Meng Ying placed her hands behind her back and looked at him lovingly.
"Lu Jingyang gave it to me," she said.
"Gave it to you?" Mu Yuansheng was doubtful.
Lu Jingyang had bought that ring for 100 million dollars and he gave it to her just like that?
No matter how much money a person had, as long as they were not stupid, they would not give so much money to others for no reason.
Could it be that Lu Jingyang really liked her?
Or did she agree to Lu Jingyang's conditions?
Mu Yuansheng's eyes darkened at the thought of this.
"Yes, he gave it to me." Meng Ying said, "I offered him money, but he didn't want it."
Mu Yuansheng was rather doubtful of her words.
Was Lu Jingyang a fool?
"You don't believe me?" Meng Ying frowned unhappily. "I didn't hit him, nor did I threaten him. He said that it's useless to keep that thing, so he gave it to me."
Mu Yuansheng suddenly thought that if Meng Ying had really thrown Lu Jingyang down the building, he might have given the thing to her.
To seek peace.
"What do you want?" Mu Yuansheng asked.
"Um?"
"I'm returning the favor. If you give me the ring, I should return something to you." Initially, he had planned to go to the Lu family to get the ring.
Meng Ying's eyes lit up. "I want you!"
Mu Yuansheng frowned.
Meng Ying pouted at the sight of his frown. "You're the one who asked me what I want. Why are you asking me if you are not going to give me what I want?"
Why was this man so petty?
Was she not pretty enough? Was she not nice enough to him?
Hadn't he felt anything after having married such a beautiful wife?
Mu Yuansheng looked at her aggrieved expression. To be honest, any man would be attracted to her.
He, too, was a little.
"I'm going on a business trip tomorrow. If you need anything, look for Ah Da." Mu Yuansheng added, "Remember to take your medicine."
Meng Ying rolled her eyes. "Boring."
…
The next day, Mu Yuansheng got up, packed his things, and headed downstairs.
He glanced at the master bedroom and walked over to open the door.
After giving it some thought, he closed it.
"She's not feeling too well. You guys have to remind her to take her medicine. If she finds it too bitter and refuses to take the medicine, do give me a call," Mu Yuansheng said while eating the breakfast Auntie Lian had prepared.
"Okay. Don't worry, we will take good care of Madam." Auntie Lian smiled.
Mu Yuansheng left after breakfast.
When Meng Ying woke up, it was almost noon.
She knew that Mu Yuansheng was going on a business trip, but he did not even say goodbye to her before he went out. He was really too much.
After her meal, Meng Ying wanted to go out.
Auntie Lian hurriedly stopped her. "Madam, Sir specially instructed you to take your medicine on time."
Meng Ying looked at the bowl of black liquid and frowned.
Seeing this, Auntie Lian was afraid that she would refuse to drink it and was about to call Mu Yuansheng.
Meng Ying took the medicine and drank it down in one draught.
Auntie Lian was shocked and quickly gave her dates.
Meng Ying didn't want it. She grabbed her bag and left.
Auntie Lian looked at the empty bowl and then at the dates on the plate. Wasn't she afraid of drinking medicine? When Sir was at home, asking her to drink medicine was like asking for her life.
Why was she so straightforward today?
However, it was good that she drank it.
Meng Ying went out and said to Ah Da who was waiting by the car, "Let's go to Xingyun Lodge."
Ah Da drove to Xingyun Lodge.
Meng Ying monitored the progress of the construction work. It was going well.
Ah Da did not understand. Why did she insist on taking over this place? Was it really to earn money?
"Yingying, are you free? Can you make a trip home?" Zhang Di called.
…
In the Meng family.
Meng Shiliang and Meng Xin had gone to work. Old Lady Meng and Zhang Di were sitting on the sofa. Old Lady Meng glared at Meng Ying, looking as if she wanted to eat her up.
Zhang Di stood up and held Meng Ying's hand. She pulled her to Old Lady Meng and said gently, "Yingying, I called you here today to ask you to apologize to your grandma."
Meng Ying looked at Zhang Di.
Zhang Di looked troubled.
She lowered her voice and said, "No matter what, she's your grandma…"
"She's your elder."
"I heard Xinxin talk about what happened between the two of you yesterday. Although your grandma has a bad temper and has that kind of personality, her heart isn't that bad…"
"She's already so old. You should be sensible and listen to her."
"Apologize to her…"
"When your dad comes back tonight, you must talk to him properly."
"Don't let him send the old lady back to the countryside."
If she had not attended Meng Yuan's parent-teacher conference yesterday, she would not have allowed the atmosphere in the family to become so tense.
When she brought Meng Yuan back, she was so anxious when she saw the old lady crying and making a fuss. She had coaxed her for a long time before Old Lady Meng finally stopped.
A family should not fight over money. After all, they were a family. It didn't matter where the money went as long as it was in the hands of a family member.
Zhang Di was afraid that Meng Ying wouldn't understand, so she coaxed her, "It's just an apology. The money the company gave you is still yours. The old lady is already old. It's not good for her to be angry and sick because of this. Yingying, be good. Just apologize to Grandma, okay?"
Meng Ying suddenly grinned. "Not okay."
"Yingying!" Zhang Di frowned. "Child, why aren't you obedient?"
"Father is the head of the family. What can I say if he wants to do something? I don't think Grandmother should live in the city either."
"You…" Old Lady Meng was so angry that she stood up and pointed at Meng Ying." You little b*stard, why were you even born? Zhang Di, you're the magnanimous one. If it were up to me, I would never allow this little b*stard to enter the Meng family again. Anyway, she is already married. A married daughter is like spilled water. You're not allowed to let her taint the Meng family anymore in the future!"
Zhang Di shielded Meng Ying behind her. "Mom, what are you talking about? How can you scold Yingying like this? She's your biological granddaughter. Her health hasn't been good since she was young and she lost her mother. She's already very pitiful. Your words are really disappointing."
"Back then, I didn't like that woman with the surname Qu. If only Shiliang had married you in the beginning. Not only did she give birth to a fool, but she also recruited a wild one into the family. Meng Xin is still alright. At least she is obedient and sensible and knows how to repay us in the future. But what can this silly girl do? She's simply a stain on the Meng family!"
Old Lady Meng was even more aggressive than yesterday.
Zhang Di was her daughter-in-law. She was not as daring as her biological son to retaliate against the old lady.
Her face turned both red and pale. She was so anxious that she did not know what to say.
The smile on Meng Ying's face was deeper, but her gaze became colder.
Seeing the smile on her face, Old Lady Meng pointed at her nose and scolded, "Look at this fool, the more you scold her, the happier she'll be. She knows nothing. We might as well earn some money from selling this kind of useless thing."
"Mom!" Zhang Di could not take it anymore.
When Old Lady Meng thought about how she was frightened by this wretched girl yesterday, she became even angrier.
She wanted to slap Meng Ying's face. "Idiot, what a useless brat. I…"
Her hand was about to touch Meng Ying's face again when she suddenly heard a cracking sound.
It was the sound of bones breaking.