In Cao Mengyuan's impression, growing up, perhaps because of the close relationship, Cao Zhongxiao was lukewarm towards his family, and sometimes even ridiculed them.
But seeing Cao Zhongxiao's weather-beaten face today, and the worry on his face about the future of his family, Cao Mengyuan felt uncomfortable.
After all, the Cao family gave him a superior growing environment and a good education. Cao Zhongxiao worked hard all his life and paid a lot for this family.
Now, at a moment when the fate of a whole family is related, there is really no way for Cao Zhongxiao to force Cao Mengyuan to do this.
The Cao family took the initiative to find the Huang family to agree on the marriage contract between the two families. They had only one purpose, which was to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with the Huang family so that the Cao family would continue to prosper.
If the Cao family is really suppressed because of this incident, then the fate of the Cao family in the future can be imagined. The family company will be in ruins, and the glory of the Cao family in the past will never return.
"Mengyuan, don't worry. Why have I worked so hard to this point? It's not just for you. Whenever your family is threatened by anything, I will help you because I already have this strength.
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Of course Shen Dapeng knew what Cao Mengyuan meant, so he comforted her with a smile.
"Can you really help the Cao family?"
On the other side of the phone, Cao Mengyuan asked excitedly.
Although Cao Mengyuan had already thought that Shen Dapeng might help the Cao family when she made this decision, she still couldn't believe it when she heard these words from Shen Dapeng's mouth.
"Anyway, you are from the Cao family. You grew up in the Cao family. If the Cao family is in trouble, if I don't help, you will be very worried."
Cao Mengyuan was speechless for a moment, and her heart was filled with gratitude. Shen Dapeng could think so carefully, which really made her feel relieved.
"By the way, I'm eating out, do you want to come with me?"
It's been a long time since I've seen Cao Mengyuan, and Shen Dapeng still misses her somewhat.
Moreover, now that he has established the Pengzhan Group, after several years of hiding his identity, he has finally revealed his identity, so he no longer needs to be secretive about some things.
The matter with Cao Mengyuan has always been in secret before, and even few people around him knew about it. But this matter can't always be carried out in secret, right?
There is nothing wrong with making it public at this time. Cao Mengyuan has already rejected the Huang family and wants to be with herself, which is completely normal.
"Aren't you all together?" Cao Mengyuan obviously didn't understand what Shen Dapeng meant, and asked with some surprise, "Is it appropriate for me to go?"
Shen Dapeng smiled softly, "Why is it inappropriate? You are my girlfriend now. Isn't it normal for me to take my girlfriend to dinner?"
"But, they don't know what happened between the two of us. If everyone knows about this..."
"It's time for the two of us to be made public. How long are we going to keep it secretive like this?"
Cao Mengyuan thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.
The attitude of the Cao family is very clear, that is, they have taken the initiative to terminate the engagement with the Huang family, so that the Huang family will not be entangled in a shameless relationship.
After Cao Mengyuan agreed to Shen Dapeng, she said that she would arrive at Xiaohetang Hotpot soon.
The Cao family in the capital was in a prosperous area, and the Little Lotus Pond Hotpot was not far from the Cao family, so Shen Dapeng saw Cao Mengyuan in less than half an hour.
After Cao Mengyuan got off the taxi, she ran to Shen Dapeng in three steps and two steps at a time. She stepped forward with excitement and gave Shen Dapeng a strong hug. Shen Dapeng was caught off guard, but after reacting, she hugged Cao Mengyuan harder.
For a moment, the surroundings seemed to be quiet all of a sudden, and only the beating of each other's heartbeats could be heard.
The two felt each other's warmth and were reluctant to part with each other, and they separated after a long time.
"You must have been freezing after waiting for me for so long, right?"
Cao Mengyuan held Shen Dapeng's cold hand, thinking that he had been waiting for her on the cold street for so long, and she couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
"It's okay. Come in with me. Tang Wei and the others are impatient to wait and have already made several calls."
Shen Dapeng smiled slightly and said he was fine. He glanced at Cao Mengyuan's shy face, took her hand and walked towards the small lotus pond.
Because of the establishment of Pengzhan Group, everyone was basically in the capital, so Li Zeyu reserved the best private room on the second floor for everyone's convenience.
The moment Shen Dapeng took Cao Mengyuan's hand and walked into the private room, the atmosphere where they were chatting and laughing suddenly solidified. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Shen Dapeng and Cao Mengyuan standing at the door.
The eyes were full of surprise and confusion.
Even Liu Fengxia, who had always been relatively calm, looked confused as she stared at Shen Dapeng holding Cao Mengyuan's hand.
From the looks of it, the two of them are boyfriend and girlfriend?
However, I have never heard of Dapeng being in love?
"Okay, Brother Peng, you told us to go out and take a call, why did you pick up a beautiful girl? If you don't explain it, it seems a little unreasonable, right?"
It was Tang Wei who reacted first, breaking the quiet atmosphere in the private room with a haha.
"Yes, Dapeng, who is this girl?" Wang Huailong was also a little confused.
"Don't you know? This is Cao Mengyuan, the school beauty of our high school. You should know her, right?"
Before Shen Dapeng could speak, Li Zeyu's eyes widened and he stared at Cao Mengyuan in disbelief.
Li Zeyu, Shen Dapeng and Cao Mengyuan were high school classmates, so of course they met Cao Mengyuan, but it was strange that Shen Dapeng suddenly brought Cao Mengyuan, an old classmate, here, and judging from the appearance of the two people, their relationship was very unusual.
Sun Dapao slowly stood up, first he squinted his eyes and looked at Cao Mengyuan, then his eyes widened suddenly, and he patted his thigh as if he suddenly understood.
"Yes, that's right, it's you, the school belle of Qingshu County High School! At that time, I took a group of brothers with me, and I always liked to go to the high school when I had nothing to do. As soon as school was over, I could see you, the way you walked
, it’s simply a beautiful scenery.”
"You have a wonderful idea, boy!"
Seeing Sun Dapao staring at Cao Mengyuan with a fascinated gaze, Li Zeyu directly touched the back of Sun Dapao's head.
"The toad wants to eat the swan's meat, why don't you look at who the owner of this swan is?!"
Shen Dapeng and Cao Mengyuan were holding hands together. Li Zeyu would be really stupid if he couldn't understand.
So when he said this, everyone at the table burst out laughing.