CHAPTER 414: CHAPTER 394: THE LITTLE GIRL HAS GROWN UP

If you hadn’t appeared in the end, Momo’s final choice would have been me. It would have been me who stayed with her, cherished her for a lifetime! Not you, Rong Mochen!"

Gu Yan’s eyebrows twitched as she looked at Rong Mochen.

At this moment, Rong Mochen appeared much calmer than before. His dark eyes looking at Ying Jingyao also softened, though his tone still carried a hint of coldness, "Young Master Ying, why deceive yourself?

If my mere appearance made Little Mo choose me instead of you, then there is only one reason: Little Mo doesn’t love you.

Whether or not I appeared later, you and Little Mo wouldn’t last long. One day, she would realize that living with someone she doesn’t love is not the life she wants. By then, she would leave you without hesitation."

Ying Jingyao, "Uh..." the feeling of having your pride crushed to dust is about like this, isn’t it?

He knew better than anyone that Jin Jumo didn’t love him.

The reason she chose to be with him was purely a mutual understanding that needed no words.

She simply thought of him as someone she could rely on and trust, and with him, she had nothing to worry about.

No concern about her past being criticized, no worries about him treating Xixi and Hanhan poorly.

With him, it was stability and safety.

And that, is what she needed at the time.

But so what?

As long as she was willing to be with him, he could let go of everything!

Even if her heart, he could perhaps never have!

Xiao Nanqing and Gu Yanjie looked sympathetically at Ying Jingyao, not for anything else, but because what was said just now was truly too heartless!

After Rong Mochen said those words, the air was silent for at least seven or eight minutes with not a single sound.

"She has chosen you now, of course, you can say these words to me with the demeanor of a victor mocking the loser."

Ying Jingyao finally spoke, though his eyes were filled with loneliness and sadness, his posture remained straight, composed, his last bit of pride and self-respect wouldn’t allow him to appear too pathetic in front of Rong Mochen.

He obstinately looked at Rong Mochen, with a cold tug at the corner of his mouth, "Rong Mochen, you aren’t actually as confident as you seem! You are afraid. Afraid I would eventually snatch Momo away from you. Otherwise, why would you propose such a condition, asking me not to appear in front of Momo ever again?"

"Perhaps Young Master Ying has overthought it?"

Rong Mochen looked at him flatly, "The reason I propose this request is simply because I can’t stand it!

I can’t stand you, I can’t stand you flaunting in front of Little Mo! I sincerely feel unhappy, uncomfortable, displeased!"

Gu Yan secretly inhaled, silently giving Rong Mochen a thumbs up in his heart, so domineering!

Xiao Nanqing’s mouth twitched slightly, giving Ying Jingyao a sympathetic look!

Ying Jingyao clenched his fists tightly, using all his strength not to throw a punch at his face!

In his opinion, the only reason Rong Mochen is so arrogant and composed now is simply because Jin Jumo chose him!

If the positions were reversed, their emotions would be entirely different!

"Ahem..."

Before the situation could become deadlocked again, Xiao Nanqing fake-coughed, and walked over to Ying Jingyao.

In a brotherly manner, he half-draped his arm around Ying Jingyao’s shoulders, preparing to impart some heartfelt words, "Ying..."

"Little Yan asked me last night to book a flight to the United States. It’s a five o’clock flight this afternoon. Are you sure you want to keep wasting your time here instead of going back to see her off? After all, you’ve lived under the same roof for three years." Ying Jingyao said coldly.

Xiao Nanqing’s expression faltered slightly, then his phoenix eyes quickly turned cloudy, staring darkly at Ying Jingyao, but his voice carried a laugh, a laugh that made one’s hair stand on end, "Not bad, the little girl has grown up, her courage growing too, huh, needs some discipline."

Ying Jingyao squinted his eyes slightly.

But the man who was leisurely sneering beside him vanished in an instant after dropping that phrase.

Gu Yan only felt a chilling breeze pass by, blinked and looked next to Ying Jingyao again, but there was no sign of Xiao Nanqing anywhere!

"I can agree not to appear in front of Momo on my own accord." Ying Jingyao suddenly said.

Gu Yan raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Not understanding how someone who initially refused at all costs suddenly agreed?

Rong Mochen’s dark eyes deepened, staring at Ying Jingyao, "What if Young Master Ying goes back on his word?"

Ying Jingyao sneered, "Do you want me to write you a promissory note right here to prove it?"

"That won’t be necessary." Rong Mochen lowered his jet-black eyelashes, his foot leaving the man’s wrist, "Young Master Ying only needs to remember what you promised me."

Ying Jingyao snorted softly, saying nothing.

After Rong Mochen left with Gu Yan, Ying Jingyao stood alone for a long time where he was, the deep-seated pain, regret, and loss in his clear eyes so vivid it was heart-wrenching before gradually dissipating, leaving only a chilling emptiness behind.

The reason he set such a scene.

Was indeed due to his own selfishness.

If Rong Mochen had shown even a hint of hesitation, if he had chosen Fang Jingyi between Jin Jumo and her, then he would have had the confidence and reason to continue pursuing Jin Jumo.

But Rong Mochen hadn’t hesitated for a moment before rejecting his exchange terms.

At that moment, he couldn’t deceive himself and continue denying Rong Mochen’s feelings for Jin Jumo were any less than his own.

