“I’m perfectly fine, don’t look at me like that!” Bai Yunxia explained anxiously. “He’s just that kind of cold person. Since he doesn’t like talking, let him stay outside. It won’t interfere with our family reunion.”
She thought Mo Yanzhou was obediently standing outside, unaware that he had already left.
He went to consult with Bai Yuqiu’s attending physician about his condition.
His own parents had fallen into the turbulent river—it took three days to recover their bodies. They would never return.
Bai Yunxia’s father might still be saved. She had been pampered growing up, and if her father passed away, she would surely cry.
Bai Yuqiu’s condition was not optimistic. Though he appeared presentable in the hospital room, he was actually wearing a wig; his hair had long been shaved off.
Mo Yanzhou sent all of Bai Yuqiu’s medical records to his friend at Harvard in the United States.
Only then did he return to the hospital room.
Laughter from the family drifted from the room, with Bai Yunxia’s clear, sweet voice particularly noticeable.
“Dad, don’t talk like that. You’ll definitely see me have children, and you’ll hear your precious grandchild call you Grandpa. You need to live a long life, surrounded by children and grandchildren.”
Mo Yanzhou stood in the corridor, his expression cold and profound, lost in thought.
Inside the room, Bai Yuqiu grew tired and closed his eyes. The very air grew still.
“How are things with him?” Bai Yushuang whispered.
Bai Yunxia, as if boneless, leaned against her sister’s shoulder and wrapped her arms around her waist. “Quite well. We don’t argue or fight.”
Mo Yanzhou was too taciturn to start arguments, and if it came to fighting, one punch from him could knock her out—so that wasn’t an option either.
Bai Yushuang’s delicate brows furrowed slightly. “Come stay with me tonight!”
“Does sister miss me? Yes, yes!” Bai Yunxia agreed cheerfully.
As Bai Yunxia stepped out of the room, she noticed several nurses in the distance aiming their phones at Mo Yanzhou, while the man himself maintained a cold, stern expression, exuding an aura of aloof indifference.
She walked over and wrapped her arms around Mo Yanzhou’s. “Husband~”
Her voice was coquettish and sweet as she pressed half her body against him, nearly losing her balance.
Mo Yanzhou’s arm encircled her waist. “Slow down.”
How could she almost trip just from walking?
“How can I slow down? Don’t you realize you’re so charming that many people can’t stop staring at you?”
“I’ve noticed. There’s a pair of eyes fixed right on me at this moment,” Mo Yanzhou remarked calmly.
Bai Yunxia met his gaze, her heartbeat suddenly irregular. Mo Yanzhou was referring to her.
“You go back. I’m staying with sister tonight,” Bai Yunxia straightened up. “It’s been so long since I’ve seen her. We have private matters to discuss.”
Mo Yanzhou suddenly had a bad feeling—tonight, he would undoubtedly become the subject of the sisters’ conversation and likely be criticized by his young wife.
Oh well, she could say whatever she wanted.
Bai Yunxia thoughtfully accompanied Mo Yanzhou to the elevator, watching him step inside before returning to the room.
That evening, Bai Yunxia went back to the Bai residence with her sister.
Freshly showered and fragrant, she lay on her sister’s bed in her nightgown.
Bai Yushuang watched her younger sister rolling around on the bed. “Is the Mo family’s bed not soft enough?”
“It’s soft, but it doesn’t smell as nice as sister’s bed.”
“You’ll understand someday—once there’s a man in it, the bed can’t always stay fragrant.”
“Sis—” Bai Yunxia shyly hugged the blanket, “Mo Yanzhou and I haven’t slept together yet! Even if we did, I think he’d stay clean and fresh—he wouldn’t turn into some smelly man.”
Bai Yushuang smiled without responding. Her little sister was too innocent and still didn’t understand what she meant.
He might be clean and fresh before bed, but afterward was another matter.
They’d probably be drenched in sweat before they were done.
The two sisters lay in bed, with Bai Yunxia draping an arm over her sister’s waist. “You smell so nice, sis! I’d rather sleep with you than with some smelly man.”
“But you just said Mo Yanzhou isn’t smelly.”
“He probably isn’t… I haven’t noticed any odor so far…”
Mo Yanzhou always appeared neat and tidy, meticulously put together. If there was any smell at all, it might be after he went running and had some sweat, but she didn’t find that unpleasant.
The sisters soon fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Mo Du had been out having fun until 11 PM. The moment he returned home, he saw his older brother sitting on the living room sofa.
Huh?
“Where’s sis-in-law?”
“She’s not home.”
Huh?
Sis-in-law really knew how to play hard to get!
His usually indifferent brother was so restless tonight he couldn’t even sleep.
“Can’t sleep without sis-in-law home, bro?” Mo Du grinned mischievously.
“I was waiting for you.” Mo Yanzhou set down his tablet, unhurriedly rose from the sofa, and stood up.
Mo Du’s legs immediately went weak.
“Bro, I was just hanging out with friends and had some drinks! I swear I didn’t do anything bad! I know my actions reflect on the Mo family—I wouldn’t dare mess around, bro—”
Thump.
The cowardly Mo Du dropped to his knees.
Mo Yanzhou’s eyes grew colder. Was he really that frightening?
“Get up.”
“You’re not going to hit me, are you?” Mo Du slowly stood up. “Bro, I’m 22 already! Not a kid anymore—you can’t hit me.”
“Starting tomorrow, you’re coming to work at the company with me.”
He couldn’t allow his younger brother to remain a layabout.
He’d let Mo Du roam free before, but instead of achieving anything, he’d managed to get scammed, lose money, accumulate debts, and go bankrupt—checking off every failure imaginable.
It was downright embarrassing.
People aren’t worried about rich heirs who party—they worry about rich heirs with big ambitions who want to start businesses.
Rather than constantly cleaning up Mo Du’s messes, it was better to keep him close and under supervision.
Mo Du looked up at the ceiling in despair. “Aaaah…”
“Bro, what position are you giving me?”
“I am your brother after all—if we’re going through the backdoor, it should at least be a manager position, right?”
“Just give me a team—I promise I won’t lose money for you.”
“Bro…”
Mo Du trailed after Mo Yanzhou, chattering incessantly and calling him “bro,” but Mo Yanzhou completely ignored him. He went upstairs, entered his room, and slammed the door shut in Mo Du’s face.
Even with his own brother he was this cold! He should be thrilled he managed to get a wife, yet he acted like he wanted to freeze sis-in-law to death. No wonder she stayed at her parents’ place tonight instead of coming back.
The next day, when Mo Du followed Mo Yanzhou to the company, he discovered he was merely a junior assistant in his brother’s secretarial office.
Damn!
They were both young masters of the Mo family—how could the gap between them be this huge!
After finishing a meeting, Mo Yanzhou passed by the secretarial office and strode over to stand behind his gaming-obsessed brother. “Playing games during work hours—your bonus for this month is canceled.”
What?!
Bonus!
So instead of an allowance, he was getting a salary now?
Mo Du turned to look at his brother’s aloof and indifferent face. “Is it because sister-in-law isn’t home that you’re taking your anger out on me? It’s my first day at work and you haven’t assigned me any tasks. If I don’t play games, what should I do? Play with your secretary?”
The other secretaries in the office: “…”
“Shi Shen, arrange a separate office for him.” Mo Yanzhou turned and walked out. “Let me remind you, harassing colleagues is prohibited in the company. Minor offenses will result in termination, serious ones will be reported to the police.”
He was just joking!!!
He wouldn’t dare make reckless remarks like that anymore.