Chapter 254: Chapter 254

"It’s alright, come and join the fun. Besides, if you’re going to work by my side, you should know that Mohai Skyride is one of the businesses under the Mohai Conglomerate. You’ll have to meet the people from the group sooner or later," Long Shangxuan said.

Hua Xiaomo’s eyes held a faint, hard-to-detect gleam of darkness. "Since you put it that way, alright, I’ll go."

Long Shangxuan smiled with satisfaction, running his hand through her hair, toying with the ends of her short hair, which had grown a little long. "When will you grow your hair long for me?"

Startled, Hua Xiaomo didn’t answer him. Instead, she was reminded of that popular online saying: When my hair reaches my waist...

But a subtle pain inexplicably emerged in her heart.

Just then, Su Ronghua hurried out from the kitchen, holding a butterfly ornament. "Xiao Mo, is this yours? How did you drop it in the kitchen?"

Hearing this, Hua Xiaomo looked up. Her gaze paused on the object in Su Ronghua’s hand.

Wasn’t that the Butterfly Brooch she had lost? How amusing. She couldn’t find it no matter how hard she looked, and now it had just shown up on its own?

Hua Xiaomo didn’t look at the man beside her, but her peripheral vision swept over his expression. He seemed calm and composed, as if nothing were out of the ordinary.

For some reason, that faint ache in her heart twinged a little again.

He had just gone into the kitchen with Su Ronghua, and the Butterfly Brooch, which she hadn’t been able to find, was coincidentally found by Su Ronghua?

Hua Xiaomo’s gaze wavered for a moment, but she quickly masked her emotions. Standing up, she took the Butterfly Brooch. "It’s mine. Thank you, Mom."

Long Shangxuan, watching from the side, smiled. "Xiao Mo, try not to be so careless in the future, alright? You need to take good care of the things I give you."

Su Ronghua, standing nearby, overheard and chimed in, "Oh, so Shang Xuan gave this to Xiao Mo! Xiao Mo, that’s not right of you. How could you be so careless with a gift from Shang Xuan?"

"Mom, I wasn’t careless! Can you please not make it sound so serious?" Hua Xiaomo said, then tugged Long Shangxuan’s elbow. "Mom, we’re going to the room to use the computer."

With that, Hua Xiaomo pulled Long Shangxuan into the room.

Watching her secretive demeanor, Long Shangxuan considered a possibility, and a smile tugged at his lips. She would probably tell him something on her own initiative, right?

And just as he expected.

"Brother Long, there are some things I want to tell you. But... I don’t quite know how to begin," Hua Xiaomo said, her eyes hesitant and flickering.

Don’t blame me, Brother Long.

There are some things I can’t remain muddled about; I have to understand them clearly.

"We’re so close. Is there anything you can’t tell me?" Long Shangxuan said, his arms encircling her, drawing her into his embrace.

This embrace was the same as before, yet the feeling was subtly different.

"Yes. Brother Long is right; there’s nothing we can’t talk about," Hua Xiaomo said, looking at him with a smile.

Then, she picked up the Butterfly Brooch from her palm and held it out in front of him. "I’ve been wanting to talk to you about this for a while, but I never got the chance."

"I didn’t use this to take any photos," Hua Xiaomo stated.

Long Shangxuan looked at her. Her eyes were very bright. He wondered if she suspected something, his own eyes narrowing slightly.

"Xiao Mo, if I’ve caused any misunderstandings before, Brother Long apologizes. I was just a little worried, that’s all," Long Shangxuan said slowly.

He loosened his embrace slightly, a subtle, almost imperceptible gleam in his eyes.

Hua Xiaomo smiled, took his elbow, and pulled him towards her computer. "Brother Long, come here."

"Actually, the photos I took are stored in the email associated with this QQ account." As Hua Xiaomo finished speaking, she quickly opened the dedicated QQ account in front of Long Shangxuan and then swiftly typed in a numerical password.

Long Shangxuan took it all in. If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn’t be able to memorize that string of digits. But for Long Shangxuan, who was known for his photographic memory, he understood instantly and firmly committed both the QQ account and its password to memory.

However, he was momentarily stunned; he hadn’t expected her to set the password as Qi Longbing’s cell phone number?

But he didn’t dwell on it. The important thing was that she had taken the photos of that person.

But just as he was about to enjoy Qi Longbing’s scandalous photos, Hua Xiaomo unexpectedly logged in and then quickly logged out, turning to him with a smile. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝙣𝙚𝙩

"Brother Long, I’ve already resolved things between President Qi and myself, so I also promised him I wouldn’t circulate his photos," Hua Xiaomo said, taking his hand and speaking earnestly. "Brother Long, you understand me, don’t you? Please respect my decision, okay?"

Long Shangxuan looked at the closed QQ interface, a touch of regret in his eyes, but he quickly smiled. "Silly girl, of course I respect you. As long as things between you and him are settled and he won’t bother you anymore, Brother Long can rest assured."

"Mhm," Hua Xiaomo nodded emphatically.

Brother Long, you mustn’t disappoint Xiao Mo...

Dressed in a brand-new black formal ensemble, Hua Xiaomo got into Long Shangxuan’s car.

The moment he saw her, his eyes filled with amazement.

Her simple black outfit highlighted her sophisticated presence and elegance. The pleated collar and the asymmetrical neckline, which subtly revealed her collarbone, made the entire look captivating.

The wide-legged trousers accentuated her perfect figure, while the lace cutouts at her waist offered a tantalizing glimpse of her sensuous waistline.

Seeing Long Shangxuan staring at her, Hua Xiaomo couldn’t help but lower her gaze and smile shyly. "Brother Long, shouldn’t we get going?"

"Right," Long Shangxuan nodded, a little flustered. He quickly started the engine and sped towards their destination.

As their car drove away from the villa, a sapphire blue SSC (Shelby SuperCars) sports car emerged from a dark spot.

In the car, a man with long bangs partially obscuring the corners of his eyes narrowed his gaze.

Qi Longbing gripped the steering wheel tightly and quickly followed.

Heaven only knew why he was acting so uncharacteristically. Seeing her log into his V account and then quickly log out again had struck him as rather unusual.

He had rushed over immediately but hadn’t gone inside, waiting until she got into that man’s car and left.

A stifled fire inexplicably burned deep in his heart.

He kept mulling over one question: Why had things between him and Hua Xiaomo turned out ? What was the reason? Hadn’t he treated her well enough?