Both of them thought it was the maid from home who had come to serve.
Because they were engrossed in conversation, coupled with the fact that Chen Mengyun rarely entered Chen Moqun's room without greeting,... things became awkward.
As soon as Chen Moqun saw Chen Mengyun, he immediately pointed at Lu Chengwen and cursed, "Lu Chengwen! What nonsense did you say? That's my sister, the one I respect the most, admire the most, worship the most, and deeply love... my elder sister!"
Lu Chengwen went crazy.
[Why is she at home? Didn't she rarely come back?]
[How much of what was just said did she hear? Judging by her expression, she heard it all, right?]
[Damn it! Am I in deep trouble now?]
"I-I'm sorry, I might have... had a bit too much to drink," Lu Chengwen said nervously.
"Sister, the thing is, Chengwen today..." Chen Moqun stood up, trying to be a peacemaker.
"Get lost!"
"Alright." Chen Moqun immediately ran away with his tail between his legs, without any hesitation.
Seeing the disloyal fatso vanish in a flash, Lu Chengwen could only face the angry Chen Mengyun on his own.
"Sorry, I did indeed drink a bit too much, and I may have spoken without restraint. I apologize to you..."
Chen Mengyun looked at Lu Chengwen, her eyes filled with anger, humiliation, and sadness.
Her voice trembled, "Lu Chengwen after we broke up, you went around telling people that I performed like a slut in bed, and now you're saying such things in front of my brother. I really want to know, what did all those times we spent together mean to you?"
Lu Chengwen wished he could slap himself to death.
Men, sometimes they're like this. They enjoy discussing girls' matters with their buddies.
The closer the buddies, the more boundary-less their talks are, discussing who has a big chest, who has a nice butt...
This doesn't mean their moral standards are low, of course, Lu Chengwen and Chen Moqun are exceptions, their moral standards have indeed never been very high.
But this playful style of conversation is common among men.
Like a seasoning in life, everyone just talks freely, without any limits.
But if these words are heard by a woman, especially by the person involved, the situation is completely different.
It's an insult, a disdain, and a great disrespect to women.
Especially for someone like Chen Mengyun, who is relatively innocent, it's even harder for her to accept her first love boyfriend speaking of her in such a way.
Seeing Chen Mengyun shed tears, Lu Chengwen apologized with guilt, "I was just joking, and I didn't badmouth you everywhere."
"To you, am I just a woman you once fooled around with, stripped naked like any other woman, just your oversized toy, right?"
"I haven't fooled around with anyone!" Lu Chengwen said, "I really haven't, nor have I said anything like that. It must be someone spreading rumors. You know, with our status, scandals fly around in school all the time, how much of it is true?"
"Are you proud to boast about sleeping with Miss Chen Mengyun from the Chen family to everyone? Does it make you feel good? Proud? Respectable?"
"Stop it, please, I was wrong."
Chen Mengyun took out her phone to dial.
"You're going to call the police?"
"Hey, Hu Shuhui, didn't you say you wanted to treat me to dinner? I'm free today."
Lu Chengwen's eyes widened instantly.
Hu Shuhui!?
Oh my god! One of the antagonists!
He pursued Chen Mengyun, then drugged her during dinner, and just when he was about to succeed, he got beaten up by Long Aotian and ended up in trouble...
Oops!
This plot has been triggered prematurely by himself!
The key is, that Long Aotian took the day off today, didn't he?
If you go out to dinner with him, isn't it like a little lamb actively seeking out the big bad wolf?
Lu Chengwen immediately said, "Mengyun, you can't have any contact with Hu Shuhui, let alone go out to dinner with him."
"Why? Who are you to control me like this?"
"It's not that, Hu Shuhui is not a good person, he's up to no good!"
"Is there anyone worse than you in this world? Is there anyone more despicable than you?"
Lu Chengwen was speechless.
