When everyone in the living room saw the recently popular Meng Nianchu and Mu Junze, who had just landed a major project, the urge to curry favor within them got out of control. They swarmed forward one after another.
Words like "well - matched", "amazing", and "so outstanding" kept coming out of their mouths, making the listeners feel dizzy with pride.
Just as Meng Nianchu was about to be immersed in the flattery of these people, the noisy living room suddenly fell silent. Everyone's eyes turned to the same place in unison.
Meng Rong was slowly coming downstairs in full regalia.
It was obvious that she had really put a lot of effort into her appearance tonight. She had an expensive princess hairpin in her hair, and was wearing a warm - toned off - the - shoulder fairy - like tulle dress. There was a faint smile on her face, making her look like a lotus emerging from water, as if she were really a fairy descending from the sky.
Among the men of her age in the living room, no one could resist such a beauty. Li Wen, the young master of the Li family, straightened his tie, walked over slowly, and reached out his hand to help Meng Rong down the stairs.
Seeing his son's reaction, Mr. Li immediately said with a smile, "It's only been a few months since I last saw little Rong. How come she's getting more and more beautiful all of a sudden?"
"Girls change a lot as they grow up," Mr. Meng said with a faint hint of helplessness in his smile.
Meng Rong pretended to be gentle and stood beside Mr. Meng. Then she casually glanced at Mu Junze, and her earlobes immediately turned red.
"Dad, you've really worked hard for this celebration party today."
"Look how well - spoken this girl is!" Mr. Li praised without hesitation. Then he paused for a moment and asked the most important question, "Does this girl have someone she likes?"
Mr. Meng waved his hand with a hearty laugh. "No, no."
"Well, this is just perfect! You've watched my son grow up since he was a kid. Our two families know each other so well. I've been worried about my son's marriage. It's just right that we're meeting today. Why don't we let these two kids get to know each other better? Who knows, maybe they'll hit it off, right?"
"This..."
"I see there are some interesting things over there. Take me there," Li Wen said. Before Mr. Meng could finish his hesitation, Li Wen grabbed Meng Rong's wrist without further ado and quickly walked towards the yard where there were few people.
Seeing Meng Rong being taken away by Li Wen with her own eyes, Meng Nianchu's eyes darkened even more.
Many people who wanted to be involved in various business matters related to Mu Junze and hoped to get a share of the pie were flattering him. Mu Junze listened quietly at first, but gradually grew impatient. Just then, a timely phone call gave him an excuse to leave.
Meng Nianchu, who was chatting with Mr. Meng, caught a glimpse of the direction Mu Junze had gone. Her little hand tightly grasped the hem of her skirt, and her expression was dark and uncertain.
"What's wrong?" Mr. Meng asked with concern.
Meng Nianchu shook her head. "It's okay."
But her eyes still kept looking in the direction where Mu Junze had left.
The night wind was a bit cold. Mu Junze stood on the small path in the yard. The evening breeze blew up the cuffs of his trousers. He listened to Tracy's work report on the phone and just said "hmm".
When Tracy said something else and he was about to respond, he saw a woman walking towards him diagonally in front. When he recognized who it was, his sword - shaped eyebrows frowned.
"Call you later," he said and hung up the phone in a hurry.
Meng Rong, who had been walking a bit slowly at first, looked panicked when she saw Mu Junze. She rushed in front of him like the wind, with tears in her eyes, and grabbed his big hand.
"I almost got bullied by that bastard Li Wen!"
Mu Junze withdrew his hand with a dark face. Without any mercy, he turned around and was about to leave.
"I was really scared just now. Uncle Li and my dad are good friends. I dare not tell them about this. What should I do?" She grabbed the corner of Mu Junze's clothes from behind and said anxiously with sobs.
Mu Junze looked back at her coldly.
Meng Rong took another step closer boldly. "Stay with me here for a while. I'm afraid that if Li Wen sees me, he'll do something excessive to me again. Okay?"
Mu Junze glanced at the exposed cleavage of Meng Rong's disheveled clothes without any emotion, and his frown deepened.
Meng Rong bit her lower lip, her eyes full of affection. "It's a bit windy here. There's a small room in the yard. There's no one there. How about we go and sit there?"
