Qing Muye's car stopped, and Li Yun'er got out with him.
"Oh, Jingwei, you brought your boyfriend?"
Li Yun'er, holding her bag, put on a gentle and dignified appearance as she greeted Meng Jingwei.
Qing Muye, however, cast a sharp glance at Meng Jingwei, then shifted his gaze to Xiao Cheng, his eyes holding a chilling coldness.
"None of your business!"
She disdained to play polite with Li Yun'er and directly retorted, giving her a glare.
"You… I…"
Li Yun'er did not expect Meng Jingwei to be so disrespectful, and she was filled with anger and grievance. She looked pleadingly at Qing Muye, but he pretended not to see.
"What 'I'? Stay away from me if you have nothing to say. Bad luck!"
Meng Jingwei deliberately stepped back a few paces, brushed away non-existent dust from her clothes, and turned to pick up the nutritional supplements from Xiao Cheng's car. She said to him, "Second…"
Before she could even finish the sound of "second," Xiao Cheng interrupted her, "Let me carry it for you. Let's go in together to see Grandma Qing."
Meng Jingwei was stunned and a little surprised.
Hadn't he agreed to just take her to the Qing family's old residence? Why was he suddenly wanting to see Grandma together?
Regardless, it was Xiao Cheng's kind gesture, and Meng Jingwei couldn't refuse.
"Young Master Xiao, Jingwei was born in the countryside and speaks rather crudely. Please don't take offense. She… she will change slowly in the future."
Li Yun'er, unwilling to let it go, subtly mocked Meng Jingwei's background. She then 'patiently' said to Meng Jingwei, "Since you are Young Master Xiao's girlfriend, you should change your bad habits. Otherwise, how will you marry him in the future? People will inevitably gossip."
After speaking, she turned to Qing Muye and asked, "Don't you think so, Brother Muye?"
Qing Muye glanced at Li Yun'er from the corner of his eye, then shifted his gaze back to Meng Jingwei, responding with a faint "Mm."
"Nosy busybody!"
Meng Jingwei did not show any leniency towards Li Yun'er, even though Li Yun'er was Qing Muye's fiancée.
However, Xiao Cheng over-analyzed Meng Jingwei's 'resistance' towards Li Yun'er, believing that in addition to the 'family feud,' Meng Jingwei also harbored jealousy as a 'love rival.'
"You… Meng Jingwei, you've gone too far. I'm doing this for your own good. Why are you calling me a dog?"
Li Yun'er, angered, pursed her lips, her eyes reddening, feeling deeply wronged.
"If you like to associate yourself with that description, can I stop you? Also, don't keep saying things like 'for your own good.' If you truly cared for me, you'd do me a favor and get lost. Don't dirty my space in front of me and offend my eyes."
Meng Jingwei continued to taunt her.
Beside her, Xiao Cheng nodded in full cooperation, "Mm, even her breathing carries a hint of green tea, so 'tea-like'."
A perfect assist!
Hearing this, Meng Jingwei couldn't help but laugh, amused by Xiao Cheng.
On the other hand, Li Yun'er's tears streamed down, and she choked back sobs pitifully, lowering her head and saying nothing more.
Qing Muye had no intention of intervening in this 'war.' However, seeing Meng Jingwei and Xiao Cheng cooperating so well, with her smiling at him radiantly, Qing Muye felt a touch of annoyance.
"Since Young Master Xiao finds the smell uncomfortable, I, Qing, will not detain you. Please take your leave, I won't see you out!"
He directly asked Xiao Cheng to leave, showing him no courtesy.
In Meng Jingwei's eyes, this was her fiancé showing favor to his fiancée, with a hint of indulgence.
She was quite displeased. "Xiao Cheng is my guest. Is it your place to speak? This Qing family's old residence is not yours to command!"
With that said, Meng Jingwei took Xiao Cheng's wrist with her left hand. "Let's go inside."
"Alright."
Xiao Cheng replied, an undisguised smile of relief on his lips.
As he brushed past Qing Muye, his sharp gaze met Qing Muye's. His face was full of triumphant smugness.
After the two entered the old residence, Li Yun'er said to Qing Muye, her voice full of grievance, "Brother Muye, don't be angry. Jingwei is just like this. She was spoiled in the countryside and has no manners."
Even as she said this, Li Yun'er was consumed by jealousy.
Who was Qing Muye?
He was an existence that no one in Lancheng dared to provoke. Even business magnates showed him respect.
Yet, Meng Jingwei had just now openly defied and even insulted Qing Muye without any regard for his feelings, but she didn't sense any anger from Qing Muye.
Even she, his fiancée, dared not be so reckless with Qing Muye. What made Meng Jingwei so audacious?
"Conformity isn't always a good thing,"
Qing Muye remarked and walked away.
In the eyes of outsiders, Li Yun'er was the top talented woman in Lancheng, possessing both beauty and talent, a true daughter of heaven.
However, after spending more time with Meng Jingwei, Qing Muye's investigations revealed that the Li family could not tolerate Meng Jingwei's existence. Moreover, Li Yun'er was not as gentle and refined as rumored. Instead, she was hypocritical and detestable. Unlike Meng Jingwei, who expressed her true nature, was frank and cute, making people feel comfortable and liked.
If not for the child she carried, her entry into the Qing family would have been uncertain.
"Mu…"
Li Yun'er stood rooted to the spot, her fists clenched, trembling with anger. The jealousy in her heart grew like vines after rain, rapidly consuming her reason.
Die!
She must die!
Why did this damned bitch get so much favor from Qing Muye?
She could no longer tolerate Meng Jingwei's arrogance.
Especially her; no, it must have been her who instigated things in front of Qing Muye, causing Qing Muye to suddenly cancel their engagement.
"Still not coming?"
Just as Li Yun'er stood lost in thought, Qing Muye, who had walked ahead, suddenly stopped and looked back at her.
"Oh, coming."
Li Yun'er brushed away the tears from her cheeks, forcing herself to endure the grievance and followed him.
Thus, the four of them, one after another, entered the old residence and went to the living room.
In the living room, the old Madam Qing knew they were all coming and was waiting.
When she saw Meng Jingwei walk in, old Madam Qing immediately stood up, overjoyed. "Oh, Jingwei girl is here."
As she stood and walked towards Meng Jingwei, she saw Xiao Cheng who had entered with Meng Jingwei. "Isn't this… Young Master Xiao?"
Meng Jingwei put her arm around Xiao Cheng's neck and, with a joyful smile, introduced him to old Madam Qing, "Grandma, Xiao Cheng is my good brother, my second brother. He's the one who brought me here today, and he happened to say he wanted to come and see you."
"Hello, Grandma Qing."
Xiao Cheng greeted old Madam Qing politely in front of her, showing none of the arrogance of the 'prodigal son' rumored about him.
"Hahaha, good, good, good. Young Master Xiao is thoughtful to come and see an old woman like me." She looked Xiao Cheng up and down and smiled kindly. "Young Master Xiao has a bad reputation in Lancheng, but seeing you now, it seems the rumors are false."
"You flatter me, Grandma Qing," Xiao Cheng replied with a faint smile.
"Yes, Grandma, Xiao Cheng is a very good person. He's helped me many times. Those people outside spread rumors without knowing anything and talk nonsense. They're truly annoying."