Under the moonlight

"We'll go inside later and have a good chat. You'll find out then. If you want to talk, then go in. If not, we're about to have a late-night snack, so there's none for you. You can leave now," Zhao Meng said expressionlessly to Xu Xinyi, then walked straight into the room.

At this moment, only Xu Xinyi was left standing in the corridor. Although she was sober, she had drunk quite a lot of alcohol, and her body was still swaying uncontrollably. She supported herself against the wall, walked in angrily, and then slammed the door shut.

"Keep your mouth shut, or someone will complain. There are so many people in this room, men and women, it'll be hard to explain later." Chen Zhi said, watching Xu Xinyi swaying on the stool, eating as she spoke.

"Even eating can't shut your stinking mouth!" Zhao Meng was speechless upon hearing his words.

"Zhao Meng, what... what do you want to say?" Huang Meng asked Zhao Meng, holding the snacks Chen Zhi handed her. It wasn't that she was gossipy, but seeing Xu Xinyi looking so drunk, she must be feeling terrible.

"Well, since you all heard it just now, I'll just say it directly. Xu Xinyi, I've never told anyone else about this before. Today is the first and the last time. Listen carefully."

Zhao Meng looked at Xu Xinyi. "Last time, before I went abroad, I approached you because I knew you had a wide network of connections and wanted you to introduce me to some people. I made it very clear to you that all you needed to do was organize a dinner party for me, and you didn't even have to show up. But you still came, and not only that, you used your influence to strongly recommend me to them. If it weren't for the fact that you're my old classmate, I probably would have left that dinner party that night. What I hate most is having others make decisions for me." After Zhao Meng finished speaking, he looked at Xu Xinyi, who looked bewildered.

“I was trying to help you. It was your first time doing business, and those people were all like dogs, a bunch of bullies who rely on their master’s power. You have no influence, and if I didn’t go, they wouldn’t even pay attention to you.” Xu Xinyi felt a lot of grievances.

"I know, but when you first started your business, didn't people flock to you? Didn't you also have to smile and entertain them one by one, going to dinner after dinner? What, do you think I'm not as good as you?"

"It's precisely because I know how difficult it was at the beginning that I feel sorry for you and can't bear to see you like this..."

“Xu Xinyi, what I need is a partner, not a mother who thinks of everything for me.” Zhao Meng finally said this to her.

"Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about what happened after that dinner. You drank quite a bit, and so did I, but we were both relatively sober. Someone booked a room for you, and after I took you back, I left."

"Impossible! Do you feel like someone's in your room and you're too embarrassed to say it? The next morning, you were in my room!" Xu Xinyi suddenly had a bad feeling when she heard him say that, and shouted anxiously.

“I stayed in the hotel bathroom for a while. I have a habit of drinking alcohol and then pouring myself some. I heard two men talking in one of the stalls, saying some crude things. Their voices sounded familiar, but I was feeling really unwell at the time and kept vomiting into the toilet, so I didn’t think about it too much. When I came out, the bathroom was empty. I was going to leave, but for some reason, I thought I’d go see you one last time, and that’s when I found out…” Zhao Meng looked at Xu Xinyi with pity in his eyes as he said this.

"What did you find?" she asked, her expression tightening and her voice filled with excitement.

"I found your door open, and you were lying naked on the bed."

"What?!" Chen Zhi and Huang Meng were eating and listening at the same time, but they didn't expect such a shocking piece of gossip. Chen Zhi even spat out the food in his mouth.

"This, this, isn't this a crime! Brother, you, you didn't check the surveillance footage, did you?" Chen Zhi said excitedly to Zhao Meng.

"I sobered up considerably by then and rushed to the front desk, but coincidentally, they said the security cameras on that floor were broken and under repair," Zhao Meng said, looking at them.

"I was completely stunned at the time, so I had to go back to the room to check, but there was nothing there except her and clothes that were scattered everywhere."

"So, the next morning after I got up, you took me to the hospital, saying you were worried I had drunk too much the night before and wanted me to get a checkup. I was confused at the time. Why would someone who drank too much need a stomach checkup and a gynecological exam? Were you looking for evidence?" Xu Xinyi seemed to have sobered up now, her eyes filled with tears as she spoke.

"Yes, I... I don't know how to tell you. I don't have any substantial evidence, and the test results were normal. All I can say is that if someone really did something to you, they must have been prepared in advance. Later, I went to the hotel to ask who booked the hotel for you that day, but the hotel receptionist said that the record for that day could not be found. In short, there is no evidence at all."

"That's outrageous! Hey, do you have some business rival? This is clearly revenge!" Chen Zhi put down the snack in his hand and said indignantly.

"Hmph, enemies? The business world is like a battlefield. They're not even enemies. They just want their rivals to die as soon as possible. It seems they're after me, and incidentally, they'll drag you down with them." Xu Xinyi was indeed no ordinary woman; she remained so calm even after learning what had happened to her.

"What, what do you mean? Isn't this the first time Zhao Meng has met them?" Huang Meng asked softly, not understanding what Xu Xinyi was saying.

“I knew some people had been unhappy with me for a long time. The people I brought that day, while not exactly my adversaries, weren’t exactly friendly either. They must have been unhappy to see me speak up for Zhao Meng so much at the dinner. How could they just stand by and watch their rival gain another ally? It’s better to settle things once and for all,” Xu Xinyi said coldly.