Su Siyu stood still for a long time before he turned around and pushed the door into the cafe. Then he learned from Old Lady Su the reason why Yan Sui ignored him.
How glad he was to be reborn before marriage before, and how regretful he is now. Originally, he just wanted to change Yan Sui’s impression of him, but he didn’t expect He Wan to have that kind of intention, Thinking about many things, he suddenly realized it at this moment, he used to be too inattentive to Yan Sui.
“It’s not that you’re not good, but you… suddenly became better.”
This was what made He Wan dissatisfied. At this stage, Yan Sui would not refuse the marriage she arranged for him unless he made a complete break with He Wan. Moreover, with his temperament, it’s hard to imagine who he would like, so whether it’s Su Siyu or Meng Ting, it makes no difference to him.
“Seventh Young Master of the Meng family…Meng Ting?” He had never heard of such a person in the Meng family before. Perhaps the Meng family has always had this illegitimate son, but he was unknown in his previous life, or he has a very weak sense of existence. Otherwise, given his relationship with Meng Qi, it would be impossible for him not to know about it.
Seeing Su Siyu’s disappointed look, Old Lady Su began to believe more and more what he had told her. He really fell in love with Yan Sui and wanted to live a good life with him, but in the end, they were not destined to be together.
“It’s good that you’re willing to correct yourself. I’ll look for someone else for you.”
Su Siyu really needs someone to keep him in line. If it was the person he finds for himself, they would all be prodigals who used to be like him. It would be better for her to come and find the person for him. In terms of status, it was impossible for them to have the same status as Yan Sui, but they won’t be too bad, and most importantly, they won’t have any issues with their character.
However, Su Suyu shook his head, his face filled with a strong sense of unwillingness. He whispered, “There’s still a chance, there’s still one.”
He looked up at Old Lady Su again, and his tone softened a little, “I’m still young, there’s no rush.”
Nowadays, it is considered normal for men to get married at the age of thirty. He is only twenty-two years old, so there is absolutely no need to rush. More importantly, he believes that Yan Sui and Meng Ting, who appeared out of nowhere, will not last long, just like they were before.
By that time, it will be his chance.
Perhaps, it will be better this way.
***
Meng Ting, who hadn’t even gotten married yet and had already been considered as one of the protagonists who would get divorced, received another lunch from Yan Sui at noon. A large portion of rice, paired with two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and one stew, all packed in an insulated box, steaming hot and fragrant.
In addition to these, there is also an afternoon tea.
Perhaps because Yan Sui had a deep impression of Meng Ting’s words of ‘large portions’, all of these were delivered in large portions without exception.
Around three o’clock in the afternoon, Meng Ting scooped up the chocolate cake1巧克力蛋糕 (qiǎo kè lì dàn gāo): Chocolate Cake. 
the size of a lunch box, one spoonful after another. He rubbed his belly and did not forget to express his gratitude to the person who fed him. He wanted to thank him but couldn’t say thank you bluntly, which was a bit of a challenge for Meng Ting.
He pondered for a while before editing out a text message. Before he could send it, there was a knock on his door.
Meng Ting turned a deaf ear and continued to hesitate for a while. Only after tapping send did he stand up and open the door.
The door opened a little gap, and after a quick glance, Meng Ting was about to close it but was blocked by the person outside.
“Little Seventh Meng, I’m your big brother!”
Meng Qi’s voice became more serious. When he saw that Meng Ting didn’t exert any more force, he let go with satisfaction. However, when he let go and took a step back, the door was slammed shut again. Meng Qi touched his nose, there had never been a time when he was so disliked.
Meng Qi continued to retreat, leaned against the wall on one side, and then kicked the door with his long foot, “Little Seventh, I came here to help Uncle Wen deliver a message. Are you sure you want to hide…”
Before he finished speaking, the door opened again, and Meng Ting, wearing a white sweater, came out from the inside. The slightly curly short hair swayed gently with his footsteps, and there was an indescribable softness that tempted people to step forward and touch it gently.
What made him even more speechless was that face. The face that already looked good-looking enough under the light last night seemed to be even more beautiful today under normal daylight. His cheeks were rosy and his lips were full. Not only did his eyes look good, but even his lips were also good-looking.
Meng Qi, who originally came over to tease Meng Ting out of boredom, really felt that he was bewitched at this moment.
Almost without much hesitation, he raised a seductive smile and stepped forward. As soon as he lowered his head before his lips even touched his beautiful seventh brother, he received a hard punch in the abdomen. The extreme pain for a moment prevented him from even screaming, and at the same time, it also took away those charming thoughts.
After Meng Ting punched him, he still looked at him with that kind of indifferent and innocent eyes. Then he ignored him and found his own way downstairs.
From Uncle Wen, he learned that Meng Qi had not lied to him. By the way, he also found out why they were looking for him. It turned out that the Meng family would come back in the evening, including the people in the second house where his biological father lived.
As he was walking in the Meng family’s flower garden, the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated, and his whole body seemed to freeze. It took a long time to take out the mobile phone because he was a little nervous and didn’t know if Yan Sui could understand the meaning of his text message.
