"Yu Meng, I can't believe such a serious thing happened in just the few days I was gone!"
After listening to Wei Yu Meng recount the events of the birthday banquet, Mu Lin Jing felt a tremor of fear in her heart. If Zhan Mo Han hadn't been prepared, she didn't know how terrible the situation might have become.
Wei Yu Meng also felt a sense of dread recalling it. "Fortunately, nothing happened to me now."
"By the way, has brother returned yet?" Mu Lin Jing was still concerned about the situation abroad.
Wei Yu Meng nodded, "Not yet, but he said the matter has been resolved, and they are just waiting for the judgment."
"I never imagined that such a trivial matter would involve so much," Mu Lin Jing still found it somewhat unbelievable. "If I had encountered something like this, I probably wouldn't have handled it as calmly as you did."
Wei Yu Meng gave a bitter smile. She didn't consider her handling of it to be calm. After all, afterward, she still felt disgusted by Mr. Wang's touch, and she had taken a long bath. The two children even thought she had been too frightened.
Mu Lin Jing took Wei Yu Meng's hand. "No matter what, it's good that this is over. Let me accompany you out today. Maybe buying more things will help you forget about it."
Wei Yu Meng felt a little helpless. She had never had the habit of buying things frantically whenever she encountered trouble. It was Mu Lin Jing who always had this quirk. If her husband wasn't Zhan Yi Chen, Wei Yu Meng would have been worried if other men could tolerate her like this.
However, Wei Yu Meng still went out with Mu Lin Jing. After all, due to the previous incident, she hadn't truly relaxed. Going shopping with Mu Lin Jing was the best way for her to unwind.
But everything seemed to be different from what Wei Yu Meng had imagined…
"Why do I feel…" Wei Yu Meng walked on the street, feeling that the gazes around her were always following her, making her uncomfortable. Even Mu Lin Jing noticed it. "Could it be that you're particularly beautiful today, Yu Meng, which is why you're attracting so much attention?"
But Wei Yu Meng didn't think so, because those people's gazes held a sense of disgust, contempt, and other unpleasant emotions towards her.
"Let's go quickly," Wei Yu Meng suggested. She didn't want to continue shopping under the bombardment of such stares.
However, no matter where she went, those gazes kept following her. Mu Lin Jing also felt annoyed and directly turned to shout at those people, "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a beautiful woman before?"
"Tsk, you really think she's some beautiful celebrity?" The person said with disdain. "Isn't she just a cheap woman who sleeps with any man she meets?"
Hearing this, Mu Lin Jing's temper flared immediately. "Say that again!"
"Isn't she just a cheap woman who sleeps around with men!"
Mu Lin Jing walked over and slapped the person. "Shut up!"
The person covered their slapped cheek but still spoke aggressively. "What? Are you embarrassed because I hit the nail on the head? And you hit someone in the street. What kind of woman has what kind of friend."
Mu Lin Jing, unable to contain her anger, was about to curse again but was stopped by Wei Yu Meng.
"Alright, Lin Jing," Wei Yu Meng felt something was wrong. "If they want to talk, let them talk. Don't get yourself involved."
"But Yu Meng, did you hear what they're saying about you? It's too much!"
In reality, how could Wei Yu Meng feel alright? But now, whatever she did would only cause more public outcry. It was better to go back first. Thus, Mu Lin Jing was dragged back home by Wei Yu Meng, and the shopping plan was declared a complete failure.
"Yu Meng, you're still pulling me. What's going on with these people?" Mu Lin Jing was still indignant.
"It's precisely because I don't know what's going on that I can't easily get into conflict with them," Wei Yu Meng said as she opened her laptop. She hadn't paid attention to online news for several days, and something this impactful could only originate from the internet. As soon as she opened the webpage, countless news articles about her appeared.
"Rich wife indiscreet, engaging in indescribable acts at home with an unknown man."
"Zhan family's wife is in trouble again!"
"Zhan family's wife cheated, pictures prove it!"
...
Wei Yu Meng was instantly dumbfounded. She couldn't understand how things had escalated to this point. Almost every news article was accompanied by photos, precisely of her and Mr. Wang that night. Although she was forced, these photos were clearly deliberately taken by someone, and they had chosen a few that appeared to be in very suggestive poses.
"This, this, this…" Mu Lin Jing was also in disbelief after seeing it.
Wei Yu Meng's immediate reaction was to find Zhan Mo Han and explain. She could hardly imagine what Zhan Mo Han's reaction would be if he saw these photos. Would he believe her?
But when Wei Yu Meng called Zhan Mo Han, she waited for a long time, but no one answered. Her heart sank, and she couldn't help but overthink. Could it be… could Zhan Mo Han have already seen these? Although Fang Xun had brought people to rescue her that day, the intervening time was indeed enough for Mr. Wang to do something to her. How could she explain to Zhan Mo Han to change the current situation? Wei Yu Meng didn't care what others thought; she only cared about Zhan Mo Han's opinion of her.
Seeing Wei Yu Meng looking distraught with her phone, Mu Lin Jing knew what had happened. "Yu Meng, don't worry. Maybe he's just busy and didn't pick up the call?"
Wei Yu Meng shook her head. "Even if he's very busy, he would let Fang Xun answer on his behalf."
Mu Lin Jing, however, didn't think Zhan Mo Han was that kind of person. They had been through so much together. How could he be broken by just a few photos? Moreover, this news was clearly fake. She didn't believe Wei Yu Meng was that kind of person, let alone those around Wei Yu Meng?
"Yu Meng! Sister-in-law! Let's both calm down, okay? Maybe this is all a coincidence. Isn't brother still abroad? Maybe he hasn't seen the domestic news at all?" But Wei Yu Meng just sat there blankly, holding her phone, lost in thought.
Mu Lin Jing had no choice and also called Zhan Mo Han, but the result was the same. "Yu Meng, look, he didn't answer when I called either. If he really wanted to avoid you, he wouldn't avoid me too, right?"
But after she spoke, she felt something was amiss. She was Wei Yu Meng's best friend. Anyone calling Zhan Mo Han at this time would know the reason. Since the other party didn't want to see Wei Yu Meng, he naturally wouldn't answer her call.
"This…" Mu Lin Jing looked frustrated. What should she do?