As for Lan Fulai, Li Mengnan only regarded this person as a source of fun from the beginning to the end, and really did not regard him as a competitor.
Would a person who has already stood at the finish line regard a person at the starting line as an opponent?
But to be honest, he is really not very good at thinking about problems from the perspective of these rich second generations. Although Zhuang Jia's approach is simple and crude, the effect is much better than his trick-taking approach. The most important thing is to get it done once and for all.
The higher up the upper class circle of society, the more hierarchical it becomes.
Judging from Lan Fulai's distribution car, the Lan family is only a small company with assets of 10 to 20 million, which is several orders of magnitude different from the behemoths like the Ding family with assets of tens of billions.
Even if Lan Fulai is still obsessed with Minnie, his father must keep a strict eye on him. Otherwise, with the strength and background of the Ding family, there is no need to use those shady means in private. Normal business methods alone can take Lan Fulai away.
The family fought back all the way and were driven back to extreme poverty.
Sure enough, he had his back against a big tree so he could enjoy the shade. Li Mengnan didn't expect that he would actually have the power of a fox or a tiger, but it seemed that he felt pretty good...
"Zhuang Jia, you seem to be very skilled in using this trick?"
Zhuang Jia heard the teasing meaning in Li Mengnan's words, shook his long black hair on his shoulders with disdain, and said calmly: "There is no way in this world, like Lan Fulai, relying on a few small coins at home,
There are too many boys with extremely inflated self-confidence. If I politely refuse to everyone, half of my life will be wasted on these boring men..."
Minnie fell asleep in Li Mengnan's arms at some point. Li Mengnan carefully took out his arm and put Minnie down on the back seat, letting her head rest on his thigh.
"You came up so indiscriminately and just slapped a stick. I don't know how many young talents you missed." Li Mengnan leaned his elbow on the armrest of the car door and ran his fingers through Minnie's long hair, combing her hair.
"Are you interested?"
Zhuang Jia, who was sitting in the front row, couldn't help but turn around and give Li Mengnan a rollicking look. This bastard clearly knew that she was not interested in men, but he still insisted on not opening the pot.
The middle-aged man driving the car had been listening to the bickering between Zhuang Jia and Li Mengnan. He couldn't help but smile and interjected: "The relationship between the young master and Miss Zhuang seems to be very good?"
"Which of your eyes saw that I have a good relationship with him?" Zhuang Jia immediately retorted. She didn't want others to misunderstand what was going on between her and Li Mengnan.
"Ah? Sorry, maybe I misunderstood." The middle-aged man nodded slightly apologetically. As a driver, these words he said were indeed a bit out of line.
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, why does he call you young master? What is your relationship with the Ding family?"
Zhuang Jia thought she had known everything about Li Mengnan for a long time, but now she suddenly discovered that there was such a big mystery hidden in Li Mengnan.
"Li Hongming is my father." Li Mengnan simply said. He believed that with Zhuang Jia's understanding of the Ding family, he should understand what this meant.
"What? Li Hongming is your father?" Zhuang Jia was really surprised, "Li Hongming is your father, doesn't that mean you are the eldest son of the Ding family... No, Ding Linglong is the current head of the Ding family, and your last name is
Li's surname is not Ding, which means that you are not the child of Li Hongming and Ding Linglong. Could it be that you are Li Hongming's illegitimate son outside?"
Zhuang Jia's wild speculation made the driver beside him unable to listen. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare, so he had to cough to cover it up.
Li Mengnan covered his face, sighed, and said with a smile: "The two eldest ladies of the Ding family are only ten years old. Do you think Li Hongming can have an illegitimate child like me?"
"It turns out that Li Hongming was married before he married Ding's family. Are you the child he had with his ex-wife?"
After all, the Ding family is just a business partner of the banker, so it is normal for Zhuang Jia to not know about the Ding family's family affairs.
"I suddenly realized that what I just did seemed superfluous." Zhuang Jia smiled self-deprecatingly.
Even though Li Mengnan, the eldest young master, is full of water, the power of such a name alone is definitely not something that Lan Fulai and his like can afford to offend. Therefore, even if she doesn't take action in the end, Li Mengnan can actually do it alone.
