Ch. 331..340
Chapter 331: Qiao Ruoxin is actually pregnant??? Inside the car.
Qiao Ruoxin stared at the man driving beside her and concluded, “I am now one hundred percent certain that Lu Xingxing has fallen in love with you.”
The man felt his temples throb sharply, but he remained calm on the surface.
“Is that so?”
“The way she looks at you is off, and, even though you were the one who kidnapped her, she hasn’t said a word about it.”
“…”
Mo Chen slowly pulled the car over, rolled down the window, took a cigarette, placed it between his thin lips, lit it, and exhaled a stream of smoke.
“Little Ghost, do you regret letting me come out to find her?”
Qiao Ruoxin smiled faintly, “I don’t regret it. If something bad had happened to her tonight, I would be the first one to be blamed, and the Lu Family would try everything to destroy me.”
The man’s handsome face tensed up, eyes narrowing slightly.
It seemed he almost pushed Little Ghost into the fire pit.
Having finished his cigarette, he pinched the butt into the ashtray in the car, then said in a deep voice, “I was being meddlesome.”
Why did his tone sound a bit angry?
This proud and tsundere dog of a man…
Qiao Ruoxin chuckled and scratched the man’s arm, “Mo Chen, brother, that’s not what I meant…”
The man pressed down on the gas pedal and continued driving, unwilling to say another word to her for the rest of the journey.
This dog of a man really has a temper, just like a young master.
…
The car entered the garage of Mansion No. 1 of Jiangfu.
Qiao Ruoxin got out of the car and walked up to the man, stretching her arms to block his path.
“You’re not planning to talk to me anymore?”
The man looked down at her delicate and beautiful face, his voice cold, “Knowing that I might be pursued by a woman, you seem to be not at all panicked. Are you too confident, or do you not care?”
“…”
Qiao Ruoxin took the initiative to hug his tall body, her cheek pressing against his chest, “Maybe it’s because I trust you?”
Mo Chen let out a snort of laughter and lifted her chin, “Little Ghost, stop playing these tricks with me.”
Why was it that every time a man tried to get close to Qiao Ruoxin, he would become irritable and anxious, while this Little Ghost was completely calm, analyzing the situation without a care in the world?
It made him recall the painful fact that Qiao Ruoxin did not love him.
Qiao Ruoxin didn’t love him, and now he couldn’t even bring himself to be cruel to women in bed, so what was the point of getting married?
“Mo Chen, enough is enough! Is it so wrong that I’m confident? You’ve already said you don’t fancy Lu Xingxing, of course, I choose to trust you!”
She looked into Mo Chen’s pitch-black eyes, suddenly realizing that his paranoid disorder was acting up again, utterly distrustful of anyone.
“…”
The man stared at her silently for a few seconds, then slowly said, “Trust me?”
“Yes! I trust you!”
Qiao Ruoxin’s eyes, clear and pure like those of a little deer, stared at him.
The man still couldn’t bring himself to be too harsh on her. He raised his hand and gently touched her head, making a self-mocking sneer, “I don’t trust you, yet you trust me.”
Mo Chen pulled her into his arms, his large palm pressing her head against his chest, his chin resting on top of her head, “Little Ghost…”
“Huh?”
“Have you fallen in love with me now?”
“Love.” She felt she did love Mo Chen, otherwise, why would she go this far? Sadly, this dog of a man was convinced she didn’t.
“If it’s true, that’s for the best. If you’re lying to me, then keep lying till the end, and don’t you dare stop.”
“…”
…
The next day.
Mo Family Estate.
Mo Chen returned to the estate to discuss some matters with his father.
In the garden, Mo Tian rarely went for a walk with Mo Chen.
“Son, I don’t care who you like or who you end up marrying, but remember, your Uncle Lu has been a good brother of mine for many years,”
Mo Chen responded indifferently, “I know.”
“So, don’t damage the harmony between our two families. Even if you look down on Lu Xingxing, don’t make a scene.”
“Mmm.”
Mo Tian added, “You did well last night. Uncle Lu has just returned to the country, and he’s still expanding his connections; it’s indeed hard to find someone.”
“Dad, if I told you that I was the one who kidnapped Lu Xingxing, would you believe me?”
Mo Tian was first startled, then burst into laughter, “Don’t joke around. Why would you do such a thing? That’s just not like you.”
Mo Chen let out a scoff.
It seems that Little Ghost was right. If anything happened to Lu Xingxing, Little Ghost would be the first to be blamed.
Because nobody truly believed that he would kidnap Lu Xingxing.
At that moment, a black Bentley drove through the Mo Family Estate.
Mo Chen looked up, “Who is that?”
Mo Tian: “It seems to be Lu Xingxing. She called your mother early in the morning, saying she wanted to come over for tea. It seems the child really knows she was wrong.”
Mo Chen narrowed his dark eyes, and a look of disdain appeared on his handsome face.
…
In the parlor.
Madam Mo received a call from the Lu Family early in the morning, saying Lu Xingxing was coming over; it was utterly baffling.
She hadn’t even finished her morning yoga class before having to change clothes and wait for this little ancestor.
“Madam Mo!” Lu Xingxing called out with a face full of enthusiasm, seemingly almost ready to start calling her mom.
Lu Xingxing had come to a realization; to win over Mo Chen, she first needed to deal with his parents. That was the key.
Madam Mo maintained a gracious smile befitting a lady of her status, “Xingxing, what brings you so early in the morning? It can’t be just to join me for tea, can it?”
Lu Xingxing was a complete turnaround from before, her face a picture of shame, “I just feel that I was too immature before. I came to offer my apologies and promise that it will not happen again.”
Madam Mo’s expression was calm, her smile gentle, “It’s alright, you must have been scared last night. Go back and rest well.”
But Madam Mo had made up her mind; no matter how Lu Xingxing might change, she would never accept this arranged marriage. A leopard can’t change its spots.
“I’m really thankful to Mo Chen for rescuing me last night. I was very touched.”
Lu Xingxing brought out a gift, “Madam Mo, this is for Mo Chen, please give it to him for me…”
As she spoke, Lu Xingxing’s face flushed with embarrassment.
Madam Mo hesitated for a moment.
Just then, a series of deep footsteps sounded, followed by the man’s cold, heartless voice, “No need, I don’t want it.”
Lu Xingxing turned around, “It’s a tie that I’m giving you. Why don’t you want it? I just want to say thanks.”
Mo Chen, with his hands in his trouser pockets, didn’t even bother to glance at her, said coldly, “It was Qiao Ruoxin who was supposed to look for you. Why haven’t you given her a gift?”
“I… I will give her one.”
The man let out a disdainful sneer and turned to his mother sitting on the sofa, “Mom, I won’t be coming back home recently. If you need something, call me or come to my office.”
With that, he turned to leave.
Lu Xingxing called out to him again, “You, stop right there!”
She then stood up, holding the gift, and walked up to him, “This is for you. I’ve already bought it, and you must accept it!”
Mo Chen cast a cold glance at the gift box and spoke sternly, “Are you planning to be the other woman?”
!!!
Lu Xingxing was stunned, “What other woman! I am the one engaged to you since we were kids!”
“What’s that got to do with me? I have a girlfriend, and she’s already pregnant.”
“What!!!” Lu Xingxing shrieked. Qiao Ruoxin was pregnant???
Madam Mo was also shocked, rising to her feet, “Mo Chen? Ruoxin is pregnant?”
The man looked back at his mother and confirmed, “Oh.”
Chapter 332: I’ve Come to Declare War on You, I’m Taking Back the Man That Belongs to Me Lu Xingxing stared blankly at the man in front of her for a long time.
“Did you sleep with Qiao Ruoxin?”
The man looked at her with the kind of gaze one reserves for an idiot, sneered, and said, “Why shouldn’t I sleep with her? Do I seek out women just to have them as ornaments?”
Lu Xingxing could hardly believe her ears.
She always thought Mo Chen wouldn’t be such a beast.
“But Qiao Ruoxin is still so young, how could you let her get pregnant???”
Mo Chen’s handsome face was cold and indifferent, “What’s it to you!”
With those words, he strode past her with his long legs and left the living room.
Lu Xingxing stood still for a few seconds, then quickly followed him out.
Mrs. Mo remained seated on the sofa, taking a long time to recover her senses, murmuring lowly, “Pregnant? Pregnant…”
Qiao Ruoxin is pregnant?
If she is pregnant, then the child should be born, after all, it is the Mo Family’s progeny.
Thinking this, Mrs. Mo’s lips curled into a smile, somewhat looking forward to the child’s arrival.
…
On the lawn, Mo Chen walked toward the car parked by the roadside.
Lu Xingxing chased after him all the way, grabbing his arm, only for Mo Chen to shake her off with a look full of disdain.
“Mo Chen! How could you do such a thing! Qiao Ruoxin is so young, you made her pregnant, can you take on that responsibility? Are you planning to marry her?”
Mo Chen took a step back, deliberately increasing the distance between them, and asked coldly in response, “Why can’t I marry her?”
