Su Siyu’s face turned green, red, and white. Even though he had already prepared himself to be tenacious, he still couldn’t stand being so clearly rejected and ignored at this moment. He hesitated for a moment before turning around and chasing after him.
“Yan Sui!” Su Siyu called out to stop Yan Sui who took the car keys and was about to walk to his car.
Yan Sui’s brow furrowed again. He really didn’t want to be involved with Su Siyu at all. His marriage partner became Meng Ting, and they had no relationship anymore, and there was no need to have any contact in the future.
What’s more, as far as he knew, when He Wan was discussing marriage with the Su family, Su Siyu himself was the one who opposed the most strongly at that time. Because of this, the marriage was repeatedly delayed, and the appearance of Meng Ting gave He Wan a better choice.
The marriage between the Yan family and the Su family was completely inconclusive, and he thought that Su Siyu should be satisfied.
But in the afternoon he asked Old Lady Su to act as a go-between for him, and in the evening he used a trick to get Gu Lang to invite him to the club.
Yan Sui stopped his steps and turned around, his sharp phoenix eyes sank slightly, and his aura was full, “What’s your business?”
It has to be said that Su Siyu was also a little afraid of such a Yan Sui, but the strong obsession in his heart made him ignore these fears and choose to say, “I regret it. I am willing to marry you.”
But Yan Sui did not regret that his marriage partner had become Meng Ting. In other words, it should be said that he was satisfied, and there was already a hint of it, and he had to admit that he had already shown signs of liking.
Looking at Yan Sui’s unmoved expression, Su Siyu continued, “I know it’s too late for me to regret it, but I won’t give up. Yan Sui, I want to chase you.”
He wanted to see the look of Yan Sui who was enamored by him and dyed with lust. He wanted to start over, and he wanted them to have a happy ending. Once, when he didn’t know it, he missed so many good things about Yan Sui. This time, he didn’t want to miss it again.
“I was indeed not good before, but I can change, I want to change for you.”
Su Siyu’s eyes were slightly red, looking like he was about to cry. If it was someone else, they would’ve already pulled such a beauty into their arms, but Yan Sui was completely unmoved. No matter what the reason Su Siyu regretted it, as he said, it was already too late.
“You and I will never have a relationship other than being sons of family friends. You don’t need to change anything for me.”
Even for Meng Ting, Yan Sui felt that he did not need to make any changes for him. Even in the future, if Meng Ting wanted to leave him, he would let him go if he found a suitable opportunity. Of course, this was just what he was thinking at this moment. It didn’t take long for him to realize how stupid and self-righteous this idea was.
“My fiancée is Meng Ting, and my future wife will also be him.”
Yan Sui’s tone was decisive and certain. Toward Su Siyu, Yan Sui was extremely ruthless, but from Meng Ting’s point of view, his words could be seen as deeply rooted in affection, having been infatuated for a long time.
However, Su Siyu knew that it was a promise he made to his future wife, no matter who the person in that position was. Even though he was the person who had been treated by Yan Sui in that way before, it was he who made a fool of himself in trying to be smart and ended up passing it off to someone else.
After Yan Sui finished speaking, he didn’t linger any longer. He turned around and got into the car and quickly drove away from the street where the club was located, leaving Su Siyu feeling regretful, unwilling, and even somewhat resentful.
***
As the moon concealed itself and the stars faded, the sky transitioned from pitch black to dawn. Meng Ting still woke up at 5 o’clock in the early morning. He felt dazed for a moment, then his eyes widened and the whole person froze on the spot.
Last night…he didn’t seem to have many nightmares? Could it be because Yan Sui hugged him? That must be the case!
To be honest, it wasn’t as if he didn’t have nightmares at all anymore, but at least he didn’t wake up from nightmares. Instead, he woke up naturally, which was really rare for Meng Ting.
With this certainty, Meng Ting was so happy that his entire body rolled twice on the bed. It must be known that this could be considered the only good night’s sleep he had had in more than a month since he was reborn.
“In the evening, I want Yan Sui to hold me for a little longer.”
With this decision in mind, Meng Ting changed his clothes and continued his morning run around the Meng’s residence. He was in good spirits and even ran an extra lap.
Generally speaking, from five o’clock to six o’clock, except for the servants who got up early, not many people in the Meng family got up. When he came back after running, he saw Meng Qi who couldn’t stop yawning. He also changed into sportswear and looked like he was going for a run.
