Ch. 181..190
Chapter 181: Online Face-Slapping! Qiao Sisi looked at her mother, “Mom, what are you going to do?”
“Hmph… I’ve already bribed that waiter, slipped drugs into her glass, and arranged a few men for her to thoroughly enjoy herself tonight. She likes to seduce men, doesn’t she? I refuse to believe that Mo Chen would still want her after seeing this scene.”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Sisi’s eyes lit up, “Mom! That’s brilliant! Let Mo Chen see her true face! All that talk about being a Mortal Princess, born to be the center of attention—she’s naturally a man-seducer!”
Bai Xue, thinking about being forced to kneel that day, was so angry that she almost vomited blood.
“The little wench, making me kneel in front of so many people that day! I must have my revenge!”
“Right! Qiao Ruoxin is just a little wench, she needs to be taught a lesson!”
Bai Xue took a glance at Qiao Sisi, “I’m going to room 5023 to check if the camera is well-hidden. Stay here and watch closely. Call me immediately if you see any signs of the drug taking effect.”
“Sure, don’t worry, mom.”
After Bai Xue left, a slender black shadow swept by, overhearing their entire conversation.
…
Qiao Ruoxin picked up a glass of red wine from the waiter’s tray, which was the only one on it.
As she was about to drink, a woman approached her—this woman was Mo Zhizi.
“You are…?” Qiao Ruoxin couldn’t help but ask.
Mo Zhizi had studied abroad for many years and only recently returned to the country a few months ago. They didn’t know each other.
Mo Zhizi merely leaned in and whispered something into her ear.
A hint of shock flashed in Qiao Ruoxin’s beautiful eyes before returning to normal.
Mo Zhizi also turned and left.
To outsiders, it seemed nothing unusual, as if they were only exchanging greetings.
She gently swirled the red wine in her hand and then took a sip.
In the corner, Qiao Sisi was ecstatic to see her drink it!
After a while, Qiao Ruoxin pretended to be affected by the drug and left the banquet hall.
Qiao Sisi immediately followed and called Bai Xue, “Mom! Mom! The drug’s taking effect, she’s leaving! What should we do now?”
“Well done! Follow her. Qiao Ruoxin must be feeling weak right now. Take her by force to room 5023; the show’s about to start!”
“Okay, I’m on it!”
…
Qiao Sisi followed the figure of Qiao Ruoxin to the elevator.
Qiao Ruoxin pretended to be weak and leaned against the wall as she waited for the elevator doors to open.
From the corner of her eye, she had already spotted the approaching Qiao Sisi.
With a ding-dong, the elevator doors slowly opened.
She staggered inside, and Qiao Sisi hurried in after her, pressing the button.
Qiao Sisi grabbed her wrist and laughed with schadenfreude, “Qiao Ruoxin! You’ve finally met your downfall! After tonight, I doubt Mo Chen will still want you!”
To her surprise, the next second, Qiao Ruoxin suddenly seized Qiao Sisi’s jaw, “You and your mother really never change.”
“You! You!” Qiao Sisi turned pale with shock.
Qiao Ruoxin poured the glass of red wine she had been holding right into Qiao Sisi’s mouth, “This is the thoughtful gift your mother prepared. You’d better enjoy it.”
Qiao Sisi struggled desperately but ended up swallowing the red wine.
“Cough cough cough… Qiao Ruoxin, you wench! How did you know? Who told you?”
With a ding-dong, the elevator doors opened again.
Qiao Ruoxin forcibly pulled Qiao Sisi out of the elevator, looking for the room, “Why do you care how I know? Room 5023, is it? I’ll personally take you there!”
Chapter 182: Brother Mo Chen, Don’t Go She followed the room number to 5023, snatched the room key from Qiao Sisi’s hands, and pushed her fiercely into the room.
“No!!! Qiao Ruoxin, you bitch, you can’t do this to me!”
Qiao Sisi could feel the drug taking effect in her body, and with the last bit of strength, she tried to escape.
But Qiao Ruoxin ruthlessly shut the door, and in the moment the door closed, seeing Qiao Ruoxin’s face, Qiao Sisi despaired.
Inside the room.
Qiao Sisi’s body collapsed weakly onto the carpet, as several men slowly approached.
“Don’t come over! I’m not Qiao Ruoxin! Mom! Help! I don’t want to…”
…
On the corridor.
Qiao Ruoxin also felt somewhat weak as she leaned against the wall, because she really did drink a small sip of the red wine to deceive Qiao Sisi.
This mother and daughter are really ruthless.
