Chapter 746: 745 I understand now

A long silence.

The quiet that filled the enclosed car was suffocating.

Staring straight ahead, Wen Ran suddenly turned her head, her clear eyes meeting Qin Mu’s directly.

She started to talk, but Qin Mu spoke first: “It seems easier for me to call you Ranran. Apart from Ah Feng and me, nobody else uses your full name. Let’s take advantage of the fact that Mo Xiuchen isn’t around to use it for a few days.”

His voice held a touch of teasing.

His handsome face warmed by a gentle smile.

The gaze he met hers was clear and calm.

There was no ulterior motive, his demeanor implied he saw her truly as a friend.

The words that were on the tip of Wen Ran’s tongue, choked halfway.

Her eyes flitted for a moment, her smile becoming uncomfortably stiff.

“Trust me, Mo Xiuchen won’t keep you waiting too long.”

The smile on Qin Mu’s face widened, his words held a convincing power and Wen Ran found herself believing him.

A sense of expectation stirred within her.

“Let’s get going.”

Qin Mu said gently with a warm smile.

Wen Ran nodded, straightened up and started the car.

**

The apartment Wen Ran lived in was just upstairs of Qin Mu’s.

It was the same apartment Mo Xiuchen used to live in.

The bed she slept on, was once his.

After having a shower and drying her hair, she called Bai Xiaoxiao.

After fighting with the thought for a few days, Luo Haofeng decided to return to City C tomorrow for a break up with Bai Xiaoxiao. She was worried. Xiaoxiao had been hurt by Xiao Yuting. Now, it was Luo Haofeng.

Although she didn’t seem as devoted to Luo Haofeng as she was to Xiao Yuting, the pain of being hurt again would certainly be more painful.

After a couple of rings, Bai Xiaoxiao’s voice came through the phone, “Ranran, you miss me already?”

Wen Ran laughed: “Yes, I miss you.”@@novelbin@@

“Liar. It took you days to call after you left for City C, and you say you miss me. I think you must have forgotten about me.”

Bai Xiaoxiao, that girl, was quick to change her face. One moment she was delighted and excited, the next she was complaining.

“Xiaoxiao, you wronged me. I have been missing you every second. I didn’t call because I was waiting for you to call me. Who knew you wouldn’t call me. Did you meet some handsome man and forget about me?”

She knew Aunt Qiao would introduce men to Bai Xiaoxiao every now and then, pressuring her to go to blind dates.

“Ranran, you know, those guys my mom introduces, they are all the leftovers. I just go to the dates under pressure.”

“Haha, I knew it. You just go on those dates to humor Aunt Qiao. But Xiaoxiao, not all blind date guys are bad, right? Aren’t you the beauty?”

“Cut it off, can I even be compared to those guys? You have no idea what horrible men I’ve met.”

Bai Xiaoxiao protested discontentedly. She was quite satisfied with herself.

They talked about her blind dates for a while before Wen Ran brought up the real issue: “Xiaoxiao, Luo Haofeng is coming back to City C tomorrow. Did he call you?”

Just the mention of Luo Haofeng’s name made Bai Xiaoxiao’s mood plummet.

She fell silent on the other end of the phone. After a moment, she answered, “No, he hasn’t called me in a long time.”

Wen Ran paused, then spoke gently, “Xiaoxiao, it’s better for everyone if things between you and Luo Haofeng end sooner. You two have only just started.”

“I understand, Ranran.”

Bai Xiaoxiao was no fool. As soon as Wen Ran said this, she understood Luo Haofeng’s purpose for returning home tomorrow.

She swallowed her discomfort and try to sound casual, “Ranran, don’t say anything comforting. I’m fine. Luo Haofeng is different from Xiao Yuting. He’s always been nice to me. We can still be friends after breaking up.”

Wen Ran’s heart twinged at her friend’s words, “Xiaoxiao, I won’t comfort you. No matter how bad things get, they can’t be worse than what I’m going through. So don’t be sad. Perhaps among those blind dates, you’ll meet a handsome or rich guy. If you see a handsome one, be sure to grab him.”

“Alright, once I find a rich and handsome guy, I’ll show him to you first.”

Bai Xiaoxiao laughed on the phone. It seemed she really wasn’t sad anymore.

**

D Country

As usual, Cheng Jia hopped into Mo Xiuchen’s house for breakfast, but this time he didn’t tell her not to come. Cheng Jia was secretly thrilled by this.

Smiling, she greeted him as soon as she sat down, “Xiuchen.”

Mo Xiuchen’s handsome eyebrows furrowed and he said in a calm voice, “Finish breakfast, I will have Secretary Wu send you to the airport.”

“To the airport?”

Cheng Jia’s face changed at this, she stared at Mo Xiuchen in shock, “Xiuchen, why would I go to the airport?”

Her heart filled with unease as she watched him, not daring to blink.

Mo Xiuchen looked at her. His thin, tight lips fell into a serious line.

When he raised his eyes, his pupils were deep, almost fathomless. Cheng Jia’s heart trembled when his gaze landed on her.

It wasn’t excitement, more like she was startled by his imposing aura. Even though he sat there leisurely, she felt an overpowering presence before he even spoke.

Subconsciously, she clenched her hand, eyes fraught with anxiety.

Mo Xiuchen’s gaze rested on her face for a few seconds before he parted his thin lips.

his voice was low, carrying an irrefutable authority and an innate aura of sovereignty and domination, “It takes a hundred days to recover from a bone injury. Your leg needs proper rest. You probably haven’t been home to see your parents in a while, you can use this time to visit them now. I have told Secretary Wu to book a flight for you. After breakfast, she will take you to the airport. By the time your leg has healed, I will be back in the country as well.”

This explanation was detailed and patient.

But after hearing it, Cheng Jia’s face turned pale.

Tears welled up in her eyes again.

Perhaps, she didn’t realize that her appearance didn’t invite pity in Mo Xiuchen’s eyes, but rather, it began to bore him.

Not waiting for her to refuse in tears, he said, “The future Mrs. CEO of the MS Group can’t be lame.”

Those words swallowed up all the grievances in Cheng Jia’s heart.

Her tear-filled eyes shone with a glimmer of light, her sadness overshadowed by the joy of being the future CEO’s wife.

These words from Mo Xiuchen, did they imply that they would get married when she recovered from her injury?

That he is sending her home to recuperate is out of concern for her, right?

It’s just that he is naturally cold.

After he lost his memory, he doesn’t know how to take care of a woman.

And he doesn’t know how to be gentle with her, so even when he is concerned, he speaks in his usual unsentimental tone.

It must be like this.