“Because you have a marriage contract with me! You’re not deceiving me, are you? Qiao Ruoxin doesn’t look pregnant at all!” Lu Xingxing couldn’t help but doubt; she had just shot a magazine cover with Qiao Ruoxin the day before, and she didn’t seem pregnant.
The man’s face was filled with impatience as he moved toward the car.
Lu Xingxing blocked his path again, “You must be lying to me! No matter how I calculate, you two haven’t had the time to get pregnant, and Qiao Ruoxin is about to shoot that movie, how could she possibly allow herself to get pregnant!”
Mo Chen finally lost his patience, the irritability inside him about to explode.
“Are you fucking done? When did I have to report to you about when I slept with her and got her pregnant? Get lost!”
After speaking, he left with an air of fury, his tall figure radiating anger.
Lu Xingxing watched his retreating back, wanting to speak but stopping herself. She couldn’t get anything out of Mo Chen and decided she’d have to try probing Qiao Ruoxin again.
She didn’t believe that Qiao Ruoxin was pregnant; she just didn’t look it, still getting ready to shoot a sci-fi movie with lots of action scenes requiring wirework.
…
The training ground.
Because of the upcoming sci-fi movie, there was a week of intensive training.
Noon break for lunch.
Qiao Ruoxin returned to the rest room, only to find Lu Xingxing sitting there.
“What are you doing here?”
Upon hearing her, Lu Xingxing immediately looked up and stood, her eyes fixed on Qiao Ruoxin’s abdomen.
Qiao Ruoxin felt uncomfortable being stared at, “What exactly are you here for?”
“Are you pregnant?”
???
Qiao Ruoxin was dumbfounded, it was all so absurd.
She turned to leave, but Lu Xingxing grabbed her wrist, “Listen, I don’t care if you’re really pregnant or faking it, I’m here to declare war on you, I’m going to win back the man that belongs to me.”
“The man who belongs to you? You mean Mo Chen?” she couldn’t help but snort with laughter.
Lu Xingxing: “Of course! We’ve had a childhood betrothal, and you’ve taken him away for two to three years; it’s time you gave him back.”
“Mo Chen has known me for nine years,” she said with a slight smile.
Lu Xingxing’s face changed drastically, “What? Nine years? How old were you then? You must be a vixen! You knew how to seduce men even at that young age?”
Lu Xingxing found it unbelievable, nine years?
Qiao Ruoxin took a seat on the sofa, blinking at Lu Xingxing, “Why don’t you say it’s because Mo Chen is too perverted?”
“Mo Chen doesn’t look like that kind of person at all! It must be you seducing him!”
She was laughed to anger.
She realized that Mo Chen maintained quite an impressive public image, convincing every woman that he was a gentleman of integrity.
“Do you think Mo Chen should be like a god, free from desires and wants? Don’t forget he’s a normal man.”
It seemed that Mo Chen was always serious or easily irritated when outside, only showing his shameless and indecent side in front of her.
Lu Xingxing, with a disdainful expression, said, “Then he wouldn’t have taken a liking to you nine years ago! I’ve long since looked over your information, always keen on taking the initiative to bully boys and playing hard to get.”
Qiao Ruoxin smiled without saying a word, picked up the cold drink prepared by her assistant, and took a sip.
Lu Xingxing continued, “Let me tell you, if you really are pregnant, get an abortion as soon as possible, it’s for your own good!”
“…”
Can she be any more direct?
And, who said she was pregnant?
After Lu Xingxing left, she sank into thought in the lounge and dialed Mo Chen’s number.
Soon, the call connected, and a deep male voice came from the phone, “Hmm?”
“Why did Lu Xingxing say I’m pregnant?”
“I said it.”
Qiao Ruoxin went silent for a few seconds, then got angry, “Why would you say I’m pregnant? You’re spreading rumors!”
They hadn’t been intimate for quite a long time, how could she be pregnant?
On the other end of the phone, the man’s tone became a few degrees colder, “What, you still don’t want to get pregnant for me?”
“It’s not that, but I’m really not pregnant, what if it gets found out?”
“I have my measures.”
“Fine.”
“Have you had lunch?”
Qiao Ruoxin looked at the takeout her assistant had brought back and said, “I was just about to eat.”
The man’s voice on the other end of the phone grew slightly hoarse, “Hmm, don’t diet, don’t lose weight.”
“What about you, have you eaten?” she asked softly, leaning back on the couch.
“Not yet.”
“You also need to eat properly, do you hear me?”
Laughter came from the phone, “Got it, nag.”
After hanging up the phone, she was about to pick up the chopsticks to eat.
Her phone rang again, she picked it up and saw it was from an unfamiliar number.
She answered the call, “Hello, who’s this?”
“I am Mo Chen’s mother.”
“Mrs. Mo, do you need me for something?” Her voice instantly softened slightly and carried a hint of nervousness.
“I’ve reserved a private room in a restaurant near your workplace, could you come over for a meal with me?”
“Sure, I’ll be right over, please send me the address.”
“I’ve sent a bodyguard to pick you up.”
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Ruoxin’s eyes were full of confusion. Mrs. Mo wanted to have a meal with her? That didn’t sound right, there must be something going on.
…
She left with a bodyguard, her head filled with question marks.
Half an hour later, they arrived at a Chinese restaurant, and she was led by the staff into the private room.
Then she saw Mrs. Mo sitting there, having ordered many dishes that looked very healthy.
This… What’s going on?
“Ruoxin, sit down.”
Mrs. Mo actually showed her a smile, which was usually cold and indifferent toward her.
“Thank you, Mrs. Mo.” She took a seat.
Mrs. Mo’s eyes unintentionally fell on her abdomen, and she said, “You’re pregnant, why didn’t you say so earlier?”
Chapter 333: Little Ghost, are you a dog? Why do you like biting people so much? !!!
Qiao Ruoxin’s eyes widened. Even Mrs. Mo knew about this?
What the hell is that dog of a man up to!
She laughed awkwardly, “That… that…”
She cursed Mo Chen in her heart; not only did he lie, but he also dragged her into it!
Mrs. Mo’s smile was gentle and warm, “If it weren’t for Mo Chen telling me, I’d still have no idea. You young people really mess around, not taking pregnancy seriously at all.”
“Mrs. Mo, I…” She couldn’t help but want to explain.
But Mrs. Mo started enthusiastically serving her soup, “Here, have a bowl of soup. You’re too thin for a pregnant woman right now.”
This unexpected enthusiasm made Qiao Ruoxin feel really uncomfortable.
“Thank you, Mrs. Mo.”
Mrs. Mo suddenly sighed, “Although I have many concerns, now that you’re pregnant, I won’t say anything more. Just have the baby, okay?”
Mrs. Mo was actually a bit worried that she might not want the child, considering Qiao Ruoxin was still very young.
And if Qiao Ruoxin could get pregnant, it proved Mo Chen’s determination, making any further obstruction meaningless. They couldn’t let the Mo family’s offspring be left out in the cold, could they?
“…”
This was so awkward, she wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
Mo Chen! You despicable dog of a man!
“Ruoxin, when is your next prenatal checkup? I’ll come with you,” she said.
“I… I don’t know yet.”
Mrs. Mo frowned, “You don’t know? What kind of irresponsible hospital is that that hasn’t told you? Never mind, I’ll take care of it.”
This was bad, things were getting out of hand.
If Mrs. Mo found out she wasn’t pregnant, the mere thought of that scene terrified her.
Mrs. Mo continued, “You’re pregnant, you should stop working for now. Your health is more important.”
“It’s not that serious at the beginning, is it?”
“You’re too young, you don’t understand. The first three months of pregnancy are crucial, you must nurture the fetus properly,” Mrs. Mo said, helping her take a lot of food and putting it on her plate.
“Alright then…”
Throughout the whole process, Qiao Ruoxin found herself in an awkward situation, especially wanting to bite that dog of a man to death!
After the meal, Mrs. Mo gave a bunch of care instructions before she was willing to leave.
It almost made her feel guilty. Was it really okay to deceive his parents this way? What exactly was Mo Chen thinking?
…
In the evening,
Qiao Ruoxin returned to Jiangfu No.1.
“Where’s Mo Chen?”
“Master Mo is in the upstairs study.”
She stomped upstairs, not even knocking on the door, directly entering the study.
In the study, the man was having a video conference with a foreign branch, and the sudden sound of the door opening broke the serious atmosphere.
Mo Chen looked up and then said ‘end it’, directly closing the video conference software.
“Little Ghost, who made you angry?” The man pushed his chair back, stood up, his tall figure approaching Qiao Ruoxin.
Qiao Ruoxin glared at him with resentment, “You!”
The man raised an eyebrow, “Me?”
He easily picked up Qiao Ruoxin, set her on the desk, and stood with his arms propped on either side of her body, looked at her puffed-up little expression, and chuckled, “This upset?”
Qiao Ruoxin hit the man’s shoulder without hesitation, “It’s one thing to deceive Lu Xingxing, but why did you lie to your mom, huh? She thinks I’m pregnant. She came specifically to have lunch with me and said she wanted to come with me to my next prenatal checkup. Do you want me to lie with you?”
The smile on Mo Chen’s lips grew thicker as he took her hand that had hit him and began to play with her slender fingers.
