Chapter Thirty-Five: Gentle Breeze and Light Rain

  The Fourteen Palaces

  The room was quiet, with the wind blowing in through the window, causing her skirt and hair to flutter. Just then, the door on the other side creaked open heavily. A figure emerged, and Meng Er broke free from Yan Yi's grasp. All that could be heard was a loud "thud" as Jing Tianyou's right fist landed squarely on Yan Yi's left cheek. Seeing Yan Yi react, he raised his fist to strike Jing Tianyou. Meng Er reacted instinctively, rushing forward to block him. With the momentum, Jing Tianyou wrapped his arms around her waist, spun around, and took a punch from Yan Yi on his own back!

  The wind stirred the curtains, and the beads under the curtain collided with the wall, making a tinkling sound. In this quiet room, it seemed particularly abrupt. Meng Er slowly raised her head and saw that Jing Tianyou was looking down at her with a smile in his eyes, speaking in a spoiled tone: "Girl, you're a girl, don't always try to shield me! This makes me feel very incompetent, do you know?"

  Meng'er gazed at his face, ignoring the person behind him, who was now emitting a strong black aura, glaring at the people embracing in front of him with clenched teeth. His fists were bulging with veins, as if one could hear the sound of bones cracking due to the tight grip.

  "Boss, are you okay?" Yuwen Feng's voice broke the eerie atmosphere at this time. Yan Yi withdrew his fist and wiped his left cheek, which was red and swollen from being punched by Xing Tianyou, and said heavily: "I'm fine!"

  "Alright, big brother Tianqing? Are you okay?" Meng'er asked with concern after leaving his arms.

  "It's nothing!" Jing Tianyou looked at his empty hands, feeling a little down. But seeing that this girl was still like before, rushing over whenever he was in danger, he had already ignored the incoming fist and just lowered his head to look at her, who only wanted to protect him. At this moment, as she left, he suddenly felt some dull pain on his back!

  He pulled Meng Er's hand and turned around to face another equally outstanding man: "Who are you?"

  "Yan Yi, her boss!" Suddenly, a burst of vinegar flavor exploded in her mouth.

  Qing Tianyou ignored his gaze and directly threw out a sentence: "Yan Yi, I represent Canghai Ruyi to cancel the contract with you!"

  Meng'er heard this and looked up at Jing Tianyou, she didn't think he had the right to help her make decisions. Just as she was about to speak out to stop him, Yan Yiqing on the opposite side hummed softly and said slowly: "What's the reason? The contract is in black and white, she signed it herself, before the contract expires, she is mine for one more day..." He deliberately stopped speaking, and indeed, he saw Jing Tianyou's face change instantly, and then slowly opened his mouth to say: "An artist under my management!"

  "What's the penalty? Give me a number!" Jing Tianyou frowned and said to Yan Yi with an air of superiority.

  Yan Yi looked up at the wise eyes and said domineeringly, "Feng, show the contract of Miss Cang Hai to Young Master Jing Tian!" As he spoke, he turned around and walked towards the door of the banquet hall next door!

  Jing Tianyu took the contract from Yu Wenfeng, who didn't know when he had picked it up. He scanned it quickly, his brow furrowing tighter and tighter as he read on. His hand gripping the contract became more and more tense. Three minutes later, he slapped the contract back into Yu Wenfeng's arms without a word and dragged Meng'er towards another door!

  As she reached the door, Meng Er only realized that this was another safe exit, and turning a corner would lead her to the main entrance. Just as she thought of pulling out her hand which had been held by Jing Tian Yu all along, he suddenly let go of her hand and pushed her into a corner. His eyes blazed with anger, staring tightly at the little person in front of him. "You dare sign such a contract? Unless you want to die, for these five years, you will be an artist under Yi Huang Entertainment!"

  Meng Er's back was stuck to the wall, and the cold ceramic tiles transmitted a chill through her thin silk skirt to her entire body. Furthermore, Jing Tianyou's angry eyes made her heart tremble with fear! "I, I think that five years is not long, it's nothing!" Even though she tried to suppress it, her trembling voice still revealed her current emotions!

  "You..." A fist slammed into the wall beside Meng Er's left cheek, looking at Meng Er's innocent and timid expression, in the end, he suppressed the anger in his heart. "Let's go, go home!" He said, dragging her out.

  As she walked out of the hotel's main entrance, the wind carrying the mist from the fountain blew onto Meng Er's body, and she couldn't help but shiver. The person next to her finally realized that she was only wearing a skirt, and it was still a bit chilly on this autumn night. Then, he put his jacket over her shoulders. Before long, the driver brought the car over, stuffed her into the passenger seat, slammed the door shut, got into the driver's seat himself, and sped away!

  Meng'er looked at Jing Tianyou, who was staring straight ahead with both eyes, and hesitated about whether to speak up. Just then, the person beside him seemed to have eyes on the side of his face and spoke up: "If you have something to say, just say it!"

  "Brother Qiang Tian, Mei Er is still inside!" Meng Er only remembered when she got on the car that she had left Mei Er behind. She hoped that Mei Er wouldn't blame her, as she was also helpless!

  "She naturally has someone to send her back, you'd better worry about yourself a bit more!" Jing Tianyou still didn't look at Meng'er, but he could feel that the little girl's gaze was still on him. "Is there anything else, say it all at once!"

  "Hey, can I borrow a phone from you? Mine fell on the sofa in the banquet hall!" Meng'er felt that after entering this world and this body, everything seemed to have merged into this body. It was as if her aura had grown weaker and weaker.

  Jing Tianyou didn't make a sound, and his eyes hinted at something. Meng'er followed his gaze to the phone on the phone holder next to him, fiddled with it for a while according to memory, and finally dialed Mei'er's number. "Hello, Mei'er! I'm Meng'er! I'll head back first." Then Jing Tianyou heard the voice on the other end, but only heard Meng'er continue to say: "Okay, nothing! You take good care of yourself too, and go back to rest early... Uh, we can pick up the phone later at school... Okay, bye!"

  Then she hung up the phone and put it back in its place. "Brother Qiang Tian!"

  "Hmm!" The man driving replied without turning his head.

  "Can't tonight's matter be kept from my brother?" Meng'er thought that if her big brother found out, it would be another storm.

  Hmph……, the car stopped by the side of the road. Meng'er looked at the person beside her with a puzzled expression. He leaned forward, his eyes shining with an unrecognizable light. His lips opened and closed, and his words came out softly. "Helping you is fine, giving you some benefits!"

  "Benefit, benefit?" Meng'er looked at the man getting closer and closer, somewhat puzzled. It's just a small matter, yet he also wants to ask for benefits! "I even saved you, what benefits did you give me?"

  The man close to her, hearing Meng's words, suddenly stiffened. His expression in the dimly lit carriage became somewhat obscure. Meng looked at his stiff movements and expressions, knowing that she had stepped on his sore spot - a man wouldn't want to hear that he was saved by a little girl, let alone being mentioned afterwards, how humiliating!

  Then, Meng'er swallowed hard, "That, I didn't mean to bring it up! Uh, past things are in the past, don't take it too seriously!" Meng'er thought for a moment before saying this.

  However, Jing Tianyou still looked at her with an obscure gaze, not making a sound. The cars passing by on the road outside occasionally honked their horns; the streetlights beside them illuminated the shrubs along the roadside to an exceptionally bright green; the two people inside the car were still staring at each other, their postures unchanged!

  Finally, Jing Tianyou withdrew from the ranks of the wooden men, heavily placing his body in the seat, exhaling a subtle breath, starting the car and leaving without a trace!