Meng Jingwei suddenly "acted" and her force was so strong that the sound was very loud, startling even Shu Yao who stood beside her, let alone the receptionist beauty.
The receptionist beauty trembled and immediately explained, "Miss Meng, I'm truly sorry. This is Mr. Qing's instruction. If you..."
As she spoke, she raised her gaze and looked behind Meng Jingwei, then immediately pointed, "Miss Meng, Mr. Qing is here. You can speak to him directly if you have something to say."
Meng Jingwei and Shu Yao turned their heads in unison and saw that Qing Muye, in a sharp suit, and his special assistant Song Ci had just entered the lobby.
Shu Yao nervously grabbed Meng Jingwei and whispered in her ear, "Weiwei, can you… can you help me speak to him? I, I’m scared…"
The receptionist had already refused them entry into the building, which was enough to show that Qing Muye truly detested Meng Jingwei.
If she didn't take her child with her now, she might not have another chance later.
The most important thing was that Ah Huai was seriously ill and she didn't know how much time he had left.
Meng Jingwei knew what Shu Yao was worried about. Although she wanted to persuade her to stay, she knew Shu Yao had made up her mind, and there was no point in saying more.
"Okay."
She nodded slightly and agreed, then walked towards Qing Muye, blocking his path. "Qing Muye, why are you avoiding me?"
Meng Jingwei spoke in a defiant tone, directly questioning Qing Muye in front of everyone.
Her "proud" demeanor made many feel that she was pushing her luck.
Qing Muye placed his hands in the pockets of his trousers, his cold gaze falling on Meng Jingwei's face.
He looked closely and saw that her cheeks had stopped swelling and the red marks from the slaps had also disappeared. Only then did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Heaven knew how worried he was about her.
"Song Ci, take her out."
The man withdrew his gaze, bypassed Meng Jingwei, and walked away.
He really wanted to take her to his office to talk slowly and spend more time with her, but the situation did not allow it now.
Time rewound to last night.
Night Apartment.
Qing Muye stood by the floor-to-ceiling window with a glass of red wine, overlooking the brightly lit Lancheng, as if returning to the good times he had with Meng Jingwei.
Buzz buzz buzz—
At this moment, his phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
Qing Muye placed the red wine on the table beside him, picked up his phone, and glanced at the screen. It displayed a phone number.
Although the phone number was not saved, Qing Muye clearly remembered it was Old Chen Tou's number.
He answered the call without hesitation, "Master Chen?"
After breaking up with Meng Jingwei, Old Chen Tou had barely contacted him. It was already late at night, and his sudden contact must mean something important.
"Muye, Anthony somehow got the news and has started to suspect Jingwei's identity."
Old Chen Tou said with a heavy tone.
Upon hearing this, Qing Muye's brows furrowed. He paused and asked doubtfully, "Isn't Jingwei's identity known to very few people? Why did the news leak?"
"There's no such thing as a wall that doesn't leak wind," Old Chen Tou sighed.
He continued, "There are countless eyes watching her now. You must maintain distance from her."
"I know what to do." Qing Muye raised his hand and rubbed his temples. He lowered his head and looked at the street below the building. After a moment of thought, he asked, "Is there anything I can help with?"
"There is indeed something you can help with." Old Chen Tou had learned of something and tried hard to investigate but got nowhere.
Hearing Qing Muye's offer, he felt that perhaps Qing Muye could help.
"Someone is missing, and you need to investigate it secretly."
"Just tell me, Master Chen."
"Han Junyan." Old Chen Tou sighed a long sigh, his brow furrowed with worry. "After this person went to Country C, he vanished without a trace, as if he had evaporated into thin air. He knows too much, and his disappearance now makes me uneasy."
When Han Junyan was in Lancheng, Old Chen Tou had the chance to get rid of him. However, he discovered that Han Junyan seemed to be secretly helping Meng Jingwei, so he wanted to keep Han Junyan, who might be useful to him in the future.
But after Han Junyan left Country C, he disappeared, which made Old Chen Tou uneasy.
"Han Junyan?"
Qing Muye didn't ask further, but from Old Chen Tou's words, it was not difficult to guess that he must know about Meng Jingwei's identity. "Okay, I'll arrange it."
…
Time rewound to the present, Song Yu Group.
Qing Muye deliberately kept his distance to maintain distance from Meng Jingwei, and his attitude towards her became increasingly cold.
With a command, Song Ci immediately stepped forward, stood in front of Meng Jingwei, and made a 'please' gesture. "Miss Meng, please."
Song Ci didn't understand what Qing Muye intended to do, but his master had spoken, so he just had to follow orders.
Meng Jingwei's gaze turned cold. She took a step to the side and stood directly in front of Qing Muye. "Qing Muye, you can ignore me, but you can't refuse to see Shu Yao."
"Yes, yes."
Anxious Shu Yao immediately said, "I just want to see my son. I miss him terribly. Can you give him back to me?"
"Your son?"
Qing Muye raised his eyebrows slightly. "I haven't seen your son. Miss Shu, have you made a mistake?"
"You… you…"
Shu Yao was stunned and didn't know what to say.
She never expected Qing Muye to say this. Her eyes widened in shock, and her mind went blank.
"What mistake? Didn't your people pick up the child from Shu Yao?" Meng Jingwei didn't understand why Qing Muye said that.
But one thing she was clear about was that Qing Muye's words would make Shu Yao panic.
As expected, in the next moment, Shu Yao lunged at Qing Muye and pushed him. "Qing Muye, stop playing dumb. You were the one who told me to hand my son over to you that day. You said you would protect my son."
She yelled in extreme anxiety, her eyes instantly reddening.
Qing Muye's lips curved into an arc. "Heh, ridiculous. We are not related in any way. Why would I protect your son?"
Seeing Shu Yao roaring at him like a madwoman, Qing Muye felt immense irony.
Meng Jingwei didn't know about the matter between her and Qing Si Huai, but he did know that Shu Yao and Qing Si Huai were together again.
Although he didn't understand the reason, Qing Muye knew that the child absolutely could not be handed over to Shu Yao.
If Shu Yao wasn't Meng Jingwei's best friend, he could have ignored her completely.
"You're talking nonsense! I clearly… handed the child, the child over to you." Shu Yao couldn't help but choke up, her slender fingers pointing at Qing Muye's face. "If you don't give me back my child, believe it or not, I'll call the police right now and report you for child abduction!"
"Is that so?"
Qing Muye was completely unfazed. "Your hands are on your arms. Do as you please."
He left after saying this.
Meng Jingwei stepped forward to follow him. Just as she was about to say something, her phone in her pocket rang.
She took out her phone and glanced at it. It was Chu Xue's call.
Chu Xue had called her this morning to discuss the news. Now that she was calling again, it naturally meant something.
Meng Jingwei answered without hesitation, "Chu Xue?"
"Jingwei, something has happened. I've been sending people to look for Han Junyan, but I just received news that he… he seems to have been kidnapped and his whereabouts are still unknown."