Meng Wenyuan said that he was harmed by a villain and warned her to be careful of Su Fan.
Then, recalling the strange things about Su Fan, Wan Shu immediately realized: "The person who harmed you is Su Fan!"
“Not bad…” Meng Wenyuan nodded, looking dejected. “I considered myself knowledgeable and intelligent, but I never imagined that one day I would be harmed by such a treacherous villain. I really…”
Seeing that he was about to get emotional again, Wan Shu quickly interrupted the spellcasting: "Don't be discouraged, tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"
Meng Wenyuan was abruptly interrupted, his emotions snapped, and he couldn't continue being emotional. He could only sigh and speak to Wan Shu in detail.
“After parting with my aunt that day, I went back and told my father about the shameful things Su Fan had done. My father is an upright man, and after investigating, he immediately expelled Su Fan from Dongcheng Academy.”
"Su Fan harbored deep resentment towards me because of this incident. Before leaving, he made a harsh statement to me, saying that he would definitely take revenge on me severely in the future and make me regret what I did today."
"At the time, I just thought he was venting his anger and didn't take it to heart. Who knew that later, somehow, he hooked up with my cousin!"
To talk about my cousin, we must first talk about Meng Ruxiu.
The Meng family has always had difficulty producing offspring. Meng Wenyuan was an only son, while Meng Ruxiu's generation only had two brothers.
Unfortunately, Meng Ruxiu's elder brother died young, passing away at the age of twenty, leaving behind only a young son named Meng Zhenshou.
Before he died, Meng Ruxiu's elder brother held Meng Ruxiu's hand and begged him to take care of his unfortunate young son.
Faced with his elder brother's dying wish, Meng Ruxiu naturally accepted it with great care.
“My father was kind-hearted and kept his promises. After holding my uncle’s funeral, he took Meng Zhenshou back home and treated him like his own son. I followed my father’s instructions and treated Meng Zhenshou like a brother. I thought he would treat me the same way, but I never expected that he had long coveted my family’s wealth! He wanted to get rid of me and take my place!”
Meng Wenyuan was unaware of this matter at first.
For some reason, Su Fan suddenly became rich. During the academy exam, he paid several servants to steal his exam questions and then accused him of cheating, which was brought to the headmaster's attention.
“The headmaster was originally my father, but a few days ago, he returned to the capital because of an emergency at his family home, so he asked Meng Zhenshou to temporarily take over the position of headmaster.”
"Meng Zhenshou used to treat me very well. I thought he would believe me and find out the truth for me, but I never expected that he would expel me from the academy without saying a word and not even allow me to bring any travel money or servants!"
Speaking of which, Meng Wenyuan couldn't help but sigh again.
“I was stupid at the time and didn’t see anything unusual. I thought Meng Zhenshou had been deceived by a villain and left without taking anything with him. He only vowed to prove his innocence.”
"After leaving the academy, I investigated for several days and finally found out that Su Fan had framed me. So I wrote to Meng Zhenshou to clarify the matter with him."
"Meng Zhenshou replied that because of my special status, it was not advisable for me to cause any more trouble in the academy, so he asked me to wait for him in a secluded temple."
"I waited for half a day, but Meng Zhenshou did not come. Instead, two of his guards came in. They robbed me of my money, smashed my head, and threw me into the river. Only then did I realize that all of this was a scheme by Meng Zhenshou and Su Fan!"
"I genuinely wanted to be treated like his brother, but I never expected him to treat me like this..."
As he spoke, tears welled up in Meng Wenyuan's eyes.
Ugh, she's the worst at comforting someone who's cried, especially a grown man!
Wan Shu shuddered and interrupted again with a spell: "Alright, stop being sad. It's no use being sad now. The important thing is to think of a way to clear your name."
"Think about it, as long as you can clear your name, you can slap him in the face and expel him from the academy in front of all the students."
"That's definitely how he treated you back then. Don't you want to get revenge?"
Under Wan Shu's patient guidance, Meng Wenyuan's eyes gradually lit up.
"Auntie, you're right! Being sad won't help. I'm going to get revenge and make Meng Zhenshou experience what I went through!"
As he spoke, he began to make serious plans.
"Although Meng Zhenshou is temporarily serving as the headmaster, to be honest, all the students in the academy look up to me. When I go back and tell them the truth, they will definitely overthrow Meng Zhenshou and support my return to the academy!"
Wan Shu's expression was strange: "You mean the students you led, wouldn't they be the same people who followed you at the entrance of Yu Mantang that day?"
Meng Wenyuan nodded: "It is indeed them, they all support me!"
Wan Shu: "..."
Wan Shu wouldn't dare say she's incredibly good at judging people, but after so many years navigating the business world, she can still vaguely sense things.
Judging from the students' behavior outside Jinmantang, she felt that they did not seem to genuinely support Meng Wenyuan, but rather were trying to curry favor with him for personal gain.
However, seeing Meng Wenyuan's confidence, he didn't say much. After all, he was the one who spent every day with those students and only he understood them.
"Alright, since you've made up your mind, then I won't say anything more. Take your medicine and rest here. When it's mealtime, I'll have Er Ya and the others bring you food."
"Er Ya?" Meng Wenyuan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Er Ya, is that the girl who brought me the medicine just now?"
Wan Shu nodded.
Meng Wenyuan immediately burst into laughter.
Meng Wenyuan has no other flaws, except for one: he loves beautiful women—especially gentle beauties like Er Ya.
Er Ya perfectly matched his aesthetic preferences.
The thought of such a beautiful woman, who matched his aesthetic standards, bringing him food and medicine made him blush slightly and his heart flutter.
"Is this animal shed any good to live in?"
With a snap, Wan Shu shattered Meng Wenyuan's youthful heart with just one sentence.
He then remembered that he was still living in the animal shed! To have no dignity in front of a beautiful woman, and to have her bring him medicine, was truly an insult to his dignity!
Moreover, although his father was strict with him from a young age and was unwilling to give him too much pocket money, he never lacked anything in terms of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.
Meng Wenyuan simply couldn't accept going from living in luxury to living in a beast's shed.
"Auntie, could you please find another place? This animal shed is just unbearable..."
Before he finished speaking, Wan Shu understood: the woman was simply complaining that the animal shed was too unrefined and not worthy of a young master like him.
Wan Shu didn't say much, only raising an eyebrow and asking, "Do you have money?"
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