Clearly, she's a country woman, ignorant and foolish.
Although a contract could be made, it wouldn't be in compliance with regulations. Once she was with Qing Mu Ye and married, she could pursue all payments from Meng Jing Wei.
It was a worthwhile deal to resolve a major issue in the simplest way possible.
As Tang Wan Xing was feeling smug, she heard Meng Jing Wei continue, "You're right. We don't know each other well, so we can't build trust. I can agree to leave Qing Mu Ye and accept your five-year installment payments. However..."
Meng Jing Wei deliberately drew out the end of her sentence, a faint smile gracing her peachy cheeks. "You need to provide a written IOU for these five hundred million. With the 'IOU,' I won't have to worry about you not paying the remaining balance. Of course, you don't have to worry about me continuing to pester Qing Mu Ye. After all, you, the Film Empress Tang, are exceptionally capable; making me disappear would be as simple as snapping your fingers."
Her analysis was spot on.
Tang Wan Xing wanted to retort but found herself speechless.
Their eyes met, their pupils calm and unrippled, like a silent contest.
Then, Tang Wan Xing stood up. "I'll consider it."
She turned to leave.
"Stop!"
Seeing her about to leave, Meng Jing Wei called out.
Tang Wan Xing paused and turned back. "Is there something else?"
Meng Jing Wei didn't speak, but raised her right hand and pointed at the phone clutched in Tang Wan Xing's hand. "Is this what you call 'sincerity'?"
"What?" Tang Wan Xing frowned in confusion.
Meng Jing Wei, however, couldn't help but chuckle. "Look at you, acting all innocent and harmless. So helpless." She raised an eyebrow. "Are you planning to let Qing Mu Ye hear the recording, or send it online?"
Meng Jing Wei hit the nail on the head.
The unexpected turn of events stunned Tang Wan Xing, her face suddenly paling.
Feeling guilty, Tang Wan Xing swallowed and instinctively glanced down at the phone in her hand. "I... I don't know what you're talking about."
"Oh~" Meng Jing Wei didn't press further, simply taking out her own phone and turning on the screen.
The screen lit up, displaying the recording interface, showing it had been recording for seven to eight minutes.
Judging by the time, it had been recording since Tang Wan Xing entered.
Tang Wan Xing's heart skipped a beat, unable to comprehend when Meng Jing Wei had started recording.
"I have a bad habit, you see. I like to record things when I have nothing else to do," Meng Jing Wei said, looking down at her phone screen with a leisurely tone. "Film Empress Tang, please don't mind. As long as our agreement isn't known to outsiders, this recording will never be known to a second person. No, it should be said, it won't be known to a third person."
In fact, Meng Jing Wei had already enabled the phone's recording function as soon as Tang Wan Xing arrived to find her today.
After all, she had come with a purpose.
She just hadn't expected Meng Jing Wei to anticipate her every move.
Overconfident and underestimating her opponent.
Tang Wan Xing regretted underestimating Meng Jing Wei.
When she said "won't be known to a third person," the second person was clearly Qing Mu Ye!
Trying to steal a chicken, she lost the rice.
Tang Wan Xing's heart burned with anger, but she could only suppress it and walk back to sit in front of Meng Jing Wei. "If that's the case, there's no need to hide anything. Let's delete them together."
To preserve her image in front of Qing Mu Ye, Tang Wan Xing had no choice but to humble herself and speak.
Meng Jing Wei remained silent, simply gazing at her.
With her sharp gaze and indifferent expression, even without speaking, Tang Wan Xing knew Meng Jing Wei was asserting her dominance.
"I apologize, it was my fault. I just... I just don't trust you very much, so I recorded it as a means to prevent you from going back on your word in the future. I hope you can understand."