Meng Lin had a bad feeling. Who was this person?
Everyone in the family knew that I was the eldest daughter of the Xia family. First of all, the servant maids and the butler did not dare to pat my shoulder. In other words, according to the current status of the family, the only one who could pat my shoulder was my mother and my father.
What should he do? What should I do? Should I admit that I heard it, or should I refuse to admit it? What would happen if I told the truth? What would happen if I hid it?
Meng Lin's heart was struggling countless times. All kinds of assumptions quickly flashed through her mind. She felt that this person must have come with ill intentions. She could not help but mutter to herself just now. Would she expose herself?
No, I can't admit it. I won't admit it even if I'm beaten to death. Once I admit that I overheard the conversation between Father and Third Uncle, even if it was unintentional, the other party would think that it was intentional. If I were to say the fact that I had transmigrated, they would definitely send me to a mental hospital because no one would believe me unless I experienced it personally.
That's right! Let's do it this way! He insisted that he didn't know anything!
Before Meng Lin turned around, he had already steeled his will as fast as he could. Then, he pretended to be calm as he heaved a sigh of relief and turned his head around calmly.
Xia Menglin never dreamed that the person standing in front of him would be such a person!
It was a handsome young man who looked very kind, but his eyes had messed up all the " lines " that Meng Lin had thought of to protect himself. This pair of eyes was too wise and deep. Any woman who looked into the eyes of such a gentleman with a refined temperament but full of wisdom and strength would instantly have a short-circuit in their minds and be at a loss.
Meng Lin was stunned. She had completely forgotten her " lines ". She did not know if this person's identity was out of her expectations and she had been " scared " to forget, or if this person was too handsome and she had been " charmed " to forget. In short, she had forgotten everything. She stood there in a daze, dumbstruck. She seemed to be surrendering.
The man kept looking at her as if he was waiting for her to speak. Meng Lin did not speak either.
The two of them stared at each other…
He continued to stare…
The air was deathly silent, and one could even hear a pin drop.
After staring at him for a few seconds, Meng Lin gradually regained her consciousness. Then, her eyes wandered a little. She suddenly felt that this was the first time she had seen this person since she entered this family.
Who was this person? Looking at her age, her attire, and her temperament, could she be…
The moment Xia Menglin's gaze drifted away, the man immediately caught this trace of drift that was inadvertently detected by others. This drift betrayed Xia Menglin, at least it let the man know: The woman's consciousness had returned to normal. She was slowly calming down. Every sentence she said next might have been thought through. In other words, her words were true and false, false and true.
I couldn't speak first. I could only sense who he might be. If I said the wrong thing, then I would expose myself as not the real Xia Menglin. Meng Lin thought.
Still, no one spoke.
It seemed that the man felt that this stalemate was not a solution. As a man, should he take the initiative first?
"Sister Menglin," the man asked politely with a smile.
"What? Big brother…"
"Hehe, you've been overseas for more than ten years. You've grown into a big girl.”
"Hehe, that's right. Otherwise, people would say that a woman changes eighteen times when she grows up." Meng Lin smiled in response to the situation, but in his heart, he was thinking,"As I expected, it's the Eldest Young Master."
" Just now, you mumbled something about what to wear…what to wear," the eldest brother asked.
"What? "I forgot." Meng Lin looked embarrassed as if he couldn't remember.
"Hehe. I'm not sure. By the way, we haven't seen each other in these years. Quickly tell big brother about your experience abroad."
" Oh right, I heard from Dad that you were in Shanghai the day I came back. When did you come back?"
"Oh, last night. She could have rushed back to have dinner with everyone, but the ship encountered a storm halfway and stopped for a few hours.”
"Oh, no wonder. I didn't see you before I went to bed last night."
"Quickly tell me about your experience overseas. Is there anything fun or interesting?"
"Hai, studying abroad is no different from studying in the Republic of China. At most, you can learn some foreign languages. Meng Lin's palms were covered in cold sweat. Ever since she came to this house, the thing she hated the most was people asking her about her experience abroad. Before she transmigrated, she had never left the People's Republic of China. Every time someone asked her to tell them about her experience abroad, she had no choice but to tell a small lie. Then, in order to cover up this small lie, she would tell a big lie. Every time, she would use a lie to cover up the lie. She knew that if she accidentally remembered one of the lies wrongly, she would be able to tell the truth. The other lies would attract suspicion, so this kind of worry made her break down. Every time someone asked her about studying abroad, she felt that she was like a criminal and a police officer. Therefore, once someone mentioned the word "overseas" again, they quickly changed the topic.
