"It's nothing, really."
Tang Si gave an awkward laugh, his sharp eyes fixed on Meng Jingwei, carefully observing her for any reaction.
He worried in his heart that if Meng Jingwei saw the video from earlier, she would fly into a rage and break up with his second brother.
According to his second brother, they were apparently still in a three-month 'trial period,' and if she found out, they might break up.
Tang Si dared not speak, let alone ask.
He tilted his head to glance at Lin Meng, who was sitting beside them, weeping with her head bowed, and Shi Ran, who was comforting her.
Seeing that the two of them weren't paying attention, Tang Si leaned closer to Meng Jingwei and asked in a low voice, "Little Pepper, how are things going with you and my second brother?"
He was trying to probe, wanting to gauge Meng Jingwei's reaction and analyze whether she had heard about what had just happened.
Although Meng Jingwei was a little surprised that Qing Muye would tell Tang Si and the others these things, she then thought that since they were good brothers, it was understandable.
"Even though I owe you a favor, we're not close enough for me to discuss these matters with you," she said loftily.
Tang Si: "..."
Damn it, heartless!
"Hehehe. Then I'll use the 'favor' you owe me to exchange for an answer from you, how about that?" This deal couldn't be any better.
"Is it that casual? Don't you think you're losing out?"
"Not at all. My second brother's matters are above all else."
If he accidentally ruined his second brother's good thing, he feared his second brother would kill him.
"Oh. It's alright, we're in a probation period." A perfunctory answer.
Not getting the answer he wanted, Tang Si asked again, "Right now, what do you think of my second brother?"
"Your favor for one question. You've asked your question."
Meng Jingwei replied with a calm and unfazed expression on her delicate face.
"Hey, wait, Little Pepper, you're going too far. I rushed over here to help you, and you're being quite unreasonable."
"Am I? I don't think so."
Meng Jingwei's red lips curved upwards, her cheeks dimpling with a faint smile that was captivating and yet held a hint of mischievous playfulness.
"You..."
Ring ring ring—
Just as Tang Si was about to ask more, he heard Meng Jingwei's phone ring.
Meng Jingwei picked up her phone and looked at the ringing number on the screen. Her face immediately darkened, and she turned to the side to answer the call.
Once the call was connected, Meng Jingwei remained silent, quietly waiting for the other party to speak.
"Meng Jingwei, you actually stood me up! Believe it or not, I'll expose that shameless video of you and my brother online right now!" Xiao Meiyan roared furiously.
Meng Jingwei was not afraid of her threat.
She knew that one indulgence would only lead to countless threats, making Xiao Meiyan even more audacious.
"If you want to post it, go ahead. Do you think you'll listen to me if I tell you not to?"
Meng Jingwei scoffed, finding Xiao Meiyan and her brother Xiao Cheng to be birds of a feather.
"Fine, then I'll fulfill your wish."
With that, Xiao Meiyan directly hung up the phone.
The moment she hung up, Meng Jingwei's expression turned serious. Gripping her phone, she felt uneasy.
Since Qing Muye had launched his 'offensive' against the Xiao family's enterprises, the Xiao family's impregnable position in high society had begun to falter. Their once flourishing businesses were in ruins, cash flow was tight, and several factories had ceased production.
Even their stocks had been hitting the limit down since the market opened in the past two days. It was rumored that the Xiao family was preparing to suspend trading.
Shareholders had started selling their Xiao family stock earlier, but with no buyers, they were stuck with it, watching their investments lose value daily, leading to widespread discontent.
Therefore, Xiao Meiyan's call today had a very clear purpose.
But Meng Jingwei knew that even if she could turn the tide and change the Xiao family's current situation, Xiao Meiyan would still use such videos to threaten her and escalate her demands in the future.
"Hey, Little Pepper, what are you thinking about?"
Standing beside her, Tang Si saw Meng Jingwei lower her head in thought after ending the call and walked over to call her a few times, but found she hadn't snapped out of it.
Tang Si guessed that Meng Jingwei must have encountered some trouble.
"Hm? Oh, nothing, it's nothing."
Meng Jingwei put away her phone and said to Tang Si, "Regardless, thank you very much today. I'll treat you to a meal later."
With that, she didn't give Tang Si a chance to speak, walked past him, and went to Lin Meng.
"Lin Meng, are you alright?"
She patted Lin Meng's shoulder, comforting her.
"Wuwuwu... President Meng, thank you, thank you. If it weren't for your help today, I really don't know what I would have done."
Lin Meng clutched a wad of tissue in her hand, constantly wiping her swollen red eyes as she sobbed uncontrollably.
Meng Jingwei then noticed that Lin Meng's lip was slightly torn and bruised, and there were a few bleeding scratch marks on her cheek, her hair disheveled.
"What happened to you? How did you end up like this?"
Meng Jingwei didn't understand.
Logically speaking, her mother-in-law was an elderly woman. Even with great strength, she couldn't have beaten Lin Meng to this state.
Shi Ran, sitting nearby, quickly explained, "Sister Wei, it's too infuriating. That damned old hag actually got her daughter and son-in-law to team up and brutally beat Sister Lin Meng. So shameless! If you ask me, you should have sent that old hag to jail with them back then!"
"Damn it, this husband is too useless. If you ask me, divorce him as soon as possible, what kind of trash is he."
Tang Si walked over and, upon hearing Shi Ran's words, became angry as a man.
Seeing Tang Si approach, Lin Meng immediately stood up and, with a plop, knelt directly before him. "Young Master Tang, thank you, thank you so much. If it weren't for you today, I really wouldn't have known what to do. Wuwuwu..."
Lin Meng's child had been born not long ago. During the scuffle today, her mother-in-law had violently thrown the child to the ground, causing severe cerebral hemorrhage and weak breathing.
Because the situation was very serious and it was nearing the Lunar New Year, many pediatric specialists had gone home, so no hospital dared to admit Lin Meng's child.
If it weren't absolutely necessary, Lin Meng would have been too ashamed to ask Meng Jingwei for help.
She cried and thanked Tang Si, then looked at Meng Jingwei. "President Meng, thank you too. You and Young Master Tang are the saviors of my child, thank you... thank you so much."
Lin Meng was naturally a beauty, with long, straight black hair. As she cried with tears streaming down her face, she looked incredibly pitiable.
"Oh dear, hurry and get up. It was just a small favor."
Tang Si couldn't stand seeing a woman look so pathetic in front of him; he felt very uncomfortable.
Meng Jingwei remained silent.
She knew that this time it was her owing Lin Meng a favor, but Lin Meng was the beneficiary and had to thank Tang Si.
That was between them.
"Wuwuwu..."