Chapter 347. Take it easy and mess around (third update)

"Sister, I really didn’t investigate you, you have to believe me," Mo Chen explained.

Ye Jiuliang tugged at her lips, "I didn’t say anything, so why are you in such a hurry?"

Mo Chen choked, "..."

She clearly had a look of suspicion on her face.

"If you didn’t investigate me, then why were you following me all the time at the pharmacy that day?" Ye Jiuliang asked.

"I..." Mo Chen was at a loss for words, his mind involuntarily recalling the warning his mother had given him.

After hesitating, he said softly, "Because you’re really good at racing, and good at fighting too, I wanted you to teach me."

These were also true, he truly admired her.

Touching upon the seriousness in his eyes, Ye Jiuliang smiled carelessly.

Good at fighting too?

Was that a compliment?

Soon, the rest of the dishes he had ordered arrived as well.

Ye Jiuliang didn’t ask him anymore and turned to talk to Li Mochan.

Mo Chen ate quietly, his shining eyes occasionally glancing at Ye Jiuliang, silently hoping she would talk to him again.

Unfortunately, in the following time, the two people opposite him kept talking, and he was completely ignored, unable to insert a word into their conversation.

After having their fill, Ye Jiuliang stood up, and Li Mochan reached for her coat.

Seeing her about to leave, Mo Chen immediately put down his knife and fork, wiping his mouth, "Sister, where are you going?"

"After eating, I’m going back to wash up and sleep. Don’t follow me," Ye Jiuliang replied, turning her head to look at him, her voice cool.

Mo Chen opened his mouth, but as a glint of cold light swept over him, the words he was about to speak were swallowed back.

Li Mochan withdrew his gaze and left with Ye Jiuliang in his arms.

Mo Chen watched Ye Jiuliang’s retreating figure, his lips puckering in dejection.

She left again.

**

Late at night, the bright moon was hidden among the clouds, and compared to the biting cold outside, the house with the heating on felt warm. Even walking barefoot on the cold floor didn’t feel chilly.

After bathing, Gu Xinuo called just at the right time.

Ye Jiuliang nestled on the sofa, her eyes lazy, "That metal box has been tampered with too many times, now it’s jammed, I can’t deal with it for the moment. We’ll have to see what Aqian can do."

When it came to lock picking, Aqian was better than her.

"Aqian mentioned you’re still in Country F, haven’t gone back?" Gu Xinuo asked.

"Isn’t yours hurrying you?"

Ye Jiuliang chuckled lightly, "What’s there to hurry about when he’s right by my side?"

"Oh, I hope I haven’t called at an inappropriate time," Gu Xinuo said with a mischievous laugh.

"Indeed, it’s not a good time, you’re interrupting Master Jiu from doting on a beauty," Ye Jiuliang blatantly bragged.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xinuo burst into laughter.

"Master Jiu should take it easy with the frolic, be careful not to cause a casualty."

Ye Jiuliang hummed lightly, "You should save that advice for your own partner."

"Ye Jiuliang," Gu Xinuo’s cheeks flushed slightly, whether from embarrassment or anger was unclear.

Seizing the chance before she could scold him, Ye Jiuliang quickly hung up the phone.

At that moment, the man came out of the bathroom, his hair already dried, wearing a bathrobe he had brought from home.

She took two or three long strides and was sitting beside her in the blink of an eye.

"Mohan, I just checked out a new game. Want to have a match?" Ye Jiuliang held her phone and instinctively leaned into his embrace.

Li Mochan glanced at her phone, his voice low and chilly as he said, "Do you think I came all this way just to play games with you?"

"If not that, then what?" Ye Jiuliang opened the game interface and replied offhandedly.

"It’s getting late. Isn’t it time you did what you just said, you little wolf cub?" Li Mochan lowered his head, bringing their noses close, distracting Ye Jiuliang from concentrating on the game.

She was slightly startled, "What did I say?"

"To dote on me." His voice was low and slightly husky.

The smile in Ye Jiuliang’s eyes froze, "...You were eavesdropping on my conversation."

"You were speaking too loudly," he justified confidently.

Ye Jiuliang, "..."

So he eavesdrops and yet he’s in the right.

"I won’t indulge you, I’m tired," she said, trying to escape.

Having anticipated her trick, Li Mochan quickly restrained her.

"Where do you think you’re escaping to?"

"Who’s escaping? Don’t slander me," Ye Jiuliang fiercely denied.

Li Mochan, seizing the advantage, said, "Then don’t go back on your word."

Ye Jiuliang huffed, threw the phone aside, lifted her hands to hook around his neck, and pressed a forceful kiss to his lips.

The little wolf cub took the initiative, her approach fierce and aggressive.

Li Mochan’s eyes gleamed with satisfaction, barely allowing her to take control.

...

Across the ocean, the capital had already been stirred into a huge commotion.

The Li Family’s patriarch announced to the public that Li Shaohui had died in a plane crash. As soon as the news broke out, it immediately sparked a media frenzy.

If it were not for the tight security of the Li Family, their mansion’s gates would have been besieged by journalists.

With Li Shaohui’s death, the patriarch was left with only one son, Li Mochan, and people in their circle started calculating even more intensely.

In just two days, before people could recover from the news of Li Shaohui’s death, a plethora of rumors spread like wildfire, alleging that Li Shaohui had not died in a plane crash but was harmed by Li Mochan in the shadows, brothers cruelly fighting each other for power.

As the rumors became wilder and the Li Family remained silent, more and more people began to suspect that Li Mochan had harmed his own brother to seize power.

At this moment, the Li Family was under gloomy clouds. Learning that the patriarch intended to send them abroad, Li Jingjie and others couldn’t accept this decision.

"Grandfather, you can’t do this to us. The one who erred is my father, we are innocent. You can’t drive us all out of the Li Family, it’s unfair to us," Li Jingxuan cried out as she watched the servants carry suitcases down from upstairs, her gaze urgently turning to the elderly man on the sofa.

She spoke tearfully, "Grandfather, we won’t leave, we’ve done nothing wrong to Uncle Five, you’re being too cruel to us."

"Dad, Jingjie and Jingxuan are your grandchildren after all. Banishing us overseas in one fell swoop, aren’t you being too heartless?" Wei Lan had spent the past few days weeping, her eyes were red from crying.

"The inheritance meant for you won’t be any less," the older Li’s worn face showed traces of fatigue, his voice even-tempered.

"That inheritance is enough for you to live in luxury for a lifetime. If Jingjie and the others are diligent, they can also use that money to forge their own path."

Wei Lan still didn’t want to leave, "But..."

"No buts. You only have two choices: leave this place and lead a quiet life, or stay here, forgo all these possessions, and I also can’t guarantee your safety from Mohan." The older Li interrupted her, resolutely speaking his piece.

At his words, Wei Lan and the others were stunned.

Li Jingxuan was about to speak when Li Jingjie stopped her.

"Big brother."

"Jingxuan, don’t be reckless. Listen to grandfather’s decision. Go pack your things, we are leaving," Li Jingjie said with a voice calm yet filled with complex undertones.