" Oh, Father, I saw him walking towards the backyard just now. He might have gone to the accounting room."
" Then I'll go look for Father. I have something urgent to discuss with him." Meng Lin quickly left the main hall like a deserter.
The Eldest Young Master looked at his younger sister's figure and felt that this younger sister was too strange. Firstly, she wasn't a child before she went abroad. Why was she so unfamiliar with me? Secondly, she didn't have any objections when I said that she had been abroad for more than ten years. Why didn't she refute me when she had been abroad for three years? Thirdly, I talked to her about studying abroad, but why didn't she talk about it? She must be avoiding something.
Who was she? I must find out the truth!
Xia Menglin hurried to the rear courtyard. He did not go to the accountant's office to look for his father. Instead, he found a secluded corner to hide. At this moment, she needed to quickly calm down her nervous emotions and calm down by herself. She knew that her unfamiliarity with her elder brother earlier might have exposed her. Her refusal to talk about her elder brother's question about studying abroad would also expose her. When she turned around, she did not expect that her elder brother would return. That was why she lost her composure. What should I do? Should I continue to stay in the Xia Residence or escape? If I continue to stay in the Xia residence, will big brother expose me? Once I'm exposed, will they kill me? If I run away, where can I go in this era of the Republic of China? What should I do? What should I do?
No! If I escape, everyone will know that I'm a fake. Even if Big Brother suspects me now, he doesn't have any evidence. In Father and Mother's eyes, I'm their biological daughter. They won't easily believe Big Brother's one-sided words. Besides, they don't know how to transmigrate. Since I'm born exactly like Xia Menglin, what reason do they have to suspect that I'm a fake? Thinking of this, Meng Lin made up his mind. I have to stay. If this scare makes me retreat, I'm afraid I won't be able to be a boss in the future. Father still has to teach me how to do business. My mission has not been completed yet. If I want to leave, I have to learn my skills before I leave.
Meng Lin calmed himself down and wiped the sweat off his forehead, trying his best to regain his composure.
At the Celestial Guest Restaurant. In the private room on the second floor.
There were four men around a four-cornered table. One of them was Third Uncle. The other three were sworn brothers who were about the same age as him.
Third Uncle came out of his eldest brother's place with a belly full of anger. He did not want to go home. Once he went home, his wife would definitely ask about the progress of the discussion. If he said that he did not get a deal, his wife would behave atrociously and scold him for being useless. Why did he not get a single cent back after several trips? He really didn't want to listen to his wife's nagging. This woman, when she saw that her future father-in-law was rich, she kept sticking to me. She was so cute and dependent that it made my bones go soft. After she got married, she turned her face around and directly became a tigress. Not only did she hold all the money in her hands, but she also begged for money from me all day long. Now, she has become a resentful wife. Every day, she complains about me. It's really worrisome.
If he couldn't go home, where could he go? At this time, he could only call his brothers out to discuss things.
" Third Brother, we can't let this matter rest. The fact that Old Master is so biased towards Second Sister is definitely because of Second Sister. In this day and age, who doesn't love their son and daughter? A daughter getting married is like water that has been poured out," a strong man with a full beard said.
" Yes, I've dealt with that Second Girl before. Although she looks very calm on the surface and doesn't talk much, she's actually very scheming," a skinny man added.
" Third Brother, let the old man change his will. If he doesn't change it, we'll think of a way to make him change it," said a man with saggy eyebrows.
"I also want him to change his will, but he's old and muddle-headed. Boss isn't on my side, and Fourth Brother is aloof from worldly affairs. He'll accept his fate even if he doesn't give me a single cent. I'm so angry!" The more Third Brother spoke, the angrier he became.
"Third Bro, why don't you try to sow discord between the eldest daughter-in-law and the younger daughter-in-law?”the brawny man said.
"No, those two girls aren't in charge of the house. They're very honest. Do you think Mu Guiying is in charge of them?”No. 3 shook his head.
"Then force the old master to change it!" Skinny Monkey's words always hit the nail on the head, making people afraid.
"That's my father after all. What if someone dies?”Third Brother was a little troubled.
" It won't kill him. I'm just scaring him," Slanted Eyebrows said.
"A man without poison is a man. If Lord Yongzheng hadn't changed the posthumous edict and changed the Fourteenth Prince to the Fourth Prince, would there have been a Yongzheng Emperor in history?”Skinny Monkey said.
"That's right! "Li Shimin even killed his own brother to become the emperor," Slanted Eyebrows said.
Third Brother pondered. Between wealth and family, which one should he choose?
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