Lu Xing paused for a moment, unsure of what to say.
Meng Yiren said impatiently, "Hurry up and decide, I don't have time to waste with you."
...
Lu Xing thought to himself that Meng Yiren was seriously ill, her mind was disturbed.
Who was she trying to scare?
Did she think he was useless?
He said clearly, word for word.
"If you have the guts, try suing me. Whatever the consequences, I, Lu Xing, will bear them."
"You..."
Meng Yiren hadn't expected that Lu Xing wouldn't be threatened.
Her anger intensified immediately.
"You said it yourself. I already gave you a chance. Since you refuse a toast and insist on a beating, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Meng Yiren got up from the ground, rudely snatched her phone back from Lu Xing, and glared at him angrily.
She stormed out of the presidential suite and headed straight for the restaurant.
When she arrived at the restaurant, she saw Tang Xiaomin there too, and it seemed they had already had a pleasant dinner.
She was so angry her face turned red and her neck bulged, her heart burning with rage.
Just as she was about to question them, Yan Jue spoke first.
"Yiren, go pay the bill."
"What?"
!!!
Meng Yiren was stunned, and her anger could no longer be contained, erupting outwards.
"While you were eating here with her, I was severely beaten by her people, and you didn't even bat an eye."
"And now, you expect me to pay for your meal!"
"Is there any justice? Is there any law?"
...
As Meng Yiren spoke, Yan Jue finally looked up at her.
Indeed, she was badly beaten.
Tang Xiaomin smiled faintly and denied it without hesitation.
"I've been dining with him in the restaurant the whole time. Your beating has nothing to do with me."
"You..."
Meng Yiren was furious.
Listen to this: what is blatant lying? This is it.
"Tang Xiaomin, Lu Xing is your subordinate. Dare you say you didn't order him to beat me?"
Tang Xiaomin shook her head, looking innocent.
"I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about."
"Lu Xing is indeed a capable subordinate of the company, but he is not my subordinate. His actions are his own, and I have no control over them."
Tang Xiaomin feigned ignorance and denied everything.
Meng Yiren, helpless against her shamelessness, could only turn to Yan Jue with a plea.
"Yan Jue, look at her. You must do justice for me."
Yan Jue was indeed looking at the person before him, deep in thought.
"So, your name is Tang Xiaomin."
Tang Xiaomin nodded and gave him a slight smile.
Meng Yiren watched the two of them exchanging glances, her lungs almost bursting with rage.
"Yan Jue, she is the one who ordered Lu Xing to beat me. This must be explained."
Being beaten was a fact, but as for an explanation, that was debatable...
Just then, Lu Xing walked in, looking weary.
"Beating you was my own doing, and it has nothing to do with Miss Tang. Don't drag her into this."
"If you want an explanation, you can only come to me."
Lu Xing took all the blame, completely clearing Tang Xiaomin.
As expected of a capable subordinate, he understood the situation and cooperated with the cover-up.
Tang Xiaomin gave Lu Xing a big thumbs-up in her heart.
If this were Zhong Li, she wasn't sure how he would have handled it.
With this, Meng Yiren was powerless against Tang Xiaomin and could only focus on Lu Xing.
"Fine, it has nothing to do with you. But Lu Xing beat me, and he must give me an explanation."
Lu Xing was about to say that if she wanted an explanation, she should come and get it herself, when Tang Xiaomin suddenly said.
"You think you can get an explanation just by saying so? Why don't you reflect on yourself? Among so many people here, why did Lu Xing choose to beat you and no one else?"
"It takes two to clap. You must have had a problem too."
...
This time, it was Lu Xing's turn to give the queen a thumbs-up.
How eloquent, how righteous she was!
Following her, even murder would probably be the fault of the corpse.
She was too protective; such a leader was worth risking one's life to follow.
Meng Yiren's blood pressure soared, her mind clouded by rage and loss of reason. She rushed towards Tang Xiaomin without restraint.
Her stance indicated she was about to attack.
Lu Xing frowned, preparing to intervene and counter.
Tang Xiaomin was unfazed by Meng Yiren's actions. Her gaze fell on Yan Jue, who was sitting opposite her.
In this situation, what would he do?
Meng Yiren's every move seemed to slow down in Tang Xiaomin's eyes, time stretching out.
As Meng Yiren was just a meter away from her...
Suddenly, Tang Xiaomin's lips curled into a slight, excited smile.
Yan Jue, opposite her, could no longer sit still and coldly reprimanded.
"Stop!"
Meng Yiren stood frozen in disbelief, her eyes filled with unwillingness.
But she remained rooted to the spot, daring not to provoke further.
Lu Xing had beaten her, and Tang Xiaomin was sharp-tongued and eloquent. While they were both detestable.
Yan Jue's actions were what broke her heart the most.
Slowly turning, Yan Jue remained sitting as casually and lazily as before, as if everything that had happened had nothing to do with him.
"If you won't help me, fine. But why are you stopping me?"
She didn't understand.
Clearly, Yan Jue had lost his memory, couldn't remember Tang Xiaomin, and had forgotten his own name.
Even so, why was he still on Tang Xiaomin's side, just like before?
Why?
Yan Jue said in a cold, emotionless tone, "You've chosen the wrong target for revenge."
"If you want revenge, you should go after that man."
Black lines appeared on Lu Xing's forehead, and a crow cawed overhead.
He could accept that Yan Jue was abandoning righteousness for beauty, but there was no need to push him into a fire pit.
Thank you very much.
"Then I must go after Tang Xiaomin?" Meng Yiren said unwillingly.
She seemed to be waiting for an important answer.
Yan Jue raised his eyes and gave her a cold, condescending look, saying with an unyielding tone.
"I forbid it."
If he forbade it, then it was forbidden, and he would use all means to enforce it to the end.
Usually, to resolve trouble quickly, he would go all out, directly slitting throats, leaving no loose ends.
"I saved you, why are you treating me like this? What did I do wrong?"
"I saved you, isn't that worth you backing me up?"
A life-saving grace was worth repaying with one's own life.
But he, let alone repaying him with his life, wouldn't even stand by her side.
Lu Xing wanted to say something, but Tang Xiaomin gave him a look that told him to shut up.
The three people in the private room were all waiting for Yan Jue's answer.
And what he said next did not disappoint them.
"When I woke up, I was severely injured. You said you saved me. Then I ask you, where did you save me? Explain the process in detail, and preferably provide evidence to prove that everything you say is true."
Initially, Yan Jue had not doubted Meng Yiren's words.
But when he saw another person at this moment, he felt a sense of attraction.
However, he didn't feel that way about Meng Yiren, which made him doubt if he would have loved Meng Yiren and made her his girlfriend before.