Even just a small sip made her feel weak all over, which showed how potent the drug was.
She supported herself against the corridor wall and slowly walked towards the elevator, a fine layer of sweat beading on her forehead.
She took out her phone and dialed Mo Chen’s number; the call connected quickly.
Her voice was strained, as if she was holding back something, “Mo Chen, brother… I feel so bad, can you come pick me up?”
“What’s wrong with you?” The man’s voice instantly became colder.
“I… have been drugged, hurry!”
Beep… beep…
The call had already been disconnected.
Qiao Ruoxin clung to the last shred of lucidity and entered the elevator, pressing for the basement level to wait in the underground parking garage.
Her body felt abnormally hot, desiring to plunge into cold water to cool down
Uncomfortable, suppressed.
Ding dong, the elevator door opened again.
She arrived alone in the underground parking garage, where it was cooler.
But it still couldn’t alleviate the heat inside her, making her feel like she was going mad! It was as if there was a volcano erupting inside her!
Fine beads of sweat continuously emerged on her forehead, extremely uncomfortable.
Her mind started to wander in confusion, at this moment, she really missed that bastard man, wanting to be held by him, kissed by him.
Qiao Ruoxin leaned against a pillar, pinching her waist to stay alert.
Just when she was about to collapse, everything went dark, and she fell.
But it seemed she didn’t fall onto the cold ground, but rather into a man’s arms; when she smelled that refreshing and pleasant male scent, she completely relaxed.
It must be Mo Chen.
Struggling to open her eyes, she indeed saw Mo Chen’s taut jawline, his handsome face clouded with worry.
“Hang in there, brother will take you home.”
“Mmm, it’s good that you’re here.”
Qiao Ruoxin closed her eyes in relief, feeling that as long as this bastard man was holding her, whatever happened next didn’t matter.
The man, holding her soft and boneless body, got into the car, and Xiaowu drove out of the parking garage quickly.
He looked down at her flushed little face, still covered in fine sweat.
Had he known, he would have insisted on sending a few bodyguards to follow her, whether she liked it or not, whether she was happy about it or not, she should have had bodyguards with her!
With a hoarse voice, Mo Chen sternly said, “Drive faster.”
“Yes!” And with that, Xiaowu sped up.
Half an hour later, they arrived at River Mansion Number One.
Mo Chen carried her, who was now barely conscious, back to the bedroom upstairs and gently laid her on the bed.
But Qiao Ruoxin clung to the man’s body, whispering, “Mo Chen, brother, don’t go, I need you…”
“Mmm…”
Chapter 183: Then get away from me, don’t let me see you! Mo Chen frowned as he looked at the woman in front of him, a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
Actually, the scene he despised the most was this one: using drugs to get a woman provided no sense of achievement.
Under the influence of such a drug, it was just an urgent physiological need, uninteresting.
What Mo Chen desired was for both body and mind to surrender to him.
“I’ll take you to the hospital, okay?” the man’s voice carried a coaxing tone.
Right now, Qiao Ruoxin lay on the bed, her body feeling as if thousands of ants were gnawing at her, the torment unbearable.
She whimpered pitifully in a soft voice, “I don’t want… to go to the hospital! It’s embarrassing… Don’t you want me?”
“…”
His silence angered the suffering Qiao Ruoxin, who weakly lost her temper, “Then just go away; don’t let me see you!”
Out of sight, perhaps it wouldn’t be so painful, and she wouldn’t have such wild thoughts anymore.
Qiao Ruoxin turned over, closed her eyes, and didn’t want to deal with him as if she were really angry.
But at this moment, her consciousness was more blurred than anything.
After a few seconds, the sound of a man undressing came from behind her.
Qiao Ruoxin couldn’t help but turn her head to look, and saw Mo Chen taking off his suit jacket and throwing it onto the bench at the foot of the bed.
Then, his long fingers untied and removed the tie from under his collar, tossing it aside as well.
He glared at her displeased and cursed in a low voice, “Damn it! You asked for this, so don’t call it quits!”
Mo Chen unbuttoned his shirt one by one from top to bottom, his handsome face showing dissatisfaction.
He didn’t want to do something so dirty, but, Little Ghost really seemed to be suffering.
The next second, he abruptly removed the black shirt he was wearing, exposing his sexy abs.
Qiao Ruoxin was slightly startled.
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
…
Next day, early morning.
A knock on the door woke Qiao Ruoxin.
She barely opened her eyes and found herself being held by the man behind her.
Just as her morning mood was about to explode, Mo Chen lifted the blanket and got out of bed to open the door.
