Chapter 681: Meeting Overseas (5)
Mo Beihan’s heart warmed as he held the photograph that Gu Qingyao had specially sent to him.
When I find you, will you be shocked?
Mo Beihan imagined his young wife’s surprised and joyful expression, and he felt even more eager to go overseas.
Gu Qingyao had finished her studies long ago, but she wanted to improve herself further. As the Qiao family was also unwilling to let her go, she remained for another two years.
In any case, freedom would be restored after two years. Gu Qingyao was not worried at all.
She knew that the people who had left with her had started to return one after another. That was why she especially sought out Zhao Mingjiang. Gu Qingyao was not really friends with him, so she had to perform many favors for him before he would bring these things back.
Because she did not know him well, she did not send anything important back.
She even disguised her photographs with Qiao Yuying and the Qin family so that they looked like group photographs with friends. Most of the photographs she sent back were of her classmates and friends. There were only two or three photographs of Qiao Yuying and the Qin family interspersed among them, so they were not conspicuous.
Her letter merely said that she was fine. There was nothing else.
The Gu family was relieved to know that Gu Qingyao was doing well overseas. They were also less anxious about Gu Jinfeng going overseas.
When the day arrived, the two of them boarded a plane and left the country.
Before they left, they sought out Zhao Mingjiang to ask about the details of Gu Qingyao’s circumstances. Unfortunately, Zhao Mingjiang did not know much. He did not even know where Gu Qingyao was staying.
But he knew where Gu Qingyao was studying.
Gu Jinfeng was disappointed when he heard the name of the school!
It was different from his!
But Mo Beihan was delighted!
He was in the same school as his wife hahaha!
When Gu Qingyao had first gone overseas, they stipulated her school. This time, Gu Jinfeng was going to look for his younger cousin, so of course, he tried to enter the same school. Unfortunately, Gu Qingyao already finished her studies there and had gone to an institute of higher learning for further studies.
Gu Jinfeng was too late!
Coincidentally, Gu Qingyao and Mo Beihan were in the same school.
Zhao Mingjiang’s expression turned respectful at the mention of Gu Qingyao. The girl was younger than him, but her grades were much better than his. The truth was that he was envious of her.
When they landed and stood on foreign soil, Mo Beihan was impatient to look for his wife. He said to Gu Jinfeng, “Go to your school and do your paperwork by yourself. Zhao Mingjiang already told us what to do, so you won’t need me to accompany you, right?”
Gu Jinfeng gritted his teeth. “Wait for me. When I’m done, I will come with you to look for Yao Yao.”
Mo Beihan said, “This is not something to be trifled with. Although we have our freedom here, our studies are mandatory. We must finish our paperwork as soon as possible after arrival, or China will not receive news of us.
“We don’t know where Yao Yao is exactly. The sooner we find her, the sooner I can stop worrying. I’ll go look for her first, and when I’m done with my paperwork, I’ll look for you.”
They were not in the same city. How wonderful!
Time was short for this batch of students. They had to report to their schools immediately after arrival. No delays were permitted.
Gu Jinfeng felt helpless. He knew that he could not get away for now. He watched angrily as he watched Mo Beihan hurry away to find his cousin.
Mo Beihan was familiar with the environment overseas. He had traveled to many places in his previous life. He had been here before too. He hurried to Gu Qingyao’s school and found a nearby hotel to change his clothes, then he immediately reported to the school.
It was true that they needed to immediately complete the paperwork. Because his flight had been headed for another city, he had some leeway of two days.
At that moment, Mo Beihan felt that even heaven was helping him. The moment he stepped into school, he saw Gu Qingyao coming towards him with a few books in her hand.
When Gu Qingyao saw Mo Beihan, she was transfixed. She could not… believe her eyes!
Chapter 682: Can’t Wait Any Longer (1)
They had not seen each other for three years. She thought of him every day. She knew he was in China and could not possibly be here. The sight of him shocked her!
The books in her hand fell without her noticing. The leaves on the ground were sent flying as the person opposite her opened his arms. Her body reacted before her mind, and she ran over to him.
The person she longed for rushed over and swept her into his arms. At the moment, Mo Beihan felt completely at peace.
He could finally see his girl. He had waited for more than three years. He had missed her so much!