“Isn’t your major acting? Do it well.”
She withdrew her hand, “What is there to act, how can you act out a prenatal checkup? I’m not pregnant at all!”
The man broke into laughter, “Isn’t this good? They’re all revolving around you, hmm?”
“…”
Qiao Ruoxin stared at the man’s shoulder and bit down hard, instantly hearing a muffled grunt by her ear.
“Little Ghost, are you a dog or something? You enjoy biting people so much?”
Biting him to death wouldn’t even relieve my anger!
Can pregnancy be faked?
She kept her bite on the man’s shoulder and didn’t let go for a long time before finally releasing him and sitting upright.
Mo Chen looked at her little face with a smile lingering on his lips, “Had enough of biting?”
She snorted coldly and glared at the despicable man, “You’re getting more and more outrageous, deceiving even your parents. But when they find out, they will blame me! They’ll think I seduced you into lying!”
The man stood up straight, stroking her long hair, “Do you have the smarts to have yourself ‘disappeared’ for two years?”
“Your mom said she wants to stop my work, so I can take good care of the embryo!”
“You can still do the drama parts, for action scenes we’ll find a stunt double,” Mo Chen moved his shoulder that she had bitten and frowned, “It’s a bit painful.”
Qiao Ruoxin looked doubtful, pulled him closer, and felt his shoulder, “Really or not? Have you become so weak now? Even a little bite hurts?”
Mo Chen looked down at her worried expression, his smile affectionate and doting.
“If you kiss it, it might stop hurting.”
Just as Qiao Ruoxin was about to unbutton his shirt to check his shoulder, she pushed him away upon hearing him, “Kiss my foot! You can keep hurting for all I care!”
She jumped off the desk, wanting to leave the study.
The man grasped her wrist, “After you bathe, go to sleep, no need to wait for me, I still have work to deal with.”
“Got it!”
She shook off Mo Chen’s hand and left the study, making sure to close the door behind her.
After Qiao Ruoxin left, the phone on the desk began to vibrate.
The man returned to his chair, picked up the phone, and saw an unfamiliar number.
He answered the call with a deep voice, “Who is it?”
To his surprise, the voice of Lu Xingxing came through the phone, “Mo Chen! Hurry up and accept my friend request on WeChat! I’ve been waiting for two hours!”
Mo Chen hung up the phone directly.
His slender fingers opened WeChat, indeed there was a friend request from Lu Xingxing.
He didn’t hesitate, clicked accept, and then added her to the blacklist.
Then, with an expressionless face, he tossed the phone aside and continued to open the video conferencing software.
Meanwhile—
Lu Xingxing was pacing back and forth in her bedroom, just waiting for WeChat to accept her.
Suddenly!
Seeing that her friend request was accepted on WeChat, she quickly typed a line of text, but the screen displayed: [The message had been sent, but was rejected by the recipient.]
The smile on Lu Xingxing’s face instantly froze.
“Mo Chen!! You bastard! You actually blacklisted me!”
She was about to explode with anger.
Lu Xingxing paced back and forth in frustration.
She had never been ignored by a man like this before.
Lu Xingxing opened the browser on her phone and searched: [What does it mean when a man blacklists you?]
Quickly, a search result popped up: [Actually, being blacklisted is a special kind of attention, it proves that he has you in his heart, secretly watching over you from the shadows.]
Seeing this answer, Lu Xingxing’s mood soared, and she couldn’t help but laugh, “Playing hard to get with me, huh? Is a grown man like you really that petty?”
Thinking about it, it made quite a bit of sense. He even went to the extent of blacklisting her, which proves that she still matters to him in his heart.
Chapter 334: You’re not allowed to deceive me… In the study.
Xiaowu, carrying a tray, walked into the study. The tray still held that bowl of dark medicinal dish.
Mo Chen had just finished a video conference with the overseas branch.
“Master Mo, your medicinal dish.”
Just hearing the words ‘medicinal dish,’ he felt a physiological revulsion and frowned unhappily.
Xiaowu placed the tray on the desk.
The man’s dark eyes were full of distaste. He glanced at the disgusting medicinal dish and said in a deep voice, “What’s the use? Why even drink it?”
Xiaowu turned his head away, holding his breath: “Master Mo, just persist for a week. What if it works? It’s just caused by mental tension, give it a try…”
“Stop rambling!”
The man picked up the small bowl of medicinal dish and, fighting the feeling of nausea, drank it all in one go.
Xiaowu smiled: “Master Mo, have some water.”
Mo Chen picked up the glass of water next to him and drank half of it, then looked up at Xiaowu: “Is there something you need?”
Usually, Xiaowu would not come here at night. If he did, it was always for something important.
“Master Mo, I’ve just received news that our overseas business has been interfered with by the Lawrence Family. Several deals have been snatched away.”
Mo Chen’s long fingers wrapped around the glass, his gaze deep and thoughtful.
…
In the bedroom.
After taking a bath, Qiao Ruoxin changed into a clean bathrobe and sat alone on the sofa of the balcony.
She leaned on the sofa, gazing up at the night sky, feeling somewhat unsettled.
Now that Mo Chen told the Mo Family that she was pregnant, what should she do next?
Go along with the act? This wasn’t a long-term solution, but clarifying that she wasn’t pregnant would cause the Mo Family’s impression of her to plummet.
Suddenly!
A cunning light flashed in Qiao Ruoxin’s lively eyes, and she chuckled softly to herself, whispering, “Then why not make an effort to get pregnant quickly?”
That was a good move!
Then another sigh followed. Getting pregnant wasn’t something she could do alone; it required Mo Chen’s cooperation.
Although she hated to admit it, it seemed like it had been nearly a month since Mo Chen last touched her…
After their indulgence in the hot springs, their encounters were quite frequent, but now almost a month had passed, and he still seemed to have no intention of touching her.
When that bastard used to pester her every night, she found it very annoying, but now…
During this time, she had also taken the initiative many times, but Mo Chen would just kiss, hug, caress, and touch her, never going all the way.
She even doubted whether that bastard was still capable.
At that moment, she heard the sound of the bedroom door opening. It must have been Mo Chen returning.
Then, faintly, she heard the sound of running water, presumably the man taking a shower.
Qiao Ruoxin stood up and went back into the bedroom. Sure enough, the bathroom light was on, and the sound of water was clearer.
She picked up the remote control and pressed it; the curtains closed automatically.
Going back to bed, she purposefully turned off all the lights in the bedroom and lay down with her back to the bathroom door.
After a while, the bathroom door opened.
Mo Chen, with only a bath towel wrapped around his waist, walked out to find the bedroom pitch dark, which made him frown slightly.
He walked towards the walk-in closet using the light from the bathroom, dressed in a black bathrobe, and returned to bed.
Pretending to be asleep, Qiao Ruoxin closed her eyes, but she could clearly feel the bed dip behind her.
The man scooped her into his arms and held her soft body from behind, his voice low in her ear: “Little Ghost, deliberately turning off the lights and not waiting for me, huh?”
“You told me not to wait for you,” her voice carried a hint of resentment.
Mo Chen was amused by her annoyance and turned her body to face him: “When I came back, you weren’t asleep. You saw me take a shower and deliberately turned off the lights?”
“So what if I did?”
“Are you angry with me? Because I said you were pregnant?”
Qiao Ruoxin wriggled to get out of his embrace, only to receive a stern warning from the man: “Stop squirming! Behave yourself!”
She huffed: “Don’t hold me, sleep by yourself.”
“…”
The Little Ghost had started throwing a tantrum again.
The man embraced her, his large palm cradling her head, and kissed her cheek. “Not angry anymore, hmm?”
“Do you even know why I’m angry?” her voice was muffled and gloomy.
“Because I got home late?”
Qiao Ruoxin: “…”
He really was a typical clueless guy, never able to guess what she was thinking.
“Not that?”
She shook her head. “No, it’s not that.”
Mo Chen’s deep, lazy voice rose in the darkness, “Then what is it for?”
Qiao Ruoxin suddenly sat up, staring into the man’s eyes. Even through the darkness, she could feel his intense gaze.
She thought about it but still couldn’t bring herself to say it, so she just lay on the man’s chest and petulantly said, “Tonight, I want to sleep on top of you! You’re not allowed to say no!”
The man laughed out loud, his strong arms holding her, caressing her back, his voice lazy and sensual, “Hmm…”
Qiao Ruoxin lay on the man’s chest, her mind in a whirl.
With Mo Chen in his current gentlemanly state, how could she possibly get pregnant?
“Mo Chen, brother…” Her voice was soft and aggrieved.
“Hmm?”
“I want you to keep me company all the time…”
Mo Chen looked down at the Little Ghost in his arms, who was like an adorable kitten, eliciting an itching in one’s heart.
His lips curled up. “Alright, I’ll keep you company.”
“You can’t lie to me…” she pouted pitifully.
The man sighed softly, gently stroking her back, and comforted her in a low voice, “Okay.”
“What about the wedding?”
He was silent for a moment before saying, “The wedding might have to be postponed. I’ve been really busy recently. There was a problem with the company’s overseas business.”
