My Villainous Persona Collapses as My Family Reads My Mind - Chapter 31

Song Wei watched Shen Que’s car drive away, secretly making up her mind that, no matter what it took, she would snatch him away from Meng Zhiyi-even if it meant using any means necessary.

Especially after what happened last night, she was determined to escape from Song Zhaojing.

“Weiwei, how do you want me to help you?”

Ding Yue had always been Song Wei’s little sidekick. No one knew what kind of spell Song Wei had put on her, but she was practically obedient to her every word.

Song Wei concealed the darkness in her eyes, took Ding Yue’s hand, and said, “I remember you once mentioned you knew a big shot in the underworld…”

Ding Yue’s eyes flickered. The two exchanged a glance and instantly understood each other.

*

On the other side, at the Meng Family.

Shen Que drove Meng Zhiyi to her doorstep. He originally wanted to go in and pay his respects to Meng Father and Meng Mother, but was stopped at the door.

Meng Zhiyi blocked the entrance, pressing her hand on the driver’s side door to keep Shen Que from getting out. “You should go back. It’s getting late.”

[You’re distracting me! I have a purpose for coming back this time!]

Shen Que gazed at Meng Zhiyi with calm eyes for a few seconds, then caught sight of the Meng Family members already waiting inside.

A quick glance showed that, except for Meng Tinglan who was still filming, everyone else was present.

According to the tasks Meng Zhiyi had mentioned in her inner thoughts, the entire Meng Family was her mission target. How could he miss such a wonderful show?

“We’re already at the door. If I don’t go in and greet Uncle and Auntie, they’ll think I’m rude.” Shen Que completely ignored Meng Zhiyi’s internal protests. After turning off the engine, he swung his long legs over the center console and got out from the passenger side.

His move left Meng Zhiyi dumbfounded.

[Damn it, so what if your legs are long!]

Shen Que walked over, a smile on his handsome face. “Let’s go.”

Meng Zhiyi gritted her teeth and shot him a particularly disdainful glare, then stomped ahead of him into the house.

At that moment, several members of the Meng Family were craning their necks to look outside. When they saw Meng Zhiyi and Shen Que enter together, they exchanged knowing glances.

As Meng Zhiyi stepped lightly into the living room and saw the people sitting on the sofa, her steps halted immediately.

Besides Meng Father and Meng Mother, all three of her brothers were present.

Meng Zhiyi: “…”

[Why is everyone here?]

[Don’t you all have jobs?]

[Why does no one have the sense of responsibility of a working person!]

Hearing this, Meng Zhizhou looked at her with a gentle expression. “Little sister’s back. I heard you were coming home this weekend, so Eldest Brother specially postponed work to keep you company.”

Meng Zhiyi tugged at the corner of her mouth.

[Almost forgot, Meng Zhizhou is the boss himself.]

But…

She immediately put on an innocent smile, but her words went straight for Meng Zhizhou’s heart.

“Does Eldest Brother’s company make employees work on weekends? Poor staff, they don’t even get time to spend with their families. It’s supposed to be a day off, but they still have to work overtime. How could you do that, Eldest Brother?!”

Now it was Meng Zhizhou’s turn to be speechless.

Worried he’d be labeled a cold-hearted capitalist if he didn’t explain, Meng Zhizhou quickly said, “Of course not. The company has weekends off. I’m the only one working overtime.”

Meng Zhiyi blinked and continued to twist the knife: “Then Eldest Brother must be really bad at his job. The employees can finish their tasks during work hours, but you still have to work overtime.”

“…” Well, no matter what he said, it was wrong.

Meng Zhizhou chose to stay silent.

Off to the side, Meng Yanchuan was quietly watching the drama unfold, relieved that he hadn’t been targeted-until Meng Zhiyi spoke up.

“Third Brother, did you solve that case you were working on last time?”

Meng Zhiyi looked at Meng Yanchuan with sincere anticipation.

Having learned from Meng Zhizhou’s example, Meng Yanchuan was more cautious. He replied, “It’s almost wrapped up.”

He thought that with this answer, Meng Zhiyi wouldn’t find a reason to pick on him.

