It was only the Li family that Meng Jingwei could think of who would be willing to save a murderer.
But who would have thought that after they saved her, the end result would be silencing them through murder!
She should have known, given the Li family's venomous nature, that killing witnesses would be their best option.
Now it was all over. Not only had she lost the last clue, but the Li family had also become aware of her investigation into the perpetrator, having noticed her activities. If the Li family knew she had already uncovered the truth, would she be the next to die?
The sudden news made her heart race, her agitated heart unable to calm down.
But no matter what, she had to bear the consequences alone; her adoptive parents must never know.
After her three-day break concluded, she returned to work.
To avoid detection by the Li family, she spent her days working and visiting her adoptive mother in the hospital, trying to stay out of the Li family's sight as much as possible.
Concurrently, she strictly followed the "doctor's orders," abstaining from alcohol for a month and getting adequate rest.
In secret, she spent a considerable sum of money to hire a new private detective agency to investigate her adoptive parents' car accident.
A month passed by quietly.
She took the opportunity to go to the hospital for a 'follow-up check-up,' and the results showed everything was fine.
After Meng Jingwei left the hospital, Qing Muye received a call from the hospital. "Mr. Qing, Miss Meng has completed her ultrasound. The fetus is over two months old and developing very well."
"Didn't she show signs of a miscarriage? Will her daily work delivering food recently have any impact?" Qing Muye asked.
"Miss Meng grew up in the countryside and has a very good constitution; she's not as delicate as a typical pregnant woman."
"I see."
He had thought that Meng Jingwei's constant running around would affect her unborn child, but unexpectedly, things turned out differently.
The Night Color Club.
As the night grew late, the club gradually filled up. Under the neon lights, tired young men and women, drained by their work, indulged in their desires, swaying on the dance floor or drowning their sorrows at the tables.
Looking at the scene, Meng Jingwei couldn't help but lament that if the Li family hadn't intentionally framed her adoptive parents, she would now be using her money to open a bar or a supermarket back in her hometown, living a simple and peaceful life.
Around ten o'clock at night, as Meng Jingwei was enjoying a moment of peace in a corner, the intercom buzzed. "Sister Wei, Sister Wei, hurry to the men's restroom here. Young Master Xiao is looking for you."
"Men's restroom? Get lost. I'm a woman, why would I go to the men's restroom?"
Meng Jingwei pressed the intercom, dismissively replying.
"Oh, Sister Wei, hurry up. Young Master Xiao specifically asked for you. Don't worry, there's no one in the men's restroom right now." Chen Zhu knew Meng Jingwei's concerns and told her.
"It's Xiao Cheng again! Alright, alright, I'm coming right over."
With that, Meng Jingwei clipped the intercom to her waist and headed towards the public restrooms.
As soon as she reached the men's restroom, several brothers from the security team greeted her. "Hurry over and take a look. Young Master Xiao is squatting over the toilet and won't get up."
"He specifically asked for you to come."
"Heh heh, Sister Wei, you better seize this opportunity. Maybe a wild chicken will turn into a phoenix."
Listening to the brothers' teasing, Meng Jingwei playfully kicked Chen Zhu. "Who are you calling a wild chicken?"
"Pfft, pfft, pfft, look at my mouth."
Chen Zhu smiled sheepishly. "Sister Wei is like a carp leaping over the dragon gate."
"Stop joking around. You guys go on with your work. If the manager sees us slacking off, he'll scold us." She waved her hand, dismissing her brothers to patrol the bar.
Walking into the men's restroom, she saw the first stall was open. She tilted her head and saw Xiao Cheng sitting on the toilet, retching into the trash can.
Xiao Cheng, the second young master of the Xiao family in Lancheng. Although handsome and dashing, he was a useless fop, a notorious playboy and dandy.
His name was synonymous with mockery.
As for how Meng Jingwei met him? One could say it was 'an acquaintance made through conflict.'