Meng Ting glanced at him, then withdrew his gaze and continued walking back. But instead of going to the room, he went to the kitchen. He still wanted to get sandwiches and milk, but instead of two portions, he just took one portion.
It was probably only around eight or nine when Yan Sui’s people delivered the food, but he was already hungry. Besides, the kitchen aunt was very kind and willing to give it to him. As a reward, Meng Ying would help her carry the kitchen garbage to the iron gate outside.
“Why do you do something like this?”
Meng Qi exercises a lot on weekdays, but usually in the evening. He got up so early on purpose to meet Meng Ting by chance, but Meng Ting got up much earlier than he thought. Before he could meet Meng Ting by chance, he had already run back, so naturally he would not go for a run again.
He yawned, swung his arms, and followed behind Meng Ting. He was indeed curious about this beautiful brother, but he didn’t expect that he would do such a thing.
Meng Ting held a huge garbage bag in one hand and turned his head to look at Meng Qi. Seeing that he obediently kept three steps away from him, he continued to walk towards the door. About half a minute passed before he replied to Meng Qi’s words.
“I want breakfast, so naturally I have to work.”
He was different from Meng Qi and the children of the main family. Exactly how he was different, Meng Ting didn’t know much, but it didn’t affect his understanding of what he should understand, such as on the matter of eating.
“What about lunch and dinner?” Meng Qi thought about the fact that Meng Ting didn’t come downstairs at noon yesterday and then followed up with a question.
This time, Meng Ting didn’t answer. He simply didn’t want to expose Yan Sui. If Meng Qi reported him, he would have to go without food in the future.
Meng Ting threw the garbage into the trash can and walked away. Meng Qi still had a thoughtful look on his face.
After walking for a while longer, Meng Ting suddenly stopped. As if belatedly realizing it, he looked at Meng Qi with great vigilance, “I…I won’t go get it anymore, you don’t have to keep an eye on me.”
As for what he had already received, and what he had eaten, it was impossible for him to return it to Meng Qi.
When Meng Qi heard this, he instantly made a face like he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “Did no one even tell you the rules of eating in the old house?”
From seven o’clock to eight o’clock in the morning, and eleven o’clock to twelve o’clock at noon, are all meal times. Being late is not acceptable.
Meng Qi was about to continue, but Meng Ting shook his head, but it wasn’t what Meng Qi thought it meant.
“No need, you guys weren’t obligated to feed me in the first place.”
Meng Qi finally figured it out. Meng Ting is stupid, but there are some aspects where his mind is stubborn. so he’s not as easy to coax as he looks. And what kind of people have instilled these crooked ideas in him?
He should probably think; what kind of life did Meng Ting live before?
“Stop following me!” Meng Ting said with narrowed eyes. If Meng Qi followed him again, he would fight with fists and kicks again.
Meng Qi stopped walking. There was a frustrated and helpless look on his face, but he stopped following Meng Ting.
He thought about it for a while and then went to find Uncle Wen. Only after further investigation did they discover that Meng Ting didn’t have anything to eat on the first day he arrived at the old house. The next day, he received two sandwiches from the kitchen, which still counted as having no food to eat. As for yesterday… the Gu family sent him a meal.
It’s rare for Uncle Wen to make a mistake, and his old face is also flushed from shame. Of course, the main reason why he and Meng Qi cared so much was because Meng Ting was different now. He was going to marry into the Yan family next month, so how could he be so negligent?
But in the end, the result remained the same. Uncle Wen contacted the Gu family. In the end, they still sent three meals to Meng Ting, but they vaguely revealed that this was Yan Sui’s intention.
After Old Master Meng was informed, there was no reaction either. In just half a month, it would have been impossible for Meng Ting to establish a deep relationship with the Meng family. He also didn’t need Meng Ting to be more attached to the Meng family after he married into the Yan family. In his plan, Meng Ting was just a bridge between the Meng family and the Yan family.
***
In the evening, when the servants were bringing meals to Meng Ting, Meng Qi appeared at the door again. Before Meng Ting could chase people away, he spoke first.
“I have news about Yan Sui, do you want to hear it?”
Meng Ting’s hand paused, and sure enough, he didn’t continue to close the door.
