Still waking up from the nightmare, Meng Ting calmed down for a while, and his memory gradually returned. Thinking of Yan Sui’s call last night, the joy instantly washed away the depression caused by not sleeping well. The sky was a little darker than before, but Meng Ting still got up and went for a morning run.
Halfway through the run, it started to rain. Meng Ting still didn’t stop. He continued to finish the scheduled runs and walked back to the living room of the residence with wet hair and clothes.
The living room was bustling with activity. Old Master Meng, Feng Zejiao, Li Yifei, Meng Qi, and Meng Xiao were all there.
Meng Xiao’s hands, tied with gauze and bandages, were hung around his neck. When he saw Meng Ting, the look in his eyes showed that he was still itching to eat him.
Meng Xiao is much more difficult to deal with than those people Meng Ting taught a lesson in the past. They will know how to be afraid after being beaten, but Meng Xiao is not only not afraid but also holds a grudge. Meng Ting and him can be considered to be completely feuding.
“Go and apologize to Meng Ting.”
Old Master Meng had spoken, so no matter how much Meng Xiao hated him, he had to obediently do what he said.
“I’m sorry, I was wrong yesterday. Please forgive me.”
Meng Xiao turned his back to the crowd, his voice was definitely full of apologies, but but his expression was completely different, and even hinted at provocation.
With a ‘click’ sound, Meng Ting suddenly took a photo of him with his mobile phone. He took two steps forward and looked at Old Master Meng, “You see, he has this expression when he looks at me. It’s ugly and annoying.”
Meng Ting has nothing else to do these days, so he has figured out a few functions on his mobile phone. As for the camera function, he also had used it in his previous life But this is the first time he has used it to take photos of someone, and it was still a photo of an annoying person. After Old Master Meng finished looking at it, he would immediately delete it.
Meng Xiao had a stunned look on his face, and the corner of Meng Qi’s mouth couldn’t help but curl up as he took the mobile phone from Meng Ting’s hand, and walked towards Old Master Meng.
“Evil creature!” Old Master Meng was so angry that he roared. Meng Xiao’s feet went soft and he directly knelt on the ground.
“Grandpa, I…I…” There was a photo as evidence, even if he had a hundred mouths, he wouldn’t be able to explain it away. How could he have thought that Meng Ting would suddenly be so cunning?
“Grandpa,” Meng Qi, who was standing next to Old Master Meng, also called out, and then slowly said, “I think an apology can’t be made without some sincerity. Since the Fifth Brother’s attitude isn’t enough, I think a coffee shop under his name should be given to the Seventh Brother as an apology.”
This coffee shop was something Meng Xiao received from Li Yifei after currying favor with her for so many years. If it was given to Meng Xiao, it was still in the hands of the second house in name, but Meng Ting was not only getting married soon, but his heart was clearly already leaning towards the main house.
A coffee shop is nothing to them, but no matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat. They still have to be sent to the main house. The little bit of gentle smile that Li Yifei maintained almost cannot be held up.
“I think Qi’er is paying attention to this.” Li Yifei was unhappy, but Feng Zejiao was definitely happy. She found such a good in-law for the Meng family, and it was just the right time for her to gain honor. Old Master Meng accepted the suggestion with almost no hesitation.
“Ah Wen, you go and do it, and the restaurant above the coffee shop will be given to Meng Ting as well.”
“Yes.” Uncle Wen nodded. He is naturally very efficient in handling matters, and he will definitely finish it for Meng Ting in less than two days.
Meng Xiao felt distressed as if the flesh in his body was cut. That restaurant was much more profitable than the coffee shop. The customer base is sufficient and the management system has been established. Without Meng Ting having to put any thought into it, he would get a lot of money in his account. Although it may not be as good as Li Yifei and Feng Zejiao, who could casually buy one or two pieces of jewelry, for their younger generation, it was definitely enough for a social butterfly to spend.
Meng Qi was definitely not short of money, but as illegitimate children, they were very short of money. Otherwise, Meng Xiao would not have lowered his style and went to hang an unqualified nouveau riche.
The restaurant and cafe are just upstairs and downstairs. How could Meng Xiao not have coveted them before? Now, not only has the restaurant become Meng Ting’s, but the coffee shop that originally belonged to him has also become Meng Ting’s. He was breathing heavily like an ox for a moment. If not for the fact that his hands were disabled, he would have wanted to rush up and fight with Meng Ting again.
