Seeing how much Qing Muyie cared about Meng Jingwei, she found it incredibly ironic.
Walking away from the western restaurant, Meng Jingwei went to the hospital to accompany her parents for a while.
Hospital.
Li Yun'er had only suffered a head injury with bleeding, which was not serious. It only required simple hemostasis, medication, and bandaging.
However, to have Qing Muyie spend more time with her, Li Yun'er instructed the doctor to arrange a VIP ward for her, so she could be hospitalized for observation for two days.
This hospital belonged to Li Fu'an, and with a single command, the doctors naturally complied.
After finishing her IV drip, Li Yun'er held Qing Muyie's hand, her eyes reddening with grievance. "Muyie Ge, my parents are on a business trip and won't be back until tomorrow. Can you stay with me tonight?"
To make Qing Muyie stay with her, Li Yun'er told a lie.
Upon hearing this, Qing Muyie frowned slightly, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes.
After a moment of hesitation, he finally reluctantly agreed.
In the ward, Li Yun'er played with her phone while Qing Muyie sat on the sofa, working on his laptop.
Li Yun'er tried to strike up conversations with him several times, but Qing Muyie rebuffed her with excuses about being busy with work.
It wasn't until late at night that Qing Muyie lay down on the accompanying bed. Li Yun'er, unwilling to give up but also hesitant to act out, could only bid him goodnight before sleeping.
The ward lights were turned off, and the room fell into silence.
In the dimness, Li Yun'er's eyes were open, her teeth lightly biting her lips, lost in thought.
After an unknown amount of time, a scream suddenly pierced the quiet ward, "Ah, don't kill me, don't kill me... Ah..."
The abrupt sound woke Qing Muyie. He got up and turned on the light, only to find a startled Li Yun'er sitting up in bed, head buried, crying.
"Wuwuwu..."
"Having a nightmare?"
Despite the beauty's tears, even though she was his fiancée, it didn't stir even a shred of pity in him.
He simply walked to Li Yun'er's side and asked coldly.
Li Yun'er sobbed, her shoulders trembling. She glanced at Qing Muyie with tear-filled eyes, then hugged his waist tightly. "Wuwuwu... Muyie Ge, I dreamed someone was chasing me to kill me, wuwuwu..."
With the soft warmth in his arms, Qing Muyie not only remained unmoved but also his expression turned grim.
His hand, hanging by his side, twitched slightly at the fingertips. After a long moment of hesitation and struggle, he raised his hand and patted her back. "Since it was a nightmare, just forget it now that you're awake."
"That dream was too terrifying..."
Li Yun'er pulled away from Qing Muyie's embrace, her eyes brimming with tears. She asked, "Can Muyie Ge sleep with me?"
She summoned her courage to say it, but saw no hint of joy on the man's handsome face; in fact, his brows showed a trace of impatience.
Meeting Qing Muyie's cold gaze, Li Yun'er's heart skipped a beat, feeling that her eagerness had backfired.
"Or Muyie Ge can wait until I fall asleep before turning off the lights."
Her beautiful eyes were about to cry, her voice sweet and charming, making one's heart ache.
Being as intelligent as he was, how could he not see Li Yun'er's intentions?
It just didn't spark any interest in him.
"Mm."
After a long silence, he responded.
And so, the ward light stayed on all night, while Qing Muyie simply lay on the accompanying bed, wrapped in his clothes, resting.
Although Li Yun'er was unwilling, Qing Muyie's willingness to stay with her for the night was already a significant change, considering her hospitalization today.
The next day, Li Yun'er woke up to an empty ward; Qing Muyie was long gone.
Meanwhile, Meng Jingwei had gone to Shengde Hospital, packed her parents' belongings, and brought them home to the countryside.
After staying a night in the countryside and settling everything, she set off back to Lancheng.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned to Jinxiu Apartment, she was met by the Li Fu'an couple.
Since accidentally injuring Li Yun'er the night before, the Li family's phone calls had not stopped. They only relented when she said she would arrive in Lancheng that morning and wait for them.
Upon seeing Meng Jingwei appear, Zhao Ruolan, disregarding her lady-like demeanor, walked straight to her. "You wild girl, bullying my Yun'er time and again, do you think the Li family has no one?"
With that, she raised her hand to slap Meng Jingwei.
However, before her hand could touch Meng Jingwei, Meng Jingwei caught her wrist with her bare hand, gripping it tightly.
"Madam Li, as a prominent figure in business, to behave so unbeholden, aren't you afraid of being ridiculed if this gets out?"
Meng Jingwei's gaze was faintly sarcastic.
With her wrist held tightly, Zhao Ruolan struggled a few times but couldn't break free. "Let go of me."
She reprimanded him lightly and struggled harder. Meng Jingwei immediately released her.
Due to the inertia, Zhao Ruolan stumbled back a few steps, nearly falling to the ground. Fortunately, Li Fu'an quickly caught her, and she managed to stand steady.
"You insolent wretch. We originally pitied you and wanted to forgive you if you apologized to Yun'er, but it seems now you are not worthy of any sympathy."
Li Fu'an was furious, pointing at Meng Jingwei and shouting. Then he instructed Zhao Ruolan, "Call the police. If she doesn't suffer a bit, she won't know her limits."
Zhao Ruolan shot Meng Jingwei a glare, snorted, and truly took out her phone to dial 110.
Seeing this, Meng Jingwei laughed instead of getting angry.
Just because she had slapped Li Yun'er once, they wanted to send her to the police station; they were truly heartless.
"If you are willing to bow your head and apologize now, and get out of Lancheng, we can let bygones be bygones. But if you refuse, we will hand over the evidence to the police, and you can wait to spend months suffering in prison."
Li Fu'an, who was slightly overweight and dark-skinned, had a ferocious expression, his eyes filled with malice.
His appearance was as if the person before him was an enemy who had dug up his ancestral graves.
"Alright, I'll be waiting."
Meng Jingwei's small face was adorned with a perfunctory smile. She looked up at the bright sunny sky and remarked, "The weather is so hot, I'll go back to the apartment to wait for you with the air conditioning on."
She felt no fear towards the Li family's threats, but instead hummed a tune leisurely as she returned to the apartment.
Watching her leisurely departing figure, Zhao Ruolan stamped her foot in anger. "What a disaster. How could I have given birth to such a wicked child?"
"Don't get too upset, she'll be begging for mercy later," Li Fu'an soothed Zhao Ruolan.
About ten minutes later, the police arrived at Jinxiu Apartment. Meng Jingwei not only didn't resist but rather obediently got into the police car and went to the police station.
Facing the police interrogation, Meng Jingwei did not conceal anything and directly admitted, "Yes, I was the one who hit Li Yun'er."
"Arrogant!"
Seeing her defiant attitude, the interrogating officer slammed the table in anger. "You hit someone and you're still polite? According to the criminal law, causing minor injuries can lead to at least several months in prison. However, the other party said that if you apologize to them, they will withdraw the prosecution against you."
Meng Jingwei's expression remained unchanged, her heart steady. She simply replied indifferently, "Then please convey to the Li family, if they dare to make any more moves behind my back, I will hit Li Yun'er every time I see her!"
Her words angered the officer immensely. After failing to reach a compromise, he found Li Fu'an and relayed Meng Jingwei's message to him.
Upon hearing this, the Li couple's anger surged to their foreheads.
"Hmph, refusing a toast and choosing to drink a forfeit. Then let her stay in jail for a good while." Accustomed to being flattered and praised, Li Fu'an could not stomach such defiance.