"Uh..."
Meng Jingwei was speechless. She rested her elbow on the glass window, propped her head, thought for a moment, and sighed, "Yeah, with the video out, how can I explain it?"
She tilted her head to look at Qing Muye, feeling a bit guilty.
"That... I... I'm sorry, I was too willful."
If it weren't for her getting emotional after seeing Chu Xue and impulsively kissing Qing Muye, these subsequent events wouldn't have happened.
Now, it had become common knowledge.
She was in disguise, so no one would know it was her.
But Qing Muye was different. As a figure at the top of the pyramid, he was highly scrutinized, and now with this 'homosexual' scandal, it would likely bring him considerable trouble in the future.
Thinking of this, Meng Jingwei felt even more self-reproachful.
If she had known this would happen, she might as well have disguised herself as a sexy super beauty. Even if she were photographed, it would only expose Qing Muye's infidelity.
It wouldn't have caused such a significant impact and distress in his life as it was now.
"Silly girl, what are you thinking about?"
Qing Muye glanced at her as he turned his head. Seeing her dejected and dispirited expression, he reached out and ruffled her hair, saying dotingly, "If you can't even handle this, how can I protect you in the future?"
As soon as he thought of everything Meng Jingwei would face with him in the future, Qing Muye felt these matters were insignificant.
His casual remark moved Meng Jingwei deeply.
Qing Muye's response was completely beyond her expectations, and she even found him very responsible.
Even though she had caused him trouble with her recklessness, he didn't seem to mind at all, nor did he intend to blame her.
"But... this matter is neither big nor small. Besides, Grandma and the others will definitely scold you. Can you really accept it?" Meng Jingwei had experienced rumors and the peculiar gazes of outsiders, knowing the pain and oppression of being pointed at.
"Heh."
The man looked straight ahead, a faint smile appearing on his handsome face, and then he fell silent.
At that moment, his expression subtly softened. Even from the side, Meng Jingwei could sense that he had momentarily fallen into a brief period of pain.
It was as if he had experienced even more unacceptable predicaments and hardships in the past, which was why he didn't take this matter to heart.
Meng Jingwei wondered what he had encountered before.
"Don't overthink it. These things can't affect me."
After a while, he seemed to snap back to reality, turned his head to look at the woman beside him, and comforted her.
Meng Jingwei held his phone, remaining silent.
*Buzz buzz buzz—*
The phone suddenly rang.
Meng Jingwei subconsciously glanced at the phone screen, which clearly displayed the word 'Grandma'.
Her mouth twitched, and she couldn't help but sigh, saying that one shouldn't talk about something before it happened. Just as they were talking about Grandma, the call came.
"It's Grandma's... call."
She handed the phone to Qing Muye.
Qing Muye hung up without looking and placed the phone aside.
"Not answering Grandma's call, isn't that a bit bad?"
As soon as Meng Jingwei finished speaking, Old Mrs. Qing's call came in again.
This implied that if Qing Muye didn't answer, she would continue to call.
Qing Muye, with no other choice, answered the phone and held it to his ear.
"You brat, where are you right now? What are you messing around outside for? Huh? Don't you think our Qing family is embarrassing enough!"
As soon as the call was connected, Old Mrs. Qing's furious reprimand erupted from the other end.
Even Meng Jingwei, standing beside him, could faintly hear the angry voice.
Qing Muye remained silent, perhaps not knowing what to say.
"I'm asking you, don't you understand? Who is that man? What's your relationship, or do you really like men? Is the reason you haven't found a woman all these years because you like men?"
From what Old Mrs. Qing knew, she had drugged Qing Muye, which accidentally led to him having relations with Meng Jingwei.
After that, Qing Muye was with Li Yun'er, and until Li Yun'er became pregnant, Old Mrs. Qing naturally assumed that Qing Muye had had relations with Li Yun'er.
Finally, on the day of her birthday banquet, Li Yun'er revealed to the media reporters that she had never had relations with Qing Muye, and the child she was carrying was also fake.
It was only then that Old Mrs. Qing realized that Qing Muye had never touched Li Yun'er.
Therefore, from beginning to end, Qing Muye had only touched one woman, and that was Meng Jingwei.
And it was only when she drugged Qing Muye that he was forced to touch a woman.
Based on this, Old Mrs. Qing began to suspect that Qing Muye didn't like women, and even before that, she suspected that his orientation was problematic.
Now, the video had been directly exposed online.
It confirmed that Qing Muye liked men.
Heaven knew how infuriated Qing Muye was making Old Mrs. Qing.
"I..."
Qing Muye was momentarily at a loss for words on how to explain to Old Mrs. Qing.
"You what? I'm telling you, you have one hour to get back to the old house, otherwise, I, this old woman, will come looking for you myself!"
"Grandma... *Beep beep beep*..."
Before Qing Muye could say anything else, Old Mrs. Qing had already hung up.
Seeing Qing Muye's unhappy expression, Meng Jingwei asked, "Are you... okay?"
Although she didn't know what Old Mrs. Qing had said on the phone, seeing Qing Muye's sullen face, it certainly wasn't good news.
"Grandma wants me to go back to the old house, so I can't stay with you."
The man knew that Old Mrs. Qing was not in good health, so he cared about her greatly and rarely defied her.
Meng Jingwei nodded, "Okay, then find a place to drop me off. I'll remove my makeup so that I'm not discovered and cause trouble."
"It's alright, I..."
"This time, listen to me."
Meng Jingwei's attitude was firm.
Seeing this, the man didn't insist and agreed to Meng Jingwei's request.
He dropped her off at the location Meng Jingwei specified and then drove directly back to the Qing family's old house.
After dealing with everything, Meng Jingwei returned to her apartment and immediately put her phone on charge.
As soon as the phone was turned on, it started buzzing non-stop, making her hand vibrate until it was numb.
There were messages from Shu Yao, Qing Si Huai, Ivan, Song Jun, and Old Mrs. Qing.
Looking at the missed calls, text messages, and notifications, Meng Jingwei felt a headache coming on.
Just as she raised her hand to rub her temples, a call came in. The sudden ringing startled her.
Meng Jingwei looked down, and coincidentally, it was also Old Mrs. Qing calling.
She grinned, feeling extremely guilty, and after a moment of hesitation, answered Old Mrs. Qing's call, "Grandma?"
"Jingwei, what's going on? Why couldn't I get through to your phone?"
Old Mrs. Qing's tone was somewhat displeased.
Meng Jingwei scratched her head, "Uh, my phone just..."
"Where are you now?"
"I'm at home."