Quadruplets’ Charm: The Tycoon’s Hidden Heirs
Chapter 449 - 448: I Am in the Basement

Chapter 449: Chapter 448: I Am in the Basement

Meng Jilin suddenly hugged her and then kissed her on the mouth.

It was something she had longed for.

Xing Ling didn’t know how long she had slept; when she woke up, she was in an unfamiliar environment.

Surrounded by walls without a single window, only the bright light made her dizzy.

Her body was weak, the effects of the drug apparently not yet completely worn off.

She struggled to get out of bed.

The door was pushed open.

"You’re awake?"

Xing Ling looked up and saw Meng Jilin coming in with food in his hand, "You... What are you doing? What does this mean?"

"This is your dinner. Are you hungry?"

"I’m asking you something! Meng Jilin, why did you drug me?" Xing Ling tried to stand up, but her body fell back onto the bed.

Meng Jilin picked up a chair and sat down in front of her, "I’ve liked you since high school, up until now. But you never even glanced at me when you were out."

"Just because of that? You drugged me?"

"From now on you’ll live in this basement, I’ll prepare delicious food for you every day, just like Niannian, I will definitely not mistreat you," Meng Jilin said.

Xing Ling realized she was imprisoned.

In the dark basement of this villa.

Is this still the Meng Jilin she knew?

In her memory, Meng Jilin was so sunny! And he became a doctor! How could this be?

But the reality she was experiencing forced her to believe that Meng Jilin was a troubled person!

Why hadn’t she noticed anything over all these years? Was his deception that good?

Meng Jilin leaned forward, looked at her, and asked, "Why did you take a photo of the scalpel?"

Xing Ling looked at the unfamiliar Meng Jilin, suppressing the nervousness in her heart.

He actually saw it...

"When did you start to suspect? Was it because it’s abnormal for a scalpel to be inside a snuff bottle?"

"Chen Xindian’s death struck me as strange. Why did the accident happen just when he was helping you find your cat? Why did your cat always run outside? Why did you always make me feel like Ye Sihan was the murderer? Why did Niannian look afraid when she saw you... I doubted you, so I got close to you, I didn’t hesitate to argue with Ye Sihan just to meet you again and again. The coroner who examined Chen Xindian’s body mentioned that many of his wounds weren’t made by steel needles, but by small, sharp blade points, a kind of sharp tool not commonly found on the market. I just couldn’t understand what it was, until I saw your scalpel. I wanted to take a picture to show the coroner, and then you drugged me. I suppose there’s no need for you to deny killing Chen Xindian now, is there?"

"You were so smart in school, and so special, that’s why I fell for you. But why did you end up with Ye Sihan? And even had a child with her. Oh, that’s right, you lost your memory, you don’t know anything, you don’t acknowledge your own Tang Yu, I can tell you now, you are the Tang Yu that I liked," Meng Jilin looked at her, "Killing Chen Xindian was to drive a wedge between you and Ye Sihan, just like the reason I killed Li Xue years ago."

"What... what are you talking about?" Xing Ling couldn’t believe it, her eyes reddening.

"I wanted to help you when you were in so much pain," Meng Jilin felt no remorse.

"I... I’m going to kill you!" Xing Ling raised her hand to slap Meng Jilin’s face.

Meng Jilin grabbed her wrist in one swoop and pulled her close, "Li Xue is dead, and yet you’re still with Ye Sihan, are you that slutty?"

Xing Ling’s body was powerless, and her heart ached so much that tears poured down.

She couldn’t accept Li Xue’s death, couldn’t accept that her death was caused by Meng Jilin.

She had considered anyone to be the murderer, but never thought it would be Meng Jilin.

"Don’t cry." Meng Jilin wiped her tears for her, "From now on, you can get away from Ye Sihan."

"What... what do you really want?" Xing Ling looked at him with a face full of tears, her eyes brimming with hatred.

"This basement is within the villa, but no one will find it, including Ye Sihan." Meng Jilin said confidently. Caressing her face, his gaze stubborn, "You can only belong to me. I want us to be husband and wife, to have children here. Ye Sihan made you have quads, but with me, I could make you have even more. Don’t worry about giving birth, I’m a doctor, it won’t be a problem."

"How... how can you be like this?" Xing Ling seemed to see Meng Jilin for the first time.

Could a normal family raise a child with such a twisted psyche?

"You think I’m not normal? In junior high, my teacher said I had psychological issues. I didn’t want to cause trouble for those around me, so I had to act better, sunnier. I thought there was no one in this world who could make me show my true feelings, until I met you." Meng Jilin smiled at her, as gentle as ever.

Xing Ling struggled to free herself from his embrace, but her body had been drugged and was without any extra strength.

"Don’t worry, I won’t touch you now. After all, I still have to deal with Ye Sihan, and can’t afford any accidents. So, for the time being, you’ll have to suffer a bit, just wait here obediently for me." Meng Jilin reassured her.

"Ye Sihan will definitely find me! You’d better release me now and turn yourself in!"

Meng Jilin let her go, stood up, and looked at her, "It wasn’t easy to finally have you, how could I possibly let you go. Do you think Ye Sihan would let you go?"

Then he leaned down, cradling Xing Ling’s face, and kissed her forehead.

"I’m guessing Ye Sihan is about to show up, right? I should prepare to welcome him."

Xing Ling couldn’t resist and felt nauseous all over.

Looking up, she watched Meng Jilin leave, closing the door behind him.

As she heard his departing footsteps, Xing Ling propped up her weak body from the bed, but after just two steps, her legs gave way, and she fell to the ground, "Ah..."

But even so, she didn’t give up. Even if she had to crawl, she would make it to the door, trying to leave this place.

It took her ten minutes to crawl to the door, rested for a while, then with all the strength left in her body, she managed to stand up and try the door.

It wouldn’t open, not a budge.

Xing Ling started banging on the door, yelling, "Is anybody there? I’m in the basement, help..."

After shouting this sentence, Xing Ling slumped against the door, powerless.

If she yelled like this, could anyone upstairs hear?

If she kept shouting as long as she had the strength, could Ye Sihan, who was looking for her, hear her?

Meng Jilin sat on the couch, holding a cat with one hand and flipping through a medical book with the other.

He heard the commotion of car engines outside.

The bodyguards flooded in first, followed by Ye Sihan, who stood in the living room. His sharp and keen black eyes scanned the place, his voice devoid of warmth, "Where’s Xing Ling?"

Meng Jilin stood up, a look of confusion on his face, "She went back home."

He didn’t deny Xing Ling had been there.

"When did she leave?" Ye Sihan’s gaze towards him was chillingly cold.

"At one ten this afternoon," Meng Jilin said.

It was almost four o’clock now.

"Did she leave alone?"

"She didn’t want me to accompany her, and seeing that she was in a bad mood, I thought perhaps she wanted some quiet, so I didn’t insist. But, has something happened?" Meng Jilin asked.

"Search," Ye Sihan ordered.

The bodyguards immediately dispersed to look for her.