My Villainous Persona Collapses as My Family Reads My Mind - chapter 4

Chapter 4

“?”

And then?

Why did you stop talking?

Don’t you know leaving things half-said is torture?

The three people in the living room stared fixedly at Meng Zhiyi. Seeing that she didn’t go on, each of them grew impatient, itching to just blurt out a question.

This wasn’t the first time Meng Zhizhou had heard about his own tragic death. At first, he thought Meng Zhiyi was just spouting nonsense, until this morning, when his Assistant sent him a video.

It was the video from that night at the cocktail party, when Meng Zhiyi was cornered and bullied by Ding Yue in the hallway.

That made it impossible for him not to believe there was some truth to Meng Zhiyi’s inner voice.

Now, hearing Meng Zhiyi mutter again about his own miserable fate, Meng Zhizhou was becoming curious-what exactly caused Meng Corporation to go bankrupt and himself to die so tragically?

“It’s getting late. Let’s have breakfast first, then Uncle Lin will take you to the hospital for a follow-up.”

Meng Zhizhou signaled to Meng Father and Meng Mother to stay calm, then called Meng Zhiyi to the dining room for breakfast.

To keep listening to her thoughts, Meng Father and Meng Mother, who had already eaten, followed as well.

At the table, while Meng Zhiyi was happily enjoying her food, Meng Father suddenly spoke up.

“Eldest Brother, ask your other brothers when they’ll be home later. None of them are ever home.”

Meng Zhizhou took a napkin and wiped his mouth, replying slowly, “Yiyang has finished his further studies. He should be back from abroad in a couple of days.”

[Further studies? Is he talking about my Second Brother, Meng Yiyang?]

Meng Zhiyi secretly looked through information about Meng Yiyang, clicking her tongue to herself: [What a pity, my Second Brother is so talented, but first he was falsely accused of plagiarizing his thesis, then he got caught up in a student suicide scandal that ruined his future. In the end, he suffered from depression and overdosed on pills. By the time he was found, he was already decomposing.]

Meng Father and Meng Mother: ?!

Meng Zhizhou gave a meaningful glance at Meng Zhiyi, who was eating with her head down, and continued, “Yanchuan is currently following up on a serial murder case, so he probably doesn’t have time to come back.”

Meng Zhiyi pretended not to care and took a sip of milk.

[Meng Yanchuan, that perverted Third Brother! Last time he locked the original host in the basement-I was nearly traumatized!]

[Who could have imagined, now he’s the most promising forensic expert in everyone’s eyes. Later, he personally dissected his own father and brothers, then became a criminal himself after the trauma, and sent himself to prison! Serves him right!]

Meng Father and Meng Mother gripped their chopsticks tightly, struggling to control their emotions.

Meng Zhizhou lowered his gaze, his hand on the table curling slightly, then said, “Tinglan just joined a film crew. He told me last time they’re shooting on location in the mountains, so he probably doesn’t have time either.”

[Aaaahhh!]

Suddenly, Meng Zhiyi’s explosive inner voice echoed in everyone’s ears.

[My Fourth Brother is the most miserable. After the Meng Family went bankrupt, his resources in the entertainment industry dropped sharply, he was maliciously targeted by rivals, and became a nobody. In the end, he caught the eye of a Perverted Tycoon, who locked him up as a kept pet. By the time he was found, he had already lost his mind. And that Perverted Tycoon is the investor of this drama-Meng Tinglan is the one being targeted this time, isn’t he?]

[Oh my goodness, all my brothers-mad, dead, ruined-too tragic, too tragic. Not a single one in the family has a good ending. What kind of sins have we committed?]

At this, cracks appeared uncontrollably on Meng Father and Meng Mother’s faces.

Was their family really this miserable?

Worried Meng Zhiyi might notice something, the two forced themselves to remain calm.

“Yiyi, take your time eating. Dad and Mom have work to do, so we won’t keep you company.”

Meng Zhiyi looked up, her face breaking into a sweet, obedient smile. “Okay, Mom and Dad, go to work.”

As the two elders left, they gave Meng Zhizhou a look.

After they left, Meng Zhizhou remained seated, staring intently at Meng Zhiyi across the table.

He already knew the endings of his brothers, but only his own fate remained unspoken by Meng Zhiyi.

After a moment’s thought, Meng Zhizhou suddenly spoke. “Meng Zhiyi, the hotel has already sent me the surveillance footage from the night of the cocktail party.”

“?” Meng Zhiyi, holding a fried egg between her lips, looked at Meng Zhizhou with wide, round eyes.

[What does he mean? Has he already watched the surveillance video and found out I kicked Ding Yue into the pool, so now he’s planning to settle accounts with me?]

