Meng Jingwei sat outside alone for a long time, until the cool night breeze made her shiver and hunch her shoulders, and then she got up to go back.
As she walked, she looked up and found herself at the Nightfall Apartment.
Standing beneath the building, she gazed up at the towering structure, a cold smile playing on her lips.
Had she lived here long enough for her brain to automatically remember and navigate to this place?
She turned, hailed a taxi by the roadside, and took it back to her previous apartment.
A spare key was hidden under the doormat of the apartment. She flipped it over, found the key still there, and unlocked the door, stepping inside.
It was still a familiar place, yet she couldn't find the familiar feeling she once had.
After washing up, Meng Jingwei lay in bed.
However, she was wide awake and couldn't sleep.
Suppressed by her worries, her mind was in a mess.
Her thoughts involuntarily gravitated towards Qing Muye, her mind replaying the conversation she had overheard between Tang Si and Yun Shasha at the Nightfall Apartment.
As the truth was revealed, those words swirled in her mind like a sharp, keen dagger, each thought piercing her heart with pain.
She was tormented and suffering.
It wasn't until dawn broke outside that the sky finally brightened.
Meng Jingwei, tired and groggy, fell asleep.
She slept for only a short while before waking up.
She picked up her phone, intending to check the time, but when the screen unlocked, there were no messages or texts. The sudden wave of disappointment and loneliness washed over her.
It felt as though the argument she had with her parents and master about marrying Qing Muye was a joke.
And the pain she was currently enduring was the tragic consequence of her stubbornness, a lesson learned.
Meng Jingwei sat on the bed, lost in thought, her gaze vacant as she stared ahead, falling into silence.
...
After this, Qing Muye did not contact Meng Jingwei again, and Meng Jingwei did not appear before Qing Muye.
The two lived in the same city and had acquaintances in common, but they never encountered each other, which was an unspoken understanding.
However, in reality, they were both avoiding each other, unwilling to see one another.
On one hand, Meng Jingwei worked diligently as a model at Huayu Media, and on the other, she was seriously managing Chaoyun E-sports Company.
In the blink of an eye, another three months passed.
Chaoyun E-sports Company's revenue stabilized, and after discussions with her partners, they opened another media company.
Because she had signed a contract with Qing Muye for a wedding company, Qing Muye's wedding company's business boomed after its opening. Her five percent shares meant she received a portion of the income each month.
Meng Jingwei kept the money in an unused bank card, but it was linked to her phone number, so she could see the income, though she never used it.
As for Meng Jingwei's identity, with the death of Li Yun'er and Qing Muye's canceled engagement, everything seemed to have fallen silent, as if it had never happened.
Ring, ring, ring—
Meng Jingwei was resting in the lounge after a fashion show when her phone rang.
She picked up her phone and saw it was Shu Yao's call.
"Shu Yao?"
"Mm... Weiwei, I... my water broke, sob..."
Shu Yao's pained voice came from the other end of the line, startling Meng Jingwei. "So soon? Wasn't your due date ten days away?"
"I don't know... sob... I'm scared..."
"Okay, okay, don't rush, I'll make a call first."
Meng Jingwei hung up the phone, contacted 120, changed her clothes, left backstage, and drove straight to Shu Yao's home.
By the time the ambulance arrived, Meng Jingwei was already there, and she got into the ambulance with Shu Yao.
In the delivery room, Shu Yao's screams were constant.
Ivan also rushed over after receiving a call. He and Meng Jingwei waited for over an hour, but the baby still hadn't been born.
A moment later, the delivery room door opened.
A doctor walked out and asked, "Who is Shu Yao's family member?"
"I am. I am."
Meng Jingwei immediately stood up and walked to the doctor, asking, "How is the pregnant woman?"
"The pregnant woman is experiencing a difficult labor..."
The doctor continued to say more, but Meng Jingwei only heard the words 'difficult labor.'
It wasn't until Ivan nudged her that Meng Jingwei said, "Meng Jingwei, did you hear me?"
"Huh? Oh."
Meng Jingwei came back to her senses, only to hear the doctor say, "This is a risk notice. Please sign it."
"I..."
Meng Jingwei hesitated, then finally signed.
Shu Yao's pregnancy had not yet been announced to her parents, and with her in the delivery room, if Meng Jingwei didn't sign, would she just watch her die?
After signing, the doctor turned and went back into the operating room.
Meng Jingwei took out her phone. For the first time in three months, she contacted Tang Si, a friend of Qing Si Huai.
During this period, she had blocked Qing Muye's phone number, deleted all contact information, and completely shielded him from her life.
Naturally, she wouldn't contact his friends.
The phone rang, and Tang Si answered, "Little Pepper, why would you call me?"
"I'm at Xi Hua Children's Hospital. Shu Yao is having a difficult labor. Can you think of a way to contact the best obstetrician?" Meng Jingwei had no choice but to ask Tang Si for help.
"Difficult labor? Damn it, what kind of situation is this."
Tang Si muttered, "Okay, you wait. I'll contact my friend right away and ask her to help out."
Twenty minutes later, a doctor hurried into the operating room. After waiting a while longer, they finally heard the cries of a baby from inside.
Meng Jingwei's anxious heart finally settled.
The doctor came out holding the baby, smiling and saying, "Congratulations, it's a baby boy!"
Meng Jingwei stepped forward and looked at the wrinkled little one in the doctor's arms, unable to help but smile. "It's good that she's given birth. Is Shu Yao okay?"
"The pregnant woman has delivered safely. She's fine now."
The doctor handed the baby to Meng Jingwei, saying, "The mother is weak, so the baby will need a small amount of formula later."
"Formula?"
Meng Jingwei's mind went blank, and she subconsciously looked back at Ivan. "Oh no, I haven't bought anything."
Saying that, she handed the baby to Ivan. "You watch the baby for a moment, I'll go downstairs to buy things for Shu Yao."
Because Shu Yao's due date was ten days away, the maternity package she had ordered online was still on its way, and she hadn't expected her to give birth so soon.
Meng Jingwei hurried downstairs, intending to go out and buy the maternity package for Shu Yao.
As she stepped out of the elevator, she turned a corner and bumped into someone. "Oh, I'm sorry, I..."
Meng Jingwei apologized instinctively, but when she looked up at the person in front of her, she froze.
Standing before her was none other than Qing Muye, with Tang Si beside him and a doctor in a white coat.
Tang Si's expression changed when he saw Meng Jingwei. He immediately gestured to the person next to him and went to the side.
After a three-month separation, Meng Jingwei saw Qing Muye again. Her heart, which she thought had calmed down, suddenly began to race again, even aching faintly.
"Are... are you okay?"
Qing Muye looked down at the woman in front of him. Seeing her sweating profusely and flustered, he asked with concern.