Yuan Xingcheng seemingly wrapped his arms around Yuan Meng's waist, yet in reality, there was a small gap between them.
Heh, if he really dared to hug her tightly, he'd surely get a “gentle” punch from her.
After they turned the corner, Yuan Meng let go of her nephew expressionlessly and said, “You did a good job.”
Yuan Xingcheng scratched his head. His silly look made Yuan Meng scoff. How on earth did he maintain his cold and aloof persona outside?
After Yuan Meng and Yuan Xingcheng left, Chai Yanyu dared to creep over timidly and offered a kind piece of advice, “You've already married Yuan Meng. Why don't you try to like her?”
Ling Qianchen withdrew his gaze, and the chill around him grew stronger. “Impossible.”
“What if I try but still don't like her? What will happen to her then?”
He didn't like Yuan Meng, but he wouldn't treat her badly either.
A good separation was what he wanted.
These words made Chai Yanyu pout. Mu Ran, who was standing beside them, also softened her expression a bit.
“Is Yuan Meng with you?” Ling Qianchen asked Mu Ran.
“Yes,” Mu Ran replied casually with a nod.
Ling Qianchen let out a sigh of relief. “That's good. Please tell her that I'm willing to meet any of her conditions as long as she agrees to divorce me.”
This time, Mu Ran nodded even more perfunctorily. “Okay.”
“Have you said what you wanted to say? Aren't you leaving yet?”
It was obvious that she was trying to get rid of them. Since Ai Yue was gone, Ling Qianchen had no reason to stay. He turned around and left.
For a moment, only Chai Yanyu and Mu Ran were left.
He grinned and moved closer to her. “What I said about your identity just now was just a stopgap measure. Don't take it to heart.”
“Actually, you...”
Before Chai Yanyu could finish his attempt to get on her good side, Mu Ran gave him a kick that made him stagger.
“Get out of here!” she growled.
As expected of someone who grew up with Yuan Meng, Chai Yanyu gritted his teeth in anger but silently followed Ling Qianchen.
“Why do you have so many injuries?” Ling Qianchen frowned as he looked at the footprints on Chai Yanyu's body and the bruises on his face.
Chai Yanyu's throat tightened slightly. Sure enough, the one who cared about him the most was his family.
All he had done for his cousin was worth it!
“Cousin...” he said hoarsely, about to express his feelings about their brotherhood when Ling Qianchen continued.
“What on earth did you do to make Ai Yue angry?”
A crack seemed to appear in Chai Yanyu's heart.
He forced a smile. “I've never seen someone as woman - crazy as you.”
Ai Yue had just left with Yuan Xingcheng. Although that was her nephew, Ling Qianchen didn't know that!
In this situation, he still only had Ai Yue on his mind. Was there something wrong with his brain?
The elevator stopped on the second basement floor. Ling Qianchen sneered. “Since you know that, don't provoke her anymore.”
“If she really gets angry and wants to deal with you, I'll do the right thing and punish you.”
The words “do the right thing and punish you” made Chai Yanyu shrink his neck. He wanted to tell Ling Qianchen the reason why he was beaten by Yuan Meng so much!
He wanted him to regret what he had said today and know how much he had contributed.
However, he couldn't.
He silently followed Ling Qianchen. He had taken a taxi here today, so he might as well hitch a ride.
“What are you doing?” Ling Qianchen opened the driver's door and frowned at Chai Yanyu.
“Huh? Isn't it obvious?” Chai Yanyu was confused.
“I'm hitching a ride.”
Ling Qianchen stared at the footprints on his body. “You're dirty.”
Following his gaze, Chai Yanyu looked down at his body and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
These injuries were his battle scars, suffered for his cousin!
But all he got was disgust.
“Aren't we cousins?” he asked Ling Qianchen expressionlessly.
Among brothers, who cared about being dirty or not!
Seeing his aggrieved expression, Ling Qianchen sighed, took out a pack of wet wipes from the car and threw them at him. “Clean yourself up before getting in.”
Then he got into the car and slammed the driver's door shut.
Chai Yanyu held the wet wipes in his hand, and his lips twitched uncontrollably.
So, was this the limit of their brotherhood?
However, since he could take a free and comfortable luxury car with his cousin, the president, as the driver, he was too lazy to take a taxi again.
Chai Yanyu walked to the trash can and carefully cleaned the footprints on his body.
The more he looked, the more helpless he felt.
Just how many kicks had he received?
After cleaning himself up, he was finally able to open the car door and silently sat in the back seat.
When having the president as a driver, one should, of course, sit in the back.
Ling Qianchen ignored him and started the car.
He didn't like noise, so he didn't turn on the radio or play music. The atmosphere in the car was eerily quiet.
“Cousin, do you really like Ai Yue that much?” Chai Yanyu asked quietly.
Ling Qianchen glanced at him through the rear - view mirror. “Yes.”
Chai Yanyu clicked his tongue. How could he make his cousin realize that Ruan Meng and Ai Yue were the same person? If things continued like this, when would he be able to win the heart of the beauty?
The main thing was that when they made the bet, he didn't know that Ai Yue, that rascal, would find someone to train her!
“Cousin, why don't you try to like Yuan Meng?” he asked cautiously again.
Ling Qianchen let out a long sigh. “I've said it. It's not fair to her.”
“If it weren't for that fortune - teller whispering in my mother's ear, I would never have married her.” He gritted his teeth, wishing he could tear the fortune - teller to pieces.
Chai Yanyu, the culprit, felt a chill down his back and silently shrank his neck.
Would he still be alive?
Here, the two cousins were talking about Ai Yue, while Yuan Meng and Yuan Xingcheng were also talking about them.
“Auntie, Ling Qianchen is such a two - faced and fickle person. He's not worthy of being my uncle. The bet is almost over. You must divorce him immediately!”
“Then just don't let him into Blue Note. That scoundrel! I feel sick just looking at his hypocritical appearance. He seems to be a good person on the surface, but in fact, he can't wait to get rid of you!”
Yuan Xingcheng rambled on as he walked.
On a normal day, Yuan Meng would have found this kid annoying.
But now, she nodded heavily and agreed with him.
“I hate people who pester me the most. If I had known I'd meet him, I would have checked the almanac before sending Chai Yanyu out,” Yuan Meng said seriously.
She used to be an atheist and thought there was no need to check the almanac.
But since Ling Qianchen appeared in her life, she wished she could find countless ways to avoid him.
“Chai Yanyu deserves to be beaten even more. I think the beating I gave him today was too light. If it weren't for him, you wouldn't have gotten into such a big trouble.”
“If our family knew that you got married without telling them, their reaction would be even more intense than mine,” Yuan Xingcheng rambled on angrily.
Auntie was the apple of their whole family's eye. Chai Yanyu was doomed!
“By the way, remember to keep your mouth shut when picking up the plane. Don't let it slip,” Yuan Meng stopped and looked at her nephew with a slanting glance.
This guy was impulsive. If he accidentally let it out, everything would be over!
“Got it, Auntie. Don't worry,” Yuan Xingcheng said immediately.
Yuan Meng patted him on the shoulder. “Do you think, since Chai Yanyu has tricked me like this, how should I repay him properly?”
She said this in a sinister tone. Yuan Xingcheng raised his eyebrows and smiled. Auntie was finally going to take action!