Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Su Zhilanâs fingers, which hung at her side, quivered silently as she stared at the man whose eyes were cold. âMy grandfather was... forced to surrender those powers to you?â
K, who had been standing behind Mo Jingshen and listening silently, couldnât bear it anymore. Although he had had contact with Miss Su before, he couldnât help cutting in when he saw her questioning Mr. Mo with such an attitude. âMiss Su, Mr. Mo has been very kind to your family. If Mr. Mo hadnât considered his past partnership with Elder Su and Shine Group, the Su family would have to face more than merely handing in those powers. You should stop pestering him, which wonât get you anywhere. You should have known this since Mr. Mo left the US last time.â
âI didnât know!â Su Zhilan bit her lower lip and stared at Mo Jingshenâs unmoved face. âSo, I was being used by you, wasnât I? Through me, you broke the last barrier between you and the Su family and trampled the Su family that is supposed to match you in strength! Now, the Su family can only develop in the business circle but wonât have any future in the arms industry!â
Mo Jingshenâs thin lips moved, and he said indifferently, âYou think you were used by me? But all of this started with your intentional deception, didnât it?â
âMe? When did I deceive you?â Su Zhilanâs face immediately stiffened.
Mo Jingshen gave an imperceptible cold smile. âHave you forgotten that you lied to me in the ward with my fatherâs cooperation after I woke up from days of coma?â
Su Zhilan paused. âYou mean... when I told you it was me who rescued you from the Los Angeles River?â
Hearing this, Ji Nuan, who didnât know what they were talking about, turned her eyes to Su Zhilan in shock.
Mo Jingshen coldly withdrew his eyes from Su Zhilanâs face. âIn keeping with my fatherâs selfish desire to keep me in the United States, you and he made up lies together and tried to make me marry you with the so-called kindness and family friendship.â
Mo Jingshen turned up the corners of his mouth and showed a mocking smile. âSince you dared to lie to me, you should be able to take the consequences. Since the Su family harbored ill intentions and happened to have something I wanted, I played this drama with you for two years. After all, you were used by your own grandfather. You shouldnât spill the dirty water over me.â
Su Zhilan couldnât accept what he said. Her hands trembled a lot harder. She wanted to say something but couldnât force a single word out. She stared at the man with bloodshot eyes.
âWhy are you so sure that I was lying? You were covered in blood and barely breathing, and I did drive you to the hospital! Jingshen, I know you have a prejudice against the Su family, but you canât deny my...â
âAre you sure you want to continue this stupid lie?â Mo Jingshenâs cold voice rang. Because of his poor physical condition, his voice sounded very low.
Ji Nuan sat silently on the bed, really wanting to swear.
It was not important who on earth saved Mo Jingshen at that time. She didnât take that matter seriously. What he and she had experienced together for so long didnât just include that small matter.
But, how could Su Zhilan lie so brazenly? Perhaps she didnât expect the one who really saved Mo Jingshen was sitting here and watching!
Mo Jingshenâs attitude was so cold and resolute that Su Zhilan couldnât continue with that âexplanationâ any longer.
She paused, looked into his eyes that were as deep as the sea, and gradually lowered her voice. âJingshen, no matter what happened between us, I still used to be your fiancée... you canât be so cruel to me...â
Mo Jingshen sneered. âIâm cruel indeed if I ever laid a hand on the Su family before you sent that wedding-dress doll to Ji Nuan.â
He was warning her that touching Ji Nuan would hit his bottom line.
He had already done âcruelâ things to the Su family, and he didnât mind doing more. Even if he were called âcruel,â he wouldnât let the Su family off easily.
Su Zhilan couldnât help snapping, âMiss Ji is no longer a child. Is she so delicate? Itâs just a prank. Whatâs the big deal about those blades?â
She added, her eyes bloodshot, âSu Xueyi was just trying to defend me against an injustice! But you almost ruined her. It is a miracle that she is still alive! And to me, you strangled the Su familyâs lifeblood, stopping the Su family from any possible development in business and had my grandfather lock me up! Mo Jingshen, was I by your side for two years and loved and waited for you for so many years in exchange for such treatment?â
Mo Jingshen closed his eyes; his pale face looking a bit impatient.
Noticing his look, Su Zhilan knew that he couldnât hold on any longer. She paused and then softened her voice. âJingshen, donât be angry. Let me help you back to your ward. Youâre still...â
With that, she reached out to help him.
âMrs. Mo!â K suddenly winked at Ji Nuan.
Seeing Mo Jingshen evaded Su Zhilanâs hand minutely but the latter insisting on helping him, Ji Nuan pursed her lips, came up, and held his arm. He immediately leaned against her. Obviously, he couldnât hold on any longer.
âHow many times has the doctor said you should never get out of bed these days? Did you pull out the needle yourself? Didnât you feel any pain?â Standing closest to Mo Jingshen, she couldnât help muttering when he leaned against her, âWhat if your wound is inflamed? Arenât you afraid that your wound will become inflamed over and over again, leading to infection and fever that will eventually burn you into a fool?â
K, who was standing behind: â...â
Was Mrs. Mo so haughty because of Mr. Moâs indulgence? Shouldnât she try to be gentler than Miss Su at such a time? How could she say those words to Mr. Mo?
Su Zhilan watched Mo Jingshen leaned against Ji Nuan defenselessly and suddenly turned her eyes to Ji Nuan. For a moment, Ji Nuan saw a resolute and resentful gleam flashed across Su Zhilanâs eyes, but obviously, she wasnât the only one who noticed that.
Mo Jingshen frowned and said coldly, âK, send Miss Su back, and remind Elder Su not to go too far. After all, Iâm not currently very tolerant.â