Chapter 531: My Sweet Momo
How could she have never noticed before that Wei Zhiqian was such a wolf in disguise?
"My sweet Momo, " Wei Zhiqian muttered and kissed the corner of her lips again. "How very sweet you are."
Tan Mo gruntled softly, helpless against Wei Zhiqian's flirtations.
She felt herself slowly succumbing to him.
Wei Zhiqian inhaled deeply, unwilling to let go of Tan Mo, so he held onto her.
Carrying her in his arms, he walked right out the door.
Overwhelmed with embarrassment, Tan Mo buried her face against his shoulders, "Let me down."
"Everyone's gone to work, so we won't meet anyone." Wei Zhiqian knew what Tan Mo was worried about.
Tan Mo could not argue with him.
Fortunately, there really was no one in the elevator.
Tan Mo was carried all the way to the car by Wei Zhiqian, and only then did he let go of her.
Without waiting for Tan Mo to help herself, Wei Zhiqian leaned into the passenger seat and fastened her seat belt for her.
With his body so closed to hers, he casually kissed her on the lips again.
Ever since this morning, after the status of their relationship had changed...
Wei Zhiqian had not let even the slightest opportunity pass him by. He kissed Tan Mo every chance he could get.
Fortunately, this neighborhood was just right next to Beijing University.
It was only a 10-minute walk and merely a two-minute drive away.
Finally, just five minutes before class, she arrived at the gate of Beijing University.
Tan Mo saw that she was about to be late for class, so she didn't have time to say a proper goodbye to Wei Zhiqian. She quickly hopped out of the car and ran all the way to her classroom.
Just as Tan Mo entered the classroom, the school bell rang.
The lecture hall was fully packed.
Tan Mo wondered, 'Is it because I came too late?'
As soon as she entered the door, everyone's eyes were on her.
Although Tan Mo had always attracted much attention at Beijing University, it was still uncomfortable to be watched by so many people all at once.
"Tan Mo!"
Tan Mo heard someone calling and looked over to see Jin Yuelin beckoning to her.
Meng Yuxi was sitting next to Jin Yuelin.
On the other side was a vacant seat.
It was reserved just for Tan Mo.
Tan Mo breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked over.
After sitting down, she finally felt at ease.
"Tan Mo, you..." Jin Yuelin stopped midway.
"What's wrong?" Tan Mo was puzzled.
Why did Meng Yuxi have such an uneasy look on her face, seeming as though she could barely express herself?
"Tan Mo, are you in love?" Meng Yuxi asked in a low voice.
"Why would you say that?" Were the words "I'm in love" written on her forehead?
Had he put a stamp, marking those words on her face while she was not paying attention?
"Your lips," Jin Yuelin whispered. "They're swollen. And..."
Jin Yuelin couldn't finish her sentence and began to rummage through her bag.
After digging around for a bit, she took out a pocket mirror from her bag and handed it to Tan Mo. "It's better if you saw for yourself."
Tan Mo flipped open the mirror and looked down at her face.
She gasped at her reflection.
Not just her mouth but her whole face was rosy like the shade of cherry blossoms, and her eyes glowed charmingly like they were kissed by a spring breeze.
Although the three words "I'm in love" were not actually written on her face, it was clear as day.
Her lips were not covered in lipstick, but they were completely red. Her lips looked flushed with blood and even slightly swollen.
What was harder to miss was the faint bite mark on her lower lip.
That love bite was obviously all thanks to Wei Zhiqian.
"No... No, I gave myself that bite mark," Tan Mo explained in a soft voice. "I drank some Rio last night. It was my first time drinking. I didn't think I would get drunk from just that, so that's how my lips ended up swollen too."
Although that wasn't exactly the truth, it was indeed an indirect factor.
It was all because she had gotten drunk from the cocktail that it made her break down in tears hugging Wei Zhiqian, which eventually led to them sleeping in each other's arms.
Because she was drunk, Wei Zhiqian got the chance to confess his feelings, which he then gave her that love bite.
Jin Yuelin and Meng Yuxi wondered simultaneously, 'Can getting drunk actually cause lips to swell up like that?'
However, there was no study proving that it could not.
So, they just took Tan Mo's word for it.
Although, the two of them still had their doubts.
Right then, the professor walked in.
They all stopped chatting.
Tan Mo quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
At least, she had managed to bluff her way through.
The truth was, she wasn't deliberately trying to hide this from Jin Yuelin and Meng Yuxi.
Tan Mo knew that neither Jin Yuelin nor Meng Yuxi was the type to go around telling everybody.
The three of them shared the same dorm. She couldn't hide it from them forever, especially if she were to talk to Wei Zhiqian on the phone.
It was just that they were in a room full of people.
If she were to tell Meng Yuxi and Jin Yuelin now, everyone would hear them.
It'd be bad if any word of it ever got back to her family.
She hadn't even got the chance to warm her family up to the idea of her dating Wei Zhiqian.
By the end of class, Tan Mo's lips had returned to normal.
But of course, the bite mark left by Wei Zhiqian was still there.
Because Tan Mo didn't have time to go back to the dormitory earlier that morning, she was still in the same outfit as she came in this morning.
She had a bag on her shoulder and a laptop in her hands.
As soon as she walked out of the lecture block, she ran into Wei Keli.
