When Shen Zichen left him, Mu Jianyu had been pacing around the empty hallway, thinking of how the other man"s action will affect his relations.h.i.+p with Ying. Everything that he"d planned was going south. He never expected that Shen Zichen would dare to make a move on Ying now. Before this, he was confident that even if Shen Zichen confessed to his wife, Ying would shut him down. Now, he couldn"t say the same, because Ying had forgotten not only him but the affections she had for him.
Having lost all the memories she had for the last seven years, Shen Zichen had the upper hand this time. Ying remembered him and it would be hard for Mu Jianyu to gain her affections more than ever.
"Being lovey-dovey with your wife in front of me, I dare say you are quite cruel to me, Mr. Mu,"
Lin Meirong"s voice brought him back to reality, reminding him of his other problem besides Shen Zichen. His face darkened and before he knew it, he was dragging Lin Meirong away from the ballroom to a place where people wouldn"t be able to overhear their conversation.
"What are you doing?! Let me go!" Lin Meirong struggled to free her arm from his vice-like grip but failed.
"Then how dare you say such nonsense to my wife? Telling them we"re getting married. Are you out of your mind? Who do you think you are?!" He hissed back in irritation.
Lin Meirong was furious. So all those promises about him marrying her were just lies?
"Who am I?!" She gasped incredulously, not believing what he was telling her right now. She was enraged by his words. "Am I not the woman you proposed to marry a few weeks ago? The woman who"s currently bearing your child when your own wife couldn"t even do it for you? Was I lying when I told them you are planning to marry me?"
"You and your big mouth are putting me in a dangerous situation!" Mu Jianyu countered back. He wondered if this woman was an idiot or was just pretending to be one. "My wife has amnesia and I"m trying to save not only myself but you from the Li family. How could you not think of that?!"
"In my defense, I don"t know what you are planning. You refused to meet me and ignored my calls! How am I supposed to understand when you aren"t even talking to me at all?!" He"d been avoiding her like a plague for weeks and refused to answer any of her calls and messages. Was he expecting her to stay silent and pretend she wasn"t hurt by his actions?
"What about me and our baby? Was it really easy for you to kick us to the curb now that you want your wife back?"
Mu Jianyu wasn"t expecting her to question him like that. His jaws hardened and looked away, refusing to look at the woman who had caused him to sin against his wife. These were the very same eyes that looked so pitiful every time she begged for his attention. He couldn"t remember how many times he"d fallen for the same trick.
"It"s not that I don"t want the baby anymore. I told you I won"t abandon the child," he reasoned out.
"But you are willing to abandon me?" Lin Meirong couldn"t stop her rage for Mu Jianyu"s treatment towards her. How dare he turn his back to her?! "If I don"t know you any better, I bet you"ve been wis.h.i.+ng for Li Xiuying to die so all her a.s.sets would fall into your hands. Isn"t that what you are planning to do?"
There were so many ill feelings that crossed on Mu Jianyu"s mind when he heard her say that. Part of him wanted to strangle her to death for such an accusation but he also knew he couldn"t harm her as he would also be harming his child.
"You b.i.t.c.h! You don"t know anything! You are nothing! I"m not going to divorce my wife to marry someone like you! Compared to Ying, you are nothing!" He roared to her face. How dare she accuse him of harming his own wife? He might have sinned by having an affair with this brainless woman but he wouldn"t ever wish to harm her.
"I am nothing?! Ha!" Lin Meirong raised her voice, not caring anymore if someone overhears their conversation. "Let me remind you that I am the woman you"ve been sleeping with behind your wife"s back. I wonder… I really wonder how your wife would react when she finds out what you did." She snarled back at him.
It was at the very same moment, Li Chuntao decided to make an appearance with Shen Zichen beside her.
"Jianyu, is there something I need to know?" She eyed Mu Jianyu then s.h.i.+fted her gaze at Lin Meirong. Both were caught off guard when they heard Li Chuntao"s voice questioning Mu Jianyu.
Mu Jianyu"s face lost its colors the moment he saw Ying appear out of nowhere with his rival. How much of their conversation did she hear? And why the f.u.c.k was Shen Zichen stuck on her side like a leech?
Did she overhear what Lin Meirong said? This d.a.m.n woman was really the death of him!
"Ying… It"s nothing. I was just asking Miss Lin"s opinion over the plan I was thinking of for our date." He said nervously.
He was aware of Shen Zichen"s eyes narrowing dangerously at his lie but he didn"t care. He could only hope that Ying wouldn"t suspect that he was the father of Lin Meirong"s unborn child.
Li Chuntao didn"t say anything but s.h.i.+fted her gaze between the cheating couple with a frown. Mu Jianyu was starting to wonder if she would believe him.
Ying can not know about him and Lin Meirong. Not now. However, every second pa.s.sed without her saying anything made him feel like his life was being pulled out of him. It also didn"t help the knowing smirk that he"d seen on Shen Zichen"s face, as if mocking him.
"Is that so?" Li Chuntao said after a long awkward silence. Heh, of course, she and Shen Zichen had heard everything. They were just waiting for the right time to reveal themselves to torture Mu Jianyu.
"Yes…" he nodded and looked away. Ashamed that Ying had caught him with another woman. He decided to be careful dealing with Lin Meirong from now on.
And ah, why wasn"t she surprised that he was lying to her once again? Did he not know how to be truthful for once? Was he really used to spouting lies that it was becoming a habit he couldn"t stop whenever she asked him a question?
"Yes, Mr. Mu is right. He was just asking me for an opinion since he has no idea how to plan properly." Lin Meirong was forced to go along with his lies.
"Ying, are you looking for me? Do you need anything?" Mu Jianyu attempted to divert the issue away from his conversation with Lin Meirong. He still couldn"t read if Ying was suspecting him or not.
Li Chuntao hummed and nodded her head.
"We"re about to leave and retire for the night. I"m just thinking of informing you just in case you started looking for me again," she answered.
"Then would you like me to take you home?" Mu Jianyu glanced at Shen Zichen who didn"t bother to utter a single word since they arrived.
Li Chuntao shook her head. She had enough toying with him and Lin Meirong for now. She already got the result she wanted anyway.