Qiao Ruoxin grumpily pulled the blanket over her head and continued to sleep.
Mo Chen walked to the door with a languid posture, opened the bedroom door, and asked with a hint of annoyance in his voice, “What is it?”
Xiaowu was first taken aback by Master Mo’s appearance, wearing a robe, with faint bite marks on his shoulder.
“Master Mo, Miss Lin Xi has been kidnapped. The kidnappers claim to be your enemies… they want you to deal with it personally, or else they’ll kill her,” Xiaowu said.
In an instant, the man’s gaze darkened, becoming more alert, “My enemy?”
“Yes! That’s what they said on the phone; Miss Lin Xi seems terrified.”
“Prepare the car.”
“Yes!”
The bedroom door closed with a ‘snap.’
The man returned to the bed, glanced at Qiao Ruoxin who was still pretending to sleep, then turned and went to the bathroom to wash up.
Afterward, he changed his clothes in the dressing room and left the bedroom.
Only after the sound of the door closing did Qiao Ruoxin open her eyes.
In fact, she had overheard Xiaowu’s words just now.
Lin Xi kidnapped?
And by Mo Chen’s enemy?
Why would Mo Chen’s enemy want to kidnap Lin Xi?
She rolled over, adjusting to a comfortable sleeping position, and frowned involuntarily.
Her whole body was sore, as if she had been run over by a large truck.
Qiao Ruoxin pondered for a while, then got up and went into the bathroom.
Standing at the sink and looking at herself in the mirror, she was once again stunned.
“Beast!” she couldn’t help whispering.
She looked resentfully at her reflection in the mirror; her snow-white skin was covered with many marks.
She had to film the new music video for the girl group today!
She would have to cover her entire body with foundation to hide these marks, right?
Chapter 184: Good Girl, I’ll Have Dinner with You Tonight Meanwhile—
Bai Xue had waited outside the hotel all night, anticipating this moment in the morning to check on her success.
“You little slut, just wait for your death this time!”
Once she released the video from last night, Qiao Ruoxin wouldn’t be able to talk about leaving the entertainment industry, she would probably be too ashamed to even live in this world, right?
At the thought, Bai Xue couldn’t help but let out a schadenfreude laugh.
Bai Xue, holding the room card, arrived in front of room 5023, swiped the card, and entered the room.
Inside was pitch-dark, with fragments of evening gowns scattered on the carpet—last night must have been intense.
Bai Xue walked over to pick up the remote and pressed for the curtains, which then slowly began to open.
With a look of triumph, she turned to mock Qiao Ruoxin on the bed, but at the turn, Bai Xue froze.
“This… this… Sisi?”
Why wasn’t it that little slut Qiao Ruoxin lying on the bed, but her precious daughter Qiao Sisi!
Qiao Sisi lay naked on the bed, looking as if she had been violated.
“Qiao Sisi! Wake up this instant!”
Qiao Sisi, hearing the angry shout, groggily opened her eyes and then screamed at the sight of her mother’s face, wrapping herself in the blanket.
Bai Xue was completely dumbfounded: “How could this be? Wasn’t it supposed to be that little slut? How is it you?”
Qiao Sisi burst into tears immediately: “Wuwuwu… Mom! We’ve been played by Qiao Ruoxin, she knew all along, she poured that glass of red wine into my mouth and pushed me in here, wuwu… I’ll kill her!!!”
Qiao Sisi threw herself into her mother’s arms, sobbing uncontrollably.
Bai Xue hugged Qiao Sisi, her hands trembling and her face as pale as paper.
Panting wildly, she ground her teeth: “Qiao Ruoxin! You little slut! This isn’t over between us!!!”
…
At the new song MV shooting location.
Qiao Ruoxin was getting her makeup touched up, ready for the next shot.
She had been staring at her phone for a while now, with no call from Mo Chen, and she had no idea what the situation was over there.
Finally, she dialed the man’s number; after ringing for a while, it was picked up.
A man’s deep voice came from the phone: “What’s up?”
“How’s everything on your end, has Lin Xi been rescued?”
“…” The man fell silent for a few seconds before responding flatly, “Mhm.”
“That’s good, be careful, don’t get hurt.”
There was a low chuckle from the other end of the phone: “Why so obedient this time? Not causing trouble?”
“I’m not that unreasonable. After all, Lin Xi saved you once before, and now she’s been kidnapped by your enemy, of course you’re obligated to rescue her.”
“Good girl, I’ll have dinner with you tonight.”
“Alright.”
Beep… beep…
After hanging up, she felt somewhat relieved.
