Chapter 163: Chapter 163

"Xiao Mo, I’m not blaming you. In fact, I want to thank you."

"Although I still can’t get a job at the Qi Family, you must have mentioned my name to President Qi, so he’ll have an impression of me." Wen Yajun smiled warmly.

"Uh..." Hua Xiaomo was somewhat at a loss for words. She had actually forgotten to mention his name to Qi Longbing! But seeing the hopeful look on his face, she couldn’t bear to shatter his illusion.

"Well, I wish you luck and hope you can truly fulfill your wish to work at the Qi Family." Hua Xiaomo smiled, then, as if remembering something, she added, "Oh, the reason I asked to meet you today is to ask if you could take me somewhere. Is that okay?"

"Sure! Just tell me, where?" Wen Yajun asked with a smile.

Hua Xiaomo looked at him, her eyes sparkling brightly. "Then, can I borrow your phone to make a call first?"

"No problem." Wen Yajun quickly handed his phone to Hua Xiaomo.

She then used his phone to dial the number on the business card, and the call connected.

"Hello, may I ask who’s calling?" A pleasant male voice came from the other end of the phone.

Hua Xiaomo took a deep breath, and it was a while before she said, "Brother Long, it’s me, Xiao Mo..."

After a period of silence, the voice on the other end became even more somber. "You’re looking for me... What for?"

"I want to visit your house, may I?" Hua Xiaomo held the phone, her voice filled with excitement.

She had never been to his house before and suddenly, she really wanted to see him, to see where he lived. This way, they wouldn’t have to rely solely on telephone calls to maintain their relationship. Besides, he had misunderstandings about her, and she had to clear them up.

Long Shangxuan was silent again, then countered, "Are you sure... you want to come? Or rather, can you come?"

His words were laced with a faint, subtle sarcasm. Hadn’t he seen it clearly enough, so many times? She, Hua Xiaomo, was now Qi Longbing’s woman; more precisely, she had long been kept by him.

Even over the phone, she could feel his aloofness and indifference. Hua Xiaomo laughed. "Brother Long, what an odd question you’re asking. Why can’t I come? I am Hua Xiaomo, my own person. I have my own emotions, my own happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy..."

"I just want to see you and tell you some things in person. Give me your address, and I’ll come right over," Hua Xiaomo said decisively, instantly suppressing the turbulent emotions stirring within her.

Long Shangxuan thought for a moment, then said, "120 Jiayuan International on Fenghua Road, Penthouse 501. I’ll wait for you." After that, he hung up the phone.

Holding the phone, Hua Xiaomo finally smiled and quickly handed it back to Wen Yajun. "Hurry, take me to this address." Then she hopped onto the back seat.

Seeing her demeanor, Wen Yajun couldn’t help but smile. "This person you were talking to on the phone must be your boyfriend, right?"

"..." Hua Xiaomo chuckled and replied, "You’re quite the nosy courier, aren’t you? Hurry up and take me there."

"Don’t worry, I’ll go full throttle and get you to his side!" Wen Yajun smiled. In no time, the motorcycle was speeding away.

"Jiayuan International Penthouse 501... This should be the place, right?" Hua Xiaomo straightened her clothes and skirt, her heart fluttering with nerves as she rang the doorbell.

The door opened quickly, and a little head popped out.

"Auntie, who are you looking for?" The little girl was around seven or eight years old, very cute, her round eyes darting about as they scanned Hua Xiaomo.

"Auntie? Little sister, do I look that old?" Hua Xiaomo laughed and teased. Last time in the hospital, she had heard Long Shangxuan mention he had a sister, but could this be her? How could she be so young? This question quickly surfaced in Hua Xiaomo’s mind.

Suddenly, a melodious voice came from inside the house, "Who is it, Wen Xin?"

"Brother, it’s a beautiful auntie!" Long Wenxin answered sweetly.

"What auntie? It’s ’big sister,’ okay?" Hua Xiaomo laughed again. This child is so amusing! If we go by that, wouldn’t I become Brother Long’s elder?

Long Shangxuan came over and quickly opened the door wider, his handsome and exceptionally refined face still carrying that soft smile. "Xiao Mo, you’re here. Please come in!"

His words lacked the previous awkwardness that had made her uncomfortable.

Hua Xiaomo also smiled slightly and quickly walked in. Looking into the little girl’s big, innocent eyes, she felt a bit embarrassed. "I... I didn’t expect your sister to be so young! I didn’t bring any tasty treats..."

"There’s no need for that. I have everything here, and besides, she’s not accustomed to eating things from outside," Long Shangxuan replied calmly. "Shall we go to the upstairs study to talk? Wen Xin, you stay downstairs and let Aunt Su play with you, okay?"

"Okay!" the little girl answered sweetly. Then she hopped and skipped her way to the kitchen to find Aunt Su.

"Your sister is really cute," Hua Xiaomo said. Now she finally had the time and mood to scrutinize his home.

It turned out that the top floor was a three-story garden villa. The area was quite large, and the extremely luxurious turning staircase looked very high-end. It gave off the impression of a place where elite professionals lived—certainly extraordinary. Naturally, it was different from Qi Longbing’s Jinyin Shoal Banshan White House Private Residence. After all, they were not on the same level.

But then again, Qi Longbing was the boss of a family enterprise, while Brother Long had achieved everything on his own. This hard-won success was truly commendable!

Long Shangxuan led Hua Xiaomo directly to his third-floor garden terrace. The entire space was decorated like a small garden, with European-style rattan chairs, delicate tulips, and a variety of beautiful, colorful plants.

There was even a medium-sized soaking pool, and she could easily imagine how delightful it would be to sunbathe here during the day. Living in such a high-end place was truly a luxurious enjoyment of life.

"Have a seat anywhere. I’ll go get you a glass of juice," Long Shangxuan said, his tone still very gentle.

"No need to trouble yourself, Brother Long. I came here to tell you something," Hua Xiaomo said, looking at him. She quickly took out her old red mobile phone from her bag and removed the case. "Brother Long, you must remember this phone of mine, right?"

"...What do you want to say?" Long Shangxuan looked at her phone, his expression unchanged.

"Look, there’s no SIM card in it." Hua Xiaomo held the phone up for him to see. Chapters fırst released on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝓷𝓮𝓽

At that moment, a deep shadow flickered in the depths of Long Shangxuan’s phoenix-like eyes, but his voice was very soft. "What do you mean by showing me this?"