Seeing Zhan Yichen drive away, Mu Linjing knew he must have gone back to find Qiao Ningzhi.
She leaned back in her seat and shed tears. How ridiculous, she was the one who drove him away, and now she was shedding tears in sorrow.
Wei Yumeng got back into the car and drove her home. Seeing her like this, she was too worried to leave her living alone. She couldn't take her back to the Zhan family either, lest she encounter more sarcasm from Wen Yulan.
So that night, she discussed with Zhan Mohan. Using the excuse that she had finished her confinement, she asked Zhan Mohan to tell his grandfather that he wanted to take their mother and two children back to the apartment to live.
Although Elder Master Zhan thought the move was a bit rushed, since Zhan Mohan insisted, he agreed.
Taking a pile of baby supplies from the Zhan family, Wei Yumeng directly took both children to Mu Linjing's house.
"Lin Jing, haven't you always said you missed these two little rascals? I brought them to keep you company."
Pushing two strollers in, she started calling for Mu Linjing at the door.
Hearing that the two children had also been brought over, Mu Linjing immediately wiped away her tears and rushed out, "My darlings, I missed you so much."
She ran over to guard the two strollers and doted on the children. Wei Yumeng, meanwhile, took advantage of this time to make dinner. Neither of them mentioned the unpleasant events of the day. Like in the past, during Wei Yumeng's most difficult days, they accompanied each other, but now with two lovely children keeping them company.
Only with these two little angels by their side could Mu Linjing temporarily put aside the unpleasant things and steal some happiness.
"Lin Jing, I've already talked to Zhan Mohan. Don't go to work tomorrow. Your injuries haven't fully healed yet. Take a few more days off?"
Considering the gossip at the company, Wei Yumeng still felt that Mu Linjing should avoid it for a while. After all, rumors could be terrifying, and given her current state, she probably wouldn't be able to focus on work even if she went to the company.
If it were any other time, Mu Linjing would definitely not agree, but this time, she calmly nodded, "Thank you, Yumeng. Also, please help me apologize to President Zhan. I've just taken office and I'm constantly taking leave. I'm so sorry."
Wei Yumeng pursed her lips and shook her head. Of all the leaves of absence, which one was taken for a good reason?
She truly felt sorry for Mu Linjing. Why couldn't such a spirited girl, who was trying to establish herself in this male-dominated society, be treated gently?
To say she didn't blame Zhan Yichen was impossible, because he was the main culprit for Mu Linjing's injury. However, she had also met Qiao Ningzhi a few times, and they shouldn't have done something like this.
She found this matter very strange. Moreover, they only saw the two of them together. It was still unknown whether Zhan Yichen had done anything to Mu Linjing.
Based on the principle of not jumping to conclusions, she decided to ask Zhan Mohan properly tomorrow. Tonight, she brought the children to keep Mu Linjing company, and Zhan Mohan had naturally been sent to Zhan Yichen's place.
Meanwhile, the situation over there was extremely chaotic. Zhan Mohan was sitting on the sofa, silent, his brow furrowed.
Originally, he and Wei Yumeng thought it might be a trap. However, the clear purple marks on Qiao Ningzhi's body were very obvious. The marks on her arm were exposed without clothing, leaving Zhan Yichen speechless.
Because he himself had drunk so much that he had blacked out and had no memory of what he had done, seeing this "evidence," even he would want to curse himself for being an animal.
Qiao Ningzhi never imagined that she would experience something like this one day. She sat in a corner of the sofa. Although she had tidied herself up, she still looked broken, especially her eyes. They had lost their former luster and determination, leaving only helplessness and anger.
Seeing this, Zhan Mohan had to state, "Miss Qiao, we will definitely give you an explanation for this matter, or if you have any conditions, you can also state them."
Qiao Ningzhi raised her eyelids angrily, bypassed Zhan Mohan, and fell on Zhan Yichen, who was also silent. "I originally thought you were a gentleman, but I didn't expect you to be so inhuman after drinking!"
Zhan Yichen had nothing to refute. He knew he had wronged Qiao Ningzhi. If he were still single, and Qiao Ningzhi asked him to take responsibility for this matter, he would agree without hesitation.
But things were different now. His heart belonged to someone else. Even if he knew that refusing to take responsibility would make him a complete scumbag, he was unwilling to compromise.
But how could this matter be resolved without hurting both women? This seemed like an unsolvable problem.
He was deeply troubled and opened his mouth, but still couldn't say anything.
Zhan Mohan was also at a loss. Clearly, the best solution to this matter was for Zhan Yichen to marry Qiao Ningzhi. Not only would he take responsibility, but Wen Yulan would also stop causing trouble.
However, this plan was not only opposed by Zhan Yichen but Wei Yumeng would also argue with him first.
Now, he was also at a loss.
The three of them had been sitting there in a stalemate for a long time, going around and around in an unsolvable dead end, with no one knowing what to do.
Just then, there was an urgent doorbell ring. The person outside, before the doorbell finished ringing, pressed it again, showing their urgency.
However, visitors at this time usually did not bring good news.
As expected, when the door opened, Qiao's father and mother, along with Wen Yulan, rushed in.
They had heard some news from somewhere that Zhan Mohan had taken Qiao Ningzhi back to his house. Qiao's father and mother, worried about their daughter, insisted that Wen Yulan bring them.
Seeing the marks on Qiao Ningzhi's body, Qiao's father and mother understood what had happened to their daughter.
Qiao's mother immediately slapped Zhan Yichen. "Bastard, what did you do to my daughter!"
Wen Yulan was almost enraged when her son was hit, but fortunately, Zhan Yichen stopped her from exploding.
Qiao's father and mother did have the intention of marrying into the Zhan family. Otherwise, they wouldn't have arranged for Qiao Ningzhi to meet Zhan Yichen as soon as she returned to the country.
But seeing her daughter's tragic state, any mother would be furious. Putting aside all commercial considerations, Qiao's mother's slap was to vent her daughter's anger.
Zhan Yichen knew that this slap was not undeserved, so he sincerely apologized to them.
"This is all my fault. Uncle and Aunt, you can deal with it however you wish."
Although his attitude was quite sincere, Qiao's mother was still angry. She suppressed her anger and questioned Wen Yulan, "Madam Zhan, you have seen the situation. What do you think should be done?"
After all, it was with the purpose of marriage that they had arranged for Qiao Ningzhi to go on a blind date. This was also partly the parents' responsibility. Qiao's mother knew that now was not the time to demand an explanation, but rather to take advantage of the opportunity to resolve Qiao Ningzhi's marriage.