usatvline Chapter 123 "Don't meet in private anymore"
Chapter 123 "Don't meet in private anymore"
When Mo Zheng rushed to the room, he happened to see the two people confronting each other.
The atmosphere was tense and the air was stagnant.
Just by looking at him from behind, one can feel the cold and murderous aura emanating from Sheng Yuan.
Even he couldn't help but feel a tightness in his heart.
If you walk closer, you can see Lin Mingmo's red eyes and nose, as well as the undried tear marks on her cheeks. Her thin body is huddled in a corner of the bed, looking pitiful.
Anyone who sees this will think that Lin Mingmo is the one being bullied.
What happened to these two? They were fine just now, but now they are arguing again?
Mo Zheng couldn't help but shake his head.
If it were in the past, when Mo Zheng saw this scene, he would definitely adopt a neutral attitude and try to mediate, asking both sides to take a step back.
But now, his identity is different, and his position is naturally different as well.
On one side is a good friend who has been in contact for more than 20 years and is as close as a brother. On the other side is a sister who has been separated for many years and finally reunited... These are real siblings.
With almost no hesitation, Mo Zheng was ready to take sides.
Mo Zheng stepped forward, pulled Sheng Yuan aside, and stood in front of him. He said calmly and seriously, "Sheng Yuan...what did you do to her? No matter what, you should have given in to her!"
Sheng Yuan glanced at Mo Zheng's angry expression, raised the corners of his mouth, gave a sneer, and then calmly pushed his hand away.
"I just told the truth," Sheng Yuan said sarcastically. "Some people prefer to indulge in the beautiful dreams they weave for themselves. I can't do anything about it."
There is a needle hidden in cotton, and a knife hidden in words.
Lin Mingmo did not respond.
"A Yuan... Xiao Mo..." Mo Zheng looked at Sheng Yuan, then back at Lin Mingmo. The words he had just spoken to Zhao Wenyan flashed through his mind.
He didn't want his sister to be with a man like Sheng Yuan.
As a friend, Mo Zheng admired Sheng Yuan's way of dealing with people and things. He also knew how difficult it was for Sheng Yuan, as an illegitimate child, to live in a family as competitive as the Sheng family. He also understood his tendency to indulge in romantic affairs...
However, as a brother, he couldn't bear to make his sister sad.
"A Yuan, Xiao Mo, I want to know now, have you broken up?" Mo Zheng asked in a deliberately relaxed tone.
"Yes."
Lin Mingmo's words were powerful and resounding.
Sheng Yuan frowned, clenched his teeth, and his cheek muscles twitched slightly.
After a two-second pause, he smiled and said, "Of course."
Sheng Yuan suddenly realized that he seemed to have never been an option for Lin Mingmo.
Since she entered the Sheng family, even though she was the one spending her wedding night with him, she firmly tried to maintain that ridiculous marriage with Sheng Yang.
Later, when the man who claimed to be her uncle appeared, she firmly chose to believe that man.
His gaze grew deeper, and ink surged in his dark pupils.
"That's good." Mo Zheng said as he sat down on the bed and hugged Lin Mingmo's trembling body, "Then things will be much easier."
Lin Mingmo was startled and subconsciously tried to break free from his hand, but she soon realized that Mo Zheng was her half-brother...
She stopped moving.
She let Mo Zheng hold her in his arms, but her body felt stiff.
Sheng Yuan narrowed his eyes when he saw this scene.
Mo Zheng continued, "A Yuan, Xiao Mo, I'm here with you. You should go back first. From now on... you two shouldn't meet again."
Hearing Mo Zheng's implicit intention to drive the guest away, Sheng Yuan's eyes flashed with coldness.
Don’t want to meet again?
"Is this what you mean?" Sheng Yuan asked coldly.
His fingers clenched silently and his breathing became tight.
It seems that the situation is slightly out of control.
Mo Zheng raised his eyes, looked directly into Sheng Yuan's, and said calmly, "Yes, you should not meet her privately anymore. However, there may be important occasions in the future, and she will attend as my sister, so it is inevitable that we will meet... You two should just be ordinary friends."
"I believe you can handle your feelings well. After all, with so many exes, none of them dragged on."
Lin Mingmo's heart trembled when she heard these words.
It seems that Mo Zheng doesn't want to have too many entanglements with Sheng Yuan.
This is better. With Mo Zheng's endorsement, Lin Mingmo feels more confident.
