Chapter 737: Chapter 736: 736, Birthday Gift

When the staff member announced that dinner was ready, everyone stood up and moved to the dining room.

Mo Weiyi quietly pulled Xiao Yebai aside, “Xiaobai, my birthday is coming up, aren’t you going to do anything?”

Xiao Yebai gently lifted his thin lips, as if he had anticipated this, “What do you want for your birthday?”

Mo Weiyi blinked her eyes, lifted her little face, her voice tender and elongated as if she was coquettishly saying, “Well, I want…”

Xiao Yebai raised his eyebrows slightly.

“You!” Mo Weiyi blurted out.

Her clean, delicate face under her long curls was radiant, her gaze clear, and her red lips smiled innocently and charmingly.

After a few seconds, Xiao Yebai took her wrist, “Let’s eat first.”

Mo Weiyi: “…”

Eat first?

And then what?

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The dinner proceeded quietly.

Except for Mo Weiyi occasionally speaking, everyone else seemed to have their own concerns and didn’t say much. The only sound in the whole dining room was the clinks of dishes and silverware.

Until Uncle Shi was ready to pour wine for everyone.

As soon as he approached Mo Yaoxiong, he was stopped, “You don’t need to pour for me.”

Uncle Shi nodded and looked at Xu Jing on the side, “Miss Xu, would you like red wine or champagne?”

“No need, I’m not drinking either,” Xu Jing said.

Xiao Yebai looked up, his eyes deep and calm.

“Dad, are you giving up drinking?” Mo Weiyi was curious.

Mo Yaoxiong coughed slightly, “The doctor told me to drink less.”

“Hmm.” Mo Weiyi raised the corner of her mouth in agreement, “Since your leg is just healed, you should drink less, it’s better to quit drinking.”

Mo Yaoxiong really enjoyed drinking, always taking a few sips every meal.

He loved drinking and was good at it, even having an underground wine cellar in the backyard of the Mo house, filled with fine wines from different years.

There was a dedicated person in charge of managing the cellar, anytime a good wine was bought, it was stored inside. Without his permission, no one was allowed to enter the treasure trove.

Mo Weiyi remembered sneaking in once, but she was eventually chased out.

Thinking about this, she quickly said, “Dad, since you don’t drink much anymore, it’ll be a waste not to drink all that wine in the wine cellar. Why don’t you let Uncle Shi pick a few bottles for me to take home? Xiaobai likes to drink.”@@novelbin@@

Uncle Shi immediately looked at Mo Yaoxiong.

Mo Yaoxiong: “…”

He’s dug a hole for himself and now he has to fill it.

At his nod of approval, Uncle Shi put down the decanter, “I’ll go pick out the wine now.”

“Yeah, remember to pick out a few good ones.”

“Okay.”

Once Uncle Shi left, Mo Weiyi happily picked up the decanter, “Xiaobai, I’ll join you in drinking.”

Perhaps because it was a weekend tomorrow, Xiao Yebai handed over his wine glass, “Drink less.”

“Got it.”

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After dinner, everyone moved to the living room.

Some were drinking tea, others were eating fruits.

Uncle Shi had already picked out the six bottles of wine, all packed and put aside.

As it approached eight in the evening, the old Mr. Mo, leaning on his cane, got up, “Xu Jing, come with me.”

“Okay.” Xu Jing quickly stood up.

As soon as the two entered the room and the door was closed, Mo Weiyi made a noise, “Dad, why has grandpa been so nice to aunty lately?”

Mo Yaoxiong explained, “A while ago when your grandpa was in the hospital, Xu Jing often went to take care of him.”

“Really? Wasn’t it because of this that he got sick?”

So Old Mr. Mo felt guilty?

It has to be said that Xu Jing really knows how to get along with other people, she even personally made a knee pad for the old man.

“Okay.” Mo Yaoxiong seemed unwilling to discuss this further, “Weiyi, while everyone is here, why don’t you talk with Shi Kang about how you plan to spend your birthday?”

Mo Weiyi immediately wrapped her arm around Xiao Yebai’s, “There’s no need for all that fuss, Xiaobai and I can celebrate it by ourselves.”

Every year for her birthday, the Mo family always held a large party, inviting a lot of guests, most of whom she didn’t even know. It was exhausting to socialize all night and her cheeks hurt from smiling.

