His sardonic tone sent a shiver down Meng Jingwei's spine.
She waved her hands frantically, shaking her head like a rattle, "No, no, no. Nothing like that. I used to be a security guard at the Night Scene Club, and the older guards in the team told me. Besides, I was dirt poor back then, where would I have gotten the money to patronize male escorts?"
"So, you're saying if you had the money, you would have gone?"
The man frowned, his dark eyes as deep as a cold abyss, yet emitting specks of starlight, clearly conveying a warning.
Sensing the danger, Meng Jingwei puffed up her chest and lied through her teeth, "How could that be? From the first moment I met you, my heart and eyes were full of you. I only thought of you then, how could I care about those male escorts? It's not true, it's not true."
She had to admit, she was lying.
When she first met Qing Muye, Meng Jingwei delivered food during the day and worked at the Night Scene Club at night.
She had indeed heard that the Night Scene Club had a few male escorts who were very handsome and very good at their job.
Back then, Meng Jingwei had found time to chat with those brothers.
At that time, Meng Jingwei was not familiar with Qing Muye, and certainly didn't want to bother with this scumbag.
"Really?" Qing Muye was skeptical.
"Absolutely true, truer than gold," Meng Jingwei said earnestly, even raising her left hand to swear.
Her solemn vow convinced Qing Muye. He took her raised hand, a confident and slightly smug smile on his handsome face.
"Don't make idle oaths."
He held her hand, sat by the bed, and put his arm around her shoulder, "Yan Ming told me about your situation. What's going on with you and that Qiao Ziqian? I've never heard of him before."
"Him?"
Meng Jingwei had no intention of hiding anything from Qing Muye, so she told him everything, detail by detail.
After concisely finishing her story, Meng Jingwei sighed and said wistfully, "It was very dangerous back then, and Qiao Ziqian risked his life to save me, so I'm not sure if he was the one who poisoned me."
She furrowed her brow, "If Qiao Ziqian deliberately approached me, then he must have planned it months ago. Antina is impatient; she wouldn't be so thoughtful. Who could be the mastermind? I haven't made any enemies. Besides Antina, there's only Tang Wanxing."
Meng Jingwei paused after speaking, and after a moment's thought, added, "Tang Wanxing is with me every day, so there were too many opportunities to act. If Qiao Ziqian was someone she arranged to be by my side long ago, she wouldn't have needed to come to the film crew specifically to approach me."
Nothing seemed to add up.
Qing Muye reached out and rubbed Meng Jingwei's forehead, "Don't overthink it. Leave the rest to us. You just need to rest and recover."
"I'm fine, I just feel weak all over. I should be okay in a couple of days."
This minor matter didn't affect Meng Jingwei much; she wasn't that fussy.
"By the way, is everything going smoothly on your end?"
Meng Jingwei looked at Qing Muye, concerned.
"Everything is going smoothly. If nothing unexpected happens, the matter should be resolved," Qing Muye didn't give Meng Jingwei a definitive answer.
However, based on the current situation, it should be fine.
"That's good, that's good."
Meng Jingwei leaned her head on Qing Muye's shoulder and let out a long sigh, "It would be good if everything were resolved, then I could truly relax. I'll finish filming this show properly, and then I'll come to work with you at the company, okay?"