?Chapter 268: Chapter 268: I want you to carry me down the entire street! And don’t you dare call me a bumpkin! Chapter 268: Chapter 268: I want you to carry me down the entire street! And don’t you dare call me a bumpkin! Cruel-hearted?
Wasn’t the n just to use that video to provoke Mo Chen?
Qiao Ruoxin sneered coldly, said nothing, and hung up the phone directly.
Did they really think anything could threaten her?
She prepared to get out of bed and go to the bathroom to freshen up when her phone rang again.
It was Mo Chen calling.
Her expression lightened up a bit as she answered the call, “Hello?”
“Awake?”
“Yeah, I woke up and it’s already noon, all because of you,” she used with a slightly haughty tone.
The man’s endearing chuckle came from the other end of the phone, “It’s my fault, I’ll take you out to dinner tonight, okay?”
“You think just having a meal will cut it?”
“You tell me, I’m listening.”
Qiao Ruoxin’s mood immediately brightened a bit, “I want you to carry me on your back down the street! And you’re not allowed to call me unsophisticated!”
“Alright, I promise you,” the man’s tone was so gentle, he probably didn’t even realize he could be this tender.
Her lips curled upwards, “That’s more like it. See you tonight, work hard and eat well, and take a little napter.”
“Mhm.”
After hanging up, her mood indeed improved a great deal.
After freshening up in the bathroom, she looked in the mirror at herself… kiss marks ambiguous and all over.
This damn man was truly too overbearing.
Qiao Ruoxin couldn’t help butugh out loud again.
…
Evening.
Qiao Ruoxin had to attend a party but only needed to show her face briefly.
“I’ll be out in half an hour, wait for me in the car.”
She nced at the bodyguard and instructed.
The bodyguard nodded in acknowledgment.
After she entered the party and had exchanged a few words with some big shots in the film industry, she prepared to leave but then saw Lan Ke was also there.
A smile involuntarily appeared on Qiao Ruoxin’s lips as she walked towards Lan Ke.
Unexpectedly, she witnessed a scene that made her smile freeze.
…
“How can you be so spineless? You knew Mo Chen before Qiao Ruoxin, yet she stole a march on you! And after breaking up and getting back together, now you’re setting your sights on Bai Junyan? What is wrong with your taste?”
Lan Ke, looking at the unsightly face of her mother, felt like vomiting, “I don’t like Mo Chen, and Mo Chen doesn’t like me, how could we be together?”
Lan’s mother wore a sharp and scornful expression, “I could understand you liking Bai Junyan before, but the Bai family has fallen into hard times! He’s now nothing but apdog to the Mo Family, working for them. Why are you wasting your time on him? Break up with him. I might talk to your father and let youe home…”
“I’m pregnant,” Lan Ke cut off her mother’s words, unable to bear it any longer.
Lan’s mother looked at her t belly, shocked, “How could you be so foolish! Bai Junyan is just a destitute yboy now! Do you think the Mo Family will treat him as one of their own? He’s not worthy of us now! Do you understand at all?”
Tears welled up in Lan Ke’s eyes as she looked emotionlessly at her mother, “Didn’t you disown me?”
With that, Lan Ke turned to leave, but Lan’s mother forcefully grabbed her, “You can’t keep this child, you must get an abortion!”
As Lan Ke struggled, she caught sight of Qiao Ruoxin standing there.
At that moment, Lan Ke felt a kind of indescribable embarrassment and shame.
Qiao Ruoxin walked up to Lan Ke, took a ss of red wine from a waiter’s tray, and sshed it on Lan’s mother’s face.
Lan’s mother immediately screamed loudly, “Qiao Ruoxin! How dare you treat your elder like this! Have you no manners?”
She pulled Lan Ke to one side, looking arrogantly at Lan’s mother, “Now that I’m with Mo Chen, what do I need manners for?”
After saying that, she took Lan Ke and left the party.
Two people entered the elevator.
Lan Ke revealed a bitter smile, “I knew my mom woulde to the cocktail party today. I originally wanted to tell her that I’m pregnant, but she just told me to have an abortion.”
Qiao Ruoxin hugged Lan Ke’s body, “You’re pregnant, don’t get angry or sad. Try to be happier.”
Lan Ke didn’t speak again and simply sighed softly.
“Ake, I’m preparing to marry Mo Chen.”
Surprise shed in Lan Ke’s eyes, “Really? Mo Ye must be very happy, right?”
She smiled gently, “Ake, we will be happy.”
Lan Ke embraced her shoulders, “Ruoxin baby, I feel like you’ve really grown up.”
…
After Qiao Ruoxin sent Lan Ke home, she then went to the restaurant Mo Chen had booked in advance.
It was still the open-air restaurant that offered a view over the entire cityscape at night.
From a distance, she saw Mo Chen sitting there, his handsome profile turned to the side, looking down as he browsed the menu.
She walked over and took the seat opposite him, revealing a sweet smile, “Mo Chen brother, have you been waiting long?”
The man’s icy handsome face finally softened when he saw her, and he said in a deep voice, “Not really, I’ve just arrived.”
Qiao Ruoxin’s mouth curved up, “That’s good. Let’s eat quickly and don’t forget our promise after we’re done.”
“Hmm?” Mo Chen raised an eyebrow, a hint of puzzlement in his dark eyes.
“Do you want to go back on your word? Didn’t you say you would carry me the length of a street?”
So that was it.
A smile flickered across the man’s lips, and he nodded, “I haven’t forgotten. I remember.”
Throughout the meal, Mo Ye was very quiet, which was really strange; such a hot-tempered person, yet his eating manners were so elegant.
Mo Chen finished eating quickly and then stared unblinkingly at her as she ate.
From time to time, he would pour tea for her and pass her a napkin.
An hourter.
After finishing dinner, Mo Chen drove her around to choose a suitable street.
After a few turns, Qiao Ruoxin pointed to the quiet alley ahead, “Let’s stop here.”
The man slowly pulled the car over to the side of the road.
The night breeze was cool, and on this deserted alley, one could only hear the rustling of the wind through the leaves, creating an atmosphere offort.
Qiao Ruoxin stood in the middle of the road, looking at the endless path ahead, much like her own unknown life.
“What are you thinking about?”
The man’s deep voice suddenly invaded her world, and it was then she snapped back to reality, reverting to the vibrant young girl she was.
“Nothing much,e on, carry me!” she said, her eyes clear and bright like a child’s.
Mo Chen let out a snort ofughter, tinged with indulgence, and turned his back to that Little Ghost, “Come on up.”
She couldn’t hide the sweetness on her face, her slender arms wrapping around the man’s neck as shey on his broad, boundless back.
Mo Chen effortlessly hoisted her up, frowning displeasedly, “Little Ghost, you’ve gotten heavier recently.”
“Don’t say I’ve gotten heavy; don’t you know that’s what women hate the most? You should say I’m very light.”
His Adam’s apple bobbed as heughed softly, “Remembered. You’re very light.”
Qiao Ruoxin rested her chin on the man’s shoulder, her warm breath fanning out behind his ear: “Mo Chen brother…”
“Hmm?”
“I saw at the cocktail party earlier, Lan Ke’s mom asked her to abort the child.”
The man raised his eyebrows and said coldly, “Is that so?”
She nodded, “Yeah. Mo Chen brother, Lan Ke’s mom also said Bai Junyan is just a dog of the Mo Family.”
The trace of amusement vanished instantly from Mo Chen’s handsome face, a show of displeasure tightening his features.
“It seems it’s time to have a talk with the Lan Family.” His casual tone was mixed with a hint of threat.