Settle the matter.
"No, not at all." Li Mengnan looked at Zhuang Jia, his eyes bright and sincere.
The Ding family is the Ding family, and he is him. Even with his father Li Hongming's relationship, Li Mengnan has never thought of borrowing the power of the Ding family, otherwise he would not have bypassed the Ding family to borrow money from Le Youyou for Bao'er's surgery fee.
Money.
Borrowed power is not your own after all. Once you get used to borrowing these external powers, you will gradually lose the motivation to move forward.
"You...are you thanking me?" Zhuang Jia suddenly felt an indescribable strange feeling in her heart. She had never had such an interaction with a boy.
Of course, she was certain that this was not love, but more like a somewhat misplaced friendship.
"It depends on what you think." Li Mengnan shrugged noncommittally.
The corner of Zhuang Jia's mouth twitched slightly, and he snorted scornfully: "Even if you deliberately try to please me, I will never forgive you for the evil things you have done to me."
"I'll go! Miss Zhuang, do you dare to be more arrogant? You obviously said it very happily..."
"Go away! It's too late for me to bother you. Which of your eyes has seen me happy?"
…
After sending the drunk Minnie home, her mother Xiao Hui could not help but nag her again. Li Mengnan did not dare to leave Zhuang Jia alone in the car for too long, so he found an excuse and left the house again.
Back in the Bentley, Li Mengnan found that Zhuang Jia had moved from the passenger seat to the back row. He never felt that he had to keep a false distance from Zhuang Jia, so he sat directly next to Zhuang Jia without thinking.
"Can I smoke?" Li Mengnan asked the driver. He knew that Zhuang Jia smoked, so theoretically it was impossible for him to hate second-hand smoke.
"I also know how to smoke, but I don't smoke while driving. You can do whatever you want, young master." The driver replied with a smile.
Li Mengnan took out a cigarette from his pocket and was about to light it when he suddenly saw a sticker of the Disney version of "The Little Mermaid" on the back of the chair in front of him. After thinking for a moment, he put the cigarette away.
"Huh? Why don't you smoke anymore?" Zhuang Jia noticed Li Mengnan's unusual behavior.
"I just remembered that this is the car of two little girls, Dingxiang Wanwan and Dingxiang Nuannuan. If I smoke in their car, the little girl Dingxiang Wanwan might go crazy..."
"The young master knows Miss Wanwan's character very well. She really hates other people smoking, especially in her territory." The driver said with a slight tilt of his head.
"No, I don't know anything about that little girl. I guessed based on intuition."
In fact, Li Mengnan didn't need to guess at all to figure out that the little girl Ding Xiang Wanwan had extremely strong hostility towards him. Let alone the annoying things, even if it was something the little girl liked, as long as it involved him, the little girl Ding Xiang Wanwan
It is possible to object simply for the sake of objecting.
This is what is called a child's temper.
"By the way, uncle, you drive out the car to pick us up. What should Wanwan and Nuannuan do if they want to use the car?" Li Mengnan has long discovered that Dingxiang Wanwan, the little girl, seems to have a strong sense of exclusiveness, and she has a strong sense of exclusiveness about the things she is used to.
Will not change easily.
Just like the white leather sofa he was wearing shoes on, the little girl Ding Xiang Wanwan asked the servant to wipe it a dozen times afterwards and never replaced it with a new one in anger.
"Oh, it's okay." The driver smiled and said in a relaxed tone: "My wife said that the two ladies are usually too pampered and will easily be isolated by their classmates in school. Now let the two ladies ride the school bus like other children.
I went to school, so this car is rarely used now... Today, because Miss Zhuang wanted to use the car, there is no car suitable for women at home, so the master asked me to drive this car out. "
Li Mengnan nodded. Ding Linglong is very scientific about the education of her children. She does not blindly dote on her because of her superior family background. More contact with ordinary people at all levels can help the two little girls Dingxiang Wanwan and Dingxiang Nuannuan understand themselves in an all-round way.
The world we live in is not like living in a sealed can with no access to the outside world.
