Chapter 40

"Take you home?" Hao Meng asked.

"No way!" Xu Meng replied, puzzled herself as to why, among all the boys who had pursued her, she had fallen for him.

"If you’re not going home, where are you going?" Hao Meng asked, taken aback. He had thought that his task would be complete once he picked her up from the train station and took her back. But from the tone of Miss Xu’s words, it was clear that wasn’t what she meant.

"How should I know? Anyway, I’m eating your food, drinking your drinks, and staying at your place. I don’t care about anything else!" Xu Meng said with a smile.

Hao Meng finally understood, swallowed hard, and asked with a hint of mischief in his voice, "So, you mean, you want to sleep with me tonight?"

"Sleep with you? You pervert! How can your mind be so dirty? Whatever you say, it always turns into something else!" Xu Meng pinched him, her face burning, but with the sun hat and the electric scooter, Hao Meng couldn’t see.

"That’s unfair! How can my mind be dirty? You just said you’re going to eat my food, drink my drinks, and stay at my place. If you don’t sleep with me, how can you say you’re staying at my place?" Hao Meng said with a grin.

Xu Meng mumbled, "I’m not dealing with you!"

At the next traffic light, just two intersections away from Xu Meng’s house, Hao Meng slowed down the electric scooter and reminded her, "Miss Xu, we’re almost at your place. Still holding on so tight? Afraid your mom will see?"

Hao Meng decided to take her home, thinking that if she really stayed with him tonight, who knows what trouble might arise.

"You pervert, you have the heart but not the guts! What am I afraid of? If my mom sees, she’ll hit you." A hint of disappointment flashed across Xu Meng’s face, but she said it with a bad temper.

Hao Meng got angry, turned the electric scooter, and drove away from her house, muttering, "Xu Meng, this is your fault. What do you mean I have the heart but not the guts? Your words hurt my pride. Let’s find a hotel and get a room right now. I’ll show you what it means to have guts!"

Xu Meng, blushing, punched him from behind, smiling and unafraid, and said softly, "You’re just talking big. I’ll tell you, Chen Yuqing is also on break. I guess she’ll be back in a couple of days. If you want to make a move, do it quickly. Don’t hesitate when you’re about to do it, or you’ll be too late!"

Snap!

Hao Meng stopped the electric scooter and said with a bitter smile, "Miss Xu, can we stop bringing up those old things? It’s all in the past, isn’t it? It happened years ago!"

Xu Meng smiled, "What’s the big deal about something that happened years ago? It’s still something you did, isn’t it?" She was referring to when they were in middle school, when they went to a hotel and got a room, took off all their clothes, but nothing happened. The reason was that Chen Yuqing kept calling, every half hour, for two minutes each time, which exhausted both of them. The next morning, when they saw Chen Yuqing, she was fine, but Hao Meng had huge dark circles under his eyes, looking like a panda!

Xu Meng always used this as a joke to tease Hao Meng when he was feeling smug. Hao Meng was also ashamed of it, as it was embarrassing for a man!

Hao Meng rolled his eyes!

Xu Meng was also afraid of pushing him too far, so she said with a coy smile, "Alright, I won’t argue with you. Since you’ve taken me back, I’ll go home. No need to worry about me!"

"What do I have to worry about? You should be the one worried!" Hao Meng muttered, turned the electric scooter, and headed towards Xu Meng’s house. To be honest, he really didn’t want to provoke Xu Meng. If he really did something to her, she would tell everyone, including her family, and they would demand he take responsibility.

The only way out would be marriage, and he would have to marry her!

Of course, Hao Meng wasn’t afraid of taking responsibility; he was afraid of Chen Yuqing finding out and going crazy, and another woman committing suicide!

A love triangle involving four people was a headache and a strain!

When they were young, they didn’t understand, but now that he was older, he knew what love meant. If Xu Meng really gave up her chance to become a star for him, Hao Meng would feel guilty for the rest of his life. Every girl dreams of being a star, and even he had dreamed of it when he was young. It would be a waste to let such an opportunity slip away.

Hao Meng was always happy that Xu Meng had been accepted into the Beijing Film Academy, but she said he didn’t understand women or their hearts.

"Do you want to come in for a bit?" Xu Meng took her small suitcase off the front of the electric scooter, winked at Liu Dajing, and asked with a smile, taking off her sunglasses.

Hao Meng glanced at her house, shook his head, and said, "Look at me, all sweaty. Your mom wouldn’t be happy to see me. Not today, maybe another time!"

Xu Meng thought for a moment and said, "Alright, if I have nothing to do this afternoon, I’ll call you and come over."

"Sure!" Hao Meng turned and rode away. There was no need to rush. Since Xu Meng was back, they would see each other often. No matter how much he missed her, he couldn’t show it right now!

Watching him ride away, Xu Meng muttered to herself, "Big dummy, you don’t know how to cherish such a good opportunity. I’ve done so much for you, what more do you want?" If Hao Meng had tried to keep her or forced her to stay, Xu Meng wouldn’t have resisted.

Is it really that hard to break that 'window paper'? I’m a girl, and I don’t care. Why are you, a man, thinking so much? Just do it already!

"What’s wrong with me?" Xu Meng blushed and stomped her foot, feeling a bit like she was in the throes of spring fever.

On the way back, Hao Meng shook his head with a bitter smile. Could he not understand Xu Meng’s feelings? But, would it really be good if they did it? Maybe it’s better to keep this 'pure' friendship, with all the playful bickering, and the relationship would always be good. If they really did it, they might drift apart and become strangers.

Before Hao Meng got home, his phone rang again. He stopped the electric scooter, took out his phone, and saw that it wasn’t Xu Meng calling, but Chen Yuqing!

Chen Yuqing was definitely beautiful, with a great figure, face, and demeanor. But Hao Meng knew that she was a tough person, tough on others and herself.

"Yuqing, on break?" Hao Meng answered with a forced smile. If anyone familiar was nearby, they would definitely say his voice sounded 'cheap,' like a dog’s.

"Did you take Xu Meng home?" Chen Yuqing asked directly.

Hao Meng’s mind went blank. How did Chen Yuqing know he went to pick up Xu Meng? Did Xu Meng call her? Damn, these two girls were playing him!

"Don’t overthink it. I was at the train station just now and saw you two. If you didn’t take her home, take her home now. After that, come back to the train station to pick me up. I’m waiting for you!" She hung up before Hao Meng could say anything. When he tried to call back, she didn’t answer.

Hao Meng pouted and muttered, "I must have done something wrong in my past life!"