Suddenly, she remembered last night’s party…
She wondered how Qiao Sisi was doing. A smile spilled from the corners of her lips.
Qiao Ruoxin dialed a number, which was quickly answered; Qiao Sisi’s voice came through the phone, crying, “Who is it?”
“Your fair and beautiful stepsister, Qiao Ruoxin.”
“Qiao Ruoxin! You bitch! How dare you call me!”
Qiao Ruoxin looked innocent: “What’s to be afraid of?”
“You evil bitch! Do you know what kind of pain I suffered last night? I won’t let you off! I definitely won’t let you off!”
She laughed softly: “Isn’t this just your own doing? I’m simply the instrument of karma.”
With that, she hung up the phone.
Thinking about how Bai Xue went to the hotel this morning only to find her own daughter Qiao Sisi on the bed, that scene must have been quite the sight.
Qiao Ruoxin’s lips curled slightly upward, she was quite thankful for that woman last night, regretting she forgot to ask for her name.
Chapter 185: Different, She’s My Woman Hospital, inside a high-level ward.
They found Lin Xi in an abandoned factory, tied up there, with black tape over her mouth and a pale face.
Lin Xi lay on the hospital bed without uttering a word, clearly terrified.
After a series of examinations, the doctor told Xiaowu, “There’s no serious issue, just some emotional shock. A few days of rest should suffice.”
Xiaowu stood in front of the bed, “Miss Lin, Mo will be here soon, please wait a little longer.”
Lin Xi spoke faintly, “You go out, I want to be alone for a while.”
“Alright.”
Xiaowu left the ward, and closed the door behind him.
Lin Xi picked up her phone and called Simon directly.
The call was quickly connected.
She spoke in an agitated and angry voice, “It was you who had me kidnapped, wasn’t it!”
“You’re like a piece of trash, unable to hold on to a man’s heart. So I had to step in and help you.”
“Bastard! How could you do this!”
“I’ve given you such a good excuse to keep him. What’s there to be dissatisfied with? I’ll be in China in half a month. During this time, I don’t want to see him and Qiao Ruoxin getting cozy with each other, got it? I’ve gone to such lengths to help you. If you’re still as useless as trash, don’t blame me for being cruel. After all, you’re the one in the video, not me.”
“You! You bastard!”
Lin Xi hung up forcefully, feeling like she was going to cry from frustration.
What could she do when being threatened by such a scumbag?
At that moment, there was a knock on the door.
Lin Xi composed herself a bit, “Come in.”
The ward door was pushed open; it was Mo Chen.
Mo Chen entered the ward, saw Lin Xi’s pale complexion, and said in a deep voice, “Were you frightened?”
“Yeah… I don’t even know why they kidnapped me.”
Lin Xi’s mind was racing, trying to figure out how to make Mo Chen stay with her.
The man pulled up a chair, his handsome, tall frame sitting down, gazing at her intently.
“I’ve put your work on hold for a while, and I’ve assigned bodyguards to protect you 24/7. There won’t be another incident like this.”
His voice was somewhat cold, and it was hard to discern any sense of guilt.
In the past two years, he had made too many enemies to even remember who might want to harm him.
Yet, he shamefully harbored a thought of relief that it was Lin Xi who had been kidnapped, not Qiao Ruoxin.
Heh…
Even he thought of himself as a beast.
After hesitating for a long time, Lin Xi finally spoke, “Mo Chen! Don’t go, I’m scared…”
“…”
The man slightly raised an eyebrow, “Are you saying you want me to stay with you?”
“Is that okay?”
“No.”
Such a straightforward rejection.
Lin Xi’s gaze dimmed a bit, biting her lower lip.
Mo Chen looked at her, speaking in a serious tone, “The bodyguards are here. They will notify me immediately if anything happens. I’m very busy and don’t have the time.”
“But I heard you often cancel your engagements to spend time with Qiao Ruoxin.”
The man frowned, “That’s different; she’s my woman.”
Lin Xi: “…”
The silence in the ward was suffocating.
This was the atmosphere Mo Chen had around other women: dull and boring.
That’s why he didn’t like being alone with these women for too long, utterly boring.
Only that Little Ghost could make him feel romantically involved, like the energetic vibe of summer, the pleasure of the summer night’s chirping cicadas.
Suddenly, he missed her a bit.
Mo Chen stood up, his voice low and cold, “I have other matters to attend to, I’m leaving now. Call me if you need anything.”
Having said this, he turned and left.
Lin Xi didn’t make any attempt to keep him because she knew that even if he stayed, his heart wouldn’t be with her.
