She said, opening the phone's surveillance video, and a captured segment showed the time to be the night before Li Yun'er's kidnapping.
The sped-up video indeed showed Meng Jingwei sneaking into Li Yun'er's house late at night. Not long after, a fire broke out on the second floor, and Li Yun'er came down from the second floor of the villa.
That night was Xiao Cheng's birthday.
Meng Jingwei had also been nearly hit by a car that night. Xiao Cheng remembered it very clearly, and it was on the day after that he sent people to kidnap Li Yun'er. However, Xiao Meiyan had temporarily given orders to her subordinates to make sure she had a miscarriage.
As a result, the unreliable subordinates, seeing an opportunity, violated Li Yun'er, which led to today's events.
Xiao Cheng's gaze fell on the video playing on Li Yun'er's phone, and he mused, so it turned out Meng Jingwei had sneaked into the Li family to harm Li Yun'er, which was why she believed Meng Jingwei was behind the kidnapping and violation!
If it were him, he would probably think the same way!
After all, Xiao Meiyan had no prior dealings with Li Yun'er.
Thinking this way, it was reasonable.
It's just that this woman was all show and no substance, what "talented woman of Lancheng"? She was probably brainless and could be exploited, holding some value.
"I can cooperate to deal with Qing Muye. But, Meng Jingwei, she can only be mine!"
Before he was injured by Meng Jingwei, he treated her very well.
Because she was the only person in this world who made him feel "sincere and unpretentious," and she was also a kind-hearted woman.
Until that day in the dilapidated warehouse, when Meng Jingwei did not hesitate to shoot him and Xiao Meiyan, and threw a check for fifty thousand, all of Xiao Cheng's beautiful fantasies about Meng Jingwei were instantly shattered.
He had done a lot to save her, and was even preparing to open a branch company in her hometown.
As for Xiao Meiyan's matter, Qing Muye had not blamed Meng Jingwei at all. Yet Meng Jingwei, extremely enraged by what Xiao Meiyan had done, had even shot and injured them both.
Xiao Cheng considered himself righteous, but he never expected that the woman he liked would be as heartless and unfeeling as Qing Muye.
Li Yun'er hesitated for a moment, but she still smiled, "I can temporarily leave Meng Jingwei alone, just for our common 'enemy'."
"Deal."
Xiao Cheng raised an eyebrow and grinned wickedly, agreeing to her.
...
Meng Jingwei was naturally unaware of what had happened in the parking lot outside.
However, when she sat down at the event venue, it wasn't long before she saw Xiao Cheng walk in, and the woman beside him was none other than Li Yun'er.
Li Yun'er's incident had been exposed by the media earlier, and her appearance caused a stir at the scene.
"Isn't that the talented Li Yun'er? And the person next to her is... Xiao Cheng?"
"Tsk tsk... Young Master Xiao is quite the playboy, his women are of all sorts."
"Li Yun'er can be considered scheming, but she had the courage to admit her mistakes in front of the media, which I admire. I like a woman who dares to take responsibility."
"How can you be so sure that her confession in front of the media wasn't forced by Master Qing?"
"Heh, with Master Qing's methods, if he had passively learned of this, he would probably have killed Li Yun'er and allowed her to live in Lancheng?"
"Hahaha, that's true."
"I have to say, Li Yun'er is truly beautiful, but she's still a tiny bit inferior to her sister Meng Jingwei."
...
The charity event hadn't officially begun, and everyone was discussing it.
While everyone was speculating, they were unaware that the only reason Qing Muye allowed Li Yun'er to live was because she was Meng Jingwei's elder sister. Moreover, Meng Jingwei was already in a precarious position, and immediately after their engagement was canceled, she was announced as the adopted granddaughter of Madam Qing.
If Li Yun'er were to have an 'accident' at this time, it would surely draw all eyes to Meng Jingwei, causing her much inconvenience and even public pressure.
For this reason, Qing Muye had not immediately launched an 'attack' on the Li family.
However, not taking action now did not mean he wouldn't take action later.
"Brother Muye, look, Yun'er and Young Master Xiao are here."
Chu Xue was sitting next to Qing Muye, while Meng Jingwei and Shu Yao were on the other side.
The seats at the event were pre-booked, with names on each seat, and everyone sat according to their assigned seats.
Meng Jingwei heard Chu Xue affectionately call him "Brother Muye" and couldn't help but look up at Qing Muye, only to see the man respond perfunctorily and then look down at the event's promotional brochure.
The brochures contained introductions to the event and items for charity auction.
Chu Xue's words failed to attract Qing Muye's attention, so she cleverly realized that Qing Muye was not interested in Li Yun'er and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Although Yun'er was depressed for a while after canceling her engagement with you, I'm really happy to see her come out of her gloom now."
"Hey? Weiwei, isn't that Xiao Cheng? Why is he so close to Li Yun'er now?" Shu Yao, coincidentally, hadn't heard Chu Xue and chimed in.
Meng Jingwei looked up. Her gaze fixed on the two approaching, and their eyes met across the distance.
His gaze towards her held a certain depth and complexity.
Meng Jingwei's heart skipped a beat, and she felt a sense of unease.
Recalling the conversation between Xiao Qitian and Xiao Cheng she had accidentally overheard in the hospital that day, she suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for Xiao Cheng's plight.
"An event like this, having a female companion doesn't mean much."
Meng Jingwei was unfazed.
Xiao Cheng and Li Yun'er's seats were behind Meng Jingwei, making her feel somewhat constrained sitting in the front.
Before long, the event began.
The host spoke about the details and matters of the charity event, and then the first item for auction commenced.
The first item displayed was a piece of blue and white porcelain, with a starting bid of 1 million, and it was eventually sold for 4 million.
Then the second item...
The third item...
The fourth item...
Until the fifth exhibit, which was a sapphire blue crystal necklace called 'Tears of an Angel.' It was exquisitely crafted, and with the romantic story of its wearer, it became very meaningful.
Meng Jingwei looked at the necklace and felt an inexplicable connection at first glance. She even felt a sudden surge of excitement, her heart pounding.
"The starting bid for this necklace is 800,000!" the host announced.
Meng Jingwei immediately raised her paddle, "830,000."
As soon as she spoke, a voice from behind her rang out, it was Xiao Cheng, "900,000!"
Meng Jingwei couldn't help but turn to look at Xiao Cheng behind her. She saw that the man no longer had the devilishly wild smile he once had when facing her, but a cold and unfamiliar expression.
"950,000."
Li Yun'er also called out.
Meng Jingwei couldn't help but roll her eyes. These two must be out of their minds, going against her at every turn.
For the previous few auction items, she hadn't said anything, and the two behind her hadn't made a sound. But now that she spoke, the two behind her started bidding.
"1,000,000!"
Just as Meng Jingwei was about to increase her bid, Chu Xue raised the price again, directly bidding one million!