Although her heart tightened, she still replied, “Okay…”
What did a postponed wedding imply?
Qiao Ruoxin suddenly remembered the conversation she overheard outside the study. Could this damn man really be thinking about breaking up?
…
The next day, early morning.
Since it was her day off, Qiao Ruoxin had slept in.
By the time she woke up, it was already past ten in the morning.
She rubbed her eyes and reached for her phone on the nightstand, turned it on, and stared at the wallpaper for a long time, recalling last night.
Qiao Ruoxin suddenly sat up, opened WeChat, and tapped on a group chat: Groomsmen Group.
Qiao Ruoxin: [When are we going to put into action the plan to chase Mo Chen?]
Bai Junyan: [The key is we don’t know how to chase him, and we don’t know what the problem between you two is.]
Lu Siheng: [Yeah, to help you, we need to know the specifics so we can come up with a solution.]
Ji Haochuan: [Didn’t I just see Mo Ye take you out for a late-night snack a few days ago? Your relationship seems stable, so why do you need to chase him?]
Qiao Ruoxin looked at their chat history, hesitated, then quickly tapped on the keyboard, typing a line.
Qiao Ruoxin: [Mo Chen hasn’t touched me in almost a month! And the wedding is being postponed! That’s what’s going on!]
The brothers: [………]
Gu Mocheng: [He must have another woman.]
Qiao Ruoxin: [Gu Mocheng, shut up!]
Bai Junyan: [This is serious, we have to chase him! If this keeps getting worse, aren’t you two going to split again?]
Ji Haochuan: [I’m starting to take this to heart. I’m really going to think of a way!]
Qiao Ruoxin: [Hurry up! We don’t have much time! And I’m running out of patience!]
Chapter 335: Be Patient At dusk.
Qiao Ruoxin received a phone call from Gu Mocheng.
“Come out, I have something for you.”
“Okay.”
She walked out of the villa and saw Gu Mocheng leaning against the door of a sports car with his arms folded, an extremely seductive red Koenigsegg.
As she approached, Gu Mocheng picked up a box beside him and handed it to her.
“Give this to Mo Chen, he’ll be happy.”
Qiao Ruoxin took the box, frowning, “What’s this?”
Gu Mocheng replied, “Two years ago, after we broke up, he was devastated and destroyed all the confidential data in his lab. He didn’t want to enter the lab anymore. I’ve been trying to restore these documents, and I finally finished a month ago. I originally planned to give them to him as a birthday present next year, but now I’m giving them to you. If a few of the projects in here are successfully developed and brought to market, the Mo Family will climb a few more ranks on the world wealth index.”
For a moment, she was moved by this brotherly emotion.
This was so many years of Mo Chen’s accumulated confidential data; if it were taken by someone else, the consequences would be unimaginable.
“Master Gu, thank you.”
Without saying a word, Gu Mocheng waved his hand and then pulled open the door, getting back into the car.
Inside the car.
The moment Gu Mocheng settled into the driver’s seat, he couldn’t help but curse quietly, “Two years ago I helped you chase a girl, now I’m helping your girl chase you, you might as well name me godfather.”
The man pressed down on the gas pedal, turning the car and leaving the villa area.
In fact, it was Gu Mocheng who had first discovered Qiao Ruoxin.
However, it was Mo Chen who made the first move, so he had no choice but to give up. He couldn’t fight with his own brother over a girl, especially one so obsessed.
As it turned out, Mo Chen was a better match for Qiao Ruoxin.
…
In the evening.
Qiao Ruoxin sat on the living room sofa, waiting for Mo Chen.
She caressed the password box beside her. How could he bear to destroy the content within, the culmination of so many years of his efforts?
The Mo Chen from two years ago must have felt utterly heartbroken.
After a long wait, Mo Chen hadn’t returned.
Qiao Ruoxin fell asleep on the sofa, her small hand still clutching the box as if afraid it would be stolen.
After all, the box contained business secrets and had already been destroyed once; they had only been painstakingly restored.
Around ten o’clock at night, Mo Chen returned.
Passing through the living room, he saw Little Ghost lying on the sofa asleep.
The man paused, his brows furrowed, as he walked towards the sofa.
He instantly noticed the box that Qiao Ruoxin was holding in her hands.
Mo Chen gently removed Qiao Ruoxin’s small hand.
He picked up the box and placed it on the coffee table. Without setting a password, he opened it directly.
The man leafed through a few pages of the documents inside, and shock quickly filled his dark eyes.
This was the data from his lab!
And there were many design drafts of his research projects. He remembered throwing them all into the paper shredder, turning them into confetti, and these documents had no backups.
And now, they were restored?
Such a large amount of work, if restored, would probably take years.
Mo Chen stood up and walked aside, taking out his phone to call Gu Mocheng, which was quickly answered.
“Did you bring over those documents?”
“I gave them to Qiao Ruoxin to ingratiate herself with you.”
Mo Chen frowned, a hint of confusion appearing in his deep eyes, “Ingratiate herself with me?”
“Why have you been neglecting her lately? Don’t you know that women love to overthink things?”
“…”
“Since Little Ghost came back this time, her attitude has been quite good. Maybe she was young and ignorant back then. Are you not going to give her a chance to make amends? Do you want to dump her and let her experience what you went through back then?”
Mo Chen said, “No.”
“Then let her dote on you for a while, and then, you can take over when things are going well.”
“Okay, hanging up.”
The man hung up the phone.
Mo Chen returned to the sofa, knelt on one knee, and gazed at her as she slept.
Long fingers stroked her cheek, and he let out a sneer, “Are you trying to coax me…”
A cold smile formed at the corners of his mouth, and his tone carried a hint of helplessness, “Little Ghost, I’m quite easy to coax, just be patient.”
The man looked at her for a while, then got up.
The nanny just happened to walk by, “Mr. Mo…”
“Don’t tell her I came back, just say I’m working overtime at the company tonight and might not come back, let her go to sleep in the bedroom.”
“Okay.”
Mo Chen turned around and left the villa, then the sound of a car engine starting up outside could be heard.
After an unknown amount of time, Qiao Ruoxin woke up, stretched her arms, but still found no trace of the man.
She yawned, put on her slippers, and went to find the nanny, “Auntie, hasn’t Mo Chen come back yet?”
The nanny replied, “Yes, Mr. Mo has to work overtime at the company tonight, he might not come back, why don’t you go upstairs and sleep?”
!!!
He’s not coming back?
This is getting more and more outrageous!
In a fit of anger, Qiao Ruoxin returned to her upstairs bedroom, changed her clothes, and then went to the garage to drive a random car directly to his company.
This damn man was really taking an inch and going a mile! He’s just asking for it!
…
Hengzhong Group, inside the office.
In the resting room, Mo Chen sat on the carpet, leaning against the bed.
There were several bottles of strong liquor in front of him, one had been emptied completely.
The man poured another glass, drank it down in one gulp, his handsome face tensed with thick shadows.
Ever since the last psychological hypnosis abroad, he had been…
What exactly went wrong?
All the health checks were normal, so the problem might still be psychological.
Suddenly, he let out a derisive cold laugh, “Damn it!”
His eyes were hazy, he leaned back on the bed, staring at the crystal chandelier overhead, gradually succumbing to drunken stupor.
A ‘snap’ sound!
The door of the resting room was pushed open.
Qiao Ruoxin’s slender figure walked in, radiating fury.
“Mo Chen! You bastard! You’d rather hide here and drink than come home! Do I disgust you that much!”
The man lazily lifted his eyelids, unable to see the person before him clearly, but he could hear Little Ghost’s voice.
Qiao Ruoxin approached and, summoning all her strength, helped him up onto the bed, her eyes brimming with tears, a look of restraint in their depths.
Then, she grabbed a pillow and smashed it hard on the man’s handsome face.
“Go to hell!”
After speaking, she turned to leave, but the man pulled her into his arms, forcing her down under him, his voice husky and lazy, “Little Ghost, don’t go…”
“Let go of me! Don’t you want to see me? Fine! I’ll make sure you never see me again!”
She struggled furiously, cursing.
The next second!
Mo Chen forced a kiss on her lips, silencing all her angry words.
“Mmmmm! Get off! Don’t touch me!”
…
Four o’clock in the morning.
Qiao Ruoxin woke up with her whole body aching, she reached for her phone to see the time, it was four in the morning.
She quietly climbed out of bed, put on her clothes, and left the office.
If she waited until daylight and someone took a photo to post online, she would be slandered all over the internet again.
…
Eight o’clock in the morning.
The man on the bed woke up, instinctively reaching to the side, but there was nothing there.
Mo Chen abruptly opened his eyes, looking at the empty bed and then at the several bottles of strong liquor on the carpet.
Could last night have been… just a dream?
His eyes darkened, his expression turned extremely ugly.
Chapter 336: Only a dog would go to find you! Advertising shoot on location.
Qiao Ruoxin sat in the makeup room, staring unhappily at her reflection in the mirror.
The makeup artist was having a hard time applying foundation because she had ambiguous kiss marks all over her body, and the dress she was wearing today showed a lot of skin.
