At a roadside diner, Xiao Cheng sat alone in a corner, drinking himself into a stupor, drowning his sorrows.
The phone on the table rang abruptly.
He finished a glass of wine, glanced at his phone, and saw Han Junyan's number on the screen. "Calling at this hour, something up?"
On the other end, Han Junyan was silent for a moment before saying unhappily, "Antina is pregnant with your child. Even for the sake of the child, you should stay away from Meng Jingwei."
"What do you mean?"
The topic was abrupt, and Xiao Cheng sensed something strange.
"I had some business to handle with Fleyke early this morning, and we were together the whole time. After breakfast with him, he called Antina, and Antina has already had her father target Qing Muyie!"
Since Han Junyan and Fleyke were on good terms, Fleyke didn't hide the call to Antina from him.
Hearing Han Junyan's words, Xiao Cheng wasn't surprised.
He picked up a beer bottle, poured himself a drink, and finished it in one gulp. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know what to say.
Not hearing a response, Han Junyan continued, "Next, Fleyke will start targeting Qing Muyie, and I'm afraid... Meng Jingwei won't be much better off. Xiao Cheng, if you truly like Meng Jingwei, you should stay far away from her!"
Although Han Junyan had liked Meng Jingwei before, his feelings for her had also gradually faded.
After all, Meng Jingwei was his first love. For all intents and purposes, Han Junyan did not want to see her suffer.
"Yes, you're absolutely right."
Xiao Cheng didn't argue; he was too weary to argue.
He fell into a long silence.
On the other end, Han Junyan seemed to sense Xiao Cheng's difficulties. Thinking about his predicament and his forced marriage to Antina, he couldn't continue to blame him.
The fault could only lie with the unfairness of fate.
In reality, Han Junyan was more clear-headed than Xiao Cheng.
Han Junyan was more pragmatic, knowing what he wanted and always moving directly towards his goals. But Xiao Cheng acted on his feelings, driven more by impulse.
However, it was precisely this kind of reckless devotion that had brought about so much trouble.
"Antina has Fleyke behind her, someone neither you nor I can afford to offend. Qing Muyie's current situation is not as good as before, and he's even less of a match for Fleyke. If anything happens to him, Meng Jingwei will definitely not have a good ending!"
Husband and wife, they shared the same fate.
This was also why Xiao Cheng hated Qing Muyie but had delayed his revenge.
Xiao Cheng's mind went blank. He picked up the wine bottle to pour another drink, but felt it wasn't satisfying enough, so he simply picked up the bottle and drank directly from it.
After drinking half a bottle of beer in one go, he slammed the bottle down on the table with a bang, drawing the attention of those around him.
However, those around him could tell with a single glance that Xiao Cheng was not someone to be trifled with, so no one dared to speak.
Xiao Cheng, utterly helpless, asked, "What should I do?"
Once intelligent and wise, he had lost his way.
"Return to Country C. Do not interfere with anything Fleyke does later!" In essence, he meant to stay out of it.
Antina was currently enraged. Because of Xiao Cheng's affection for Meng Jingwei, she was jealous and wanted to retaliate against Qing Muyie, indirectly making Meng Jingwei's life difficult.
If Xiao Cheng returned to Country C and remained indifferent to the matters of Qing Muyie and his wife, once she had vented her anger and her pent-up frustration dissipated, she would no longer be so petty.
Xiao Cheng understood Han Junyan's meaning.
After careful consideration, he finally agreed, "Alright."
"If there's nothing else, I'll..."
As Han Junyan was about to hang up, Xiao Cheng interrupted him and asked, "I know you liked Meng Jingwei too. How are you able to remain so calm?"