Chapter 629: Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Sheep

In the cramped stall……

The ambiguous atmosphere…… grew ever heavier.

Time…… passed unnoticed……

……

Lin Yuan and Yu Meng, in the restroom…… counting sheep……

'One sheep……'

'Two sheep……'

'Three sheep……'

'Four sheep……'

……

'Nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine sheep……'

……

Until over an hour later.

Only then was the stall door slowly pulled open.

Yu Meng tidied her slightly disheveled clothing.

Her cheeks still flushed with unextinguished blush.

In Yu Meng's eyes lay a hint of satisfied languor.

Lin Yuan also helplessly walked out of the restroom.

The two had just taken a few steps out of the restroom……

Yu Meng suddenly felt her legs go weak, her body swayed, and she seemed about to fall.

Lin Yuan, quick-eyed and quick-handed, reached out and grabbed her waist.

Lin Yuan steadily supported her.

Lin Yuan looked at her weakly and, helplessly concerned, asked, 'You…… why didn't you tell me you're still a novice?'

Yu Meng leaned in his embrace…… and caught her breath.

Yu Meng's cheeks flushed, deepening further.

She lifted her eyes and glared at Lin Yuan, tone somewhat resentful: 'Tell you, would you still dare?'

Lin Yuan looked at her like that and helplessly sighed.

Lin Yuan released his grip, lightly supporting her arm, his tone softened:

'I'll raise your salary next month.'

'I don't want that!' Yu Meng immediately retorted.

Her tone carried obvious opposition, her pretty cheeks puffed: 'I'm not with you for the money……'

Having spoken halfway, she eventually felt a bit shy……

She felt embarrassed to continue, turning her head away.

Silence lasted a few seconds.

Yu Meng took a deep breath, turned her head to look at Lin Yuan……

Yu Meng's tone turned more serious: 'Manager Lin, after tonight, neither of us may mention this again; let's pretend nothing happened, okay?'

'Okay.' Lin Yuan nodded in response.

Yu Meng broke free from Lin Yuan's support.

She tidied her clothing, feigning calm as she said:

'I'm going back to work.'

Having said that, Yu Meng turned…… and walked toward the hallway leading to the bar.

Having taken just a few steps, Yu Meng suddenly stopped……

She turned her head to look at Lin Yuan behind her.

Yu Meng bit her lips, her beautiful eyes…… holding a hint of shy smile.

Yu Meng spoke softly: 'Besides, Manager Lin, you really…… are very mighty.'

As her words fell, she quickly turned and walked away……

Her graceful figure soon vanished around the hallway corner.

Lin Yuan stood where he was, completely dazed.

After a few seconds…… Lin Yuan helplessly shrugged.

Lin Yuan raised a hand to touch his nose, muttering to himself: 'Nonsense, if I'm not mighty, who is? I'm a Hundred-Star King……'

In Lin Yuan's tone…… lay a hint of barely noticeable pride.

He adjusted his slightly disheveled shirt, took a deep breath, and also headed toward the bar.

……

At that moment, the bar's interior remained noisy.

Yang Dawei still sat before the bar, impatiently tapping the tabletop.

Yang Dawei's gaze occasionally flicked toward the restroom; obviously he had been waiting for Yu Meng.

Yu Meng had gone to the restroom for over an hour—why hasn't she returned yet?

Yang Dawei had waited until he grew somewhat anxious.

Yu Meng finally returned to the bar.

She forced her weak legs to support her as she walked behind the cocktail station.

Yu Meng had just changed from a girl into a true woman, and she now walks as if floating.

Her cheeks still flushed with a lingering rosiness... mixed with a hint of fatigue.

This made Yu Meng look somewhat exhausted.

Yang Dawei, seeing this, immediately rose and hurried forward, reaching out to support her arm.

Yu Meng shoved him away, saying, "Yang Dawei, what are you doing? Don't touch me."

Yang Dawei scratched his head embarrassedly, his tone full of concern as he asked:

"Mengmeng, where did you go? Going to the restroom took so long, I was about to die of worry."

Yu Meng instinctively turned sideways to avoid his touch.

After steadying herself, Yu Meng casually made up an excuse.

Her voice slightly hoarse, she said, "Nothing, I just had something come up, went out for a bit, and picked up some medicine on the way."

Speaking, Yu Meng reached into her pocket… and pulled out a small medicine box.

She quickly tipped out a pill and shoved it into her mouth.

