Chapter 136

Chapter 136

At this moment in the living room, Ye Junwen and Zhen Kechuan were watching television.

Ye Junwen heard Ye Jinmeng coming downstairs, and said with a smile, "Meng-meng, are you rested?"

Ye Jinmeng tried to remain calm on her face, nodding, "I'm rested, Uncle."

"Oh, Uncle, what are you watching?"

Ye Junwen was pleased to see that Ye Jinmeng was no longer as fearful as before. He shifted his bottom closer to Zhen Kechuan, then patted the empty space next to him, signaling for Ye Jinmeng to sit down.

"We're watching 'Iron Man'. Want to join us?"

Ye Jinmeng obediently said, "Sure! I haven't finished watching this one."

Actually, the sofa was quite large, but the three of them squeezed together in the middle. Ye Junwen nudged Zhen Kechuan with his elbow, hinting for him to move over, but Zhen Kechuan remained expressionless and unbothered by Ye Junwen sitting next to him.

Although Ye Jinmeng sat next to Ye Junwen, she left some space in between to avoid any physical contact with him.

Ye Jinmeng was a bit hungry, so she picked up some seeds from the table and started snacking on them.

"Uncle, isn't this a forest? How do you have electricity here?"

"Oh, there's a layer of solar panels on the roof."

Ye Jinmeng thought: Without a doubt, they were stolen.

"What about the Internet? Do you have wireless here?"

"Oh, your Uncle Zhen stole wireless from the neighbors and ran a cable over here."

Ye Jinmeng thought: They certainly know how to enjoy themselves...

"Ahem!" Zhen Kechuan cleared his throat lightly, and the two fell silent.

Ye Jinmeng had seen this movie before, and throughout the entire film, her mind was elsewhere, pondering ways to escape.

On the other hand, no matter how powerful the Ye family was, they couldn't instantly locate Ye Jinmeng and the others through their influence alone. They could only rely on professional investigators like the police and detectives to search for them.

After learning about the children's true identities and Ye Jinmeng's disappearance, the Old Master Ye and Old Madam were so overwhelmed by the double blow that they fell ill in bed.

Shi Shuning also learned about what had happened, and while he was shocked, he felt more self-blame. He blamed himself for why he had to start a business at this time. If he had more time to be with her, to accompany her to the hospital, then when she was upset, she would have had a warm shoulder to lean on, instead of crying and fainting on the street, allowing Zhen Kechuan to take her away.

A book lay open on the desk. Ye Junli picked it up and saw the title '1001 Ways to Pursue a Girl'.

Ye Junli: ...

He put the book down and noticed a drawer locked with a small padlock. Ye Junli frowned, calling for Auntie Chen to bring pliers, and he snipped the lock right off.

Inside was a locked box with a small key placed on top.

Ye Junli took the key and unlocked the box, which indeed contained a thick diary.

He opened the diary, and the earliest page seemed to record his first attempts at learning to write characters and spelling.

March 18th, Thursday, Clear

Today, Brother taught me to write characters and pinyin. I learned and felt very happy. Brother told me to write a diary.

Ye Junli smiled and continued flipping through the pages. The diary wasn't written every day, and it didn't record the years. It progressed from a mixture of crooked characters and spelling to neat, orderly writing, spanning only a few pages.

The earlier entries were ordinary daily records, but later on, they became outlets for venting frustrations.

July 10th, Saturday, Overcast

I've made so much progress, so why does everyone only praise Ye Jinchen and not me!

August 26th, Thursday, Light Rain

I hate Ye Jinchen!

June 5th, Monday, Sunny

Today, I played chess with Ye Jinchen and kept losing. However, Dad kept praising Ye Jinchen and didn't console me at all.

Ye Jinmeng is still the best - she gifted me her favorite SpongeBob SquarePants and candy. I love Ye Jinmeng!

March 28, Saturday, Sunny

Today, the school organized a spring outing. I sneakily left the group and unexpectedly ran into Zhen Kechuan. He asked me to bandage his wound for him, which scared me.

When I was leaving, he gave me a phone card and said that this card could be used to contact him, and he would do anything for me.

I wouldn't dare to contact him. I'll just keep this card as a souvenir!