“Brother… Brother Beihan… why are you here?”
Gu Qingyao was so agitated her voice shook.
Mo Beihan bent to lean his forehead against hers and nuzzled her affectionately. “I’m here to see you!”
In the three years they had been apart, this girl had grown up. She was much more mature. She had lost her girlish air and was now more elegant and charming.
Gu Qingyao almost cried when she heard these words.
To see her!
He had come to see her!
Three years. She had been gone for three years. They were supposed to get married, but she had left at the last minute.
For both of them, the three years had been a torment!
But neither of them regretted it!
Mo Beihan held her hand and picked up the books she had scattered, then they left the campus, still holding hands.
“Come with me!”
Gu Qingyao clutched his arm and trotted along beside him.
“Why are you here? Is it for an interview? How did you know I was here? I just moved to this school for my doctorate. I stay nearby. I…”
Mo Beihan stopped. “You live nearby?”
Gu Qingyao nodded. “That’s right! Right over there.”
She pointed towards a place not far from the campus.
This was a different city from where the Qiao family lived, but an adjacent city that was not too far away. After she moved here to study, her mother bought a place for her for convenience.
She now lived here.
“Do you live alone?” Mo Beihan looked over. It was very near.
Gu Qingyao nodded. “Yes!”
“Let’s go!”
The moment Gu Qingyao finished speaking, Mo Beihan started to move, dragging her along. He walked so quickly that she almost had to run to keep up.
Gu Qingyao’s house was very near the school. Qiao Yuying especially found this house for her so that it would be convenient for her daughter to attend classes.
It was a small, two-story house. It looked rather old, but Qiao Yuying had found someone to renovate it. When they entered, it looked like a new house.
Gu Qingyao led Mo Beihan in. The moment they entered, he pressed her against the door, which slammed shut. Before she could even exclaim, her lips were blocked.
“Um…”
“Where’s the bedroom?”
Gu Qingyao’s heart was pounding. She was so nervous her mind went blank. “Up-upstairs…”
Mo Beihan carried her up the stairs, into the bedroom.
Gu Qingyao grew desperately nervous when the room door closed. She only heard him murmur in her ear, “Yao Yao, I can’t wait any longer!”
It was evening outside. They lay entwined with each other in the quiet twilight. The sky slowly darkened and the moon rose amidst a glittering sea of stars. When Gu Qingyao awoke, it was the next morning.
The light in the room was still on. She turned to look at the person next to her. She felt as though she was in a dream!
They… were together now?
After their past life, they were finally together in this life!
Chapter 683: Can’t Wait Any Longer (2)
Everything happened too suddenly. One moment, she was thinking that it would be another two years before she saw him again. The next moment, he appeared and carried her home.
But, she was in bliss!
Gu Qingyao cocked her head and looked at him. Mo Beihan was sound asleep. After three years apart, he still looked the way she remembered him, except his expression was fiercer. Although she had seen him in his prime, at the moment, she could still identify the little ways in which he had changed.
She was awake, but this fellow was so exhausted he was sound asleep. His stamina was not as good as hers!
Gu Qingyao pursed her lips. She was ravenous, but her heart sang with joy.
She slowly got up and had a nice hot bath. Then she put on clean pajamas, took some hot food from her interspace and had a meal. Gu Qingyao stretched. She ached all over.
This was her first experience. She felt almost unable to bear it.
When she returned to the bedroom, Mo Beihan was still sleeping. She was not very sleepy, but she was still very tired. She felt lethargic. The sun had not yet risen, so she got back into bed.
The moment she sat down, Mo Beihan awoke.
“Are you awake?” asked Gu Qingyao.
Mo Beihan opened his eyes and looked at the girl sitting next to him. He immediately smiled, his expression content!
He got up and took her into his arms. He sniffed and discovered that the girl had already bathed.
“You smell wonderful!”
Gu Qingyao rolled her eyes.
Mo Beihan raised his brows. “Looks like you’re quite strong! I can’t tell that you’re tired. If I had known, I wouldn’t have let you off!”
Gu Qingyao immediately blushed. “You… what do you mean you let me off? I… I’m already awake, but you were still sound asleep. Clearly, you’re the unfit one!”
