Chapter 838: 837, are you together with Mo Xiuchen?
“Dad, do you also believe what that woman Cheng Jia said?”
Mo Zixuan snorted disdainfully. Mo Jingteng lying on the hospital bed simply couldn’t do anything to him.
Mo Jingteng was choked by his words and just as he was about to speak, he heard him say, “Dad, don’t forget, Mo Xiuchen is still brooding over what Cheng Jia said. If he finds out you now believe Cheng Jia, he will definitely think you are in cahoots with Cheng Jia to force Wen Ran. Right now, the power of the MS Group is in his hands. If he is unhappy, the empire you worked so hard to build could be destroyed overnight.”
His speaking pace was not fast, and his tone was steady—no hint of mockery could be discerned. On the contrary, he seemed sincere, as if he were truly giving heartfelt advice.
Mo Jingteng was taken aback.
He remembered the clear and implied warnings from Mo Xiuchen, and a surge of frustration welled up in his heart, suddenly causing him to breathe rapidly.
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“Dad, don’t get excited; the doctor said if you get agitated again, you might become paralyzed…”
“You…” Mo Jingteng, feeling distressed, clutched his chest and glared at Mo Zixuan with hatred in his eyes. Mo Zixuan, seeing this, quickly raised his hand and pressed the call button.
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Yi Pin Xuan Pavilion
In the elegant room on the third floor, the sound of laughter was continuous.
The atmosphere tonight was even more vibrant than usual, especially the two men dressed in new clothes who refused to take them off, their brows and eyes full of mirth.
However, occasionally, when Mo Xiuchen’s gaze swept over Jiang Liu, who bore a passing resemblance to him, he felt a twinge of puzzlement and displeasure.
That man not only looked similar to him in appearance but his mannerisms, as well, seemed strangely familiar. Thankfully, he was Shen Yuting’s boyfriend.
Midway through, Shen Yuting and Wen Ran went to the restroom.
As the two stood in front of the washbasin, Shen Yuting asked with concern, “Ranran, are you and Mo Xiuchen together now?”
“No, we are just friends,” Wen Ran replied with a smile, looking at Shen Yuting. “Sister Ting, you and Jiang Liu didn’t have a fight, did you?”
She had already noticed that Shen Yuting didn’t seem quite right tonight, and Jiang Liu also seemed to have something on his mind. Although he was attentive to Shen Yuting, there was something subtly odd about it.
In short, both of them were a bit strange tonight.
“No, it was just a minor argument about something trivial,” Shen Yuting said with a somewhat forced smile.
Seeing that she didn’t want to talk about it, Wen Ran didn’t press further. Shen Yuting then continued with the earlier topic, asking her, “Ranran, are you planning to stay friends with Mo Xiuchen forever, or are you going to ignore the vow you made earlier and get together with Mo Xiuchen?”
Wen Ran wasn’t sure if it was her own misperception or something else, but she felt there was a tension in Shen Yuting’s eyes…
And her words made Wen Ran feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Whether it was Wen Jin, Gu Kai, Bai Xiaoxiao, or even Qin Mu, they all said, “Ranran, you don’t have to worry about the vow you made to Cheng Jia, those don’t count for anything.”
She frowned, thinking perhaps she was being too sensitive.
Sister Ting and Jiang Liu were together, how could they possibly have any other intentions? She pursed her lips and said in a subdued voice, “I don’t know; Xiuchen said he would give me time.”
“Ranran, do you really care about the oath you made back then?”
Shen Yuting looked at Wen Ran, feeling a bit of contempt for herself. Why had the events of the afternoon rekindled certain feelings she thought were deeply buried in her heart?
Originally, she had truly given up and wanted to move on with Jiang Liu.
But that afternoon, a patient’s family member caused a commotion. It happened that Mo Xiuchen was there, and when Shen Yuting was pushed by the family member and was about to crash into the trolley behind her, Mo Xiuchen swiftly caught her.
Because of the inertia, her body fell into his embrace. As his crisp and mature masculine scent overwhelmed her senses, Shen Yuting heard the wild pounding of her own heartbeat.
That position didn’t last long; Mo Xiuchen said “Be careful,” and as soon as he saw she was standing steady, he immediately let go of her. However, now that Shen Yuting thought back on that moment, her cheeks still felt faintly warm.
Moreover, she had argued with Jiang Liu over something a few days earlier, and the two of them had been in a cold war ever since. This eventually led her to harboring a sliver of hope for Mo Xiuchen again.
Wen Ran wasn’t aware of the incident at the hospital that afternoon, and Mo Xiuchen didn’t mention it to her. Now, seeing Shen Yuting’s face slightly flushed, she blinked, and nodded gently, “Mhm, although I know oaths and such aren’t reliable, I just can’t convince myself.”
“Ranran, your hesitation isn’t wrong. We often say that good is rewarded with good, and evil with evil. Isn’t that the same principle as making oaths? Many things in this world can’t be explained by science. Making an oath is like the existence of ghosts and deities; you can’t wholly disbelieve it.”
Shen Yuting saw Wen Ran’s expression change slightly and realized she had gone too far. She patted her own head in annoyance and comforted her, “Ranran, don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying you should keep refusing Mo Xiuchen. I just don’t want you to end up feeling sad and guilty again.”
The implication was, wasn’t it that she wouldn’t be happy with Mo Xiuchen?
Wen Ran pursed her lips and said softly, “I know, Sister Ting.”
They left the restroom and were walking back to their private room down the corridor when they ran into Qin Mu, who was just ending a phone call outside.
As they passed by, Qin Mu hung up. Seeing him reminded Wen Ran of what Mother Qin had asked her to do that afternoon at the hospital. Hesitating slightly, she said to Shen Yuting, “Sister Ting, you go back to the room first. I need to ask Qin Mu for a favor.”
Shen Yuting was a little startled, her gaze rotating between Wen Ran and Qin Mu before she smiled lightly and said, “Take your time to talk. I’ll go in first.”
Qin Mu looked at Wen Ran somewhat surprised. After Shen Yuting had entered the room, he asked, “Ranran, what’s up?”
Wen Ran pursed her lips, mentally organizing her words. It had been only two hours since Mother Qin entrusted her with that task, and she hadn’t yet figured out how to broach the topic with him.
She had decided to talk to him on the spur of the moment when she saw him just now.
Now that it was just the two of them, she felt a little awkward.
After all, although Qin Mu liked her, he had never confessed his feelings. He had always cared for her as a friend, and she couldn’t just bluntly say, “Qin Mu, stop liking me.”
“Qin Mu, when are you planning to go back to City C?”
Wen Ran looked up at him, a gentle smile tugging at the corner of her mouth as she asked.
Warmth unconsciously flickered in the depths of Qin Mu’s eyes as he looked at her unguardedly, “I’m returning to City C tomorrow. With both Ah Feng and me gone, An Lin will be too busy by herself. Ranran, you shouldn’t go back. Stay in G City. We’ll find someone else to cover your job. If you get bored, you can help out at the pharmaceutical factory with your brother.”
Wen Ran blinked in surprise. Had Qin Mu already arranged everything for her?
Seeing her look of mild surprise, Qin Mu curved his mouth and said, “Given the current situation, it’s better if you don’t go to MS Group for the time being. Mo Jingteng has always been against you and Mo Xiuchen being together. Although he’s staying at the hospital now, there are still things he can manage to do.”