"Anyway... even if you want to eat, can you make it tomorrow? I won't interfere with what you do with him tomorrow."
"I want to eat today, I'll eat today. Let me tell you, these years I've been waiting for you, I've been waiting all along!"
Chen Mengyun shouted, "I thought you would change after all these years, that you would remember the little moments we had in our childhood when you really put your heart into it. But I never imagined that in your heart, I would be so frivolous, so cheap, so worthless!"
"Worthless? You're so valuable, Mengyun, I was wrong, you can't go to dinner with Hu Shuhui, he's really not a good person!"
Chen Mengyun turned and walked away, and Lu Chengwen grabbed her, "Mengyun, I'm begging you, all the faults are mine, give me a chance!"
Chen Mengyun looked at Lu Chengwen coldly, "You said the same thing back then. It's ridiculous, you actually thought that one sentence could continue to deceive me, and I would always believe it. Lu Chengwen, I'm not the little girl you could easily deceive anymore. Go find your Ice Queen and be her lapdog!"
Chen Mengyun strode away, and Lu Chengwen chased after her to explain.
But Chen Mengyun didn't want to hear a single word, her steps were fast.
Lu Chengwen panicked and grabbed her, "Chen Mengyun! I forbid you to go!"
By now, the two of them had reached the living room, where Chen's father and mother were holding a fruit tray and watching TV.
Chen Moqun was also in the living room, lying on the sofa, nervously watching them.
Lu Chengwen didn't notice that the environment had changed, and he said loudly, "I don't care about anything else, but you can't have dinner with Hu Shuhui, at least not today!"
"Why do you have the right to control me?"
"Just because... just because I'm not a good person! Today I'm unreasonable! What are you going to do about it?"
Chen's father chewed on something, picked up the remote control, muted the TV, and the family of three sat on the sofa without saying a word, just watching.
Chen Mengyun sneered, "Lu Chengwen, get things straight! The Chen family is not a family that tolerates you for the sake of the group's interests. If you want to talk to me, you'd better use your brain!"
These two kept arguing.
Chen Mengyun's father leaned closer to Chen Moqun and asked quietly, "What's going on?"
Chen Moqun quickly lied, "The young couple had a quarrel. He wants to pursue my sister, but my sister ignores him and wants to go out to dinner with another man."
Chen's father nodded.
Chen's mother asked, "Who is Hu Shuhui?"
"He's the eldest son of the Hu family." Chen Moqun said, "We fought in school."
Chen's mother was puzzled, "Wasn't Chengwen always pursuing Ice Queen? Aren't they supposed to get engaged next month? Why is he coming to our Mengyun again?"
Chen Moqun explained, "Isn't it at the last moment that you know who you truly love? Just watch, it's more exciting than a soap opera."
Chen Mengyun said, "I'm going to dinner with Hu Shuhui today. If we have a good time, I'll date him. As long as I, Chen Mengyun, am willing, we can have sex tonight, and we can get engaged next week! Our wedding can even be ahead of yours and Ice Queen's!"
Lucheng Wen completely exploded: "Good! You better practice what you preach. After Hu Shuhui cheats you for money and sex, don't come crying to me!"
"Even if I were cheated for money and sex, I wouldn't find you. I would rather be deceived by Hu Shuhui than listen to a word from your mouth! The thing I regret most in my life is meeting you!"
"Chen Mengyun, I'll say it one last time. What you do is your business. I don't care who you're with, I really don't care!"
"Then why are you yelling at me?"
"Hu Shuhui is not acceptable!"
"What if I have taken a liking to him?"
"Tomorrow! Tomorrow you can book a hotel room, get engaged, choose a wedding dress, it's all up to you. But can you stay at home today?"
"No! When you dumped me back then, you lost the right to say such things to me!"
"It was you who dumped me!" Lucheng Wen yelled.
"Why did I dump you? Do you dare to say it yourself?"
