"Do you still want to eat? I'll get it for you."
Meng Ting rolled his eyes as he pondered, then he nodded lightly. He had already decided he will not go to the kitchen to get sandwiches from tomorrow onward, since he could only endure his morning runs by having enough midnight supper anyway. "I want to eat meat."
"Okay."
Yan Sui got up and went to get food for Meng Ting, while Meng Ting obediently sat and waited for him to come back.
He continued to eat the remaining food on the other plate until it was finished. Only then did he lift his eyes to search for Yan Sui's figure. As for Yan Sui, his figure had been long blocked by the people that walked back and forth in the hall.
Meng Ting had not captured the silhouette that belonged to Yan Sui in the crowd yet, when a handsome man, who looked quite familiar, sat where Yan Sui sat earlier. Moreover, he stared at Meng Ting with a gloomy expression.
As he was deep in thoughts, Meng Ting was certain he did not owe money to anyone. Therefore, this man definitely was not there to collect debts from him. With that in mind, his eyes quickly moved away as he continued to search for Yan Sui.
"You're really happy, right?"
Seeing Meng Ting did not react to his words in the slightest, Su Siyu repeated them once more, "You've seized what I have missed out on. You will soon marry Yan Sui. You're really happy, right."
For the first half of the sentence, Meng Ting truly did not understand, but for the latter part of the sentence, Su Siyu actually guessed it correctly — Meng Ting was very happy to marry Yan Sui.
He turned his head back and looked at Su Siyu. He neither did shake nor nod his head. He did not think he had to tell him the truth since he did not know him personally.
Su Siyu sneered coldly before he finally introduced himself, "I'm Yan Sui's former fiancée, Su Siyu."
Meng Ting had never heard anything about the former fiancée, but he did hear the name Su Siyu just before he came to the banquet and there was no chance of him not knowing him now. So that was the 'Su Siyu' who confessed to Yan Sui and got rejected?!
What was the reason he came to look for him? Meng Ting could not understand. As for his marriage to Yan Sui, he had no choice whatsoever, to this date. At the most, he was merely too cooperative… Could that be the reason? With that in mind, Meng Ting was not sure whether he could be considered wronged or not.
"Meng Ting, let me tell you something. Yan Sui won't be able to escape from the palm of my hands…"
With his eyebrows knitted together, Meng Ting's expression turned alarmed from when he was merely in thoughts. "Are you going to hurt him?"
Unable to escape the palm of his hands — Was it not only something a bad person would say? That hateful look on Su Siyu's face — could it be that he was Yan Sui's real enemy? If that was the case, should he beat up Su Siyu on Yan Sui's behalf to make him feel scared?
"I like him. I want to chase him."
Su Siyu regarded all the reactions on Meng Ting's face as he was deliberately making fun of himself, but he did not mind at all so he bluntly said those words to Meng Ting.
With regret, Meng Ting held back on the idea to beat him up, then seriously he shook his head at Su Siyu. "This isn't good. You like another person's husband. It's not good."
"There's a saying, how does it go…" Meng Ting suddenly had a mental block. He could not remember what he wanted to say whatsoever. Because of that, he lowered his eyes as he tried his best to remember it.
Su Siyu was infuriated by his words and the way he acted. Under the watchful eyes of many people, apart from voicing up, it was impossible for him to be able to do anything else to Meng Ting.
"Do you think by saying this, I'll give up?" Su Siyu slightly leaned forward while his gaze turned sterner than before. However, Meng Ting looked up and he looked even more regretful. "I'm sorry. I can't remember how that saying goes. I'll tell you when I remember it again."
As Meng Ting continued to feel the regret, Su Siyu did not know how to react at the moment. All the while, the two men that stood behind Meng Ting were no longer able to hold back their laughter upon hearing the entire conversation. They held their stomach as they laughed loudly, "Ha ha ha!"
"Ha ha ha!"
One of the men who was laughing was Gu Lang, while the other was the eldest grandson of the Zhongs, Zhong Ming.
The corner that Yan Sui found was rather secluded. Somehow, they also found the spot. It was a 'coincidence' that they witnessed such a comedic moment.
