novelraw Chapter 696 - 706: Deadlock (1)
Chapter 696 - 706: Deadlock (1)
"Aunt Xu..." Qiao Mo didn’t know how to comfort her and just softly called out to her."I gave her the name Xiao Ai. Li Xin’ai. I’ve always thought that if I ever find her, she’d come live here. But as the years go by, the room gets more and more filled, while she... she still doesn’t know where she is..."
Qiao Mo gently hugged Xu Wan: "You will find her, you definitely will."
Xu Wan nodded with a choked sob, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, still feeling somewhat unable to let go.
Not long after, Louis came upstairs to call the two of them down for dinner.
The dining table was a bit large, and with four people sitting, it still felt quite empty.
Xu Wan looked at Qiao Mo across the table, the more she looked, the more she liked her, and couldn’t help but sigh once more: "If my daughter were still around, she would be about your age."
Qiao Mo was about to speak when suddenly a cell phone ringtone interrupted.
She glanced at it; it was Fu Nancheng.
Qiao Mo lowered her eyes and hung up the phone, then switched her phone to silent mode.
Since he never bothered to give an explanation, she also had the right not to figure out how to face it.
Placing the phone facedown on the dining table, Qiao Mo gave an apologetic smile to Xu Wan and her husband.
"Is it Nancheng?"
"Yes."
Xu Wan sighed softly: "Ah, this child doesn’t seem like someone who is so unreliable, I don’t know what he was thinking doing that at the wedding."
Qiao Mo remained silent.
Xu Wan continued, "Xiao Mo, did he give you a good explanation when he went back? The most important thing between a husband and wife is communication. Maybe he has his reasons."
Qiao Mo shook her head, yes, she hoped he could give her an explanation too.
Even if it’s just to tell her that he indeed had some unavoidable difficulty.
But, nothing.
He just wanted her to pretend as if nothing had happened.
So who would tell her, where should she place her dignity, her self-esteem, her love, and even her pain?
...
They had a very pleasant dinner, and Xu Wan and her husband treated her very well.
In the end, Louis personally drove her back to Nanshan Villa.
"See you tomorrow." Louis waved goodbye to Qiao Mo after getting out of the car, ensuring she entered the villa gate before he turned around and drove off.
After getting out of the car, Qiao Mo checked her phone.
There were three missed calls from him.
Putting away her phone, she silently walked into the villa.
As soon as she walked into the main entrance, she sensed the ominously low pressure within the villa, everyone had their heads down, trembling with fear, and every room’s air seemed tinged with a chill.
Nanny Wang saw Qiao Mo and glanced around, whispering: "Be careful, the young master seems to be in a very bad mood."
Qiao Mo returned a smile and slowly walked upstairs.
As soon as she reached the second floor, she spotted a stern figure sitting on the sofa enveloped in gloom.
His handsome face was half-hidden in shadows, giving him an even more unfathomable appearance.
Qiao Mo calmly withdrew her gaze and headed towards the bedroom without a word, as if she hadn’t seen him at all.
"Stop." Fu Nancheng’s eyes were aflame with anger as he extinguished the cigarette butt between his fingers.
Qiao Mo paused her steps slightly, not turning back: "What is it?"
"Where did you go?" His gaze was icy, staring at her back, making her feel as if she had thorns in her back.
"Socializing." Qiao Mo replied perfunctorily, tossing out the words as she walked into the bedroom.
With a ’bang!’, as soon as she stepped into the bedroom, a loud crash sounded behind her, Fu Nancheng kicked the marble coffee table, flipping it over, and walked towards the bedroom amidst the mess.
Listening to his approaching footsteps, Qiao Mo’s heart trembled slightly.