Yu Meng's movements were hurried, for fear that Yang Dawei would see the medicine box.

"What medicine? Are you feeling unwell?" Yang Dawei frowned.

Yang Dawei reached out… intending to take the medicine box from her hand.

Yu Meng hastily dodged, using her hand to block the medicine box.

Yang Dawei's face full of worry, he said concernedly, "Mengmeng, did you just catch a chill from staying here too long? Let me see what medicine it is, should we go to the hospital?"

Yu Meng's heart jumped, and she immediately clenched the medicine box and shoved it into her pocket.

Yu Meng raised her hand… to block his action.

Her tone tinged with stiffness and evasion, she said, "No need to look, it's just ordinary fever medicine; I'm a bit unwell, taking the medicine will fix it."

She dared not let Yang Dawei see the medicine box…

Because what's inside… is not fever medicine at all, but Yuting.

It's an emergency contraceptive pill!

Just after Yu Meng left the restroom, she hurried to the convenience store outside the bar and bought a box of emergency contraceptive pills.

After all, there are many amorous encounters around the bar.

Therefore, the convenience store near the bar always stocks emergency medicines such as Yuting.

Exclusively for young men and women to use.

This medicine must absolutely not be discovered by Yang Dawei.

Yang Dawei was somewhat suspicious, but he didn't press further.

He still trusted Mengmeng.

Yang Dawei reached out… and felt Yu Meng's forehead.

His fingertips felt a warmth; he discovered that Yu Meng's forehead was indeed slightly feverish.

Moreover, Yu Meng's pretty face was somewhat flushed.

Yang Dawei instantly grew more nervous: "It really is a bit hot! Mengmeng, you definitely caught a chill—you little thing, you never look after your health."

Yang Dawei said, turning to pick up a bottle of room‑temperature mineral water…

He unscrewed the cap for Yu Meng and handed it to her.

Yang Dawei then promptly pulled out his phone and opened Meituan.

Yang Dawei's tone left no room for refusal, he said concernedly, "Mengmeng, I'll order you a ginseng‑steamed black chicken soup to nourish you; it'll be delivered shortly for you to drink while hot."

Yu Meng took the mineral water, and a complex surge of emotion rose in her heart.

She actually felt a bit guilty.

She herself had just… had relations with Lin Yuan…

Yang Dawei suddenly became this attentive in caring for her.

Yang Dawei… this is a bit of a green hat…

But Yu Meng also didn't dare to expose it…

Yu Meng waved her hand at Yang Dawei.

Yu Meng said, "No need for all this trouble; I'm fine, you go ahead—I still have to work."

Her mind is now full of what just happened with Lin Yuan…

Yu Meng simply has no inclination to deal with Yang Dawei's attentiveness.

All she thinks about is getting him to leave quickly.

But Yang Dawei wouldn't have it, stubbornly sitting in the chair before the bar.

Yang Dawei's gaze locked onto her, his tone full of concern and insistence.

"No, I have to stay here with you. You're feverish, and I can't leave you alone here—I'll take you home after you get off work."

No matter how Yu Meng tried to persuade him, Yang Dawei remained unmoved…

Yang Dawei continued to loiter by the bar, occasionally handing her water and reminding her to rest…

Yang Dawei's concern for Yu Meng is an incessant entanglement.

Yu Meng, helpless, could only let him stay with her.

Yu Meng forced herself to stay alert for work.

But his gaze… would from time to time unconsciously flick toward the direction where Lin Yuan was.

Yu Meng's mind… was filled with images from the restroom.

Time trickled by, and the bar's patrons gradually drifted away…

Until 3 a. m., the closing bell rang.

Yu Meng had just finished packing her things and was preparing to get off work.

Yang Dawei immediately stood up and hurried after her.

Yang Dawei said in a slightly appeasing tone, "Mengmeng, I'll give you a ride home; my car is right outside."

Yu Meng instinctively wanted to refuse…

But Yang Dawei insisted on sending her home. Extremely attentive.

Looking at Yang Dawei's determined gaze…

Yu Meng knew that no matter how she tried to get out of it, it was useless…

Yang Dawei's clingy, persistent attitude couldn't be shaken off.

Yu Meng could only grit her teeth and follow him out of the bar.

Yang Dawei's Porsche Cayenne SUV was parked right outside the bar.

Yang Dawei attentively opened the car door for Yu Meng.

