In the living room, however, Qing Muye did not see Meng Jingwei. He rushed into the bedroom first.
But Meng Jingwei was not in the bedroom either. Finally, he found that the bedroom bathroom was tightly blocked.
Qing Muye shouted, "Meng Jingwei? Meng Jingwei?"
The man called out twice, kicked open the bathroom door, and shone his phone's flashlight, indeed finding Meng Jingwei lying on the floor in the bathroom.
At that moment, Qing Muye immediately rushed over, covered Meng Jingwei's face with the suit that was covering her mouth and nose, and ran out with her in his arms.
Xiao Cheng, who was standing in the hallway, thought Meng Jingwei was already dead. The moment he saw Qing Muye carrying Meng Jingwei out, his body stiffened, his pupils widened, and he looked at her incredulously.
"Meng Jingwei? Meng Jingwei?"
Xiao Cheng stepped forward and called out a few times, but received no response.
Qing Muye carried Meng Jingwei downstairs and handed her over to the ambulance. Xiao Cheng was then blocked from the ambulance by the medical staff.
Qing Muye accompanied Meng Jingwei in the ambulance. Under the light inside the vehicle, he finally noticed that Meng Jingwei's feet and arms were burned and blistered, and a large section of her waist-length hair had also been burned off.
Meng Jingwei had inhaled a large amount of smoke and had fallen into a coma.
After being sent to the hospital, she was directly taken to the emergency room for resuscitation.
Half an hour later, she woke up.
No, she didn't wake up, but startled awake from a dream.
"Ah, help..."
She screamed and sat up abruptly, covered in a cold sweat.
But because of the large movement, her wounds were aggravated, and she gasped in pain.
"You're awake?"
"Meng Jingwei, you're finally awake?"
Two voices sounded in her ears. Meng Jingwei glanced sideways and saw Qing Muye and Xiao Cheng standing by the hospital bed.
Xiao Cheng was neatly dressed, while Qing Muye's clothes were disheveled, and there was even charcoal dust on his face. His disheveled appearance was a stark contrast to his usual image.
She recalled the shout she heard in the bathroom earlier, and indeed...
It was Qing Muye.
She hadn't misheard!
But why would he suddenly appear?
Although Meng Jingwei was filled with doubt, she could only pretend to be unaware.
"Why are you two here? Who saved me?" she asked weakly.
When it came to who saved her, Xiao Cheng's joyful expression instantly vanished, and his gaze involuntarily turned to Qing Muye.
At that moment, his eyes were complex.
Admiration, surprise, worship, jealousy...
A mixture of emotions converged, leaving Xiao Cheng in silence.
In Lancheng, everyone knew that Qing Muye was cruel, ruthless, and cold-blooded.
But when Xiao Cheng witnessed Qing Muye rushing into the sea of flames without regard for his own safety, he understood...
Qing Muye cared about Meng Jingwei, and even... loved Meng Jingwei.
He considered himself to like Meng Jingwei, but when faced with the raging fire, he hadn't rushed in immediately.
Perhaps he thought Meng Jingwei had already died in the fire; perhaps he was afraid to rush in because he feared for his own life; or perhaps for other reasons...
In any case, Xiao Cheng did not rush into the flames.
But when he personally witnessed Qing Muye emerge from the flames holding Meng Jingwei, like a hero of the inferno, a complex emotion surged within him.
That feeling was like something being torn from his body, causing him to clearly feel a pang of pain.
"Who kidnapped you?"
Qing Muye did not answer Meng Jingwei's question but went straight to the point.
Meng Jingwei slowly lowered her head and glanced at the special bracelet on her wrist.
The bracelet had a built-in recorder and was highly waterproof.
The bracelet also contained a listening device, and the other end of the listening device was none other than Chen Zhuo, whom she had met at the Nightclub.
After Meng Jingwei offended the Li family, he contacted Chen Zhuo and two private investigators to monitor her every move twenty-four hours a day.
If she encountered danger, they would immediately call the police to ensure she could gather evidence and remain safe.
"I... I don't know."
Meng Jingwei leaned against the head of the bed, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
As she spoke, her gaze involuntarily fell on Xiao Cheng, a casual glance seeming to tell Xiao Cheng to keep quiet.
Xiao Cheng remained silent.
Qing Muye simply rose with a cool expression, "Since you're awake, get some good rest."
With that, he stood up and left.
Throughout the entire process, he did not claim credit from Meng Jingwei, nor did he even reveal that he had saved her.
Afterwards, without any concern for her, he simply left.
Staring at his retreating back, Meng Jingwei fell into thought.
Why had he come to save her?
Heaven knew that when Meng Jingwei, hiding in the bathroom, heard Qing Muye's voice, her suspended heart instantly settled, and a sense of security even washed over her.
When she held on to her last bit of consciousness, pretending to be unconscious, and was held in Qing Muye's arms, Meng Jingwei felt an unprecedented sense of peace.
Afterwards, she plunged into an endless darkness and truly lost consciousness.
"Are you... alright?"
Seeing Meng Jingwei staring at Qing Muye's retreating back with unblinking eyes, Xiao Cheng felt a strange tightness in his chest.
"Hmm? Oh, I'm fine."
Meng Jingwei shook her head, threw back the covers, and looked at the wounds on her feet and the burns on her wrists. A smile curved her lips, "No matter what, the objective has been achieved."
"Are you crazy?"
Xiao Cheng reached out and poked her forehead hard. "Do you know how dangerous the situation was? You could have died in there!"
He was truly somewhat angry.
"Why did you provoke the Li family into attacking you?"
Xiao Cheng knew that Meng Jingwei was Li Yun'er's sister, but he had never understood why Meng Jingwei deliberately provoked them.
But at this moment, a suspicion arose in his mind.
"Your adoptive parents' car accident, it has something to do with the Li family, doesn't it?"
Meng Jingwei had previously sent people to investigate her adoptive parents' car accident, but later the driver who caused the accident died inexplicably.
This was something Xiao Cheng learned after investigating Meng Jingwei. Therefore, combined with his investigation, it could be inferred that Meng Jingwei had deliberately set up the situation to make the Li family attack her, and then he would collect evidence to give to the police, delivering a heavy blow to the Li family.
"Heh heh, nothing can escape your notice, you're so smart."
Meng Jingwei smiled knowingly, hiding nothing from Xiao Cheng.
"Are you an idiot?"
Xiao Cheng slapped her on the head. "If you really suspected this, why didn't you tell me? I could have helped you."
"I already owe you too many favors, I don't want to trouble you further."
Meanwhile, Qing Muye left the hospital and immediately called Song Ci, "The young master of the Xiao family has been too idle lately. Find something for him to do."
"Yes, boss."
"Also, transfer Meng Jingwei to Shengde Hospital."
Since Madam Qing had been sent to Shengde Hospital, transferring Meng Jingwei there as well would be more convenient.
Xiao Cheng, who had stayed with Meng Jingwei at the hospital for the night, received a phone call in the late hours of the night. His expression changed instantly, and after bidding Meng Jingwei farewell, he left directly.