?Chapter 288: Chapter 288: Want to Hear You Call Me Husband   Chapter 288: Chapter 288: Want to Hear You Call Me Husband                                   Mo Chen looked back at Qiao Ruoxin behind him and said in a deep voice, “Wait here, okay?”


    “I…”


    Actually, she wanted to go in; she was really worried about Lan Ke.


    But the man just touched her head: “Be obedient.”


    “Okay, fine.”


    Qiao Ruoxin could only watch helplessly as the two tall figures of the men walked away.


    Suddenly, her phone rang.


    She was in no mood to answer calls now, ncing at the screen, it was Simon calling.


    She hung up directly.


    But the phone rang again.


    Qiao Ruoxin picked up the phone with some impatience: “What do you want to say?”


    “I want to say, don’t worry, your dear friend will be back soon.”


    The annoyance on her little face instantly turned to shock!


    Did this mean… Simon had taken Lan Ke away?


    “You’ve hidden Lan Ke?!”


    “How can you say that? I’m just assisting the Lan Family; it’s just that Mrs. Lan seems intent on making your good friend have an abortion. I’ve already had someone send her back, and it was I who saved the child.”


    Qiao Ruoxin’s fingers, hanging by her side, curled into a tight fist.


    “Simon, have you no shame! Are you using Lan Ke to threaten me?”


    Simon’s shamelessughter came through the other end of the phone: “Not at all, I just wanted to let you know that I’ve already bought the ne tickets for the three of us. Whether youe back or not is up to you.”


    She pursed her lips tightly, disgust filled her clear and bright eyes as she angrily hung up the phone.


    She didn’t want to hear Simon’s annoying voice anymore!


    As expected.


    Less than ten minutester, Mo Chen and Bai Junyan walked out from the Lan Family’s  house.


    Mo Chen’s face was dark; his handsome features were tense as if he was thoroughly angered.


    Qiao Ruoxin’s gaze flickered; she didn’t want to hurt the innocent.


    But Simon repeatedly dragged others into this, reaching the peak of despicableness and shamelessness.


    …


    In the car.


    Qiao Ruoxin sat in the passenger seat, ncing sideways at the man driving next to her.


    “Brother Mo Chen…”


    She had just started to speak when Mo Chen interrupted her: “It’s okay, Lan Ke has gone back.”


    “It was Simon behind this, wasn’t it?”


    A hint of displeasure appeared in Mo Chen’s dark eyes as he coldly replied with a sound: “Mhm.”


    She lowered her head with a feeling of guilt.


    The car slowly pulled over to the side of the road and stopped.


    Qiao Ruoxin looked up in confusion at the man next to her, gazing at his handsome profile.


    She could feel that Mo Chen was irritable, although he appeared calm on the surface.


    The car was silent.


    Mo Chen wound down the window, lit a cigarette with his lighter, and put it to his lips. The smoke he exhaled blurred his handsome face’s displeasure.


    After some time, he suddenly said in a deep voice, “Little Ghost.”


    “I’m here.”


    Her eyes had been fixed on Mo Chen’s profile, waiting for him to speak, her gaze sincere.


    A third of the cigarette in Mo Chen’s lips had burned away.


    The man’s long fingers stubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray, looking sideways into Qiao Ruoxin’s sparkling eyes: “Can we bring the wedding forward?”


    Qiao Ruoxin widened her eyes, seemingly surprised that this was his question.


    But the next second, a smile appeared on her lips, and she nodded: “We can!”


    Mo Chen’s dark eyes finally softened a bit, the corners of his mouth hooking up with a hint of roguishness in his tone, “So obedient? Are you nning to listen to me from now on?”


    “Because I think you’re smarter than me, I’ll leave the thinking to you.”


    The man snorted, his long fingers gently tapping her forehead, “Considering your high school exam scores, it’s impressive you’vee to that realization.”


    Qiao Ruoxin furrowed her brows, “It’s just Simon, he…”


    “He doesn’t have much influence domestically, and he won’t be able to cause any major upheaval, only these petty tricks.”


    “Mmh…”


    Deep down, she was still worried because she didn’t know what else Simon might do.


    Then she remembered that video…


    She hadpletely destroyed that video, and what surprised her was that Simon seemed to have no reaction. Could it be that he hadn’t noticed that the video was destroyed yet?


    “Little Ghost…”


    The man’s deep voice instantly pulled her back from her wandering thoughts.


    Qiao Ruoxin: “What?”


    “Come on, call out…”


    Before Mo Chen could finish his sentence, Qiao Ruoxin looked at him somewhat amused, “You want me to call you Daddy again? I won’t! I absolutely refuse!”


    Once or twice was fine, but is he getting addicted to this? She couldn’t indulge such a perverted habit!


    He chuckled lowly, his voicezy and sensual as it slowly began, “I wanted you to call me ‘husband’ and see how it sounds, hmm?”


    Qiao Ruoxin felt her body stiffen.


    Husband…


    Why did she suddenly feel a little shy?


    She had never before called out ‘husband’.


    Mo Chen watched her space out for a long time before he slightly knitted his brows, his long fingers taking hold of her chin.


    “Ah?” She finally snapped back to reality.


    “Is it that hard to say ‘husband’? You need to think about it for so long?”


    She stammered, avoiding his gaze, “I haven’t figured it out yet.”


    This somehow ignited Mo Chen’s anger, and ayer of ice seemed to cover his handsome features, his voice going colder, “What do you mean you haven’t figured it out? You are already my fiancée.”


    Qiao Ruoxinughed awkwardly, “I mean I haven’t figured out how to call that… term of address…”


    The man stared at her for a while but didn’t trouble her further, sighing deeply before starting up the car and leaving.


    She carefully nced at the man’s profile beside her, “Mo Chen, are you mad at me?”


    “No.”


    But the man’s tone was very indifferent, even tinged with disappointment.


    “Oh…”


    The entire drive back to Jiang Mansion Number One, Mo Chen didn’t speak another word.


    After getting out of the car, walking behind the man’s tall, indifferent silhouette, she stepped forward and hugged his body.


    Mo Chen stopped in his tracks, looking down at the slender arms around his waist, his voice deep as he instinctively held her cold little hands, “What’s wrong?”


    “Nothing, I just wanted to hug you.”


    His lips curved up, he turned and embraced her in his arms, sighing helplessly, hisrge hand cradling the back of her head, chin resting on the top of her hair, “I’m not mad, hmm?”


    “Mo Chen, if you marry me, will you regret it?”


    Qiao Ruoxin looked up into the man’s eyes.


    Mo Chen stared at her for a few seconds, then thumped her on the forehead hard.


    “Ow!”


    She covered her forehead in pain, unable to hold back the tears, “Why are you so rough! It hurts!”


    “I feel like smashing your skull in! What time is it, and you’re asking such a stupid question!”


    “…”


    It seemed that the question was indeed inappropriate for the time.


    Qiao Ruoxin rubbed her forehead feeling wronged, “I just wanted to ask in advance, what if you fall in love with a mistress or two or three or four or five in the future?”


    The man’s face darkened, he took away her hand that was covering her forehead, and then saw that the Little Ghost’s forehead had turned red.