Immersed in his work, Qing Muyye could almost ignore Tang Wanxing's presence.
Tang Wanxing rose from the sofa and walked to the desk, her affectionate gaze falling on Qing Muyye. "I know about your troubles."
The man put on his gold-rimmed glasses, his long, jade-like fingers flipping through the documents on the desk, completely focused, paying her no mind.
"You're being targeted, and I'm very worried. But I also know you wouldn't tell me the reasons if I asked. So... so I had someone investigate," Tang Wanxing said, nervously picking at the corner of the desk with her slender, green fingers.
Normally, she was calm and collected in any situation, but when facing Qing Muyye, she couldn't remain entirely at peace.
Qing Muyye's relaxed brow suddenly furrowed slightly. After a pause, he closed the file, looked up at Tang Wanxing, and asked, "The results?"
"The results... the results showed that your company is being targeted solely because of Meng Jingwei's ambiguous relationship with Xiao Cheng, which angered Xiao Cheng's wife, leading to the retaliation."
Her words were clearly biased.
Qing Muyye feigned ignorance and his thin lips parted, "What are you trying to say?"
Although his handsome, sword-browed face was calm, and his tone was quite neutral, Tang Wanxing sensed his intense displeasure.
"Ye."
Tang Wanxing bit her red lips, then bit them again. After a period of internal struggle, she braced herself and blurted out, "Without her, you wouldn't have these troublesome matters today. Why can't you learn to let go?"
In essence, she wanted to use this opportunity to urge them to divorce.
Tang Wanxing genuinely believed that Meng Jingwei was marrying up by wedding Qing Muyye; she didn't deserve him!
"I, Qing Muyye, never weigh the benefits of marriage." Qing Muyye's eyes, as deep as a cold abyss, were tinged with a hint of coldness.
He reached for a cigarette from the pack on the desk, put it in his mouth, lit it, took a deep drag, and raised his hand, holding the cigarette. "Also..." he said two words, his lips releasing a wisp of light smoke, "My marriage with Ah Wei is not for outsiders to dictate."
After experiencing all that had happened, Qing Muyye finally drew a clear line between himself and Tang Wanxing.
The word 'outsider' dealt Tang Wanxing a heavy blow, like a deafening blow from a war drum.
Tang Wanxing's pupils widened as if in shock, staring at the man before her. "You're calling me an outsider?" she paused, then emphasized, "An outsider?"
Having gone through gunfire and storms with him, enduring countless hardships, she never expected to ultimately become an 'outsider' in his words.
It was truly ironic and ridiculous.
Qing Muyye stood up and slowly walked towards the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the vast Lan City, and said in a deep voice, "Originally, there was no need for us to be so clear-cut."
"Heh."
Tang Wanxing let out a scoffing laugh. "Is it all because of Meng Jingwei? Because of one woman, our years of friendship have become so distant. Ye, don't you feel uneasy in your conscience?"
"You gave me a multiple-choice question, and I simply gave the correct answer."
"You..."
Tang Wanxing was powerless to refute.
All her words were no match for the immense and heavy destructive power of the word 'outsider.'
She also hadn't expected Meng Jingwei to hold such a significant place in Qing Muyye's heart.
"Have you considered the consequences of angering me?" Tang Wanxing walked behind him, pushed to her limit, and said, "If I withdraw my investment and cancel the cooperation with Zhuo Rui Group, given your company's precarious state, it's highly likely to declare bankruptcy."
Currently, all major cooperating companies of Zhuo Rui Group had terminated their partnerships. Tang Wanxing's Muxing Group was the company's largest and most important cooperating partner.
If Muxing Group withdrew its investment, it would be like the last straw that crushed Zhuo Rui Group.