"Mengjie! What are you doing?! Slam on the brakes!"
Just as the vehicle was about to go out of control, the girl in the passenger seat shouted loudly.
Yuan Mengjie braked suddenly, breaking out in a cold sweat.
The sudden sound of brakes drew Rong Mo and Yan Yan's attention.
Rong Mo turned his head and saw Yuan Mengjie sitting in the driver's seat, stunned.
"Mengjie! What's wrong?"
Ye Xing turned to the side, gripping Yuan Mengjie tightly, anxiously trying to figure out what had happened.
Until she saw Rong Mo, with a serious expression, stride towards the car.
Rong Mo walked up to the car and knocked on the window with a cold face.
Ye Xing looked up and saw Yan Yan standing next to Rong Mo's car.
She gripped Yuan Mengjie's sleeve tightly, lowering her voice to ask, "Did you lose control because you saw Rong Mo with that girl?"
Yuan Mengjie pursed her lips and did not answer Ye Xing.
She looked up at Rong Mo, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes. Then, she hurriedly rolled down the car window, her eyes meeting Rong Mo's furrowed brows.
"Mengjie." Rong Mo's eyes were somewhat cold. "Don't be distracted while driving. What you just did was really dangerous and could have killed someone." Rong Mo saw her expression. As smart as he was, he obviously understood what had happened, but he didn't want to bring some things to the forefront.
"I'm sorry, I just answered a phone call and didn't notice," Yuan Mengjie explained, her eyes lowered and her hands clenched.
“It’s very dangerous.” Rong Mo’s expression was indifferent, and his voice turned cold. He repeated himself, glanced at Ye Xing in the car, and nodded to her.
"Okay, I won't do it again next time." Yuan Mengjie pursed her lips, feeling a little guilty, and avoided looking at Rong Mo, her eyes fixed on the steering wheel.
For a moment, Rong Mo and Ye Xing didn't know whether she meant she wouldn't answer the phone while driving next time, or that she wouldn't act impulsively next time.
It was too cold, and Yan Yan looked around anxiously. After hesitating for a second, she walked towards the car.
Yuan Mengjie then raised her head and carefully examined Yan Yan. Thinking of how Yan Yan had tiptoed to get the fallen leaves for Rong Mo earlier, her heart sank and she pressed her lips down.
Just as she was about to reach Rong Mo's side, Yan Yan seemed to suddenly step on something, and suddenly leaned back, letting out a cry of surprise.
Rong Mo quickly stepped forward, put his arm around Yan Yan's waist, helped her up, and immediately let go, asking in a low voice, "Are you alright?"
"It's okay." Yan Yan stood up straight, glanced at the small pebbles on the ground, "I stepped on a stone, luckily you were there." As she spoke, she tidied her slightly messy hair and covered her chest with a hint of lingering fear.
"Hello." Yuan Mengjie got out of the car and greeted Yan Yan in front of the car.
"Hello, my name is Yan Yan." Yan Yan stood next to Rong Mo and replied with a smile.
Yuan Mengjie looked up and saw the two of them standing together, feeling a little heartbroken.
"Sorry, I was distracted for a moment and startled you. I'm really sorry," Yuan Mengjie said to Yan Yan with a sincere tone.
"It's okay, but that was too dangerous. Be careful next time," Yan Yan said with a smile, seemingly not taking it to heart.
"Yes, I'm really sorry, I'll be more careful in the future," Yuan Mengjie said apologetically, lowering her eyes.
"Then let's go home first." Yan Yan turned to Rong Mo and said with a smile, "Otherwise, the little cakes will melt and won't taste good."
Upon hearing the words "go home," Yuan Mengjie pursed her lips and clenched her hands tightly before managing a smile. "Then I won't bother you any longer."
"Okay, let's go, Yan Yan, let's go home first." Rong Mo nodded to Yuan Mengjie, then turned back and said, "Mengjie, drive carefully, we're leaving now."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the car.
"See you next time, bye-bye." Yan Yan turned around with a smile and waved to Yuan Mengjie.
Reaching the car, Rong Mo gentlemanly opened the door for Yan Yan. Yan Yan smiled gently and said, "Thank you."
Rong Mo carefully closed the car door, then opened the driver's side door and drove away.
Yuan Mengjie stood there, staring blankly as Rong Mo's car drove further and further away until it disappeared around the street corner, before walking dejectedly toward her own car.
Ye Xing ran downstairs and saw that Yuan Mengjie seemed to have lost her soul. She sighed softly, stepped forward, put her arm around her, and said, "Mengjie, let me drive. You can get in the car and rest for a while."
"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Yuan Mengjie forced a smile, but it looked particularly awkward.
Once in the car, Yuan Mengjie fastened her seatbelt and listlessly twirled her fingers.
"Mengjie." Ye Xing looked at her with some concern, and seeing her like this, he didn't drive for the time being.
"How about we don't go home first? I'll take you to a bar. I'll find you some handsome male models." Ye Xing said, taking out his phone and starting to look up nearby bars.
"How about we go to this one?" Ye Xing said, and seeing that Yuan Mengjie didn't react, he directly handed the phone screen to Yuan Mengjie. "Look, there are a lot of handsome young men dancing and entertaining on Douyin! I saw in the comments that this one is the most handsome, so shall we go to this one? We can eat and drink, and watch handsome young men, and our mood will naturally improve."
Yuan Mengjie shook her head, still unable to muster any interest.
“Look at you, Mengjie. There are thousands of men in the world. Rong Mo is handsome, but his heart has never been with you all these years. Why do you keep wasting your time like this?”
Let me tell you, youth is precious! Don't waste so much energy on unworthy people and unworthy things.
You'll regret this later!
Ye Xing pursed her lips, looking at Yuan Mengjie's dejected appearance with a sense of disappointment.
"Look at you, you're someone who's always been so focused on your career, but now you've gotten yourself into this state because of a man?! Why bother?"
“He’s different to me.” Yuan Mengjie clenched her hands. “I’m not reconciled. I’ve persevered all these years.”
"Yuan Mengjie, let me ask you, when it comes to relationships, is persistence useful? Is being unwilling to give up useful?" Ye Xing suddenly got angry. "Why are you so stubborn! In relationships, effort is the most useless thing!"
Rong Mo is indeed handsome, and I admit it's hard to find such a charming man, but so what? He doesn't love you, so nothing you do matters!
Tell me yourself, when have you ever been so impulsive? You just saw him with another woman and you went crazy, you almost sped up and hit him! Do you have to make things irreparable before you'll stop?
"What's wrong? You're satisfied now that he's dead?!"
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