Her skin was white as snow, making the kiss marks even more distinct.
That damned man did it on purpose to annoy her!
Wasn’t he acting all natural when he slept with her while drunk last night?
Damn!
Qiao Ruoxin felt like she was really about to explode!
The makeup artist, seeing her cold complexion, carefully covered the kiss marks on her body with foundation bit by bit.
Suddenly, her phone rang.
She picked up the phone and couldn’t help but sneer when she saw it was Mo Chen calling.
Qiao Ruoxin answered the phone and put it to her ear, her tone hostile, “What do you want?”
“Little Ghost, did you come to see me last night?”
She flatly denied, “No! Only a dog would go see you!”
“…”
“Anything else? I’m busy.”
“Are you angry?”
Qiao Ruoxin laughed, “Can’t I be angry?”
“Come find me after you’re done, okay?”
“I won’t! Don’t you like staying in your office? Just stay there!”
After saying that, she hung up the phone.
She wanted to see what kind of game Mo Chen was playing, putting off touching her for so long, only to reveal his true colors after a drink.
Was Mo Chen intentionally retaliating, making her also experience the feeling of being dumped?
…
Meanwhile——
Inside the office at Hengzhong Group.
The man looked at the phone that had been hung up on him, his expression dark.
This Little Ghost has such a temper? Because he didn’t come home last night?
Mo Chen picked up the phone and dialed Xiaowu’s number, his voice grave, “Go to the United States and invite Daisy over.”
“Boss, are you going to undergo hypnotherapy again? You had quite a strong adverse reaction last time.”
“Enough talk!”
“Yes! I’m on it!”
…
In the evening, after the advertising shoot was over.
Qiao Ruoxin walked out wrapped in a trench coat, ready to get into the nanny van, but her assistant poked her arm.
“Ruoxin, look over there.”
She turned her head and saw a black Lamborghini, with Mo Chen leaning casually against the front hood, seemingly having waited for a long time.
She glanced at her assistant, “Wait for me.”
Qiao Ruoxin walked up to the man, her expression cold, “I can just take the nanny van back.”
The man slowly stood up straight, stepped closer to her by two steps, his tall figure overshadowing her.
Tonight, he also coincidentally wore a black trench coat, matched with a white shirt and black tie, a gentlemanly style that made his temperament seem somewhat refined.
That damned man was just born to be a clothes hanger, looking good in anything he wore.
“No need, I’ll pick you up and take you to dinner.”
“I’m not eating, I’m on a diet.”
Having said that, Qiao Ruoxin turned to leave, but Mo Chen grabbed her slender wrist.
She had no strong reaction, as expected.
Mo Chen pulled her into his arms, patiently coaxing her, “You must be hungry, let’s go have dinner, shall we?”
The man opened the car door, ushered her into the passenger seat, and bent down to fasten her seatbelt before closing the door.
He went back to the driver’s seat and drove off slowly.
“What would you like to eat?”
“Whatever.”
Qiao Ruoxin looked out the window, her attitude remaining cold, and the atmosphere in the car was extremely tense.
Consequently, Mo Chen drove her to a Japanese cuisine restaurant.
Inside the private room.
The man poured her a cup of tea and pushed it in front of her, his voice deep, “Drink it.”
Qiao Ruoxin looked at the man opposite her, the corners of her mouth curving into a cold sneer, “How did you feel last night?”
Mo Chen furrowed his brows, last night?
Was this Little Ghost taunting him for not coming home last night…
“Not good.”
The cold smile on Qiao Ruoxin’s lips instantly froze, her fingers gripping the teacup tightened involuntarily.
Not good???
And yet he had squeezed her dry all night long, not letting up until he had made her cry!
This infuriating man really had a way about him.
Seeing the anger in her eyes, Mo Chen wondered, had he given the wrong answer?
The man frowned, “You seem very angry?”
Qiao Ruoxin picked up her teacup and downed the tea in one gulp, only to spit it out the next second.
“Ah…it’s so hot!”
She nearly scalded her tongue off!
She stuck out her tongue, tears almost falling from her eyes.
Mo Chen immediately stood up and walked over to her, grasping her chin to examine her tongue, which was red from the burn.
The man’s frown deepened with displeasure as he looked to the waiter who had just come in, “Bring some ice.”
The waiter quickly brought over some ice, and the man picked up a piece and placed it in her mouth, “Hold it in your mouth until it melts, then spit it out.”
The sensation of alternating ice and heat was torturous.
Qiao Ruoxin obediently held the ice in her mouth and then pushed the man’s body away, gesturing with her eyes for him to sit back down.
Mo Chen returned to his seat, looking at her with a subdued concern in his dark eyes.
With a piece of ice in her mouth, it was really inconvenient to speak. She glared at the man across from her, her eyes brimming with dissatisfaction.
Yet the man just chuckled, “It was you who scalded yourself. Why are you glaring at me?”
Hmph…
This Little Ghost is really cute.
With the ice still in her mouth, Qiao Ruoxin mumbled indistinctly, “You’re the one who made me angry!”
Mo Chen picked up the menu and ordered many of her favorite dishes, then handed it over to the waiter.
After a while, Qiao Ruoxin got up to go to the restroom to spit out the icy water and felt much better, though her tongue was nearly numb from the cold.
When she returned to her seat, the dishes were all served.
She picked up her chopsticks and placed a piece of sushi into her mouth, not forgetting to glare at the dreadful man again.
Mo Chen watched her with a hint of amusement, “Stop glaring, I know your eyes are big.”
“I’m glaring at you!”
Mo Chen picked up a piece of grilled eel for her and chuckled softly, “Fine.”
Throughout the whole process, Mo Chen hardly ate a few bites, spending most of the time watching her eat, occasionally on the receiving end of her glare.
After finishing the meal, Qiao Ruoxin picked up a wet wipe to clean the corners of her mouth and tossed it into the nearby trash can.
Mo Chen: “Does it still hurt?”
“It doesn’t hurt anymore! Let’s go home!”
The man stood up and followed behind her, watching her delicate and petite figure, the corner of his mouth lifted in a smile.
Actually, he quite enjoyed seeing Qiao Ruoxin angry; she always seemed so vibrant and lively.
That’s why he had indulged her and let her develop so many bad habits.
After getting back into the car.
All of a sudden, Qiao Ruoxin declared, “I want to stay at a hotel tonight.”
The atmosphere, which had been relatively harmonious, suddenly turned several degrees colder.
Mo Chen lifted his gaze, a layer of frost covering his handsome face, “What did you say?”
“I said I want to stay at a hotel tonight!”
“No way!” the man retorted sharply, almost instantly following her last word, his voice stern.
She couldn’t help but laugh, “Didn’t you stay out last night too? Why is it okay for you but not for me?”
Mo Chen gripped her chilly little hand with substantial force and said, “I was wrong, okay?”
“You want me to forgive you?”
“Mhm.”
“Then let’s move up the wedding date!”
“…”
The man fell silent again.
Leaving aside the recent problems with overseas business, he had not even resolved his own mental issues yet. How could he get married?
And after getting married, not being able to touch her, how would he explain that to her?
Chapter 337: Little Ghost, I Want to Explain Something to You Mo Chen’s prolonged silence made her furious!
She unbuckled her own seatbelt, completely enraged.
“Mo Chen, let’s just speak our hearts out today,” she said.
“…”
In Qiao Ruoxin’s beautiful eyes, mist was gathering, her voice slightly crying, “Do you not love me anymore? Do you not want to get married? You haven’t touched me for so long, are you tired of my body? Even the most beautiful women become boring to you after a while, losing their novelty, right?”
So, was it because Mo Chen got drunk last night that he sought that thrill and wanted to sleep with her?
She completely vented all the dissatisfaction in her heart.
If she didn’t speak up, she felt she would suffocate to death, internal injuries from holding it all in!
Mo Chen’s eyes darkened, “Shut your mouth!”
“Then answer me!”
The man’s face turned extremely ugly, he gritted his teeth and said, “No! Stop imagining things!”
Qiao Ruoxin’s tears spilled over, slowly sliding down her cheeks, “Look at you! You’re still the same as two years ago, that time you disappeared for a month without any explanation, and now you still don’t have any explanations!”
At that moment, fittingly, rain started to fall outside, pitter-pattering against the car windows.
Angry, she unbuckled her seatbelt, opened the car door, and got out.
The rain rapidly fell on her face, washing away her tears.
She hadn’t gone far when the man behind her forcibly pulled her into his embrace.
Qiao Ruoxin struggled fiercely, twisting her body, “Let go of me! Mo Chen! Let go of me! I don’t want to see you tonight!”
“Stop making a fuss, it’s raining. You’ll catch a cold,” he said.
Mo Chen picked her up around the waist and put her back into the car again, then closed the car door.
Then, he drove off.
All the way, Qiao Ruoxin didn’t say a word, just staring dead at the raindrops on the car window,
…
Jiang Mansion Number One.
The moment the car stopped, Qiao Ruoxin got out with an ice-cold face and headed toward the villa.
The man’s tall figure followed closely behind her.
Qiao Ruoxin marched to the bedroom, slammed the door violently, and locked it.
