Chapter 249 - Bitter

Why does it felt like Bella was making her look like a woman who couldn’t keep a secret? Liu Cheng’er wanted to protest but she couldn’t do it without lashing out at Bella. And that would only mean that she would offend Mo Li in the process. "I— " again, Liu Cheng’er couldn’t help but feel aggrieved. She actually never thought that Bella would have a very strong personality! She thought she could intimidate the woman by using her status but in the end....

"Why are you so red, Dr. Liu?"

This time, Liu Cheng’er could hear the mockery in Bella’s voice. Moreover, the smile that Bella had earlier was now replaced with disgust. Was this Bella’s real personality when they were not in public? Was her smile earlier all a facade? But what did she expect from a woman who grew up in a political family? Someone who chose to divorce her husband instead of fixing her relationship and going into therapies to make her relationship stronger? She should have expected Bella to have this kind of personality!

Or how would she survive out there alone? Without the support of her family?

"I— I just feel like— I feel like I would get sick."

Bella widened her eyes. "Should we bring you to the hospital? Husband... let’s...."

"No— no need. There is no need to do that." Liu Cheng’er said. "I just— I need to close my eyes. I think this is motion sickness."

Motion Sickness? Bella wanted to laugh out loud but ended up just smiling. "Alright, then. You should close your eyes and rest. Maybe it happened because you got too excited too." She said just as she met Mo Li’s eyes. Bella suddenly rolled her eyes at the man sitting in the front seat.

Why was he enjoying this? Does he enjoy seeing someone fight in his harem? Bella turned her head away. This man was really good looking, it was pretty normal that someone would want him too. Some good looking men are really like this! Bella turned silent until they arrived at the restaurant.

This time, they were in an Italian restaurant— something that was requested by Mo Li’s mother. When Mo Li and Bella along with Liu Cheng’er and Mo Li’s secretary walk inside a private room, they were already expecting to see Mo Li’s mother and father as the waiter already informed them that the other guests have arrived. However, when they walk inside, Bella immediately knew that something was wrong.

First, there were two older women in the group. One should be Mo Li’s mother and the other should be his maternal grandmother. Aside from them, there were also Mo Li’s half brother and sister.

"Hey, why does it feel like they are glaring at me?" Bella chuckled as she whispered towards Mo Li. He just finished introducing everyone to Bella. On the outside, everyone seemed to laugh and welcomed her but their eyes were saying another thing. Mo Li only snorted in response.

"It’s not like you can’t handle them." Mo Li said as amus.e.m.e.nt laced his tone. This was Lily— his Lily. Is there really something that she couldn’t handle?

"Li’er... why are you whispering with your wife. Would you mind sharing with us what you were talking about?"

"Mother... do you really want to hear our private conversation?" Mo Li said as he started putting some pasta on Lily’s plate.

"Mo Li... is that how you talk to your mother?" Mo Li’s father, Mo Bai said.

Mo Li just shrugged. "If that is so offensive to you then... I can always leave. I don’t mind."

"Enough!" the older woman hissed. "Mo Li... " She turned her eyes towards Mo Li and Bella. "I never thought that you would become like this after dissolving the engagement three years ago." The older woman was named Zhang Guanyu. She squinted her eyes at Bella. "And is this really the type of woman that you want?"

Sadly for the older woman, Mo Li just ignored her. Instead, he looked at his father. "Really?" he asked. "Is this the type of dinner that you want?"

"You— "

Bella on the other hand was already eating her pasta. She wasn’t only hungry, she also felt that this squabble is not her concern at all. She eyed Liu Cheng’er and immediately notice the smug smile that the woman was giving her. "So, you were Mo Li’s fiance?" Bella’s words interrupted the atmosphere.

"Yes, she is Mo Li’s fiance." Mo Li’s grandmother said. "Sadly, this man was too dumb for her."

"Oh." Bella immediately understood why Liu Cheng’er was acting that way earlier. She nodded and smiled. "If my fiance would suddenly dissolve the engagement, I would act like you too. Bitter."

"You— How dare you talk to Cheng’er like that?" Mo Li’s grandmother suddenly stood from her seat, her face was ugly as she glared at Bella. This immediately made Bella wonder why the older woman seemed to hate her so much. Was this only because she was already a divorced woman? Or was it because she was Qin? Perhaps both? Either way, this woman is not her concern at all.

Her quest was to make the Mo Family hate Liu Cheng’er. This old woman was a Zhang and not someone from the Mo Family. She could bark and bark and Bella wouldn’t care about her opinions at all.

"Madam Zhang..." Mo Li made a deliberate pause. "This gathering should be something that was for the Mo Family. My assistants were someone from the Mo family so they were invited to this small gathering. However, Miss Liu was not family. And yet, you and mother insisted that she came. Did you expect me and my wife to pretend that you two didn’t try to drug me more than three times to make me sleep with her? Should we continue playing like a happy family to make everyone think we are all kind and gentle?" He took a sip of his wine when he saw his grandmother’s pale expression. "The reason why we are here is to talk about my candidacy. Something that I agreed to do so my father would allow me to chose the woman that I like. Now... if you please... just smile and stay quiet, yeah? Just keep pretending that you are a Mo and that we were happy."