“Short-sighted, Ting’er has just come back, what’s wrong with you giving him a meeting gift as his elder brother?” Li Yifei didn’t want Meng Xiao to continue to be a disgrace. Her words were more effective for him than Old Master Meng’s.
Meng Xiao lowered his head, not daring to express anything anymore.
As for the rest, last night there was Uncle Wen and Meng Qi to deal with the aftermath, they couldn’t create too much of an impact. Moreover, Meng Xiao was injured and lost his fortune. Even though this matter was over, both Meng Xiao and Meng Ting knew that it was not over yet. As long as Meng Xiao was given a chance, he would definitely add insult to injury to Meng Ting and seek opportunities to persecute him.
Meng Ting has always been at a loss when it comes to dealing with schemes and intrigues. Even though he knew that Meng Xiao still wanted to harm him, he didn’t know what to do about it. He also couldn’t really kill people. Of course, he is more inclined to just beat up Meng Xiao a few more times, and eventually, he will beat him until he’s scared!
Old Master Meng and Feng Zejiao left one after another. Li Yifei also let Meng Xiao escort her back to her room. Uncle Wen went to complete the transfer procedures for the restaurant and the coffee shop. Except for a few servants passing by, only Meng Ting and Meng Qi were left in the hall.
“Alas, Little Seventh has become smarter.”
He held his mobile phone and quickly pressed a few buttons before handing it back to Meng Ting, “My number, call me if there’s something in the future. I’m also can be considered your big brother after all.”
“Isn’t it just taking a photo? You don’t know how to use it?” Meng Ting took the phone and put it back in his trouser pocket, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Meng Qi wouldn’t return his phone, which was given to him by Yan Sui.
Meng Qi was speechless. He could only say that he didn’t expect it to be used like this.
“Ah-choo,” after spending so long in the living room with wet hair and clothes, Meng Ting couldn’t help but sneeze.
“Why are you running in this weather?” Meng Qi frowned and looked at one of the maids in the living room, “Xiao Fang, bring me a towel.”
“No need, I’ll go back and take a shower.”
Meng Ting nodded to Meng Qi, then turned and went upstairs to his room. But before he reached the room, he sneezed two more times in quick succession.
His health wasn’t this bad before. Even if he ran the entire course in the rain, he still had classes the next day. He thought about it for a while and figured it was because he had not been able to sleep well recently, which caused his health to deteriorate.
“Ah-choo,” He sneezed again.
After taking a quick hot bath, Meng Ting planned to go back to bed, cover himself up, sweat a little, and he should be fine soon.
***
Meng Qi and Meng Ting have actually developed some friendships with each other these days. Meng Ting beat him hard, but who made him look down on him? He took some medicine and knocked on the door again.
After knocking for a while, Meng Ting opened the door with wet and messy hair.
“Are you stupid? You went to sleep again without drying your hair?”
Meng Ting’s misty eyes widened, and he touched his hair. It was indeed wet again. He glared at Meng Qi, “This is sweat, you don’t understand.”
It wasn’t easy for him to cover himself up to work up a sweat, but it was really necessary to wash his hair and take a shower again.
Meng Qi was about to fall over in anger at Meng Ting’s ‘don’t understand’. He put his hand against the door and softened his tone, “Go and dry your hair. I’ll have someone change a quilt cover for you. Here’s some cold medicine. Take it before you rest.”
Meng Ting looked at Meng Qi, then looked back at the bed that he had messed up. Finally, he nodded, turned aside, and let Meng Qi in.
Meng Ting took another look at Meng Qi to make sure that he wouldn’t mess around with his room before he went into the bathroom.
Meng Qi had personally experienced it once and also witnessed Meng Ting’s terrifying lethality. Even if he still has that evil heart, he doesn’t have the courage either. What’s more, behind Meng Ting is Yan Sui, whom he and even the entire Meng family cannot afford to offend.
As he said, he had someone come in to change Meng Ting’s quilt cover, and then thoughtfully poured water for him. He even received the breakfast that Yan Sui sent to Meng Ting from the servant on his behalf.
However, Meng Ting also stayed in the bathroom for too long. This is also the first time he has seen someone who doesn’t know how to take care of himself and yet feels that he understands so well. He knocked ‘bang, bang, bang’ on the door again, “Meng Ting, did you faint in there?”
“If you don’t come out, I’ll break down the door!”