Chapter 186: Because I Missed You Evening.
Qiao Ruoxin was escorted to Jiang Mansion No.1 by a bodyguard.
She walked into the dining room, sat down, and glanced at the table full of dishes, then looked at the nanny beside her, “Where’s Mo Chen?”
“The master is watching a movie in the garden. He’s been waiting for you for a long time and you haven’t come back.”
Qiao Ruoxin picked up the chopsticks and put a dish on her plate, “Oh… Did he have dinner?”
“He ate, but very little.”
She frowned in displeasure. Without her supervision, this damn man wouldn’t eat properly.
After dinner, Qiao Ruoxin went back to her bedroom for a bath, changed into a bathrobe, and then prepared to go to the garden to have a look.
As expected, in the garden, she saw Mo Chen lying on an outdoor sofa, staring at the screen hanging mid-air.
The man’s peripheral vision caught her figure, and he said to her in a deep voice, “Come here.”
Qiao Ruoxin walked over, “Are you addicted to watching movies at the Mo Family Estate? Why are you starting to watch them here, too?”
Although the garden here was not as big as the Mo Family’s, it also had a sense of tranquil summer night.
She sat next to the man, whose arm naturally wrapped around her slender waist.
Watching Spirited Away again.
“Haven’t you gotten tired of this movie already? Why watch it again?”
Mo Chen looked down at her, his voice husky and low, “Sit on top of me, and I’ll tell you why.”
Qiao Ruoxin’s playful eyes turned, and then she got up and straddled the man’s waist, held in his embrace.
“Tell me, why?”
“Because I missed you, watching this movie reminds me of you.”
She couldn’t help but widen her eyes, this unexpected romantic line…
“Are you okay? We just did ‘that’ last night… It’s only been ten hours since we last saw each other, is that necessary?”
This damn man was becoming more and more clingy.
Mo Chen’s arms tightened around her slender waist, hugging her soft boneless body, and he snorted dismissively, “You gonna control me?”
“…”
Pretty tsundere!
“I won’t control you, you watch if you want,” she leaned on the man’s chest, her fingers playing with his shirt collar.
Then, she accidentally saw a bite mark on his shoulder that seemed to be hers?
Qiao Ruoxin’s cheeks grew slightly warm, remembering last night, feeling a bit ashamed.
The man stared at her small face, “You’ve sat on me before, what’s there to be shy about?”
“I’m not shy because I’m sitting on top of you…”
“Oh…” Mo Chen suddenly chuckled, his laughter full of doting, “Are you thinking about last night?”
Qiao Ruoxin covered the man’s mouth with an embarrassed face, “Shut up! Don’t say any more!”
The smile at the corner of the man’s mouth deepened, he took her small hand away, and teased her deliberately, “Little Ghost, do you know how passionate you were last night? It was the first time I’ve seen that.”
“…” Qiao Ruoxin really wanted to sew his mouth shut, “You would have been the same if you were drugged!”
After saying that, she struggled to leave the man’s embrace, but was held tightly around her waist, unable to move.
Mo Chen suddenly became serious, staring at her expressionlessly, “You haven’t told me yet, who drugged you last night?”
“Who else could it be but my stepmother? She kneeled in front of so many people; of course, she would want to retaliate against me.”
The man’s face darkened as he said in a deep voice, “That’s why I said, the Qiao Family still needs to be driven out of the capital.”
“No need, I’m not scared~”
Mo Chen frowned and looked at her, “Why not?”
She chuckled lightly, hugging the man’s body, “Because I have a boyfriend to protect me.”
The man was momentarily taken aback, then burst into laughter, “Such a sweet talker?”
“Because I bit your shoulder, that’s why my mouth is sweet.”
“…” Mo Chen pinched her chin, “Little Ghost, you need to fix that biting habit.”
“Nope!”
Chapter 187: That’s Exactly What I Wanted to Hear Mo Chen, however, kissed the center of her forehead, “That’s exactly the phrase I wanted to hear.”
“…”
???
“What do you mean?” She was utterly baffled.
The man’s lips curled into a smile, “Keep biting, I find it quite comfortable, and if next time you could bite somewhere else…”
“You!” Qiao Ruoxin quickly covered his mouth with her hand, stopping him from finishing his sentence.
This despicable man truly had no shame.
A doting smile flickered in the man’s deep, dark eyes as he kissed the inside of her palm.
Qiao Ruoxin glared at him and withdrew her hand.
She coughed twice, deliberately changing the subject, “Why would your enemy abduct Lin Xi? How is she now? Was she hurt?”
