What to do if you become the female lead's best friend?

Chapter 20

"Do you remember me?"

Cheng Xin stared at the tall, handsome man in front of her. Despite the drastic changes in his attire and demeanor, she could still recognize him at a glance in the crowd as the man who had saved her.

She gazed at his face with anticipation, hoping he would answer, "Yes, I remember."

Mu Mingcheng glanced sideways at the woman beside him, who was holding a glass of red wine high. She remained as elegant, serene, and composed as ever, seemingly unsurprised by the question from the woman in front of him, perhaps even a bit amused by it.

However, the light in her eyes betrayed her, making them shine even brighter with excitement.

He adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose and smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry, Miss, but I don't believe we've met."

"How could that be?" The smile and hope on Cheng Xin's face shattered instantly, leaving her pale as she reminded him, "About five years ago, one night at a bar, you saved a young girl!"

"I'm sorry, you must have mistaken me for someone else," a trace of coldness flickered in Mu Mingcheng's eyes as he explained with some helplessness under Cheng Xin's expectant gaze. "Seven years ago, I was still studying abroad, and I only returned three years ago. Most people in the capital are aware of this. So, the man you're referring to—wasn't me."

"That's impossible! I remember your face. You were especially..."

"Miss," Mu Mingcheng interrupted her before she could finish, his tone slightly annoyed, "Mistaking someone is impolite, but persisting in that mistake is even more so."

In fact, he wanted to say "ill-mannered," but considering that this tactless woman had some blood relation to another person he knew, he softened his words slightly.

Mu Mingcheng had secretly entered military school at eighteen and began carrying out missions at twenty. To the outside world, the Mu and Xu families had claimed he was studying abroad.

Even though he had retired three years ago, only a few members of the Mu and Xu families knew about his past; the rest of the world remained in the dark.

Cheng Xin's careless remark had crossed a line for him.

Anger simmered in Mu Mingcheng's heart, and he felt the need to vent it.

He recalled that the Cheng family was considered a second-rate family in the capital, a family he had never even heard of before.

Perhaps, compared to others, it might seem out of reach.

However, even the Jing family, which was at the bottom of the first-rate families, was far stronger than the Cheng family—not to mention the Mu family, one of the top wealthiest in the country's business circle.

Words could bring disaster. If the Cheng family had failed to educate their daughter properly, they would have to bear the consequences. After all, crushing the Cheng family would be no effort at all for him.

Yes, Mu Mingcheng recognized Cheng Xin. But it wasn't because he remembered some kind act from years ago; rather, it was due to information about her in the materials he had gathered on Gu Jin.

Apparently, she was Gu Jin's cousin and close friend? And they had a good relationship?

She had even played matchmaker for a man who liked her—a man named Shao Chong, matching him with her best friend Gu Jin.

And Gu Jin had actually agreed. Such poor judgment!

Thinking of this, Mu Mingcheng grew displeased. He comforted himself with the thought that any man would be upset to find out his girlfriend had a former lover who was inferior in every way.