Everyone could see how much Qing Muye cared about Meng Jingwei, and they all knew Meng Jingwei was his weakness.
If she stayed, she would inevitably distract Qing Muye, and the consequences of a distracted mind were predictable.
"That's right, Lu Yanming makes sense," Shen Liannuo agreed, uniting with him for once to persuade Meng Jingwei.
Meng Jingwei looked at Qing Muye with hesitation, frowning, biting her lip, her heart in turmoil.
"What, you don't trust your husband that much?" He leaned against the sofa, holding her hand, patting it gently. "Don't worry, everything will be fine. I want to return to China sooner and have another child with you. After all, Xiao Si is already a father of three."
"Three children?" The topic shifted so abruptly that Meng Jingwei hadn't even registered it.
Qing Muye and Lu Yanming then explained what had happened in China to Meng Jingwei and Shen Liannuo.
Meng Jingwei also asked about the fifty million she had transferred. Hearing Qing Muye's explanation, she sighed with regret, "Zhao Wuyan is too ruthless."
"Once you're hooked on gambling, it's too hard to quit," Meng Jingwei had worked as a security guard at the Ye Se club before and had seen many people gambling there. She had also learned a lot from them, naturally understanding the dangers of gambling.
Zhao Wuyan had someone lure Shi Ran's brother, Shi Junrui, into gambling, giving him a taste of success first, and then making him lose everything.
Gamblers always felt that the next hand would be the one to win back their losses, unaware that an endless abyss awaited them.
As Meng Jingwei spoke, she lowered her head and murmured, "Tang Si married Zhao Wuyan, and now Shi Ran has children. If Zhao Wuyan finds out, she won't show any mercy. Ah Ye, please send some people to protect Shi Ran secretly."
"Xiao Si has already arranged for people; you don't need to worry."
"That's good then," Meng Jingwei nodded. "Shi Ran is truly amazing, triplets in her first pregnancy. But I remember her saying that triplets run in her family."
"Tang Si is so fortunate," Shen Liannuo said, feeling a touch of envy.
That night, Meng Jingwei and Shen Liannuo rested at a hotel near the hospital. It was past two in the morning when they arrived.
Qing Muye stayed at the hospital to accompany Lu Yanming.
The next morning, Qing Muye arranged for escorts to accompany Lu Yanming, Meng Jingwei, and Shen Liannuo on the early morning flight back to Lancheng.
At the airport, Qing Muye watched the three of them enter the check-in gate before turning to leave.
He walked out of the airport, got into a car, and sped away.
...
Just as they departed by plane, Qing Sihuai and Tang Wanxing, who were in Lancheng, received calls informing them of Meng Jingwei's return to Lancheng alone.
At the film studio.
Tang Wanxing was removing her makeup after finishing her scene when Qiao Ziqian entered the dressing room.
Seeing him enter, Tang Wanxing said to the makeup artist, "You can leave now. I can remove my makeup myself."
The makeup artist nodded in agreement, turned, and walked out, closing the dressing room door behind her.
"What did you call me here for?" Qiao Ziqian, with a cigarette clenched in his mouth, hands in the pockets of his black casual pants, walked over and sat next to Tang Wanxing.
Leaning back in the swivel chair, he turned the chair to face her.
Tang Wanxing, facing the dressing table, leaned forward slightly, holding a cotton pad soaked in makeup remover and wiping her face. The cotton pad immediately became stained with a layer of light brown foundation.
Her red lips parted slightly, "Meng Jingwei is back."
Qiao Ziqian, with the cigarette held between his right fingers, lowered his head and flicked ash into the trash can, not responding, waiting for her to continue.
"Antina contacted me and asked me to cooperate with her in getting rid of Meng Jingwei," she added.