Mo Beihan smiled and leaned against the headboard as he hugged her. “I’m exhausted. It was a rush to leave the country. For the past few days, I’ve been making arrangements for the Mo family, the children and especially my mother. I had to settle everything properly, or I won’t be able to stop worrying. I won’t be going back for a year or two.
“I’ve been so busy that I’ve barely slept. Then on the plane here to see you, I was too excited to sleep. When I found you, we spent so much time together before I slept!”
Gu Qingyao was stunned by his words. “You won’t be back for a year or two? You… why are you here? Aren’t you leaving?”
Mo Beihan stroked her head with a smile. “I’m like you. I’m here to study. I’ll only go back after I graduate.”
Gu Qingyao’s eyes immediately widened. “Stu-study? You… have you resigned from your job in China?”
Mo Beihan said, “I’ve resigned!”
This was too great a shock for Gu Qingyao. She had never imagined that Mo Beihan would abandon the path he had taken in his previous life. That had been a broad and prosperous path that had completely changed Mo Beihan’s life and his social status. It transformed him from an ordinary country boy to the Master of the Mo family. He spent his life as a powerful and important man!
He was extremely intelligent and exceptionally capable. After his rebirth, with his previous life’s experience, he would be even more successful. But now he was telling her that he was giving it all up?
“Brother Beihan, are you crazy? It’s such a good path, why would you give it up? Also, if you give it up, what will happen to the Mo family? Old Master and Old Mistress won’t let you go.”
Mo Beihan raised his brows and laughed. “Who said I’m leaving? If I leave my job in China, does that mean I’m giving up the Mo family? Do you think your husband has no other path in life besides the one he took in his previous life?”
Gu Qingyao: “…”
Chapter 684: Can’t Wait Any Longer (3)
“Then… then what will you do?” Gu Qingyao only recovered her voice after a long time.
Mo Beihan looked at her. He looked at her very earnestly and held her more tightly. Then he said, “In the past, my work restricted the time I could spend with you. I’m different now. Perhaps I will be just as busy as I was in the past, but at least, I will have more freedom.”
Gu Qingyao did not know what to say.
Mo Beihan laughed. “Look, if I follow the same path as my previous life, I would have no choice but to wait patiently in China for your return. But things are different now. I can see you immediately. Isn’t that an improvement?”
Gu Qingyao’s eyes reddened as she looked at this man’s relaxed and handsome face. He rested his head on her forehead intimately. She asked, “What about the Mo family?”
Mo Beihan smiled. “Does wanting more freedom mean having to give up the Mo family?”
Gu Qingyao did not reply.
Mo Beihan said, “In the future, society will have fewer restrictions. The influence of all the major families will spread, and they will become involved in many professions. Now is the time for those in power to ascend. With our memories of the previous life, we know the direction of the future. Why worry that we will lack influence and status?”
Gu Qingyao was silent.
Of course, she was not worried!
Later on, society would cultivate one batch of talented people after another. No longer would influence in society merely be restricted to those who had steady jobs. There would be a great variety of talents!
As long as one was at the top of the game, power could be easily obtained, regardless of profession!
Mo Beihan smiled and nuzzled her forehead. “Want to see me become an overbearing CEO? The kind that spends money like water on his little wife?”
Gu Qingyao’s lips twitched!
“Do you want to go into business?”
Mo Beihan raised his brows but he did not answer her directly. “I won’t tell you right now. I have many plans. I will slowly tell you about them in the future.”
Gu Qingyao felt warm and lethargic, so she fell asleep again.
When she awoke again, it was late morning.
When she opened her eyes, Mo Beihan was no longer at her side. She got up only to discover that the clothes that had been flung on the floor last night had been tidied.
Mo Beihan opened the door and entered. He smiled when he saw that she was awake. “Are you awake? Come and have breakfast. Do you have lessons in the morning? I need to go to school to do my paperwork.”
Gu Qingyao still felt as though she was in a dream. Her Brother Beihan was here to stay? He would stay here to keep her company?
Gu Qingyao had no classes that morning, so she brought Mo Beihan to school to do his paperwork. Then they had lunch, and she had classes in the afternoon.
In his previous life, Mo Beihan also attended school later on and had gone on to achieve an advanced degree. But that was in China. For him, this overseas experience was a novel one.
Especially since he was studying a different specialty.
