Mu Linjing couldn't stand seeing Wei Yumeng bullied. Feng Shiming provoked her at every turn and spoke harshly to the child, so she deserved a good lesson.
Besides, she hadn't forgotten that Feng Shiming had played a part in her falling into the water back then.
Seeing Feng Shiming's furious expression, she felt a bit happier. "What's wrong, Miss Feng? Your previous scandal has just cooled down, and you're already out in the open like this. You truly have no sense of shame."
She deliberately raised her voice a few decibels, drawing the attention of those around her.
Her face had been clearly captured in the news at the time. Even people who didn't know her had some impression of her face. Moreover, this incident hadn't happened too long ago, so many people recognized her.
As expected, after seeing her, everyone started pointing and whispering.
Even without listening, one knew it couldn't be anything good.
Feng Shiming had a look as if she had eaten a fly. She quickly put on her sunglasses and prepared to squeeze out of the crowd.
However, the onlookers only grew in number, almost blocking her way. Their "pointing fingers" almost touched her face.
Feng Shiming exchanged a look with Wei Yumeng. The two of them, carrying the necklace that the store clerk had wrapped, quietly retreated from the crowd and left.
After walking quite a distance, Mu Linjing couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Look at her embarrassed expression at the end. She must never have imagined that she'd encounter something like this today, right?"
Wei Yumeng also laughed. "There's always someone worse than you. This is all her own doing. I'm just worried that someone as vengeful as her might cause trouble at your engagement ceremony?"
They say it's better to offend a gentleman than a scoundrel. It would be a miracle if Feng Shiming didn't seek revenge.
Hearing this, Mu Linjing simply shrugged. "If she wanted to disrupt my engagement, she would have done so even if this didn't happen today. Besides, when she said those things about you and the child, I couldn't stand it."
Mentioning the child, Wei Yumeng couldn't help but worry. Feng Shiming's words just now didn't seem like mere threats. If they really targeted the child, it would be impossible to guard against.
Seeing that Mu Linjing wasn't too concerned, she didn't say anything to dampen her spirits. She could only go back and ask Zhan Mohan to be more wary of Feng Shiming, not just regarding the child's safety but also to be more vigilant on the day of the engagement ceremony.
Time quickly passed, and it was the day before the engagement ceremony. Mu Linjing finally started to feel nervous. This was the beginning of a major turning point in her life.
Sitting with her parents, Aunt Mu repeatedly instructed, "Tomorrow, you will be Yi Chen's fiancée. You need to act more mature from now on, and get along well with Yi Chen. Your parents will be at ease seeing you live well."
She nodded repeatedly and comforted her mother, "Mom, you make it sound like I'm getting married tomorrow. It's just an engagement, and marriage is still a long way off. I can spend much more time with you."
Aunt Mu playfully glared at her. "You're not young anymore. After getting engaged, you need to put marriage on the agenda. Otherwise, when will your dad and I get to hold our grandchild?"
Mu Linjing quickly nodded. "Yes, yes, I understand. Other families wish they could keep their daughters for a few more years, but you're actually pushing me out."
Aunt Mu smiled. They had always worried that the Zhan family might mistreat Mu Linjing. However, putting that aside, Zhan Yichen was outstanding in every aspect, whether it was his character or his family background. Naturally, they instinctively wanted to help their daughter end up with such a good boyfriend.
But saying this out loud might sound a bit sentimental, so the couple tacitly understood each other.
As long as the Zhan family treated their daughter well, nothing else mattered.
All the necessary instructions were given. Zhan Yichen also came to pick them up to go to the hotel. The ceremony the next day would be held at the hotel. The Zhan family had invited many guests. To avoid traffic congestion and ensure they could arrive on time, their family had to stay at the hotel in advance.
By this time, Qiao Ningzhi had recovered from childbirth and could attend the ceremony. Given their close relationship with Mu Linjing, she also came to stay at the hotel.
In the evening, the women sat together and gossiped. Qiao Ningzhi had given birth to a daughter safely and now had her sights set on Wei Yumeng's son.
"Yumeng, I say, our relationship is so good, we should really become relatives."
She had been planning this for a long time. Wei Yumeng understood what she meant immediately, but she pretended not to understand, just to tease her. "What do you mean by becoming relatives? The only unmarried one in our family now is Lin'er. Do you have any underage sisters to introduce to our family?"
Qiao Ningzhi pouted. "That's not what I meant at all. To be honest, I have my eye on your Jinzhi. Let him be my son-in-law."
"You certainly know how to pick them. My Jinzhi is only one year old, and you've already set your sights on him."
"Of course. There's no doubt that your son will be very sought after in the future. I have to reserve him for my daughter first, otherwise, if such a good son-in-law is snatched up by someone else, I'll regret it to death."
Hearing her son praised so highly, Wei Yumeng, as his mother, was naturally happy. "Since you say so, then let them cultivate their relationship from now on."
After all, the two families had always been close, and their children would naturally become good friends in the future. If they really developed feelings for each other, it wouldn't be a bad thing for the two families to become relatives. But no one could predict what the future held.
The two mothers were now more focused on this topic as casual conversation. After all, they both understood that feelings couldn't be forced. This was already the case in their era, let alone in the era of their children twenty years from now.
Arranged marriages were long out of fashion. As people transitioning through this era, they understood that they couldn't interfere too much in their children's romantic lives.
The women didn't chat too late. One of them was the protagonist of the day, and the other two had children to take care of, so they all returned to their rooms early.
Wei Yumeng couldn't shake off her unease. Seeing Qiao Ningzhi reminded her of the previous year at the wedding, when Mu Linjing had almost suffered a disfiguring facial injury. The ceremony the next day was even more important for Mu Linjing. She wouldn't feel at ease until she personally checked everything again.
So, she meticulously re-examined the room and the props that would be used the next day.
Finding no issues, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that perhaps she was just being overly cautious.
Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly felt a figure flash past behind her. Her heart leaped in surprise. "Who's there?"