Chapter 124 - We Met Before [Exclusive Chapter] (1/2)

Song Sheng greeted Qian Meigui in bed one evening, right after putting their children to bed.

”Did Meiling place nail polish on you again?” Qian Meigui asked him. Song Sheng nodded and chuckled. But it reminded him of something that happened years ago.

He began to reminisce not only their early years together when they were both afraid of acting out on their feelings, but years before that.

”Did you know we met once before you moved in with my family?” he said to her.

Qian Meigui furrowed her brows, trying to remember some distinct fragment that was hazy. ”Did we?” she asked.

”Yes,” he said. ”I was eleven-years-old, and you were five.”

Qian Meigui's eyes widened. ”And you're telling me this now?”

Song Sheng chuckled, leaning in closer, resting his head on her chest. She wrapped her arms around him. ”Mhm,” he said. ”I met your parents that day, too, I remember now. It was only one time.”

”What were they like?” she asked eagerly, wanting to remember. Even though they died when she was eleven, her memories were beginning to fade.

So he told her.

Song Sheng had grown accustomed to family friends visiting his home for years. His parents had many.

He remembered a small family showing up at the front door one day; they looked like friendly people who didn't scream wealth.

”This is our daughter, Qian Meigui,” Qian Shanyuan said to him. Song Sheng recalled that man coming over for constant visits, but he never met his wife or daughter before.

”This is my eldest son,” Song Rui introduced him.

”Oh, my,” Qian Aiguo said, facing him. ”He's such a handsome boy.” Song Sheng flushed, embarrassed.

Song Rui then began to introduce his other children.

Behind Qian Aiguo, a girl with loose brown curls over her shoulders was hiding behind her mother. She was too shy to face them. Her mother knelt and picked her up. ”This is the Song family; they are nothing like those rich girls from your class that pick on you, all right?”

Qian Meigui nodded. When she was let down, she held the hem of her skirt; her cheeks blushed red.

Song Ren approached her swiftly, grasping her fingers. ”My name is Song Ren. Let's be friends!” She said. Qian Meigui smiled; they then went to depart and went to play together.

Song Sheng was older than his siblings, so naturally, he went to play some video games instead.

Soon after, Qian Meigui had snuck into his room and sat on the edge of his bed next to him. He looked at her, confused. She took a remote and began to play with him.

Song Sheng chuckled. ”I won't go soft just because you're younger than me,” he said.

Qian Meigui gave him a sheepish smile. ”Don't,” she said.