53rd Break: Self-centered

"You have no sincerity - !" Qiu Yi yelled as he glared at Lin Ze with so much hate in his eyes. " – you self-centered prick!" he said.

There was a collective gasp as everyone looked at Qiu Yi with shock in their eyes. Qiu Yi, who was always polite, cursed?! They thought, stunned.

Lin Ze was about to speak when he heard them gasping. He turned, distracted, and looked at them. But, as soon as they gasped, they knew that they would be found, so how can they let them find them? The employees of Huichen immediately escape, so Lin Ze, whose mind is still chaotic, is slow. Thus, he didn't find anyone around them.

Lin Ze frowned, feeling irritated, before he turned and looked at Qiu Yi who was still glaring at him. "My business is mine." He finally spoke. "You are just an outsider. I will apologize to Meng Ruyan myself. You don't need to concern yourself with it." he told Qiu Yi. "And, even if you are Huichen, I won't let you talk badly about Meng Xing." He stared at Qiu Yi. "Or is this how you treat your clients?" he sharply asked.

"You - !" Qiu Yi gnashed his teeth in anger.

"What are you quarreling about?" Meng Xing's voice spoke behind them.

They turned and saw Meng Xing.

"Meng Xing." Lin Ze called.

Meng Xing just glanced at him before he turned to look at Qiu Yi. "I believe this isn't how Huichen treats their clients." He said. "Today is a tiring day, so everyone is exhausted. I acted rudely earlier, so I hope that you can forgive my rudeness." He told them.

Qiu Yi finally recovered his calm.

"Of course, sir Meng." Qiu Shisi immediately answered. "I hope sir Meng could forget what our people said earlier, too," he said and apologetically bowed.

"En." Meng Xing nodded in agreement.

"Meng Xing!" Lin Ze looked at him with his eyes wide in disbelief.

Meng Xing looked at him. "What?" he asked.

Lin Ze was about to speak when he saw Meng Xing's indifferent expression. He froze, then recalled what Qiu Yi just said earlier. His face turned pale, and he turned to look at Qiu Yi with a cold gaze. But, Qiu Yi isn't afraid of him and even looks back with a provoking gaze, as if asking 'did I lie earlier? Everything I said is the truth.' to him.

Lin Ze's face pale turned red in anger. Then, he turned back to Meng Xing. "Meng Xing, that, earlier, I can explain." He said. "I and Meng Ruyan… our engagement was already over and we have nothing to do with each other anymore – " he explained.

Qiu Yi snorted while Qiu Shisi sneered. Meanwhile, Qiu Si smiled, which is rare. Then, Qiu Yi and Qiu Shisi understood. Isn't their boss Meng Ruyan himself? Then, what Lin Ze is doing now… heh. He is just fanning the fire!

"Oh." Meng Xing's face is deadpan. "Did I ask you?" he asked.

Lin Ze froze.

"Do I need you to explain to me?" Meng Xing looked at Lin Ze. "Why should I need your explanation? Weren't we just friends?" he asked. "Or, Officer Lin actually thought more than that?" he said.

Lin Ze choked. "That… of course… not," he said with much difficulty. Yes. Weren't we just friends? Why do I suddenly feel guilty? He thought and lowered his gaze.

"It is good that Officer Lin thinks nothing more than that." Meng Xing said.

Qiu Yi, Qiu Shisi, and Qiu Si almost broke into laughter. "…" boss, you really are too ruthless! They thought as they looked at Meng Xing with their eyes shining. As expected of their boss! He never eats any losses! And today their boss is extremely pissed because of the female practitioner. Then here is Lin Ze who is annoying their boss.

The outcome can already be seen.

"As for second young master Meng – " Meng Xing continued. " – I even have to thank second young master Meng, since if he didn't have a poor appetite that day, then I would have already died due to hunger." He said. "If not for second young master Meng, I wouldn't be here today." He added. This is true. If Meng Xing didn't die, he might not have a body to transmigrate to.

Lin Ze fell silent. His face is turning pale for every word that Meng Xing speaks. Every word is like a knife twisting his heart.

"Also, second young master Meng is also a victim like me." Meng Xing continued. "Not to mention that he is really innocent, not even knowing anything unlike me who found out that he is being targeted." He said. "So, it was second young master Meng who suffered lots of grievances… and, I heard that you broke the engagement with him one-sidedly?" he looked at Lin Ze. "You didn't even go to see him… just even once?" he added.

Lin Ze's face is as pale as a paper now. He can't speak, since he has nothing to defend himself with. Qiu Yi was right. He is really self-centered. He should have been a responsible person. Yet even when he knew that he had a fiancé, not only did he not go to see his fiancé even once, he even left him dry for five years. Then, when he finally returned, he broke their engagement, and did not even inform the other about it!

Thus, it was his fault that the other became a laughingstock. Yet even after that, he didn't say anything. He didn't even apologize to him! For letting him wait for five years. For breaking the engagement without letting him know about it. And ruining his reputation, making him a laughingstock!

Lin Ze, who had been proud for many years, had never felt this guilty before. It was only now that he realized how much of a bastard he was. Qiu Yi… Meng Xing… they are right. Meng Ruyan was the one who suffered the most. From him, and from that female practitioner who poisoned him. So why is Lin Ze so cold to him? Meng Ruyan didn't even go to question him for what he did to him all these years. He never asked him to apologize to him – thrice! Meng Ruyan remained silent, nursing his grievances alone.