The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 942 - 911: I Realize I’ve Fallen in Love with You

Chapter 942: Chapter 911: I Realize I’ve Fallen in Love with You

Having discussed these matters, He Tiantian and Tang Qian managed to get along.

It has to be said, aside from the mess in his love life, Tang Qian is indeed a decent person.

Afterward, He Tiantian raced to pay before Tang Qian could and did not accept his offer to treat her.

Seeing that their business was concluded, Qi Zhenghan was preparing to leave Nan City in two days as there were important matters waiting for him at the factory.

Qi Zhengmin took out a forged telegram, urgently said, "Brother, this is a telegram from a friend of mine, saying Mengmeng had an accident."

Qi Zhenghan was stunned and asked again, "Who?"

"Mengmeng ah?" Qi Zhengmin said, "Nan City’s Zhang Mengmeng?"

"What happened?" Qi Zhenghan felt as if a heavy hammer had struck his heart, very heavy, and he even had some difficulty breathing.

Qi Zhengmin shook her head, "I’m not sure, but if someone sent a telegram to notify me, it must be something serious!"

Qi Zhenghan furrowed his brows and said, "I’ll make a trip back to Nan City, I’ll leave the matters here to you. If there are decisions you can’t make, consult Tiantian and Tang Qian. By the way, while I’m gone, don’t stay at the hotel; stay at Tiantian’s house."

"Okay! I got it, brother," Qi Zhengmin said, "Take all the bodyguards with you, be careful on the way."

"I’ll leave two for you," said Qi Zhenghan after finishing his words, he packed his things, ready to head back to Nan City.

By the time Qi Zhenghan hurriedly left the hotel and rushed to the train station, He Tiantian emerged from Qi Zhengmin’s room.

"Hey, hey, your brother has truly fallen for Zhang Mengmeng this time," He Tiantian said, "You can rest easy now."

Qi Zhengmin had seen her brother’s reaction just now and had probed out his real thoughts.

But she worried that when her brother discovered her lie, the anger would be more than she could bear.

"I’m relieved, but I don’t want to stay in Yanjing anymore. I’m thinking of going abroad to visit our parents," said Qi Zhengmin with a wry smile, "I’m afraid that if I leave too late, my brother will find out I lied to him and punish me."

Thinking of Qi Zhenghan’s character, He Tiantian felt that it was indeed a good choice for Qi Zhengmin to hide.

"Alright, I’ll keep an eye on things here. If you miss your parents, you can go see them," He Tiantian said, trusting Tang Qian to handle the matters, not needing Qi Zhengmin to watch over things.

At the same time, He Tiantian did not want to give Qi Zhengmin and Tang Qian too many opportunities to work together.

Qi Zhengmin nodded and said, "You’re so kind, Sister Tiantian. I’ll leave the matters here to you, I’m going abroad."

Afterward, protected by her bodyguards, Qi Zhengmin left the country with her baggage.

While working, He Tiantian sometimes took a drive to check things out.

Tang Qian indeed proved to be a shrewd businessman with strong capabilities; under his direct supervision, progress was quick.

And so Qi Zhenghan rushed back to Nan City, arriving at seven in the evening, the very time Zhang Mengmeng was supposed to be working her part-time job at Sanfeng Bridge.

However, upon arriving, Qi Zhenghan discovered that Zhang Mengmeng was not at work. After inquiring, he learned that she had asked for leave, and furthermore, she had taken off two whole weeks.

Two weeks?

What on earth happened?

Qi Zhenghan’s mind went blank with worry, fearing something had happened to Zhang Mengmeng.

He then went straight to the school to ask, and from there he learned that Zhang Mengmeng, along with other students under Teacher He’s guidance, had gone on a field trip to the countryside.

Zhang Mengmeng was a journalism student in her third year, and such arrangements were part of her course.

Qi Zhenghan obtained the address where Zhang Mengmeng went for the field trip and once again rushed to find her with his bodyguards in tow.

Now, Qi Zhenghan had only one thought in his mind, which was to find Zhang Mengmeng as quickly as possible.

The car traveled along the winding, bumpy mountain roads, jostling Qi Zhenghan until he was pale. To get some relief, he could only close his eyes and rest.

At that moment, Qi Zhenghan fully understood his own feelings; he could not lose Zhang Mengmeng and did not want her to suffer any harm.

After a long journey of two days, Qi Zhenghan finally arrived at a remote little mountain village.

At the threshing ground at the entrance of the village, many children were playing games.

The gentle rays of the setting sun stretched the shadows of the children very long.

One of the women, playing like a child herself, was joining in the children’s game.

It was a fun and simple game.

Eagle Catches the Chicks.

As an adult, the woman was naturally the perfect choice to be the mother hen.

An older boy took on the role of the eagle.

A string of little chicks followed closely behind the woman.

"Caught you, caught you..." the boy playfully chased, speaking aloud as he grabbed, startling the little chicks behind him.

The little chicks, under the protection of the mother hen in front, kept escaping, their cries of alarm and laughter spreading throughout the entire threshing ground.

Her hair was a bit messy.

But her cheeks were rosy.

On her face, tiny beads of sweat glistened on her forehead and the tip of her nose from running.

Her clothes were plain, but they were always clean.

Her smile was very beautiful...

Qi Zhenghan took each step towards her, the mountain path inaccessible to cars, forcing him to walk, his feet already blistered and in pain.

But seeing that she was alright, all the fatigue and pain disappeared.

Zhang Mengmeng, who was playing the game too, also noticed Qi Zhenghan and stopped playing, staring fixedly at the man not far away.

Zhang Mengmeng couldn’t recall how many nights she had dreamt of Qi Zhenghan.

But at the end of every dream, Qi Zhenghan would say he liked someone else, not her.

Compared to such heart-wrenching dreams, nightmares of demons and ghosts seemed not scary at all.

She liked Qi Zhenghan, loved him.

But that didn’t mean she would accept a man who didn’t love her.

This wasn’t love; it was torture. If they were to be together by force, then what lay ahead would be hell.

Zhang Mengmeng wanted to hate, but she couldn’t bring herself to hate Qi Zhenghan or Teacher He.

So she had to quietly endure alone, believing that time would solve everything.

When signing up in the department to go to the countryside for a field trip, Zhang Mengmeng chose the most remote place, hoping to come to a beautiful environment with sparse human presence, to free herself.

Perhaps that way, she wouldn’t suffer so much.

Indeed, upon arriving here, she forgot the sorrow of Nan City while playing with the children, helping the villagers with their work, and she genuinely enjoyed the serenity and tranquility of the moment.

However, just when she thought she could stay calm, this person appeared again.

Zhang Mengmeng knew that all that tranquility was just on the surface.

A slight breeze, a tiny stone, could cause ripples across her calm heart lake.

"Why are you here?" Standing in place, Zhang Mengmeng couldn’t help but ask as Qi Zhenghan approached her.

Qi Zhenghan was somewhat disheveled but showed a bright smile.

"I missed you," Qi Zhenghan said, stretching out his long arms to embrace Zhang Mengmeng tightly. "I’ve realized I’ve fallen in love with you."

What?

Was this a dream?

Zhang Mengmeng could hardly believe her ears.