Staring at the departing figure, Meng Jingwei felt an inexplicable sense of loss.
She shook her head, "I'm fine."
Sensing her unusal pallor, Lin Meng asked with concern, "Shall we find another place to eat?"
"No need."
Meng Jingwei forced a smile.
Meanwhile, Ivan and Chu Xue couldn't stand to see injustice, continuing to criticize Qing Muyue word by word.
Several times, Meng Jingwei wanted to explain the situation to them, but she didn't know how to begin.
Especially Chu Xue; she had to admit that Chu Xue was very good to her.
But Chu Xue was too straightforward. If she knew the truth, she wouldn't be able to keep a secret, and Meng Jingwei wouldn't dare to reveal it.
Just then, the waiter began serving the dishes one by one.
The group sat together, talking and chatting. Meng Jingwei spoke very little, mostly drinking beer quietly.
After the meal, they dispersed. Meng Jingwei said, "You guys head back first. Be careful on your way."
Chu Xue slung an arm around Meng Jingwei's shoulders, "If you're not comfortable living in Nightfall Apartment, you can move in with me."
Earlier, upstairs, they had asked Meng Jingwei where she lived now. Meng Jingwei had told them she was living in Nightfall Apartment.
"It's fine. I'm used to living there, it's okay."
Meng Jingwei reassured Chu Xue.
At this moment, her driver arrived. She helped Chu Xue into the car.
The driver waved at Meng Jingwei and drove Chu Xue away.
Coincidentally, Qing Muyue and Tang Wanxing were walking out of Yipinju.
Meng Jingwei stood on the roadside and happened to see the two of them when she turned back.
For a moment, she truly felt that Qing Muyue and Tang Wanxing, standing together, were a perfect match, a golden couple.
She saw them, and they saw her too.
Tang Wanxing gracefully walked towards Meng Jingwei, "Miss Meng, where are you going? Shall Ye and I give you a ride?"
Ye?
Upstairs, she had heard Tang Wanxing address Qing Muyue this way, and at the time, she thought she had misheard.
But now, hearing such an intimate address so clearly, she couldn't help but feel a surge of bitterness.
Meng Jingwei's gaze bypassed Tang Wanxing and looked at the approaching Qing Muyue. She shook her head, "No need."
Turning, she hailed a taxi, opened the door, got in, and left directly.
Tang Wanxing turned to Qing Muyue and said, "I feel your ex-wife is quite pitiful. Is there really no possibility of remarriage between you two?"
She was probing.
Qing Muyue's gaze was fixed on the car gradually disappearing, his heart followed Meng Jingwei.
After a few seconds, he shook his head, "It's impossible."
He withdrew his gaze, "Where do you live? Shall I give you a ride?"
Out of politeness, Qing Muyue asked.
Tang Wanxing politely refused, "No need, I can take a taxi."
"Alright. I have a few things to attend to, so I'll be going now." Qing Muyue smiled warmly, "See you tomorrow."
With that, he turned and walked directly towards his car.
Tang Wanxing: "..."
As expected, he was still the same old straight man, truly a headache.
She had expected that after her subtle refusal, he would have insisted.
She hadn't expected him to just leave.
No wonder Meng Jingwei said they had incompatible values.
A man with his personality seemed otherworldly, detached from reality.
However, it didn't diminish her feelings for him.
Beep beep—
Qing Muyue's car passed by her, honking the horn, "I'm leaving."
Tang Wanxing wore a gentle and proper smile, "See you. Be careful on the road."
"Mm."
Qing Muyue responded, drove into the traffic, and left.
He had to catch up to Meng Jingwei quickly to explain, otherwise, he feared she would misunderstand.