I might as well break up with Sheng Yuan cleanly.
"Sheng Yuan, this is what I meant as well."
When she said this, she lowered her head, not daring to look into Sheng Yuan's eyes, her heart beating wildly.
"Let's...let's just keep the relationship between us almost as strangers."
For a long time, there was no response from Sheng Yuan.
In the silence, she could only hear her own breathing and heartbeat.
I don't know how long it took before Mo Zheng's voice reached my ears, "He's gone."
Sheng Yuan's last look, cold, resolute, and unconcealable sadness, gave Mo Zheng a great shock.
Mo Zheng rarely saw Sheng Yuan with such an expression.
In his impression, Sheng Yuan was calm and confident most of the time, and seemed to look down on everything in the world.
However, just now... Mo Zheng secretly felt relieved that Lin Mingmo didn't see that look, otherwise she would definitely have been soft-hearted.
"Don't worry, I've made it clear. A Yuan isn't the kind of person who'll keep pestering you."
Lin Mingmo raised her head in a daze. The place where Sheng Yuan had just stood was empty. She clearly wanted him to leave, but her heart couldn't help but feel empty.
"That's good." She replied with a calm expression, but her hands unconsciously clenched the bed sheets, as if doing so could disperse the pain.
"Um...Xiaomo..." Mo Zheng saw Lin Mingmo's lost expression and scratched his head in panic, "...breaking up will definitely be painful, but it will be fine after enduring this period...Back then, your brother and I..."
Mo Zheng racked his brains to think of words to comfort her, and even wanted to tell her about how he tried to commit suicide when he broke up with Qin Yue.
The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he suddenly stopped.
Mo Zheng didn't want to destroy the lofty image of himself as a brother in his sister's heart for the time being.
Lin Mingmo blinked, her lips curled up, and she said calmly, "I'm fine. Sheng Yuan and I aren't as deeply in love as you think. It's just... a simple relationship, we hit it off and got what we wanted."
"Now... just consider it as me coming to my senses."
This answer was a little unexpected to Mo Zheng.
"So, you think Sheng Yuan is not sincere to you?" Mo Zhi asked.
"Who would be sincere to me..." Lin Mingmo's voice gradually weakened.
Mo Zheng just thought it was a simple complaint and didn't think too deeply about it.
Although he didn't understand Lin Mingmo's thoughts, as Sheng Yuan's friend for many years, he knew very well that Sheng Yuan was sincere to Lin Mingmo.
Sheng Yuan has never cared so much about another woman.
Even Fang Yaqi didn't receive such treatment.
But it’s okay. Since Lin Mingmo can’t see his true feelings, it also means that they are not a compatible couple, which saves a lot of trouble.
Mo Zheng smiled and patted Lin Mingmo's head, saying, "Then welcome to the adult world. It's terrible, but I will do my best to make you love it."
"Thank you...brother."
After saying these two words, Lin Mingmo felt much more relaxed.
Mo Zheng's face was filled with smiles, and he responded happily, but he was still not satisfied.
"Why don't you call me brother more often?" Mo Zheng said, "We've been separated for so many years, and we need to make up for what we didn't say before!"
Lin Mingmo pulled the quilt over her head and muttered in a muffled voice, "If you like listening to it so much, why not just buy a hen and have it cluck, ...
Mo Zheng was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing.
"Xiaomo, why are you so cute!"
Mo Zheng looked at Lin Mingmo, the love in his eyes almost overflowing.
He used to inexplicably want to be nice to Lin Mingmo, but now he understands that this is a command engraved in his genes.
He stood up and said cheerfully, "Okay, you should rest first. We will return to Jiangjin tomorrow and I will take you to meet the old man... He will definitely be very excited to see you."
Having said that, he turned around and wanted to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Lin Mingmo suddenly called him.
"What's wrong?" Mo Zheng turned back.
"I... I'm not ready yet. Can you wait a while?" Lin Mingmo pleaded weakly.
Relatives recognizing each other, crying bitterly, reminiscing about the past... She doesn't like such sentimental things.
Moreover, it would make her feel that her life in the past twenty years has become even more unbearable.
Mo Zheng was stunned for a moment, then agreed readily, "Okay, let's take your feelings into consideration and take it slow."
Perhaps because of the huge ups and downs of her emotions, Lin Mingmo was exhausted both physically and mentally, and she fell asleep soon after closing her eyes.