Yan Sisi only felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet, instantly sweeping through her entire body.
She had always thought that Meng Ruozhao came from a very happy middle - class family.
That was why she always smiled, making people can't help but get closer to her.
She never thought that there was such a shocking past hidden in Meng Ruozhao's life.
The girl who used to smile brightly in front of her with curved eyebrows and always had candies in her pocket to share with her.
Had she really grown up in such a twisted and depressing environment?
She suddenly remembered that Meng Ruozhao would occasionally wake up in the middle of the night, but always smiled and said she had a nightmare.
Thinking about it now, those so - called nightmares might actually be the deliberately forgotten pain.
Ren Zi was still chattering on about the despicability of Du Feng and Xia Lian, but Yan Sisi's ears seemed to be stuffed with cotton, and she couldn't hear clearly.
Her mind was full of Meng Ruozhao's clear and warm eyes, and behind those eyes, there might be countless nights when she licked her wounds alone.
It turned out that she was never a carefree little sun. She just got used to hiding all the gloom where others couldn't see.
No, something was wrong. It couldn't be right.
She clearly remembered that Meng Ruozhao had once talked about her mother.
"This is the little cookies my mom made herself. They're super delicious. She told me to bring them to share with my friends."
Yes, she had even eaten the little cookies made by Meng Ruozhao's mother.
With Meng Ruozhao's personality, she would never call Xia Lian "mom".
So, how could Ren Zi say that Meng Ruozhao's mother had passed away early?
There must be something wrong here.
So she hurriedly bid farewell to Ren Zi and rushed straight to the Yan Group.
She wanted to find Yan Qiubai and ask him what was going on.
But Yan Qiubai wasn't in Haicheng yesterday, so she went there in vain. She sent him a message, but there was no reply at all.
She had to search for information everywhere.
But she couldn't find a single piece of information about Meng Ruozhao on the Internet.
She hired a private detective to investigate and even paid extra money to get the result as soon as possible.
But after one night, the detective returned the money.
They said they hadn't found anything, and when they used some special means to investigate, they were quickly discovered by someone.
Then the other side traced them back and called to give them a warning.
They didn't dare to take this case anymore.
Yan Sisi wasn't willing to give up. She went to the Yan Group again today.
Yan Qiubai came to the company in the afternoon, but he was very busy. He didn't have time to see her until evening.
When she saw Yan Qiubai, she was shocked.
Her handsome and elegant brother looked extremely haggard.
He seemed like he hadn't slept for a month. The whole person was like being immersed in a cloud of black fog, full of hostility.
Under his handsome face, there were heavy dark circles under his eyes.
His hair, which was always neatly groomed on weekdays, was a bit messy because of his impatient scratching.
Even the expensive custom - made suit on him exuded an indescribable sense of exhaustion.
Yan Sisi had never seen Yan Qiubai like this before. Her heart suddenly tightened, and all the words of interrogation died on her lips.
The atmosphere in the office was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe. The air seemed to have solidified.
Only the ticking sound of the wall clock was especially clear in the silence. Each tick seemed to strike on Yan Sisi's heart.
But finally, she still asked.
"Brother, did you break up with Meng Ruozhao?"
Yan Qiubai suddenly stiffened, and then more impatience appeared on his face.
But he answered quickly and firmly.
"She's just throwing a tantrum with me. We won't break up."
"After this project is done, I'll coax her properly."
The person who had finally come to his side, he would never let go.
Yan Sisi finally confirmed that Meng Ruozhao had indeed said she wanted to break up with Yan Qiubai.
No matter how firmly Yan Qiubai spoke, he couldn't hide the confusion in his eyes - he wasn't at all sure that he could keep Meng Ruozhao.
Yan Sisi sighed in her heart and asked, "Why is she throwing a tantrum? Maybe I can persuade her for you."
Yan Qiubai shook his head. "I don't know. She said we're not suitable, but I don't think there's a problem between us."
For some reason, Yan Sisi suddenly remembered more than four and almost five years ago.
Clearly the day before, she and Meng Ruozhao had made an agreement that after the college entrance examination scores came out, they would go to the same university.
But the next day, Meng Ruozhao stopped replying to her messages.
Later, after inquiring from many sources, she found out that Meng Ruozhao had gone abroad to study.
The WeChat account she used had never been logged in again.
Who could stand such a sudden separation?
It wouldn't work for friendship, and it wouldn't work for love either.
She had treated her like this back then, and now she was treating Yan Qiubai the same way.
Were the Yan family members even worse than a "licking dog" in her eyes?
Yan Sisi got angry.
That night, someone invited her to drink. She was annoyed and wanted to find something to do, so she went.
As it turned out, these people didn't know where they had heard the news of Yan Qiubai's breakup.
There was someone among them who had always had a crush on Yan Qiubai, so they organized this gathering.
Actually, they just wanted Yan Sisi to introduce them.
After all, in the marriage and dating market, Yan Qiubai was definitely at the top level.
The more Yan Sisi listened, the more annoyed she became. On impulse, she called Meng Ruozhao.
Actually, more than accusing Meng Ruozhao of playing with Yan Qiubai's feelings, she wanted to accuse her of why she had forgotten her.
But as soon as the accusing words came out, she regretted it.
Although she really loved her brother and thought her brother was the best in the world.
But she still thought Meng Ruozhao was better.
She heard that Shen Xinyin had also returned to China to look for Meng Ruozhao - couldn't even manage his own ex - girlfriend. Wasn't this a scumbag?
So she quickly sent a message to make amends.
But after sending it, she thought she was so stupid, so she withdrew it.
That whole night, her emotions were like riding a roller coaster. One moment she was on Meng Ruozhao's side, and the next moment she was on Yan Qiubai's side.
Most of the time, she felt so pitiful.
The other side didn't remember anything, while she was trapped in the past memories and couldn't get out.
All her pain, the other side didn't even know.
She hugged herself and finished smoking almost half a pack of cigarettes, then wiped her face and suddenly stood up.
"Meng Ruozhao, you're absolutely not allowed to just abandon us siblings like this! Just you wait!"
She waved her fist at the air, looking like a typical teenage girl with a touch of childish bravado.
When she said this, she even silently added in her heart: It's okay if you abandon my brother, but you can't abandon me.
Then she strode towards her car and made a phone call at the same time.
As soon as the call was connected, she took a deep breath and tried to make her voice sound calm.
"Hey, do you know? Meng Ruozhao is back."
"But unfortunately, she's forgotten about me, and most likely won't remember you either."
"So, do you want to come back and see her, big star?"
In this world, it shouldn't be just the Yan siblings who were sad and disappointed.
Originally, she had hidden Meng Ruozhao's news from that person because subconsciously she was afraid that he would come back and compete with her.
But now, she thought that she shouldn't be the only one who was sad.
To be precise, there should be someone else who was sad.