Chapter 233: Chapter 228: Taking Good Care of Young Master Ying for the Rest of His Life (Part 1)
Jin Jumo lowered her eyelashes, knowing that this man responded to gentleness rather than force, so she tried to lower her posture and whispered, "It’s a bit cold, can I put on some clothes?"
Rong Mochen squinted, his voice still cold and clear, "Why put them on? You’ll have to take them off anyway."
Jin Jumo’s heart, which had just calmed down, jumped again, and she looked at him in shock.
"Did you think I was joking, trying to scare you?"
Rong Mochen sneered, grabbing Jin Jumo’s slender waist with one hand and pulling her towards him, "It should’ve been like this. Once I’ve dealt with you, you won’t have so many tricks up your sleeve. One moment like this, the next moment like that."
Jin Jumo stared into his calm, deep black eyes.
Realizing with horror that this man in front of her wasn’t joking in the slightest.
She took a quick breath, her voice almost trembling to pieces, "You promised, you have to fulfill that thing... you can’t go back on your word."
"You can break your promise, why can’t I?" Rong Mochen retorted.
"I..." Jin Jumo thought of what she had planned to do today, her voice losing confidence, "I, I never intended to break my word."
Rong Mochen snorted, noncommittal.
He wouldn’t naively believe that her sudden request today for him to take her to the hospital was to break up with Ying Jingyao in front of him!
Break up...
When Rong Mochen thought of these words, anger suddenly surged in his heart.
His handsome face turned icy once more.
Upon seeing this, Jin Jumo’s heart squeezed tightly and she hurriedly changed the subject, "Is Mr. Rong really going to break off the engagement with Miss Gu?"
Rong Mochen gave Jin Jumo a glance, that one look was profound and transparent.
Jin Jumo instantly felt a sense of discomfort as if she had been seen through, her peach blossom eyes flickered fiercely.
Rong Mochen sneered coldly, narrowing his dark eyes, his voice heavy and without a trace of warmth, "Don’t believe it or not wish for me to break the engagement with Lingyi?"
Since last night, she had been asking him, asking Gu Yan, asking many times.
What exactly did she want to hear?
Jin Jumo pressed her lips tightly, lowering her voice, "I heard it was Mr. Rong who initially proposed the engagement with Miss Gu, and it’s only been a short while before Mr. Rong suddenly wants to break it off... Mr. Rong’s mind is truly changeable."
Rong Mochen’s dark eyes flickered with depth, staring silently at Jin Jumo.
Not hearing him speak, Jin Jumo raised her eyes to look at him, surprised to see the complexity and ambiguity in his eyes, her brows slightly furrowed.
Brush...
The sound of the door being suddenly opened came from behind Rong Mochen.
Jin Jumo was startled, her eyes widening, and instinctively, her soft body curled into Rong Mochen’s embrace.
Rong Mochen’s heart jolted, his dark eyes tightening as he looked down at the small woman in his arms.
"Is there someone else in the room?" Jin Jumo asked anxiously.
Rong Mochen’s Adam’s apple bobbed twice, then he opened his robe and wrapped her tightly inside, from head to toe, not showing a single strand of hair.
Jin Jumo’s eyes flickered twice, weighed her options and eventually didn’t move, remaining as quiet as a kitten, obediently leaning against his chest.
Holding her, an unprecedented sense of fulfillment seeped from Rong Mochen’s heart, slowly spreading through his limbs.
In a place where Jin Jumo couldn’t see, those cold and deep black eyes were filled with tenderness.
The side room didn’t have a separate bathroom. Gu Yan, still three-quarters asleep, stumbled out of the room and rushed into the bathroom to solve nature’s call.
Once outside, he was a bit more awake, and as he opened his half-shut eyes, he glimpsed Rong Mochen standing in the corner. First startled, he then jolted completely awake, staring oddly at Rong Mochen’s back, "Boss Rong, what martial arts are you practicing early in the morning?"
Rong Mochen’s mouth twitched slightly, without turning back, "Go back to your own room."
Rong Mochen’s voice was very cold, and Gu Yan, having gotten used to such a tone over the years, thought it would be strange if Rong Mochen didn’t talk to him like that one day.
So, he didn’t mind.
He scratched his bed head rudely and walked largely towards Rong Mochen, "Boss Rong, are you sending Xixi and Hanhan back, or haven’t you gone yet?"
Hearing Gu Yan’s approaching voice, Jin Jumo felt more embarrassed and clung even closer into Rong Mochen’s embrace.
Her two bare arms involuntarily wrapped around his lean waist.
Rong Mochen looked down at her little bundle, his lips curling slightly. For a moment, he didn’t stop Gu Yan from getting closer.
Gu Yan had already walked up behind Rong Mochen, puzzled, "Boss Rong, I was talking to you, why won’t you answer me?"
Pausing, Gu Yan seemed to think of something, raised his hand, and patted Rong Mochen’s shoulder, "I know, you must have taken Xixi and Hanhan to kindergarten today, and Little Mo Mo didn’t give you a good face. Ah, don’t lose heart. Always believe that sincere efforts can overcome anything."
Jin Jumo, "..."
Rong Mochen, "..."
After Gu Yan finished speaking and still didn’t hear Rong Mochen’s reply, he sighed and continued, "Boss Rong, early morning, I’m not necessarily trying to lecture you.