But the next second, he heard, “Third Brother, you’re so irresponsible. How could you leave your post at such a critical moment?”
“???”

Meng Yanchuan: You can get scolded for this?

He hadn’t spoken yet when Meng Zhiyi continued, “As a forensic doctor, you should treat your workplace as your home and always be on standby.”

Meng Yanchuan opened his mouth, but catching sight of Meng Zhizhou’s gloating look, he chose to stay silent.

With the example set by the two of them, Meng Father hurriedly picked up the newspaper and pretended to read, avoiding eye contact with Meng Zhiyi.

Meng Mother stirred the bird’s nest in her crystal bowl, lowering her eyes and not looking at her.

Meng Yiyang kept his head down, staring at his phone the whole time.

The atmosphere grew increasingly strange.

Meng Zhiyi also noticed something was off with these people, her gaze flickering back and forth between them.

[There’s definitely something fishy going on.]

[Why do they all look guiltier than me? Meng Father’s holding the newspaper upside down, Meng Mother’s bird’s nest is about to be stirred into dough, and Meng Yiyang’s phone screen isn’t even on.]

Everyone: “………”

It was just plain awkward.

Shen Que, who had been standing quietly beside Meng Zhiyi, saw the atmosphere getting more uncomfortable and finally spoke up: “Uncle Meng, Auntie.”

Meng Father immediately looked at Shen Que with gratitude and warmly said, “Ah, I was so busy talking to Zhiyi just now, I almost forgot you were here. Come, sit down, I’ll have someone make you some tea.”

Meng Mother chimed in, “Xiao Que doesn’t come by often. Last time we didn’t get to host you properly, so stay for dinner today.”

Shen Que glanced at Meng Zhiyi beside him, then nodded, “Sorry to trouble you.”

Meng Mother: “No trouble at all, no trouble.”

Meng Zhiyi watched their quick change of attitude and curled her lips in boredom.

“I’m going upstairs to change.” With that, she left Shen Que behind and went upstairs.

Once she was gone, everyone in the living room let out a collective sigh of relief.

Then, one by one, their gazes landed on Shen Que.

Meng Father looked at Shen Que with some difficulty, “Xiao Que, did you come here today to break off the engagement?”

Meng Mother quickly followed, “Did Zhiyi cause trouble again?”

Before Shen Que could answer, Meng Yanchuan interjected, “Breaking it off wouldn’t be so bad. You’re the heir of the Shen Family, outstanding in every way. Sure, marrying into the Shen Family benefits us, but thinking about you being ruined by Meng Zhiyi feels like too much of a loss.”

Shen Que listened quietly to their words and suddenly understood why Meng Zhiyi never explained herself when something happened.

Like last time, when she had a dispute with Professor Zhao’s student.

Aside from her so-called ‘mission,’ Meng Zhiyi seemed to have lost trust in the Meng Family.

Because, in their eyes, Meng Zhiyi was always the one at fault.

Thinking of this, Shen Que’s eyes darkened slightly.

He said, “I’m just bringing Meng Zhiyi home. I’m not here to break off the engagement, and she didn’t cause any trouble.”

“Ah? Really?” Meng Father was uncertain.

Not long ago, Shen Que had already told the Shen Matriarch he wanted to break off the engagement. Why the sudden change?

“Xiao Que, although the engagement was arranged by the Shen Matriarch, as elders we know what she’s really like. Honestly, marrying her to you is unfair to you.”

“If you truly don’t want this, I’ll personally visit the Shen Matriarch another day and have a proper talk about your situation.”

“……”

Meng Zhiyi had just come downstairs when she overheard her family speaking ill of her.

[Well, well, well, so when I’m not around, you all talk behind my back!]

[Saying I’m not good enough for Shen Que? You all need your eyes checked.]

[I’ve got looks and a figure-how am I not good enough? Clearly, it’s Shen Que who’s getting the better deal!]

[Hmph! I’m so mad. Do I look like I care about him? Once I finish my mission, I’ll find myself ten or eight handsome guys.]

Shen Que silently raised his eyebrows, a flicker of something unreadable in his dark eyes.

Find handsome guys?

That depends on whether she’ll get the chance.