Sharing Dreams with My Bestie's Cousin

"I know whom you care about."

Meng Fan didn’t need his answer, because in her heart, everything was crystal clear.

She also knew that Shen Zhiyao was Rong Huaishen’s first love experience in his youth, an irreplaceable existence like the bright moon in the sky, who could be replaced by no one.

They met at fifteen, fell in love at eighteen, in Licheng known for its Korla Pears. But later, the year their love for each other was the strongest was also the year they were torn apart.

The Rong Family did not agree with Rong Huaishen being with Shen Zhiyao.

At that time, Rong Huaishen was already twenty-two and hadn’t officially taken over the Rong Corporation, lacking the power to defy his parents’ objections. Also, because of his youthful impetuousness, Rong Huaishen chose to leave the Rong Family, hoping to take Shen Zhiyao away and fly high together.

But the consequence of his unilateral actions was that Shen Zhiyao was forcibly taken away and hidden by Rong’s father and mother, and without showing weakness, they wouldn’t tell him Shen Zhiyao’s whereabouts.

In the end, Rong Huaishen, under the coercion and pressure of his parents, had no choice but to make a decision, temporarily give up on Shen Zhiyao, comply with the arrangement to have an arranged marriage with the Meng Family, and then go overseas to develop the market, which lasted for three years.

Before he left, he also had Shen Zhiyao who he had found hidden away for three years.

Actually, Meng Fan knew everything, including the location where Rong Huaishen hid Shen Zhiyao.

After all, Rong Huaishen’s passionate love affair back in those days was not much of a secret in the circle of aristocratic families, so naturally, she had heard about it. When it came to the arranged marriage, the Meng Family initially didn’t have much interest, and Meng’s father even seriously asked Meng Fan about her wishes. If Meng Fan had not nodded, this marriage would not have started.

But Meng Fan nodded.

She agreed to the arranged marriage.

Later, she always had that one phrase on her lips—"It was the damned arranged marriage that trapped me."

But now, looking back, even Meng Fan herself didn’t know why she had agreed at the time. Yet asking her to admit whether she liked Rong Huaishen or not, she would definitely not admit it, never!

As myriad thoughts receded, Meng Fan’s expression already became composed.

She looked at the man in front of her, steadied her heart, and said to him, "It’s been three years, Rong Huaishen. You’ve used these three years to strengthen yourself, and now you can completely defy your parents. And I have wasted three years of my youth. Just be kind and sign the papers, get a divorce, and afterwards, we’ll each go our separate ways. You can give a bit more in the divorce settlement, and I promise I’ll never disturb your new life with Shen Zhiyao, okay?"

When she said this to him, she was very sincere.

She also made her stance clear.

But Rong Huaishen did not give Meng Fan a clear attitude, only saying, "We can’t get a divorce just yet."

Meng Fan felt her anger rising, and she suppressed it with great effort, "Why can’t we get a divorce?"

Rong Huaishen’s voice deepened, "There will be a board meeting at the end of the year to elect new members. Before that, our marriage must be maintained; it absolutely cannot be announced as broken. This is beneficial for me to successfully remove those old fogeys from the board."

Meng Fan pursed her lips, met his gaze, and said, "By doing this, are you looking to completely control the entire Rong Corporation for yourself?"

Rong Huaishen glanced at her, "Obviously."

"But the entire Rong Corporation is already yours, what will your father think about you doing this? You are father and son, why go to such lengths..."

Meng Fan’s words were half out when Rong Huaishen interrupted her, "He’s been estranged for a long time."

The few veterans on the board were all brought up by Rong’s father himself.

Now that Rong Huaishen has returned to the country and taken over the Rong Corporation, those veterans never truly regarded Rong Huaishen highly, and given Rong Huaishen’s temperament, of course, he would want to remove them.

"But the end of the year is too far away, I can’t wait. Let’s divorce now," Meng Fan said with a firm tone, her face tense.

Rong Huaishen frowned, as if remembering something, and asked her, "I heard that you’ve kept a young gigolo outside?"

Meng Fan’s face stiffened.

But she quickly understood why he had asked, because Rong Huaishen added, "I heard you even redeemed that pretty boy."

Hearing this, a light of realization appeared in Meng Fan’s eyes, "I heard, I heard, you seem to be quite well-informed, you’ll make me mistakenly think that you’re interested in me."

Rong Huaishen, "Should I not be interested in you?"

Meng Fan met his deep gaze, her heart fluttered, and she answered along his lines, "He’s the top card at the White Horse Club, very good-looking, sweet-mouthed and good at flattering, just my type, I couldn’t control myself and spent a little money to redeem him."

"Heh!" A cold laugh escaped from Rong Huaishen’s throat, "Just a little money?"

Meng Fan didn’t understand how the topic had shifted to this matter!

Especially since Rong Huaishen’s tone was making her very uncomfortable.

Although there were reasons and complexities behind redeeming someone at the White Horse Club, what right did he, a married man who cheated both emotionally and physically, have to lecture her?

"It was only three million, what’s all the fuss about?" Meng Fan said with an unhappy tone.

Rong Huaishen’s face soured, "Using my money to redeem a pretty boy, you’re quite calculating."

That hit the nail on the head.

Meng Fan shot back, "Shen Zhiyao is also spending your money on other men! Why didn’t I see you get angry? I’m the rightful wife, I have every right to spend your money, whatever Shen Zhiyao got from you, I can take back."

Rong Huaishen took a step away from his seat, "Alright, I have my own plans regarding Shen Zhiyao, and as for you..."

He paused beside her, glancing sideways, his tone neither cold nor warm but tinged with a threat, "Break it off with that pretty boy as soon as possible, or else I’ll kill him."

His last words sent a shiver down Meng Fan’s spine.

This tyrannical bastard!

Their argument ended with Meng Fan not coming out on top, honestly, she felt quite indignant about it, she frowned slightly, always thinking about how she could win an argument against him once!

Seeing him walk away, she followed close by his side, "Can we get a divorce first but not publicize the news, then announce it after the board of directors’ meeting at the end of the year?"

Rong Huaishen took his coat from Yang Xiu, "Don’t even think about it."

Meng Fan retorted with annoyance, "If you insist on waiting until the end-of-year board meeting to divorce, then you can’t interfere with my private life!"

Rong Huaishen paid no attention to Meng Fan, reminding Yang Xiu, "Go find her slippers."

Yang Xiu nodded, "Yes."

Within half a minute, Yang Xiu found a pair of pink slippers, he bent down and placed them by Meng Fan’s feet, "Madam, the floor is cold, please put on the slippers first."

Meng Fan defiantly refused, "I won’t wear them, he can’t control me."

Rong Huaishen, buttoning up his suit with one hand, heard her words and knew she was being stubborn again, "Are you waiting for me to help you put them on?"

Meng Fan crossed her arms, "Yes, you’ve figured it out, haven’t you?"

Rong Huaishen, of course, didn’t have the patience to indulge her, simply leaving her with, "Wear them or not, I don’t care."

Then he walked away directly. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

The expression on Meng Fan’s face remained unchanged as she quietly watched Rong Huaishen’s receding figure, at that moment, no one knew what she was thinking.

She was thinking—