Chapter 282: Chapter 282

As the first rays of dawn streamed through the window, the pair slowly woke from their hazy slumber.

The first thing Hua Xiaomo saw when she woke up was the man beside her, and her eyes immediately widened in shock.

Last night wasn’t a dream—it really was him!

His eyes were closed. His stunningly handsome face featured perfectly sculpted features. Stray hairs draped over the corners of his eyes, and his thin, pale red lips were lightly pursed.

Hua Xiaomo gazed at him, becoming somewhat entranced by his appearance.

But he hadn’t awakened yet.

A faint complexity emerged in Hua Xiaomo’s eyes. She looked at him intently for a while without moving her gaze.

In the end, she let out a long sigh from the depths of her heart.

Hua Xiaomo lowered her head, fixating on something glaringly obvious.

She felt somewhat speechless, knowing that regretting anything now was meaningless.

When leaving, Hua Xiaomo gently looked back at Qi Longbing before quickly exiting the room.

After Hua Xiaomo went downstairs, perhaps because it was still early, neither Yu Bao nor Aunt Wang had awakened.

Thinking about the events of last night, Hua Xiaomo was originally planning to leave, but Aunt Wang had passed her a hangover remedy, asking her to taste it for President Qi.

She drank it, and then...

It seemed that the hangover remedy was the problem.

With these thoughts, Hua Xiaomo’s complexion darkened, yet she ultimately didn’t rush out to confront the other person, quickly leaving the White House Villa.

She was his person; working for him was understandable. But the crucial point was, by what right did they send her to his bed without her permission?

These conniving and wicked people were really annoying!

The more Hua Xiaomo thought about it, the angrier she became. It seemed she had most likely been schemed against by Aunt Wang.

When she returned to her new villa, she unexpectedly saw someone on a motorcycle looking around hesitantly, as if wanting to enter but unsure.

"Wen Yajun!" Hua Xiaomo called out and quickly walked towards him.

Wen Yajun turned his face towards her, his expression instantly lighting up with joy. "Xiao Mo, it really is you!"

"Yes, it’s me! What brings you here?" Hua Xiaomo asked as she smiled at the young man, her face rippling with happiness.

"I..." Wen Yajun, seeing that she didn’t appear angry, slowly said, "I heard you and your mother moved to a new house, so I thought... I’d come to have a look."

"Oh, haha, we just moved in recently! Come on, let’s go inside together; my mom will be so happy to see you!" Hua Xiaomo said with a laugh. Her mood brightened considerably because of his unexpected visit.

"Xiao Mo..." Wen Yajun seemed embarrassed and hesitated for a while without moving.

"What’s wrong? Let’s go! Inside!" Hua Xiaomo looked at him curiously, noticing the expression on his face as if he had something to say but was holding back. She drew closer and asked, "Wen Yajun, what happened? Why do you look like that?"

"No, Xiao Mo, it’s me who’s afraid that you’d be angry. About that incident at Loveboy’s, are you... still mad at me?" Wen Yajun said cautiously, as if afraid he hadn’t made himself clear enough, and he added, "I really don’t want to lose you as a friend."

Later, when he went to find Hua Xiaomo, she scolded him. After a long time of reflection, he felt that it was indeed somewhat unfair to her to have taken President Qi’s side so staunchly.

However, he wanted to find an opportunity to explain things clearly to her, but she had moved. He had never found the right opportunity.

After finally getting their new address with difficulty, he rushed over early in the morning. He just happened to run into Hua Xiaomo coming back from outside.

Wait a second... She’s coming back from outside? It’s early morning; how is she coming back from outside?

A trace of doubt settled in Wen Yajun’s heart.

But it was quickly dispelled as a delicate hand grasped his arm, pulling his thoughts back.

"Wen Yajun, stop beating around the bush, will you? I got over it a long time ago. Come on in, my mom has missed you! She’ll be thrilled to see you!" Hua Xiaomo said with a smile.

She thought of how her mother, although she hadn’t brought up his name lately, clearly longed to see him.

"Oh." Wen Yajun finally felt a weight lift from his heart and joined her with a smile as they walked to the villa.

「After entering the villa.」

At this moment, Su Ronghua had just gotten up. She paused in surprise when she saw them walking in together.

"You two..." she trailed off, struggling to find her words.

Wen Yajun quickly realized what she might be thinking. "Aunt, you’ve misunderstood," he hastened to explain. "I had a day off today and planned to come see you. However, I didn’t know your new address, so I called Xiao Mo, and she just went out to meet me. That’s all."

"Oh, oh. Hehe." Once she heard this, Su Ronghua also laughed. Silly kids, how could she possibly have thought otherwise?

"What are you standing there for? Come in and sit! You mustn’t have had breakfast this early. Let me make breakfast for you!" said Su Ronghua with a smile. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽

"Great, Aunt! You have to make me a delicious breakfast," Wen Yajun said. "I love century egg and lean pork porridge the most, and also sticky rice with deep-fried dough sticks. I like a lot of flour-based food too! And of course, it should all be accompanied by a bottle of milk. I wonder if you can prepare all these for me?" Looking at Su Ronghua, he felt a deep warmth; she seemed just like his own mother!

He felt incredibly close to her. He didn’t know why but always had a sense of déjà vu. Perhaps that’s why he enjoyed spending time with Hua Xiaomo’s mother so much.

He had been motherless since childhood, an orphan abandoned by people. Thinking back on it now, it was profoundly sad. How wonderful it would have been to have a mother, to be able to act spoiled around her, and to confide any difficulties to her.

He could share any worries with his mother, and that feeling of being cared for by a mother was truly special. It wasn’t that he had an Oedipus complex; rather, during these times, he felt he got along particularly well with Hua Xiaomo’s mother, as if she were his own. Moreover, Hua Xiaomo’s mother wasn’t in the best health, and he knew traditional Chinese medicine.

Therefore, he often came to treat Hua Xiaomo’s mother, brewing herbal medicines for her, hoping her health would improve.

I think I’m also her friend, so it’s only right for me to be good to her mother. Of course, I don’t have any improper thoughts about Hua Xiaomo. Hua Xiaomo likes Qi Longbing, and Qi Longbing likes Hua Xiaomo too.

As for myself, I now work at the Qi Imperial Court and am colleagues with Qi Longbing. No, that’s not right, Qi Longbing is my boss; Hua Xiaomo is the one who’s a colleague. Anyway, I really want to become good friends with Hua Xiaomo and then do well at the Qi Imperial Court. That’s all I’m thinking. I haven’t thought about anything else. Who knows what the future holds? Of course, I’ll do my current job well.

Su Ronghua watched this young man, a tender light filling her eyes.