Lucheng Wen hesitated for a moment, "It was my fault back then, but now, I must make it clear to you that you can't attend Hu Shuhui's dinner party!"
As Lucheng Wen turned around, he saw three people sitting on the sofa, staring straight at him.
Lucheng Wen's mind instantly cooled down, and he obediently bowed, "Uncle, Auntie."
Chen's father said, "Oh, Chengwen is here? Sit down and talk."
Chen's mother also said, "Chengwen, it's been many years since you last visited us! Sit down and have some fruit."
"Uh, these years have been... a bit embarrassing. I was ignorant back then, hurting the elders' hearts. I've been feeling guilty about it all along. Today I'm not in a very good mood and wanted to chat with Mengyun and the others..."
Lucheng Wen felt overwhelmed. He didn't expect that he and Chen Mengyun would have a fight and that her parents would be sitting right here. He kept babbling, trying to ease the awkward situation.
Chen Moqun reminded, "Brother, my sister has already left!"
Lucheng Wen turned around and indeed, Chen Mengyun had already left.
Lucheng Wen hurriedly chased after her, "Goodbye, Uncle, Auntie."
Chen's mother stretched her neck and called out, "Come play when you have time!"
"I know!"
Chen's father muttered dissatisfiedly, "What's all this about?"
"Oh, it's just young people's affairs, let them handle it themselves. Boys and girls at this age, they love each other, hate each other, it's normal."
"But Lucheng Wen is about to get engaged!"
"Back then, I was about to get engaged too, wasn't I? But didn't you snatch my daughter away?"
Chen's father grumbled discontentedly, "He's about to get engaged, yet he's still after my daughter..."
Chen's mother urged, "Turn on the TV, adjust the volume."
...
Lucheng Wen chased out, but Chen Mengyun was nowhere to be seen.
Leaving Zhao Gang behind, he drove around searching everywhere, but Snow City was so big, how could he possibly find her?
He had to urgently call Leng Qingqiu.
At this moment, Leng Qingqiu was sitting alone on the edge of the bed, hugging her knees, feeling sad and upset.
The situation had completely changed.
His father had issued an ultimatum, and he was a man of his word. His position as CEO could be revoked at any time.
And Lucheng Wen, who used to be his close follower, suddenly became heartless and indifferent towards him, treating him like a disaster, wanting to keep him at arm's length.
Was the whole world abandoning her?
When Lucheng Wen's call came, Leng Qingqiu suddenly felt a burning flame of hope in her heart as she saw Lucheng Wen's name displayed on the screen.
She was surprised at how quickly her mentality had changed.
Just a moment ago, she was so negative, so sad.
Seeing this call, she suddenly felt happy, holding onto a glimmer of hope, her mind instantly generating over a hundred thoughts:
Why is he calling me? What's going on?
Did he change his mind and want to pursue me again? Humph, I won't pay attention to you!
What if he wants to ask me out? What should I wear?
Wait, how do I talk to him?
Leng Qingqiu suddenly sat up, cross-legged on the bed, tidied her hair and clothes, cleared her throat, then took a deep breath, patted her chest, telling herself to stay calm.
Then she carefully pressed the answer button, trying to remain calm, but her voice was still trembling, "Hello, what's up?"
"Qingqiu, is your person still waiting? Has Long Aotian come home?"
Lucheng Wen seemed very anxious.
"He left a long time ago."
"Send someone immediately, we must find Long Aotian!"
"Why are you looking for him?" Leng Qingqiu's mood instantly plummeted again.
So it's not me he's looking for, not pursuing me.
Lucheng Wen was urgent, "It's urgent, urgent, Mengyun and I had an argument, she went out to drink with Hu Shuhui when she's angry, I'm very worried about her. We need to find Long Aotian, only he can find her and bring her back to me..."
Leng Qingqiu suddenly exploded in anger, "Lucheng Wen! Go to hell! Just go to hell!"
With that, she hung up the phone.
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