Chapter 74: Chapter 73: Breach Voids the Contract 2
Su Xiaomeng felt a bit embarrassed as she spoke.
Yin Shixiu didn’t say anything, just continued eating the noodles in his bowl. For a moment, both were silent.
Su Xiaomeng inadvertently noticed that his hand holding the chopsticks had a noticeable swelling...
"Uncle, what happened there?"
With a mouthful of fried egg, she pointed at his hand and casually asked.
"Got burnt a little."
Su Xiaomeng froze for a moment, looked at the fried egg on the plate and the noodles in her bowl.
She continued eating her noodles as if nothing was wrong...
Casually asked, "Uncle... did you always cook for yourself before?"
"Not really, either in London or at home, the servants would cook, and otherwise, I ate out... What’s up?"
"... Nothing, nothing much."
Su Xiaomeng ate her noodles in big bites...
Trying hard to ignore the little bit of strange emotion bubbling up inside her.
After finishing the meal, Su Xiaomeng took the initiative to clean up the dishes. She rolled up her sleeves to wash them, but just as she had one rolled halfway, Yin Shixiu pulled her out of the kitchen.
"Don’t add to the chaos."
"I..."
Su Xiaomeng wanted to say she wasn’t that precious, even though she was still a bit mad at Uncle. Being waited on by others all the time... and by someone like Yin Shixiu...
She was really worried she might lose years off her life!
With nothing to do, Su Xiaomeng could only lay on the sofa and play with her phone.
Maybe she was just too bored, she ended up silently browsing the school forum...
The post that had caused quite a stir that night had already been deleted without a trace.
But in this digital age, places for students to pass the time are not limited to forums. They have circles, spaces, blogs, Weibo, etc...
When Yin Shixiu finished tidying up and came out of the kitchen, he saw Su Xiaomeng sitting on the sofa hugging her knees, looking at her phone.
The shoulder-length black hair cast a shadow over her profile.
Yin Shixiu pursed his lips and walked over, casually grabbing her phone from her hand.
Su Xiaomeng looked up from her gloom, "Give it back!"
Yin Shixiu sat beside her, dodging her attempts to grab it back while glancing at the webpage she was viewing...
"Uncle! Give it back!"
Su Xiaomeng frowned, lunged with both hands, but Yin Shixiu raised his hand, causing her to miss and fall into his arms.
She hurriedly struggled to get free, as Yin Shixiu held her shoulders and sternly said,
"Don’t move around, you’ve got a baby in there!"
Su Xiaomeng frowned and glared at him, "Uncle, do you think you’d die if you didn’t take advantage of me?"
"Do you call this taking advantage?"
"Any physical contact without my permission counts as taking advantage!"
"Xiao Meng."
"... What?"
He suddenly called her, making her feel a bit uneasy.
"These... will all disappear tomorrow."
"Trust me, I’ll handle it cleanly."
Su Xiaomeng felt a warmth in her heart, and awkwardly slipped out of Yin Shixiu’s embrace...
Yin Shixiu handed her phone back, "Wash up and sleep."
"... Okay."
Su Xiaomeng took her phone and quietly returned to her room.
She took her clothes into the bathroom.
Her heart was a bit dazed and confused.
Regarding Yin Shixiu, she really couldn’t pin down a feeling. Sometimes he bullies you to tears, sometimes he takes advantage, but just as well... most of the time, he makes you feel safe.
Forget it.
Uncle is, after all, a hungry old man. Occasionally letting him gain a little advantage won’t kill anyone.
I’m Su Xiaomeng with a heart as vast as the ocean! How could I nitpick with an old man about such things?
If he could control himself, he wouldn’t have taken advantage of me in the first place!
Su Xiaomeng thought about this while finishing her shower.
But when she came out of the bathroom and saw Yin Shixiu already leaning on her bed—
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
"You shameless old man! Get out!"
"Girl! Girl..."
Su Xiaomeng forcefully pulled Yin Shixiu off the bed, dragging him by his pajamas and pulling him out with all her might.
Yin Shixiu was mindful of her belly and didn’t dare use much strength.
Seeing he was about to be dragged out the door, he quickly held onto the doorframe and said, "Contract, have you forgotten the contract?"
"Contract my foot, you lecherous Uncle!"
"Bang!"
The slam of the door made the floor tremble.
The door nearly hit Yin Shixiu’s nose.
Just as Yin Shixiu raised his hand to knock again, the door was opened, he felt a little joy, but then a pillow was thrown at his face!
"The contract starts from the marriage certificate! You think I’m stupid, Uncle Yin!"
Angrily saying this, the door was slammed again!
Yin Shixiu touched his nose, coughed awkwardly twice.
The little girl... sometimes she’s not easy to fool.
He hugged the pillow quietly and went back to his room.
Su Xiaomeng stood behind the door, panting heavily, rolling her eyes fiercely!
Thinking he could jump into her bed and take advantage! Did he really think she was easygoing and easy to bully?
Dirty Uncle!
After ranting inwardly, she walked back to the bed, smoothed the sheets before lying down.
But her nose could faintly smell the subtle scent of Yin Shixiu...
The next day, Su Xiaomeng woke up naturally, and upon checking her phone saw a text from Yin Shixiu.
She knew he’d gone to the company.