The smile vanished from Mo Chen’s handsome face as he played with her soft, curly hair, he said gravely, “She’s not too badly off, just a bit frightened.”
“Oh… Mo, did they mistake Lin Xi for your woman? Why else would they kidnap her?”
“I don’t know.”
Her tone was somewhat sour, “Lin Xi was kidnapped because of you, aren’t you going to go and comfort her? Why have you come back so early?”
The man slightly arched an eyebrow, pinching her slender waist, “Do you want me to comfort other women?”
“…”
Of course not! She definitely did not want that!
Suddenly! His phone began to vibrate.
He picked it up and put it to his ear, then instantly flew into a rage, “Are you lot useless? Can’t you even keep track of one person? Go find her now!”
Qiao Ruoxin, sitting in his arms, was startled.
What happened? Could it be that something had happened to Lin Xi?
Mo Chen hung up the phone, his face cold as he looked at her, “I have to go to the hospital. Lin Xi is missing.”
Her heart skipped a beat, filled with an indescribable discomfort.
She sat silently on the man’s lap, motionless.
“Little Ghost, you don’t want me to go?”
Qiao Ruoxin took a deep breath and stood up from his embrace.
“Go ahead, human life is of utmost importance. Be careful and don’t get hurt.”
The man watched her for a while, then said gravely, “Alright, if you feel sleepy, just sleep. Don’t wait up for me.”
He suddenly stood up and walked in the opposite direction, his silhouette clearly filled with rage.
Qiao Ruoxin sighed softly, sitting down on the sofa nearby.
The air seemed to still linger with the faint, refreshing scent of his minty breath.
Her gaze returned to the movie on the big screen, but she couldn’t concentrate on it at all.
Just like that, watching Mo Chen leave for another woman, she really felt angry.
Suddenly, her phone rang.
It was an unfamiliar number; since she was currently using Mo Chen’s phone, she answered it without any precautions.
“Hello? Who is this?”
“Baby, it’s me.”
Qiao Ruoxin instantly stiffened, her eyes becoming hazy, “How do you know this phone number?”
This was Mo Chen’s phone!
“Heh… is that hard?”
Just as she was about to hang up, Simon’s voice came through, “Why the rush to hang up? Mo’s gone, right? We can have a proper chat.”
Qiao Ruoxin’s eyes widened in surprise, as if she had realized something!
“Was Lin Xi’s abduction your doing??? Did you deliberately send Mo away?”
“Smart.”
“You’re sick! What does this have to do with Lin Xi? Why harm an innocent person?” She really wanted to rush to the other side of the phone and slap this man!
Simon: “Why do I care if she’s innocent or not? As long as I achieve my objective, that’s all that matters.”
Chapter 188: I haven’t been happy at all these past two years! Qiao Ruoxin sneered coldly, “What do you want to tell me? Say you love me? Say you like me? Or do you want to say my mom’s sick again?”
“Since you’ve already guessed, there’s no point in saying those things. Let’s talk about something you’re interested in.”
“I don’t want to hear a single word from you!”
“Mo Chen probably won’t be back tonight, aren’t you bored by yourself?”
Qiao Ruoxin became instantly furious and stood up, “Simon! Do you believe I would kill myself again just to show you!”
“You wouldn’t dare!”
“Watch me!”
Beep… Beep…
She angrily tossed the phone into the couch, her breathing became rapid.
…
Late at night.
The bedroom was pitch dark; Qiao Ruoxin was lying on her side in bed, tossing and turning, alone with her pillow and unable to sleep.
At three o’clock in the morning, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open.
She closed her eyes instinctively, then heard the man’s deep footsteps on the plush carpet walking towards the bed.
The man’s tall figure stood in front of the bed for a few seconds, then he went to the wardrobe to get a robe and headed toward the bathroom.
Hearing the sound of the bathroom door closing and the whooshing sound of the water inside, she slowly opened her eyes.
Master Mo is back…
After ten minutes, the bathroom door opened, and the man, wearing a black robe and carrying the fresh scent of a shower, climbed into bed.
Qiao Ruoxin still had her back to him. After a while, the man’s deep voice emerged from the darkness, “Can’t sleep?”
Her body stiffened slightly, and she responded softly, “Yeah…”
The next second, Mo Chen pulled her into his arms and straightened her soft body.
In the darkness, he looked at her small face, “Didn’t you get tired from all the trouble last night?”
All of a sudden, Qiao Ruoxin’s voice was choked, “Mo Chen, brother, it was my stepfather’s son who had Lin Xi kidnapped…”
Mo Chen’s dark eyes flickered slightly, and he tightened his grip around her, “What did you say?”