"Oh, where did Yan Sui find this treasure? I want one, too." Zhong Ming said while Gu Lang nodded in agreement. It would be fun taking that 'treasure' out even if it would cause annoyance to others. Besides, Meng Ting was so good looking.
Lifting his eyes up, Meng Ting looked at them as he still could not comprehend. Su Siyu turned with an awkward complexion. He wished he could directly dig a hole in the ground. Right at that moment, Yan Sui also came back and heard Zhong Ming's last sentence.
Yan Sui swept his gaze across them, then he continued walking toward Meng Ting before he stood next to him. At first, he placed the plate on the table, then he straightened his body again. Putting his arm around Meng Ting's shoulders, Yan Sui looked toward Su Siyu. "What do you want?"
Without waiting for Su Siyu to speak, he continued, "If there isn't anything you want, then don't come over. My fiancée and I don't want to be disturbed."
If it had not been for Madame Su's good relationship with his grandmother, Yan Sui would not have limited himself with only those words and let Su Siyu get away with it so easily.
As for Su Siyu, he seemed as if he could not understand words of rejection. He even dared to approach Meng Ting. He really caused people to feel unhappy as he pestered endlessly.
These few days, Su Siyu seemed to be experiencing all the embarrassment he had once faced before.
Hearing Yan Sui's words, his complexion was utterly unsightly. Letting out a sneer, he turned around and took his leave. He walked straight out of the hall and got into the car. He could no long bare to stay until the end of the Zhongs' banquet.
Facing Yan Sui's chilly glare, Zhong Ming and Gu Lang were unable laugh even if they wanted to.
As a response to the glare, they did not continue to sit on their own. Both of them got up and sat across Yan Sui and Meng Ting.
Yan Sui retracted his glare before his gaze landed on Meng Ting, then he sat down, "Here, eat."
On the pair of plates, other than meat, there was also vegetable salad. He was indeed very considerate.
Meng Ting was not a picky eater. He ate the food with gusto while Yan Sui, Zhong Ming, and Gu Lang talked about trivial matters. After quite a while, Meng Ting lifted his head and looked toward Gu Lang and Zhong Ming, before he asked with uncertainty, "Were you laughing at me just now?"
But, Meng Ting hadn't done anything embarrassing!
Hearing that, Gu Lang and Zhong Ming paused and tried their best to hold their desire to laugh, "We don't dare to… don't dare to."
Under Yan Sui's watchful eyes, they would not dare to do so.
Although Zhong Ming would most likely be the head of the Zhongs in the future, he would still have to wait twenty or thirty years. There was still a big difference compared to Yan Sui, who already held the power in the Yan family. Outsiders all felt their relationship was ordinary; in fact, it was 'ordinary.' However, this kind of 'ordinary' was not the same as with others. Their friendship was merely a tad bit more ordinary than close friends.
In the past, they were closer. However, ever since Yan Sui became the head of their family, only his grandfather or his dad attended the banquets to catch up with the other side. Because of this, their friendship gradually drifted. For that exact reason, he was able to speak to Yan Sui more casually than the others.
"Hey, you haven't answered the question I asked before?"
Yan Sui pondered over it for a moment, "He just fell from heaven." Therefore, he was someone that was given by luck and could not be sought.
When he realized Yan Sui's alternate meaning, Zhong Ming restrained himself from his gossiping spirit with great effort, then he elbowed Gu Lang. From that gesture, it was obvious that Gu Lang knew more inside, but when he asked him about it before, Gu Lang did not spill a single word to him.
Gu Lang hissed. His movement was rather exaggerated. The other three men, including Meng Ting, all stared at him. He rubbed his ribs where Zhong Ming elbowed, before he changed the topic, "Did you mean to say that there's plenty of fish in the sea before?"
Hearing that, Meng Ting could not care to eat anymore and widened his eyes, "Yes, that's it. I just couldn't remember it before."
"You're so smart." Meng Ting was dumbfounded seeing how Gu Lang knew what he was thinking.
