Translator: Henyee Translations   Editor: Henyee Translations
Shao Jingmo glanced at her. This glance made Qiao Qiao think that she didnât know what was good for her. After all, he was the President of Deep Blue Corporation and a famous figure in Xingzhou. He had lowered himself to help her treat her leg, but she still shyly refused.
Actually, it was just that she had too many inner dramas.
Shao Jingmo only asked, âCan you do it yourself?â
Qiao Qiao was stunned for two or three seconds, then she quickly nodded.
âSure.â
Shao Jingmo did not say anything else and handed the ice pack to her. Qiao Qiao took it with trembling hands, afraid that Shao Jingmo would go back on his word. After taking it, she immediately applied it to her knee and even smiled foolishly at him.
Shao Jingmo didnât leave. Instead, he sat down beside Qiao Qiao. He didnât sit very close to her and maintained his usual distance. While she was applying pressure on her knees, he asked her, âQiao Qiao, letâs talk.â
Qiao Qiao turned her head. âAbout what?â
Shao Jingmo did not look at her. âLetâs talk about what happens next.â Qiao Qiao didnât ask what it was. She knew that Shao Jingmo would speak next.
âWe donât have any feelings. Marriage is a formality. You need me to help you deal with the Bai family. My willingness to agree is to repay Grandpa for raising me. It doesnât conflict with each other,â he said slowly.
These words were very ordinary. But it was something Qiao Qiao had never heard of. Moreover, she had never chatted openly with Shao Jingmo before. This was the first time.
Qiao Qiao almost couldnât keep up. Her mind was slow for a few seconds before she caught up. She didnât even call him Little Uncle anymore and called him by his full name. âShao Jingmo, donât tell me youâre changing your mind now?â
Shao Jingmo looked at her sideways. âChanged my mind?â
The ice pack in Qiao Qiaoâs hand scattered. She hugged Shao Jingmoâs arm with both hands and said nervously, âYou canât change your mind midway. If you donât protect me, something will happen to me.â
Shao Jingmo did not say anything and just looked at her quietly. The quieter the atmosphere, the more panicked Qiao Qiao became. She was really afraid that Shao Jingmo would really change his mind.
The Bai familyâs power was gradually rising. She could not resist the Bai familyâs power alone. She would only be captured by the Bai family to fulfill her promise.
At the thought of her fate, Qiao Qiao was on the brink of tears. She lowered her posture. âIâll listen to you. If I say anything to make you uncomfortable, Iâll apologize. Iâll do whatever you say in the future. I wonât disobey you. I just hope you wonât change your mind. I donât want to marry that old man from the Bai family.â
Shao Jingmo tugged at the corners of his lips. âIâm many years older than you. Am I not an old man in your eyes?â
âYouâre not,â Qiao Qiao said firmly.
Shao Jingmo asked her, âAre you trying to please me?â
âIâm not trying to please you.â Qiao Qiao shook her head. âHow can the Bai family compare to you? Thereâs a great difference.â
Shao Jingmo said, âAlthough youâre only saying this to please me, Iâm still happy.â
Qiao Qiao whispered, âIâm not trying to please you. Iâm just telling the truth. Iâve never seen anyone better than you.â
Even if she was sincere and did not say that to please him, Shao Jingmo did not think so. He would only think that she was trying to please him because she would not praise him for any other reason.
Shao Jingmo leaned back and said indifferently, âIâll still say the same thing. Thereâs no need to please me in the future. Itâs meaningless. Do whatever you want. If you pierce through the sky, Iâll patch it up. If you lose in an argument,
Iâll back you up. Itâs a very simple matter.â
After a pause, Shao Jingmo added, âAlso, I wonât change my mind easily. At least not until I take down the Bai family.â
This last sentence was to reassure Qiao Qiao. He promised that before taking down the Bai family, he would not change his mind easily and make her lose her protection.
Qiao Qiao was frightened. After hearing Shao Jingmoâs words, she heaved a sigh of relief. âDonât scare me like this next time.â
âIâm not scaring you, youâre scaring yourself,â he said. He bent to pick up the ice pack from the floor and turned onto his side to apply it to her reddened knee.
This time, Qiao Qiao didnât insist on doing it herself. She just watched him apply it for her. As she watched, she couldnât help but say, âLittle Uncle, youâre still quite good to me.â
Shao Jingmo pursed his lips. âIs that so?â
âThatâs right. Donât always not believe me. Iâm serious with you a lot of the time. For example, just now, when I said that I had never seen anyone better than you, I meant it. But you didnât believe me.â
Shao Jingmo said indifferently, âl believe you..â