Meng Jingwei pulled Shu Yao behind her, protecting her, and a faint smile flickered across her fair face. "How do you want to play?"
"Oh, little sister, you're quite bold."
The obese man raised his hand to touch Meng Jingwei's cheek, but before his hand could reach her, Meng Jingwei kicked him away.
With a bang, the man fell heavily to the ground, hitting a chair in front of the bar. The people nearby flinched back, and onlookers gathered.
"Down so fast? I haven't had enough fun yet."
Meng Jingwei raised an eyebrow, her innocent face tinged with a captivating handsomeness.
The seemingly harmless woman, who could even evoke a man's protective instincts, was surprisingly fierce and skilled.
This earned her surprised glances from the crowd, and many men cast admiring and adoring looks her way.
"You... Ouch, damn it, you little bitch... Ouch, it hurts so much..."
The fat man lying on the ground clutched his abdomen with one hand, pointing at Meng Jingwei with the other, unable to complete a sentence due to the pain.
"I kicked you to teach you a lesson. Don't pounce on women just because you see them. You look like an incompletely evolved species, full of beastly nature!"
Meng Jingwei cursed, grabbed Shu Yao, and walked out through the crowd.
The onlookers parted to let her pass, and their murmurs filled the air.
"Wow, this young lady is so cool."
"I love it, so handsome."
"My goodness, my perception follows my eyes. Even as a woman, I've fallen for her. She's really too cool."
"She's protecting that girl so fiercely, could they be a couple?"
"Nonsense. That's clearly best friend affection."
"Speaking of which, men are really cheap. Messing with girls for no reason, shameless."
...
Outside the bar, Meng Jingwei didn't hear their chatter. She hailed a taxi by the roadside and took Shu Yao back to her rented apartment.
She wasn't sure about Qing Si Huai's condition, but she was certain he was severely injured.
Given his personality, he wouldn't let this matter go.
For Shu Yao's and her own safety, Meng Jingwei decided to take Shu Yao to a hotel.
After booking a suite, she took the silent Shu Yao back to the room. Shu Yao quietly took a bath and went straight to sleep.
As she lay down, she said weakly to Meng Jingwei, "Thank you for staying with me. It's late, you should go back soon. Also, you injured Ah... Qing Si Huai, be careful of him retaliating."
This single sentence of concern instantly dispelled all of Meng Jingwei's worries.
Earlier, Shu Yao's reactions had weighed on her heart. Now that she had calmed down and softened her attitude, Meng Jingwei felt much better.
"It's okay. You get some rest."
Meng Jingwei walked into the living room, lounging on the sofa, and pulled out her phone.
To her surprise, she found several missed calls.
She had put her phone on silent at the hospital and forgotten to change it back.
The missed calls were from Qing Mu Ye and Old Chen Tou.
She immediately opened Qing Mu Ye's WeChat and sent him a message: [I injured Qing Si Huai and am now staying in a hotel with Shu Yao for safety. Shu Yao doesn't know about us yet, so it's not convenient to bring her back to the apartment.]
Meng Jingwei was thorough in her actions. Considering Qing Mu Ye and Qing Si Huai's status as 'rivals,' she worried that Shu Yao might become suspicious if she knew Meng Jingwei was with Qing Mu Ye.
Vibrating—
Her phone, set to vibrate, buzzed.
It was a WeChat message from Qing Mu Ye.
"That was fast," she muttered. She tapped on the message, which read: [Where are you?]
Qing Mu Ye was asking her.
Meng Jingwei sent him her location directly, followed by a "happy" emoji.
Just then, a string of numbers popped up on her phone – Old Chen Tou was calling.
She answered without hesitation, "Old Chen Tou?"
"You little brat, you've been back in the country for a day and you didn't come to see me?"
On the other end of the line, Old Chen Tou was furious. His anger could be felt radiating through the phone.
He had expected Meng Jingwei to seek him out immediately upon learning of her identity and returning to the country to question him.
But to his surprise, she hadn't even called him for a whole day. How could he not be angry?
Truly carefree!
Old Chen Tou had no idea that Meng Jingwei was eager to fly to him to meticulously question him about everything. However, Shu Yao's situation was more urgent.
Alas, necessity dictated her actions.
"Hehehe..."
Meng Jingwei rubbed her head and gave a dry laugh. "I had... some things going on here. Tomorrow, at the latest, I'll come to see you."
There were many things she needed to clarify, so she naturally had to find Old Chen Tou.
After hanging up, Meng Jingwei lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, her mind filled with Qing Mu Ye's words about Qing Si Huai retaliating against Shu Yao.
It was a pity that by the time Qing Mu Ye knew the specifics, everything had already happened, and he was powerless to change it.
After lying there for an unknown amount of time, her phone buzzed again.
She picked up her phone and saw it was Qing Mu Ye calling.
She frowned, nestled on the sofa, and answered the call, asking softly, "What is it?"
"Open the door."
"Huh? Open the door?"
Meng Jingwei was stunned. "Where are you?"
"Outside your door."
"I didn't even tell you my room number."
"Do you think I need you to tell me?" Qing Mu Ye felt Meng Jingwei underestimated him.
"Oh, oh."
She numbly hung up the phone, got up, and sat on the sofa. She glanced at the living room door, then back at the bedroom door, before quietly getting up and tiptoeing to open the door.
As expected, Qing Mu Ye was standing outside.
He was impeccably dressed in a suit, his short hair slicked back, exuding an air of nobility and sophistication.
Upon seeing her, Qing Mu Ye's tightly pressed lips curved into a slight smile.
That smile was incredibly captivating.
Meng Jingwei instantly lost herself, mesmerized by his beauty, almost falling into self-degradation.
She raised her hands, wrapped them around his neck, stood on her tiptoes, and pecked his lips, whispering, "Why are you here?"
Qing Mu Ye wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling Meng Jingwei back a step and leaning her against the doorframe.
His eyes, filled with tenderness, sparkled like stars. He leaned down, forehead touching hers, "Of course, I missed my... silly girl."
Meng Jingwei leaned against the doorframe, her arms around his neck, his arms around her waist, their foreheads touching. This scene was filled with affection, radiating the sweetness of love.
Unaware of how romantic and beautiful this moment was, and how it envied onlookers, the two immersed in their love.
"Such a smooth talker, already missing me after just one day?"
Meng Jingwei pouted, "Why didn't you miss me when we broke up before?"
Qing Mu Ye tilted his head, bit her lip, and gently sucked on it. It was soft and sweet, with a hint of freshness that made him feel a bit greedy.
He said, "I was nearly driven mad."