Mo Chen was left outside the door, his handsome face showing a hint of helplessness, his long fingers knocked on the door, “Little Ghost, open up.”
From inside, the faint sound of water could be heard from the bathroom.
Half an hour later.
Qiao Ruoxin came out of the bathroom, wearing a white bathrobe, and then she saw Mo Chen sitting on the armchair.
Her tone full of sarcasm, “It seems locking the door was useless against you.”
“There’s a master key,” he replied.
She scoffed contemptuously, sat on the bed, and started to dry her hair.
Mo Chen got up, went into the bathroom to get a hairdryer, and walked over to her, then began to dry her hair for her.
Qiao Ruoxin didn’t move. She just sat on the bed, letting him dry her hair.
The man’s long fingers moved through her soft hair, massaging her scalp, his deep voice gentle and tender, “Little Ghost, are you tired?”
Qiao Ruoxin turned her head away, “My hair’s dry, you can leave.”
The man’s handsome brows lifted, “Leave? Where do you want me to go?”
“I don’t care. You can either sleep in the study or sleep at the company,” she got up and walked to the walk-in closet.
Mo Chen frowned unhappily, “I’m sleeping in the bedroom.”
Qiao Ruoxin snorted coldly, too lazy to bother with him.
Then she went to the walk-in closet, changed into a sleep robe, lay down on the bed, covered herself with a quilt, and looked indifferent.
“Mo Chen, get out. In any case, don’t even think about sleeping here tonight.”
The man gazed at her delicate little face, still bearing traces of her tears, and the anger at the bottom of his heart dissipated along with them.
“You really won’t let me sleep in the bedroom?”
Qiao Ruoxin didn’t speak but gave him a disdainful cold sneer for him to feel on his own.
Mo Chen stood up, sighed deeply, and touched her head, “Go to sleep early, and remember, I only love you, don’t overthink.”
“…”
She was restraining her anger, watching the man’s tall and handsome figure leave the bedroom and closely shut the door behind him.
“Men are all dogs! If I tell you to go, you go! Why don’t you go die when I tell you to?”
Qiao Ruoxin picked up a pillow next to her and threw it forcefully onto the carpet.
She was almost amused by her own anger.
Such a dog of a man!
Sooner or later, she would be infuriated to the point of spitting blood by Mo Chen.
She turned off all the lights in the bedroom, then lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got!
…
Downstairs, in the living room.
Mo Chen took off his trench coat and placed it aside; he sat on the sofa with his tie loosely hung and the top two buttons of his shirt undone.
The man’s thin lips were biting on a cigarette, the smoke blurring his handsome face.
At this moment, his aura was gloomy, exuding a sense of eeriness.
There were already five or six cigarette butts in the ashtray on the coffee table.
He had been smoking continuously, one after another without stopping, which proved his current mood — frustrated and agitated.
The cigarette in his lips burned out again, and he stubbed it out in the ashtray.
Then he leaned back on the sofa, looked up at the ceiling, closed his eyes, and envisioned the image of Little Ghost crying with tears streaming down her face, pitiful and aggrieved.
Perhaps, it was time to explain, otherwise, that Little Ghost would never stop overthinking.
That night, he sat on the sofa smoking, he didn’t sleep, and couldn’t fall asleep.
Unable to resist the urge to go upstairs and knock on the door, he turned on the TV to watch the variety show featuring Qiao Ruoxin to distract himself.
…
The next day, early morning.
The first person Qiao Ruoxin saw when she opened her eyes was Mo Chen.
It startled her, and she instantly became somewhat more alert, her eyes widening.
She saw the man sitting on the single sofa next to her as if he had been staring at her for a long time.
She slowly began to speak, “Have you become so perverted that you’ve been sitting there watching me sleep? How long have you been there?”
Mo Chen’s expression didn’t change as he lifted his wrist to glance at his watch and said in a deep voice, “Less than an hour.”
Qiao Ruoxin slowly sat up, leaned against the pillow she placed behind herself, then looked coldly again at that dog of a man.
“So what act of deep affection are you trying to play now, Mr. Mo?”
She noted Mo Chen had changed clothes, presumably had a shower as well, wearing a white shirt and black trousers, sleeves rolled up, revealing his sexy forearms.
The man slowly stood up and walked to the foot of the bed, “Little Ghost, I want to explain something to you.”
Qiao Ruoxin raised her eyes to look at his handsome face, “You thought through the whole night and finally decided to explain?”
The man sat on the bed and replied, “Hmm, I don’t want any more misunderstandings, leading you to wild speculations.”
“Go ahead, I’m listening.”
She indeed wanted to hear how this dog of a man would justify himself!
A trace of embarrassment crossed Mo Chen’s handsome face as he lowered his gaze, unwilling to meet Qiao Ruoxin’s eyes.
“I… haven’t been feeling well lately, so it’s not that I’m intentionally neglecting you in bed, it’s that I… can’t do it.”
For a man, this was an immense humiliation; he had let go of his pride and arrogance.
Qiao Ruoxin was taken aback, then scoffed wantonly, “Mo Chen! Do you think I’m an idiot! You’re actually making up such lies!”
Chapter 338: You came to look for me the night before last, right? Her sarcasm made the man’s face turn extremely cold.
Mo Chen’s handsome face was taut with tension as he glared at her, shouting angrily, “Qiao Ruoxin!”
He had set aside his dignity and pride, laid bare his own scars, and yet this Little Ghost didn’t believe a single word?
Qiao Ruoxin got out of bed, put on her slippers, stood up, and said with an angry face, “Who was the dog that pressed down on me all night the night before last? To brush me off, you really can come up with any sort of nonsense!”
Having finished speaking, she turned around and walked towards the bathroom.
Mo Chen’s pupils suddenly contracted, and he sat on the bed for a long time, falling into silence.
So, the night before last wasn’t a spring dream? It was real?
Had the Little Ghost really been there?
At that moment, Qiao Ruoxin came out of the bathroom after freshening up and walked to the wardrobe. She quickly changed into a sleeveless dress.
When the man saw her changed, he stood up and walked over to her, grabbing her, “Where are you going?”
“What’s it to you where I’m going! You dislike me so much, you even say things like you’re not up to it, why should I stick around? I’m freeing up the space for you!”
Qiao Ruoxin shook off the man’s hand and headed for the bedroom door.
Just as she reached the door, a long arm stretched out from behind her and closed it.
“Little Ghost, I have something to ask you.”
Mo Chen straightened her shoulders, pinned her against the door, and looked down into her eyes, “You came looking for me the night before last, didn’t you?”
Qiao Ruoxin looked away coldly, snorting.
The man grabbed her chin, forcing her to look at him directly, “Why didn’t you say it sooner?”
“If I had said it sooner, would I have heard such a marvelous lie from you?”
Having said that, she attempted to turn around and open the door again.
Mo Chen swept her up horizontally, giving her no chance to struggle, and pinned her directly onto the bed.
“Mo Chen! Let me go! Let go!” She struggled with all her might, wishing she could bite this damn dog of a man to death!
The man, however, noticed the love bites on her chest, with a trace of a faint smile appearing on his lips, looking like his own handiwork.
He grabbed Qiao Ruoxin’s hands and placed them above her head, saying in a deep voice, “Little Ghost! Listen to me!”
Qiao Ruoxin, who had been twisting her body continuously, suddenly became still, panting heavily, glaring at the dog of a man with eyes full of resentment.
The man’s other hand circled her slender waist, his voice low and husky, “I haven’t been in good shape recently, I’ve been unresponsive, it’s not deliberate neglect towards you. I thought what happened the night before last was a dream…”
He didn’t finish his sentence when Qiao Ruoxin let out a cold laugh.
“…” Mo Chen fell silent for a second, “You don’t believe me?”
“If you’re impotent, just let me go already! I’m still young! I don’t want to waste the rest of my life!”
Her words, phrase by phrase, infuriated Mo Chen, each phrase dripping with contempt for a man’s dignity.
“Qiao Ruoxin! Shut your mouth!”
Mo Chen, pinching her waist, roared at her.
She laughed out loud, “Why are you so fierce? Didn’t you say it yourself that you can’t do it? It wasn’t me who mentioned it!”
She started to struggle again, twisting her body, but the man’s tall figure was pressing down on her, immobilizing her.
Mo Chen’s expression had turned hideously foul, and through gritted teeth he spat, “I damn well want to kill you!”
“Get away from me! Don’t touch me! You bastard! Filthy rogue! You…”
Qiao Ruoxin, struggling continuously, suddenly stiffened, her eyes widening as her gaze inadvertently moved from the man’s handsome face to his abs…
This damn dog of a man was actually getting aroused in this situation!
A trace of surprise appeared in Mo Chen’s dark eyes, and then, in an instant, he pressed his lips fiercely against the woman below him, silencing her.
“Mmm…”
Qiao Ruoxin used all her strength to push against his chest, “Mo Chen! I thought you said you couldn’t do it?”
“Maybe, probably, it’s fine now…” the man’s voice was huskier than ever.
“You’re lying to ghosts! How come when I actively seduced you before, you didn’t react, but now, when I curse at you, hit you, bite you, you do? Are you a masochist?”
