She retracted her phone and hung up as she spoke.
Qing Muyye gazed at Meng Jingwei, seeing only innocence and helplessness on her sincere face.
He walked slowly forward and stood before her, "Perhaps, you should watch the entire video."
"The entire video? You... what do you mean?"
Meng Jingwei didn't understand Qing Muyye's meaning.
"The day you returned to Lancheng, after she was taken away by a few people, she was violated."
"...You... you mean she was raped?"
Meng Jingwei's eyes widened in disbelief. She never imagined that this would be the final outcome.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine. If the video were played in its entirety today, the Qing family would become a laughingstock in Lancheng, and Li Yun'er would have no face to see anyone.
The consequences... were unthinkable.
"This really wasn't my doing. I'm having Xiao Cheng help me investigate the truth, and I also want to know who is manipulating things behind the scenes and who wants to harm me."
Meng Jingwei was both angry and furious, her fists clenched by her sides.
Her gaze was fixed on Qing Muyye the entire time, inexplicably worried if the man would doubt the truthfulness of her words.
"Leave this matter to me to handle," he said gently. "Get in the car and come back with me."
With that, the woman stood still. Qing Muyye frowned in confusion but heard Meng Jingwei ask, "Why would you choose to believe me?"
Was it simply because he liked her that he trusted her?
"The Meng Jingwei I know is straightforward and honest, dares to take responsibility, and even dared to save people at the risk of her life when the car was about to explode. How could she do something so despicable?"
Qing Muyye praised her without reservation.
Hearing Qing Muyye's explanation, Meng Jingwei suddenly understood. So he already knew that she was the one who saved him on the night of his car accident.
"It seems you're not stupid either," she sighed with a touch of disappointment and a wry smile, feeling that Qing Muyye hadn't let her down.
Originally, she had intended to explain to Qing Muyye, because a rational man would rationally analyze everything that happened at the wedding scene today. However, it happened so suddenly that she didn't have time to react before Xiao Cheng took her away.
Later, when she returned to find Qing Muyye, she was inexplicably "rescued" by people brought by Shu Yao.
She had felt something was off about Shu Yao at the time. She deliberately got into the car, wanting to know Shu Yao's true identity.
Upon arriving at the small villa in the suburbs and confronting Shu Yao, she realized that something was not right inside the villa. She scanned the surroundings keenly and discovered that there were hidden experts within the villa.
To save her life, she didn't continue to attack Shu Yao and chose to leave the villa.
First, to save her life; second, to find a suitable opportunity to investigate Shu Yao's identity further.
"What, you think I'm stupid enough to believe you did it?"
This damned woman, did she think he was that foolish?
Meng Jingwei's worried heart settled, and her mood became much lighter. She couldn't help but chuckle, "Not to that extent. By the way, how is Grandma?"
"She's in the hospital and has woken up."
"Can you... take me to the hospital to see Grandma? I want to explain to Grandma in person."
"Without any evidence, what will you use to make Grandma trust you?" Qing Muyye's cold face showed a hint of worry. "You've been staying up late to arrange the wedding lately; look at your dark circles."
He couldn't help but reach out, his large palm covering her cheek. The pad of his thumb gently rubbed her face. "A girl should learn to take good care of herself."
Despite the sudden tenderness, Meng Jingwei didn't succumb to his concern. Instead, she slapped his hand away, "Qing Muyye, I warn you, if you dare to touch me again, I'll chop off your hand! Don't think that just because you canceled your engagement with Li Yun'er, you're not a scumbag. Don't forget, she's carrying your child. Just because she was insulted, you want to abandon her? You have no sense of responsibility as a man."
"I have no sense of responsibility as a man?"
Qing Muyye stepped forward, his eyes narrowing. "You think this matter has nothing to do with you?"
He grabbed her wrist and pulled her forward, saying in a deep voice, "Back then, I promised Li Yun'er marriage because she lied, claiming to have saved me, and that's why everything that followed happened. How should I settle this with you, hmm?"
If one were to consider cause and effect, the matter truly had an inseparable connection with Meng Jingwei.
"I... I..."
Meng Jingwei was speechless. Thinking carefully, it seemed this matter did indeed have an indirect relationship with her.
But...
Even so, she refused to admit it.
"What does it have to do with me? You weren't serious and careful with your investigation back then, so it's my fault?"
"Then tell me, why was that ring in her hand? And how did she know so much about what happened at the scene?"
"That... that ring was stolen from my house by herself. Do you think that's why she tried to harm me repeatedly back then? It was because she was afraid I would expose the truth to you!"
Recalling the events of the past, Meng Jingwei was furious. "Speaking of which, I remember, when you were dying, it was I who saved you, and you promised me a reward of 100 million. You haven't given it to me yet."
Their conversation was frank and open.
Qing Muyye looked down at the woman roaring in anger before him. As he watched, he suddenly found her angry expression to be quite lovely.
They were clearly twins, so why was there such a great difference in their personalities?
"If you are willing to marry me, then all my money will be your money," Qing Muyye said, almost as if possessed.
His words stunned Meng Jingwei, who had been speaking, into silence. She blinked, her eyes widening in disbelief, "Marry you?"
This...
Was this a declaration of love to her?
Meng Jingwei suddenly felt her heart race. She felt a bit nervous, surprised, and overwhelmed with joy.