This is good. Li Mengnan doesn't want to face two arrogant and domineering little Bai Fumei in the future, and he doesn't want to wipe his ass for the evil things these two cheap sisters have done without conscience at his father's plea.
Chatting with Zhuang Jia wordlessly along the way, the white Bentley Mulsanne slowly drove into the gate of Sanshan City First People's Hospital.
When getting out of the car, the middle-aged man driving handed Li Mengnan a business card and said that Ding Linglong had already given instructions that if Li Mengnan needed to use a car, all the vehicles in the Ding family garage could be used by Li Mengnan at will.
Just give him a call, there is no need to go through Ding Linglong or Li Hongming.
Li Mengnan didn't think there was a chance that he would still need the car, but after all, he was being kind, so he didn't refuse. He took it and put it away after thanking him.
After calling Wu Ansu and confirming that nothing unusual happened in the hospital, Li Mengnan and Zhuang Jia took the elevator back to the special care ward.
Not long after he stepped out of the elevator door, Li Mengnan saw an acquaintance. To be precise, he and Zhuang Jia had a common acquaintance.
Leyouyou.
This sudden encounter made Zhuang Jia, who was unprepared, a little overwhelmed. He actually subconsciously took a half step back and hid half of his body behind Li Mengnan.
Even she herself didn't notice that at some point, the "bastard" in her mouth actually became someone she could trust and rely on.
"Uh... Youyou, are you here to see me or Zhuang Jia?"
Now that he already knows about the love-hate relationship between Le Youyou and Zhuang Jia, Li Mengnan can no longer wishfully think that Le Youyou is here to visit him.
Le Youyou acted much more naturally than Zhuang Jia. She smiled mischievously and asked, "What do you think?"
"Then they definitely didn't come to find me."
In fact, there is nothing to guess. The matter of his injury was still a secret that was strictly sealed by the police. Only Zhuang Jia's hospitalization was known to everyone. When Le Youyou showed up in the hospital at this time, he must have come to Zhuang Jia.
Le Youyou showed a cute smile that said "you are smart" and said: "I just found out that you were hit by a car. I thought I would stop by to see you after seeing Zhuang Jia, but I found that you already have a beautiful girl taking care of you.
Now, I'm afraid that if I show up again, you'll feel like an eyesore..."
"Car accident?" Li Mengnan was stunned for a moment before he realized. He estimated that Wu Ansu had fabricated his condition in order to conceal Wu Mingyang's existence, so he calmly said: "Su Su is really quick to talk, but she was hit by a small car.
I had a slight bump, but it’s nothing serious, and I’ll be discharged from the hospital in a few days.”
"As long as it's okay... By the way, how come you two are together?"
Le Youyou knew that the previous relationship between Zhuang Jia and Li Mengnan was on the same level. Seeing the two not only walking together, but actually being very close to each other now, she couldn't help but feel a little unbelievable.
"We are patients. Our rooms are next to each other. It's normal for us to move around each other, isn't it?" Li Mengnan started to talk nonsense again.
"But you two are not..."
"That's a thing of the past." Just when Li Mengnan was thinking about how to explain to Le Youyou, Zhuang Jia suddenly said: "I chatted with Li Mengnan for a while last night and found that he is not a bad person, so those things in the past
, I forgive him."
"Hey! Miss Zhuang, don't put gold on your face! You have always owed me, and I don't owe you anything. Do I need your forgiveness?" Li Mengnan suddenly felt that Zhuang Jia was better at telling lies than he was.
Not bad at all.
Le Youyou glanced back and forth between the two of them with a strange expression, and suddenly smiled happily: "Although I am still a little confused about the situation, I can see that the relationship between you two should be very good now..."
"Maybe."
Li Mengnan didn't feel that his relationship with the arrogant Zhuang Jia had eased much, but he believed that Le Youyou had a point in what she said. After all, she and Zhuang Jia used to be close friends who talked about everything, so they should be better than him.
I have a better understanding of Miss Zhuang’s temperament.
After chatting casually for a few words about the weather and other cliches, Le Youyou looked at Zhuang Jia and said, "Zhuang Jia, do you want to go back to the ward now?"