He had no choice but to believe that Rong Mochen, like himself, deeply loved Jin Jumo!

He has every reason to believe that, even if Fang Jingyi dislikes Jin Jumo, Jin Jumo will not suffer any grievance.

Because Rong Mochen gave her enough love and protection!

Rong Mochen and Jin Jumo are undoubtedly deeply in love with each other.

Between the two of them, there is no gap for him to insert himself.

At this moment.

Ying Jingyao had to face a fact: he had no chance with Jin Jumo!

And he also believes that with Rong Mochen by Jin Jumo’s side, she will surely be happy in the future.

Therefore, from this moment on, he completely lost the woman he loved most in his life! He silently swore to protect the woman he would love for a lifetime!

Ying Jingyao’s eyes were red as he watched the dazzling sunlight pour in from the doorway, feeling his heart being perpetually burned and destroyed!

He also finally admitted that in this world, no matter how hard you try, how persistent you are, there are things you cannot obtain!

That thing is love!

The pallor on Ying Jingyao’s lips seemed to be a mark of his years of one-sided performance, fragile and sorrowful. (Brother Ying can clock out now! Poor thing!)

After leaving the repair shop, Rong Mochen didn’t immediately return to the villa but instead phoned Jin Jumo to inform her that Fang Jingyi was safe.

Then he and Gu Yan headed straight for the company.

Rong Group’s CEO office.

The technician in charge of surveillance management brought the surveillance video disc from the lobby yesterday to Rong Mochen.

At Rong Mochen’s instruction, Gu Yan, looking puzzled, inserted the disc into the laptop’s drive and quickly opened the video on the disc.

"Fast forward." Rong Mochen’s dark eyes fixed firmly on the screen, he spoke coldly.

Gu Yan paused, cast another doubtful glance at Rong Mochen, and did as he was told.

The contents flickered rapidly before his eyes until a familiar figure appeared in the Rong’s Building lobby. Gu Yan widened his eyes in shock, quickly stopped fast-forwarding, and rewound to the moment the figure first appeared at the lobby entrance.

"Is it Little Mo Mo?" Gu Yan stared at the slender figure on the screen repeatedly, then looked at Rong Mochen in astonishment.

"Mm." Rong Mochen replied casually, his deep eyes glued to Jin Jumo.

Gu Yan turned his bewildered gaze back to Jin Jumo.

From Jin Jumo’s interaction with the receptionist to Wen Fu’s appearance, and finally to Jin Jumo being kicked out of the Rong’s Building by security, scene after scene, making Rong Mochen’s face increasingly somber, the shadows in his dark eyes had overflowed uncontrollably!

"Damn!" Gu Yan’s temper flared as he watched the security eject Jin Jumo from Rong’s, and he kicked Rong Mochen’s desk in anger, "This bunch is blind, aren’t they?"

Rong Mochen’s brows furrowed deeply, and he rewound the video to Wen Fu’s appearance.

His deep eyes emitted cold light, "What do you think?"

What?

Gu Yan was slightly stunned, looking at Rong Mochen.

"Wen Fu." Rong Mochen squinted his eyes and slowly spoke.

Wen Fu?

Gu Yan’s eyelids twitched, he pressed his lips tight, and looked at the computer screen.

"As a friend of the CEO, you should have the CEO’s contact information. You can directly contact the CEO without going through so much trouble. Sorry, I have official business to attend to."

"Miss Wen doesn’t recognize me?"

"I’m very sorry!"

"Uh..."

Gu Yan frowned, slowly looked at Rong Mochen, and suspiciously said, "Has Wen Fu never seen Little Mo Mo before? That’s unlikely; the news about you and Little Mo Mo in Country C was so widely spread, even if other people didn’t know Little Mo Mo, as your assistant, she should have some discernment, right?"

Rong Mochen’s thin lips pressed tightly, "Not long ago, when Little Mo and I returned from S City, Assistant Wen was the one who picked us up."

Rong Mochen looked calmly at Gu Yan, "So, she cannot not know Little Mo."

Gu Yan still didn’t quite understand, "Then why did she pretend not to know Little Mo?"

Rong Mochen squinted his eyes, simply stayed silent, and watched Gu Yan.

Gu Yan furrowed his brows in confusion, and after several seconds of staring at Rong Mochen, suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "I know, Wen Fu secretly likes you, therefore she doesn’t like Little Mo Mo. That’s why when Little Mo Mo came to Rong’s looking for you yesterday, she intentionally said she didn’t know Little Mo Mo, right?"

"Uh..." Rong Mochen stared quietly at Gu Yan.

"...Was my analysis off?" Gu Yan sweated nervously and spoke sheepishly.

Rong Mochen turned away, his eyes coldly regarded the computer screen, his voice icy, "Do you know why I had you publicly recruit my assistant?"

Gu Yan stared blankly at Rong Mochen, "Because your conscience kicked in, you felt sacrificing my ambitions to be your assistant was cruel."

Rong Mochen, "Uh..."

After half a minute of silence, Rong Mochen looked at Gu Yan again, with an elusive hint of malice in his deep eyes, "So, now you understand why you haven’t been able to find Fu Mulan all these years, right?"

Ah?

Gu Yan’s brows twitched, his self-esteem slightly hurt, he muttered, "Boss Rong, we were having a good conversation, could you not bring up sore subjects?"