Chapter 11

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Meng Ying sat on the bed and sighed countless times.

She realized that her rudeness had angered her beautiful husband.

He pushed her away and stopped hugging her.

It’s been hours since their return to the residence.

The sky was already dark, yet he did not come to see her at all.

‘Sigh…’

‘Didn’t they say that it would be easier for women to chase after men?’

‘Why is it so difficult for me?’

Meng Ying yawned and felt sleepy again.

She laid on the bed and felt that something was wrong with her body.

The killers of Honesty World had to know other skills besides having the ability to take lives.

She checked her pulse.

It was unstable and she knew immediately there was something wrong with her body.

It was not due to an illness, but poisoning.

She placed her hands behind her head and carefully went through the memories in her mind. Other than Meng Xin who made things difficult for her both openly and covertly, other wealthy families only dared to tease her.

There was nothing suspicious about them.

She was just a silly daughter of the Meng family.

Just whose way did she block? Why did that person have to poison her?

Meng Ying could not beat the drowsiness and fell asleep whilst deeply absorbed in her thoughts.

…

In the study.

Mu Yuansheng stood in front of the window.

He was tall and his aura was restrained. However, his unique aura made others shrink back at the sight of him.

“Ninth Master, I have investigated everything about Madam since she was born until now…”

“There’s nothing wrong with her.” Ah Da was confused.

‘Ninth Master must have checked the background of Meng Ying before marrying her. Why is he checking it again now?’

It was not worth investigating a silly woman.

‘Nothing wrong?’

If he did not see that scene today, he would’ve totally believed that Meng Ying was truly a fool.

‘Was she pretending to be a fool?’

‘What kind of person could do that for more than twenty years and without being discovered at that?’

‘Did Meng Shiliang know that his precious daughter had an unknown side to her?’

Mu Yuansheng suddenly felt that the wife he had married had more secrets than him.

“What happened today?”

“It’s the second daughter of the Meng family…”

“She made an agreement with Mr. Jiang to send Madam to his room. That Mr. Jiang is a true scumbag.”

Mu Yuansheng raised his eyebrows. “Since he’s a scumbag, he doesn’t have to live in this world.”

“Understood,” Ah Da asked, “how about the second daughter of the Meng family?”

“Leave her alone.”

“Got it.”

After Ah Da left, Mu Yuansheng stayed in the study for a while before heading to the bedroom.

The woman looked exceptionally petite on the huge bed.

She slept soundly with her dark hair resting across the pillow.

He stood by the bed and stared at that face for a long time. After covering her with the blanket, he went out.

…

Jiang Zhuo, the youngest son of the Jiang family, was sent to the hospital after he jumped down from the fifth floor of Lake Island Hotel. But shortly after he was rescued, he died from a sudden heart attack.

The Jiang family wanted to seek justice from the Meng family at first, but who knew that Jiang Zhuo’s scandalous deeds would be exposed?

Many ladies who were his victims denounced the Jiang family, and the public opinion pushed the Jiang family to the edge of the waves, causing the stocks under the Jiang family’s control to plunge.

They had no time or the energy to seek justice from the Meng family.

“That Jiang Zhuo deserved to die.” Zhang Di read the news and felt indignant. “Luckily Yingying wasn’t in Jiang Zhuo’s room that night. Otherwise, I would have killed him myself.”

Fear filled Zhang Di’s heart at the thought of what could’ve potentially happened that night.

She held Meng Ying’s hand with lingering fear. “Thank goodness, you’re alright.”

Meng Ying pouted and her beautiful eyes looked at Meng Xin, who looked uneasy.

“That day, Xinxin said that Brother Jingyang was in that room and pushed me in. But there was no one in that room, so I went out to look for Xinxin but I couldn’t find her.”

Meng Xin tightened her grip on her skirt, her expression looked unnatural. “Sister, you were the one who said that you wanted to apologize to Brother Jingyang!”

