"A'ye, for my sake, will you let Xiao Cheng go?"
Meng Jingwei truly didn't want to see the two of them fight.
Because she didn't know who she would help if it came to that.
"Let Xiao Cheng go?"
Qing Mu Ye repeated Meng Jingwei's words, his brown eyes, enhanced by colored contacts, flaring with a hint of pain.
After a few seconds of eye contact, the man's slightly pursed lips curled into a sarcastic cold smile. "You care about him that much?"
Sensing Qing Mu Ye's darkening expression, Meng Jingwei lowered her head guiltily, not daring to meet his eyes.
After waiting for a while and receiving no answer from Meng Jingwei.
She had, by her silence, acquiesced.
Qing Mu Ye's expression grew even colder than ice. He raised his hand and brushed away Meng Jingwei's left hand, which was gripping his wrist. Her right hand, still holding his other wrist, tightened involuntarily.
But in the end, he ruthlessly pushed her away.
He turned and left.
Meng Jingwei panicked, her voice rising in pitch. "A'ye, please, I'm begging you."
The man, who had just stepped across the threshold, paused. His body stiffened abruptly, and he remained frozen in place, an icy aura, like a polar glacier, enveloping him.
His fists, hanging by his sides, clenched tightly together, a testament to his immense anger.
They remained in this tense stalemate for a long time.
Finally, Qing Mu Ye resumed walking away, leaving Meng Jingwei standing in place, unmoving for a long time.
Downstairs, Tang Si returned to his room. Shi Ran was sitting boredly in front of the computer, playing a game.
Hearing someone return, she immediately walked out of the study. Seeing Tang Si back, she smiled. "You're back?"
Tang Si glanced around the living room. Every light was on, and the computer was playing loud audio.
He understood immediately, knowing that Shi Ran was not accustomed to life in the Yin Clan and feared the darkness here.
"Waiting for me?"
For some inexplicable reason, Tang Si had an illusion, as if a wife were waiting for her husband to come home.
This feeling was excellent.
Bringing her to the Yin Clan was indeed the right decision.
"Ah?"
Shi Ran blinked, carefully tasting Tang Si's words. She felt something was amiss, something that made one's imagination run wild.
Shaking her head, she said, "No, no. I was just bored playing games by myself and wanted you to play with me."
"Is that so?" Tang Si grinned mischievously, his rakish smile captivating.
"Yes, of course. Our company is in the gaming business, and I'm taking this opportunity to learn more about games, which is beneficial for my work."
She found a plausible excuse.
"Alright. Come on, I'll take you to play games."
Tang Si stepped forward, raised his hand, and ruffled Shi Ran's hair. He then casually placed his arm around her neck, pulling her towards the study.
The intimate and ambiguous posture made Shi Ran a little uncomfortable. She pushed his arm away. "Young Master Tang, please... please be mindful. Don't forget you have a fiancée."
Tang Si's smile froze on his face. He cast a cold glance at Shi Ran. "Mindful? The first time you climbed into my bed and slept with me, and yesterday you sneaked into my room wanting to share a room with me, why didn't you think about being mindful then?"
Thoughtless woman, always burning bridges after crossing them!
He simply couldn't tolerate it any longer.
"I... I..."
Shi Ran's cheeks flushed crimson. She pursed her cherry lips. "I've explained many times, that day was purely an accident."
The past was too painful to recall.
She had to admit that she liked Tang Si, but her sense of social standing made Shi Ran keenly aware that she and Tang Si were impossible.
Moreover, Tang Si had a fiancée, Zhao Wuyan.
That day, she had been in a bad mood, had drunk alcohol, and returned home tipsy. Wanting to see if Tang Si had really been driven away by her, she opened his bedroom door.
Who would have thought that Tang Si hadn't left.
Her drunkenness surged, and feeling humiliated and wronged after being slapped by Zhao Wuyan at the wedding reception earlier that day, she lunged forward to hit Tang Si.