Chapter 190: Chapter 190

Suddenly, Hua Xiaomo realized something and turned her face to the side.

Sometimes, overthinking made one miss opportunities. That was her situation now, and she felt incredibly annoyed. Earlier, she had wanted to calm down, but now she couldn’t. Her mind raced with thoughts, including how to get so much money. If she had that much money, things would be easier for her in the future. But what if the price she had to pay was too significant? Now, all she could do was grit her teeth and press on; there was no other way out. At this moment, she didn’t even know what to do. What other solutions were there? She just had to get that money. No matter how much pain she had to endure, no matter how much grievance and heartache she suffered, she would persist.

A deep darkness enveloped the corners of her eyes and shrouded her soul...

Damn it, how could I have confused these two men in such a muddle? Or have I, Hua Xiaomo, become so foolish that I’m hallucinating? Hua Xiaomo, you can’t be foolish anymore! Your heart belongs to one person; how can it belong to another?

"Xiao Mo, what’s wrong? Your eyes are so bright and beautiful... like the Xingchen in the sky!" Qi Longbing said. The more he looked at her , the more his heart ached.

This fall turned my Xiao Mo into this state? Damn it! These accursed stairs! How dare they hurt my Xiao Mo? I must tear them down! Pulverize them!

"President Qi..." Hua Xiaomo looked at him, her gaze somewhat helpless. "I’m so tired. Can you please leave?"

Right now, I really don’t have the energy to deal with him. I just want to be quiet, rest well, and then recuperate quickly for the next battle.

"What... did you say?" Qi Longbing’s voice suddenly became very soft, his beautiful amber eyes widening in shock.

Just then, a voice quickly filtered in from outside the room, "President Qi, Madam Hua has returned!"

"President... President Qi... please, get away!" Hua Xiaomo hissed, keeping her voice very low. Her hair draped over her eyes and face, and a keen sense of embarrassment and awkwardness washed over her.

If Mom saw us , it would be a disaster! It would be impossible to explain.

"You still want me to leave? You’re being naughty. In that case, let’s just let your mother see us," Qi Longbing said with a wicked smile.

"You’re annoying," Hua Xiaomo complained. Her shoulder, already sore from boxing the previous day, began to throb with even more intense pain.

"President Qi, what exactly do you want? I’m begging you... please don’t cause trouble right now, okay?" Hua Xiaomo was completely exasperated. This bastard... How did I get so unlucky as to attract such a bizarre guy!

Yet, Qi Longbing still had a shamelessly frivolous smile spreading across his stunningly handsome face. "Just tell me, ’I like you,’ and I’ll get up! Otherwise... when you’re not paying attention, I’ll slip right into your heart... I’ll steal it, even if I have to sneak in to do it!"

Hua Xiaomo looked at him, finally understanding the true depths of shamelessness! There was probably no one more audacious than Qi Longbing!

But how could the words "I like you" be uttered so casually?

Suddenly, Hua Xiaomo said with a forced smile, "President Qi, could you please get up first? This game isn’t fun at all! It completely lacks creativity."

But no sooner had she spoken than Su Ronghua’s voice came from outside, "Xiao Mo! Are you okay?" followed by a KNOCK KNOCK at the door.

"Uh..." Hua Xiaomo’s face went pale with panic. If Mom sees... then... then... Oh God! This is so frustrating!

Hua Xiaomo turned her face away, her expression extremely embarrassed, not even daring to respond.

"Do you think this is a game? Hmph..." Qi Longbing’s low voice carried a mocking tone. He shot her a somewhat resentful look, then suddenly called out loudly, "Auntie Su, rest assured, Hua Xiaomo is in—"

Suddenly, a pair of slender hands clamped over the man’s mouth, stopping him from saying any more.

Quickly, Hua Xiaomo’s gaze grew heavy. She looked at him, almost pleadingly lowering her stance. "President Qi, I give in. You really want me to say it, don’t you? Fine, I’ll say it. Is that good enough?"

"I like you... Are you satisfied now?" Hua Xiaomo said expressionlessly, though her brows were tightly knitted. Check latest chapters at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✦𝓷𝓮𝓽

"Good girl..." Qi Longbing smiled, his previously gloomy mood lightening considerably.

He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Xiao Mo... I like you too..."

Seeing her brows still furrowed, he knew he couldn’t smooth away her worries at that moment. But he was willing to wait, to give, to spend more time loving and protecting her. He believed that one day, she would definitely open her heart to him.

Then, quickly, Qi Longbing threw off the blanket, got up from the sofa, and put on his suit jacket. He walked straight to the door and opened it.

"Auntie Su, my apologies," Qi Longbing said with a broad smile. "Just now, Xiao Mo’s lower back was a bit sore, so I gave her a quick massage. She’s fine now. I should be going. I’ll come to check on her another day."

Hearing this, Hua Xiaomo, still lying on the sofa, felt like banging her head against the wall. How could he say that? Those words were too smooth! What does he mean, my lower back was sore?

Su Ronghua was taken aback. "Why would her lower back be sore? Did she sprain it when she fell?"

She immediately went to Hua Xiaomo’s side. "Xiao Mo, don’t scare your mother. What’s really wrong? How did you sprain your back?"

"Mom... I’m fine now, really, I’m fine... Don’t worry," Hua Xiaomo quickly reassured her.

"Auntie, you needn’t worry," Qi Longbing said, turning back. "My family has a set of ancestral massage techniques that are especially effective for back injuries. From now on, I’ll come over every day to give Xiao Mo a massage. I guarantee she’ll recover quickly, and there won’t be any problems!" As he spoke, he shot Hua Xiaomo a perfect and innocent-looking pose.

Hearing his words, Hua Xiaomo felt like she was going to explode with anger. That guy was just too shameless! How could he say such things? Actually, there was nothing seriously wrong with her back at all! She was just a little sore from her fight in the ring. Of course, getting injured in a fight would naturally cause some pain; that was perfectly normal! But coming from his mouth, the words took on a completely different, outrageous meaning. Qi Longbing... he really was an indescribably annoying pest!

Alright, this annoying pest... somehow, he seemed a little cute right now. But no matter what kind of person he was, she couldn’t accept him. She had already accepted Brother Long. She liked Brother Long, not Qi Longbing. She felt Brother Nong was very good to her, but Brother Long was the one she liked.