Yu Meng, helpless, bent over and got into his car.

But Yu Meng knew in her heart that to completely get rid of Yang Dawei, she'd need to plan long-term.

Yang Dawei started the car, full of joy.

He didn't notice at all… the complex expression on Yu Meng beside him.

Yang Dawei, at this moment, had no idea… that the goddess he constantly longed for had already, a few hours earlier, become Lin Yuan's woman.

The cabin was very quiet, only soft music flowing.

Yang Dawei was driving.

While driving, he asked Yu Meng about her well-being.

Yu Meng leaned against the passenger seat, her finger unconsciously opening WeChat…

She found Lin Yuan's chat box, hesitated for a few seconds, then slowly typed: 【Lin Manager, I miss you……Can I come to your place tonight?】

The moment the message was sent successfully, Yu Meng's heartbeat suddenly quickened…

Her cheeks…… flushed again with a hint of pink.

Yu Meng clenched her phone tightly, her eyes fixed on the screen, awaiting Lin Yuan's reply.

She didn't even hear Yang Dawei's reminder beside her.

Yang Dawei glanced at her, seeing her stare blankly at her phone, and thought she was feeling unwell and lacked the energy to speak.

Yang Dawei felt ever more pity and slowed the car.

Yang Dawei said softly, "Mengmeng, lean back for a while and rest first."

Yu Meng perfunctorily nodded, her gaze still glued to the WeChat chat box…

But the screen remained dark for a long time.

The car was driving along a night‑shrouded road.

Yu Meng's phone, clenched in her hand, vibrated once.

She quickly unlocked it; Lin Yuan's message stared back at her: 【Don't come over, it's inconvenient.】

Yu Meng leaned against the passenger seat, her finger tapping the screen rapidly.

Her eyes filled with grievance and stubbornness: 【But I really miss you so much……】

After sending the message, Yu Meng continued to stare at her phone screen.

She didn't even take the bottled water Yang Dawei handed her.

Lin Yuan's reply came instantly, along with a selfie: 【If you miss me, just look at my photo. Don't forget what you just said—tonight, nobody is allowed to mention it.】

In the photo, he was sitting in the car. Obviously, Lin Yuan had just driven home as well.

Yu Meng looked at the photo, both angry and amused.

She bit her lip and silently cursed the scumbag in her heart…

Yu Meng typed a retort: 【You really are a scumbag, pulling out the plug without feeling.】

Lin Yuan's rebuttal followed immediately, teasing in tone: 【Where am I the scumbag? You're the one who made me scumbag, okay?】

Yu Meng's heart heated up; she simply threw caution to the wind and typed bluntly: 【I just took Yuting, the effect lasts 24 hours, so I don't want to waste the effect. Lin Manager, don't waste me either.】

This time…… Lin Yuan's reply was more serious, with a hint of concern: 【Women are poison; too much is bad for the body. For the sake of my health…… I can only waste you. If you feel uncomfortable, take care of it yourself.】

Yu Meng stared at the words on the screen…… so angry her cheeks puffed out, and for a while she couldn't get a word out.

This Lin Yuan really is a scumbag.

But the more she dwelled on her frustration, the less willing she was to accept it.

Her gaze shifted; she suddenly opened the WeChat company group and pulled up the employee shared memo.

Earlier, when the company was compiling emergency contact information, Lin Yuan's home address…… was listed there.

Yu Meng indeed found Lin Yuan's home address……

Shidai Gongyu, Building 1, Unit 1801.

Yu Meng's finger flew as she noted down the address of Shidai Gongyu.

A flash of cunning crossed Yu Meng's eyes as she suddenly lifted her head……

Yu Meng said to Yang Dawei, who was driving.

"Turn around, go to the Shidai Gongyu in Qianjiang New City."

Yang Dawei's hand on the steering wheel paused, he turned his head to look at her, full of surprise:

"Huh? Mengmeng, why go there? I remember you live in Xi Hu District; we're almost at your building already."

Yu Meng lied without changing her expression.

She said naturally: "My roommate suddenly messaged saying she couldn't sleep, asking me to go drink and eat late-night snacks, and asking me to come over to keep her company for a while. She lives at Shidai Gongyu, not far."

Yang Dawei had doubts, but didn't think much.

He just thought…… Yu Meng was worried about her roommate, you know.

Yang Dawei nodded, then turned the steering wheel to make a U-turn: "Um, okay, then I'll make a U-turn."