When Meng Qi wanted to put it another way, Meng Ting opened the door. He wore long-sleeved pajamas, wrapped himself tightly, and wiped his hair dry. There was some blush on his face. It’s unknown whether it was from taking a shower or because his body was already hot.
Meng Qi raised his hand to touch his forehead, but Meng Ting’s soft eyes suddenly became sharp.
Meng Qi trembled and withdrew his hand, “The medicine is there, remember to take it. There is also breakfast over there.”
“If you still feel uncomfortable, just let me know. It’s still quite convenient to call a doctor at home.”
“Um,” Meng Ting responded, then stared at Meng Qi. Seeing that he was oblivious, Meng Ting had to speak up,, “Thank you, but I need to rest. It’s not suitable for you to be in my room.”
Meng Qi glared at him again, then reluctantly left Meng Ting’s room. As he was leaving, he turned back and said, “I’m going back to where I stay. If you need anything, talk to Uncle Wen. Don’t keep it to yourself.”
Meng Qi swore that he had never cared for someone like an old mother, but Meng Ting obviously didn’t understand how rare it was for him to be this concerned.
“Thank you.” Meng Ting said politely to Meng Qi and then closed the door after he left.
It wasn’t that Meng Ting was completely unaware of the kindness that Meng Qi had shown him, but since he was a member of the Meng family, he was destined to be unable to open his heart to him. He looked towards the food box, medicine bottle, and water on the table, he walked up and picked up the medicine bottle, but in the end, he threw it into the trash can.
He opened the food box and took two bites. Only then did the expression on his face completely calm down. He took out his mobile phone from his pajamas pocket and sent a text message to Yan Sui.
“I’m eating breakfast. It was delicious.”
After breakfast, Meng Ting waited for a while but did not receive a reply from Yan Sui, so he went back to bed. During the day, he was in a daze, but no one except Meng Qi, who had left the old house, noticed that Meng Ting was sick.
“This is Young Master Meng Ting’s room.” Uncle Wen received a notice at noon that Yan Sui would come to Meng’s residence, but even though he was receiving the person now, he still felt it was unreal.
On the one hand, Yan Sui came here to chat with Old Master Meng. But more importantly, he came to see Meng Ting and took him to get their marriage certificate. Originally, Secretary Wang said that he could handle it as long as he took photos of the two people, but Yan Sui rejected it.
He thought Meng Ting wanted to marry him so much that he would be very happy if he applied for the certificate himself. Of course, making him happy was one thing. The phone call last night made Yan Sui a little worried about Meng Ting. He always felt uneasy when he didn’t see the person, so for several reasons, he came over.
Uncle Wen knocked on the door for a while, but no one came to open it. He felt a little embarrassed, but he could only keep knocking.
It was only after a long time that Meng Ting came and opened the door.
His face looked a little worse than in the morning. Because of the continuous nightmares, he was already in a bad mood. Being woken up by the monotonous knocking on the door, he naturally looked more depressed and irritable.
“What’s the matter…Yan Sui?” Meng Ting couldn’t help but reach out and rub his eyes, fearing that he might be confused by sleep and seeing the wrong person. However, after rubbing his eyes, Yan Sui was still in front of him, but his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he had a somewhat colder expression.
Meng Ting, on the other hand, was not sensitive to other emotions except goodwill and malice. At this time, he was also sick and naturally became a little more sluggish. He pounced forward, half-lying on Yan Sui’s body, and reached out to touch his cheek, “You’re warm, a real person, not a dream.”
A hint of helplessness flashed in Yan Sui’s eyes. He took Meng Ting into his embrace and looked at Uncle Wen.
Although Uncle Wen was very surprised by Meng Ting’s ‘unbridled’ attitude towards Yan Sui, his years-long housekeeper’s accomplishment was there. He maintained his expression, bowed slightly, and left without looking back.
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List of Idiom in Chapter 016
百口莫辯 (bǎi kǒu mò biàn): unable to give a convincing explanation in self-defense; beyond dispute; difficult to clarify; beyond justification (when wronged or treated unjustly).落井下石 (luò jǐng xià shí): to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); drop stones on sb who has fallen into a well―hit/strike a person when he is down; to kick someone when they are down.
陰謀詭計 (yīn móu guǐ jì): crafty plots and machinations (idiom); conspiracy; schemes and intrigues; refers to planning bad things secretly.
連續不斷 (lián xù bù duàn): to be continuous; to be unceasing; around-the-clock; one after another; continuous and closely connected for a long time.
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