Upon hearing Wei Yumeng's words, Zhan Mohan had a point of consideration. Regardless, Wei Yumeng's statement meant she must have discovered something.
"I understand. Don't worry, I'll have others keep an eye on his every move during this time."
Wei Yumeng finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Zhan Mohan was watching, there shouldn't be any major problems.
In the following days, Zhan Yangyi acted as if nothing had happened, continuing to get along harmoniously with the Zhan family, as if that day had been merely Wei Yumeng's hallucination.
Time thus passed until Zhan Yangyi's discharge from the hospital. To celebrate his discharge, Zhan Yangyi even specially invited Wei Yumeng and Zhan Mohan for a meal.
Seeing that Zhan Mohan was also invited, Wei Yumeng naturally had no worries and accepted the invitation. If Zhan Yangyi had invited her alone, she would never have gone.
However, on the day of his discharge, no one expected an accident to occur.
Zhan Mohan had everything prepared and was about to head to the appointment when, precisely at this moment, an urgent issue arose with a project at the Zhan Group, forcing him to deal with the problem before attending the dinner.
"Mohan, you can't make it?" Wei Yumeng asked, somewhat surprised. She was already on her way to the appointment.
Zhan Mohan also sounded helpless, even worried, "There's a problem at the company. I might be a little late. Don't worry, I won't leave you alone with that guy."
Wei Yumeng found it amusing, "Mohan, he's your brother, how can you speak of him like that?"
"Even if he's my brother, he has ill intentions towards you. No matter what, he's my enemy."
Wei Yumeng couldn't help but press her forehead. She even felt that there might be no chance for these two to reconcile.
Zhan Mohan thought for a moment. Given their current relationship, both of them not attending would indeed make things awkward. Therefore, Wei Yumeng had to be present. But how could he let Wei Yumeng go alone? At this moment, he remembered Mu Linjing.
When Mu Linjing heard Zhan Mohan explain the situation, she was naturally very willing to accompany Wei Yumeng.
She hadn't seen Wei Yumeng in a while, and news about Zhan Yangyi had already spread everywhere. She was also curious about what kind of person he was.
When Wei Yumeng arrived at the meeting place, she felt a little nervous. Although nothing else had happened since that day, it didn't mean she could act as if nothing had occurred. She hadn't figured out how to face Zhan Yangyi alone.
Zhan Yangyi seemed to have been waiting for a long time, even idly looking at his phone. Only when he saw Wei Yumeng did he adjust his demeanor.
"You're here."
Wei Yumeng felt a bit awkward. "I'm sorry I'm late. Mohan's company had a problem, so he might be delayed."
Zhan Yangyi, however, appeared magnanimous. "It's fine. Actually, I'm already very happy if just one of you could make it."
Wei Yumeng nodded, and the atmosphere between them grew increasingly awkward, with neither speaking.
Zhan Yangyi looked at Wei Yumeng, knowing she was still worried about what happened that day. Perhaps now he should take the initiative to explain to Wei Yumeng to ease the tension.
Just as Zhan Yangyi was about to speak, a voice interrupted him.
"Yumeng, what are you doing here?"
Hearing this voice, Zhan Mohan clenched his fist. It seemed someone was deliberately trying to disrupt things. He had deliberately made trouble for Zhan Mohan so he couldn't come, so why was an oblivious person appearing now?
Wei Yumeng, who was already finding the atmosphere stifling, perked up upon hearing the familiar voice.
"Linjing! What are you doing here?"
Mu Linjing explained, "I just happened to be dining here. This restaurant has many dishes I like. I didn't expect to run into you here."
As she spoke, Mu Linjing seemed to just notice Zhan Yangyi. "Who is this?"
Wei Yumeng then introduced, "This is Mohan's brother, Zhan Yangyi, who has now returned to the Zhan family."
Zhan Yangyi smiled faintly at Mu Linjing. "Hello, I'm Zhan Yangyi."
Mu Linjing scrutinized Zhan Yangyi from head to toe. "So you're Zhan Yangyi. I've already heard about your situation with the Zhan family. Your name has been all over the gossip circles recently. I didn't expect to have the honor of meeting you in person today."
Zhan Yangyi chuckled. "I'm just an ordinary person. What's there to talk about?"
"Oh, there's plenty! There are countless rumors about you out there." Mu Linjing then actually began to recount the gossip she had heard, getting more excited as she spoke.
"Linjing, it's probably not appropriate to talk about these things here," Wei Yumeng said, feeling a headache coming on. While she knew Mu Linjing had a good personality, she could also be quite troublesome at times.
"Big Brother, I apologize. My friend is just like this."
Zhan Yangyi waved his hand. "It's nothing. It's quite interesting to hear about myself from others."
Mu Linjing had now completely inserted herself between them and seemed intent on joining them for dinner.
"Yumeng, I'm crashing your meal. Do you mind?"
Wei Yumeng could only force an awkward smile and say, "Of course not."
Although Mu Linjing's appearance made Wei Yumeng extremely uncomfortable, it was also a good thing. After all, she no longer had to face Zhan Yangyi alone.
Out of consideration for Wei Yumeng, Zhan Yangyi didn't say anything, but he was already extremely displeased.
"You two chat, I'm going to the restroom," Zhan Yangyi said, getting up and walking away.
Only then did Mu Linjing heave a sigh of relief. "Yumeng, this person really doesn't look like someone easy to deal with."
"Then why were you talking to him so much? Do you know I was scared to death just now?"
Mu Linjing looked wronged. "I'm here at someone's request to help you out. No matter how dangerous it seems, of course, I have to protect you."
"It was Mohan?"
"Who else could it be?" Mu Linjing felt like she was already a married woman, so why was she constantly being fed dog food by these two?
Wei Yumeng was finally reassured. It seemed Zhan Mohan had considered the situation she might encounter and had asked Mu Linjing to come and help.
Zhan Yangyi wasn't actually going to the restroom. Instead, he intended to find a way to get rid of Mu Linjing. After all, as long as Mu Linjing was by Wei Yumeng's side, he would never have the opportunity to be alone with Wei Yumeng.
He called over a waiter and gave him a substantial amount of money.
"Later, when you serve the wine, put a sleeping pill in the drink of the woman sitting by the window. Make sure no one else sees."