Trouble is Brewing

Both of them thought it was one of the maids from the household coming to serve them.

Because they were too engrossed in their conversation, and Chen Mengyun rarely entered Chen Moqun's room without announcing herself, things became awkward.

As soon as Chen Moqun saw Chen Mengyun, he immediately pointed at Lu Chengwen and yelled, "Lu Chengwen! What kind of rubbish are you talking? That's my sister! The one I respect, admire, and adore the most, my elder sister!"

Lu Chengwen was furious.

She's home? Wasn't she supposed to not come back much?

How much of that did she hear? Looking at her expression, she must have heard everything.

Damn it! Am I going to die now?

"I-I'm sorry, I might have... had too much to drink," Lu Chengwen said, feeling a little nervous.

"Sis, the thing is, Chengwen today..." Chen Moqun stood up, trying to mediate.

"Get lost!"

"Alright." Chen Moqun immediately scurried away with his tail between his legs, not lingering for a second.

Watching the disloyal fatty disappear in a flash, Lu Chengwen was left to face the angry Chen Mengyun alone.

"I'm sorry, I did have a bit to drink, and my mouth got ahead of me. I apologize..."

Chen Mengyun looked at Lu Chengwen, her eyes filled with anger, humiliation, and sadness.

Her voice trembled slightly, "Lu Chengwen, after we broke up, you went around telling people that I was like a slut in bed, and now you're saying this in front of my brother. I really want to know, what did all those times we had together mean to you?"

Lu Chengwen wished he could slap himself to death.

Men, sometimes, are like that. They like to discuss girls with their buddies.

The closer the friends, the more unrestrained their talk, discussing whose chest is bigger, whose butt is perkier...

This doesn't mean they have low moral standards; of course, Lu Chengwen and Chen Moqun were exceptions, their moral standards had always been rather low.

But this kind of playful banter is common among men.

It's like a seasoning for life, just blowing off steam, saying whatever comes to mind.

However, if a woman overhears it, especially the person directly involved, the situation changes completely.

It's an insult, a disregard, and a great disrespect to women.

Especially for a pure girl like Chen Mengyun, it was hard to accept her first love talking about her like this.

Seeing tears welling up in Chen Mengyun's eyes, Lu Chengwen said guiltily, "It was just a joke, really. And I didn't badmouth you everywhere."

"To you, I was just a woman you played with, the same as all women when naked, just a toy you used, right?"

"I didn't play with you!" Lu Chengwen retorted. "I really didn't. And I didn't say anything. Someone must be spreading rumors. With our status, you know, there were always gossip magazines flying around at school. How much of it was true?"

"It must have felt great, being proud and showing off that you slept with Chen Mengyun, the eldest daughter of the Chen family, right?"

"Stop talking, please, I was wrong."

Chen Mengyun took out her phone and dialed.

"Are you going to call the police?"

"Hello, Hu Shuhui, didn't you want to invite me to dinner? I'm free today."

Lu Chengwen's eyes widened instantly.

Hu Shuhui!?

Damn it! One of the villains!

He pursued Chen Mengyun, then drugged her during dinner, and just as he was about to succeed, Long Aotian kicked his family jewels off, and then...

Oh no!

I've triggered this plotline prematurely!

The key thing is that Long Aotian is on leave today, not at work, big sister!

If you go eat with him, aren't you a little lamb walking into the wolf's den?

Lu Chengwen immediately said, "Mengyun, you can't associate with Hu Shuhui, let alone have dinner with him."

"Why? What are you to me, to be so controlling?"

"No, Hu Shuhui isn't a good person, he has bad intentions!"

"Is there anyone in this world worse than you? Anyone more scummy than you?"

Lu Chengwen was speechless.

"In any case... if you have to eat, can you schedule it for tomorrow? I won't care what you do with him tomorrow."

"I'll eat when I want to eat. I'm telling you, I've been waiting for you all these years, I've been waiting!"

Chen Mengyun shouted, "I thought you would change, that you would mature, that you would finally settle down and remember all the little things from our childhood. But I never imagined that in your heart, I would be so frivolous, so cheap, so worthless!"

"You're worth it, you're worth it, Mengyun, I was wrong. You can't eat with Hu Shuhui, he's really not a good person!"

Chen Mengyun turned to leave, but Lu Chengwen grabbed her. "Mengyun, I beg you, it's all my fault, every bit of it. Please give me one more chance!"

Chen Mengyun shot Lu Chengwen a cold laugh. "You said the same thing back then, how laughable. You actually thought that one sentence could fool me forever, that I would always believe it. Lu Chengwen, I'm not that little girl you could trick with just a few words anymore. You should go find your Leng Qingqiu and be her lapdog!"

Chen Mengyun strode out, and Lu Chengwen chased after her, trying to explain.

Chen Mengyun didn't want to hear a single word, her footsteps quickening.

Lu Chengwen grew anxious and grabbed her arm. "Chen Mengyun! I won't allow you to go!"

At this moment, they had already reached the living room. Chen's father and Chen's mother were holding fruit plates and watching television.

Chen Moqun was also in the living room, lying on the sofa, watching them tensely.

Lu Chengwen hadn't noticed the change in environment and said loudly, "I don't care about anything else, but you can't have dinner with Hu Shuhui, at least not today!"

"What right do you have to control me?"

"The right that I... the right that I'm a scumbag! I'm not being reasonable today! So what?"

Chewing something, Chen's father picked up the remote and muted the TV. The family of three sat on the sofa in silence, just watching.

Chen Mengyun sneered, "Lu Chengwen, get it straight! Our Chen family isn't a family that will tolerate you just for the sake of group interests. When you talk to me, Chen Mengyun, you'd better use your brain!"

The two of them continued to argue.

