Liuxi knitted his brows and fell into deep thought.
Nian Xi and her boyfriend seemed to be in a perfect relationship. It looked as if they would marry by next year. If Yan Su got married before they did…
Would Yan Su get married this year?
Who would she marry?
Would she marry him?
Would she marry someone else, like Shi Xiang?
Thinking about that possibility, Mo Liuxi instantly became sullen.
Yan Su didn’t detect that look on his face. Mo Jin had been exceptionally nice to her during the dinner. She kept telling the girl to eat more. “Come on. You’ve been working so hard recently that you even lost some weight. Try this soup… mmm. How about this?…… Oh, the beef is nice…”
“Thank you, Aunty Mo. You try some of this too.” Yan Su was a little nervous because of Mo Jin’s attitude. She was always a good person but was never especially so nice to her.
“The most important thing is for you to have a good meal,” Mo Jin said to her with a grin. The people on the scene who didn’t know what was going on found Mo Jin’s behavior weird.
Luosang put her mouth to Nian Junting’s ear and whispered, “My mom is acting as if she just found a long lost daughter.”
Nian Junting gave her a small smile. It seemed that Mo Jin had found out something, Unlike her, his wife had been growing sillier and sillier ever since she had the baby.
After dinner, it started snowing. People found the view beautiful, so they decided to take a stroll by the side of the snowy West Lake to help with digestion.
The snow-covered lake was breathtakingly beautiful at night. The weather was brisk. Everyone bundled up but still couldn’t help holding each other’s arms to keep themselves warm.
Murong Cheng waved at Yan Su and said to her, “Come on, let us walk together.”
“All right, Aunty Murong.” Yan Su walked up to her and locked arms with her.
Mo Liuxi was left walking in the snow alone, looking lonely and pitiful.
Nian Junting sighed and said, “Holding someone can keep you warm. And it’s romantic, too. What do you think, Liuxi? Do you agree with me?”
The others almost burst into laugher.
Mo Liuxi gave him a glance without expression, then silently made a snowball and threw it on Nian Junting’s back.
Nian Junting was irritated. He turned around and threw a snowball back at Mo Liuxi. The battle between the two of them affected quite a few of the others. Smiling, Luosang walked to Yan Su and said, “Oh, have you found that those two are becoming more and more alike?”
Yan Su nodded in agreement. Those two boys seemed to love and hate each other at the same time.
…
It was nine o’clock in the evening. Yan Su got on her nanny van and headed back to the hotel. She still needed to rehearse for tomorrow. On her way, she received a message from Mo Liuxi, ‘Yan Su, don’t you feel awful? Was that any way to treat a person who has helped you?’
Yan Su felt that he was trying to start a fight. She had barely talked to him during the dinner, so she replied to his message, even though she didn’t want to.
‘It’s your problem. You were mean to me every time you saw me. Tomorrow, after the contest, don’t leave. Wait outside for me. Tonight, I’ll probably stay up until three or four in the morning to prepare for tomorrow.’
Mo Liuxi furrowed his brows. He understood that she was currently swamped. It was not easy for her to make time to have dinner and take a stroll together with him and his family.
…
At night, Mo Liuxi and Jiang Yuning slept in the same bed. At first, Jiang Yuning stayed on his side quietly, but soon enough, he slowly moved toward Mo Liuxi and even put a hand on his chest.
Mo Liuxi wriggled on the bed. He felt extremely awkward.
Jiang Yuning murmured, “Xi, why is your chest so hard now?”
Mo Liuxi opened his eyes speechlessly.
‘Damn, what’s going on in this pure-looking scientist’s head?’ he said to himself.
