Chapter 98 Things Have Changed

  After Meng Er and Yan Yi separated, she went to the commercial center to look at clothes. As she walked in front of a store, Meng Er stopped in her tracks. She walked in and her hand reached out to touch a skirt, but at the same time, her other hand also rested on it.

  Meng'er turned her head and surprisingly saw Qin Li, who was also staring at Meng'er with a look of astonishment.

  "Meng'er, how could it be you? You also like this skirt? Hmm, I think it suits you quite well too!" Qin Li said enthusiastically.

  "But I think it suits you a bit more! Is this skirt still available?" Meng'er knew whose voice it was without turning her head. She still remembered that she and Yan'er had met Qian Tianyu's mother, Mrs. Qian Tian, here for the first time.

  Meng'er turned around, slightly bowed towards Jing Tian's mother and greeted: "Auntie Jing Tian!"

  "Oh, it's Meng Er! You're back?" There was no embarrassment at not seeing a familiar person, no passion as imagined, no hug as imagined. All there was, was a single sentence, "Meng Er, you're back" in a cold tone. The attitude of the mother made Meng Er feel somewhat embarrassed all of a sudden!

  "Madam, I'm afraid you know that every style in our store is one-of-a-kind!" The clerk's words rescued Meng from the awkwardness, but also plunged her into another ice pit.

  Madam, you know... You only know... She knows and yet asks the shop assistant if there's another dress like it. Is it just to make things difficult for her? Meng'er is somewhat puzzled!

  That enthusiastic person who chose clothes for herself, brought makeup artists and dressers to her home for a banquet, and treated herself with the tenderness of her own mother, Tian Tian's mother. At this time, she wanted to give the clothes she liked to someone else. But for her, Qin Li was not someone else, but her future daughter-in-law, while Cang Hai Meng was an outsider!

  Meng'er smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "This dress is more suitable for Miss Qin!"

  "Ah, Meng'er's eyes are the same as mine, I also think it suits Ali better!" Tian Tian Mama held the skirt in her hand and compared it to Qin Li's body for a few times.

  The salesgirl next to them looked at Meng Er and Qin Li, although she knew that the skirt was more suitable for petite Meng Er, but years of sales experience told her that it's still better to follow the lady's words!

  "Yes, that color suits Miss Qin Li better!"

  When Meng'er felt that the corners of her mouth were about to cramp from smiling, Tian Tian's mother finally spoke up again: "Meng'er, do you have any clothes you like? Let's get them together!" The gentle warmth and kindness in her tone were gone, replaced by a haughty condescension!

  "Thanks, but no thanks! I'm just here to take a look around!" Meng Er waved her hand, making her stance clear.

  "Alright then, you can continue shopping. Aunt Yu is almost here! Ali, let's go!" Just as Jing Tian's mom said that and was about to leave after paying at the counter, Meng Er stood in front of her and sincerely said: "Jing Tian's mom, I just returned to the country two days ago and didn't have time to come visit you. I'll definitely make it up to you by visiting soon!"

  "No need for that, you can just keep the time to go shopping! Ali, let's go!" Then, Qin Li took Dream's place standing next to Tian Tian Mama and followed her as she left.

  Meng'er involuntarily lifted her foot and followed them up, but stopped at the door. Jing Tianyu met them and took over the things in Jing Tianyu's mother and Qin Li's hands, then walked out of the mall's gate with them side by side. They didn't notice Meng'er watching them leave from upstairs, that sorrowful gaze!

  "Miss, is there anything I can help you with?" The shop assistant saw Meng'er standing blankly at the door and didn't dare to mention that she was blocking the way. So he politely asked if she needed any assistance!

  "Oh, no need! Thank you!" Meng'er smiled wistfully at the salesperson, and then lost all interest in shopping, leaving the mall.

  Meng'er unknowingly arrived at the 'Face Sea Residence' that Yan had once brought her to, but it had now become a small shop selling swimming gear. Because not long after she left, this place was planned as a seaside park, and many tourists would come here to watch the sea and play in the water! But she didn't know where Mei Zi went!

  "Yan Yi, where did Mei Zi go?" Meng Er dialed Yan Yi's phone and asked. According to common sense, the development here has increased the flow of customers, which is a hundred benefits and no harm to Mei Zi's 'Mian Hai Ju'. Is it possible that Mei Zi left because she thought it was too noisy?

  "She's been caught and brought back!" Yan Yi's voice came from the other end of the phone, and Meng'er found that Yan Yi's eyes had gradually lost a bit of the overbearing aura they had when they first met. Maybe it was because his career had been on track for a long time, and that overbearing harshness was slowly disappearing too.

  "Yes, she was originally about to get married, but because of some small quarrels with her fiancé, she left home in a huff. And once she left, it's been a long time!" Yan said with a hint of implication.

  Meng'er furrowed her brow, feeling that things wouldn't be like this. She asked solemnly: "Do you guarantee the truth of your words?"

  Then, a moment of silence, and finally, Yan let out a sigh and said: "Actually, Mei Zi was just tired of the noise here and left! Where she went, I don't know either!"

  Many people, just like that, slowly faded out of your life without you realizing it. By the time you think of them again, they've already left, and maybe there won't be another chance to meet again!

  "Meng er, Meng er, are you there?"

  "In..."

  "Are you living in Mianhai now?"

  "Ah, yes!"

  "Then you wait there for me, I'll be right there!"

  "Good!"

  Hanging up the phone, Meng Er strolled to the other side of the beach, where bursts of laughter and playful shouts kept entering her ears. This time, it was much more lively than last time, but also noisier!

  Meng'er found a spot to sit down, took off her shoes, hugged her legs, and watched as the sand slid off her feet, then dug some more up with her toes, only to have it slide off again, repeating the cycle, playing happily!

  "Is it that fun?"

  Meng'er looked up and saw Yan Yi standing tall, suddenly the word "Tian Shen" (Heavenly God) flashed in her mind, high above, bathed in sunlight, bright but not allowing anyone to invade!

  "Hmm, so-so..."

  "How did you end up here?" Yan Yi sat down beside Meng Er and asked softly.

  Meng'er raised her head and looked towards where the sea and sky met. She said slowly, "Come feel the impact of how great the changes in the world are to me!"

  "How big is what you feel?"

  "It's as vast as the distance between heaven and earth!" Meng'er framed her hands with her index fingers and thumbs, gazing into the distance through this makeshift frame.

  Yan Yi looked at Meng Er, who was both sorrowful and stubborn, stretched out his hands and pulled her into his arms. He whispered in her ear: "Fool..."