Her little hand gently touched Mu Junze's chest, and her body gradually got closer.
"It'll just be the two of us."
Mu Junze pushed her away with a dark face.
In a hurry, Meng Rong rushed forward and hugged Mu Junze again.
At this moment, Meng Nianchu, supporting Mr. Meng, walked towards the glass door behind the yard, chatting and laughing. When Mr. Meng saw the two people in front, his smile froze instantly.
"Junze, it's so cold at night. I'm a bit scared by myself. Come with me over there. I know you're worried about being found out by Meng Nianchu. Don't worry, I won't tell her. Just stay with me for one night."
"I haven't seen you for a few days. I really miss you so much. I wanted to go to Shangting to see you, but I was afraid of being found out by Meng Nianchu and causing trouble for you. I've been holding it in so hard."
She hugged Mu Junze tightly and refused to let go.
Mu Junze had run out of patience. He roughly pushed her away.
"Get out of the way!"
Without Mu Junze's body blocking her, Meng Rong staggered a few steps. Just as she regained her balance, she met Mr. Meng's eyes through the glass door. She panicked. Mr. Meng pushed open the door and walked over angrily.
As he walked, he scolded:
"What on earth are you thinking? You have no sense of shame at all!"
"I, I didn't..."
Although Mr. Meng was usually good - tempered, when he got angry, he was extremely terrifying. Meng Rong took a panicked step back, and every pore on her face was filled with fear.
"I was just..."
"Slap!"
Mr. Meng raised his hand and slapped Meng Rong hard on the face.
"Shameless!"
"Junze is your sister's husband. What are you doing with him here? What do you want to do to him? Do you think it's something to be proud of that you like your sister's husband?
It's really a disgrace to me that the Meng family has a daughter like you! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd still be kept in the dark by you!"
Seeing Mr. Meng extremely angry, Meng Nianchu patted his back and took the opportunity to stir things up. "Sister, I hope you know that Junze is your brother - in - law and my husband!"
Hearing Meng Nianchu's voice, Meng Rong stared at her with red - rimmed eyes.
Meng Nianchu seemed to be coaxing her as she added, "Do you still resent Dad for not letting you marry Mu Junze? Do you hate him in your heart?"
"Yes!"
Filled with unwillingness and losing her mind, Meng Rong gasped for air and cried out, "I'm the eldest daughter of the Meng family! I should be the one marrying Mu Junze. What do you, Meng Nianchu, have to do with this! If Dad hadn't insisted on marrying you to him, I'd be Mu Junze's wife now. The woman envied by everyone would be me, not you!"
"You!" Mr. Meng was so angry that he almost lost his balance.
Meng Nianchu retorted coldly, "But that's no excuse for you to seduce your brother - in - law."
"Get out!" Meng Rong shouted like a madwoman.
Suddenly, Li Wen ran over from the north corner of the yard. Seeing the sobbing Meng Rong, he looked at Mr. Meng and asked, "I just left for a while to buy the cake that Xiao Rong likes. What happened?"
"You! Go back to your room right now! From today on, if I don't allow you to go out, you're not allowed to! Otherwise, you'll get out of this family for good!"
Not wanting to lose face in public, Mr. Meng suppressed his anger and planned to settle the score with Meng Rong after the banquet.
Meng Rong wiped the tears off her face and ran out of the Meng family without looking back.
Since Li Wen couldn't get an answer from Mr. Meng and was worried about Meng Rong, he quickly followed her.
Mr. Meng took a deep breath and tightly held Meng Nianchu's little hand. "It's Dad's fault that I didn't notice earlier."
Then he looked at Mu Junze. He wanted to say something, but after thinking for a while, he just sighed. He pushed Meng Nianchu away and walked away in a bad mood.
Meng Nianchu looked at the direction where Meng Rong had left with a cold expression.
When relatives turn against each other, I will surely make you leave the Meng family!
Suddenly.
A warm big hand held hers.
Mu Junze said awkwardly, "I didn't do anything."
Knowing that he was explaining what had just happened, Meng Nianchu showed a smile and said, "I know."
After witnessing Mu Junze's firm rejection of Meng Rong's advances, Meng Nianchu naturally believed him.