Mo Shenbai had been running the Mo family business for a while now, and he also had to deal with many of his cunning relatives. He had long developed a pair of eyes that could see through people’s hearts. As soon as he heard Xu Youyou’s question, he immediately knew what she meant. He could even predict her reactions depending on his reply to her. After all, she was as clean as a blank canvas. All her thoughts could be seen on her face.
Mo Shenbai’s thick eyelashes fluttered slightly as his Adam’s apple rolled a few times. He felt as though his heart had been submerged in warm water. After a short moment, he finally replied, “No.”
Mo Shenbai wanted to see what else she was going to do next. The ball seemed to be in her court, but in this game of love, he was the winner who controlled the situation.
Xu Youyou’s eyes lit up as soon as she heard his reply. She looked at him expectantly as her smile deepened, revealing her cute dimples. She asked softly, “Then, can I pursue you?”
Mo Shenbai assumed she would confess and ask for them to be together. He did not expect her to say that she wanted to pursue him. She always seemed afraid of causing trouble to others or burdening others. Even her confession was so careful. Or perhaps, she did not think that he would fall in love with her.
Mo Shenbai did not want her to be so cautious. He wanted her to openly express her feelings without fear, simply and passionately confessing her love to him. His dark eyes burned as he asked in a low voice, “Do you like me?”
Xu Youyou’s cheeks flushed even redder. She looked down shyly. She was too embarrassed to say it out loud, but she did not want to deny it either. Finally, she only nodded.
Mo Shenbai’s heart had long been surging with wild emotions, but his face did not reveal his feelings in the slightest. He was like a hunter luring his prey into the trap he had laid out step by step. His voice held a hint of laughter and teasing as he said, “It’s very difficult to pursue me. What if you fail?”
“Uh…” Xu Youyou was dumbstruck by his words. After a moment, she stammered, “Is it… Is, is it really difficult?”
Perhaps, he was worried about her changing her mind, he said, “Well, it depends on how you pursue me…”
Xu Youyou frowned immediately. She pouted before she said softly in an aggrieved tone, “I, I don’t know how to pursue you… I, I haven’t thought about it yet…”
Mo Shenbai pinched her face gently before he asked, “Then, how did you pursue Lin Yin?”
Mo Shenbai knew that in this moment and this kind of atmosphere, he should not have mentioned such an unpleasant topic. However, his curiosity and worries got the best of him. After all, she had liked Lin Yin before and almost married Lin Yin.
Xu Youyou was stunned. After a moment, she said, “I, I didn’t pursue him.”
Since she was young, everyone told her that Lin Yin was her fiance. She had also liked him. Under such circumstances, they were together by default. There was no pursuit involved. However, Lin Yin had always been cold and distant toward her so she would take the initiative to invite him out for dinners and movies. If he was in a good mood, he would agree. Most of the time, he would use work as a pretext to refuse her. To outsiders, it looked as though she was pestering him and that she loved him very much.
At this moment, Mo Shenbai held her chin with his slender fingers, forcing her to look at him before he asked, “Did he kiss you?”
Everyone had a beast locked up in a cage in their hearts. Once the cage was unlocked, it would be difficult to retrain the beast. The beast would rush out, causing them to lose control of themselves.
