My Villainous Persona Collapses as My Family Reads My Mind - Chapter 38

As soon as Meng Zhiyi said this, even Jiang Yuhuan was at a loss for words.

In fact, the look she gave Meng Zhiyi had shifted from anger to something more complicated. She wondered if this person was out of her mind-why would she introduce her newly made enemy to her Third Brother?

“So? What do you think? Interested?”

“My Third Brother may not be as handsome as Shen Que, but he’s a model young man. You should consider it.”

Meng Zhiyi was still energetically promoting Meng Yanchuan, not caring about his own fate at all.

“Meng Zhiyi!” Meng Yanchuan called out through gritted teeth.

But Meng Zhiyi just smiled and continued, “See? He’s got a nice voice, too. The key is, he’s familiar with every part of the human body, so he’s pretty good at taking care of people.”

“Shut up!” Meng Yanchuan’s face turned dark.

Meng Zhiyi actually shut her mouth, quietly hiding in Shen Que’s arms.

[Hehe, the plot’s a mess now, isn’t it? Then I’ll start randomly matchmaking!]

[The Jiang Family behind Jiang Yuhuan is no joke. The Meng Corporation’s bankruptcy had the Jiang Family’s help. If I pair Jiang Yuhuan with him now, Meng Yanchuan will definitely hate me in the future.]

[By then, will I still need to worry about my Dislike Value not going up?]

[Hmm~ This method works. Maybe I should get Song Wei involved with the Meng Family too. Let Eldest Brother wear the green hat, let Shen Que love in vain and hate me even more.]

If Meng Zhizhou were here, he’d probably say: Thank you so much.

The two men who could hear her inner thoughts fell silent.

Meng Yanchuan never expected this was her plan. Shen Que, on the other hand, was puzzled-what did the Meng Family do to offend this girl, that she’d want to ruin the Meng Corporation just to raise her so-called Dislike Value?

Still, Shen Que wasn’t worried. After all, the whole Meng Family could hear Meng Zhiyi’s inner voice. No matter what she did now, it would all come to nothing.

Afraid she’d keep saying outrageous things, Shen Que quickly covered her mouth.

“Mmm mmm mmm-” Meng Zhiyi glared at him.

Shen Que lowered his gaze and said calmly, “If you stop talking nonsense, I’ll let go.”

Meng Zhiyi frowned deeply, clearly unhappy.

[Finally got a chance-how could I not talk nonsense?]

[Move your paw away!]

Shen Que ignored her inner voice. “Just stay quiet for a bit. Your Third Brother and I will handle things here.”

“Mmm mmm mmm!”

[Damn, why is this guy so strong? I can’t break free.]

[Fine, so you were hiding your strength all along, huh?]

[I’ll step on you!]

Meng Zhiyi lifted her foot and stomped on Shen Que.

Shen Que frowned slightly but still didn’t let go.

With no other choice, Meng Zhiyi had to compromise, blinking her eyes to signal she wouldn’t say anything reckless.

Shen Que hesitated for a few seconds before finally letting go.

As soon as his hand was removed, Meng Zhiyi stiffened her neck and said, “She just said you must be blind to like me. Hurry and insult her back!”

[If you don’t, I’ll keep making trouble.]

A vein throbbed on Shen Que’s forehead, but he could only coax her patiently. “Don’t pay attention to what they say. It won’t affect our relationship.”

Meng Zhiyi’s whole plan was to make things difficult for Shen Que, so of course she wouldn’t let it go after hearing that.

“I don’t care. What she said hurt my self-esteem.”

“…,” Meng Yanchuan rubbed his forehead, wanting to ask, Do you even have self-esteem?

After these days, Shen Que had more or less figured out Meng Zhiyi’s temperament. In situations like this, either you do as she asks, or…

“Grandma said there’s an auction on Friday. There’ll be a jade bracelet up for bidding. She wants me to take you to see it. If you like it, I’ll buy it.”

Meng Zhiyi, who was just about to start making a scene: “How much is the bracelet?”

