Chapter 87: Chapter 83: A Doomed Romance (1)
"Yes, yes, you have to trust Uncle." Yin Meng felt slightly relieved hearing Su Xiaomeng say that.
But who knew, Su Xiaomeng stood up right after those words, and coldly said, "But he slept with me!"
The hard, cold truth was laid out before them, and at this moment, Yin Meng really couldn’t find any way to defend Yin Shixiu even if she had a hundred mouths.
Indeed...
How could Uncle sleep with Su Xiaomeng at that time?
"Xiao Meng?"
Yin Meng saw her followed along, thinking Su Xiaomeng might confront him on the spot, but she kept a distance and just followed slowly.
Wow... surveillance.
Yin Meng’s hand holding the phone was sweaty, thinking she might quickly send Uncle a text unnoticed.
She trusted Yin Shixiu, but after all, Yin Shixiu was a man, and sneaking around seemed to be a man’s nature.
To be honest, after knowing Uncle slept with Su Xiaomeng, she felt a deep struggle within.
The perfect image of Uncle in her heart... was actually damaged.
Yet despite this, she wanted to help Uncle...
She took a deep breath, opened her phone, but before typing a word, her phone was snatched away...
Meeting Su Xiaomeng’s narrowed eyes.
Oh god, she was scared back just by Su Xiaomeng’s glance, this soft lamb!
Silently following behind Su Xiaomeng, continuing to surveil, damn it, she felt like she was the one being followed, nervous to death.
Amitabha Buddha, Uncle, don’t do anything out of line, your Little Meng is watching you!
Yin Meng just finished praying when she saw the girl beside Yin Shixiu gently tugging on his sleeve, looking timid and shy...
Couldn’t any man resist?
The girl pointed to the nearby drink shop, and soon enough, Yin Shixiu nodded, said something, and walked in, coming out with two drinks after a while.
Yin Meng personally saw the girl touch Uncle’s hand while taking the drink.
She quickly closed her eyes, then snuck a peek at Su Xiaomeng, indeed...
Those big eyes almost blasted like a rocket!
"Xiao Meng... about that..."
"It’s nothing, I’m just following to see, preventing him from continuing to deceive me."
Su Xiaomeng dismissively said it was nothing, but she was already breathing heavily through her nose!
The two ahead walked on, while they continued to follow, after about fifteen minutes, Yin Meng couldn’t stand it anymore...
"Hey, Xiao Meng, why don’t we go watch a movie instead? Following them isn’t really interesting, right? They seem to just be ordinary friends, they haven’t even held hands!"
"Fourth Brother! Be careful!"
Right after Yin Meng said that, the girl already grabbed Yin Shixiu’s hand...
Su Xiaomeng glanced at Yin Meng and didn’t speak, continuing to follow.
At this time, Yin Meng was also a bit angry. What on earth is Uncle doing? Who is that girl anyway?!
This obvious deliberate closeness, couldn’t Uncle see it?
How could he let hold hands!
Crossing the street, Su Xiaomeng’s mood had sunk to an extreme, and Yin Meng, next to her, didn’t dare to breathe loudly.
Never thought this girl’s silence could be so scary before.
However...
Seeing Su Xiaomeng’s puffed up look, Yin Meng’s lips couldn’t help but curl up.
If this isn’t called dislike, then what can be called like? Little Aunt...
Yin Shixiu and the girl entered a moderately upscale cafe, seeing clearly their seat from behind the glass, Yin Meng and Su Xiaomeng followed in.
They picked a relatively close yet well-hidden corner.
At this point, Yin Meng was truly a bit worried about Yin Shixiu’s future.
Just about to seize the chance to secretly remind Yin Shixiu while going to the bathroom, even if Yin Shixiu just saw her, but before she had any chance—
She felt herself fiercely stared at again.
"What do you want to do?"
Su Xiaomeng asked coldly.
"Uh... nothing, nothing at all."
Yin Meng quickly lowered her head to look at the menu.
"Humph!" Su Xiaomeng said to Yin Meng, "I’m telling you, you sit here and don’t move! If you dare secretly signal to that old man, we’ll be friends no more!"
"It’s not... not that serious, right?"
"Fine, definitely no signals." Yin Meng swallowed and then asked pitifully, "Then what if I need to go to the bathroom?"
"Hold it!"
Yin Meng continued to silently flip through the menu, forget it, Uncle, you’d better hope for the best, can’t drag myself into this because of you.
"Fourth Brother... are you not really willing to meet me today?"
The fair girl opposite Yin Shixiu was named Duan Qiaoqiao, introduced by Second Uncle.
But they weren’t meeting for the first time.
The Yin Family and Duan Family have been friendly families for centuries, even though communication was cut off during turmoil for years, it couldn’t change the life-and-death bond formed on the battlefield by the ancestors of the Yin and Duan families.
Old Master Duan lost his wife at forty, remarried a young wife years later, and Duan Qiaoqiao was the daughter born to this second wife.
Duan Qiaoqiao and Yin Shixiu were ten years apart but didn’t have much division.
She often followed Yin Shixiu as a child, even while studying abroad in the United Kingdom, she had quite a bit of contact with Yin Shixiu.
