information on last night's fall from the building?"
Police officer: "Yes."
So the other person last night was her. Xu Yanzhi's heart seemed to stop for a moment. When he left the police station, he asked Uncle Zhuang to drive him and made a phone call at the same time.
The phone kept playing long, drawn-out beeps, like tiny hammers pounding on his heart.
The deputy director came out and shook hands with Xu Yungan. As he saw them off, he said, "Thank you for your cooperation, Chairman Xu and Ms. Gao. I'll contact you again if there are any further issues. I have a lot to take care of, so I won't see you off—"
Before the words were finished, a casual voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Deputy Director Zhou, this matter is far from over."
Xu Yanzhi looked up and saw Tan Yuchen walking up the steps. Due to a muscle injury, his right arm was in a sling, but even though he looked disheveled, he couldn't hide his arrogance.
Xu Yanzhi held his phone close to his face, his gaze fixed on him.
Tan Yuchen's eyes met his for a second before he turned to Xu Yungan and said lazily.
"Uncle Xu."
Xu Yungan nodded, then asked with slight puzzlement, "What happened to your arm?"
"I did some good deeds last night, learning from Lei Feng."
Gao Xian Yue had not forgotten that it was he who killed Yan Chen last night. She lowered her eyes, her face pale with illness.
Xu Yungan knew he was talking nonsense, and said with a faint smile, "I have something to attend to, so we can't talk about it today. The Xu family always welcomes you to visit."
Tan Yuchen raised his eyebrows. "Uncle Xu, please feel free to do as you please."
Before the others had left, he continued slowly, "But your daughter is not an option."
Xu Yanzhi turned to look at him. The man was playing with a pen in his hand, his smile had vanished, and he looked up at them with a deep and unfathomable gaze.
“I was also at the scene last night, and from my observation, she may be an accomplice.”
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