“That’s why I brought you there…”

“I didn’t know which room Brother Jingyang was in, so I asked you to wait for me to call Brother Jingyang to confirm the details with him. But you still rushed into Jiang Zhuo’s room and even locked the door. I couldn’t open the door at all, so I went to look for Dad.”

“How can you say that I pushed you in?” Meng Xin’s eyes turned red as she spoke. She looked as if she had been wronged.

Usually, the dumb Meng Ying would not be able to think straight, let alone speak logically.

As long as Meng Xin gave a reasonable explanation, it would be difficult for her to refute her even if she wanted to.

‘How dare this fool snitch on me today?’

“Xinxin, you’re lying…” Meng Ying stared at her with her bright eyes.

Meng Xin was not afraid of her at all.

She squeezed out two drops of tears. “Sister, how could you say that to me?”

In the Honesty World, men and women were too lazy to put on a show.

If they didn’t see eye to eye with each other, they would simply settle their scores with a fight.

The winner would be the boss.

But in this world, one’s acting performance seemed to be more valuable than strength.

Look—her tears fell just like that!

She looked so pitiful that even Meng Ying’s heart softened.

“That’s enough,” Meng Shiliang said, “Xinxin, don’t let your sister be alone when you’re with her in the future. Be sensible and protect her, okay?”

Meng Xin wiped her tears and sobbed. “I understand, Dad.”

Meng Shiliang glanced at Meng Xin. “Your sister is already married. She doesn’t need you to accompany her. You’ve already graduated from university. Do you have any plans?”

Meng Xin sniffed and raised her tear-stained face. “I’ll listen to Daddy’s arrangements.”

“You’re already an adult. You have to have your own thoughts.”

Meng Shiliang had also put in effort and love for this adopted daughter of his.

He was thankful to her for accompanying Meng Ying all these years.

Meng Ying was a fool, so he didn’t have any expectations of her. He only hoped that she would be healthy and safe for the rest of her life and that someone would love and protect her forever.

As for Meng Xin—he had always thought that when he was gone—she would be the one protecting Meng Ying whenever she was being bullied.

Therefore, he was stricter with Meng Xin.

“I—can I go to the company?” Meng Xin asked carefully.

Meng Shiliang thought about it for a moment. “Alright. But since you’re a newbie, you have to start from the bottom. No matter who it is in our Meng family, they can’t get into the higher-ups of the company through nepotism .”

Meng Xin bit her lower lip lightly. “Mm.”

Meng Shiliang turned to Meng Ying. His eyes were filled with love. “Yingying, is Yuansheng good to you?”

“Yes.” Other than not letting her touch him, he had treated her with respect.

“You’re already married now, so you can’t mess around like you were doing in the past, okay? But if you are wronged, just tell me. With me around, no one will be able to bully you—my precious daughter.”

Meng Shiliang looked at Meng Ying as if he was looking at his deceased wife.

He felt terrible.

Zhang Di knew how much her husband loved Qu Wanzhen.

She looked at the father and daughter and comforted her husband. “Shiliang, don’t worry. The son-in-law you picked won’t do anything bad to Yingying.”

Meng Shiliang’s eyes turned red. He patted Meng Ying’s hand. “He will treat you well.”

Meng Ying could feel Meng Shiliang’s fatherly love. He was truly worried about her.

He had been worrying for her all his life.

Meng Ying was unfamiliar with such kinship.

But now, she was deeply touched.

“Dad, I will be fine…”

Meng Ying couldn’t bear to see this man who was almost 100 years old crying for her.

She comforted him. “I will be happy.”

Meng Shiliang couldn’t help but wipe the corners of his eyes.

…

After lunch, Ah Da came to fetch Meng Ying.

Meng Shiliang knew that Ah Da was the chauffeur Mu Yuansheng had arranged for Meng Ying, so he accompanied her to Ah Da’s car.

Meng Shiliang stood rooted to the ground even after the car was already gone.

He didn’t know whether he made the right choice by marrying Meng Ying off to Mu Yuansheng.