After saying that, she bit down hard on the man’s shoulder; this time, she bit with particular ferocity.
The man’s muffled groan entered her ears, but she didn’t let go, venting the anger in her heart.
Mo Chen just held her body tightly, not letting her go.
“Scumbag.”
Qiao Ruoxin’s eyes widened, and she let go of the man’s shoulder, shouting angrily, “Who are you calling?!”
Was this damn man saying she was the scumbag?
Mo Chen kissed her cheek, “I was talking about myself.”
She turned her head away, not wanting his kiss.
“Little Ghost…”
“Get off! Get off of me! Go away, go away, go away!”
After resting for a bit and regaining some strength, she began to struggle desperately again, but it was useless.
Mo Chen forcefully kissed her lips, silencing her mouth.
Qiao Ruoxin cried, “What even are you now? Pitying me? Then why wouldn’t you touch me for a whole month, only to feel it when I get angry? Do you think I cherish that! Get off me!”
“I’m sorry, won’t you stop crying, please?”
“Go away!!!”
Mo Chen knew that saying anything now was futile; all that was left to do was act, so he showered Qiao Ruoxin’s neck with rapid, fervent kisses.
No matter how much she struggled, it was futile; how could she possibly contend with a man who was 188 centimeters tall? It was like Mount Tai pressing down on her; she was completely immobilized.
Then, the entire morning was spent on the bed, and it felt like she was going to faint from exhaustion.
The curtains in the bedroom were tightly closed; no matter how bright the sunshine was outside, it couldn’t penetrate into the room.
Qiao Ruoxin was crying throughout, feeling very wronged and ashamed.
It wasn’t until the man carried her into the bathroom for a shower that she stopped crying, feeling as if she was going to cry out all the tears she had for a lifetime.
After Mo Chen carried her back to the bed, she sobbed softly.
“Tired? Want to sleep some more?”
“Go away…” Her voice hoarse, weak and powerless, she felt completely drained of energy.
The damn man seemed to be venting a month’s worth of emptiness; on the bed, it was like he derived a sense of accomplishment from tormenting her.
She felt powerless all over, yet Mo Chen appeared refreshed and invigorated.
“Want some water?” Mo Chen was unfazed by her indifference.
Qiao Ruoxin suddenly frowned, her face turning a bit pale: “Mo Chen… it hurts.”
His complexion changed instantly: “Where does it hurt?”
She glared at Mo Chen with a mournful look: “Where do you think? You’ve tortured me all morning!”
“…”
Mo Chen, silent, went straight to the wardrobe to grab a coat, wrapped it around her, and picked her up horizontally.
“It really hurts so much… Are you really trying to kill me…” she felt as though she was dying from pain.
“Hang in there, I’ll take you to the hospital.”
“It’s all your fault! You jerk! Scumbag! Psychopath!” she cursed sentence by sentence, but her voice lacked any force; it was like the meow of a little kitten.
The man’s jaw was clenched tight, lips pressed firmly together, silent.
It truly was his mistake.
Looking at Qiao Ruoxin’s pale face, his heart ached with her.
Qiao Ruoxin leaned in his arms, still murmuring furiously, “Scumbag… you scumbag… you bully me, you treat me badly… I don’t want you anymore…”
Chapter 339: I’ll carry you out, no saying no Hospital, high-end ward.
Qiao Ruoxin felt as though she had merely slept for a while, then she opened her eyes to find herself in the hospital ward.
At that moment, the door to the ward was pushed open.
She instinctively turned her head to look, and it was Xiaowu who came in.
“Miss Qiao, you’re awake. Mo Chen is talking with the doctor.”
“Oh…”
She had just woken up and still hadn’t much strength.
Xiaowu looked at her, opened his mouth a few times as though he wanted to say something but stopped himself, and finally turned around to leave.
Qiao Ruoxin called out to Xiaowu, “If you have something to say, just say it. I’m listening.”
Xiaowu slowly turned around, and said in a deep voice, “Miss Qiao, some things I shouldn’t be the one to talk about, but Mo Chen might not be able to explain clearly, so I want to explain on his behalf.”
She slowly sat up, looking at Xiaowu with some confusion, “What are you explaining for him?”
“You and Mo Chen suddenly had such a fierce argument, and I think it might be related to this matter.”
“…” She stayed silent, waiting for Xiaowu to continue.
Xiaowu organized his thoughts and said, “Mo Chen went abroad some time ago and underwent a session of hypnotherapy, which didn’t go well. Since then, there seems to have been a problem with that aspect of his life. He’s had physical check-ups, and all the indicators are normal; it might still be a psychological problem. That’s why these days Mo Chen has been drinking medicinal soups to manage his mental stress…”
Before Xiaowu could finish, Qiao Ruoxin’s face showed a sudden realization.
“No wonder…” She seemed to understand something, then looked at Xiaowu, “Did Mo Chen send you to say this?”
Xiaowu: “No, I just saw the urgency, and Mo Chen is reticent, not good at talking, and might not be able to explain clearly. Plus, men generally really can’t speak out about such things, so I hope Miss Qiao can understand.”
Qiao Ruoxin’s mind swiftly recalled Mo Chen’s behavior during this period.
Every time they were intimate, he would halt any further actions and then just hold her to sleep.
Then she thought about how Mo Chen, who used to suffer from severe germophobia, had recently started drinking medicinal soups, and the taste was horrendously awful.
Xiaowu then said, “Because of this, Mo Chen is fearful of getting married, and even had me invite Dr. Daisy from abroad. He wants to undergo hypnotherapy once more, but his resistance to hypnosis is very strong…”
Xiaowu had just returned to the country when he heard they’d had such a serious fight that they ended up in the hospital, so he rushed over immediately.
She didn’t speak, just listened quietly.
In the meantime, the ward door was pushed open again, and it was Mo Chen.
“Mo Chen, I’ll be leaving first. Call me if there’s anything.”
“Hmm.” The man responded indifferently.
Xiaowu closed the ward door and left.
Mo Chen glanced at the “Little Ghost” on the hospital bed, whose pale little face finally had a trace of color.
He poured a cup of warm water and handed it to her, “Drink slowly.”
Qiao Ruoxin took the glass of water and sipped a few times, then placed it aside.
Mo Chen sat on a chair, watching her, and said in a deep voice, “Does it still hurt?”
“It hurts.”
“…”
The atmosphere in the room became tense once again.
Mo Chen was already a man of few words, not adept at conversion. The time when he talked the most was when he lost his temper.
Whenever their atmosphere was harmonious, it relied entirely on her to enliven the mood. Now that her attitude was cold, the atmosphere was beyond saving, as if frozen solid.
Qiao Ruoxin looked at his silent, handsome face.
She also recalled Xiaowu’s words just now.
Why the hell hadn’t this jerk told her earlier? This annoying habit of not explaining things needed to change!
She had to take care of this jerk’s bad habits!
Mo Chen watched her for a long time, then slowly began, “Are you hungry?”
“Not hungry. What time is it now?”
“Five in the afternoon.”
Qiao Ruoxin was startled, “I’ve slept that long?”
“You must have been very tired.”
“I want to go home,” she said, then threw off the blanket covering her.
Mo Chen stood up and pressed on her slender shoulders, “The doctor said you need to be observed in the hospital overnight.”
She chuckled lightly, “Mo-ge, to be able to torment a woman into the hospital is really domineering. You’re not far from domestic violence.”
“…” The man furrowed his brows slightly, remaining silent.
Qiao Ruoxin observed the man’s expression, his dark eyes harboring intense displeasure.
She then said, “I want some quiet time…”
Then, she saw the man’s suddenly icy face, and the anger in his eyes, and she quickly changed her words, “Unless you take me out of the hospital right now, I’ll take back what I just said.”
Mo Chen’s expression also eased slightly, and he acknowledged with a sound, “Hm.”
Qiao Ruoxin let out a sigh of relief, thankful for her quick thinking.
The man picked up a coat from beside him and draped it over her, saying in a deep voice, “I will carry you out, and you’re not allowed to say no.”
“…”
She had no choice but to wrap her arms around Mo Chen’s neck, letting him carry her out of the upscale ward.
In the hospital corridor, it was so quiet that only the man’s deep footsteps could be heard.
Qiao Ruoxin stared at the man’s perfect side profile and said in a mournful tone, “Mo Chen, your evil deeds this morning alone are enough to leave me with psychological trauma.”
The man glanced at her, his tone cold, “Calling me by my name now? Not calling me brother anymore?”
A sneer escaped her lips, “Brother? Don’t you just enjoy it when I curse at you? The more I scold you, the more excited you get, right?”
“…”
He still liked hearing this Little Ghost call him ‘Brother Mo Chen,’ soft and sweet, it was tantalizing.
After a while, Mo Chen said in a heavy voice, “I didn’t do it on purpose this morning, it’s just that the way you cursed made me feel very dominant, so…”
Ha!
She was almost laughed by anger, so he tortured her all morning? Even when her throat was hoarse from crying, he didn’t care?
