Wei Yumeng's face instantly stiffened at a visible speed, and even her action of peeling the orange paused, her heart rising to her throat.
Her first thought was, how did Zhan Mohan know she had met Xin Ran? Did he know the content of her conversation with Xin Ran?
She knitted her brows, anger swirling around her. "Were you following me?"
Zhan Mohan's lips curved into a sneer, but his voice was as cold as bone-piercing ice.
"I don't have the leisure to follow you. Don't you see? I'm still injured."
Wei Yumeng took a deep breath. She couldn't be nervous, couldn't be afraid in front of Zhan Mohan.
By the time she readjusted herself to meet his gaze, the panic in her eyes had dissipated considerably.
"Zhan Mohan, we're already divorced. Logically speaking, who I'm with now has nothing to do with you. You have no right to control me."
Zhan Mohan shrugged and sneered, then a cold glint flashed in his eyes. His lips pursed into hard lines, exuding a chilling aura.
"So you think you can just casually associate with any man out there now that you're divorced? Let me tell you, even if we're divorced, I won't allow you to be with Xin Ran!"
Even if he, Zhan Mohan, didn't want a woman, no one else dared to covet her, let alone Xin Ran. It was good enough that he hadn't dismembered him, yet he dared to come to the hospital to see her.
Wei Yumeng asked calmly, "How did you know?"
"Fang Xun saw you outside."
Zhan Mohan had nothing to hide at this moment.
Wei Yumeng hadn't seen Fang Xun earlier, which meant Fang Xun only knew she had met Xin Ran, but hadn't heard what they talked about.
If Fang Xun had overheard, Zhan Mohan wouldn't have gone in circles with her like this. He would have directly asked about her pregnancy.
So, all in all, Zhan Mohan didn't know she was pregnant. If he didn't know, then things would be easier.
The panic in her heart gradually subsided. "Alright, please tell me, did Fang Xun see me and Xin Ran hugging or being intimate?"
Zhan Mohan quickly realized that this woman was arguing with him. She was quite good at drawing inferences, even daring to question him.
Indeed, nothing untoward had happened between Wei Yumeng and Xin Ran; it was just a normal conversation. If there had been any physical contact, it was during their conflict.
She raised her eyebrows. "In that case, Xin Ran and I didn't do anything excessive. So, Zhan Mohan, why are you questioning me?"
Zhan Mohan's face turned ashen. He was truly stumped by her.
Then, without another word, Wei Yumeng ate the orange she had peeled for Zhan Mohan. Zhan Mohan knew he had upset her and could only peel one for himself.
That night, Wei Yumeng lay on the folding bed next to him and let out a long sigh of relief. She had finally gotten through this hurdle. She had been almost scared to death, fearing that Zhan Mohan would see through her pretense.
Fortunately, he hadn't found any real leverage against her. Otherwise, with his overbearing personality, even if they had truly nothing between them, he would have found a reason to reprimand her.
She had to be more careful from now on. Every step she took was like treading on thin ice.
The next day, Wen Yulan came over. Seeing Wei Yumeng, her attitude was still very cold.
"I heard you made Si Yu leave yesterday in anger?"
"It wasn't me who made her leave; it was Zhan Mohan."
Wei Yumeng directly passed the buck to Zhan Mohan. She wasn't entirely wrong, after all. Jiang Si Yu had left because Zhan Mohan didn't drink her soup.
Hearing this, Zhan Mohan narrowed his eyes slightly. This woman's guts were getting bigger lately, even daring to shift blame.
Wen Yulan wasn't surprised by her words at all. She never had a good impression of Wei Yumeng.
"Even if Si Yu didn't leave because of you, she left because of your presence."
Wei Yumeng was no longer Zhan Mohan's wife, and she had no relation to Wen Yulan. Before, she had tolerated her because she was a junior and didn't want to have a direct conflict with Wen Yulan.
But now, what did she have to fear? Wen Yulan had no reason to mock her in such a condescending manner from an elder's position.
Her expression was indifferent, her attitude neither servile nor overbearing.
"Since that's the case, I won't be an eyesore here."
With that, she picked up her things and walked past Wen Yulan to leave.