“He did it on purpose, just to cause you trouble…”
“…”
It felt like an eternity before Qiao Ruoxin felt like it was finally over.
Mo Chen held her body tight and said in a deep voice, “Let’s sleep, it’s late.”
“I…”
“Two years ago, you shouldn’t have stopped me! Not killing him is my regret!” His voice suddenly became sinister and violent, filled with a dash of ruthlessness.
Her body shivered slightly, “Mo Chen, brother, I’m sorry.”
The man’s handsome face tensed as he held her tender and delicate body, planting a kiss on her forehead, “Did I scare you?”
Qiao Ruoxin shook her head, “No, I just feel like my family has caused you a lot of trouble, and if you didn’t like me, maybe things wouldn’t…”
Maybe things wouldn’t have turned out the way they did today.
Her family background was indeed too messed up, always leaving her with a deep-seated sense of shame that was hard to articulate.
“Qiao Ruoxin!”
In the darkness, the man’s irritable, low roar resounded in her ear, and then he suddenly flipped over and pinned her beneath him.
His slender fingers gripped her jaw, “What are you thinking about? Wanting to leave me?”
“I just feel like, without me, you might be a little happier.”
Mo Chen lowered his head to kiss her lips, biting and savoring them, then moving down her jawline, to her fair neck, her sensual collarbone, and further down.
It was practically a punishment; every spot he kissed on her was marked with a faint bruise.
His voice, husky to the extreme, rose by Qiao Ruoxin’s ear, “Not true, I’ve already tried, and these past two years I haven’t been happy at all!”
Chapter 189: Not as Important as You Qiao Ruoxin looked at the man’s angry face and whispered softly, “Then stop meddling in Lin Xi’s affairs. If you don’t, he won’t kidnap Lin Xi anymore.”
“Fine.”
He actually… agreed???
“Aren’t you being a bit too heartless and ungrateful?”
After all, when Mo Chen’s life was hanging by a thread, it was Lin Xi who saved him. Now to completely ignore Lin Xi isn’t quite right.
Mo Chen pinned her beneath him, laid his head on her slim and fragile shoulders, closed his eyes, and spoke in a lazy and blurry voice, “That might be slightly true, but you’re more important than that.”
A shallow curve lifted at the corners of her mouth as she held the man tighter, and she said softly, “Go to sleep, you must be tired.”
The man had quickly fallen into a deep sleep.
In the second before he fell asleep, he thought to himself that he wouldn’t be at ease until he dealt with that trash Simon.
Qiao Ruoxin, hearing the man’s even breathing, also closed her eyes and soon entered her dreams.
…
In the dream, she saw Simon and Mo Chen standing together, far apart, and she couldn’t make out what they were saying.
She tried desperately to rush over, but she couldn’t get close no matter how hard she tried.
Then, she saw Simon and Mo Chen fighting, with Simon still getting beaten up badly, blood everywhere.
But! Suddenly, Simon pulled out a gun and shot Mo Chen in the heart!
“Mo Chen!”
She woke up with a shock from the dream!
Qiao Ruoxin opened her eyes suddenly, only to find that it was just a dream. Thank goodness it was just a dream.
She realized that the man who had been on top of her was gone.
Sitting up, she touched her forehead and noticed she was covered in a layer of cold sweat.
She got out of bed, went to the bathroom to wash up, changed her clothes, and came downstairs to the dining room.
The nanny had made her a simple American breakfast. “Miss Qiao, please have your breakfast.”
“When did Mo Chen leave?”
The nanny recalled the morning’s events, “It seemed to be after six in the morning. A call came through, and Master Mo wasn’t planning to go, but then they said Miss Lin Xi had been stabbed, and then he left.”
In her hand, Qiao Ruoxin’s knife and fork clattered down onto the plate, making a piercing sound.
Lin Xi was stabbed?
Simon, the psychopath!
Her face was stricken with shock as she stood up from the dining table and walked toward the upstairs bedroom.
“Miss Qiao, aren’t you having your breakfast?” the nanny called out from behind. Qiao Ruoxin didn’t respond.
…
Inside the bedroom.
Qiao Ruoxin returned to the bedroom, found her phone, and immediately dialed Simon’s number. It rang for a long time before he picked up.
The moment the call connected, she didn’t wait for the other side to speak, her voice filled with rage, “Are you sick? Are you trying to murder someone?”
“Who told you to bring up the word ‘suicide’ so casually?”
“You’re nothing but scum! You truly disgust me! I’d rather die than have a man like you!”