Li Mengnan heard that Le Youyou was reminding him that it was time to end the conversation, so he smiled and said: "I should go back to the ward to change the dressing. You two can chat."
"etc."
Zhuang Jia suddenly reached out and grabbed Li Mengnan's arm. This move made Le Youyou feel a little surprised.
In her impression, only boys pestered Zhuang Jia, and Zhuang Jia had never taken the initiative to stop the boy, let alone such a physical pull that could easily be misunderstood.
Is this still the Zhuang Jia she knew?
Zhuang Jia may have also realized that there was something wrong with his actions just now, so he quickly let go of his hand, bit his pink lips and slowly walked to Le Youyou, hesitating slightly and said: "Can you go to the ward and wait for me first? I will follow
Just there..."
Le Youyi nodded, turned and walked into the ward at the end of the corridor.
Zhuang Jia turned around and came to Li Mengnan. She hugged her arms tightly in front of her chest and lowered her head. After a long time, she whispered in a voice almost like a mosquito: "What do you think I should do? I suddenly realized that I no longer knew.
What kind of face should I use to face Le Youyou..."
"I personally think - as long as you tell her everything you want to say, she will help you find the face you can't find on your own. So gay... friends, for life, even if you love the two of you
You don’t have confidence in your love, but you also have to have confidence in your friendship, right?”
Li Mengnan almost said "good gay friend" and secretly cursed the three beasts in the dormitory. They kept yelling "good gay friend, pick up soap" all day long, which ruined his innocence...
Zhuang Jia's frowning eyebrows gradually relaxed, and an unusual light shone in her melancholy eyes.
She raised her head sharply, staring at Li Mengnan's face as if she wanted to get to know him again, and instantly smiled, her elegant and classic temperament like a beautiful water lotus blooming after a light rain in early summer.
"It's a pity that you are not a woman, otherwise we might be very good friends."
"Ah——! You vicious woman! I was kind enough to forgive you, but you actually cursed me for not having a penis? Don't talk to me in the future..." Li Mengnan held his head and looked like he was going crazy.
Zhuang Jia smiled proudly, made a "bite me if you can" face to Li Mengnan, and walked to the ward humming an unknown tune.
Looking at the beautiful figure whose whole body was filled with joy, Li Mengnan couldn't help but smile.
Although he couldn't guess whether the words he just said would reconcile the pure and beautiful friendship between the two young girls, or create a pair of Miss Lily with a net worth of billions, and make countless people who want to gain both wealth and sex
The soft-boiled man beat his chest and cursed the injustice of God, but at least he felt that he had done what he should do, and God would decide what happened next.
…
After working in the hospital for two days and one night, Wu Ansu couldn't bear it no matter how hard his body was. After having dinner with Li Mengnan, and under Li Mengnan's semi-forced persuasion, Wu Ansu finally gave up the idea of continuing to stay vigil with him and obediently
Went home to rest and catch up on some sleep.
After sending the reluctant Wu Ansu into the elevator, Li Mengnan went to Zhuang Jia's ward to take a sneak peek on his way back to his ward. The two girls seemed to have put aside their past grudges and reconciled. They were sitting on the bed chattering, not knowing what they were talking about.
, but from time to time you can hear the joyful laughter of the two people.
After squatting outside the corridor of the ward and smoking a cigarette, and making old-fashioned sighs such as "It's great to be young," Li Mengnan shrugged his shoulders and returned to his ward.
Turning off all the lights in the ward, opening the curtains and sitting on the bed, letting the cold moonlight shine all over his body like flowing mercury, Li Mengnan's thoughts gradually sank deeper into his consciousness.
Different from the up-floating meditation method used by ordinary Qimen professions to train their mental power, the illusionist practices a unique sinking-type meditation method. It does not communicate with the world and only knows itself, until it can regard all external objects in the world as illusions.
When the original consciousness is real, it is the ultimate achievement of illusion.
Li Mengnan does this kind of sinking meditation every night. This is also his compulsory homework as an illusionist. However, it looks like he is sleeping, making it difficult for others to notice.