“I know.”
Very simple words, but they made Meng Ting even narrow his eyes and smile.
The text message he typed, only he himself would find it so profound and difficult to understand.
“Yan Sui, you are so good to me, I will be good to you in the future.”
Meng Ting felt that this was just a euphemistic expression of gratitude, but he didn’t know that in the eyes of whoever he sent it to, they were all touching words of love, even though Meng Ting planned to implement it as a way to repay the favor of a full meal.
Just as Meng Ting was happy about his rare progress, his mobile phone vibrated again, and it was Yan Sui calling again.
“Yan Sui!”
Meng Ting’s voice was full of surprise. He was really happy that Yan Sui called him. This was much more real than sending a text message.
“Um,” Yan Sui responded in a low voice, then straightened his voice and said, “If there’s anything you want to tell me in the future, just give me a call.”
Meng Ting was stunned for a while before he understood the meaning of Yan Sui’s words. He paused and repeated the words in the previous text message to Yan Sui, “Yan Sui, you are so good to me, I will be good to you in the future.”
From the current point of view, Yan Sui’s purpose of making this call is clear enough. He just wanted to hear Meng Ting say this with his own ears. But after hearing it with his own ears, he felt that maybe it would be better to talk to him face to face, but it had to be done bit by bit.
Thinking of this, Yan Sui’s ears suddenly turned red, but he thought of Meng Ting’s confession without any euphemisms to him yesterday. He thought that he didn’t need to wait too long.
“I never tell lies,” Meng Ting added a few words after thinking, “And… I’m a bit stupid. It may take me a long time to figure out what I want to say. Will you dislike it?”
“No,” Yan Sui said immediately. He thought that if Meng Ting was in front of him, he likely wouldn’t be able to resist rubbing his hair, and he added, “I won’t.”
He won’t dislike it, that is, he likes it.
Meng Ting asked himself but still thought about it for a while. Only then did he understand what he couldn’t say, and then his depression disappeared again, “Yan Sui, if you like me, I will like you too.”
“Ahem,” Yan Sui coughed softly, but he was shaken by Meng Ting’s ‘like’. However, he couldn’t deny it. He didn’t like Meng Ting much, but he did like him a little bit more than just a little.
Meng Ting looked up and saw Meng Qi walking towards him with a dark look on his face. He held the mobile phone with both hands and said, “Meng Qi is coming to me for a fight, I’ll call you back after I beat him.”
Yan Sui paused and said, “Don’t turn off the phone, just leave it on.”
“Okay,” Meng Ting had decided to listen to Yan Sui since yesterday, so he naturally obeyed at this time.
He put his mobile phone in his pocket, stood still, and continued to look up as he watched Meng Qi approaching.
The punch Meng Ting gave him was still vaguely painful to him up to this point. After he recovered a little, he naturally wanted to come over and teach this beautiful younger brother a little lesson.
“Little Seventh, do you know what will happen if the Old Master finds out that you make a move against your elder brother?”
The expression on Meng Qi’s face became colder as he spoke. He walked closer and stopped three steps in front of Meng Ting.
That punch actually had some effect, letting him know that Meng Ting was not that easy to bully. This was a white rabbit with cat’s claws, not only was it not boring, but it was also very interesting. He was the one who was blind yesterday.
“It was you who wanted to kiss me first, and only then did I hit you!”
Meng Ting continued to state the facts straightforwardly, and not only Meng Qi paused, but also Yan Sui, who was listening through the mobile phone. Meng Qi’s abdomen was still hurting, but he couldn’t help but laugh out loud, while Yan Sui had the urge to crush him to death through the mobile phone.
“Hahaha, Little Seventh, you are so cute, it’s normal for me to want to kiss you. It’s useless even if you complain to the Old Master like this.”
Meng Qi took another step closer and lowered his voice, “Besides… you are just an illegitimate child who has only been recognized for not more than two days. Do you think the Old Master will listen to you, or to me?”
Meng Ting shook his head rationally, “I’m not him, how would I know.”
Anyway, he doesn’t have the ability to think about people’s thoughts, so it’s better not to force himself. Besides, it’s useless to force it, as his countless experiences have shown.
Meng Qi felt that his paws were ready to move again. Why did he find this beautiful brother boring yesterday?
“Just smile at me and say something nice. The matter of you hitting me will be over.”
It must be known that before he got here, he did not have the slightest intention to make peace with Meng Ting. In the entire Haicheng wealthy circle, how many people dared to do anything to him without having to pay any price?
Su Siyu counted as one, and now he also has this beautiful younger brother.
Meng Ting continued to stare at him, and only after a long time did he speak again, “That sounds good.”
Meng Ting’s expression was aggrieved and serious. Meng Qi was stunned for a while before reacting, and then he burst out laughing again, “Hahaha.”
He laughed out loud and took another step closer, intending to rub Meng Ting’s hair. It’s a pity that extreme joy begets sorrow, before his hand touched Meng Ting’s hair, Meng Ting raised his hand and grabbed his wrist, then turned his elbow and stabbed him directly at the place where had punched him before, adding injury to injury.
