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Meng Qinggrong said, "Xinqing, it's my fault that I didn't tell you about this earlier. The Meng family seems to be doing well in the capital, but there's a storm hiding behind the tranquility …"

"Dad," Ji Xinqing's heart tightened, "Are you saying that someone is waiting to see a Meng Family joke?"

Meng Qinggrong's brow furrowed, and after a long moment, he nodded.

"Don't just look at the Meng Clan's glory on the surface. In truth, the Meng Clan is also under a lot of pressure."

"Xinqing, tell me. Your mom wants money to play cards with you. She wants money to play cards with you alone. Are the two of them different in nature?"

Ji Xinqing shook her head, "It's different."

Meng Qinggrong also sighed, "It's Hou Xinqing. You are different from your mother, she has been by my side for decades, and her every action represents me. But you are Meng Qin Guan's wife.

If your mother makes a mistake, then she's humiliating me, and our Meng Clan, but you're different. If you make a mistake, others will think that Qin Guan isn't good enough to teach you. "

Ji Xinqing gradually understood the meaning behind Meng Qingrong's words.

From the Meng Family's point of view, she understood Meng Qingrong's actions.

However … Ji Xinqing still felt a chill in her heart.

She hadn't done anything, but had been pushed out as a shield just for the sake of the Meng Clan's face.

"Xinqing, do you understand father's painstaking efforts?" Meng Qinggrong said sincerely.

After a long silence, Ji Xinqing softly replied, "I know dad, if the matter gets exposed, I'll take it on behalf of mom."

Meng Qinggrong smiled in relief and stood up, "Dad knew you were a good kid. Xinqing, you must be hungry. Hurry up and have dinner. Dad told the housekeeper to make your favorite steamed fish."

Ji Xinqing looked at him and shook her head, "Dad, I have something else to ask you."

Ji Xinqing slowly tensed up and said, "It's about Qin Guan."

Meng Qinggrong was stunned, then he sat down beside the bed with a smile, "Ask away, Xinqing. As long as dad knows about it, I will tell you the truth."

His palms were already dripping with sweat and after a moment of silence, Ji Xinqing slowly spoke word by word, "Dad, have you ever heard of Shen Dian Dian Dian?"

Meng Qinggrong's expression instantly changed.

Ji Xinqing's heart sank as well.

From the looks of it, his father knows the Book of Shen Dian, even if he doesn't, he has heard of the name of the book before.

Meng Qinggrong quickly covered up his change in mood and looked strangely at Ji Xinqing, "Xinqing, why are you suddenly asking this?"

Ji Xinqing looked away and said softly, "Dad, don't worry about that for now. Just tell me, Qin Guan and Shen Dian, are they... You've known him before? "

The air in the bedroom was suddenly quiet.

Ji Xinqing was not in a hurry as she waited for Meng Qingrong's reply.

After an unknown period of time, a sigh finally rang in his ears.

"Hai, Xinqing, I will not hide this from you. You guessed right, Qin Guan did indeed know Shen Dian Dian Dian."

"They... "What's the relationship?"

Meng Qingrong was silent for a long time before he slowly stood up with his back facing Ji Xinqing.

"Xinqing, let me tell you the truth, before Qin Guan married you, he had a lover for seven years, and that lover was Shen Dian Dian Dian."

Ji Xinqing's body trembled.

He did not lie to her.

He heard Meng Qinggrong say, "At that time, the Meng Clan was not the Meng Clan of today. Although they were living poor lives, they had been having fun for seven years."

"But who knew that it would take so long." Meng Qinggrong sighed.

"The Meng Family's business is gradually flourishing, Qin Guan's spending money is huge, buying this and that for Shen Dian Dian Dian. I didn't say much then, thinking that after these two children had talked for so long, it's time for them to start a family."

"But, no one could have predicted that the Meng Clan's business would be in great danger. It was also because of that crisis that Qin Guan and I saw the true nature of the book. "

Qin Guan's days were much poorer than before. I thought that Shen Dian would accompany him and the two of us would get through the tough times together, but neither of us expected that the day after Qin Guan told her that the Meng Family was about to go bankrupt, Qin Guan said goodbye to Qin Guan.

After they broke up, Qin Guan had seen people who were neither human nor ghost. He had not given up and went to look for Shen Dian, but," Meng Qinggrong sighed. "But Shen Dian had already found other rich men.

"She told Qin Guan that she didn't want to live the bitter life she once had, so when the Meng clan was in danger, she immediately kicked him far away. She didn't care about their previous feelings and just left the country with the other men."

"Xinqing, you don't know, but because of this vain woman, even Dad felt heartache when he looked at those days of Qin Guan's."

"But luckily, the Meng family's crisis was resolved. Qin Guan met you later and even walked out from the shadows. If not, Father would have been really afraid that he would never be able to walk out of Shen Cangshu's place."

Meng Qinggrong turned around, "Xinqing, let's not talk about this anymore. When dad thinks about this, he thinks about Qin Guan who was tortured to the point of no return. Alas, it hurts."

"Oh right, Xinqing, why did you suddenly ask about this?"

Ji Xinqing had always respected Meng Qingrong, so she believed in his words.

She didn't want Meng Qinggrong to worry about her, so she decided to cover up for Meng Qin Guan.

Smiling, Ji Xinqing said, "What else could it be? Just yesterday, when I was packing up the old photos, I saw Qin Guan hiding a photo of a woman with a name on the back. I was worried that something bad would happen, so I came to ask dad."

With that, she let out a sigh of relief. "It seems that I've overthought things. Qin Guan is holding onto the photo and thinking. I was making a big fuss out of nothing."

Meng Qinggrong's doubt was dispelled as he also smiled.

Yes, you can't blame Qin Guan for that. Back then, he was sincere towards Shen Dian Dian Dian, but now, he can't forget. Perhaps, it's that simple and kind Shen Dian from back then.

"It's just a photo, don't let your imagination run wild. Dad can see that you're the only one in Qin Guan's heart right now. Don't think about those useless thoughts."

Ji Xinqing smiled and nodded, "I got it dad, you go down for dinner first. I'll clean up and go down."

After Meng Qinggrong left the bedroom, Ji Xinqing got up from the bed.

After walking into the bathroom, Ji Xinqing looked at herself in the mirror and smiled.

As it turned out, the Canon was only a vain woman.

Regardless of how much she loved Qin Guan back then, it was still true that she abandoned him after the Meng Family almost went bankrupt for money.

Perhaps the only reason she had returned to the Meng Clan was because the Meng Clan had risen to prominence once again.

The reason why she came to find Meng Qin Guan again was likely because of the money that Meng Qin Guan had given her, not because of him.