My Villainous Persona Collapses as My Family Reads My Mind - chapter 18

Shen Que’s words made the probing look in Meng Zhizhou’s eyes deepen even further.

He wondered, could this brother-in-law of his really have something going on with that woman named Song Wei?

Meng Zhiyi was also watching him with great interest.

[See? He’s starting to defend her, just as I expected.]

[I’ve been making trouble for Song Wei all this time and he never reacted. Turns out he was just lulling me into complacency.]

Immediately, she began a mental brainstorm.

[So, Shen Que already knows Song Wei is behind this?]

[Then why didn’t he stop Shen Matriarch from pursuing the matter?]

Thinking this through, Meng Zhiyi fell into brief contemplation.

The two men beside her tacitly kept silent, quietly waiting for her next move.

After a moment, Meng Zhiyi let out a long mental sigh…

[I get it now. Shen Que must be worried that Shen Matriarch would notice his feelings for Song Wei, and he can’t bear to see her in trouble, so he’s planning to use my Eldest Brother!]

Hearing this, Meng Zhizhou raised his eyebrows slightly, giving Shen Que a meaningful look.

Receiving Meng Zhizhou’s gaze again, Shen Que sat calmly on the sofa, but inside he realized that he wasn’t the only one who could hear Meng Zhiyi’s inner thoughts.

Even with his strong mental fortitude, he almost lost his composure.

But Meng Zhiyi’s inner monologue wasn’t finished yet.

[No wonder people say Shen Que is almost demonically clever-he really does have something up his sleeve. This roundabout way of protecting his wife is pretty impressive.]

[He’s using Eldest Brother to uncover the mastermind, then leveraging the Shen Family’s authority to deal with it and save Song Wei. This way, he not only appeases Shen Matriarch, but also keeps me in check.]

[Good thing I’m smart, otherwise I’d have fallen right into his trap!]

After listening, Meng Zhizhou shot Shen Que a look that said, “So this is the kind of person you are.”

Shen Que felt a faint ache at his temples, but could only endure it, pretending he knew nothing.

Meng Zhizhou, meanwhile, switched to a bystander mode, asking with a teasing expression, “Why? After all, the ones most affected by this are my sister and the Meng Family. Handing it over to you doesn’t seem quite appropriate.”

At this point, Shen Que was certain that Meng Zhizhou could hear Meng Zhiyi’s inner thoughts just as he could.

Thinking of her misunderstanding him, Shen Que naturally couldn’t insist on having the Shen Family handle the mastermind anymore.

“It’s just a request. If it’s inconvenient, President Meng, just pretend I never said anything.”

Meng Zhizhou was a bit surprised.

Was Shen Que not planning to protect his little lover anymore?

Or did he have another plan?

On the side, Meng Zhiyi-completely unaware that all her secrets had been exposed-heard Shen Que drop his request and frowned deeply.

[Damn, what’s this now?]

[Shen Que, why aren’t you insisting? Not even going to protect your future wife?]

[Shit! This mission is so damn hard. Why is everyone acting out of character?]

Meng Zhiyi was fuming inside, while the other two each had their own thoughts.

“Young Master Shen, heading back first? I have something to discuss with my sister.”

Now that the photo scandal was mostly resolved, Meng Zhizhou directly saw Shen Que out.

Shen Que didn’t say much, bid farewell, and left Meng Corporation alone.

In the office, Meng Zhiyi was still distracted, unable to figure out why Shen Que had compromised and stopped interfering.

It wasn’t until Meng Zhizhou poured a glass of juice and placed it in front of her.

“I heard Mom scolded you at the Shen Family today,” Meng Zhizhou said calmly.

Meng Zhiyi snapped back to reality, immediately lowered her head, and said nothing.

Looking at her, Meng Zhizhou knew that his sister probably didn’t care much about how the Meng Family treated her, but he still felt their mother’s actions were hurtful.

“For what happened today, your brother apologizes to you on Mom’s behalf.”

