Letting out a sigh of relief, Meng Nianchu stepped into the bar and headed straight for the boss's office. When the boss heard that Meng Nianchu wanted to check the surveillance camera outside, he flatly refused.
Having no other choice, Meng Nianchu took out two thousand yuan.
The boss's eyes lit up and he immediately agreed.
"This is the surveillance footage from that day."
"Why is the screen black?" Seeing the pitch - black screen with no image, Meng Nianchu's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that someone had tampered with it in advance?
The boss smiled proudly, his fingers dancing on the keyboard, and then he pulled up another video. Although it was also facing the northwest, the overall view was slightly to the right.
"This bar isn't a safe place on a regular day. Fights can break out and even turn deadly. If there were no surveillance camera at the entrance, it'd be hard to explain things later. The big camera is deliberately placed conspicuously to draw attention, but there's also a small one on the right that's hardly noticeable."
The boss sounded quite proud as he said this.
Looking at the figure gradually appearing on the computer screen, Meng Nianchu secretly gave him a thumbs - up in her heart.
This had really helped her a great deal!
The figure on the computer screen was Meng Nianchu's on the day of the incident. In the video, she was standing in front of the flowerbed on the right side of the bar.
Suddenly!
A dark figure quickly ran over from the other side of the road and hit Meng Nianchu on the neck with a stick.
"Pause!"
Seeing this scene on the screen, the boss also knew the seriousness of the matter and quickly pressed the pause button. The picture froze at the moment when the dark figure was hitting Meng Nianchu on the neck with a stick.
The boss exclaimed, "No wonder you were in such a hurry when you came. It turns out you were attacked!"
"Zoom in on the shot."
The boss zoomed in on the camera.
Unfortunately, even so, Meng Nianchu still couldn't see the person's face clearly. Then she asked the boss to restore the picture to its normal size, and she carefully observed the figure of the person on the screen.
Although the person was wrapped up tightly, the figure was slender, and the shoulder bones were smaller, not like a man's build.
A shadow flitted across Meng Nianchu's eyes.
Since it wasn't a man, among women, who else could hate her so much, know about Wang Long's incident so quickly?
But there was still a question in her mind.
The surveillance footage didn't capture Ying You'an's appearance in the end. After she was knocked out, it was that person who dragged her out of the blind spot of the surveillance. There was not a trace of Ying You'an!
If he didn't come, why did he lie?
Just as she had solved one problem, another one came along. Meng Nianchu backed up the surveillance footage and returned to Shangting with a heavy heart.
In the evening, Mu Junze came home very early. At exactly seven o'clock, when Meng Nianchu finished cooking, Mu Junze just got home.
Putting the dishes on the table, she said softly, "Come and have dinner."
Meng's father was busy with company matters and had no time to go home. Meng's mother was taking care of him because she was worried about his health.
So there were only the two of them left in Shangting, which gave Meng Nianchu a chance to talk to Mu Junze. First, she pushed the surveillance evidence she had obtained from the bar on Dongbei Road in front of Mu Junze. While serving the porridge, she said:
"This is the surveillance footage I got from the bar on Dongbei Road. I was really knocked out at that time, so I lost consciousness."
Mu Junze glanced at the backup card on the table. "You were in such a hurry to get me to drop you off just to do this?"
Meng Nianchu gently placed the porcelain bowl in front of him. "I thought you were already very busy with work and it would be too tiring for you to deal with these trivial matters. So I didn't tell you and went there by myself. I didn't mean to hide it from you."
Hearing this,
Mu Junze lowered his head and took a sip of porridge. He didn't respond to Meng Nianchu's explanation. Instead, he stubbornly denied that he had been investigating the matter of Meng Nianchu being framed.
"I just checked it incidentally."
Meng Nianchu drawled an "oh".
Mu Junze looked a bit uncomfortable.
Meng Nianchu snorted softly. "If you care about me, just admit it. It's normal for you to worry about such a beautiful wife like me. Why do you always say one thing and mean another and never admit it? Admitting it isn't embarrassing."
She deliberately wanted to expose Mu Junze's pretended coldness. Seeing his helplessness after being exposed, she was really happy. She pinched his face with a smile.
She silently thought in her heart: Fortunately, you've always been willing to believe me.
It was a pity that there wasn't only Mu Junze in this world, and there wasn't only him in the Mu family. Just Mu Junze's belief was far from enough.
The entire Mu family already knew about Meng Nianchu's "scandal". One afternoon, the elders of the Mu family angrily called Mu Junze and asked him to bring Meng Nianchu to the old mansion.
Mu's mother knew about this news when she was in the United States. Since she couldn't rush back due to time constraints, she specially called Mu Junze and told him that no matter what those people in the Mu family said, he mustn't give in at all!
Knowing the seriousness of this matter, Meng Nianchu was extremely nervous on the way to the old mansion.
Mu Junze noticed this and took his right hand to hold her small hand.
Meng Nianchu let out a long breath.
The car stopped steadily in front of the old mansion. Mu Junze put his arm around Meng Nianchu's waist and slowly walked into the living room.
All the elders of the Mu family were already there, sitting upright on the sofa. Hearing the sound, their sharp gazes immediately fell on Meng Nianchu and Mu Junze.
Ying You'an was also there. Seeing the two of them, he looked like he was watching a good show. "The news on Weibo has caused such a stir, yet the two of you are still standing together happily. It's really not easy."
He really knew which topic to avoid.
Meng Nianchu clearly felt the elders' gazes become even more intense.
Mu Junze's second uncle, Mu Xionghai, said in a deep voice, "Normally, when such a thing happens in the Mu family, it should be the eldest brother who takes care of it. But since he can't come back from the United States, I, as an uncle, should take on this responsibility."
After hearing his affected speech, Mu Junze led Meng Nianchu to sit on the double - sofa in the front. His deep eyes stared firmly at Mu Xionghai.
"What happened this time has become well - known. Two days have passed, and everyone is suspecting that Meng Nianchu has some relationship with other men, but you can't produce any evidence. The entire Mu family is almost becoming a laughingstock in the business circle. Everyone is waiting to see our jokes!"
Mu Xionghai deliberately glared at Meng Nianchu.
Meng Nianchu explained calmly and confidently, "The photos were taken secretly. I was photographed without knowing it. Junze and I are still looking for evidence. I believe this matter will be cleared up in a few days."
Pausing for a moment, Meng Nianchu looked around at all the elders of the Mu family sitting in the living room. "Since everyone is waiting to see our jokes at this moment, all of you should unite and not give others a chance to take advantage of us."