By the time she had washed up, it was nearly eleven o’clock.
She heated up the breakfast Yin Shixiu had left for her, eating while playing on her phone.
Once she connected to the internet, the messages from QQ and WeChat flashed incessantly, almost freezing her phone.
After flipping through the comments and various messages, Su Xiaomeng was stunned for a while...
She didn’t expect Uncle’s action to be so quick, nor did she expect... the consequences to be so severe for those people.
Just as she was falling into a strange contemplation, Yin Meng’s call came through.
She hurriedly picked up, "Meng Meng."
"Finally awake? I’ve been calling you all morning..."
Su Xiaomeng awkwardly laughed, "I like to sleep in..."
Ever since Yin Meng found out that the child in her belly was Yin Shixiu’s, these past few days, she hadn’t contacted her.
And as for her?
She didn’t dare to proactively reach out to Yin Meng either.
There’s a lot to worry about, hard to explain.
"Have you gone online? Did you see what’s being discussed in the group?"
"...Yeah, I just saw it."
"Is it... true?"
"Uh..."
Su Xiaomeng didn’t know whether to confess to Yin Meng, feeling hesitant.
Seeing Su Xiaomeng stammering, Yin Meng sighed.
"...Meng Meng, I..."
"Marrying my little uncle... Doesn’t that mean I have to call you... Little Aunt?"
Yin Meng’s tone on the other end was somewhat stiff, but it also carried a teasing note.
"Uh..."
"Little Aunt?"
Su Xiaomeng felt very embarrassed, "Don’t tease me."
Yin Meng sighed again; Su Xiaomeng understood in her heart that it was actually quite difficult for Yin Meng to accept the fact she was pregnant with Yin Shixiu’s child.
Having hidden it from her for so long, she was definitely mad at her.
"Xiao Meng... I’m sorry."
"Huh?"
Xiao Meng was taken aback.
Yin Meng took a deep breath, "Where are you? At Uncle’s house?"
"...Yeah, I am."
"Is Uncle home?"
"Um... he went to the company."
"Then that’s perfect. I’ll go buy lunch and come over; let’s meet and talk."
"Why don’t you come directly? Uncle said someone would deliver lunch at noon."
"...Alright then."
Yin Meng hung up the phone. Su Xiaomeng looked at the phone, her ears echoing with that one... Little Aunt?
"Haha..."
She suddenly laughed out loud and then immediately stifled her laughter.
"Not funny, not funny..."
The class group, club group, and several other normally silent groups were still bustling with activity.
This morning at ten, the clarification notice and... notification of punishment were simultaneously released on the school forum and website.
The general idea was that the school does not promote early marriage or pregnancy, but the student’s personal privacy had been violated, and the school would not stand by with indifference. Students who maliciously slander others would receive punishment.
As for the punishment...
Another call came in.
Su Xiaomeng looked at the unfamiliar number, hesitated for a moment, and then picked up.
"Hello, who is this..."
"...Is this Su Xiaomeng?"
A female voice with a nasal tone came through, Su Xiaomeng recognized it as Xiao Ling.
"Senior."
Xiao Ling sniffed, "My postgraduate recommendation has been revoked... did you know?"
"Did it have to be this ruthless?"
Xiao Ling’s postgraduate recommendation quota was revoked; several students who posted on the forum faced disciplinary action, and the female students who fought with her at the dance were directly expelled.
When she saw the result in the group earlier, she was shocked.
It felt... a bit overboard...
She felt wronged, but there was no substantial harm, while their future would be truly affected.
However, after hearing such a question come from Xiao Ling’s mouth.
That uncomfortable feeling in Su Xiaomeng’s heart dissipated.
"That night, wasn’t Senior ruthless too?"
"...But didn’t nothing happen to you? Aren’t you going to marry that man?"
"Isn’t Senior fine too? At least you weren’t expelled."
"...Su Xiaomeng, was it necessary?"
"I originally thought it wasn’t necessary, but now I think... it was too light! If it weren’t for my naturally optimistic, cheerful, strong, and brave personality! Do you know your words could have driven someone to their death?"
Su Xiaomeng fumed.
If the call had come to apologize, it would’ve been fine, but she came to question her!
What kind of person is this?
The other side was silent for a while, then spoke, "Do you think you’re particularly wronged?"
"Shouldn’t I feel wronged after what you said?"
Su Xiaomeng frowned.
"Is there only one person in this world who’s wronged?"
Xiao Ling snorted coldly and asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Do you think I was just bored and decided to mess with you? Su Xiaomeng, I’ve liked Ren Yixuan for four years! And yet, he only has eyes for you!"
"You can’t force feelings. Fine, he likes you, I accept it! But why do you have to ruin his feelings?!"
Su Xiaomeng felt like a stone was stuck in her throat, speechless in the face of Xiao Ling’s questioning.
Why ruin Ren Yixuan’s feelings...
"If you don’t like him, why act so ambiguous with him? If you don’t plan to be with him, why be so close?!"
Don’t like? Don’t plan?
Su Xiaomeng pursed her lips...
"While you were with someone else, he tortured himself to the point of being neither human nor ghost, did you see it?! When you had issues, you found him, when he was hurt, who did he find?! Su Xiaomeng! I just can’t stand seeing you act so carefree, yet the whole world has to revolve around you!"