She’d rather have a quiet time with Xiaobai.

Mo Yaoxiong looked at Xiao Yebai.

The young and handsome man was drinking tea, his glasses giving him an intellectual appearance and seemed indifferent, as if nothing could arouse his emotions.

Suddenly, Mo Yaoxiong said, “You are about to graduate from university, and now the company is also hitting its stride. You two… maybe you should consider having a child.”

Xiao Yebai remained silent.

Mo Weiyi, however, pouted, “Dad, are you starting to push for a grandchild too? Did grandpa tell you to persuade us?”

I knew it!

Mo Yaoxiong frowned and was about to speak when a round of footsteps was heard.

“Brother-in-law.”

Mo Weiyi also looked up.

Are they done talking so soon?

“The old man said he’s a bit tired and wants to rest now.” Xu Jing came over and picked up her bag, “It’s getting late, I’ll go home now.”

Mo Weiyi looked at the time, “Xiaobai, are we going home or staying here tonight?”

“Let’s go home.” Xiao Yebai put down his teacup, “By the way, we can give Miss Xu a ride.”

As soon as these words came out, Mo Weiyi was surprised.

Xu Jing was also taken aback and quickly said, “No need, I… I can take a cab.”

She originally planned to leave first and Xiaoli and the bodyguard would make sure she safely returned to the villa.

How could she possibly ride in Xiao Yebai’s car?

“It’s not safe for a woman to take a taxi alone at this late hour.” Xiao Yebai spoke calmly, “If I remember correctly, Miss Xu lives on Spring Road, which is quite close to Lishui Bay.”

Xu Jing fiddled with her fingers nervously, “But…wouldn’t it be inconvenient?”

She looked at Mo Yaoxiong covertly.

He coughed lowly, “Then let Xiaoli drive Xu Jing back. It is indeed a bit unsafe at this late hour.”

Xiao Yebai didn’t say anything more.

It seemed as though his earlier offer was just a spontaneous gesture.

Uncle Shi hurriedly called someone over to move the wine, while Mo Yaoxiong directly called Xiaoli, “You drive Xu Jing back to Spring Road.”

Xiaoli was very surprised on the other end of the phone, “Spring Road?”

“Yes, come over now.” After that, Mo Yaoxiong hung up the phone.

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Once they reached the garage, Uncle Shi placed the wine into the trunk.

He instructed Rong An, “Drive slowly on the road.”

“Okay.”

Xiaoli at the side opened the back door of the Audi for Xu Jing to get in.

The two cars then left the yard, one after the other, crossed the road, came to the outside intersection, and finally diverged and went their separate ways.

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Only the occasional street light swept through the dark car. Mo Weiyi leaned her body on the man’s shoulder, her eyes closed, her cheeks slightly flushed.

She can’t hold her liquor well. Having had a few drinks with Xiao Yebai just now, she was now feeling the effects.

In her haze, she heard Xiao Yebai on the phone.

“Okay.”

“….”

“Follow them, see where they’re going.”

“….”

“Hmm.”

She couldn’t help asking, “Who are you talking to?”

“Zhan Yao.” Xiao Yebai murmured.

“What does he want?”

“Nothing.”

“…Oh.” Mo Weiyi continued to rest with her eyes closed.

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On the other side, Xu Jing sat in the back seat. After the car had passed down the road, suddenly a ringtone sounded.

Xiaoli answered the phone, “Sir?”

“Where are you now?”

Xiaoli replied, “Just got on Guangdu Road.”

“Take Xu Jing to the villa.”

Xiaoli didn’t dare to ask. “Okay, I got it.”

After hanging up, he immediately made a U-turn and headed towards the villa.

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The villa is not located in the bustling urban area, but rather in a residential area far from the city center. It is near the emerging software park at the North Fifth Ring of Nancheng, and its surroundings are quite isolated.

Now that it was late at night, there were hardly any vehicles on the road.

On the road leading to the entrance of the residential area they just turned, and there was a car stopped on the side of the road ahead with a woman standing beside it.

When Xiaoli drove by, the woman ran directly into the middle of the road to flag down the car.

Xiaoli had no choice but to stop the car.

“What’s wrong?” Xu Jing asked.