But really, you need to change your temper. Always losing it, who can handle that? Already you’ve got a zombie face, just think, how scary it is when a zombie gets angry, it’s going to bite people, so frightening!"
Jin Jumo, "..."
Rong Mochen, "..."
Gu Yan waited for a while and still didn’t hear Rong Mochen speak.
Only then did he find it strange, tilting his head, he slowly moved to Rong Mochen’s side, and to his horror realized overnight, Rong Mochen... had gained weight!
Gu Yan’s facial features twisted, staring at Rong Mochen, "Boss Rong, how did you gain so much weight?"
Jin Jumo, "..." felt like laughing!
Rong Mochen sensed the small woman trembling slightly in his arms, the intensity between his brows eased a bit, but his dark eyes remained indifferent as he glanced at Gu Yan, "Get inside."
Gu Yan’s lips twitched, wanting to say something more, but his sharp eyes caught sight of a jade-like foot peeking out from under Rong Mochen’s robe.
Those five toes were as translucent and white as crystal jade.
Gu Yan stared in a daze, as if struck by enlightenment, quickly looked up at Rong Mochen, on the verge of tears, "I’ll get out immediately, Boss Rong, pretend I never appeared."
The next second, Gu Yan slipped into his own room like a gust of wind.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Jin Jumo exhaled lightly.
Her eyes just shifted, but instantly froze again.
Her face burned fiercely.
She, she actually hid in his arms...
And, the two of them were practically wearing nothing!
Jin Jumo couldn’t accept it for a moment and quickly tried to pull away.
But as soon as she moved, he tightened his arm around her waist.
The next second, he bent down and scooped her up horizontally, striding towards the bedroom.
Jin Jumo’s heart pounded, her breath caught, as she looked at Rong Mochen.
Rong Mochen looked at her as well, but the intentions in his black eyes were unfathomable to Jin Jumo.
Upon entering the room, Rong Mochen gently tucked Jin Jumo into the soft bedding, carefully covering her with the quilt, his arms on either side of her, tenderly smoothing her dark circles with his thumb, "Sleep."
Sleep...
Jin Jumo widened her eyes, looking at him in bewilderment.
"Or do you want to do something before sleeping?" Rong Mochen murmured ambiguously.
Jin Jumo’s mouth twitched twice and immediately shut her eyes.
As long as he didn’t do that thing to her, not only would she sleep, she would even perform like a clown for him!
Rong Mochen just watched Jin Jumo until her breathing became slow and even, then leaned down, left a gentle kiss on her brow, and rose to leave the bedroom.
Gu Yan was in his room gnashing his teeth, wishing he could break his legs and poke out his eyes, when the door was turned open.
Gu Yan straightened his back, his expression contorting at the sight of Rong Mochen approaching.
Rong Mochen closed the door, "Is the matter I tasked you with last night completed?"
Gu Yan was relieved to hear it wasn’t about his lack of discernment.
But the next moment, he opened his eyes wide with confusion, "What matter?"
Rong Mochen furrowed his brow slightly, his dark gaze coldly fixed on him.
Gu Yan’s lips twitched under his stare, genuinely unable to recall what he was supposed to have done.
Rong Mochen’s frown deepened, his tone cool and detached, "Cancel the engagement with Gu Lingyi!"
"..." Gu Yan was stunned, then exclaimed in surprise, "Really cancel it?"
Rong Mochen’s dark eyes turned cold as he stared at him, "Do I look like I’m joking?"
"Uh... not really!" Gu Yan was almost in tears!
His engagement with Gu Lingyi had been set for less than half a month; he thought that even if it were to be canceled, it would need careful planning.
After all, although the Gu Family in Z City couldn’t match the prestige and financial power of the Rong and Xiao Families, it was still not an ordinary small household.
If he unilaterally proposed canceling the engagement, the news would inevitably have some impact on the Rong Family, including a stock price drop.
Moreover, with Gu Lingyi being their precious daughter, the Gu Family would never swallow such an affront.
By then, another storm in Z City would be unavoidable.
And that wouldn’t even be the worst part.
The key issue is...
Gu Yan frowned worriedly, "Boss Rong, don’t you want to think it over?"
Rong Mochen only gave Gu Yan a glance without saying a word.
Gu Yan knew then that there was no room for negotiation or change.
Sighing, Gu Yan said, "Boss Rong, I know you’re eager to annul the marriage to Gu Lingyi in order to give Little Mo Mo a rightful place. But there’s no need to rush this much, right? Once the media exposes the cancellation of your engagement with Gu Lingyi, the old man and the two from the Fang Family will undoubtedly find out. By then, how will you explain it to them?"
Rong Mochen snorted coldly, "Besides explaining to Little Mo, and to Xixi and Hanhan, do I have the luxury of caring about the rest?"
"..." Gu Yan pressed his lips, "What about the old man?"
Rong Mochen’s eyebrows darkened, "So, do you think I got engaged to Gu Lingyi?"
If he didn’t care about the old man, the engagement wouldn’t have happened at all!
Gu Yan’s eyes flickered.
More than a month ago, the old man had coerced Boss Rong into getting engaged to Gu Lingyi by pretending to be critically ill...
When Jin Jumo was hospitalized, Rong Mochen had rushed back to S City after hearing the news of the old man’s critical condition.
If Fang Jingyi attempted the same tactic, Rong Mochen would naturally not comply.