?Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Different, She’s My Woman   Chapter 185: 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 ck tape over her mouth and a pale face.


    Lin Xiy 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 me 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 Xiposed herself a bit, “Come in.”


    The ward door was pushed open; it was Mo Chen.


    Mo Chen entered the ward, saw Lin Xi’s paleplexion, 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.