“Miss Xu, someone is flagging down the car ahead. Please stay seated, I’ll go and check.”

“Alright.”

Xiaoli opened the car door and the woman had already run over.

She was probably just over 1.6 meters tall, thin, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and jeans. Her hoodie was put on and she had a mask on her face, leaving only a pair of big, round eyes visible. She looked quite young, and her voice was tender.

“I’m sorry, my boyfriend suddenly had food poisoning and needed to go to the hospital, but our car broke down. I’ve been waiting here for an hour and no one was willing to give us a lift. Can you please help? I beg you, big brother.”

Xiaoli frowned, “I’m sorry, I am in a hurry…”

“You can’t just leave us to die!” The woman grabbed his arm with a surprisingly strong grip, “I’m begging you, if you don’t help, my boyfriend will die. We really have no other options. My phone signal is gone, so I can’t make any calls, and I don’t know the way here. Please, can we just go to the nearby hospital? I promise I will repay you. Please, big brother!”

While speaking, her thin eyebrows furrowed, her big eyes round and bright, looking particularly pitiful like a puppy.

Xiaoli couldn’t help but soften, “Let… let me check.”

“Thank you, big brother, thank you so much…”

Xiaoli quickly returned and opened the back door, “Miss Xu, that woman says her boyfriend has food poisoning. She wants us to take her to the nearest hospital.”

Xu Jing frowned, “Can’t you just call a car for her?”

“…Okay then.” As soon as Xiaoli finished, his hand was suddenly being pulled and he was dragged away.

The woman somehow managed to support her boyfriend over, opened the car door, and stuffed the man right in.

“My boyfriend is saying his stomach hurts, could you let us in first?”

“Can I call you a cab?”

Xiaoli was a bit anxious, but the woman quickly got in the car, “Hurry up and drive, there’s really no time.”

Xiaoli was stunned.

These two people?

They just got in the car?

Xu Jing could only move further into the car, “Alright Xiaoli, let’s take them to the hospital first.”

“…Okay.”

Xiaoli had no choice but to close the car door when Xu Jing said so.

After Xiaoli got into the car as well, Xu Jing couldn’t help but frown.

This man reeked of alcohol and cigarettes…

She took out her phone, enduring the discomfort, and sent a WeChat message to Mo Yaoxiong.

Just as she was typing, something suddenly flickered in front of her.

It was a sharp dagger.

At the same time, a deliberately lowered male voice rang out, “Robbery.”

“Ah!” Xu Jing screamed in fright, and the phone slipped from her hand and fell under the seat.

“Ms. Xu…” Xiaoli had just called out when something cold and hard pressed against his neck. It felt like…

A gun!

Xiaoli had never experienced anything like this before.

His hands were so shaky he could barely hold the steering wheel, his legs were trembling, and his voice was shaking, “What…what do you want?”

“Just drive!” The woman who had been begging for help just a moment ago, who had been soft and sweet like a cute girl, now sounded cold and ruthless like a female assassin, “Hand over your money!”

Xu Jing’s eyes filled with tears, “Fine, I’ll give you the money, I’ll give you the money, just please don’t hurt me.”

“Hand it over quickly!”

Xu Jing was trembling as she took out her wallet from her bag and handed over all the banknotes and bank cards inside, and also told them the passwords.

“Isn’t that too little?” The man’s voice was muffled by the mask, as if he was deliberately hardening his throat to disguise his voice, “With so little money, are you trying to force me to rape you?”

After speaking, he tossed the bank card aside, grabbed Xu Jing’s arm, and smirked, “Although you are a bit old, your skin isn’t bad, and your figure isn’t bad either…”

“Don’t touch me!”

Xiaoli also shouted, “You can’t touch Ms. Xu! Let go of your hand!”

“Why can’t I touch her?” The man laughed, “What can she do if I touch her?”

Xiaoli fell silent.

A hand roughly pulled Xu Jing’s collar, ready to tear it off, causing a string of hysterical screams from the women in the car.

In the end, Xiaoli blurted out, “Miss Xu is pregnant, you can’t touch her!”

Xu Jing, her eyes closed and pressed against the car window, had turned as pale as a sheet.

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Lishui Bay Villa.

In the dim light of the study, Xiao Yebai answered a call from Zhan Yao.

“Hello.”