Chen Mengyun's father leaned closer to Chen Moqun and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

Chen Moqun quickly lied, "It's just a lovers' quarrel. He wants to pursue my sister, but she's ignoring him and is going to have dinner with another man."

Chen's father nodded.

Chen's mother asked, "Who is Hu Shuhui?"

"It's the boss from the Hu family," Chen Moqun replied. "We fought when we were in school."

Chen's mother was confused. "Isn't Chengwen pursuing Leng Qingqiu? Aren't they getting engaged next month? Why is he coming to find our Mengyun again?"

Chen Moqun explained further, "It's just that when it comes down to the final moments, you realize who your true love is! Just watch, it's more exciting than a TV drama."

Chen Mengyun declared, "I'm going to have dinner with Hu Shuhui today. If I enjoy the meal, I'll start dating him. As long as I, Chen Mengyun, am willing, we'll get a hotel room tonight and get engaged next week! We can even get married before you and Leng Qingqiu!"

Lu Chengwen was completely enraged. "Fine! You'd better keep your word. Don't come crying to me after Hu Shuhui scams you out of your money and violates you!"

"Even if I get scammed out of my money and violated, I won't end up with you. I'd rather be scammed by Hu Shuhui than listen to a single word from your mouth! The biggest regret of my life is knowing you!"

"Chen Mengyun, I'm saying this one last time. What you do is your freedom, and I don't care who you're with, I truly don't care!"

"Then why are you yelling at me?"

"Hu Shuhui is not allowed!"

"And I've taken a liking to him, so what?"

"Tomorrow! You can get a hotel room, get engaged, pick out wedding dresses tomorrow, whatever you want, but can you just stay home today?"

"No! The moment you dumped me back then, you lost the right to say such things to me!"

"You were the one who dumped me!" Lu Chengwen roared.

"Why did I dump you? Do you have the nerve to even say that?"

Lu Chengwen's mouth moved for a long time. "It was my fault back then, but now, I must make it clear to you. You cannot go to that dinner with Hu Shuhui!"

Lu Chengwen turned around and saw the three people on the sofa, staring straight at them.

Lu Chengwen's mind instantly cooled, and he obediently bowed. "Hello, Uncle. Hello, Auntie."

Chen's father said, "Oh, Chengwen is here? Sit down and chat."

Chen's mother also chimed in, "Chengwen, you haven't visited the house in years! Sit down, have some fruit."

"Ah, these past few years... I've been a bit embarrassed. I was ignorant back then and hurt the elders' feelings. I've always felt guilty. I'm just not in a good mood today and wanted to chat with Moqun..."

Lu Chengwen's head was spinning. He hadn't expected that his argument with Chen Mengyun would be witnessed by her parents sitting right there. He kept rambling, trying to ease the awkward situation.

Chen Moqun reminded him, "Hey, my sister is gone."

Lu Chengwen looked back and indeed, Chen Mengyun had already left.

Lu Chengwen quickly hurried out. "Goodbye, Uncle and Auntie."

Chen's mother stretched her neck and called out, "Come visit when you have time!"

"Got it!"

Chen's father looked puzzled. "What was that all about?"

"Oh, it's young people's business, let them sort it out themselves. Boys and girls at this age, they just love or hate each other."

"But Lu Chengwen is already engaged!"

"I was already engaged back then, didn't you steal me away?"

Chen's father grumbled with dissatisfaction, "He's engaged, yet he's still coming after my daughter..."

Chen's mother urged, "The TV, the TV, turn up the volume."

Lu Chengwen chased out the door, but Chen Mengyun had already disappeared.

He left Zhao Gang and drove around looking for her, but how could he possibly find anyone in such a huge city like Xuecheng?

He had no choice but to frantically call Leng Qingqiu.

Leng Qingqiu was sitting alone on the edge of her bed, hugging her knees, feeling heartbroken and miserable.

The situation had completely changed.

Her father had given her an ultimatum; he was a man of his word, and her position as CEO could be revoked at any moment.

And Lu Chengwen, who had been her devoted lapdog, had suddenly become heartless and unfaithful, looking at her as if she were a jinx and wishing she were a hundred miles away.

Was the whole world abandoning her?

Just then, Lu Chengwen's call came in. When Leng Qingqiu saw his name displayed on the screen, a fiery spark of hope suddenly ignited within her.

She was surprised herself by how quickly her mindset had shifted.

She had been so negative and upset just moments ago.

But seeing this call suddenly made her happy, and a glimmer of hope filled her heart. In that instant, over a hundred different scenarios flashed through her mind simultaneously:

Why would he call me? What does he want?

Has he changed his mind and decided to pursue me again? Hmph, I won't pay attention to him!

What if he asks me out? Which outfit should I wear?

Wait, what... what should I say to him?

Leng Qingqiu sat up abruptly, crossed her legs on the bed, tidied her hair and clothes, cleared her throat, took a deep breath, patted her chest, and told herself to stay calm.

Only then did she cautiously press the answer button. Despite her efforts to remain calm, her voice still trembled slightly: "Hello, what is it?"

"Qingqiu, are your people still waiting? Has Long Aotian gone home?"

Lu Chengwen sounded very anxious.

"They left a while ago."

"Send people out immediately! We must find Long Aotian!"

"What do you want him for?" Leng Qingqiu's mood instantly plummeted back to rock bottom.

So he wasn't calling for me, nor was he trying to win me back.

Lu Chengwen was incredibly anxious: "It's an emergency, a real emergency! Chen Mengyun and I had a fight, and when she got angry, she went out drinking with Hu Shuhui. I'm very worried about her. I need to find Long Aotian now, only Long Aotian can find her and bring her back to me..."

Leng Qingqiu exploded in rage: "Lu Chengwen! Go die! Just die!"

After saying that, she hung up the phone.