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After all, Yu Meng was someone who had seen great winds and great waves. It would not be difficult for her to deal with a delicate and pretty princess like Gu Manni.

"I'm not the kind of woman you think is easy to bully." Yu Meng patted Gu Manni's shoulder, laughed lightly, then turned and left.

Just like that, the hot spring changed its flavor.

Sleep well, she thought.

"Darling!"

The sound was extremely familiar, and footsteps were approaching, causing Yu Meng to turn around nervously. It was He Mingxuan who had changed his clothes in a hurry, happily running towards her.

"What are you screaming for!" Yu Meng frowned. "Calling me Mengmeng should have been more than enough. Why is it 'my beloved' now?"

"You're already engaged, and you're still not my darling?"

At this moment, Yu Meng was truly regretful.

"I was just saying." Yu Meng turned to leave.

"Ai ai ai!" He Mingxuan stepped in front of Yu Meng to block his way, "How can you say those words casually, you have to take responsibility of me!"

Yu Meng could not help but laugh, "Are you the daughter of Huang Hua, and you're in charge of it?" "Stop teasing me."

Yu Meng did not want to be watched by people walking past, so she could only drag He Mingxuan upstairs.

"Don't stay here. Come to my room first."

In the hotel room.

He Mingxuan sat obediently on the bed, his big eyes looking at Yu Meng for a while before he started to take off his clothes.

Yu Meng was confused. "He Mingxuan, what are you doing?"

"Take off your clothes."

"I'm asking you why you took off your clothes!"

"This is a man and a woman alone. Since you invited me to your room, of course I have to do what an adult should do."

Yu Meng placed her hands on her waist and sighed, "He Mingxuan, I don't have the time to mess around with you right now."

"Neither did I."

"But you could clearly see that just now, I was only temporarily blinded by my emotions and could speak as quickly as I could. Afterwards, I will explain things to Miss Gu."

He Mingxuan's collar was open wide, his delicate and sexy looks made his stand up, pressing Yu Meng's shoulders to sit on the bed.

"Then, when you spoke so quickly just now, did you feel good?"

Yu Meng raised her head and looked at him. She hesitated for a few seconds, but eventually nodded honestly.

"Since this is great, then wouldn't it be better to be of your own free will in the future?" He Mingxuan laughed, "Don't always force yourself to be rational and bear with it. You looked so cool and handsome just now, why are you suppressing it?"

Yu Meng thought about it.

"Cool?"

She didn't know what she had looked like just now, but she regretted it after she had gone too far.

He Mingxuan nodded his head heavily, "Also, what you said just now is very true. This world is not a place where people don't offend me, and I can be at peace without offending others. It's more useful to take the initiative and make people fear, than to be admired by others."

"Mengmeng, stop suppressing yourself. Look, you stole the business of the Yu's openly, but the end result, isn't that all in Tan Yubai's hands? Because he knows you too well, that's why he's so confident. "

Yu thought about how tired and fragile he looked as he rested his head on his lap at night. Was he helping her, or was he continuing to use her?

Yu Meng couldn't understand.

But she knew, at least for now, Tan Yubai understood everything, including himself.

"You said that you would face the future together, but you also need to change."

Yu Meng hesitated. She felt that He Mingxuan's words made sense.

"But... "However, I've died since I was young, and someone who has always been content with his current situation. For me to change it now is simply too difficult."

"There's me." He Mingxuan sat by Yu Meng's side, gently putting his arm around her shoulders and pulled her into his embrace, "I promised to give you a family."

"Then... What about that Gu Manni... " Yu Meng hesitantly said, "She's also … "It's quite pitiful."

"You're always feeling sorry for others, but others might not feel sorry for you." He Mingxuan said: "You must learn to live for yourself."

Yu Meng nodded. She knew herself well, just that she had a good mouth. If she went overboard with her words, she would be the first to regret it.

But now, she was going to force herself, not just to say too much, but to learn to do too much.

In the end, she was still going to be changed by this world.

After a long while, Yu Meng gently raised her eyes and looked at He Mingxuan's profile. He lit up an electronic cigarette, but there was no smoke lingering around it.

Only now did she understand, that He Mingxuan's ruthlessness was something that she couldn't see or feel.

He was able to be so indifferent to his childhood sweethearts, as if he was facing a stranger.

Yu Meng, was most likely He Mingxuan … She knew very well what she wanted and what she did not need.

