Up to You - C193

I can guess that there must be something that Ai Meng is waiting at the door for. From time to time, she would glance towards Mu Huainan. I didn’t know what her real purpose was.

“I don’t care what you eat, except for the chicken noodle soup and beef noodles.”

After saying that, the father and son walked further away. I smiled at Ai Meng, implying that it was time for us to leave.

Ai Meng finally opened her mouth. I stopped and looked back at her.

“I… Can I buy you dinner? ”

I looked at Mu Huainan, who was standing beside Jiu Jiu and counting the ants.

“Are you looking for me?”

Ai Meng shook her head.

“I just feel that it’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other. It’s good to have a meal and reminisce about old times.”

“Well, what do you want to eat?”

Ai Meng probably did not expect me to agree so quickly, she was slightly startled, and carefully looked towards Mu Huainan’s direction and asked.

“Don’t you need to tell Mr. Mou?”

I smiled.

“I have the final say in our family.”

Then he saw her pale face.

“I know there’s a delicious western restaurant on South China Road. Let’s go there to eat, shall we?”

Ai Meng nodded awkwardly: “Okay. I can either. ”

To be honest, I don’t like to be cautious with this kind of thing. It always makes people feel like she’s calculating something at all times. Although they were all playmates from when they were young, when they grew up and went their separate ways, everything seemed to have changed.

In this world, nothing was unchanged.

But…

I turned my head to see Mu Huainan’s profile. He looked like a father, like a competent husband. When he was with me and Jiu Jiu, he wasn’t Mr. Mou. It was the ordinary person who would accompany me and my friends to eat, accompanying the parents of the 99th and 99th classmates to eat.

The only thing that doesn’t change, I think, is the love he gave me.

It’s just a normal western restaurant, its quality is considered high class. But from the looks of it, that child Li Sheng timidly and curiously investigated his surroundings, probably having never come to this kind of place before.

Ai Meng was right, she had been living a bad life all these years.

He was smart, and I could tell at a glance that he noticed it too. He walked over and held Li Sheng’s hand, not letting go.

On one hand, I understand that not everyone will have the chance to eat with the Mr. Mou. On the other hand, I can’t help but guess that all these years, she must have passed more difficult than the things that she just told me.

In the past, she was a lady from a rich family, and her rich parents were used to spoiling her, so they didn’t dare to bully her. Although she was gentle and virtuous in her heart, she was still a girl with a temper.

But now, no matter how she looked at it, her temper had almost been completely worn out by those hardships.

Halfway through eating, Ai Meng couldn’t help but mock herself.

“To be honest, I really did not think that I would have the chance to have a meal with Mr. Mou.”

Little Jiu Jiu raised his head and picked up some food for the young girl beside him who had her head lowered timidly.

“Mother Sheng Sheng, if you marry Sheng Sheng to me, then you’ll be able to eat with my father everyday!”

Ai Meng and I laughed awkwardly, but Mu Huainan didn’t have any expression from start to finish.

This was his normal state. It would be strange if he laughed in front of others.

Ai Meng refused to let go and added, “Does Jiu Jiu really like my Sheng Sheng that much?”

A steak was stuck in his mouth, and he didn’t forget to nod heavily.

“Then, are you happy to be the one to make Jiu Jiu and Sheng Sheng a baby?”

The one who suggested this was Ai Meng, she could not help but light up her eyes when she said those words.

If I had any reservations about our friendship before, there was none now.

She wanted to cling onto the Mr. Mou. She was afraid she was going crazy.

“The child is still so young, why would he do such a thing?”

I opened my mouth.

“When they grow up, find whatever you want.”

Ai Meng laughed awkwardly: “Yes, yes, yes, what you said made sense.”

When Li Sheng ate the fries and asked his mother to squeeze him in the tomato sauce, Ai Meng nervously shook his hand and the glass bottle shattered on the ground.

The waiter hurried over to clear up, she explained, blushing.

“I’m still nervous to see Mr. Mou. Vivian, I’ve let you watch a joke.”

I laughed, “Who would be nervous if they saw him? Just now in the homeroom teacher’s office, he was originally preparing to teach someone a lesson in an aggressive manner, but in the end, Mu Huainan gave him a glance and he became speechless. “I’m used to it.”

Mu Huainan suddenly stood up.

“I’m going out for a smoke.” He went out.

Ai Meng was startled. “This … Did I say something wrong? ”

I shook my head.

“He really wants to smoke.”

Mu Huainan wasn’t like this when he was angry, furthermore, there was no one who could make him angry, nor was there anyone at Ai Meng’s level.

“Don’t worry, he just wanted to smoke, that’s all. He doesn’t mean anything, he’s from the Mr. Mou, so he’s too lazy to beat around the bush.”

Ai Meng nodded in relief.

I couldn’t help but ask.