Shen Que: “The starting bid is one million.”
Meng Zhiyi pursed her lips, feigning a touch of reserve. “Don’t even think about bribing me.”

Shen Que replied, “It’s not a bribe. It’s your birthday present.”

At those words, Meng Zhiyi’s little money-grubber persona couldn’t be hidden any longer.

She tried to suppress the corners of her mouth, acting proud. “That’s more like it. I feel much better now.”

Seeing this, Meng Yanchuan lazily glanced at Shen Que and said, “You just spoil her.”

Shen Que shook his head helplessly, but in his heart, he didn’t feel even a trace of dislike for Meng Zhiyi.

Jiang Yuhuan stared blankly at the scene, racking her brains but unable to understand why Shen Que doted on Meng Zhiyi so much.

“You guys handle things here. I’ll take her away first.”

After soothing Meng Zhiyi, Shen Que handed the rest of the matters over to the bodyguards.

Meng Zhiyi scanned the crowd, searching for Lin Luoluo’s figure. As if guessing who she was looking for, Meng Yanchuan said, “Stop looking. Your friend has already been sent to the hospital to treat her wounds.”

Hearing this, Meng Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief, but still said proudly, “She’s not my friend.”

Walking ahead, Shen Que and Meng Yanchuan exchanged a glance, both helpless once again.

Lin Luoluo had already told them what happened. After Meng Zhiyi and Jiang Yuhuan clashed, Lin Luoluo took advantage of the chaos to run out and dashed all the way to the police station to report the incident.

By coincidence, she ran into Meng Yanchuan and Shen Que, who were discussing a case.

As soon as they heard it involved Meng Zhiyi, they didn’t waste a moment and rushed over.

After getting in the car, Meng Zhiyi kept wondering why Shen Que and Meng Yanchuan had appeared together. Just as she was thinking about it, she suddenly shouted in her heart.

The voice came so abruptly that the two men in front almost gave themselves away.

Shen Que silently turned his head to glance at Meng Zhiyi in the back seat, her face stern.

Then he heard her inner frustration.

[So annoying. With all this commotion, I forgot my reason for going to Nightfall tonight!]

[Zhou Kai is offering eight million to find the culprit. I need to get a share of that.]

[Is it still possible to ask them to stop the car now?]

[Or should I just jump out of the car?]

Hearing this, Meng Yanchuan, who was driving, quietly locked the car doors.

In the end, Meng Zhiyi didn’t make it back to Nightfall, but was taken directly to the police station by Meng Yanchuan.

“We still have work to finish. Be good and wait here for a bit. We’ll take you out for a late-night snack soon,” Meng Yanchuan said hurriedly as he got out of the car.

Meng Zhiyi blinked, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally gave in at the mention of a late-night snack.

When she followed them into the police station, she saw several plainly dressed elders, some in their forties, some in their seventies.

One woman in her forties sat collapsed on the ground, crying bitterly, murmuring, “Daughter, where are you, daughter?”

Meng Zhiyi pretended nothing was amiss and went over for a look. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of missing person flyers scattered on the floor, and immediately recognized the girl in the photo.

[It’s her. Her parents have already called the police so soon?]

Walking ahead, Meng Yanchuan and Shen Que abruptly stopped in their tracks and turned to look at Meng Zhiyi.

Then, as if realizing something, Meng Yanchuan turned in surprise to look at Shen Que.

The two said nothing, but understood everything.

Shen Que signaled Meng Yanchuan with his eyes not to act rashly, and to wait quietly for Meng Zhiyi’s next words.

A few seconds later, they heard again-

[If I remember correctly, this girl should still be alive, being held captive in a basement by the culprit.]

[Who would have thought, the one keeping her locked up is actually the tutor her parents hired.]

[Isn’t this a real-life version of inviting a wolf into the house?]

Hearing this, Meng Yanchuan couldn’t wait any longer and hurried off toward the detective team’s office.

Meng Zhiyi looked up and saw Meng Yanchuan’s hurried figure. “Huh? Why is my Third Brother walking so fast?”