Chapter 240
"Honestly, you really don’t need to follow me. I have my own plans for what I need to do."
"That may be true, but you know, Shen Mengjie appreciates me. As long as I'm around, things might go more smoothly!" Xue Shaohua tilted his head back, reveling in the attention from the girls around him.
To be honest, Xue Shaohua genuinely enjoyed the feeling of being silently admired.
He flicked his hair to the right, slightly furrowing his brow, then tugged at Ye Liangchen's sleeve. "Look over there."
Ye Liangchen straightened his chest, flashed a confident smile, and replied slowly, "Not interested. Not everyone has the courage to pursue someone like me. Sure, I have my charm, but I'm not that easy to win over."
"No, I mean Long Aotian and Shen Mengjie."
At the mention of their names, Ye Liangchen lifted his gaze.
Sure enough, he spotted Long Aotian and Shen Mengjie among the crowd.
"Not good!" Ye Liangchen exclaimed.
"What? What's going on?" Xue Shaohua was startled by Ye Liangchen's sudden outburst.
"Idiot! Are you only thinking about your defense presentation? Can’t you see that Long Aotian is actually pouring alcohol into Shen Mengjie’s glass?"
"I knew it! I knew that scoundrel Long Aotian would stop at nothing to get what he wants. Shen Mengjie looks completely out of it. If Long Aotian takes her to a hotel now, do you think she could resist?"
Ye Liangchen clenched his fists tightly.
"You're overthinking it. Look, there are so many people around. No matter how arrogant or despicable Long Aotian is, he wouldn’t dare do anything to Shen Mengjie in front of all these witnesses."
Xue Shaohua remained relatively calm.
"You don’t understand. You really don’t get it. Someone like Long Aotian doesn’t care about the law. In his eyes, as long as he can satisfy his twisted desires, he can do anything..."
Thinking of Long Aotian's vile actions in his dreams made Ye Liangchen tremble with anger.
With that thought, Ye Liangchen started walking toward Long Aotian's group.
But after just a couple of steps, he stopped again.
He wasn’t afraid of Long Aotian; he just felt that confronting him now would only lead to an unpleasant scene. He didn’t want Shen Mengjie to see him, usually so composed, getting into a fight.
So he took out his phone and quickly began typing a message.
Meanwhile, Shen Mengjie felt her phone vibrating repeatedly and took it out to check.
Looking around and not seeing anyone, she couldn’t help but chuckle to herself.
She turned to Long Aotian and asked, "Hey, did you offend someone earlier?"
"Not at all. This is my first time in Kyoto. Who could I possibly offend?" Long Aotian replied without a second thought.
Since arriving in Kyoto, he had only been at school or working on the details of his courtyard. Occasionally, he accompanied the three little ones on outings, leading a very stable life. He had no time to offend anyone.
Shen Mengjie shrugged. "Who knows? You seem to give a good impression to everyone, but that might not be the case for some people."
Originally, Shen Mengjie wanted to directly ask Long Aotian if he knew Ye Liangchen and Xue Shaohua.
But suddenly, she recalled what Ye Liangchen had said before: "It was Long Aotian who unscrupulously took away my treasure girl, my white moonlight and childhood sweetheart... If I get the chance, I will definitely rescue them from Long Aotian..."
Shen Mengjie glanced at her phone, quickly replied to a few messages, and then put it back in her pocket.
At that moment, Shen Mengjie admitted to herself that she was being a bit petty. She wanted to know if Long Aotian's beloved girlfriend would really be taken away by Ye Liangchen...
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After parting ways with the group, Shen Mengjie found an excuse to leave first.
Han Xiaojing and Wang Lijuan watched her walk away, then returned to their dorm.
Once outside, Shen Mengjie didn’t wait long.
A deep, affectionate call rang out from not far behind her.
The magnetic, gentle voice made Shen Mengjie shiver involuntarily.
Quickly regaining her composure, she turned around.
She saw Ye Liangchen and Xue Shaohua hurrying toward her.
Throughout the entire process, both Ye Liangchen and Xue Shaohua let out a huge sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness! Mengjie, I’m so glad you’re okay!" Ye Liangchen exclaimed, clenching his fists tightly. "If Long Aotian dares to hurt you, I won’t let him get away with it!"
