Wei Yumeng saw Zhan Yichen's car aggressively pursuing hers in the rearview mirror. He surely wanted to explain something. As Mu Linjing's good friend, she should have sided with Mu Linjing in such a situation and advised against reconciliation.
However, she was also Zhan Yichen's sister-in-law, and such matters shouldn't be concluded hastily. If it was truly a misunderstanding, she should maintain the rationality of an outsider and not act on impulse.
"Linjing, Yichen has been chasing us. Let's stop and hear what he has to say?"
Mu Linjing's mind was filled with the image of Zhan Yichen sitting up with the quilt, completely naked. To think that he and Qiao Ningzhi had reached that point, where did that leave her?
Where did their life-and-death shared experiences on the deserted island leave them? And where did Zhan Yichen's own promises leave them?
Their past deep affection seemed to have turned into a farce, turning all her vows into a joke.
She had endured criticism at the company, and what was Zhan Yichen doing?
Could it be that his social engagements these past few days were just an excuse, all for the sake of doing such a thing with Qiao Ningzhi?
Mu Linjing's mind was a mess, and she didn't want to hear any explanations from Zhan Yichen. She buried her face in her knees and waved her hand at Wei Yumeng, "I don't want to hear anything. Shake him off, I don't want to see him."
Upon hearing this, Wei Yumeng could only comply. Since Mu Linjing wouldn't listen, any explanation might be counterproductive. It was better to let her calm down first.
She accelerated, and Zhan Yichen continued to follow. He honked several times, signaling her to stop. Helpless, she had to drive onto the elevated highway and called Zhan Yichen.
The call was answered, and Zhan Yichen spoke first, "Sister-in-law, stop the car. I have something to say to Linjing."
"She doesn't want to talk to you right now. You should both calm down and stop chasing."
She drove onto the elevated highway, attempting to make Zhan Yichen give up the pursuit. However, Zhan Yichen was determined to explain to Mu Linjing today. Not only did he not stop, but he followed them onto the elevated highway.
Chasing cars on the elevated highway was extremely dangerous, and Zhan Yichen had overtaken them several times, getting closer and closer, clearly intending to force them to stop.
Seeing this, Wei Yumeng had no choice but to drive onto the ramp, and the two cars temporarily stopped.
She rolled down the window, and Zhan Yichen immediately rushed over, "Linjing, listen to my explanation. Things are not what you think!"
Mu Linjing naturally didn't want to hear anything and kept her head down, refusing to look up.
Wei Yumeng observed everything. Zhan Yichen's frantic pursuit, as if he didn't care about his own life, made her waver. Perhaps things were not as awkward as they had imagined.
Seeing that Mu Linjing refused to speak, she took it upon herself to drive off the elevated highway with Zhan Yichen and find an open space to stop the car.
After getting out of the car, Zhan Yichen tried to pull Mu Linjing out to talk properly. But as soon as he touched her, he was met with strong resistance. Mu Linjing seemed to lose control and pushed and hit him forcefully.
"Linjing, calm down, listen to me!"
He raised his voice, trying to make Mu Linjing regain her senses. But he forgot that at this moment, unless Mu Linjing didn't love him at all, she couldn't possibly have any composure.
Mu Linjing angrily pushed him away and pointed at his nose with an impolite gesture. "Zhan Yichen, don't touch me. Don't touch me with those dirty hands that have touched other women. I find it disgusting! Get lost, get out of here. I have nothing to say to you!"
Mu Linjing had already suffered greatly at the company today, otherwise, she wouldn't have gone to him for comfort. However, such comfort was worse than none.
But Zhan Yichen was unaware of the rumors at the company. While he didn't think Mu Linjing's reaction was excessive, he still believed he deserved a chance to explain, as Mu Linjing had promised him on the deserted island that they would trust each other.
Did their words no longer count now?
"Linjing, didn't we say we would always trust each other? Give me a chance, and I will explain."
Mentioning the agreement on the deserted island made Mu Linjing even more indignant.
"So, I agreed to trust you, and you can use that trust to do anything that betrays me without restraint? Afterwards, you only need to ask me if I still trust you, and you can even turn the tables, making me repent and apologize for my lack of trust, is that right? Zhan Yichen, don't think I, Mu Linjing, am that easy to fool, okay?"
Her counter-argument left Zhan Yichen speechless. It wasn't that he was speechless because his true thoughts were exposed, but rather he didn't realize that in Mu Linjing's heart, his feelings for her were so impure.
There was a long silence between them before he spoke in a dazed voice, "Linjing, in your heart, am I this calculating? You are the woman I want to marry. Do you think I would scheme against you like this?"
"Do I have to ask you if you're scheming against me? Zhan Yichen, you chased me out. Have you even thought about the other woman lying in your bed? You truly lack responsibility."
In her anger, Mu Linjing spoke without restraint, saying almost hurtful words.
Out of instinct for self-protection, she also tried hard to appear less disheveled, unleashing barbs to protect herself.
But she didn't know that this, in addition to severely hurting the person who wanted to embrace her, did not protect herself any better.
Zhan Yichen saw her eyes full of distrust and knew that she wouldn't listen to his so-called explanation.
Thinking that their relationship was so fragile, Zhan Yichen felt sad and decided not to explain for the time being. Explanations at this moment would be useless and only lead to more intense arguments.
Besides, Mu Linjing was right. Qiao Ningzhi was still at home, and he had to give her an explanation.
His explanation had not been successful, and he felt dejected. Seeing Wei Yumeng, he could only force a bitter smile. "Sister-in-law, I think I should listen to you and calm down first. Please take care of her for me. When she's better, I'll come to see her."
Wei Yumeng sighed heavily. "You should sort out what happened before talking about future matters. I'll look after Linjing and, by the way, you should clear up the rumors at the company."
She was also emotional at the moment. Anyone who saw the situation in the apartment would subconsciously blame Zhan Yichen. She was not a party to the incident, nor was she a saint. Even though she knew there might be a misunderstanding, she found it hard to resist her subconscious anger.
Moreover, the person most hurt by this was her best friend. Even if she couldn't empathize completely, she couldn't say anything good about Zhan Yichen.
Zhan Yichen understood the reason for their emotions, and finding himself unable to defend himself, he could only get back into his car and leave.