Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 111 is about the woman your older brother might like.

The smoking room was filled with the smell of smoke. After smoking half a cigarette, Meng Huaishan slowly asked, "Are you sure?"

Duan Yiheng gave a curt "hmm".

Meng Huaishan pondered for a moment and said, "Lin Xi has a house and a job in City B, so she can live independently. But what do you mean by suddenly doing this?"

It's easy for him to handle; it's just a matter of saying a few words.

"I can't answer you right now." Duan Yiheng stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray. "Just do as I say."

"But how am I supposed to tell her?" Meng Huaishan frowned. "Aren't you putting me in a difficult position?"

Duan Yiheng: "Just tell her directly, and she will agree."

Meng Huaishan: "What kind of riddle are you playing with me? You were the one who asked my dad to register her household registration, and now you're the one canceling it. I really don't understand."

Duan Yiheng suddenly chuckled softly: "You'll understand later."

Meng Huaishan: "..."

He wants to understand now.

However, he also understood that since Duan Yiheng had said that, he would definitely not reveal another word.

"Should I tell her today?" Meng Huaishan asked. "Should we ease things off a bit?"

Duan Yiheng glanced at him: "Otherwise, why would I have called you here today?"

"Fine, I'll tell you later." Meng Huaishan gave in. "So you didn't call me here to play around, you just used me as a tool."

"Have you eaten inside yet?" Duan Yiheng changed the subject.

Meng Huaishan said, "That's about it. When I came over just now, Lin Xi was even vying with me to come and comfort you. Look at how much she cares about you, but you secretly kicked her out of the Meng family's household register."

Duan Yiheng: "..."

Meng Huaishan: "Your sister already has someone pursuing her, how about you and Tan Qi? I advise you, brother, to avoid any unforeseen complications, you should get married as soon as possible."

“I heard that the old man postponed making his will due to health reasons. You see, isn’t that a variable?”

"To outsiders, he might be using his health as an excuse to postpone the marriage because you were reluctant to do so. Yi Heng, he is your grandfather, but he is also a businessman."

"I know what I'm doing." Duan Yiheng naturally knew that Meng Huaishan was doing this for his own good. "Tan Qi and I have already reached a preliminary agreement on cooperation."

"Marriage is a form of cooperation. As long as Grandpa sees the results, anything is possible."

Meng Huaishan really wanted to pry open his head and take a look. He sighed helplessly, "You think the marriage alliance is for your grandfather to see? It's just to reassure the shareholders."

"A marriage between two families is about resource integration, helping you break the power balance within the group. Otherwise, why does Duan Zheng's face fall over every time your marriage is mentioned? All the benefits are yours, so I just don't understand why you resist it?"

"You're starting to sound more and more like your uncle," Duan Yiheng said, unmoved. "Did he send you here today as a mediator?"

Meng Huaishan simply admitted: "My dad is really disappointed in you. Over the years, our Meng family has seen how hard you've worked. You've put in so much effort all these years, are you going to let us down at this crucial moment?"

Duan Yiheng said, "No."

Meng Huaishan couldn't possibly make decisions for Duan Yiheng, so he could only offer some advice.

"You don't want an arranged marriage..." Meng Huaishan slowly revealed his guess, "You don't mean you have someone you like, do you?"

Duan Yiheng's eyes flashed, but he did not reply.

Meng Huaishan tilted his head slightly: "You really have someone you like?"

Duan Yiheng frowned: "Why are you so startled? Is that strange?"

Meng Huaishan slumped back in his chair: "It's over!"

Duan Yiheng's personality is exactly like his aunt's; he looks arrogant and aloof, but is actually stubborn and unruly.

If someone really takes a liking to him, he'll probably be stuck in this trap for the rest of his life.

Duan Yiheng got up and left the smoking room, returning to his suite, with Meng Huaishan following closely behind.

Lin Xi listened to Zhou Zheng's words absentmindedly. When she saw Duan Yiheng, her eyes lit up, but Duan Yiheng did not look at her.

Lin Xi looked away and gave Zhou Zheng a slight smile.

Duan Yiheng returned to his seat, and no one brought up the previous incident again. Mu Zhao took the initiative to liven up the atmosphere: "There's a themed party upstairs, wanna go?"

Mu Shuo was the first to raise his hand: "I'll go."

Duan Yiheng showed little interest, his expression listless.

Meng Huaishan said, "There are so many activities upstairs and downstairs. Anyone who wants to play can go. Those who don't want to go can play in the suite, play cards, or watch a movie."

Mu Shuo looked at Liang Yutong: "How about we go upstairs and play?"

Liang Yutong wanted to bring Lin Xi along, but Lin Xi was preoccupied with something and felt that Mu Shuo probably wouldn't like her being a third wheel, so she shook her head and refused.

"You and Mu Shuo play first, I'll wait for you here."

Liang Yutong caught Zhou Zheng's eye out of the corner of her eye and smiled knowingly.

Lin Xi could tell at a glance that she had misunderstood. She wanted to explain, but it wasn't easy to do so with so many people around.

Mu Shuo successfully took Liang Yutong away. Meng Huaishan whispered something in Zhou Li's ear, and then Zhou Li got up, called Zhou Zheng and Mu Zhao, and accompanied Duan Yiheng to play cards.

Lin Xi had wanted to find an opportunity to speak with Duan Yiheng alone, but seeing that Meng Huaishan had left her behind, she couldn't help but feel curious.

Meng Huaishan was never one to hesitate, but faced with Lin Xi's big, blinking eyes, he didn't know how to start the conversation for a long time.

"Brother Meng?" Lin Xi called out to him, "Is there something you want to tell me?"

Meng Huaishan could only nod: "I just didn't know where to begin."

"It's alright," Lin Xi said understandingly. "Just tell me."

Meng Huaishan cursed Duan Yiheng in his heart. He just asked him to do things without giving him a reason, and he had to make him make one up on the spot.

He cleared his throat: "If the Meng family wants to terminate your adoption, what will you think of me?"

Lin Xi wasn't stupid; her first thought was Duan Yiheng.

She paused for a moment, then asked Meng Huaishan, "Did Duan Yiheng tell you to tell me?"

Meng Huaishan was surprised by her keen insight, but he couldn't betray Duan Yiheng, so he just shook his head.

Lin Xi smiled and said, "Of course I have no objection. I should thank the Meng family for accepting us back then."

Meng Huaishan scoffed, "Wasn't it because Yi Heng came to see my dad late at night that you got registered in the Meng family's household register?"

Lin Xi was taken aback: "What did you say?"

"You didn't know?" Meng Huaishan was surprised. "Back then, your grandfather saw that you were all alone and had the idea of ​​letting Duan Mingxuan grow up and marry you, which is why he didn't adopt you. But if he found an ordinary family to adopt you, he was afraid that they would ask for an exorbitant amount, and it wouldn't be good to raise an ungrateful child over the years. Others were also not very comfortable with it. In the end, Yi Heng came to beg my father."

Lin Xi was stunned, his chest heaving slightly.

So, it seems that Duan Yiheng had already accepted her long before Duan Mingxuan.

At this moment, Lin Xi desperately wanted to see Duan Yiheng.

"Brother Meng, I'll go find it first—"

"Wait a minute." Meng Huaishan decisively stopped him. "I have something I want to ask you."

Lin Xi turned around: "What is it?"

Meng Huaishan: "You're your older brother's secretary. Tell me, have any suspicious women been seen around him?"

Lin Xi asked, puzzled, "What is a suspicious woman?"

Meng Huaishan: "She's the kind of woman your older brother might like."

Lin Xi choked, then guiltily looked away.