She drove back to the city center, removed her makeup and changed her clothes in the car, and then parked it at the agreed-upon location with Shi Ran.
Only then did she get out of the car and flag down a taxi by the roadside.
When the taxi reached near Shu Yao’s apartment, Meng Jingwei spotted a roadside food stall. She got off early and sat alone in front of the stall, eating skewers and drinking.
After a whole night of trouble, she thought it would take a long time to investigate the mastermind.
But now, it seemed unnecessary.
Because the truth was right before her eyes.
Meng Jingwei had countless fantasies, guessing it was Chu Xue, Li Yun’er, or Qing Si Huai, but she never expected the final culprit to be… Xiao Cheng!
White wine, glass after glass, went down her throat, burning fiercely, yet it made Meng Jingwei’s thoughts incredibly clear.
She had thought that after injuring Xiao Cheng and his sister in the warehouse, Xiao Cheng would understand her helplessness. Who knew she was too naive.
Thinking of this, Meng Jingwei couldn’t help but recall that night at the old Qing family mansion when she got drunk. Qing Si Huai handed her over to Xiao Cheng, and he took her to a hotel to sleep for a night. She felt a lingering fear.
Fortunately, nothing happened, otherwise, it would have been too late to regret.
Meng Jingwei drank alone at the food stall for a while. After paying the bill, she stumbled her way back to Shu Yao’s place.
Shu Yao was still asleep. After a simple wash-up, she also lay down on the bed to sleep.
The next day.
Meng Jingwei still woke up at six in the morning, but today she didn’t get up. Instead, she stayed in bed, playing with her phone.
Before long, Shu Yao woke up, turned over in bed, and stretched. “Phew~ Slept until I woke up naturally, so comfortable.”
“Wei Wei, good morning.”
Hugging her bedding, she lazily squinted her drowsy eyes and greeted Meng Jingwei.
Meng Jingwei responded, “Mm, good morning.”
“What do you want to eat this morning?” Shu Yao asked.
Meng Jingwei glanced at her, “You’re going to make it for me?”
“Dream on. Ah Huai will bring us breakfast when he comes.”
“Whatever, anything is fine.”
Meng Jingwei put down her phone and snuggled into the covers. “I’ll sleep a bit longer.”
Sleep?
How could she sleep?
It was just that Qing Si Huai seemed exceptionally attentive, which instead blinded her eyes, making her ponder if Qing Si Huai and Xiao Cheng were colluding.
An hour later, Meng Jingwei got up and sat on the sofa in the living room.
Qing Mu Ye arrived with breakfast.
As soon as he entered, Xiao Cheng also walked in with breakfast.
“Little Wei Wei, did you sleep well last night?”
The Xiao Cheng who brushed past her last night was cold and noble, with arrogance in his bones; but the current him, with a handsome face and a charming smile, made people feel exceptionally approachable and intimate.
The same person, yet such a huge difference in personality.
“What’s wrong? What are you thinking about?”
Seeing her lost in thought, Qing Si Huai waved his hand in front of her, showing concern.
“Hm? No, nothing.”
Meng Jingwei shook her head and looked at the rich breakfast on the table. “I’m hungry, waiting for your breakfast.”
She unceremoniously picked up her chopsticks and started eating.
Xiao Cheng sat down beside her and asked solicitously, “I’m still having people investigate the matter, and I believe there will be results soon. Please don’t put any pressure on yourself. Just stay here with Shu Yao for a few days.”
If before, she treated Xiao Cheng as a brother, as a friend…
The current Xiao Cheng was like a poisoned thorn, making her constantly wary, yet unable to bring the matter to light.
Because she didn’t have enough evidence.
The key point was that after the matter was revealed, it would be detrimental in every way.
“Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
Meng Jingwei nodded, chewed on the wonton in her mouth, then looked up and asked preoccupied, “How is the investigation going?”
Xiao Cheng sat opposite Meng Jingwei and shook his head, “No leads yet.”
“No leads?”
Meng Jingwei held her spoon, stirring the wontons absentmindedly, and suddenly asked, “Then investigate Jiang Quan. This matter is clearly aimed at me. As long as you investigate Jiang Quan, you’ll definitely find clues.”
“Jiang Quan is missing,” Xiao Cheng told Meng Jingwei truthfully.
“Missing?” Meng Jingwei looked up, her clear, watery eyes blinking at Xiao Cheng, as if trying to pierce through his handsome face and into the depths of his heart, to see how hypocritical and dark that heart was.
Was this just the first step of Xiao Cheng’s revenge?
Meng Jingwei didn’t know.
“Then how long do I have to stay with Shu Yao…” Meng Jingwei sighed forlornly, her face filled with sadness.
Seeing this, Shu Yao felt a pang of sympathy.
She moved closer, put her arm around Meng Jingwei’s neck, and comforted her, “Don’t worry, with your Uncle Seven and Young Master Xiao, there won’t be any problems.”
“Yes, little girl, don’t worry too much.”
Qing Si Huai put his hands in the pockets of his trousers and looked down at Meng Jingwei. “Just remember, you must not go out during these days. You must stay here with Yao Yao.”
“Why?” Meng Jingwei asked, confused.
“There’s all sorts of criticism and unspeakable words against you outside. Although you are innocent, you can’t withstand gossip. Therefore, the best way to protect you is to not go out recently.”
Qing Si Huai analyzed with a serious expression.
“Yes, listen to your Uncle Seven. By the way, Jingwei, can I borrow your phone for a moment?”
“Oh.”
Meng Jingwei handed her phone to Xiao Cheng. Xiao Cheng fiddled with Meng Jingwei’s phone for a while before returning it to her.
She asked curiously, “Xiao Cheng, what did you do on my phone?”
“A tracking system. Just in case.”
“Oh, okay, thank you.”
Meng Jingwei held her phone, nodded at him, and continued to eat her meal, her head lowered.
Tracking system?
Heh.
After breakfast, Qing Si Huai and Xiao Cheng left. Shu Yao went to work due to company matters.
Thus, Meng Jingwei was left alone in the spacious apartment.
She lay on the bed and opened her phone, looking at the virus Xiao Cheng had implanted. It could not only track her location but also monitor all calls and messages on the phone.
Meng Jingwei looked at the virus link with a contemptuous smile.
This kind of childish thing was already outdated for her. Was Xiao Cheng showing off to her now?
Perhaps he didn’t know she was a computer science major in college.
Lying in bed, she browsed the mobile news. Besides yesterday’s news, there were several new trending topics…
“Jiang Quan, innocently beaten by Meng Jingwei, is missing.” “Song Yu Group’s stocks hit the limit down at opening due to the Meng Jingwei controversy.” “Li Yun’er says, ‘We must believe our sister Jingwei.’”
Netizens’ top comments below: “Hit Jiang Quan and then kidnapped, this life has a lot of ‘potential,’ I think it’s ‘fitting’!”
“Old Mrs. Qing shouldn’t have recognized this kind of woman as a god-granddaughter.”
“Who said not? It’s true.”
“Like a piece of smelly dog shit, touching it brings bad luck.”
“Li Yun’er is still a good person. Even at this time, she’s still standing up to say she believes Meng Jingwei.”
“Too naive to treat Meng Jingwei as a good person.”