“The Su family’s Su Siyu confessed to him in the club last night. Everyone in Haicheng already knows about it, I’m afraid you are the only one who doesn’t know about it yet.” Meng Qi said with a cold expression, but it was not directed at Meng Ting but at Su Siyu and Yan Sui.
Obviously, Su Siyu dumped him because he took a fancy to Yan Sui and wanted to snatch his brother-in-law.
Meng Ting looked at him, his eyes still very clear. Of course, it was more likely that his reflex arc was too long and he had not yet realized what Meng Qi’s words meant.
“Stop staying in your room all day like a fool. You won’t even know when your husband is being stolen.”
“Are you done?”
Meng Qi was still hesitating, but Meng Ting closed the door with a ‘bang’.
The wind blew up onto Meng Qi’s face. He felt a little pain in his face, and he was also a little shocked. After being speechless for a long time, he knocked on Meng Ting’s door again and said, “There is a banquet at the Zhong family tonight, and Yan Sui should be coming, so if you want to go, you’ll have to come downstairs at seven o’clock.”
After standing for a while longer, Meng Qi didn’t hear any response from Meng Ting. Only then did he leave from the third floor with a dark face, but not long after, the door next to Meng Ting opened. It was Meng Xiao. He leaned against the door and thought for a while, then closed the door with a sneer.
As for Meng Ting, after he made sure that Meng Qi at the door was gone, he grabbed his mobile phone, thought for a while, and then made a call.
Although he was stupid, he wasn’t so stupid that he couldn’t understand people’s words, unless they were too strange and unheard of.
“Yan Sui,” after being connected, Meng Ting immediately called Yan Sui’s name, his voice full of worry that could not be dissipated.
Yan Sui paused and then asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Yan Sui, do you already have someone you like?” He was so anxious to get married that he didn’t even have time to consider whether Yan Sui had someone in mind or not. Although he was anxious, he still felt that lovers should be together, and he didn’t want to be a bad person who broke others up.
Yan Sui is good at everything, but if he has someone he likes, he thinks it’s better for them not to get married.
Yan Sui was silent for a moment before answering Meng Ting, “No.”
It was undeniable that he had some good feelings and some fondness for Meng Ting. But it wasn’t yet the kind of liking that Meng Ting asked him about.
Meng Ting let out a sigh of relief. The whole person relaxed. He was so nervous just now, which caused his arm holding the mobile phone to be slightly stiff after relaxing.
“That’s good.”
Meng Ting said, and called out one more time, “Yan Sui.”
But he was a little hesitant about the words that he was about to say.
“Um?”
“Then how about you like me?” Since he thinks it would be better for people who like each other to get married, it would be better if he likes Yan Sui and Yan Sui also likes him, “Yan Sui, I want to like you.”
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List of Idiom in Chapter 011
百折不撓 (bǎi zhé bù náo): lit. not thwarted by a hundred frustrations; to kkeep on fighting despite repeated setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable; unfazed by difficulties or challenges; (slightly derogatory) stubborn; persistent; never yield in spite of reverses/frustrations; be undaunted despite repeated failures; despite many setbacks, one still does not waver, shrink or give in. Describes strong will.不為所動 (bù wéi suǒ dòng): to remain unmoved; steadfast; rise superior to; not to be attracted; not to be swayed; not to be affected by external forces.
自以為是 (zì yǐ wéi shì): to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated; to consider oneself in the right; to regard oneself as infallible; self-righteous; smug; From Xunzi (《荀子·榮辱》): 凡鬥者，必自以為是，而以人為非也。, Those prone to fights invariably consider themselves right and others wrong.
一念之差 (yī niàn zhī chā): the difference caused by a single thought; momentary slip; ill-considered action; false step; a wrong decision made on the spur of the moment; a momentary slip with serious consequences.
弄巧成拙 (nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō): to bungle an ingenious scheme; to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one’s face; go/dye for wool and come home shorn; try to be smart only to turn out to be clumsy; make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart; suffer from being too smart; Self-defeating means that you want to show off your cleverness and do better, but end up doing something stupid or making a mess.
哭笑不得 (kū xiào bù dé): lit. to not know whether to laugh or to cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears; to feel confounded, mildly dumbfounded, or slightly flabbergasted in a polite sense, usually toward a familiar person in an awkward situation; be unable either to cry or to laugh—find sth both funny and annoying.
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