Xue Shaohua remained silent, his gaze filled with deep affection as he stared at Shen Mengjie. He then flicked his hair back, revealing the earring on his left ear.
He always believed that a gaze full of emotion could convey more than a thousand words.
Besides, Shen Mengjie had feelings for him too.
"What are you two doing here?" Shen Mengjie, slightly tipsy, raised her somewhat dazed eyes and hesitated for a moment before softly saying, "Actually, Long Aotian didn’t do anything to me."
This was her way of explaining her earlier response to Ye Liangchen’s message.
"No, you’re saying that because you don’t really understand Long Aotian. His heart is dark," Ye Liangchen said solemnly. "If I hadn’t been here to intimidate him, who knows what despicable thing he would have done to you?"
"Mengjie, trust me. A person who forced himself on my treasure girl and took away my white moonlight and childhood sweetheart is utterly heartless. He has no humanity!"
Xue Shaohua, who had been silent, couldn’t help but chime in, "I can vouch for that. Long Aotian has beaten us for no reason before. He’s really bad news. Don’t be fooled by his facade."
The fact that they had been beaten by Long Aotian made Xue Shaohua’s words particularly sincere.
Shen Mengjie looked at the two of them, amused, as if only under the influence of alcohol could she say this: "You always talk about how bad Long Aotian is, how he took away the girls who liked you."
"You keep saying he has ill intentions toward me and that you’ll protect me, but what have you actually done?"
"If Long Aotian is really as bad as you say, and if you truly want to protect me from harm, shouldn’t you be doing something? Or do you only dare to talk?"
"Honestly, you two are even worse than Long Aotian. At least from my experience, he doesn’t seem as terrible as you describe."
As soon as Shen Mengjie finished speaking, she let out a self-deprecating laugh and prepared to leave, looking disappointed.
At that moment, the depth of Ye Liangchen and Xue Shaohua’s feelings matched Shen Mengjie’s disappointment.
In fact, it was true.
Hearing her words, Ye Liangchen and Xue Shaohua exchanged worried glances, then rushed forward earnestly. "If I told you I have a plan to deal with Long Aotian, would you be willing to cooperate with us?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Mengjie raised her chin slightly, her slightly tipsy, dazed eyes flashing with interest.
Seeing her reaction, Ye Liangchen continued, "Just like I said before, you can pretend to be a snake with Long Aotian. The moment he truly falls for you, you can throw yourself into my arms, turning everything he hopes for into bubbles. That will be enough to shatter Long Aotian’s psychological defenses!"
Xue Shaohua looked at Ye Liangchen in confusion. "Throw myself into your arms? How does that fit with the plan you told me earlier?"
Shen Mengjie chuckled lightly. "But didn’t Long Aotian already force your treasure girl? Even if he doesn’t have me, he still has your so-called treasure girl with him, and maybe even the white moonlight and childhood sweetheart. I don’t think Long Aotian’s psychological defenses are that weak."
Ye Liangchen slowly shook his head, straightened his back, and looked deeply into Shen Mengjie’s eyes. "I wouldn’t let you act alone."
"While you’re pretending with Long Aotian, I’ll take a third-party perspective and capture all the hypocrisy he shows you on camera."
"I’ll expose Long Aotian’s ugly face to all the girls he has deceived, so they can see his true evil nature. In the end, everyone will understand what kind of person Long Aotian really is."
"Ultimately, Long Aotian will not only lose you but also lose the kind-hearted, innocent girls he has once deceived and manipulated."
"This is the final step to breaking down Long Aotian’s psychological defenses!"
"This is also the ultimate fate that awaits the demon known as Long Aotian!"
After finishing, Ye Liangchen looked at Shen Mengjie with pleading eyes. "With your help, we can prevent more kind-hearted, innocent girls from being deceived by Long Aotian. Will you help us?"
"You’re not Long Aotian’s first target, and you certainly won’t be his last..."
Shen Mengjie pretended to be confused for a moment, then seriously looked up at Ye Liangchen. "Is everything you said true?"
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