My Villainous Persona Collapses as My Family Reads My Mind - Chapter 27

Professor Zhao’s words made Shen Que almost laugh out loud. He curled his lips, a faint smile in his eyes, and replied, “Professor Zhao, you must be joking.”

Everyone could understand what he meant by that.

Professor Zhao instinctively wanted to say something, but when he saw Meng Zhiyi, he quickly swallowed his words.

It was the girl who had been standing behind him all along who felt her world collapse when she heard Shen Que admit that Meng Zhiyi was his girlfriend.

She looked at the two standing closely together in disbelief. “You… When did you get together with her?”

Shen Que didn’t know this person, not even a vague impression.

He answered her question coldly, “That’s my private matter.”

After speaking, Shen Que greeted Professor Zhao and left with Meng Zhiyi.

Watching the two leave, Professor Zhao wore the expression of “a good cabbage being eaten by a pig,” shaking his head in regret. “In the end, beauty is always a distraction.”

The girl was devastated, recalling how she had mocked Meng Zhiyi not long ago, only to realize she was the real clown.

In the office, Meng Yiyang sat in his chair, feeling a headache as he recalled everything that had just happened.

Setting aside Meng Zhiyi’s change, what puzzled him most was that he could hear Meng Zhiyi’s inner thoughts.

For a moment, he even thought it was auditory hallucinations caused by jet lag and lack of rest.

But remembering that her inner voice mentioned Eldest Brother and Third Brother, Meng Yiyang had a vague guess and immediately dialed Meng Zhizhou’s number.

A moment later, the call connected.

“Why are you calling me at this time? Have you returned to the country?” Meng Zhizhou asked.

Meng Yiyang gave a hum, then voiced his doubt, “Eldest Brother, have you noticed that Meng Zhiyi seems different lately?”

Hearing this, Meng Zhizhou was silent for a few seconds, then Meng Yiyang heard him dismiss the people around him.

Meng Yiyang knew that what they were about to discuss couldn’t be overheard, and his suspicion grew stronger.

Meng Zhizhou said, “You’ve seen Little Sister? When?”

Little Sister?

Meng Yiyang was a bit surprised.

That form of address-he remembered they only used it when Meng Zhiyi had just returned to the Meng Family.

Later, when Meng Zhiyi’s true nature was revealed and she did many things that disappointed them, they gradually lost affection for the sister they had found.

Now Meng Zhizhou was calling her that again. Had something happened while he was abroad?

Meng Yiyang rubbed his temples and said, “I just saw her. She scolded Professor Zhao’s student, and the student came to complain to me.”

On the other end, Meng Zhizhou raised his eyebrows and asked with a light chuckle, “And then? Did she refuse to explain anything and instead say a bunch of infuriating things?”

Mentioning this made Meng Yiyang angry, and he repeated the things Meng Zhiyi had said to him.

“You have no idea-she really won’t stop until she’s driven someone mad.”

Meng Zhizhou asked, “Did you ask her about the process and the truth at the beginning?”

Meng Yiyang fell silent, recalling that at first, he hadn’t asked, but had immediately assumed she was in the wrong.

Seeing his silence, Meng Zhizhou turned his chair to face the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the buildings outside, his tone deep and slow. “Put yourself in her shoes. If it were you, and you weren’t given a chance to explain before being judged, how would you feel?”

Meng Yiyang said nothing.

Meng Zhizhou spoke earnestly, “Second Brother, maybe Little Sister isn’t as she appears on the surface. Many things, you have to carefully discern for yourself.”

Hearing this, Meng Yiyang frowned and asked uncertainly, “Eldest Brother, don’t tell me you can also hear Meng Zhiyi’s inner voice?”
As soon as these words were spoken, Meng Zhizhou fell silent.

A few seconds later, he asked, “You heard it too?”

“Mm, I thought it was just my imagination.” At this moment, Meng Yiyang could be one hundred percent sure-it wasn’t a hallucination.

“Since you can hear it, you should’ve heard something about yourself too, right?”

For example, what his ultimate fate would be.

But Meng Yiyang was a bit puzzled. “About me? I didn’t hear anything. I only heard her say something like ‘finally someone normal,’ and something about wanting to provoke me.”

“You didn’t hear it? Then I still suggest you spend more time with your little sister lately. You’ll find it even more interesting.”

Meng Zhizhou didn’t directly reveal what he had once heard about Meng Yiyang’s future from the inner voice, but instead, with a hint of mischief, let Meng Yiyang open the door to a new world himself.

Full of confusion, Meng Yiyang hung up the phone.

However, he didn’t take his Eldest Brother’s advice, nor did he plan to approach Meng Zhiyi.

After all, he’d never paid attention before, and he wouldn’t in the future either.

On the other side, Meng Zhiyi followed Shen Que to the school cafeteria.

Having made a breakthrough on her task with Meng Yiyang, she was in a great mood, humming a little tune from time to time.

“Why were you called to the office?” Shen Que sat down, scanning the QR code to order food while asking.

“Because I cursed out one of your admirers.” Meng Zhiyi didn’t intend to hide it, resting her chin on her hand and looking at Shen Que with a teasing expression.

Shen Que raised his eyebrows, looked up at Meng Zhiyi, and responded with complete calm and rationality, “Don’t let yourself get into an embarrassing situation because of some irrelevant people.”

“Are you worried about me, or worried I’ll drag you down with me?” Meng Zhiyi retorted.

“Both,” Shen Que answered without hesitation.

He quickly added, “Because we’re a couple.”

Meng Zhiyi clicked her tongue. Naturally, she didn’t believe Shen Que’s words.

[Sounds nice, but really you just don’t want to lose face.]

[Hey, you tell me not to do it, but I insist! As long as the Dislike Value isn’t maxed out, I’ll keep stirring things up so none of you can have peace.]

[Thank goodness Meng Yiyang is normal. The Dislike Value even went up today. Otherwise, I’d be driven mad by you bunch of noobs!]

Shen Que seemed used to her inner monologue and didn’t say anything more.

After the two finished ordering, the cafeteria gradually became lively.

Normally, it was rare to see the school’s most popular figures, but now the two hottest people appeared together, sparking plenty of gossip among the onlookers.

At this moment, on the school’s Gossip Website, someone had already posted a photo of Shen Que and Meng Zhiyi eating together.

[Whoa? Seriously? Am I seeing this right? How are these two eating together?]

[Can a class rep explain? I was offline for just two days and now they’re dating?]

[Come on, someone like Shen Que would never go for someone like Meng Zhiyi, that useless flower vase. It’s obvious Meng Zhiyi shamelessly forced herself on him, right?]

[Exactly, Meng Zhiyi being shameless isn’t news. Stop acting so surprised.]

However, just as the comments section was being swayed by this opinion, someone posted another screenshot.

It was Shen Que’s Moments.

The first post, and the only one.

It showed a photo of a girl’s side profile, sunlight streaming over her, the atmosphere perfect.

And the caption was just three words:

Girlfriend.

The person who posted the picture tagged the user who had just accused Meng Zhiyi of being shameless, commenting: [Come on, speak up. Who are you calling shameless? The main character announced it personally. If you disagree, argue your case.]