“So you’re saying you have a masochistic temperament? I willingly throw myself at you, and you have no reaction, but as soon as I scold you, hit you, bite you, you get hard?”
“…” A veil of frost covered the man’s handsome face, “Little Ghost, you’re a woman. Speak more modestly.”
Qiao Ruoxin haughtily snorted, “I learned it from you!”
“Why don’t you learn the good things?”
“What good traits do you have for me to learn?”
“…”
Mo Chen chose to keep quiet, this Little Ghost was fuming, talking as if she had gunpowder in her mouth.
…
Inside the car.
Qiao Ruoxin sat in the passenger seat, watching the busy traffic outside the car window.
Suddenly, the man’s phone began to vibrate.
Mo Chen tapped the screen inside the car and answered the call.
It was Bai Junyan on the other end.
“Mo-ge, come to Mansion No. 7 quickly, there’s a surprise!”
Mo Chen glanced at her next to him and replied coldly, “I’m busy.”
Then he hung up the phone directly.
“Why not go? Let’s go.”
The man frowned, “You want to go?”
“Mhm, to relax a bit. It’s more fun being with them.”
Mo Chen’s expression darkened, “Not having fun with me?”
“At least not right now.”
Mo Chen’s grip on the steering wheel tightened, and at that moment his phone vibrated again.
He picked up the phone and put it to his ear, his tone vicious, “On the way!”
Then, the atmosphere in the car froze once more.
Qiao Ruoxin looked out the car window, stifling a smile.
Mo Chen must be fuming by now, and she intended to use this opportunity to tackle his emotional issues.
Chapter 340: Like Waiting on His Ancestor No.7 Mansion.
Mo Chen led Qiao Ruoxin by the hand into the private room.
The moment she entered, Qiao Ruoxin’s eyes widened in shock, almost blinding her dog eyes!
What had she seen!
An adult movie was playing on the big screen!!!
Fuck!
Is this what these dog men hide here and do regularly?
“Mo Chen, why did you just get here!” Ji Haochuan was the first to speak, but his voice faded as he saw Qiao Ruoxin standing by the side…
Mo Chen furrowed his brows instantly and covered her eyes with his large palm.
At that moment, the whole world fell silent, nothing could be heard, only the panting of a woman from the movie.
Bai Junyan scrambled to turn off the movie that was playing.
“Little Sister Qiao… why are you here, too?”
Bai Junyan laugh awkwardly and quickly picked up a glass of alcohol to drink while sitting on the side.
Sitting in the corner, Gu Mocheng was very calm, as if watching an interesting show.
Qiao Ruoxin snatched Mo Chen’s hand away, feigned composure, and looked at the man beside her, “Is this the kind of movie you guys usually watch here?”
Mo Chen: “No, it’s also my first time encountering this situation.”
With that, he glared at those guys, “Have you guys become perverts?”
“Who’s more perverted than you?” Bai Junyan muttered under his breath.
Just then, a ping from Qiao Ruoxin’s phone — it was WeChat.
She picked it up to see, it was a group chat: [Best Man Team]
“I’m going to use the restroom.”
Qiao Ruoxin held her phone and turned towards the restroom.
After she entered the restroom, Mo Chen picked up a pillow and furiously threw it at Bai Junyan, cursing openly, “You fucking called me over just to watch this kind of movie?”
Bai Junyan: “It’s a little fun between men… it was Ji Haochuan’s idea!”
Ji Haochuan: “I just chose a film that featured your type of favorite actress, I…”
Mo Chen picked up another pillow and smashed it towards Ji Haochuan’s head, yelling, “Go to hell!”
…
Inside the restroom.
Qiao Ruoxin opened the group chat.
Bai Junyan: [@Qiao Ruoxin why did you come? I’m just helping you chase Mo Chen.]
Ji Haochuan: [Exactly, didn’t you say he hasn’t touched you for a long time? We’re helping him find the feeling, looking for a thrill.]
Lu Siheng: [Hahahahaha…]
Gu Mocheng: [@Qiao Ruoxin you should go back, I’ve seen this movie, every second is not suitable for children.]
Qiao Ruoxin leaned on the washstand, forcefully pressing down her anger, her fingers rapidly tapping on the phone’s keyboard.
If she had to rely on these dudes to chase back Mo Chen, she couldn’t even imagine the consequences.
Qiao Ruoxin: [Which genius came up with this brilliant idea?]
Ji Haochuan: [Of course it was me, who else but me, it’s man’s nature!]
Qiao Ruoxin: [Ji Haochuan, you’ve lost your billion! Your competition qualification is canceled!]
Ji Haochuan: [??????]
Bai Junyan: [Hahahahahaha dying of laughter here!]
Lu Siheng: [Hahahaha…]
Gu Mocheng: [This is where applause should be.]
Qiao Ruoxin immediately exited WeChat.
All those bad friends! Not a reliable one!
She opened the restroom door, went back to the private room, all was harmonious, except those four guys were all staring at their phone screens.
Mo Chen was sitting on a single-person sofa, looked at her, and said seriously, “Little Ghost, come over here and sit.”
She deliberately ignored the man’s words and sat down on the sofa next to her.
The man let out a somewhat helpless sigh before getting up and taking a seat beside her, placing the already ordered orange juice in front of her.
“Want a drink?”
“There’s no straw.”
Mo Chen inserted a straw for her and held it up to her lips as if he was serving his little empress.
Qiao Ruoxin bowed her head and took a couple of sips through the straw, saying, “It’s a bit cold, I don’t want it anymore.”
Mo Chen took a sip from the edge of the cup and frowned, “Hmm, it is a bit chilly.”
The four lightbulbs sitting nearby watched the scene unfold with varying degrees of astonishment.
Is this the same hot-tempered Mo Grandee? The son of Asia’s wealthiest?
In front of Sister Qiao, he’s always a gentle beast, utterly devoured by this Little Ghost.
This whole scene looked less like Qiao Ruoxin trying to win Mo Chen back and more like Mo Chen was the one pursuing her.
Mo Chen replaced it with a cup of warm water in front of her, paused for a few seconds, and then added, “I haven’t watched that kind of movie here with them.”
This swift effort to distance himself earned a look of disdain from the four lightbulbs.
Qiao Ruoxin cracked a small smile, “Actually, it doesn’t matter. I’ll head back first. You stay and watch with them. Men should have their own space; I understand.”
Having said that, she slowly got to her feet.
The man grabbed her delicate wrist in one swift motion and then stood up, “I’ll go back too.”
“How about this, you hang out with them for a bit, and I’ll go grab some late-night food, I’m suddenly feeling a bit peckish.”
Mo Chen glanced back at the few bad influences behind him and said in a deep voice, “I don’t have anything fun to do with them. Let’s go.”
After saying this, he pulled Qiao Ruoxin out of the private room.
Bai Junyan: “Tsk tsk, look at him, abandoning his brothers?”
Ji Haochuan: “Sister Qiao can accompany someone to sleep, what can you do? You going to accompany someone to sleep too?”
Lu Siheng: “Why do I feel like the situation between them has reversed now, and Qiao Ruoxin is clearly having the upper hand?”
Gu Mocheng: “In this world, except for Qiao Ruoxin, no one can handle Mo Chen; these two are a perfect match.”
Bai Junyan: “That’s true. Apart from Qiao Ruoxin, I’ve never seen any other woman who can dominate Mo Grandee.”
Gu Mocheng leaned back on the sofa, opened WeChat on his phone, clicked on Mo Zhizi’s avatar, and sent a message.
Next to him, Ji Haochuan peeked over and snickered, “Tsk tsk, still chatting? Is online romance that interesting?”
Gu Mocheng burst into laughter, a hint of rogue charm lingering on his handsome face, “You don’t know shit. This is called sexy property management, flirting online, seizing the prize effortlessly.”
Ji Haochuan: “Don’t say I didn’t warn you, but recently, a young and handsome male star has been pursuing Mo Zhizi.”
Gu Mocheng’s tone was full of disdain, “Is he even half as handsome as me?”
Ji Haochuan: “My sister and Mo Zhizi are besties, and it seems that Mo Zhizi fancies that male star too.”
The disdainful cold smile at the corner of Gu Mocheng’s mouth instantly froze: “Why didn’t you say so earlier?”
Ji Haochuan: “Master Gu, are you still playing the pure-hearted young man? With your speed, you wouldn’t even catch up to eating hot shit.”
Gu Mocheng: “Who the fuck are you calling shit?”
Ji Haochuan: “Yo yo yo, you haven’t even won her over, and you’re already getting defensive?”
Gu Mocheng: “Fuck off!”
…
In the car.
Qiao Ruoxin sat in the passenger seat and buckled her seatbelt on her own.
“What do you feel like eating?”
“Barbecue.”
The man frowned slightly, “The doctor said you could only eat bland food for the next few days.”
The atmosphere inside the car suddenly became very suggestive.
Qiao Ruoxin glared at him with her beautiful eyes, “It’s all your fault!”
“Yes, it’s all my fault,” his tone seemed somewhat helpless.
Is that an earnest attitude?
Qiao Ruoxin looked at him, “Do you realize your mistake?”
“Yeah, sorry, I lost control this morning.”