Chapter 13: My little rose, you don’t need to compromise.

Yan Mo Jiu ignored Nie Ziyang.

He lowered his gaze to Meng Mingxuan in his arms, his voice low, “Why do you think Ninth Brother has a plan for letting Yin Ting join the company?”

“If there’s no plan, why would Ninth Brother arrange for him to join the company?” Meng Mingxuan looked at him with confusion.

Their relationship wasn’t good, was it?

Everyone in Lincheng knew that Ninth Brother hated Yin Ting. Once, he almost beat Yin Ting up in the university town.

Yan Mo Jiu quietly looked at her confused watery eyes for a while, and suddenly he felt like laughing.

He rubbed her head, then reached out and hugged her.

Then, he rested his chin on her shoulder and chuckled softly.

Meng Mingxuan: “…”

She still didn’t understand Ninth Brother’s point.

She didn’t understand why he was suddenly angry, nor did she understand why he was suddenly happy.

While Yan Mo Jiu was hugging Meng Mingxuan and chuckling happily, Nie Ziyang had cleaned up the table.

Then he looked at Ninth Brother, who was a completely different person, and began to stare blankly.

If only Ninth Brother was so gentle with him.

He couldn’t imagine how happy he would be.

Meng Mingxuan was very patient with Yan Mo Jiu now. She waited until Yan Mo Jiu stopped laughing and released her before apologetically saying to him, “Ninth Brother, you’re going to have to take the blame again.”

Yan Mo Jiu understood what she meant—the outside world would say that he, as her older brother, was breaking up a couple.

“It’s okay.”

As long as she didn’t threaten to kill herself to marry Yin Ting, he could take any blame.

“But Ninth Brother, don’t worry, this is the last time I’ll make you take the blame,” Meng Mingxuan assured Yan Mo Jiu, “After Yin Ting is discharged from the hospital, I’ll find an opportunity to break up with him and end the engagement as soon as possible.”

Yan Mo Jiu smiled slightly, his usually cold eyes softening, “Okay.”

He would wait.

Nie Ziyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He would tell Tang Jun and Feng Yilin later that the little princess had truly woken up.

“I thought Mingxuan would say that she would continue to act with Yin Ting to help Ninth Brother catch the person behind him,” he teased.

This was also a possibility that Feng Yilin had analyzed last night.

Meng Mingxuan hesitated for a moment and whispered, “I did have that thought… ouch!”

Her waist!

Yan Mo Jiu lost control for a moment.

But when he heard Meng Mingxuan’s pained gasp, he came to his senses and loosened his grip on her slender waist.

He gently massaged it, like a kind of intimate comfort.

Meng Mingxuan didn’t notice this intimacy, which had already crossed the line.

She just wanted to explain quickly, “I know Ninth Brother has never liked me being with Yin Ting, so I gave up that idea.”

She wouldn’t do anything that would make Ninth Brother unhappy.

Yan Mo Jiu’s eyes flickered slightly.

So, it was because she was considering his feelings that she had given up the idea of acting with Yin Ting.

“Besides, Ninth Brother will definitely be able to find out the truth soon. There’s no need for me to compromise,” Meng Mingxuan looked at the man in front of her with trust, her smile bright and radiant.

She used the phrase “compromise,” which completely pleased Yan Mo Jiu.

His gaze lingered on her full, rosy lips for a moment, and his heart, which had been cold for so long, suddenly burned.

“My little rose, you don’t need to compromise.”

Hearing the long-lost nickname “little rose,” Meng Mingxuan’s eyes curved even more, her eyes even brighter.

From a young age, he had always told her…

Yan Mo Jiu ignored Nie Ziyang.

He lowered his gaze to Meng Mingxuan in his arms, his voice low, “Why do you think Ninth Brother has a plan for letting Yin Ting join the company?”

“If there’s no plan, why would Ninth Brother arrange for him to join the company?” Meng Mingxuan looked at him with confusion.

Their relationship wasn’t good, was it?

Everyone in Lincheng knew that Ninth Brother hated Yin Ting. Once, he almost beat Yin Ting up in the university town.

Yan Mo Jiu quietly looked at her confused watery eyes for a while, and suddenly he felt like laughing.

He rubbed her head, then reached out and hugged her.

Then, he rested his chin on her shoulder and chuckled softly.

Meng Mingxuan: “…”

She still didn’t understand Ninth Brother’s point.

She didn’t understand why he was suddenly angry, nor did she understand why he was suddenly happy.

While Yan Mo Jiu was hugging Meng Mingxuan and chuckling happily, Nie Ziyang had cleaned up the table.

Then he looked at Ninth Brother, who was a completely different person, and began to stare blankly.

If only Ninth Brother was so gentle with him.

He couldn’t imagine how happy he would be.

Meng Mingxuan was very patient with Yan Mo Jiu now. She waited until Yan Mo Jiu stopped laughing and released her before apologetically saying to him, “Ninth Brother, you’re going to have to take the blame again.”

Yan Mo Jiu understood what she meant—the outside world would say that he, as her older brother, was breaking up a couple.

“It’s okay.”

As long as she didn’t threaten to kill herself to marry Yin Ting, he could take any blame.

“But Ninth Brother, don’t worry, this is the last time I’ll make you take the blame,” Meng Mingxuan assured Yan Mo Jiu, “After Yin Ting is discharged from the hospital, I’ll find an opportunity to break up with him and end the engagement as soon as possible.”

Yan Mo Jiu smiled slightly, his usually cold eyes softening, “Okay.”

He would wait.

Nie Ziyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He would tell Tang Jun and Feng Yilin later that the little princess had truly woken up.

