Chapter 394 The Upcoming Deadline
Early the next day, Xu Qing couldn't wait to call Zhang Mengmeng to ask her out.
Zhang Mengmeng knew today was the last day before the deadline.
She felt Xu Qing was disgusting but she still went out to meet him.
In a coffee shop.
Xu Qing waved at Zhang Mengmeng enthusiastically at the sight of her.
Zhang Mengmeng couldn't help rolling her eyes upward at Xu Qing. But she soon suppressed her disgust and sat opposite him.
Zhang Mengmeng pretended to ask languidly, "What's the matter?"
Xu Qing stared at her face and found she looked dejected and exhausted.
"I heard that you had been bullied by some local ruffians last night. Are you OK?"
Zhang Mengmeng nodded and said, "I am fine. Fortunately, someone saved me, or I would..."
She was about to cry while speaking. She bit her lip and said through gritted teeth.
"Those ruffians said they acted at someone's instigation. But I didn't offend anyone. Why am I so unlucky?"
Xu Qing only knew that those hooligans failed to kidnap Zhang Mengmeng yesterday. They were also arrested by police because of streaking.
He didn't know what exactly had happened.
So he believed Zhang Mengmeng's words.
He deliberately asked, "What else did the ruffians say?"
Zhang Mengmeng looked up at Xu Qing. She tilted her head and thought about it for a while.
"It seems that they also said something like guarding against my bestie."
Hearing her words, Xu Qing couldn't help but think, "How stupid she is."
He just thought about how to frame Gu Nian, and Zhang Mengmeng happened to talk about her.
Xu Qing did not directly mention Gu Nian, but asked, "Who is your best friend? Did you quarrel with her recently?"
Zhang Mengmeng shook her head and said, "I only have one friend called Nian. I didn't quarrel with her, but I..."
Just as she spoke, she looked up at Xu Qing suddenly.
Xu Qing added, "After I heard of your misfortune yesterday, I went to the police station and saw the four ruffians. They all told me something surprising."
Zhang Mengmeng fixed her eyes on him and waited for him to tell a lie.
Xu Qing was impatient, but he still pretended to consider Zhang Mengmeng's feelings.
"I don't want to tell you the truth and make you estranged from your friend. But you treat her sincerely, and she regards you as a rival in love."
Zhang Mengmeng blinked her eyes in puzzlement. "Who is she?"
Xu Qing was speechless.
He thought, "What an idiot! She still doesn't know who I am talking about till now."
"It's Gu Nian. Those hooligans confessed to the police that Gu Nian had ordered them to kidnap you."
Zhang Mengmeng was shocked and thought what he said was unbelievable.
"It's impossible! If Nian plotted the kidnapping, the police would question her according to the hooligans' confession."
Xu Qing was lost for words.
He thought he could trick silly Zhang Mengmeng successfully, but Zhang Mengmeng suddenly became shrewd.
Xu Qing looked at her seriously. "Consider Gu Nian's social status now. Will the Gu family allow her to be tainted with scandals like kidnapping?"
Zhang Mengmeng was sad, her eyes filled with tears.
"I can't believe that Nian is such a bad person. I'm going to ask her why she plotted against me."
Xu Qing was afraid that Zhang Mengmeng would go to question Gu Nian, so he quickly said, "Even so, Gu Nian won't admit it."
"Also, she will say that I deliberately alienate you from her. That's what happened last time."
Zhang Mengmeng still shook her head in disbelief. "Nian has no reason to kidnap me."
Xu Qing looked at her and sighed. "Well, since you don't believe me, let me show you the evidence. This is the chat history between me and Gu Nian."
Zhang Mengmeng raised her head to see Xu Qing. "What?"
Xu Qing handed her the phone with confidence. "Have a look yourself."
Zhang Mengmeng glanced at him and then took his phone to read the chat history on WeChat.