Qing Muye ignored Yun Shasha and stared straight at Meng Jingwei, waiting for her answer.
This posture made Meng Jingwei's pain worse.
That gaze was a complete interrogation, as if he wouldn't let her off if she couldn't provide a reasonable explanation.
Facing the face so familiar it was etched into her mind, Meng Jingwei involuntarily recalled the scene in the cave on Qi Ming Mountain that day.
As crazy as they were that day, Meng Jingwei felt just as heartbroken today.
She met the man's gaze without blinking, her fingers gripping her bag trembling uncontrollably.
Taking a deep breath, she composed herself, feigning indifference, her pretty face beaming with a bright smile, "You think so, right?"
After asking, she added a word, "Ge."
"Apologize!"
Qing Muye commanded without asking for any explanation.
This cold attitude made Meng Jingwei feel as though they had returned to when they first met; he was always so domineering, so overbearing without reason.
And he always carried himself with a condescending air, issuing commands.
"Impossible!"
Meng Jingwei stated the three words bluntly.
Sensing the atmosphere was off, Yun Shasha tugged on Qing Muye's hand, "Mumu, I'm fine, really, you don't have to... you don't have to make Weiwei apologize to me. Actually, I should be the one apologizing to her. What happened at the Western restaurant today, I wanted Weiwei not to talk about it, maybe my way of speaking was wrong, that's why she got so angry."
When Meng Jingwei and Qing Muye broke up, Qing Muye had only asked Yun Shasha to play along.
Although Qing Muye hadn't stated the reason for the breakup, she knew that Qing Muye deeply loved Meng Jingwei.
It was a coincidence that Meng Jingwei saw Qing Muye defending her when they met unexpectedly at the Western restaurant today.
So Yun Shasha went to find Meng Jingwei late at night, wanting her to stay away from Qing Muye.
But who knew that Qing Muye had gotten wind of it at some point and followed her.
Yun Shasha had seen Qing Muye walking over while talking to Meng Jingwei earlier, and while surprised, she had a cunning plan, deliberately provoking Meng Jingwei to hit her.
Yun Shasha was certain that since Qing Muye intended to break up with Meng Jingwei, he wouldn't question anything further at this moment. This was a rare opportunity to sow discord.
And so, the current scene unfolded.
Now, seeing that the situation was not going well, Yun Shasha couldn't help but feel fear.
Because the more heartless Qing Muye was towards Meng Jingwei now, the more heartless he would be towards her after they left.
"Don't provoke my limits!"
Qing Muye said again.
"Oh, what's going on here?"
Suddenly, Qing Sihai appeared before them. He looked at Qing Muye and Meng Jingwei clashing, then glanced at Yun Shasha standing behind Qing Muye, a flicker of light in his eyes.
He then said, "Muye, as little sister Jingwei's brother, how can you help outsiders bully her?"
No wonder he rarely saw Qing Muye and Meng Jingwei together recently. So they had really broken up, and it was because of Yun Shasha.
As far as he knew, Yun Shasha was a transgender woman.
Qing Muye really had peculiar tastes.
However, even though Yun Shasha had undergone gender reassignment, she ultimately couldn't have children.
In that case, if he could find Shu Yao's child, why would he worry about not securing the position of the Qing family patriarch?
Qing Sihai pondered this in his heart.
Meng Jingwei glanced at Qing Sihai and scoffed, "What brother? How can he compare to his darling?"
Feeling indignant, her attitude towards Qing Muye became even more hostile. Finally, she did not forget to state her stance, "It's not impossible for me to apologize to Yun Shasha. Unless... you have the ability to make me die in front of you."
"What, you think I don't dare?"
Qing Muye's face was tense, his handsome features unusually grim.
Treating Meng Jingwei this way was not his intention.
However, Qing Muye had rushed over after learning that Yun Shasha had come to her neighborhood. Unexpectedly, as he parked and got out, he discovered that Qing Sihai had also arrived.
To play along, he had to be a bit harsh.
"A joke. In the vast city of Lancheng, is there anything you, Qing Muye, dare not do?"
She acted as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world.
Although her fair face was adorned with a perfunctory smile, Meng Jingwei's heart felt as if a dagger was piercing it again and again.
Every stab drew blood, causing her pain that was almost convulsive, yet she had to endure it.
"Since you know my capabilities, you should know even better what to do." Qing Muye raised his hand, embraced Yun Shasha, and brought her forward, commanding Meng Jingwei, "Apologize!"
"Mumu... actually... really, really, you don't have to. Don't be like this, I'm fine... I'm really fine."
For a moment, Yun Shasha almost believed Qing Muye's performance.
She didn't understand why Qing Muye was so angry or why he was clashing so fiercely with Meng Jingwei, but she was clear on one thing.
That is...
The more ruthless Qing Muye was towards Meng Jingwei at this moment, the ten times more severe the consequences she would have to endure later would be compared to Meng Jingwei's.
"Shut up."
Qing Muye reprimanded her, but his gaze remained fixed on Meng Jingwei, waiting for her apology.
Faced with Qing Muye's aggressive demeanor, Meng Jingwei felt utterly disappointed.
Her clear, watery eyes rippled with waves, but their depths were like polar ice caps, covered with a thick layer of frost, chilling to the bone.
"Dream on!"
Meng Jingwei uttered only two words, bypassed Yun Shasha, and walked towards the building.
However, the next moment, Qing Muye said, "If you dare to leave, believe it or not, I'll make sure you never find a job again?"
A ruthless threat.
Although his tone was arrogant, everyone knew that Qing Muye truly possessed the power to do so.
Meng Jingwei's steps faltered. She never expected Qing Muye to be so heartless.
She took a deep breath, "Oh really? Then I'd like to see how you prevent me from finding a job!"
She turned her head slightly, left the words hanging, and walked away.
Qing Muye's hand in his trouser pocket tightened slightly. He also hadn't expected Meng Jingwei to be so stubborn.
"Mumu, I think we should just let it go." Yun Shasha soothed Qing Muye's emotions.
As a result, she saw Qing Muye take out his phone from his pocket and make a call to Song Ci, "Immediately contact Lü Sen and terminate the contract with Meng Jingwei. At the same time, issue a decree: anyone who dares to give Meng Jingwei a job is an enemy of mine, Qing Muye."
Song Ci on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, completely failing to understand why the situation had reversed, and why the couple who were once deeply in love were now in a state of mutual destruction.
"Yes, boss." Song Ci dared not ask further and hung up the phone.
Putting away his phone, Qing Muye directly took Yun Shasha and left.
Throughout the entire process, he didn't say a word to Qing Sihai.
Seeing Qing Muye leave with Yun Shasha, Qing Sihai fell into contemplation.
He was carefully pondering what had happened between Qing Muye and Meng Jingwei to make them turn against each other and fight like this.
Could it be that they were just putting on a show?
No, that's impossible.
With Qing Muye's capabilities, far surpassing his own, there was no need to put on an act for him.
But then, why was this happening?
Perhaps Meng Jingwei had done something that crossed Qing Muye's bottom line?