Chapter Eight: Farewell to Old Things

  "Father, you're back without telling Meng'er first." Meng'er pushed open the door of the study, her expression urgent but her steps calm and elegant, showing off the demeanor of a noble lady.

  Nan Gong Xiong was somewhat surprised by his daughter's change, previously she would always run and shout, but now she seemed to exude a noble aura. It seems that after this incident, Meng Er is going to grow up. So, Nan Gong Xiong doted on Meng Er and patted her head: "You little girl, can't you come in without knocking first? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

  It wasn't until now that Canghai Meng noticed there was another person in the study, and that person was Jing Tianyou, who had taken her first kiss and then moved away from her house the next day.

  "Hello, older brother Yu!"

  "Meng'er, you don't even have Gege in your eyes anymore? You came in so long ago and only greeted me now."

  Uh, Canghai Meng looked at Jing Tianyou with some incredulity. In her memory, he had never had much interaction with Canghai Meng, it was always Canghai Meng who stuck to him. This time, he actually took the initiative to tease her?

  "Haha, Xiao Yu, do you think this girl doesn't have you in her eyes?" Chang Hai had been dominating the business world for decades and was very accurate at reading people. Seeing Tian Yu's expression, he thought that Meng Er must have already entered his heart. He was also happy to see it happen. Tian Yu was someone he had watched grow up, not only mature and stable, but also responsible and powerful in his actions, a good man with a sense of responsibility. If they could really end up together, it would be the best outcome. But children have their own blessings, and Meng Er is still young, some things can't be rushed."

  "You all continue talking, I'll go down first." Meng'er saw that they were still discussing her, so she wanted to retreat first.

  "Alright, we've finished talking. Tell your father how the re-examination at the hospital went? And what about your older brother, didn't he send you there?" The majestic general of the vast ocean called back his daughter who was about to run away and had her sit down beside Tianyou.

  "It's nothing, the doctor said the wound is healing well. Big brother, big brother, big brother?" Canghai Meng rushed back to her home and saw her father's shoes at the door, so she quickly asked Zhang if he had returned. Then she knew he was in his study room and immediately ran there, completely forgetting where her older brother went. So now she could only turn around with her round eyes and think about how to answer her father.

  "How would she know that she has an older brother?" Just as Canghai Meng was about to faint, Canghai Jun walked in from the door and sat down beside her, tapping her head and continuing, "Not paying attention at all, the doctor said you can't do intense exercise, yet you still dare to walk so fast."

  "Nothing's happened in the company these two weeks I've been away, right?" Cang Haiyong asked his son.

  "It's all right, everything is running normally."

  "Uh-huh."

  "Alright, where there's Meng'er, no discussing state affairs." Meng'er thought back to how her father and older brother used to be like that too - as soon as they met up, it was all about court matters, and once they started talking, they'd forget about the time and even forget that Meng'er was standing right next to them. "I mean, no discussing official business." Meng'er realized she might have misspoken and immediately corrected herself. "As long as I'm around, you can't discuss official business at all."

  "Okay, never mind. What's our little dog mainly talking about then?"

  "Uh, let's talk about what gifts you brought back for Meng Er."

  Canghai Yī gazed at his own daughter with a pampered expression, knowing she would ask for gifts. He got up and walked to the safe, taking out a square box from inside.

  "What did Father bring back for Meng Er?" Cang Hai Meng saw her father holding a sandalwood box and couldn't help but feel curious.

  "Ah." Canghai Xiong opened the box in his hand and presented the gift before his beloved daughter.

  "Meng'er, big brother has told you many times. It's 'diedi' not 'dieye', why do you keep getting this title wrong since you woke up?" The nearby Cang Hai Jun helplessly patted Meng'er's head.

  Canghai Meng didn't respond to Da Ge's words, her eyes fixed tightly on the box opened in Father's hands, her hands trembling as she reached out and gently picked up the green translucent bangle. She knew it was the one.