[Let me think, how should I act later? Should I burst into tears and say Ding Yue bullied me first? Or, like before, angrily accuse him of always taking outsiders’ sides and never caring about his own sister?]
Meng Zhizhou raised his hand and pinched his brow, which was faintly aching, and said patiently, “The surveillance near the pool is under maintenance, but the corridor cameras happened to record Ding Yue bullying you.”

“With video evidence, you can hold the Ding Family accountable.”

Meng Zhiyi’s eyes lit up instantly. “Can I make them pay compensation too?”

Meng Zhizhou: “Mm.”

She suddenly stood up and slapped the table. “I want them to pay me one million!”

Meng Zhizhou gazed at Meng Zhiyi silently, his eyes deep.

Meng Zhiyi touched her nose awkwardly. “Is that too little?”

“You might as well just go rob them directly,” Meng Zhizhou said coldly out of nowhere.

Meng Zhiyi tugged at the corner of her mouth, sat back down, and buried her head in her meal.

[So stingy! The Ding Family is at least a wealthy family, and they can’t even pay a million!]

Meng Zhizhou looked at Meng Zhiyi with a complicated expression. How had he never noticed before that this little sister was such a money-grubber?

He said helplessly, “A million is impossible, but I can demand the maximum compensation from them.”

Meng Zhiyi looked up again, her eyes sparkling at Meng Zhizhou. “Brother, are you going to help me?”

“You are the Meng Family’s daughter. There’s no reason for you to be bullied without anyone caring. Otherwise, it would be a slap in my face.”

“Thank you, brother!”

[Heh, I don’t know why he’s suddenly so concerned about me, but since he’s helping me this time, after he falls off the cliff, I’ll be merciful and collect his body for him.]

[Anyway, he’s the first of the four brothers to die. By then, I can call the other brothers to join me.]

Hearing this, a dark light flashed quickly in Meng Zhizhou’s eyes.

Fall off a cliff?

What would cause that?

He waited silently, wondering if Meng Zhiyi would reveal anything else.

But after a while, Meng Zhiyi had already finished eating, got up, and said she was going to the hospital for a follow-up, then left.

Watching Meng Zhiyi’s cheerful departing figure, Meng Zhizhou showed a meaningful smile.

No rush. He could take his time. He would definitely dig out all her secrets from her mouth.

*

On the way to the hospital, Meng Zhiyi lazily leaned back in the rear seat and began to seriously check the progress of this mission.

As soon as she opened the mission page, the glaringly red progress bar almost blinded her.

Meng Father: Dislike Value 60%.

Meng Mother: Dislike Value 88%.

Meng Zhizhou: Dislike Value 50%.

Meng Yiyang: Dislike Value 69%.

Meng Yanchuan: Dislike Value 78%.

Meng Tinglan: Dislike Value 95%.

…

Shen Que: Dislike Value 98%.

Meng Zhiyi looked at these numbers and smiled with satisfaction.

Very good. The original host had already conquered half the territory for her.

She would start with Shen Que, who had the highest Dislike Value.

With her mission experience, retirement was just around the corner!

But as she scrolled further down, Meng Zhiyi was suddenly stunned.

What the heck?!

Shen Matriarch: Favorability Value 100%.

Meng Zhiyi felt her scalp tingle. “Xiao Ba, what’s with this Shen Matriarch? Her Favorability Value is maxed out?”

[The Shen Matriarch just really likes Meng Zhiyi. Otherwise, why would she want her as her granddaughter-in-law?]

Meng Zhiyi thought the System made sense.

But the problem was, the original host had done so many outrageous things, turning the Shen and Meng Families into a laughingstock in the Capital City, and she didn’t mind at all?

[Does the host want to change strategies for the Shen Matriarch and increase her Favorability Value?]

“Impossible! Why should I increase Favorability Value? Do I look like someone people would like?”

The System silently recalled all the missions Meng Zhiyi had taken: she really wasn’t very likable~

[Why not give it a try and break through?] The System tried to struggle.

“No, being a villain is great. No need to wear myself out.”

After rejecting the System’s suggestion, Meng Zhiyi directly told it to go offline.

She turned to look out the window, a mischievous smile appearing in her eyes.

If she remembered correctly, the Original Female Lead would go to the hospital to visit the Shen Matriarch.

Better to arrive by chance than to arrive early-she was definitely joining in on this excitement!

Soon, she would do her best to disgust Shen Que and his White Moonlight, become a stumbling block between them, and refresh her impression in front of the Matriarch.

Three birds with one stone!

Wuhu!

gogogo!