Not long after she started working at the Night Color Club, she saw Xiao Cheng bullying Chen Zhu. Unable to stand it, Meng Jingwei grabbed a bottle from the table, smashed the bottom, and pointed the sharp rim at Xiao Cheng, defiantly saying, "Xiao Zhu is my person. Try to touch him again, and you'll see."
Xiao Cheng, however, pointed at the bottle of liquor on the table and said, "If you can finish this bottle of vodka in one gulp, I'll let him go."
Having drunk with her adoptive father since she was young, Meng Jingwei had an excellent tolerance for alcohol. She grabbed a bottle of vodka and downed it in one go.
After that, not only the brothers from the security team, but even Xiao Cheng himself looked at her with newfound respect.
Subsequently, Xiao Cheng often dragged her to drink and play dice. Over time, they became friends.
The good brothers from the security team, impressed by her bold and righteous actions, were deeply won over and started calling her 'Sister Wei'!
"Ugh..."
Xiao Cheng couldn't stop himself and started to vomit again.
Meng Jingwei felt a wave of nausea. Covering her nose with one hand and holding her electric baton with the other, she tapped Xiao Cheng's shoulder. "Xiao Cheng, if you're drunk, just go home. Sitting here, it's disgusting."
Hearing Meng Jingwei's voice, Xiao Cheng wiped his mouth with a tissue. A radiant smile like that of a young boy spread across his handsome face as he reached out to her. "Come on, give me a hand."
"I'm afraid I'll dirty my hands if I help you."
She swung her electric baton, her face filled with disdain. "Grab onto this."
Xiao Cheng obediently grasped the electric baton, stood up, and walked to the washbasin, cupping some water to rinse his mouth and wash his face.
Meng Jingwei crossed her arms, leaning against the wall, watching the scene unfold. "Which beauty dumped you again? You're in this state."
Xiao Cheng, propping himself on the washbasin, looked at his disheveled reflection in the mirror and suddenly smiled. He tilted his head and looked at Meng Jingwei. "Does everyone think I'm a good-for-nothing?"
His smile held a hint of bitterness and helplessness.
The sudden seriousness made Meng Jingwei feel a little uncomfortable. She grabbed a few paper towels and handed them to him. "If you're not drunk, get out of here! Uh... hey, Xiao Cheng, what are you doing?"
Before Meng Jingwei could finish speaking, Xiao Cheng suddenly grabbed her arm and pushed her against the wall. "Little Wei Wei, do you know that in my life, only you treat me differently?"
He was drunk, reeking of alcohol, which made Meng Jingwei feel uncomfortable.
"Little Wei Wei, be my girlfriend, okay?"
Meng Jingwei: "..."
She didn't take Xiao Cheng's drunken words seriously at all. Instead, she glared at him. "Have you not been beaten recently? Have you forgotten who you are?"
"You... you... you look so ugly! I don't even mind you, why don't you just make do with me."
"Xiao Cheng, are you still asleep? Should I take you to sober up?"
Meng Jingwei couldn't help but reprimand him.
"Cough, cough..."
Just then, a coughing sound echoed from the entrance of the men's restroom.
Hearing the sound, both of them turned their heads.
Meng Jingwei's spine stiffened, her pupils widening slightly.
Qing Muye?
How could it be him? What was he doing here?
But the next moment, thinking that Qing Muye's child in her womb was already 'gone' and she had nothing to do with him anymore, she adopted a nonchalant and indifferent demeanor.
"Oh, what a coincidence. Mr. Qing is also here to use the restroom?"
Xiao Cheng, still leaning against the wall with one hand in his pocket, tilted his head to look at the suddenly appearing Qing Muye and greeted him.
The Night Color Club was an asset under Qing Muye's name. Although he usually lived in the penthouse apartment, he rarely came down for inspections, except when accompanying business partners.
Who knew that today, on a whim, he decided to come for an inspection.
And ended up bumping into this woman shamelessly colluding with that useless Xiao Cheng.