Wen Yulan looked back at Wei Yumeng's retreating figure with increasing disdain.
"When she first married into the family, I thought she was disrespectful to elders. Now that she's divorced, her wings have hardened, and she's even lost her manners."
Zhan Mohan's voice was cold and low. "Mother, since she has nothing to do with our family anymore, it's best not to talk about others behind their backs. That is also your etiquette as a member of the Zhan family."
Wen Yulan's face froze. How could she not hear the sarcasm in Zhan Mohan's words?
What a devoted lover. Wei Yumeng had betrayed him, yet he was still defending her, so unlike his father. She never expected there to be such a devoted man in the Zhan family; it was truly surprising.
However, being trapped by emotions was not a good thing. Falling in love with someone meant having a weakness, a vulnerability that could be exploited later.
Wen Yulan did not want Zhan Yichen to become like this in the future.
She pretended to persuade Zhan Mohan earnestly, "A Han, don't keep entangled with Wei Yumeng. She's not worth it. Besides, your brother is about to be discharged from the hospital soon. If he knows you and her... Zhan Lin will be unhappy."
"Mother, it seems you don't know about this yet, do you?"
Wen Yulan asked doubtfully, "What is it?"
"Fang Xun has already investigated. Wei Yumeng is not the culprit who harmed me and Zhan Lin. Wei Jin is. It was her Wei family who bribed people below to fabricate evidence, and all the unfavorable evidence pointed to Wei Yumeng, making her take the fall."
Wen Yulan couldn't believe it. "What did you say? The culprit wasn't Wei Yumeng, but Wei Jin? How is that possible? Didn't you investigate before and always say it was Wei Yumeng?"
"That's the truth. If you don't believe me, I can have Fang Xun give you the evidence. You'll know after you read it."
Zhan Mohan had long expected Wen Yulan's reaction. After all, she wasn't just dissatisfied with Wei Yumeng because of the car accident; she had always been dissatisfied with her.
After a moment of silence, Wen Yulan composed herself and looked at Zhan Mohan.
"Then what? What do you intend to do now that you've cleared this up? Do you want to get back together with her and have me accept her?"
Zhan Mohan chuckled, but there was a king-like arrogance in his laughter.
"You've misunderstood. The woman I desire, whether you agree or not, I will only follow my own heart. Back when Wei Yumeng married into the Zhan family, didn't you also make things difficult for her?"
But he hadn't said he would divorce her immediately, not exactly.
He just wanted to tell Wen Yulan that since the misunderstanding was cleared up, she didn't need to target Wei Yumeng anymore. Even if she did, it would be meaningless.
Wen Yulan felt a bit awkward. "A Han, for Wei Yumeng, are you really going to oppose us?"
Zhan Mohan's voice remained cold.
"That's not what I mean."
Wen Yulan pointed at Zhan Mohan. "You... you're going to drive me to an early grave."
After leaving the hospital, Wei Yumeng went straight home. Mu Linjing saw her looking extremely upset.
"What's wrong... Didn't you go to deliver the soup? Why do you look so bad after staying there all night?"
She slumped onto the sofa weakly.
"Don't mention it. I was almost scared to death."
Then she recounted her day's experience to Mu Linjing. After listening, Mu Linjing clutched her chest, looking pale and shaken.
"I didn't expect you to go through so many things in such a short night. It was truly thrilling."
"Isn't it? You have no idea how scared I was when Zhan Mohan asked me. I was terrified he would see through me."
Although she had successfully escaped, she still felt very guilty thinking about it.
Mu Linjing didn't want to put pressure on Wei Yumeng, but there were some things she had to tell her.
"Yumeng, more and more people know you're pregnant. You need to make plans soon. And that Wei Jin, she hates you so much, who knows what other wicked schemes she might come up with to trouble you again."
Wei Yumeng tilted her head back and sighed.
"You're right. What can I do? My heart is getting more and more anxious."
She was afraid Wei Jin might launch a surprise attack on her.
Mu Linjing thought about what Xin Ran had said to Wei Yumeng earlier and felt a bit strange.
"Don't you think Xin Ran is acting very abnormal? If this child is his, why doesn't he want it?"