Chapter Sixteen: A Slight Rift

  It was strange and unbelievable that Meng Yin didn't make a sound throughout the entire afternoon. She was very silent, not knowing whether she was thinking of her dead friend who was still in the hospital or Yan Yichen who was still lying on his sickbed. A hint of heartache flashed across her face, but it was quickly disguised by her.

  She snorted, shook her head helplessly, forcing herself to focus, wanting to make another cup of coffee to refresh herself. As she tore open the sugar packet, "clunk!" The sugar cube fell heavily into the coffee, splashing the coffee onto Meng Yin's white sleeve, staining it carelessly. Yet, she continued stirring with a spoon, just stirring and stirring... until the coffee had been stirred cold, without even taking a sip!

  Perhaps after waiting for a long time, Meng Yin raised her eyes again to look at the entrance, and finally, those three familiar silhouettes appeared in front of her. With light footsteps, they slowly approached this side, and Meng Yin's mouth corners slightly curled up.

  "Hey Mengying, have you been waiting for a long time?" Linxi said with a smile, trying to bring the atmosphere back to its usual tone.

  "Hmph, you still dare to say that, quickly sit down and have a good chat over coffee. The main target is Zhang Wenxue this little girl. Speaking of which, Wenxue, have you grown wings? Ever since you left the country, we haven't seen you contact any of us, did you delete all of us along the way or what?" Mengying said with feigned anger.

  These years, Zhang Wenfeng's lack of news has made her very uneasy and lost. Although she knew that this little girl was thinking of them in her heart, over the past three years, the four of them had really little contact, pitifully little.

  "Let's sit down and chat. Hmm, these years abroad have been just the same, living a petty bourgeoisie life that's still okay. Letting everyone remember me for such a long time, if I were a boy, wouldn't it be an honor?" Wenfeng rarely made a humorous remark, teasingly saying.

  "Haha..." A group of people burst out laughing, except for Xin Meng. Of course, who wouldn't be sad? Her brother is still lying in the hospital bed, how can she laugh at this time? You know, normally, she's not one to hold back and not launch a rocket into space!

  It's clear in their hearts, all three of them knew why Xin Meng was so listless and had a gloomy expression.

  Wenfeng couldn't bear to look at her, so she opened her mouth and said: "Xinmeng, don't be sad, you know your brother is very capable, he'll definitely be fine. Don't worry too much." Thinking of the scene where Yan Yichen stopped the bus that morning, Wenfeng's admiration for him was like a boundless river, overflowing without end.

  This remark brought Xīn Mèng back from her daydream, and she smiled wryly: "Huh? What's up? Let's keep chatting." After that, she shifted her gaze to the window, absent-mindedly sipping her coffee, trying not to meet Yuè Yǐng's eyes.

  At this moment, whether she is timid or evasive, she just doesn't want to. She doesn't want to care about Meng Yin because she's afraid that she can't bear it and will burst into anger, leaving an unequal crack in their unbreakable bond. The furious her, known as the Lion's Roar.

  Meng Ying couldn't take it anymore, her eyebrows slightly raised, she really didn't get used to this way of getting along. Whatever you have to say, say it on the spot, whatever you have to do, solve it on the spot. This is Meng Ying. You know, she never liked holding grudges overnight, because that's just how she was.

  Unexpectedly, Xin Meng was too familiar with Meng Yin's personality, so she tried to avoid her as much as possible. She didn't want to see that chaotic scene and truly didn't want to.

  "Xin Meng, although silence is golden, it doesn't suit you. It really doesn't suit you. Moreover, even though I scolded your older brother, there's no need for you to make such a sour face, right? As the saying goes, 'wrongdoings have their roots and debts have their owners', I was just punishing him, that's all." Meng Ying said nonchalantly, shrugging her shoulders without any guilt or apology.

  When Xinyue heard Mengying's words, her heart suddenly cooled down, her expression gradually dimmed, and her eyes became slightly red. With an accusatory tone, almost shouting: "Mengying, you're too much! Can't you see that he's my older brother and spare him? Moreover, he's already a wounded disabled person. Isn't this adding fuel to the fire and snow on top of injury? Now, my older brother might have to stay in the hospital for half a year again!" Xinyue was so angry that she glared with her eyes wide open, panting heavily.

  "Oh? So this pirated insect isn't the first time it's been beaten to the point of being hospitalized?" Meng Yin said coldly, without a hint of apology in her tone. It was as if she was mocking and ridiculing him.

  But, for some reason, whenever I think of that pirated insect lying on the hospital bed in agony, a pang of pain flashes through my heart. Has she become kind? Or did her uncle successfully brainwash her? Ha! If so, then she's not herself anymore.

  At this time, Xin Meng was really about to explode with anger. She took a deep breath and forced a faint smile on her face, trying hard to suppress the flames of rage in her heart. Covering her forehead with one hand, she spoke in a very gentle tone: "Alright, even if you insist on beating up my brother, couldn't you just give him a few light punches and then stop? You saw that his foot is still bandaged, didn't you?"

  Listening to Xin Meng's words, Meng Ying said with a smile that was not quite a smile: "I'm not an easy-going person, but when I get angry, I'm not human either. It's just because he's your older brother that I didn't use rockets and cannons to blast him into the sky. You should understand this point."

  Chill~ As Meng Yin's words came out, the atmosphere in the entire room seemed to cool down, with three black lines hanging on his forehead, speechless. The strong wind blew, and his heart felt chilly, everyone's body stiffened, all petrified...

  Her mind went blank, leaving Xin Meng stunned and speechless. She forced out a wry smile: "Hehe, I have something to do, I'll leave first. You guys chat slowly." Okay, you succeeded. Can't I leave? How could she forget? Reasoning with Meng Yan was like playing the piano to a cow.

  This dramatic scene, Lin Xi and Wen Xue had not expected at all, the two were even more shocked. Looking at Xin Meng's back quickly leaving, suddenly, she came to her senses, Lin Xi shouted: "Xin Meng, wait a minute, wait..." Before she finished speaking, Xin Meng was already out of sight at the corner.

  "Mengying, you've really gone too far this time!" At this moment, Linxi's tone was filled with unprecedented severity, and she shouted at Mengying in a serious and critical tone.

  "Yes, Mengying, no matter what, he is Xinyue's only brother. You beat him to a pulp like that, and Xinyue won't be angry? You don't even apologize, but instead add fuel to the fire, pouring oil on the flames. Do you also want to hurt Xinyue thoroughly with your words?" It was rare for Wenfeng's tone to carry such a serious and solemn feel.

  To think he's still my lifesaver... Wenfeng felt a hint of resentment in her heart.

  "Hmph, whatever, I..." It seemed that Meng Yin was moved by the thought of Xin Meng's injured eyes or the painful struggles of the pirated insect.

  "What does his business have to do with me? Ha, I just came to take revenge. Forget it, I still have things to do, so I'll leave first, you two can chat slowly." As soon as he finished speaking, he swiftly passed by the two people, and in a flash of movement, his agile figure had already disappeared around the corner.