Meng Jingwei was not surprised by the appearance of Qing Muy野.
It was just that the man who used to be high and mighty suddenly condescended to apologize to her, which made her a little surprised.
Leaning in his embrace, the familiar scent wafted towards her, and Meng Jingwei's complex emotions dissipated with it.
She trusted Qing Muy野, but seeing him so intimately and ambiguously with Tang Wanxing today inevitably stirred her jealousy. "Reasons?"
At first, Meng Jingwei didn't think much of it, but Qing Muy野's sudden change in attitude made her feel that things were not that simple.
Although Qing Muy野 was in the room, because no room card was inserted, the room was dark. Meng Jingwei still held her room card.
In the darkness, Qing Muy野 held Meng Jingwei tightly, as if afraid she would turn and leave if he loosened his grip.
Sensing his hesitation, Meng Jingwei was sure there was more to the story. She inserted the room card, and the room was instantly as bright as day.
She took Qing Muy野's hand, and they looked up at each other. Even though it was just an exchange of glances, it was enough to calm Meng Jingwei's restless mood.
They walked to the sofa and sat down. Meng Jingwei got up, went to the wine cabinet, took a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses, placed them on the table, opened the wine, poured two glasses, and handed one to Qing Muy野. "Since you did this, you must have your reasons. I still believe you."
Qing Muy野's face was full of worry. His jade-like fingers slightly lifted, tugged at the tie around his neck, and he leaned forward to take a sip of the red wine.
Then, he spread his legs, leaned forward slightly, propped his elbows on his knees, held a wine glass in one hand, and lowered his head in thought. After a while, he said, "I'm sorry, there are some things I should have told you from the beginning. Do you remember someone named 'Kang Yu' who appeared at home before?"
Kang Yu?
Meng Jingwei thought for a moment and recalled that day at Imperial View Villa. Her parents had come over, and while they were having dinner, a servant suddenly announced that a Mr. 'Kang Yu' had come to see Qing Muy野.
"Yes, I remember," Meng Jingwei nodded.
Qing Muy野's expression was solemn. He raised his glass and drank the red wine in one gulp. He leaned back on the sofa, let out a sigh, and continued, "His name is Qing Kang Yu."
"Qing Kang Yu?"
Suddenly, Meng Jingwei was a little puzzled, feeling as if she had heard this name before, that it was somewhat familiar.
After a few moments of daze, she suddenly realized, "Isn't Qing Kang Yu your deceased father? How could he still be alive?"
Qing Muy野 shook his head, lowered his gaze, and looked at the transparent wine glass in his hand, his heavy emotions clearly written on his face.
In front of Meng Jingwei, he never pretended to be someone he wasn't.
"He's not dead. Not long after Qing Kang Yu married my mother, he had another woman. He kept it a secret at first, but the truth eventually came out, and my mother found out. Women of that era were traditional and conservative. She never considered divorce and endured everything until she fell ill from grief. Later, my grandmother found out about it and ordered Qing Kang Yu to break off his relationship with the other woman, or she would disown him. But Qing Kang Yu never agreed."
"And so, my mother died of grief, Qing Kang Yu remained unrepentant, my grandmother disowned him and kicked him out of the Qing family, claiming he was 'dead' to the outside world. I only learned the truth many years later, but I didn't want to inquire about it. I thought it was over then, but a little over a month ago, Qing Kang Yu suddenly appeared and wanted to acknowledge me as his son."
"For a selfish person, his sudden appearance must have a purpose. And he is now doing very well in the capital and has his own family. There's no need for him to come looking for me now."