The Qings' old residence, living room.
"Grandma, it's getting late. I need to go to the hospital to bring my parents their meal."
Meng Jingwei, who had been forcibly brought to the Qings' old residence, found an excuse to leave.
Old Madam Qing said kindly and amiably, "I've already sent someone to bring your parents to my Qings' private hospital. They'll be attended to by specialists. Don't worry."
Upon hearing this, Meng Jingwei's delicate eyebrows furrowed. She suddenly stood up and questioned, "Grandma, by taking my parents without permission, are you trying to blackmail me?"
"What are you thinking, girl?"
Old Madam Qing, instead of getting angry, laughed. "This is all about your destiny with my grandson. You know my Muy野, that brat, is getting old and has never had a woman by his side, so I had to resort to drugging him. I originally intended for Miss Shu and Muy野 to end up together, but who knew it would be you by accident? Fortunately, you're not too bad, girl."
Hearing Old Madam Qing's words, Meng Jingwei finally understood why Qing Muy野 had been drugged.
So, it was because of a karmic debt she had with that scoundrel from a past life!
"I..."
As Meng Jingwei was about to say something, an old butler with a head full of silver hair walked in. "Old Madam, the young master is here."
"Tell that brat to get in here," she commanded.
"Yes, Old Madam." The butler turned and left.
Shortly after, Qing Muy野, dressed in a silver-gray suit, walked in.
His gaze fixed on Meng Jingwei, then shifted to Old Madam Qing. "Grandma."
"You still know how to come back?"
Old Madam Qing teased him with a hint of annoyance before pointing at Meng Jingwei. "It's a good thing I'm introducing someone to you..."
Her sentence was interrupted by Qing Muy野. "Grandma, no need. Let me introduce my girlfriend first."
"Girlfriend?"
Old Madam Qing was stunned, quite surprised.
Meng Jingwei was even more astonished. Little did she know how wronged she felt.
If only Old Madam Qing knew more about her own grandson's affairs, she wouldn't have lost her purity!
"Come in."
Qing Muy野 said to the outside.
All eyes turned to the entrance, and then they saw a woman wearing a water-blue, cinched-waist pleated skirt and high heels, walking in with her head down.
But that figure, how familiar it was?
"This is my girlfriend, Li Yun'er," Qing Muy野 introduced to Old Madam Qing.
Upon hearing the name 'Li Yun'er,' Meng Jingwei's mind buzzed, and she froze.
As she looked at Li Yun'er, Li Yun'er also looked up at her.
The two sisters' eyes met, their surprise evident in their pupils, harboring the same confusion.
Why was it her?
Why was she here?
"Isn't this the talented young lady of Lancheng, Miss Li, Li Yun'er? What method did you use to convince her to impersonate your girlfriend?"
The older the ginger, the spicier it is.
Old Madam Qing hit the nail on the head.
"Hello, Grandma Qing," Li Yun'er greeted politely.
"A week ago, I was in a car accident, and it was Yun'er who saved me. When she pulled me out of the car, I gave her the Qings' ancestral ring. Grandma, you should know what this ring represents."
As Qing Muy野 spoke, he raised his left hand, indicating the ring he was wearing.
Meng Jingwei looked at the black diamond-shaped ring and suddenly remembered. No wonder there was an extra ring in her pocket after saving Qing Muy野 that day.
It turned out Qing Muy野 had slipped it into her pocket when he was being rescued.
But the next day, after Li Yun'er appeared, the ring disappeared.
She had wondered where the ring had gone at the time, but now it seemed that Li Yun'er had stolen it long ago, knowing it belonged to Qing Muy野!
Meng Jingwei stood up. "That ring is..."
"Jingwei, how can it be you? I didn't expect to meet you here."
Li Yun'er suppressed the immense shock in her heart, linked Qing Muy野's arm, and quickly interrupted Meng Jingwei, saying, "Jingwei, he's the one I told you about whom I 'braved death' to save."
Then, she introduced Qing Muy野, "Brother Muy野, her name is Meng Jingwei. She's a friend I made while experiencing life as a delivery person."
Her 'shameless' babbling truly disgusted Meng Jingwei.
For a moment, Meng Jingwei even wanted to step forward and tear off Li Yun'er's hypocritical and nauseatingly 'ugly mask,' but upon reflection, she held back.
The only proof she had saved Qing Muy野 was that ring, her name left at the hospital, and the surveillance video.
But Li Yun'er, being able to steal the ring so discreetly and deceive Qing Muy野, must have investigated the surveillance footage and made thorough preparations.
It was likely that the surveillance footage had already been destroyed by the Li family.
If she stepped forward now to accuse Li Yun'er, even without makeup, she wouldn't have any evidence to prove she saved Qing Muy野. Instead, she would only stir up trouble for herself.
It was better to wait and see.
"Is that so."
Qing Muy野's narrow, sharp eyes appraised Meng Jingwei, his gaze growing deeper.
"Jingwei, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to see you here too. Do you also know Brother Muy野?"
Li Yun'er remembered that Qing Muy野 had said his grandmother had arranged a marriage for him.
Could the person being introduced be Meng Jingwei?
But how could she know the Qing family?
Li Yun'er felt uneasy.
Meng Jingwei couldn't be bothered with the theatrically inclined Li Yun'er. Instead, she said to Old Madam Qing, "Grandma, Young Master Qing already has a girlfriend. There's nothing for me here, so I'll be going."
She was testing Old Madam Qing's attitude to plan her next move.
Facing the formidable and ruthless Qing Muy野, and the Li family who could threaten her adoptive parents at any moment, Meng Jingwei had to be extremely cautious.
Seeing her turn to leave, Old Madam Qing stood up and grabbed Meng Jingwei's hand. "Don't be impulsive, girl. Sit down for a while."
She pulled Meng Jingwei to sit on a chair, then sternly said to Qing Muy野, "You brat, come with me!"
"Yes, Grandma."
Qing Muy野 replied, and followed Old Madam Qing into the inner room, but not without giving Meng Jingwei a meaningful glance.
With a creak, the door to the inner room closed.
Li Yun'er could no longer contain her anger. She strode forward, took two steps at a time, and whispered, "Meng Jingwei, you bitch..."
Slap, slap—
Before she could finish her sentence, Meng Jingwei raised her hand and slapped Li Yun'er twice. "Besides constantly 'debating who is more despicable,' what else can you do? Oh, right, you can also steal credit and pretend to be innocent. Am I right, sister?"