“I thought Mingxuan would say that she would continue to act with Yin Ting to help Ninth Brother catch the person behind him,” he teased.

This was also a possibility that Feng Yilin had analyzed last night.

Meng Mingxuan hesitated for a moment and whispered, “I did have that thought… ouch!”

Her waist!

Yan Mo Jiu lost control for a moment.

But when he heard Meng Mingxuan’s pained gasp, he came to his senses and loosened his grip on her slender waist.

He gently massaged it, like a kind of intimate comfort.

Meng Mingxuan didn’t notice this intimacy, which had already crossed the line.

She just wanted to explain quickly, “I know Ninth Brother has never liked me being with Yin Ting, so I gave up that idea.”

She wouldn’t do anything that would make Ninth Brother unhappy.

Yan Mo Jiu’s eyes flickered slightly.

So, it was because she was considering his feelings that she had given up the idea of acting with Yin Ting.

“Besides, Ninth Brother will definitely be able to find out the truth soon. There’s no need for me to compromise,” Meng Mingxuan looked at the man in front of her with trust, her smile bright and radiant.

She used the phrase “compromise,” which completely pleased Yan Mo Jiu.

His gaze lingered on her full, rosy lips for a moment, and his heart, which had been cold for so long, suddenly burned.

“My little rose, you don’t need to compromise.”

Hearing the long-lost nickname “little rose,” Meng Mingxuan’s eyes curved even more, her eyes even brighter.

From a young age, he had always told her to be a vibrant, thorny rose, never to compromise herself.

In her previous life, all her thorns were aimed at him.

This life, she would never raise a single thorn in front of him again.

Never.

…

Nie Ziyang received his answer about the Yin Ting incident and had his fill of dog food. He left the villa with a satisfied heart.

When he got back to his car, he briefly summarized everything that had just happened in a text message and sent it to the group chat to inform Tang Jun and Feng Yilin before rushing back to the hospital.

Tang Jun and Feng Yilin were already waiting at the hospital entrance.

When they saw Nie Ziyang’s car, they immediately reached out to stop it, then opened the door and got in.

“Are those things you posted in the group chat true?” Tang Jun asked immediately after closing the car door.

“Of course, I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears,” Nie Ziyang nodded happily, “Now it’s good. Ninth Brother finally waited for the little princess to come back to him.”

Come back?

Maybe not.

Feng Yilin sighed silently in his heart.

Then, he said in a low voice, “It’s a coincidence, but I know this girl, Yu Tiantian.”

“Really?” Nie Ziyang sat up straight, “How do you know Yin Ting’s childhood sweetheart?”

Feng Yilin smiled coldly, “Although Yu Tiantian is indeed from Lincheng, she’s the illegitimate daughter of the second master of the Song family. She was raised in the Song family since she was a child. How could she go to the town where Yin Ting grew up and become his childhood sweetheart?”

Nie Ziyang: “…”

No, no way!

The little princess tricked Ninth Brother again?

After a long while, Nie Ziyang squeezed out a forced smile, “Is it possible… that they have the same name?”

He was really scared.

It was fine if the little princess didn’t give Ninth Brother any sweetness, but after what he saw today… Ninth Brother was already sweet to the point of being sickening.

If the little princess was just deceiving Ninth Brother, he didn’t dare to imagine how much of a blow Ninth Brother would receive.

Feng Yilin’s eyes were cold, and his tone was even colder, “I’ll investigate it clearly. I won’t wrong Ninth Brother’s little rose, who he holds in his palm.”

But, the possibility of them having the same name was very low.

Besides, they had been investigating Yin Ting for two years and had never found any childhood sweetheart by his side.

A childhood sweetheart—they must have grown up together.

It’s impossible for no one to know.

It’s also impossible for there to be no trace at all.

Suddenly, Tang Jun said, “I think, whether or not this Yu Tiantian is Yin Ting’s childhood sweetheart, Mingxuan wouldn’t use Yu Tiantian to deceive Ninth Brother.”

Nie Ziyang perked up, “Why? Tell me more!”

He loved to hear it!!

“It’s simple. First, let’s look at how much Mingxuan and Ninth Brother have been fighting for the past two years. Maybe she was blinded by Yin Ting’s feelings and wouldn’t marry anyone else but him, but I don’t believe she would help an outsider to harm Ninth Brother.”

As he spoke, Tang Jun chuckled, “After all, she’s the girl Ninth Brother raised with his own hands.”

For over ten years, Meng Mingxuan had only fought with Ninth Brother over Yin Ting.

But she fought with Ninth Brother because of Yin Ting, based on the premise that “she and Yin Ting were in love and had a normal relationship.”

How dare Yin Ting encourage her to hurt Ninth Brother in front of her?

How dare he let her see his ugly true face before they got married?

He had thought about it after going back last night. Meng Mingxuan was raised by Ninth Brother. She couldn’t be the kind of girl who would stab her own family in the back.

She was blinded by Yin Ting and deceived by his feelings.

But she had always fought with Ninth Brother openly and honestly. She would never use underhanded tactics against him.

“Keep going!” Nie Ziyang’s mouth was almost splitting to his ears.

He completely agreed with Tang Jun!

“Most importantly, Mingxuan wouldn’t use Yu Tiantian, who is easy to investigate, to deceive Ninth Brother. She’s not that stupid,” Tang Jun raised his hand and patted Feng Yilin on the shoulder, “So, it’s obvious that Mingxuan really believes that Yu Tiantian is Yin Ting’s hidden childhood sweetheart. In this case, it’s more likely that someone gave her false information, and she didn’t intentionally use Yu Tiantian to deceive Ninth Brother.”

After Tang Jun’s analysis, Feng Yilin calmed down.

Maybe…

He was overthinking it.