novelraw Chapter 240 - 149. They are all accompanying women, what right do they have to mock him?
Chapter 240 - 149. They are all accompanying women, what right do they have to mock him?
The body leaned against the man’s arms sat up and said to him, "Let’s go."It’s past three in the morning now, by the time they get home, he won’t need to sleep anymore.
Mu Jin Huan responded, stood up from the chair, and without caring about others’ gazes, wrapped his arm around the woman’s waist and started walking down the mountain.
Nan Wan was a bit worried about Mo Yi, frequently looking back, almost stumbling several times.
Mu Jin Huan frowned, tightening the hand around the woman’s waist, and said in a low voice, "He knows what he’s doing, he won’t let your sister get hurt."
Huo Jian’an had left earlier, and except for Huo Yihan’s friends talking, Nan Wan couldn’t hear any sound from Xu Moyi, nor from Huo Yihan either.
Turning her head back, she responded, "...Oh."
The path down the mountain was indeed very steep, if you’re not careful, you could fall, getting crippled is a light consequence, whether you could save your life is a question.
Previously, she didn’t know where she got the courage from, always looking back, not paying attention to the path, just walking blindly.
Perhaps... it was because of the sense of security given by the man beside her, she could trust him completely, even her life was in his hands.
When this realization appeared in her mind, there was no fear or panic as she had imagined, instead, there was acceptance.
It wasn’t until they reached the parking spot that Xu Moyi caught up, not showing any sign of abnormality, just not smiling like he usually would, "Sister, Brother-in-law, be careful on the road, I came with a friend’s car, you don’t need to worry about me."
Nan Wan looked at her, with gentle and serene eyes, also didn’t ask much, just said, "Send me a text when you get home."
"Mm, I know," Xu Moyi hugged her arms, shivering and urging, "It’s so cold, you better get in the car, my friend’s car is still in the parking lot, I’ll wait for him here for a while."
Huo Yihan’s car was not far away, clearly, she was not waiting for Huo Yihan.
Nan Wan took off her scarf, walked a few steps, and wrapped it around Xu Moyi’s neck, "Then we’ll leave first."
Xu Moyi waved her hand, "Go on, go on."
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In the car.
The heater was on, Nan Wan unbuttoned her coat, leaned back in the passenger seat, lowered her head, and asked, "Am I meddling too much?"
She wasn’t Xu Moyi, wouldn’t know if Xu Moyi was willingly trapped in that unrequited relationship, or if she wanted more to be free.
The mountain roads were all sharp turns, although Mu Jin Huan was a skilled driver, the car wasn’t just his, and there were vehicles running back and forth, he didn’t dare to be careless, with most of his attention on the road ahead.
With a handsome ice-calm expression, a low voice said, "Not really."
Nan Wan’s voice was very small, "I don’t have the right to make decisions for Mo Yi, she is willing to stay by Huo Yihan’s side with a friend’s status in such a muddle-headed way, but I broke that facade, before ... I wouldn’t have done this, I don’t even know what’s wrong with me."
In the end, there was a bit of incoherence in her words.
Compared with Nan Wan’s low emotional state, Mu Jin Huan remained calm and rational, steering the wheel, "You will have to face it sooner or later, whether you break that facade or not, it will still break on its own eventually, you are better like this, better than before."
He understood where her emotions came from, not wanting Xu Moyi to be like she was in the past, filled with love unreturned, trapped inside, unable to breathe, yet unwilling to let go.
She was kinder than anyone, but she would always hide herself behind a web, outsiders saw only her shell.
Nan Wan lifted her head, turned to look at the man’s determined profile, and asked, "So you’re saying you thought I was not good in the past?"
Shen Zhimei said making a fuss out of nothing could divert attention, she wanted to try it.
Mu Jin Huan replied smoothly, "Both are good."
Upon hearing this, Nan Wan couldn’t help but laugh.
The dark clouds over her head seemed to have dispersed, her mood wasn’t so bad anymore, she stopped disturbing him while he drove, and just sat quietly in the passenger seat.
Worried he might be tired, she would occasionally say a few words, but it was just small talk, the topics weren’t as heavy as before.
The car drove down to the foot of the mountain, passing a river, Mu Jin Huan’s phone rang.
Nan Wan was dozing off, but the vibration sound woke her up, she asked after he ended the call, "What’s wrong?"
At such a late hour, it shouldn’t be something from the company.
Mu Jin Huan pulled the car over to the side of the road, his voice was calm, "Huo Yihan’s car collided with someone else, it’s not serious, stay in the car, I’ll go check it out."
Nan Wan’s heart skipped a beat, quickly unbuckling her seatbelt, "I’ll go with you."
If it wasn’t serious, Huo Yihan wouldn’t have called him.
Mu Jin Huan stopped the woman from opening the car door, leaned over and placed a reassuring kiss on her forehead, "It’s not easy to turn around here, it’s cold outside, he’s okay, I’ll be back soon, just stay in the car."
Nan Wan was touched to the core by the man’s last sentence, staring at his handsome face that was so close, only after a while did she softly say, "Then... then take your phone with you."
After Mu Jin Huan left, she kept staring at the time on her phone screen, not really counting the minutes and seconds, just trying to distract herself.
Until, a series of intense knocking sounds appeared beside her.
After all, it was a wild area, and Nan Wan was alone, no matter how courageous she was, she would still be a bit scared, her body shuddered, and the phone slipped from her hand onto her feet.
Not caring to pick it up, she instinctively looked out the car window.
It was a girl, dressed in a school uniform, the zipper undone, and the collar crooked.
Besides the sound of her knocking on the window, Nan Wan couldn’t hear what she was saying, but from her expression and lip movements, she seemed extremely anxious.
Nan Wan breathed a sigh of relief, opened the car door, only to be grabbed by the arm before she could speak.
Almost crying, she said, "My friend was beaten and pushed into the river, I can’t swim, please save him!"
Nan Wan’s arm was tightly gripped by the other, her body was being pulled out of the car cabin, "Sheng Yichen?"
The reason she directly asked for a name is that she’d seen this girl before on Zijin Mountain, the eyes that were filled with coldness, their owner was Sheng Yichen.
Sheng Yichen, the son of Sheng Jingzhen, hated her so much that whenever he saw her on the road, no matter how far the distance, he would sweep his dagger-like gaze from head to toe over her.
The girl with tear-streaked face didn’t even have time for surprise, pulling Nan Wan towards the riverbank, her voice trembling, "Yes! He’s seriously injured, please help me get him out!"