This was the real definition of a psychopath, with whom there is no reasoning whatsoever.
Simon’s cold laughter came from the other end of the phone, “Baby, take good care of your body for me, don’t let him touch you. Otherwise, I’ll make sure Mo Chen is stuck with Lin Xi and can’t escape. Eventually, they’ll develop feelings.”
Qiao Ruoxin was silent for a few seconds, then she hung up the phone.
She then called her agent, wanting to take a day off.
At noon, Qiao Ruoxin, fully disguised with a mask, sunglasses, and a baseball cap, arrived at the hospital intending to check on Lin Xi’s condition.
Approaching the door of the VIP ward, she saw four bodyguards standing guard outside—
Xiaowu was among them.
If Xiaowu was there, it meant Mo Chen was also inside the ward.
Chapter 190: Shall We Secretly Get Our Marriage Certificate? After much thought, she decided not to go in after all.
What would she say if she went in? It would be nothing but endless embarrassment.
She waited quietly at the corner of the hospital corridor for Mo Chen to appear.
Finally, she heard a deep sound of footsteps, which snapped Qiao Ruoxin’s scattered thoughts back to reality.
She straightened her body and stepped out from the corner, just in time to see the man approaching. He was tall and handsome, still strikingly beautiful, with a powerful aura.
When Mo Chen saw her, he recognized her at a glance, even though she was fully armed and her small face could hardly be seen.
Xiaowu, seeing this, silently retreated and left.
The man frowned and said in a deep voice, “Why did you come?”
The hospital corridor was cool and quiet. She took off her sunglasses and ran a few steps into the man’s arms.
Mo Chen instinctively held her body and looked down at her wet eyes, eyelashes beaded with tears.
Had she been crying?
“How is Lin Xi? Is he in danger?”
“No, the injuries are not serious, but he will need some time to recover.”
She looked up into the man’s dark eyes, “Mo Chen brother…”
Before she could finish her words, Mo Chen interrupted her coldly, “If it’s the same words as last night, don’t bother. I don’t want to hear them.”
Mo Chen thought that Little Ghost was going to say something like how much happier he would be if she left him.
“…”
She hadn’t even said anything yet!
The man’s slender fingers removed her mask and caressed her rosy lips, saying in a deep voice, “Little Ghost, I have already sent someone to the United States to deal with him. You don’t have to be afraid, okay?”
!!!
Qiao Ruoxin’s eyes widened in surprise, “Really?”
Why did that sound so unbelievable?
“The Lawrence Family is currently fighting for control. It’s chaos inside, and that trash is busy garnering support. I might as well give him some trouble.”
The tone of the man seemed nonchalant, as though he was discussing something trivial.
Business is indeed like a battlefield.
Qiao Ruoxin may not understand it, but she could still feel a suffocating tension.
“No, you…”
“Qiao Ruoxin! I have a bad temper, so watch it!”
The sudden outburst of anger came because Mo Chen did not want to hear her preach those grand truths.
Qiao Ruoxin’s cold hands covered the man’s mouth, “Can’t you let me finish speaking before you get angry?”
“…”
The man stared at her expressionlessly, but his eyes were filled with an intense warning, as if to say: Say one more thing I don’t want to hear, and I’ll end you right here!
“I want to say, Mo Chen brother, I can’t take it anymore! I want to fight back!”
Qiao Ruoxin finally spoke her mind.
She had had enough of being threatened by Simon all this time.
Mo Chen removed her hand and looked down at her delicate and pretty face, “Then what?”
“Let’s go get our marriage certificate in secret? And then have a hidden marriage!” she said sincerely, her clear and beautiful eyes full of hope.
She admitted that she was somewhat impulsive, but after thinking it through, this was the most fatal move.
The man’s eyebrows rose slightly, a hint of surprise flashed in his black eyes. His tone was full of displeasure, “Hidden marriage? Are you the one who can’t be seen, or is it me? Why should we hide our marriage?”
“…” She didn’t mean it that way.
“Little Ghost, don’t meddle in men’s affairs. Just take care of your own business.”
“…”
Qiao Ruoxin huffed and turned away, marching towards the elevator with indignation.
She had only taken a few steps when the tall man behind her picked her up around the waist.
“Let go of me! I can walk on my own!”
She struggled to get down, but Mo Chen threatened her in a cold voice, “Behave yourself, or I’ll strip your clothes off right here!”
“…”
“After getting scolded, you just turn around and leave? Who taught you that bad temper?”
“You did.”
Mo Chen gave her a look and said sternly, “Don’t learn it!”