“You’re all so afraid of him, I really can’t understand what’s so scary about him.”

Ai Meng took a bite of the salad.

“You’re not afraid of him. Not only is it because you’re used to him by your side, he never shows that kind of fear in front of you.”

As she spoke, her hand stopped. “I have been thinking about where the most attractive temper of yours came from, and now I understand that it’s not that you’re not afraid of this world at all, nor the dangers of this world, much less Mu Huainan. You’re the one who doesn’t know how terrible this world is, nor how sinister the hearts are.”

As she spoke, she couldn’t help but sigh heavily.

“Because you were protected too well by Mu Huainan.”

Ai Meng’s words stunned me for a moment.

“He raised you up and loved you, but did you ever think that you really knew him?”

Her words were like a pair of hands slicing through the things I hadn’t talked about in years.

I thought those secrets of his would pass as soon as I avoided them, but I was wrong.

Even the events of the day had taken him by surprise.

“What are you trying to say?”

“Vianne.” Ai Meng took a deep breath. “I’ll help you investigate the secrets of the Mr. Mou, okay?”

Her words caught her off guard.

I was stunned and sneered as I came back to my senses. He didn’t say anything as he listened to her continue to narrate her plans.

I can help you keep an eye on the movements of the Mr. Mou. Vivian, as a woman, you have also seen it from me, you mustn’t trust too many men. “Feng Xue’er said.

“Ai Meng.” I coldly spat out a sentence, “Now I finally understand why you have fallen to such a state.”

She turned pale.

“If you want to get close to the Mr. Mou, or ask me to arrange a decent job for you, you can just say so. What Huai Nan wanted me to know, I know, what I don’t want me to know, I will not foolishly investigate. He is a Mr. Mou, don’t compare him to normal men, your starting point is wrong, Ai Meng. ”

I looked at her, and her face went pale.

After a long while, she sighed.

“You’ve been smarter than me since you were a kid.” She smiled bitterly. “Nothing can escape your heart.”

“That’s right, I really need a decent job right now. It’s already not easy for me to bring Sheng Sheng along by myself, and now that he’s attending an aristocrat elementary school, I can’t really afford it.”

I’m not an unreasonable person. Since she’s willing to tell me the truth, I’ll give her more face.

“Alright, come to Lu Group’s Personnel Department tomorrow to report. I will arrange for a job title to be given to you.”

“Really?” Ai Meng’s eyes lit up. “Thank you so much, Weian.”

“You’re welcome.” I touched Jiu Jiu’s head. “Have you eaten your fill? After we’ve eaten our fill, it’s time for us to go home. ”

Jiu Jiu nodded obediently.

I said goodbye to Ai Meng and his daughter. The goal that Ai Meng wanted to achieve for this meal was already achieved. There was no need to continue eating.

There was no sign of Mu Huainan in the smoking room. He should have already gone out.

Sure enough, he was waiting for us in the car.

“What?” I asked him as I fastened my seat belt, “Why are you in such a hurry? The Mr. Mou has such a big front. ”

He smiled and said nothing. He started the car.

Along the way home, I kept thinking about what Ai Meng had said. Even though it wasn’t advisable, there were still some things that were worth my consideration.

That night, after settling 99 into bed, I went up to the second floor and quietly opened the study door.

He was still working on his desk, as before.

“Don’t work so hard.”

I walked over and rubbed his shoulder for him, and he looked up, one hand on the back of my hand, looking up at me.

“Why are you being so considerate today?”

I glared at him.

“Since when have I not been considerate?”

He pulled me to him and took me in his lap.

“If you have nothing to ask, just say it.”

I pinched his face. “Nothing in this world can escape the eyes of your Mr. Mou.”

He kissed my hands: “Did Ai Meng say something to you?”

I shook my head.

“She only told me a lot of stories about her and Li Sheng’s father. She felt pity for them.”

“And then you agreed to work for your company?”

“You know all this?” I thought about it. “You aren’t going to investigate Ai Meng, are you?”

“My wife and son suddenly have a mother and daughter by their side. How can I not be worried if I don’t investigate them?”

I put my arm around his neck.

“Hmph, you know everything about me. As for you, there are many things that I don’t know about you.”

Grumbling, I got off him and sat alone in the study sand, pouting.

Mu Huainan walked over to me and sat beside me, reaching out to hug me.

I dodged.

“Why are you so angry just because you’re talking about it?”

“I didn’t.” I stared at him. “It’s so unfair. I’m transparent to you, but you’re full of secrets in front of me.”

He smiled. “Where did I get all these secrets?”

“Then tell me about your past. I want to know what you were like before.”

The wind outside blew in slowly through the window and I couldn’t help but shiver. Mu Huainan carried me by the waist and walked out of the study.

“Let’s take a bath. I’ll explain it to you slowly.”