Chapter 1604: Chapter 1604: No One Will Spoil Her for a Lifetime (6)
“Have you packed everything? Come back with me.” Xiao Mo restrained her, speaking in her ear.
“I’ve already said, I’m not going back with you, Xiao Mo, why don’t you have any respect for people?”
“Very well, no more calling me President Xiao.”
“How many times do you want me to say it? I don’t like you, I’m not joking. Or tell me, what should I do to make you believe? Do you think because I liked you once, I’ll naturally like you again? I may be humble, but I’m not shameless enough to cling to someone who’s already rejected me.”
“No, it’s me who’s shamelessly clinging to you.” Xiao Mo looked at her calmly, “No matter how many times you reject me, as long as you’re not married yet.”
The answer Xia Chuqing gave him wasn’t what he wanted, but it was expected.
The answer was simply yes or no.
Even though he hadn’t considered the latter much, it wasn’t out of the question.
“Xiao Mo, you’re getting in the way of me finding a boyfriend!” Xia Chuqing was at her wit’s end.
“Then you can choose me.”
Xia Chuqing had never seen someone so shamelessly persistent. In the past, she might have been moved, but now, it didn’t bring much joy.
All of this was witnessed by her mother from not far away.
She originally intended to bring Xiao Mo some tea, but ended up witnessing this scene, including Xiao Mo kissing Xia Chuqing.
“Sigh…” Xia’s mother sighed, indeed, her daughter and this Mr. Xiao had an unusual relationship.
She quietly returned home and put the teacup back in its place.
“Take out your luggage and come back to C City with me,” Xiao Mo said.
“I’m not leaving, I’m going tomorrow. I want to stay with my family for another day. Leave if you want.”
“If you leave tomorrow, it’ll delay work time, but if you insist on leaving tomorrow, then I’ll wait another day.”
“You…”
“It’s settled then. I’ll stay at a nearby hotel tonight and pick you up first thing in the morning.”
“You don’t have to do this!” Xia Chuqing said angrily.
Xiao Mo stroked her hair, his eyes full of doting and tenderness. He couldn’t help it, he just hoped one day she’d understand his goodness.
However, before then, he could wait.
But Xiao Mo didn’t listen to her, he acted as if he were in control from beginning to end.
He released her, smiling slightly: “It’s cold outside, go back in.”
With that, he got into the driver’s seat, no longer bothering her, and drove to a nearby hotel.
Xia Chuqing stood there in a daze, the cold wind blowing on her face, very cold, but her heart wouldn’t stop racing.
Some leaves fell on her shoulder, which she didn’t notice at all.
After Xiao Mo’s car drove away, Xia’s mother came out from the house, reaching out to remove the leaves from Xia Chuqing’s shoulder.
“Chuqing, come inside, don’t stand outside.” Xia’s mother spoke with a tone of loving care, the sort a mother feels for her daughter.
Xia Chuqing was stunned again, only then did she realize her mother had seen everything.
“Mom… I… Xiao Mo and I…”
“We’ll talk at home.”
Xia’s mother brought Xia Chuqing to the living room, there was no one else, just the two of them.
“Drink some tea with brown sugar, does your stomach still hurt?”
Xia Chuqing shook her head: “Not as much.”
“Take care to keep warm yourself, don’t catch a cold during your period. Others won’t care, you should care for yourself.”
“I understand.” Xia Chuqing hugged the teacup, lowering her head.
She had been standing outside for a while, now her hands and feet were cold.
“Tell me, what’s going on with you and Mr. Xiao? Of course, if you don’t want to say, I won’t force you. Mom just wants to know.” Xia’s mother spoke gently.
Xia Chuqing’s eyes welled up, she no longer hid: “Actually, I’ve known him for several years. I confessed to him in our senior year, but he rejected me. Now that I’m back, I don’t have any feelings for him anymore, but he suddenly told me… he likes me.”
“How old is Mr. Xiao?”
“Eight years older than me.”
“Do you know about his family’s situation?”
Xia Chuqing shook her head: “I don’t know, I only know his family is wealthy, but I didn’t care about that. Okay, I know I was foolish and naive.”
“Then I’ll tell you.” Xia’s mother was very calm, “The Xiao Family is one of the top in Qingyuan City, his father says a word and even the mayor of Qingyuan City has to take it seriously. This Mr. Xiao is the only son of the Xiao Family, and in the future, he will inherit all his father’s business.”
“Mom… you found out…”, Xia Chuqing looked at her mother.
“No, no need to find out, I knew from before.”
“I see.” Xia Chuqing timidly lowered her head.
What her mother said she understood.
“The Xiao Family is not one we can befriend,” Xia’s mother said seriously, “If your father were still the mayor, maybe the Xiao Family would give us some respect, but now, you know. So, I don’t want you to get too involved, it’s destined to have no result.”
Xia Chuqing’s heart felt like it was being pricked by needles, if Yao Jia’s words were just sharp, her mother’s words were kind yet stern truths.
She had to admit, these were the facts.
“Mr. Xiao is a very good person, I’d love to have such a son-in-law, but mom wouldn’t harm you, only hopes you live better.”
“I know, I know everything, I’ve already rejected him.”
“Yes, keep your distance from him, don’t let others look down on you.”
Xia Chuqing nodded, knowing her mother was doing it for her own good.
“Drink the tea with brown sugar while it’s hot, no matter when, take good care of yourself. Work hard, only by becoming better yourself can you choose a better life.” Xia’s mother said, “In the future, find someone about your age who you can talk to, and it’s not too late to get married then.”
“Hmm, I’m not thinking about these things now, I’ll focus on my work for these years.”
“Yes, be good.”
While they were talking, Guai Guai somehow came back again.
“Woo woo…” Guai Guai blinked its big eyes, running to Xia Chuqing’s side.
“Guai Guai, why are you back?” Xia Chuqing picked it up, still reluctant to part with Guai Guai.
“Woo…” Guai Guai scratched Xia Chuqing’s arm, making her laugh.
“I’ll go upstairs and make the bed, you play with Guai Guai.” Xia’s mother stood up.
“Okay.”
Xia Chuqing played with Guai Guai on the sofa and talked with her mother for a while, feeling much more at ease.
“Guai Guai, if someone doesn’t want you in the future, I’ll want you,” Xia Chuqing said, “Will you stay with me forever?”
“Woo…”
“It’s okay, we can live well together, I’ll buy you beef-flavored dog food.”
“Awoo awoo…” Guai Guai seemed to understand, getting very happy.
Xia Chuqing knew her mother was right, a marriage without matching social status wasn’t something people looked favorably upon.
She didn’t have the confidence to win Xiao Mo’s heart…
In terms of family background, looks, or education, she couldn’t measure up to Xiao Mo in any aspect.
All the lingering feelings should have been severed two years ago.