Chapter 255: Chapter 255

He had tried so hard to love her, but what had he gotten in return? Not only had she betrayed him, but she also kept saying she wanted to marry someone else? Fresh chapters posted on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩•𝗳𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝕟𝕖𝕥

And him? His heart had already been deeply wounded, yet he still wanted to snatch her back to his side?

Ha... This really wasn’t like him, Qi Longbing, at all.

Qi Longbing’s hand, gripping the steering wheel, clenched even tighter. However, he couldn’t speed up. He had to follow their vehicle.

Soon, Qi Longbing saw the car in front of him drive into the Zongheng International building. He stopped his car in a dark spot, watching from a distance.

His phone buzzed again. He opened his inbox and found a new message.

It read, "President Qi, if someone logs into your V account again, please let me know. Thanks. Hua Xiaomo."

Qi Longbing stared at the message, his gaze intensifying.

His Vertu phone felt hot in his hand. He scrolled to her number, hesitating for a long moment, but ultimately resisted the urge to call.

「On the nineteenth floor of the Mohai Zongheng Group building, a grand event was underway.」

When Hua Xiaomo appeared at the grand event, arm in arm with Long Shangxuan, all eyes immediately turned their way.

Hua Xiaomo’s black gown exuded understated luxury, while Long Shangxuan’s perfectly tailored dark blue suit accentuated his tall, statuesque figure.

"Wow, what a handsome man and beautiful woman! They’re a perfect match!"

"That girl is stunning! Why is she here with Director Long? Could she be his girlfriend?"

"No, no, that girl looks so familiar!"

Many from Mohai Zongheng Group began whispering among themselves. After all, a number of them had attended Mohai Skyride Advertising’s previous celebration banquet.

They remembered seeing the President of Qi Imperial Court there with a female companion—the very same girl in black now with Long Shangxuan.

As the pair made their entrance, another person’s gaze was drawn to them. Upon seeing them together, Mo Rutian’s brown eyes darkened slightly.

A subtle unease stirred in his heart.

However, when Long Shangxuan noticed Mo Rutian looking their way, he smoothly released Hua Xiaomo’s arm and murmured, "Let’s go over there and greet the Chairman."

Hua Xiaomo hesitated for a moment, then replied with a smile, "Alright."

Long Shangxuan then led Hua Xiaomo towards Mo Rutian.

Seeing her former high school classmate again, Hua Xiaomo’s expression remained carefully neutral.

"Xiao Mo, welcome," Mo Rutian said, extending his hand.

Hua Xiaomo looked at him and politely extended her hand. But the next second, before he could grasp it for more than a moment, she quickly withdrew it.

"I’ll head over there. You two can chat," Hua Xiaomo said with a smile, quickly excusing herself and stepping away.

Seeing her continued distance, Mo Rutian couldn’t help but feel a sting to his pride.

"Director Mo, seize your opportunity," Long Shangxuan said with a smile, a knowing glint in his phoenix eyes.

Mo Rutian met his gaze, his palm tightening. Why couldn’t he, like Long Shangxuan, find a way into Hua Xiaomo’s heart?

He endured watching her laugh in Qi Longbing’s arms. He endured seeing her smile with Long Shangxuan.

But her avoiding him as if he were a plague—how could he possibly endure that?

His heart felt as if it were being clawed by a cat.

"Shang Xuan..." Mo Rutian looked at him, his voice dropping as he continued, "Tonight, I want her!"

Long Shangxuan heard this and, after a moment, smiled knowingly. "Director Mo, you’re being too hasty. Sometimes, that can backfire."

Mo Rutian lowered his gaze, his long hair, draped over his shoulders, seeming to add to his air of dejection.

"I will make the arrangements for you. However, please be a little more patient, Director Mo," Long Shangxuan said, smiling as he averted his gaze. "I need to step away for a moment to handle something. Xiao Mo will be in your care for now, Director Mo."

With that, Long Shangxuan quickly exited the main hall through a side door and entered a quieter room.

He flipped open his phone, thought of that QQ account, and immediately logged in.

He eagerly opened his email inbox, but unfortunately, it was empty again. Long Shangxuan stared, his eyes fixed on the blank screen.

This... Long Shangxuan stared at the empty inbox in disbelief, his palm clenching slightly.

He remembered clearly: Hua Xiaomo had explicitly told him the compromising photos were in there.

But now they were gone? Wasn’t that too strange?

Could she have deleted the photos from this email after telling me? Long Shangxuan wondered, staring at the empty inbox with confusion.

「Meanwhile, in a sapphire blue SSC sports car, Qi Longbing was logging into his VIP-exclusive QQ account when a DING-DONG notification sounded on his phone. He clearly saw the other person’s avatar.」

He could actually log into the account he had given Xiao Mo?

Hua Xiaomo, is this how you trample over your own emotions?

Qi Longbing’s anger flared, but just as quickly, a thought struck him. He suppressed the rage in his heart and reopened the text message she had sent him moments ago.

The message read: "President Qi, if someone logs into that V account of yours again, please let me know. Thank you. Hua Xiaomo."

Staring at the message, Qi Longbing thought, The information here is quite subtle!

Why would she send me a message ? Qi Longbing wondered. He quickly typed out a reply: "Long Shangxuan just logged into my account. Why? Hua Xiaomo, what exactly are you playing at? Why did you tell him everything? How can I ever trust you again?"

Hua Xiaomo, who was about to join the banquet, saw his message. Her hand subconsciously tightened around her phone, and her gaze inexplicably dimmed.

Why would you do this? Why? Didn’t you promise me, Xiao Mo, that you would respect my decision?

But what did reality show her? He hadn’t taken her words seriously at all!

Were those photos really so important to you? More important than the trust between us?

Hua Xiaomo smiled helplessly.

Yes, the photos she’d taken weren’t of just anyone; they were compromising photos of the President of Qi Imperial Court. If they were spread, one could only imagine the uproar they would cause.

Long Shangxuan was part of Mohai Zongheng Group, Mo Rutian’s man. How could they possibly miss such an excellent opportunity to strike at Qi Imperial Court and Qi Longbing?