Chapter 113 If you want to kiss me, just say so.

Even if more than a hundred people drag their feet, picking and choosing will only take an hour or two.

For the first time, the grapefruit she usually loved tasted intoxicatingly sweet on her tongue, and she finished a glass in about five minutes. However, it did little to relieve her anxiety.

Meng Jiuyi watched helplessly as rows of girls left, the lamplight dimly illuminating her troubled and conflicted profile.

Tan Yuchen rested his fingers on his temples, glancing at her leisurely.

"How about we take a break and then have another piece of cake?"

"......"

Meng Jiuyi was about to eat too much salt.

Another row of girls of similar height came in. She didn't want to talk to him at all and stared at the one in the middle with a mole on the tip of her nose.

"Were you here the night the Shen family held their banquet?"

The other party immediately said, "Miss Meng, I didn't! I was helping out in the lobby all night. There were just too many guests, and I couldn't leave. I was always being watched by someone. Oh, and I also accompanied Miss Gao to the dressing room that night because her dress got wet. I didn't leave her side the whole time. If you don't believe me, you can call Miss Gao."

Meng Jiuyi: "..."

It's always like this. The witnesses and evidence are laid out clearly, so you have to hold hands to go to the toilet together, right?

Meng Jiuyi let out a slight snort, asked a few more questions, and then let them leave.

Tan Yuchen asked leisurely, "We haven't found them yet, there are less than twenty people left."

"Shut up!"

Meng Jiuyi had already lost even the most basic courtesy towards him.

For the first time, the young master, who was always bossing others around, obeyed and shut up when told to. She crossed her legs, her hand resting loosely on the edge of the sofa, the tips of her hair lightly brushing against his palm.

It was a little itchy, but the man didn't remove it.

The next few dozen people naturally gained nothing. Meng Jiuyi put up a desperate fight and decided to take a break.

"Cousin, you rest for a bit, I'm going to the restroom."

However, before she could get up, the man grabbed her wrist and pulled her back. She almost fell into his arms. Tan Yuchen leaned closer and looked down at her.

"Is he in a hurry to pee or is he trying to escape?"

His thumb was pressed on her pulse, and the burning heat flowed up her arm.

Meng Jiuyi smiled and said, "Cousin, you're joking. I don't have any reason to run away."

Tan Yuchen asked, "Was there really such a person that night?"

The warm breath brushed against her face, and Meng Jiuyi's heart trembled in turmoil. He saw her gesturing behind him.

Several girls went out one by one, and then two middle-aged women in black suits came in. When Meng Jiuyi saw the face of one of them, he almost lost his composure.

Depend on!

The foreman was no longer the arrogant person he used to be; he practically wanted to kneel down before her.

"Miss Meng, I'm so sorry for disturbing you that day. This is the ill-gotten gain I obtained from you back then, and I'm returning it tenfold. Please forgive me! I have a son at home and I really can't lose this job. Please help me!"

After saying that, he timidly handed over the bank card.

Tan Yuchen curled his lips with interest, "You dare to swindle money from Meng the Money-Grubber? Aren't you afraid she'll retaliate with a cannon?"

Meng Jiuyi: "..."

His smile held an unfathomable quality, and the head waiter felt a chill run down his spine. "Third Young Master, I was blind to your greatness, I deserve to die—"

Tan Yuchen: "Let's get down to business."

The supervisor hurriedly said, "When I brought Miss Meng to the lounge that day, it was around 9:30. Since I had to hand over my shift at that time, I gave her a few words of advice and then left."

The other person was the lobby manager, who bowed and said, "I was responsible for welcoming Mr. Tan Yue onto the ship at 8:40. Later, the Third Young Master had a conflict with him on the island platform and left when the clock struck midnight."

The bell rang; it was nine o'clock.

Including the time the man was delayed by Shen Yuan in the corridor, it was exactly 9:30 in the lounge.

He really investigated every single detail thoroughly. If there had been surveillance footage that night, he probably would have shown it all to her directly.

The air around her was filled with the faint scent of sage, as if it were trying to invade her nostrils, making it difficult for Meng Jiuyi to even breathe.

Tan Yuchen dismissed everyone, leaving only the two of them in the lounge. The man slowly leaned closer to her.

"Isn't the timing coincidental? According to Ah Jiu, if he accidentally bumped into the maid running out of the lounge, it must have been at least after 11 or 12 o'clock."

So what were you doing for those two hours? Were you hiding like a spy, waiting to bump into her at the exact moment, or—"

He gently stroked her face with his fingers. "There is no such person."

A tingling, electric-like sensation spread from where his fingers were pressing.

Under the man's meaningful gaze, she was like a flower with broken stems and leaves, barely able to maintain a facade of strength when the nutrients were gone.

"What does cousin mean?"

Meng Jiuyi looked up at him, "Could it be that you thought I was the one that night?"

She acted perfectly, like a flamingo placed in a vase, the light illuminating her absurd and ridiculous face.

"I was bossed around at the banquet for most of the night, can't I find a place to take a nap and relax?"

Tan Yuchen didn't speak, he just stared at her.

Meng Jiuyi swallowed, trying to bolster her confidence, "If it really were me, do you think I would let this go so easily? My cousin should be made to pay until he's bankrupt!"

"Such arrogance."

Tan Yuchen chuckled lightly, "Tell me, how much do you intend to make me go bankrupt?"

This was a done deal for him; he was convinced that she was the one.

Meng Jiuyi's mind immediately went into alert mode; if she went along with the man's words, she would be trapped in a cage.

Don't fall for his tricks.

She mimicked his movements, slowly moving closer to him.

Their breathing became clearer, but her voice was very soft.

"It sounds like my cousin would have preferred it to be me that night rather than the maid? Why?"

After saying that, she blinked gently, almost touching him, her eyelashes fluttering just below the tip of his nose.

The itch brought on by the incitement spread throughout his body like ants gnawing at him.

Tan Yuchen's Adam's apple bobbed, and his gaze slowly descended, from the tip of her nose to her lips, his eyes as dark as the depths of the sea.

"Suddenly so close to me."

His voice was low and husky, "Just say you want to kiss me."

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I actually wrote another chapter, but I'm not satisfied with it and want to revise it tomorrow. Goodnight~~