If Gu Lang had not said it, Meng Ting would probably ponder over it for the next few days. He looked around to look for Su Siyu so he could tell him, but he was already long gone. "Next time when he looks for me again, I'll tell him."
Seeing that the two men in front of him were trying to hold in their laugher, Meng Ting self-reflected, then he restrained the exclaimed expression on his face, before he straightened his body, "Actually, if I was given more time, I would have definitely remembered. Honestly."
He was actually not hopelessly stupid… No, maybe he was.
Yan Sui raised his hand, landing on Meng Ting's hair as he gently caressed it. After he swept his glare toward Gu Lang and Zhong Ming, their expressions immediately turned serious. However, it seemed they still could not contain their laughter that was about to sneakily leak out.
However, Meng Ting was able to feel that kind of laughter was not malicious whatsoever. Hence, he merely glanced at them again, then he lowered his head and continued to eat his food.
In general, everyone felt Meng Ting would be the one to be disadvantaged compared to Su Siyu. In truth, not only did Su Siyu not receive the slightest bit of advantage, he was provoked to utter enragement.
If it was not for the sincerity in Meng Ting's eyes, everyone would have truly thought Meng Ting purposely evoked Su Siyu's anger.
Being shielded by Yan Sui, not many people noticed how much Meng Ting ate. Even if they were shocked after noticing it, they did not dare to express their opinions.
The banquet had come to the final segment, which was ballroom dancing. The guests danced and drank, while the four of them sat in that corner for half of the night already. To be exact, they had accompanied Meng Ting the entire night as he ate his meal.
Meng Ting's tummy was like a bottomless cave. It appeared that no matter how much food Yan Sui served him, he could still finish it.
Being influenced by him, Gu Lang and Zhong Ming also ate a lot but the taste was the same for them, but the food did not taste as good as how Meng Ting made it look like when he ate it. However, since they were bored, it was rather fun to chat while they ate.
The banquet came to an end after the ballroom dancing. As for Meng Ting and Yan Sui, they had to part as well.
Zhong Ming stood up to see Yan Sui off, while Meng Ting followed closely beside Yan Sui. Finally, it was only then that Meng Ting let out the words he had held within him for a long time, "I don't think I was fallen from heaven." Obviously, he came from the Meng family and he was once not wanted by the others.
"Is it because I'm a treasure, that's why I must fall from heaven?"
During the entire evening, Yan Sui did not know how many times he had laughed because of Meng Ting. He gently stroked his hair, "You're indeed a treasure." He was also about to become his treasure.
Meng Ting had never thought that he had any special qualities of being a 'treasure.' Could it possibly be because he was stupid?
"I… I still need to think about this for a while."
The confusion within his gaze caused the charmingness to fade from his amorous eyes. Seeing that, both Gu Lang and Zhong Ming felt an itch in their hands; not to mention, the intuitive feelings that Yan Sui was able to sense directly.
Yan Sui moved his hand away from Meng Ting's hair, then he held his hand instead. "You can think about it slowly. It doesn't matter how long it takes," he whispered once again.
Having waited for quite a while, Meng Qi approached them as soon as he saw them walking out of the hall. Even though he was displeased with Yan Sui, he did not express his feelings inappropriately on his face. Contrarily, he smiled at Yan Sui and the others before he looked toward Meng Ting.
It was already late at night. It was unnecessary for Yan Sui to take him home as it was too much effort. With that in mind, Meng Ting slowly let go of Yan Sui's hand and walked away. After he took one step forward, he turned around and he looked toward Yan Sui's direction. "I will think carefully. I will tell you when I see you next."
"Okay." Yan Sui acknowledged. The gentleness in his expression was something that Gu Lang and the others had never seen before. Suddenly, they understood. Yan Sui has been defeated by Meng Ting.
Meng Ting turned back around and followed Meng Qi back to the car. After he got in the car, he rolled down the window and stretched half of his head out before smiling at Yan Sui from afar.
Then, he extended one of his hands out. He waved and waved until the car took off — taking away Meng Ting, who was evidently reluctant to be parted from Yan Sui.