He felt that everything was new and interesting.
But many branches of learning were interconnected. As a knowledgeable person, he had no problem in his studies.
Over the next few days, Gu Qingyao remained in a daze. She had not dreamt of this life.
Mo Beihan went with her to the library, to the cafeteria for food, and waited for her at the end of class. This was practically…
In the campus cafeteria, Gu Qingyao rested her cheek on her hand and looked at Mo Beihan with her head cocked on one side. Until now, she felt that it was all surreal.
The girl kept staring at him, so Mo Beihan lifted his head. “What’s the matter?”
Gu Qingyao said, “This happiness has arrived too suddenly! I can’t get used to it!”
Mo Beihan: “…”
Chapter 685: Can’t Wait Any Longer (4)
He knew it. He knew Yao Yao was sure to enjoy her present lifestyle.
Mo Beihan smiled. “Hurry up and eat. I’ll send you to class this afternoon, and when school is over, I’ll bring you to see your fourth cousin.”
“Oh… ah?” Gu Qingyao almost leapt to her feet in surprise. “What did you say?”
Mo Beihan said, “Your fourth cousin. He came with me this time, but he’s not in this school. He’s studying in your previous school.”
Gu Qingyao: “…”
“Why didn’t you say so earlier?” Gu Qingyao glared at him.
Mo Beihan said inwardly, If I had told you earlier, would you have kept me company for the past two days?
“I was afraid you would be impatient! I’ve just started school and can’t take leave. I’ll worry if you go back by yourself! There’s a holiday coming up, so I’ll bring you back.”
Gu Qingyao: “…”
She did not say anything else but hurried through her meal. Gu Qingyao had lessons in the afternoon while Mo Beihan went to the library.
By the time Gu Qingyao’s lessons were over, Mo Beihan was waiting for her.
Gu Qingyao had her own car to make it more convenient for her to get back to the Qiao house.
The Qiao family said that they would send a driver to fetch her every holiday, but Gu Qingyao thought it was too troublesome. Anyway, she had many matters to attend to and might not always go home, so she had bought a car for convenience.
The two of them got into the car and drove to look for Gu Jinfeng.
They arrived at Gu Jinfeng’s hotel in two hours.
Mo Beihan had told Gu Jinfeng about this hotel before he left. He told him to stay there, and when he found Gu Qingyao, they would look for him.
Gu Jinfeng wondered how Mo Beihan had known about this hotel.
Mo Beihan simply said that Zhao Mingjiang had told him about it.
Once they reached the hotel, finding Gu Jinfeng was a simple matter.
Gu Jinfeng had spent the past two days rather awkwardly. Unlike Gu Qingyao and Mo Beihan, who had experienced the luxury of later years and who had gone overseas and knew what other countries were like, he was completely lost.
He had just arrived and was not used to anything here.
Fortunately, Zhao Mingjiang told him what he had to take note of overseas. At the moment, he was congratulating himself that he had learnt many foreign words from the old folks in his hometown.
Although he was initially not used to the way the foreigners spoke, as he listened, he began to follow. Basic communication was not a problem.
He could not get used to the high cost of living overseas. Although Zhao Mingjiang’s words had prepared him mentally, he found it hard to accept when he really experienced it.
Once he exchanged the money he had brought, he realized that it would not last long. Fortunately, his grandfather had given him plenty of gold and jewels before he left. With that, he could at least get by.
It was a holiday tomorrow. He was just thinking of looking for his younger cousin, but he had no way of contacting Mo Beihan and was afraid that if he left, Mo Beihan would not be able to find him. So he had no choice but to wait in his room.
When Gu Qingyao and Mo Beihan knocked and entered, Gu Jinfeng grew incredibly excited.
“Fourth Cousin!” When Gu Qingyao saw Gu Jinfeng, she was so happy that she rushed over.
She had not seen her family for more than three years. When Gu Qingyao saw her older cousin who doted on her, she was overwhelmed by a rush of affection.
Gu Jinfeng caught his younger cousin in his arms as she rushed over. “Yao Yao! Girl, you haven’t been home for more than three years. Everyone back home is so worried about you!”
“Um, um, um…” Gu Qingyao murmured as she nuzzled his shoulder. “I didn’t do it on purpose! I really missed all of you too!”