Chapter 14: Chapter 14: Otherwise, You Can Only Have Me, No Other Choice Chapter 14: Chapter 14: Otherwise, You Can Only Have Me, No Other Choice Unknown how much time had passed, the bedroom door suddenly opened.
Mo Chenâs face was slightly pale, and his body exuded a chill.
Qiao Ruoxin looked up, her eyes red: âIâm sorry, I made you sadâ¦â
âItâs disgust.â
Her fingertips slowly curled up, and her thick eyelashes trembled.
Mo Chen snorted disdainfully with a cold laugh: âNow the sight of any woman disgusts me. Congratulations, youâve made me disillusioned with the entire gender.â
âYouâll get better!â she was determined to heal him.
Mo Chen: âOf course, Iâll get better. Do you think Iâm going to stay away from women for you forever?â
Qiao Ruoxin swallowed the sour feeling in her heart: âGood, then Iâll wait until you find the woman you love, otherwise youâll only have me, no other choice.â
With that said, she turned and left, leaving a defiant silhouette: âIâll just sleep in the room next to yours.â
The manâs expression was solemn as he watched her slender figure.
Love?
It didnât matter whether there was love or not, Qiao Ruoxinâs life was his to claim!
â¦
Qiao Ruoxin entered the adjacent guest room, her mood unable to calm for a long time.
The phone vibrated.
She went over and picked it up, seeing it was an international call, her face colored with displeasure.
She answered the call.
âHave you found your ex-boyfriend? They think youâre still in the United States and are searching for you everywhere.â
âYeah.â
âDonât come back anymore. Youâve been my stand-in for two years; itâs time you returned to your own life.â
Qiao Ruoxin scoffed: âIâm so much prettier than you, Iâm your stand-in? Youâre more like a poor copy of me.â
âHe hasnât really dated for so many years. Let him go.â
âKeep an eye on your male confidant! And stop letting him disgust me!â
She hung up abruptly, flinging the phone onto a single sofa nearby.
Qiao Ruoxin flopped onto the soft bed, truly exhausted.
She just didnât know if Mo Chen was asleep yetâ¦
Meanwhile.
Next door, Mo Chen was standing on the balcony, smoking one cigarette after another.
The smoke swirled around, making his handsome features seem more brooding.
Looking up at the dark night sky where the moon shone dimly and not a single star was visible.
He started to suffer from insomnia again, his mind filled with thoughts of Qiao Ruoxin by that manâs side for the past two yearsâ¦
The more he thought, the more he hated, the more eager he became to strangle her with his own hands.
A clear and clean voice suddenly rose: âI knew you wouldnât be able to sleep.â
At the sound, Mo Chen, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, lazily and indifferently turned to look at the neighboring balcony.
Qiao Ruoxin smiled, leaning on the railing: âHow about I sing you a song? Consider it a lullaby.â
The man didnât speak, just stared at her, as if trying to see through her.
She turned back to her room, and after a while, brought a chair out onto the balcony and fetched a guitar.
Mo Chen stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, put his hands in his robe pockets, and watched her expressionlessly.
Qiao Ruoxin sat in the chair, elegantly crossing her legs, holding the guitar, and tested the tuning.
âThis is my competition performance piece, giving you the privilege; youâre the first to enjoy it.â
Then, with a sweet curve on her lips, she lowered her gaze and began to play the guitar.
It was Zhang Xuanâs âBaby.â
As the prelude played, the icy night seemed to melt away, filling the air with gentleness.
âMy baby, my baby, have a little sweetness, to help you sleep well tonightâ¦â
Her gentle and pure voice struck straight at the manâs rotten heart.
Mo Chen watched her tender downcast eyes, his mind drifting back nine years.
He had been studying abroad since elementary school and once went to school to find Bai Junyan only to come across Little Ghost in the junior section.
He marveled that Little Ghost had grown to 165 centimeters tall at only 12 years old.
Quite the growth spurt.
Quirky, beautiful, and proud.
He thought how fun it would be if he had such a little sister at home.
At 16, Little Ghost was admitted to the film academy, her height topping off at a perfect 170 centimeters, with countless men chasing after her.
He thought again, what if she was his girlfriendâ¦
Of course, it was just a thought.