"You..."
Meng Tianhua slammed the bowl onto the table. "You're utterly reckless!"
"If you don't like Xiao Cheng, then why did you rush back to Huilan City yesterday?" Du Juan didn't quite believe Meng Jingwei's words.
Meng Jingwei had no choice but to explain, "I returned to Huilan City yesterday because Old Madam Qing is my godmother, and she asked me to be in charge of the wedding planning between Qing Muyue and his fiancée. There were some things I hadn't handled properly, which is why I rushed back. I lied to avoid worrying you."
Although this was also a lie, Meng Jingwei secretly regretted not thinking of this reason yesterday.
Qing Muyue, sitting to the side, was stunned. His deep gaze fell upon Meng Jingwei, her words from earlier echoing in his mind.
She said...
She didn't like Xiao Cheng at all.
Everything was just an act!
An act...
"You ungrateful girl, your father and I have spoiled you rotten, letting you spout nonsense about everything!"
Du Juan was furious. She slammed the bowl down and left, closing the bedroom door behind her.
"Look, you've made your mother so angry."
Meng Tianhua shook his head and lowered his voice. "Alright, eat quickly, and then leave. Your mother will calm down in a few days and won't be mad at you anymore."
Feeling wronged and self-reproachful, Meng Jingwei drooped her head like a child who had done something wrong. "Dad, I'm sorry, I've disappointed you."
"Stop the nonsense and eat quickly. Then leave. I'll go check on your mother."
He waved his hand and followed her into the bedroom.
For a moment, Meng Jingwei lost her appetite.
With a cold gaze, she glared fiercely at Qing Muyue and kicked his leg hard. "What are you looking at? Are you happy now? You bastard!"
Qing Muyue, whose mood had been a rollercoaster, endured the kick and got up to follow Meng Jingwei out.
The two got into the car and left.
All the way, Meng Jingwei remained silent.
Qing Muyue, however, was pondering Meng Jingwei's words from earlier...
'I know you think Xiao Cheng has a powerful family and can be my backing, protecting me.'
Protecting her?
Was it because of the Li family, or because of him, Qing Muyue?
The question lingered in the man's mind, and he himself did not understand.
All the way, Meng Jingwei remained silent.
A few hours later, they arrived in Lancheng around noon.
He drove her to the entrance of Yipinju. "Shall we have a meal together?"
The man's tone was gentler than ever, even carrying a hint of cautiousness.
"If you want to eat, eat by yourself!"
Meng Jingwei retorted angrily, pushed open the car door, got out, and slammed the door shut.
Through the rearview mirror, watching the woman's receding figure, Qing Muyue's thin lips curved into a smile.
In the days that followed, the two did not meet again.
Meng Jingwei renamed the wedding company she had taken over to 'Encounter Your Beauty' Wedding Company.
She also hired a new assistant and, together with the hired wedding design director Lin Meng, began designing the wedding venue.
She was so busy she was overwhelmed, not even renting a place to live, and ended up staying in the wedding company's office every night.
During this time, Qing Muyue called her, but she rejected his calls and replied via WeChat, saying she was very busy decorating the wedding venue.
She ignored Qing Muyue, but when Xiao Cheng asked her out, she met him for meals and drinks.
Finally, the night before the wedding, Meng Jingwei completed the decoration of the wedding venue.
However, with the wedding banquet tomorrow, and it being Qing Muyue's grand wedding attended by social elites from all walks of life, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Indeed, Qing Muyue's money was not easy to earn.
Not only her, but all the employees of the wedding company stayed late to work overtime.
Before leaving work, she gathered thirty to forty employees for a meeting and reiterated emphatically, "Tomorrow is Qing Muyue's wedding. The Qing family is the foremost among the four major families in Lancheng, and the attendees are all business elites. Therefore, the wedding must be foolproof. Lighting and stage design team, videography and photography team, wedding product design team, music rehearsal and video playback, emcee, and operations team, all of you must be on high alert!"
In the conference room, Meng Jingwei looked at the dozens of employees, feeling anxious, fearing that something might go wrong tomorrow.
This time, in order to 'pluck the wool,' she had invested too much. If it failed, she would be at a significant loss.
With her limited funds, she could only aim for a safe and guaranteed win.
"Sister Wei, don't worry, we will go all out."
"Manager Meng, we will stand with you until the end."
"The generator has also been prepared. Unless there are force majeure events tomorrow, there will be no accidents."
"The styling team is on standby."
"Manager Meng, you don't need to be too nervous. Young Master Qing's fiancée is your sister. Even if something goes wrong, she won't blame you."
Suddenly, one person from the dozens of employees sitting there said sarcastically.
Although Meng Jingwei had only been with them for a few days, because everyone was fully immersed in the wedding design, they all knew that the bride was Li Yun'er, who looked exactly like Meng Jingwei at first glance.
Some people felt that Meng Jingwei's super large wedding order was a shortcut.
As the person's words fell, Meng Jingwei's sharp gaze shot towards him. "Put away your groundless speculations. If the wedding is successful tomorrow, our wedding company will have a continuous stream of orders, and you will all earn money by following me; if the wedding fails, then... tomorrow will be the day the company disbands."
Although everything was for the sake of earning Qing Muyue's money, Meng Jingwei had spent these past few days constantly researching, even video conferencing with the owner of a very formidable wedding company abroad to 'learn' and discuss, so busy that she didn't even have time to eat.
After speaking, she added, "Once this order is perfectly completed, the company will reward you all with forty thousand."
Forty thousand was a lot, but Meng Jingwei had to invest heavily to ensure the smooth completion of the wedding.
When she collected the fees from Qing Muyue later, this amount would be but a drop in the ocean.
"Forty thousand?"
"Wow, the boss is generous."
"That's at least ten thousand per person."
"We must do a good job."
The colleagues murmured amongst themselves, each one excited and nervous.
Prior to this, the wedding company's performance had been extremely poor, and the employees had become increasingly passive and lax. After Meng Jingwei took over the company, she immediately secured the top luxury order from the Qing family. As a wedding company, they also became more motivated.
"After the wedding, we will hold a celebration banquet, where we will have a lucky draw. The maximum prize will be one hundred and fifty thousand, and the minimum will be a television. Furthermore, your salaries will be doubled," Meng Jingwei added.
At once, the conference room erupted. All the colleagues were overjoyed and even more eager to give their all.
It was as the saying went, 'Great rewards bring forth brave men.'
Meng Jingwei breathed a sigh of relief, finally having managed to ignite their emotions and enthusiasm.
Meanwhile, at Songyu Group.
Even though he was getting married tomorrow, Qing Muyue was still at the company, handling documents and working late into the night.
Assistant Song Ci looked at the late hour and entered the office. "Boss, it's already past midnight. Tomorrow is your wedding with Miss Li. Boss should rest early."