Chapter 728: Meng Pei and Song Xin's Encounter (Patreon)

Chapter 728: Meng Pei and Song Xin's Encounter

Meng Pei's family operated a caravan business, and at that time, they happened to be transporting goods to the capital city and planned to rest there for two days before returning.

The place where he was staying wasn't far, and he heard the commotion while half asleep. He followed the crowd and walked towards the source of the noise.

That's when he encountered Song Xin.

In fact, Meng Pei had seen Song Xin before. He was still a teenager when he accompanied his uncles on a caravan trip for the first time. At that time, he was hot-headed and would fight anyone who attempted to rob the caravan. After the robbers fled, he ignored his uncles' advice and chased after them.

As a result, he got separated from his uncles and lost his way. He had no money left and was exhausted. When he finally reached the city gates of the capital, he couldn't enter the city at all.

Helpless, Meng Pei had no choice but to ask someone to help him enter the city and find his uncles, delivering a message for him.

However, he was covered in bloodstains from his encounter with the bandits, and no ordinary people dared to approach him, let alone deliver a message for him. What if the person helping him was a bad person? What if he was a rebel and sending the message was just a way to contact his accomplices?

No one was willing to help him, and Meng Pei, tired and hungry, almost fainted at the foot of the city wall.

At that time, Song Xin was on her way back from working at a farm outside the city, urged by her parents. She saw him looking like he was about to die. He was a young man around her age, and she mustered up the courage to hand him half a steamed bun.

Then, she helped Meng Pei deliver the message.

The incident left a deep impression on Meng Pei. He had thought of finding her to repay her kindness, but Song Xin didn't leave her address, and she only tell him her name. Even when delivering the message, she hurriedly said a few words and left. The uncle she met at that time had passed away a year later.

Since then, only Meng Pei knew what she looked like.

Therefore, when he saw Song Xin again, even though she looked extremely emaciated and disheveled, Meng Pei recognized her at a glance.

However, it was apparent that Song Xin didn't remember Meng Pei anymore.

After escaping from the Liu residence, she was somewhat panicked and didn't know which way to go. She just wanted to run to a place with fewer people.

But she was too exhausted, and with her pregnancy, she was physically drained and unsteady on her feet. She accidentally bumped into Meng Pei.

Seeing that he was tall and strong, and a man, Song Xin regained some clarity in her panic. She mustered all her strength to escape, but Meng Pei quickly grabbed hold of her.

Song Xin struggled, and Meng Pei hurriedly explained that he wasn't a bad person and called out her name.

Only then did Song Xin recognize him as the young man from years ago. She was at her wit's end, and at this critical moment, this man who she had helped once became her last lifeline.

She pleaded with Meng Pei to take her away and not let the people from the Liu residence find her.

Although Meng Pei didn't know what had happened to her, he couldn't refuse when the person he had been worried about for four years clung to his arm so helplessly.

Song Xin fainted, and Meng Pei

quickly carried her away from the vicinity of the Liu residence.

For the past few years, Meng Pei had been searching for Song Xin, so after his Uncle's passing, he took over the caravan business and intentionally set their route to the capital city.

Therefore, Meng Pei was quite familiar with the capital city and even had a friend there whom he considered a life-and-death companion.

He couldn't bring Song Xin back to his lodging for fear of being seen by other members of the caravan. Instead, he took her to his friend's house.

His friend lived alone, which made things convenient.

His friend asked about Song Xin's situation, but Meng Pei couldn't say much.