  "Meng'er, Meng'er, do you like it?"

  "Dad, Meng'er really likes it." Canghai Meng's hands trembled as she held the bracelet, and the "Meng" character inside seemed even more dreamy under the shaking. "But, where did this come from?"

  "This was bid on at an auction, the donor didn't leave any contact information or say where this bracelet came from. Everyone saw that the material and color were top-notch, and there's also a faintly visible character inside, so the price shot up right away. I saw a character similar to your 'dream' character and thought you'd like it, so I brought it back for you."

  "Yaotou, what's wrong?" Jing Tianyou was the first to notice that Canghai Meng was acting strangely. Even if he liked a gift very much, he wouldn't be so excited that his whole body started trembling, unless the gift had some special story behind it. "Where are you uncomfortable?"

  "No, nothing." Canghai Meng said as she closed the lid of her box and calmed herself down, but still couldn't help trembling as she spoke. "Father, big brother, Yu Gege, Meng'er is going back to her room first, you all take your time chatting." Then, disregarding their concerned gazes, she grabbed her box and rushed out of the study, running back to her own room and slamming the door shut. Finally, she collapsed onto the floor. Meng'er wrapped her arms around her legs, burying her head deep within them, reverting to her most primal defensive state. Her shoulders shook uncontrollably, revealing her current emotional state, as a strong melancholic aura emanated from her surroundings.

  "Meng'er, look what Daddy has brought back for you." said the Prime Minister of Cang Hai as he entered his daughter's courtyard.

  "Dad, what is it?" A figure in icy blue appeared out of nowhere and landed in front of Chancellor Canghai. Chancellor Canghai couldn't help but look at his mischievous and lively daughter with a mixture of exasperation and affection, shaking his head and refraining from scolding her.

  "Today, a disciple brought back a bracelet while traveling. Here, take a look." Prime Minister Canghai took out a box from his sleeve, satisfying the appetite of Meng'er and a group of maidservants, before slowly opening the box.

  "Wow, it can actually display green and purple!"

  "Right? Take another look, doesn't that character resemble a 'dream' character?"

  "Miss, yes. There really is your dream word?" Meng Er's personal maid, Yan Er, exclaimed in a huffing voice beside Meng Er's ear.

  "Girl, you're so noisy." Canghai Meng patted Yan'er's head with one hand. Yan'er stuck out her small tongue and whispered: "Miss is hitting people's heads again, although she controlled her strength, but Yan'er will become stupid. And what Yan'er said was true, it's just that she got a bit excited."

  Meng'er looked at her father's finger and saw that there was indeed a dream character faintly visible, swirling inside the ring. She couldn't help but exclaim: "How magical!"

  "Miss, pay attention to your image!" Yatou spoke softly beside her. Canghai Meng's eyes drifted over, and she thought to herself, who is the miss, you or me? Yatou lowered her head: "You are the miss, but you also need to pay attention to your image, can't just scold us maids."

  "Words...". Meng'er could hear Yan'er's muttering, this girl was really too spoiled, getting more and more out of control.

  "Oh, miss, I remember that the nanny just called me for something, I'll go first." After finishing speaking, a gust of wind blew by, and Speech's figure disappeared. Dream followed Nanny's gaze behind her. Dream: Isn't Nanny here? Nanny: Am I not here? Prime Minister Canghai shook his head, although he was quite helpless that Dream and the maid were too casual, but at the same time, he didn't want to be too strict with her either. He just wanted his daughter to be happy.

  "Do you like it?" Prime Minister of the vast ocean looked at Meng Er and asked, intently playing with the bracelet on his hand that you gave him.

  "I like it, thank you Daddy." Then, she put the bracelet on her wrist.

  In my memory, Father's comforting smile, Nanny's loving face, and Little Brother's carefree laughter are still deeply etched in my mind. But now, I'm the only one left here. Dad, Big Brother, Dream misses you so much.