Not long after, He Mingxuan suddenly stood up, and the soft bed gently shook. Yu Meng looked up at him, and he just walked to the table at the side and took the bag that Yu Meng had put there.

Opening it, there were two contracts that had been drawn up in public at today's banquet.

One of them was 10% of Yu Meng's, and the other was He Mingxuan's, 30%.

He Mingxuan placed both of them in front of Yu Meng.

"This is an engagement gift." He Mingxuan said: "I can't let my Great Dream suffer a loss."

Yu Meng blanked out for a moment, then pushed the contract back a few seconds later.

"I don't want it." She said, "You've done enough for me. I can't take anything from you anymore."

He Mingxuan laughed, he did not look too surprised, but more so, it was as if he had expected this would happen.

Then I'll hire you as my advisor and specifically follow up the Yu's Group project's progress. After you help me earn back all the money I bought the shares in, this thirty percent will all be yours, what do you think?

He Mingxuan's suggestion was obviously good for Yu Meng.

After a long dream, Yu Meng could only say in the end, "Thank you for repaying him for his kindness."

"He Mingxuan, what's good for you, I might not be able to pay in my entire life."

"Silly girl, I already said that I don't need you to return the favor."

"But the engagement..."

"Don't worry, getting engaged is just a pretense, it's not like I'm asking you to really marry me." He Mingxuan was very free and easy, and his voice was even more relaxed: "Bearing the title of Young Wife He, it will make it easier for you in the future."

His purpose was so simple. He only wanted to protect her.

Yu Meng felt her heart ache.

"I'm sorry."

It would be hard for her to love him.

He Mingxuan did not say "no problem", he only placed his chin on top of Yu Meng's head and gave a light "En".

"Then you have to treat me well in the future."

That night, Yu Meng slept peacefully in He Mingxuan's embrace.

The night wind just so happened to be neither arrogant nor impatient. The peaceful night was suddenly cut by a loud sound.

It was the sound of falling boulders.

The hotel's alarm rang, and the sleeping guests all stood up, causing the house to sway so much that they couldn't even stand properly.

"What's going on?!" With He Mingxuan's support, Yu Meng was still unable to step on the ground after a long time. "Could it be that there's an earthquake?!"

"Probably." He Mingxuan was very calm. He grabbed onto the table with one hand and supported Yu Meng with the other.

Yu Meng's footsteps became soft, and she could only obediently lie on He Mingxuan's back.

He stumbled out of the room. There weren't many people in the hotel anyway. The corridor was empty and the elevator was blocked. The staff rushed up to stop them.

"Please go back to your room and wait. Don't come out."

"Isn't it an earthquake? Isn't it just waiting to die in the room after the earthquake?!"

"Sir, only a slight earthquake caused a landslide. The giant rocks tumbled down and the road to the foot of the mountain was destroyed. It is safer to stay in the room."

After figuring out the situation, He Mingxuan carried Yu Meng back to his room.

The vibrations in the room gradually died down.

"I thought it was a huge earthquake. It was really scary." Yu Meng was sitting on her bed, munching on her bread. It was already dawn.

"If it really was an earthquake, then we would have become a pair of lovebirds. It's rather romantic just thinking about it."

Yu Meng rolled her eyes at He Mingxuan, "Pui! Who wants to be a lustful couple with you? "

Yu Meng swallowed her bread and got up from the bed. She walked over to the window and pulled open the curtain.

The sky had just begun to brighten, but the tragic state of the landslides could already be clearly seen.

"Oh my god!" It's actually this serious! "

"A landslide is no small matter." He Mingxuan also stood over and looked at the chaos outside with her, "There are less than 20 of us in the hotel, and more than half of us are staff." He Mingxuan said: "For now, we won't be able to leave this place."

Yu Meng looked up, "Then how do we contact the people at the foot of the mountain? Have you informed them?! "

He Mingxuan placed his hands in his pockets, not replying.

Yu Meng ran over to the bed and grabbed her phone. She turned on the screen and saw that there was no signal at all.

She slumped down on the bed, and her eyes began to darken.

He Mingxuan walked over and gave Yu Meng a cup of water.

"What? Afraid someone is worried at the bottom of the mountain?"

Yu Meng didn't even raise her head as she replied dispiritedly, "How could he possibly be worried about me?"

He Mingxuan laughed: "But I haven't said who it is yet."