With that, Meng Zhizhou picked up his phone and began tapping quickly on the screen.
After Meng Zhiyi finished listening to him, just as she was about to start acting unreasonable to rack up her Dislike Value, she heard a ding from her phone in her bag.

Then came a voice: “Alipay has received one million yuan.”

“!!!” Meng Zhiyi’s eyes lit up, and she immediately took out her phone to check.

Sure enough, her balance now had a long string of numbers.

She quickly counted them, and her smile was harder to suppress than the recoil of an AK.

Meng Zhizhou said, “This is compensation.”

Meng Zhiyi struggled to keep her smile in check and pretended to be sensible. “I’m actually not angry. I understand how Mom feels. Eldest Brother, you don’t need to apologize.”

[Damn, damn, as expected of my handsome and wealthy CEO Eldest Brother!]

[Hee hee hee, so many zeros, so much money, I love it!]

[Suddenly I feel a little bad that he ends up dying so miserably. Maybe, since he gave me money, I’ll buy him a better coffin when the time comes.]

[It’s settled then. I really am a good person.]

“Cough-” Meng Zhizhou, who was drinking tea, choked immediately.

A million, and all he gets is a slightly better coffin?

And she calls herself a good person?

“Eldest Brother, drink slowly.” Meng Zhiyi pulled out a tissue and handed it to him, flashing a big white grin.

Meng Zhizhou wiped away the water stains, looking helplessly at the smiling girl in front of him.

He silently thought to himself: Money-grubber.

But this also meant that if he wanted to learn anything from Meng Zhiyi in the future, he could just use money to solve it.

Fortunately, if there’s one thing he doesn’t lack, it’s money.

“All right, since you rarely come to the company, how about Eldest Brother gives you a tour?”

The reason Meng Zhizhou kept her here was, of course, to see if there were any other spies in the company besides the secretary.

Having just received a million, Meng Zhiyi was in a great mood and didn’t refuse his suggestion, happily following behind Meng Zhizhou.

The Meng Family had good genes; all the children were good-looking.

When the company employees saw Meng Zhiyi, each of them showed a look of amazement.

Meng Zhizhou led her on an inspection starting from the lowest-level department, determined to root out any hidden dangers in the Meng Corporation.

Completely unaware, Meng Zhiyi observed as she walked, muttering in her heart.

[Meng Zhizhou really is capable. Under his management, such a large company is thriving, with a bright future ahead.]

[Speaking of which, it’s really a pity that the Meng Corporation ended up bankrupt.]

[The unscrupulous author really did everything possible to make the female lead shine, turning everyone else into her stepping stones.]

[If he knew that all his hard work would end up as a bargaining chip for Song Wei to secure her position, wouldn’t he go mad?]

[Luckily, he didn’t die of anger, but fell off a cliff.]

[Speaking of falling off a cliff, if it hadn’t been for…]

Meng Zhiyi’s inner monologue suddenly stopped here, making Meng Zhizhou, who was walking ahead, itch with curiosity.

Keep going, why did you stop?

After waiting a while and realizing Meng Zhiyi wasn’t continuing, Meng Zhizhou couldn’t help but stop.

He turned around and saw Meng Zhiyi standing outside the reception room, staring intently inside.

Looking through the glass door, it seemed an interview was underway inside.

As she passed by just now, Meng Zhiyi vaguely heard a name.

[The interviewer just called out the name Bai Xiao, right?]

[If I remember correctly, this Bai Xiao later became Meng Zhizhou’s new secretary and helped him avoid a lot of trouble.]

[If he had listened to Bai Xiao on the day he fell off the cliff, he wouldn’t have died. Unfortunately, by then the Meng Corporation was already on the brink of collapse, and he was overwhelmed.]

Meng Zhizhou followed Meng Zhiyi’s gaze and silently repeated the name Bai Xiao in his heart.

Bai Xiao, huh?

No need to wait for the future-he’d make him his secretary right now!