?Chapter 405: Chapter 405: At such a young age, harboring filthy thoughts, you should be yearning for love   Chapter 405: Chapter 405: At such a young age, harboring filthy thoughts, you should be yearning for love                                   Mo Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, “Eight or nine out of ten.”


    “What can be done then? It’s already been ten years, evidence won’t be easy to find now. With public opinion being so uproarious, they can’t let you take the fall forever, right?”


    The man let out a snort ofughter, “Little Ghost, I can handle this kind of thing, you just focus on taking care of the baby.”


    “Um, I understand,” Qiao Ruoxin replied.


    Mo Chen asked, “Finished with your bath?”


    “Yeah, you go ahead and bathe, I’ll go outside for some fresh air.”


    However, the man simply picked her up and headed toward the bathroom.


    Qiao Ruoxin’s eyes widened, “What are you doing? I’ve already taken a bath!”


    “Bathe with me one more time.”


    “Mo Chen, you’re being unreasonable!”


    “Now that I’m yourwful husband, what’s the use of reason, hmm?”


    “…”


    There was just no having a proper conversation with this dog of a man. The always silent and reticent Master Mo sure became talkative when bickering with her.


    Qiao Ruoxin pinched the man’s waist, but all she felt were the firm muscles of his abs, impossible to pinch.


    The man let out a low chuckle, “Stop it, it’s ticklish.”


    “…”


    The dog of a man is just a dog, deliberately making it sound so provocative.


    …


    Half an hourter.


    She was carried by the man back to the bed, and after bathing twice, she felt pretty tired.


    Mo Chen smoked a cigarette on the terrace, then came back to close the curtains with the remote and turned off all the lights in the bedroom before slipping under the covers and lying on the bed.


    He pulled her into his arms, and Qiao Ruoxin shifted slightly.


    “Not asleep yet?”


    “I’m having trouble sleeping… What should I do?”


    Mo Chen’s hand restlessly moved to her belly, always seeking a hint of fetal movement, but unable to feel anything.


    “Should I keep telling you stories?”


    “Um, sure… but you can’t tell horror stories! I don’t want to hear them!”


    The man chuckled softly, tightening his hold on her, and began to speak in azy voice, “Do you still remember when you were 16 and went to that haunted house?”


    “Um, I remember, it was during the summer break. I was scared to tears that time. Those untrustworthy friends of mine, as soon as the ghosts appeared, they ran and disappeared. Luckily, in the dark, I managed to grab onto an older brother’s arm, and I followed him all the way out of the haunted house, but I lost track of him right before we got out.”


    She started to recall the experience of visiting the haunted house with Lan Ke and the others when she was 16, which had frightened her to tears.


    Mo Chen revealed, “That older brother you’re talking about was me.”


    !!!!


    Qiao Ruoxin was stunned.


    It was Mo Chen??? How could that be…


    But when she thought about it, it made sense. Mo Chen had guards protecting her in secret, so he must have known about all her movements.


    “Master Mo, just how many shady things have you done behind my back? You even followed me to the haunted house?”


    “Afraid you’d get scared and cry, and sure enough, you cried.”


    “…”


    Warmth spread through Qiao Ruoxin’s heart, and her lips curved up involuntarily: “Did you start treating me as your girlfriend from that time? Why else would you care so much?”


    “It was from that time that you felt you could start dating.” The manughed, his voice breaking.


    At 16, Qiao Ruoxin had indeed grown up a lot, but he still controlled himself, waiting for her to be an adult.


    But he also silently watched over her in the shadows. Many times he felt like a pervert, and it was getting worse. Fortunately, Little Ghost blinked and was an adult.


    In the dark, Qiao Ruoxin stared at the handsome outline of the man’s face, “You’ve been plotting for a long time, making me so nervous when you confessed to me back then. I even felt particrly unlucky, wondering how I caught the eye of rich yboys like you.”


    Truth be told, when Mo Chen confessed to her at that time, her heart had sunk quite a bit.


    She felt she was done for, about to be the toy of this wealthy young master, without even the power to resist.


    That’s why she was so excessively cruel to Mo Chen. It was really just ast struggle.


    Mo Chen closed his eyes, embraced her, and spoke in a deep,zy voice, “Such a young age, such dirty thoughts, you should be longing for love.”


    She snorted arrogantly, “I’m already pregnant for you, and you’re still talking about me?”


    “Mmm, let’s not talk about it, you’re very good.”


    …


    The next day.


    When Qiao Ruoxin got up, it was already the afternoon.


    She was increasingly impressed with her ability to sleep, almost hibernating, simply unable to wake up.


    How could she be so tired…


    Shezily got out of bed, finished washing up in the bathroom, and then took the indoor elevator down to the first-floor dining room for a meal.


    At the Mo Family Estate, a different nutritionist prepared a pregnant woman’s meal for her every day. It wasn’t particrly tasty, but it was nutritionally bnced.


    A maid brought over her phone, “Miss Qiao, your phone has been ringing non-stop.”


    She put down her chopsticks and picked up the phone. It was Song Yingying calling.


    Ever since getting pregnant, she hadn’t been active in the girl group for a long time, and naturally hadn’t been in touch with Song Yingying.


    Qiao Ruoxin answered the phone while eating, “Yingying, do you need something?”


    “Qiao Ruoxin, now that you’ve married into a wealthy family, you don’t care about this little-known little actress anymore, huh?”


    Sheughed, “Who says? I’ve been a bit busytely, what’s up?”


    “I’m going to a party tonight, can youe with me? I’m afraid to go alone. If I bring you, it’ll give me a bit more face. Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll be bullied.”


    “Are you trying to secure some resources?”


    “Right, there will be a female director who does period idol dramas there. I want to get to know her. As you know, my poprity is nowhere near yours, and I’m afraid she won’t pay any attention to me.”


    “Okay, send me the address on my phone, and I’ll apany you.”


    “Great, thank you, our beloved Qiao sister~”


    She chuckled lightly, said no more, hung up the phone, and continued to eat.


    …


    At the same time—


    The Lawrence family and Qiao’s mother were also having a meal, but in a quiet, deste vi, a peaceful dining room, without a hint of human presence, everything was bleak.


    Qiao’s mother sighed, “I really can’t go through with it, after all, she is our daughter, and the twins she’s carrying are our grandchildren, this…”


    Lawrence, however, said coldly, “She is my daughter; the children she bears can only carry the Lawrence surname. What do we have to do with Mo Family’s children?”


    “Ruoxin will hate us! She’ll never forgive us for this in her lifetime!”


    Lawrence, “She’s still young now, one day she’ll grow up. When she gets her hands on the Lawrence Family shares, she’ll understand the decisions we made were for her own good.”


    Qiao’s mother suddenly felt a chill, “Is it true what Xinxin said the other day? If it weren’t for all your ex-wife’s children dying identally, you wouldn’t havee to find us, let alone ept Xinxin as your daughter?”


    “What nonsense are you talking about? Ask yourself, all these years, by what right did you let my daughter call someone else father? Why did you keep it a secret from me? Of course, I will acknowledge my daughter!”


    Lawrence was getting angry. For all these years, he had not known that Qiao Ruoxin was his biological daughter, forced to watch as his daughter called someone else father. What kind of feeling was that!