The melodious sound of the zither, the glamorous roses, the man deeply kneeling, the woman moved to tears—this was exactly like a romantic proposal scene from a TV drama. If the man were someone Mi Jing didn't know, she might have silently envied and sighed. But in this situation, she really couldn't feel envious.
She was furious!
The surging anger was steadily rising to the top of her head. She wanted to grab the red wine on the table and splash it on the couple showing off their affection publicly, then send them a sentence—immoral cheating pair, shameless dog couple!
But reason suppressed her impulse and anger. She leisurely put down the knife and fork in her hands, then slowly stood up, smiling at Shen Lingxing and Chu Chen as she said, "You guys take your time, I have something to handle and need to step out for a while."
Without waiting for their response, Mi Jing turned and walked away.
"What's going on? Did Fourth Sister-in-law see her enemy?"
Chu Chen glanced at Mi Jing's departing figure, then turned his face with great interest and asked Shen Lingxing. Being a businessman naturally adept at reading people, he noticed that although Mi Jing's anger wasn't obvious, her sharp gaze just now at that couple contained hidden fury. It wasn't difficult to see that the ongoing romance had given her quite a shock.
"Even eating can't shut your mouth, just eat." Shen Lingxing lifted his eyelids, his eyes sharply glaring at Chu Chen, clearly not wanting to gossip about Mi Jing's business with him.
What's with the pretense of being cool! I don't believe you're not curious!
Chu Chen muttered inwardly while curbing his curiosity, lowering his head to eat, yet his peripheral vision kept following after Mi Jing.
Watching drama is what he enjoyed the most!
Mi Jing didn't care about Shen Lingxing and Chu Chen's thoughts, steadily and unhurriedly walking towards the couple.
"Wow, this diamond ring is so dazzling! It must be worth a lot of money, right?"
A second before the woman took the diamond ring from the man's hand, Mi Jing stepped forward and took the ring, meeting the man's and woman's shocked gaze without flinching.
"Mi Jing?"
Song Guotao was extremely surprised, clearly not expecting to run into Mi Jing here.
"Is it so surprising? You dare to show off your love publicly but are afraid of being seen by me!" Mi Jing said with a mocking smile at the corners of her mouth, looking down at the still-kneeling Song Guotao.
Hearing Mi Jing's mocking words, Song Guotao's face immediately showed anger. He stood up and questioned, "What are you doing here? Did Mi Wan send you to follow me?"
Damn, this man is truly shameless! Wronging her sister wasn't enough, now he's trying to blacken her sister's reputation!
Mi Jing's face instantly turned icy, glaring at Song Guotao, sneering, "You can be even more shameless, cheating on my sister during the marriage and keeping a mistress outside, and now you turn around and blame my sister!"
"Who are you calling a mistress?"
The romantic proposal was disrupted, and being labeled a mistress, Chen Wenyu couldn't sit still any longer. She stood up abruptly, gritting her teeth and asking Mi Jing softly.
"Who else here is more fitting for that title besides you?" Mi Jing looked coldly at Chen Wenyu, aggressively questioning, "You should know that Song Guotao has a wife and kid, right? Are you this furious because I'm wronging you?"
"You..."
Chen Wenyu was immediately speechless, her face turning ugly as she sat down, not daring to make a scene. After all, Song Guotao was a person of some significance, and he indeed hadn't divorced yet. Causing a public scene would bring shame to her as well. So, she had no choice but to swallow her anger, sensibly avoiding a direct conflict with Mi Jing.
"Enough, Mi Jing. Stop making a fuss. I've already discussed with Mi Wan that we'll go to the civil affairs bureau to sign the divorce papers next week. Return the ring, and you leave." Song Guotao righteously reached his hand out to Mi Jing, wanting to take back the diamond ring he used to propose to Chen Wenyu.
Ha, she's the one making a fuss? It sounds like she's being unreasonable. Truly, shamelessness knows no bounds!
Mi Jing really wanted to slap this shameless man, then punch and kick him until she felt relieved. But the remaining reason told her she needed to stay calm, as violence was definitely not the best way to solve the problem.
Taking a deep breath, a cold light flashed in Mi Jing's eyes, "Song Guotao, you seem in a hurry! Too bad my sister hasn't divorced you yet and still is your legal wife. Even if you divorce, this ring is your joint property!"
To please Chen Wenyu, Song Guotao had specifically picked a rather expensive diamond ring, spending over a hundred thousand yuan. How could he let Mi Jing take it?
Suppressing his anger, Song Guotao threatened, "If you dare to take this ring, I'll sue you for robbery!"
How ridiculous, she's supposed to be afraid of him?
"As a lawyer, you shouldn't need me to remind you that legal proceedings are time-consuming. Calling the police is much faster. Why don't I help you dial 110?"
"..."
Song Guotao didn't want to escalate things. It would do him no good. But Mi Jing was mercilessly gripping his Achilles' heel, leaving the usually courtroom-triumphant him at a loss for words.
"Guotao, forget it. Don't bother with her. Let's go home, and I'll cook you some noodles!"
Chen Wenyu wasn't stupid. Swallowing a bit of loss in front of Mi Jing was nothing. Making things public would make them suffer greatly! Quickly calming Song Guotao and pulling him away with his tail between his legs.
The two hurriedly left, and what was supposed to be a romantic proposal was thoroughly ruined. Chu Chen's mouth widened in a smile as he looked amusingly at Mi Jing several meters away, teasing, "I didn't realize Fourth Sister-in-law was so fierce. Haha, Fourth Brother, you better be careful from now on. Mind you, Fourth Sister-in-law might make you kneel on a washboard."
"Have you eaten enough or do you need some excitement? If you're full, get lost!" Shen Lingxing's face darkened, issuing an eviction order, not wanting to hear any more nonsense from him.
What is meant by being protective of one's wife?
This is it!
Joking won't cost you a piece of meat, is it necessary to warn and threaten him? Sigh, another friend about to become a henpecked husband.
After a round of lament, Chu Chen put on a pitiful face and acted coyly, "Fourth Brother, you're too heartless, having a wife and discarding brothers like me."
"..."
Without a word, Shen Lingxing shot a dagger with his eyes, giving Chu Chen's little heart a fright. Quickly getting up, Chu Chen said, "Fourth Sister-in-law, thank you for dinner. I'm full and have something to tend to, so I'll take my leave now."
With that, Chu Chen vanished swiftly.
Just as Mi Jing walked back, she heard Chu Chen hurriedly bidding farewell, pausing for a moment. Chu Chen had already turned around and left. Mi Jing glanced at his hurried departing figure, said nothing, and pretended nothing had happened, sitting down to continue her meal.
After that unpleasant confrontation, Mi Jing's terrible mood still hadn't settled. Even with delicious food in front of her, she, who always loved to eat, had lost her appetite.