Meng Qi’s entire body crouched to the ground in pain, while Meng Ting took three steps back, glanced at him, and said, “You broke your word first.”
He had said good things, but Meng Qi didn’t make peace, he even wanted to do something to him, so naturally he had no choice but to take action.
It took a long time for Meng Qi to raise his head, but he couldn’t even see Meng Ting’s back, “Slipping away so fucking fast, this matter is not over yet.”
Although he said that, he really didn’t have any intention to look for the Old Master. He thought that this beautiful younger brother was a little special, and he couldn’t be subdued by ordinary methods. If he really goes to the Old Master, if he tries to tease him again in the future, he will probably get punched.
***
Meng Ting didn’t wander around in the garden any longer. He went directly back to his room, locked the door, and only then did he take out his mobile phone from his pocket.
“Yan Sui, are you still there?”
“Yes,” It was the first time that Yan Sui stood holding a mobile phone for so long. The fierce aura all over his body was pouring out as if they were worthless. Secretary Wang, who had been in for a long time, didn’t dare to let out a single breath, let alone report anything.
“He is too weak. I won again.” Meng Ting happily reported the good news to Yan Sui. Among the people he has met so far, the only one who can take his five moves and can still vaguely suppress him is Yan Sui.
He had endured it before, and didn’t tell Meng Qi the sentence ‘You’re too weak’, but there was no problem in telling Yan Sui.
“Did he try to kiss you again just now?” Yan Sui asked, and the fierce aura on his body became stronger.
“He reached out, but I didn’t want him to touch me, so I hit him.” Only now did Meng Ting start to feel faintly anxious, “This is not good, is it?”
Meng Ting has a long history of fighting. When he was in the orphanage, he had the same dull look. Those taller boys not only wanted to touch him but also tried to snatch his food. In order to keep his own food rations, Meng Ting often had to resort to using his hands, but he couldn’t articulate his defense as clearly as those other boys.
In the end, the result was always that he was at fault. The matron of the orphanage also said it was his fault and would punish him by locking him in a dark room. But in reality, he just didn’t want his food to be taken away.
At first, he still stumbled and tried to explain, but later he stopped explaining altogether. When it was time to fight, he fought. Even if he was punished, he never offered a single word of defense again.
Then later, he was taken back to his grandmother’s house. That part of the town was very chaotic, there were also some teenagers who loved to bully him. Fighting became a habit, and he had no intention of putting up with it anymore. It was the same in the closed high school.
He later learned Sanda systematically, but it only taught him where it would hurt more when he hit someone. His fighting skills were mainly based on his own experience and accumulation over a long period of time.
“I’m sor…”
Meng Ting’s apology was interrupted by Yan Sui, and his voice slowed down a little, “No need to be sorry. Meng Ting, you did the right thing.”
When he heard Yan Sui calling his name, Meng Ting suddenly felt his ears itch a little, but it was immediately overshadowed by the joy brought by the certainty of Yan Sui’s words.
“Thank you, you’re the first person to say I’m right about fighting,” this kind of joy made Meng Ting want to roll on the bed again. But in the end, remembering that he’s been an adult for a long time, he held back, “Yan Sui, you are so good. I like you, I like you so much.”
I like you, the one who says that I’m not in the wrong for fighting, Yan Sui.
The author has something to say:
When Xiao Tingzi faced Xiao Gong, he automatically activated the love talk skill~~hahaha~~~
So… I just noticed that someone else also picked up this novel… They’re translating this from the last translated chapter though. It shouldn’t be a problem if I continue, right?
List of Idiom in Chapter 007
热气腾腾 (rè qì téng téng): steaming hot; seething with activity; enthusiasm soaring high; ruled by an atmosphere of vigour and enthusiasm; describes a warm atmosphere or high emotions.听而不闻 (tīng ér bù wén): to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear; to hear but not pay attention or care; to ignore deliberately; to be indifferent; From the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites: 心不在焉，視而不見，聽而不聞，食而不知其味。此謂修身在正其心。, When the mind is not present, we look without seeing; we hear without understanding; and we eat and do not know the taste of what we eat. This is what is meant by saying that the cultivation of the person depends on the rectifying of the mind.
蠢蠢欲动 (chǔn chǔn yù dòng): to begin to stir (idiom); to become threatening; ready to start wriggling; be ready to start wriggling—be ready to make trouble; be restless and about to make trouble; an analogy of the enemy preparing to attack or the bad guys plotting to make trouble.
乐极生悲 (lè jí shēng bēi): lit. extreme joy turns into sorrow (idiom); a joyful situation turns sorrowful at its climax; extreme joy begets sorrows; extreme pleasure ends in sorrow; pleasure has its sting in its tail; when the cup of happiness overflows, disaster follows; joy at its height engenders sorrow; Don’t celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong! Originally means that when happiness reaches the extreme, it will turn into sorrow. Later, it refers to something sad happening when you are happy.
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