Oh, that saves money.
Qin Yiqing smiled to herself.
Meng Xiao happened to see Qin Yiqing's sly smile and his heart skipped a beat.
"You've never married, and you've never had women around you. Doesn't that mean you have feelings for me too? Meng Xiao, do you dare say you don't have me in your heart? Otherwise, if I spread the word, other women wouldn't dare come near you. How could you allow me to do this?" Wang Ya said in exasperation.
Meng Xiao's expression was blank. "I just don't have a woman I fancy."
A simple sentence!
More ruthless than Qin Yiqing's slap earlier!
No woman I fancy, so I don't care if you make a fuss.
Wang Ya was a businesswoman and dealt with people naturally. She understood Meng Xiao's meaning in an instant.
Her face immediately turned pale.
"Meng Xiao! You truly don't like me at all?" Wang Ya's heart ached so much she couldn't breathe.
The man she had devoted herself to, whom she thought of day and night, didn't like her at all!
Meng Xiao grunted.
Qin Yiqing was somewhat speechless. How did she stumble into such a scene of unrequited love?
She was so embarrassed.
"It's her! Isn't it? You never spare another glance at any woman, but you brought her back to your mansion from the teahouse today, which means you like her, right? Meng Xiao, the woman you fancy is her, isn't it?" Wang Ya suddenly pulled Qin Yiqing back into the fray.
Qin Yiqing was extremely speechless. "You talk about your business, don't involve me. It has nothing to do with me!"
If Wang Ya hadn't tried to hit her earlier, she wouldn't have bothered to strike.
She had even held back her strength just now; otherwise, Wang Ya's face wouldn't have recovered for a month.
The servants nearby gasped again.
They couldn't help but want to give Qin Yiqing a thumbs-up. This lady was truly spirited! And she wasn't afraid of Miss Wang at all. They were already afraid of Miss Wang; just look at her eyes, as if she wanted to kill someone.
"You!" Wang Ya's eyes turned blood red. She was in a terrible state, consumed by jealousy and bordering on madness, especially after getting the answer from Meng Xiao. Yet, the woman in front of her was so nonchalant, completely unfazed, which nearly drove her to death!
"This is your business, don't look at me. I have a flaw: once I sense someone has hostility towards me, even the slightest killing intent, I want to cripple that person at the very least." Qin Yiqing casually dropped the warning.
She was being quite considerate now, even warning those who were unfriendly to her.
If it were in the past, she wouldn't say a word and would strike first.
Wang Ya was startled!
And she regained some sense.
Suddenly, she realized that the woman in front of her was not like the people she had encountered before; she was a strange woman whose moves were unpredictable! And she knew martial arts!
Meng Xiao couldn't help but show a hint of a smile.
The servants looked at each other.
They really wanted to give Qin Yiqing a thumbs-up. She was amazing.
Miss Wang was so shocked she dared not say another word!
"Who are you?" Wang Ya finally gritted her teeth and stared at Qin Yiqing.
Qin Yiqing put on an innocent smile. "Don't worry about who I am. I see some issues with your face. If you continue to act ruthlessly and leave no room for retreat, be careful not to lose everything you've worked for!"
"You!" Wang Ya's face turned red with anger.
She looked at Meng Xiao. "Are you just going to let others bully me?"
"Miss Wang arrived uninvited and then got into a conflict with my guest. I'm not saying anything because I'm giving you some face. Miss Wang, it's best to know when to stop." Meng Xiao said coldly.
Wang Ya felt utterly humiliated!
It turned out she had been completely mistaken.
She gritted her teeth. "Fine, Meng Xiao, I hope you don't regret this! Do you think I, Wang Ya, must marry you? There are countless men in the capital who want to marry me!"
Qin Yiqing hated it most when people boasted, and couldn't help but retort, "Do you know how many hairs a cow has?"
"You!" Wang Ya was furious. If she could breathe fire, her eyes would already be spewing flames!
"Someone, escort Miss Wang out." Meng Xiao commanded.
Wang Ya could only look at Meng Xiao with great reluctance, her eyes red, and left with a heart full of shame and resentment.
Watching Wang Ya leave, Qin Yiqing pouted. Why would she be so persistent in bothering a man who didn't love her?
Suddenly, Qin Yiqing thought of herself.
If she hadn't been thick-skinned and skilled in martial arts, would she have been despised like Wang Ya back then?
Qin Yiqing's expression immediately turned grim.
"Miss?" Meng Xiao saw Qin Yiqing's sudden low spirits and called out.
Qin Yiqing snapped back to reality and smiled at Meng Xiao. "I didn't mean to ruin your marriage just now. I'm the type who doesn't offend others unless they offend me. If she had asked me nicely, I would have explained. But she provoked me."
In a way, Qin Yiqing felt a little apologetic.
"I never had any intention towards her. Today was a good opportunity to make things clear. Speaking of which, I should be thanking you. I didn't ask for your name just now. Would you be willing to tell me?" Meng Xiao asked.
Just now, he had almost remembered, but he had forgotten to ask her name.
He had saved her from the teahouse because he happened to be somewhere downstairs and saw her looking down at the pedestrians upstairs, seemingly lost in thought.
She seemed to be looking for someone.
Her face looked pale, yet she was resilient to the point of making one's heart ache.
Then, he felt an impulse to go into the teahouse to get a closer look. To his surprise, just as he entered, she fainted. He broke his usual rule and brought her back to his mansion.
He hadn't thought much about it before, but now he suddenly realized that perhaps he wanted to know who she was.
"Just call me Xiao Qing!" Qin Yiqing was about to blurt out her full name, but then she remembered she was wearing a disguise, so she didn't say her full name.
Xiao Qing wasn't exactly a lie; it was part of her name. When she was in the village, many people called her Xiao Qing.
"Xiao Qing?"
"Mm!"
Qin Yiqing looked at the mansion gate, which was close by, and waved to Meng Xiao. "I'm leaving now. I'll come to thank you another day!"
Meng Xiao opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing the woman's elegant retreating figure, he swallowed his words.
Qin Yiqing, who had walked a few steps away, suddenly realized something as she walked.
She stopped abruptly and then turned back to look at Meng Xiao.
One had to admit, Meng Xiao was a handsome man!
And he was thirty, unmarried?
No women fluttering around him.
At his age, if he had no women around him and could refuse the advances of beautiful women, it meant...
Qin Yiqing's eyes grew brighter, and she walked back towards Meng Xiao.
Meng Xiao's heart skipped another beat when he saw Qin Yiqing walking back.
Under the dazzling sunlight, the smile that suddenly bloomed on the woman's face was even brighter and more radiant than the sun.
Qin Yiqing was extremely excited.
She had been searching for someone with great effort, and unexpectedly, fate had delivered him right to her!
"Miss Xiao Qing, you..."
When Qin Yiqing reached him, she leaned her head close to Meng Xiao's ear and whispered, "Young Master Meng, do you like men?"