Chapter 10: Unblessed Relationship 4
Qian Mengmeng returned home and locked herself in the room. No matter how her father Qian called her outside, she refused to open the door. As night fell, in the dark room, Qian Mengmeng sat on the bed with her knees hugged. She cried silently, feeling that her fate was bitter and hopeless.
In the dim light, Qian Mengmeng's phone screen would light up every few seconds. They were all calls from Pei Haochuan. Qian Mengmeng turned off her phone with tears in her eyes. The screen finally went completely dark, and Qian Mengmeng's heart sank to the bottom.
Pei Haochuan was innocent. When the incident happened, he was young like her. If you must say, he was a victim like her. Qian Mengmeng knew it in her heart, but she couldn't convince herself. She was heartbroken to break up with Pei Haochuan, but she had to make this choice. She didn't know how to face Pei Haochuan and her relationship.
Qian Mengmeng cried for a long time until her father's voice disappeared from outside, but another gentle voice was heard instead.
"Mengmeng, it's me."
It was Wen Yuzheng’s voice.
When Qian Mengmeng heard his voice, she wiped away her tears, stood up and opened the door.
"Brother Yuzheng..." Qian Mengmeng lowered her head and stood in front of Wen Yuzheng.
" Mengmeng , you..." Qian Mengmeng looked much more haggard after not seeing her for just half a day. She stood in front of Wen Yuzheng with tears on her face and her shoulders still shaking. Wen Yu felt a pain in his heart.
"If you loved her, you wouldn't hurt her like this."
Pei Haochuan's cold words echoed in his ears. Wen Yuzheng shook his head and looked at Qian Mengmeng with tenderness in his eyes: "Mengmeng, are you okay?"
"Come in and talk, Brother Yuzheng." Qian Mengmeng turned around and walked back into the room, and Wen Yuzheng followed her in.
"Mengmeng," Wen Yuzheng started talking as soon as he came in, "How could you lock yourself in the room? Don't you know how anxious Uncle Qian was just now? You are his only daughter. How could you do something to make him worried?"
"You and Pei Haochuan don't know each other well enough. When you really understand him and know what kind of person he is, you will leave him." With her back to Wen Yuzheng, Qian Mengmeng's voice sounded faintly, "Isn't this what you said? You told me the night you invited Haochuan and his father to our house."
"Mengmeng..." Wen Yuzheng's surprised voice.
"You actually... knew it a long time ago, right?" Qian Mengmeng turned , her eyes filled with tears, "Brother Yuzheng, you already knew that Pei Haochuan's father was the one who killed my mother. You knew it when you invited him to my father's birthday party, right?"
"Mengmeng, I..." Wen Yu was speechless.
"That's why you keep emphasizing that you will wait for me, wait for me to break up with Pei Haochuan, wait for me to fall in love with you, right?" Qian Mengmeng spoke almost in a dream, but tears had already covered her cheeks.
Wen Yuzheng finally understood what Pei Haochuan meant by that sentence. He was right, he didn't love her, he was hurting her. He clearly had a better way to tell Qian Mengmeng, but for his own selfish desires, in order to make her leave Pei Haochuan completely, he played tricks and made his beloved girl cry and suffer.
Guilt filled his heart. Wen Yu took a step forward and said with a guilty look on his face, "I'm sorry, Mengmeng."
Qian Mengmeng shook her head: "There's nothing to apologize for. Even without you, Haochuan and I would have broken up because of this. It's just a matter of time." After a pause, she continued, "But Brother Yuzheng, I want to make it clear to you."
Wen Yu was looking at Qian Mengmeng, waiting for her quietly.
"You are my brother, this is an unchangeable fact. Even without Haochuan, it is impossible for us to be together," Qian Mengmeng looked straight at him, her clear eyes full of frankness, "I will never like you now or in the future."
Wen Yu lowered his eyelids in frustration. He nodded: "I know."
"I don't know how to face you in the future, because after all, you let me know the truth in a way that I can't accept. Brother Yuzheng, I can't blame you, but..." Qian Mengmeng covered her chest, "I can't help but blame you, I'm sorry..."
"It's okay, Mengmeng," Wen Yuzheng said bitterly, "I was too mean. In order to get you, I not only didn't take your feelings into consideration, but also did things that hurt you. I will leave and will not come to see you again during this period of time."
Wen Yu was looking at Qian Mengmeng affectionately: "Mengmeng, I'm sorry for hurting you this time. I hope you can be happy... I'm leaving."
The sound of a door closing was heard and Wen Yu was disappearing at the door. Qian Mengmeng sat down in tears. After a while, there were two knocks on the door.
"Mengmeng, it's Daddy, are you okay?"
Mr. Qian, who had been waiting outside, called Wen Yuzheng over because he was worried that something might have happened to Qian Mengmeng. He was looking out the door when Qian Mengmeng opened the door for Wen Yuzheng just now. Now that Wen Yuzheng is gone, he is worried about Qian Mengmeng and knocks on her door with some hot water.
Qian Mengmeng wiped the tears from her face and helped her father open the door.
"Mengmeng," Qian's father pulled Mengmeng to sit down as soon as he came in. He looked at Qian Mengmeng with concern, "How are you? Are you okay? Mengmeng, Dad didn't expect that this incident would be such a big blow to you..." After a pause, he looked at Qian Mengmeng with guilt, "Mengmeng, tell Dad, are you unwilling to break up with Pei Haochuan? Dad won't force you. If you still like that boy, Dad won't object. After all, the affairs of the previous generation have nothing to do with you young people. You don't have to do it for my business..."
"Dad, I broke up with him."
Qian Mengmeng interrupted Qian's father indifferently.
"Really?" A gleam of light flashed across Qian's father's eyes, which was a relief that could not be concealed, but after a while he hesitated and said, "You don't have to say that just to make dad happy. I see that you like that boy very much..."
"No, Dad," Qian Mengmeng looked at the man sitting in front of her. He was only in his early forties, but he had never relaxed his brows because of the self-blame he had felt over the years. His face was covered with the frost of time because he wanted to make a big career and make up for the mistakes he made to Mom. Qian Mengmeng had tears in her eyes, "Dad, the Pei family hurt us so badly and made you like this. I will no longer have any contact with Pei Haochuan. We broke up, not to make Dad happy, but really... I will never be with him again."
"Mengmeng, my good child." Father Qian also started crying. He hugged Qian Mengmeng and said, "Dad is sorry for you. If I hadn't been a guarantor, your mother wouldn't have died, and you wouldn't be unhappy because of these things. Dad is sorry for you..."
"Dad, don't say that," Qian Mengmeng's tears flowed down, "It's not your fault, you didn't do anything wrong, it's the Pei family who's wrong, not you..."
"Mengmeng, Dad has made up his mind," After crying for a while, Dad Qian helped Qian Mengmeng up, wiped away her tears and said, "Let's leave here."
"What?" Qian Mengmeng was a little stunned.
"We left Qingtong City, this sad place, and started a new life."
Leaving?
Qian Mengmeng stared at her father in a daze. This was the best choice, right? But why did she still feel reluctant?
"Okay? Mengmeng." Father Qian urged.
Qian Mengmeng came back to her senses. The night outside the window was as dark as ink. The starless night was as heavy as her mood at the moment.
Qian Mengmeng looked at her father's eager eyes, nodded and said, "Okay."