She called him Fourth Brother.
"How could that be?"
Yin Shixiu closed the menu and smiled, "I still remember you like tiramisu, don’t you?"
Duan Qiaoqiao blushed slightly and then nodded.
He ordered a black coffee, a macchiato, and a serving of tiramisu.
"By the way, how come you still don’t have a girlfriend, Fourth Brother? Uncle Yin must be worried sick for you by now?"
"Old people are like that. Look at you, so young, and aren’t you being urged too?"
Yin Shixiu replied casually.
Duan Qiaoqiao laughed, "My dad has always liked you, afraid that if he doesn’t act quickly, Fourth Brother will be snatched away by someone else!"
This was a truly well-mannered, intelligent girl with knowledge.
Her appearance was impeccable, and her words and actions demonstrated her good upbringing.
"Are you worried?"
Yin Shixiu joked.
Duan Qiaoqiao lowered her head even more, "Fourth Brother... probably wouldn’t fancy someone like me, right?"
"For a girl as outstanding as you, you can’t find someone like you even among millions. How could I not like you?"
Upon hearing this, Duan Qiaoqiao felt a sweet sensation in her heart and showed a radiant smile.
"But, there must be a lot of people after you? Surely many more outstanding than me, I just won’t—"
"—join the fun" weren’t fully out before Duan Qiaoqiao hurriedly said, "No, not at all... Fourth Brother is just joking."
"Caramel Macchiato! Black Coffee! Tiramisu! Your order is ready!"
Suddenly, an unnaturally hoarse voice sounded in front of them.
She delivered each word forcefully, and Duan Qiaoqiao gave a puzzled look.
Yin Shixiu quickly turned his head back from looking out the window and met a pair of fiery eyes, his heart skipped a beat...
Su Xiaomeng was wearing the café uniform, with a coffee-colored staff cap with the café’s name, holding a tray with a displeased expression.
After putting down the drinks and dessert, she shot Yin Shixiu a cold glance, intentional or not, and then walked away.
"Are the waitstaff back home... all that intimidating?"
Duan Qiaoqiao chuckled suddenly and softly asked Yin Shixiu.
Obviously, Su Xiaomeng’s rude attitude had not upset this well-mannered girl.
"...Well, maybe she’s in a bad mood."
Yin Shixiu replied lightly, with a smile at the corner of his lips, as he took a sip of his black coffee, surprised at the taste!
He resisted the urge to spit it out and silently swallowed the coffee mixed with an unknown amount of vinegar.
He didn’t expect such a coincidence.
He specifically chose the day when she and Yin Meng went out to play, just to keep Su Xiaomeng from knowing.
There were two reasons for not telling her: one was fearing that she might overthink, the other was fearing that she... wouldn’t think too much.
Going on a blind date with Duan Qiaoqiao was Mr. Yin’s idea. If it were some other woman, he might have already turned around and gone home.
But Duan Qiaoqiao, after all, was the young lady of the Duan Family, and privately, they were acquainted.
Of course, even so, this blind date wouldn’t lead to any result. Meeting for coffee was merely an explanation for Mr. Yin.
However, coincidentally encountering Su Xiaomeng here, might complicate a simple matter.
Nonetheless... seeing her obviously suppressing anger, Yin Shixiu unexpectedly felt a sense of... satisfaction.
The sour coffee tasted unusually strange, yet as Yin Shixiu drank it, he tasted sweetness.
He realized, he was truly infatuated, hopelessly in love with such a girl.
After delivering the coffee and dessert, Su Xiaomeng regretted it. On her way over, she planned to reenact a movie scene!
She absolutely wanted to splash a cup of coffee on Yin Shixiu’s face!
Over there, dating her! And over here, having a blind date with another woman!
Isn’t he just the scoundrel in the movie?
But when she got in front of him, she didn’t have the courage to do it, maybe she didn’t have enough courage, or perhaps she felt...
Even if they were dating, it was doomed to end in a breakup.
How could it compare with the girl he’s on a date with?
She might very well become the future Mrs. Yin...
Silently returning the tray to the bar, the barista couldn’t help but steal a few glances at Su Xiaomeng, and then looked over at Yin Shixiu, still chatting with the young girl.
"Didn’t your boyfriend recognize you?"
The barista asked softly.
Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath, wore a bitter expression, and looked at the barista, "Guess he recognized me..."
"Then why did he still..."
"All men are scumbags! Hmph!" Su Xiaomeng exclaimed angrily, then quickly added, "Oh, except for my dad!"
The barista cleared his throat and muttered, "I’m not either..."
Su Xiaomeng ignored the barista’s mumble, watching Yin Shixiu engaging in scattered conversation with the girl, feeling increasingly uneasy.
Why would someone his age have anything to talk about with a young girl?
Su Xiaomeng couldn’t figure out Yin Shixiu’s thoughts.
She only felt his actions made her angry and... sad.
No! She needed to hear what they were talking about!
So, she circled the bar back and forth, maneuvered behind Yin Shixiu’s seat in such a way that the high-backed sofa hid her head.
On that side, Yin Meng was practically watching a dramatic show of the year, becoming unconsciously engrossed.