When Wei Keli saw Tan Mo, he was taken aback.
The moment he saw Tan Mo, Wei Keli suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Tan Mo for a long time.
The last time they had met was at the Hot Spring Villa because of her situation with Yuan Keqing.
Later in school, he had also called Tan Mo several times to explain himself to her.
Tan Mo's reaction toward him remained unchanged.
She was not even angry that he was close to Yuan Keqing.
At that time, he began to wonder.
Did it not matter to Tan Mo at all whoever he was close to?
Tan Mo was not the least bit flustered by him.
Explaining himself to Tan Mo was like punching on cotton.
Because Tan Mo was not all angry, his explanation felt meaningless.
So, there was no need for him to explain further.
Why should he bother explaining if she wasn't even angry?
Soon after that, Tan Mo had gotten very busy.
She was nowhere in sight for days.
He couldn't find her anywhere.
That was until today, at this very moment.
After seeing Tan Mo again, Wei Keli suddenly remembered his frustration.
Wei Keli was stunned by the sight of Tan Mo.
He had always known that Tan Mo was beautiful.
Otherwise, he would not have been so keen on the thought of marrying her despite her proud and uncompromising attitude.
Besides the fact that she was from the Tan family, the only other thing that captivated him was her beauty.
Still, he had always felt that Tan Mo was a beauty but a bore to be with.
She was absolutely gorgeous. So gorgeous that she looked almost surreal.
But she was also boringly gorgeous...
Unlike Qin Murong, who had an air of maturity to her.
She was also unlike Yuan Keqing, who was like a lily out of water or a pear blossom in the rain, so pitifully intriguing.
Tan Mo was simply pretty but boring.
Over time, he might have even found her a little too bland and eventually lose interest in her.
But now, suddenly running into Tan Mo, Wei Keli was surprised to find Tan Mo's beauty so overwhelming that it moved his heart.
Her cheeks bloomed like a cherry blossom. Her eyes and smile had a poised and elegant flair.
The pinkish glow in the corner of her eyes seemed almost like a cherry blossom petal had imprinted on her.
The way her gaze swept across him, he found it impossible to peel his eyes away from her.
"Momo!" Wei Keli immediately shouted her name out loud.
Wei Keli never knew the meaning of the word shy.
Even if he had overturned countless cars right in front of Tan Mo, he could still regain his composure within a blink of an eye.
Chapter 532: I Don't Like Ignorant Girls
It was as if those overturned cars had never happened.
Tan Mo unconsciously stopped for a moment, but Wei Keli had already appeared in front of her.
"Momo," Wei Keli called out to her as his eyes fell on Tan Mo's face.
He was not hallucinating.
But strangely, Tan Mo's face was still the same as before.
Why did it suddenly seem like she was so much prettier?
Her pale cheeks glowed with a red undertone, making her fair skin seem almost translucent.
"Ke..." As soon as Tan Mo opened her mouth to speak, she felt confused by their seniority.
She was now Wei Zhiqian's girlfriend.
That meant she was the same seniority as her uncle.
Theoretically speaking, she was now a senior to Wei Keli.
Thus, she shouldn't be calling him Brother Keli anymore.
Tan Mo decided not to call out his name. Instead, she just smiled. "What a coincidence."
"Momo, why aren't you calling me Brother Keli anymore?" Wei Keli was clearly unpleased. "Are you still mad at me for what happened at the Hot Spring Villa?"
Tan Mo kept quiet.
'Here he goes. Wei Keli is going to start again.'
Just as she thought, she was right about him.
"Momo, I know you said that it was okay, but you were just pretending to be the bigger person because you were afraid that I'd be unhappy," Wei Keli said. "If you like someone, it's only normal that you'd feel upset seeing them hugging someone else. I completely understand."
"I'm not," Tan Mo said with a blank expression.
This was what she was dreading.
Wei Keli was an extremely narcissistic and arrogant man.
According to the Wei Keli she knew in the past, the more she showed that she didn't mind about what happened at the Hot Spring Villa, the more he would think that she didn't care about him.
And sure enough, Wei Keli hadn't bothered her for a while.
If she showed even the slightest indifference toward Wei Keli, he would make up a big drama all by himself about hatred out of love.
Just like what he was doing now.
Tan Mo cursed herself for being careless in her heart.
She was too focused on their seniority that she totally forgot about his ridiculous sense of morality.
Wei Keli smirked and said confidently, "You must have been avoiding me all this while because you were too angry to see me. I was wondering why I couldn't find you anywhere. Even if you were busy with school, there's no way I couldn't have seen you around at all."
"Momo, if you're angry with me you can just tell me. There's no need to pretend to be cool about it."
Tan Mo was speechless.
All she could feel right now was regret.
If she knew this would happen, she wouldn't have bothered about their seniority.
Without Wei Keli pestering her, she had been going about her days a lot more comfortably lately.
She had been more relaxed, which was why she had let her guard down. Clearly, she was too careless.
"I'm really not angry about it." Tan Mo didn't want to call him Brother Keli anymore. She felt disgusted calling him that way. Besides, the term of endearment clashed with Wei Zhiqian's seniority.
"Momo, if you're mad just say so." Wei Keli furrowed his brows, feeling a little impatient. "I hate it when there's a miscommunication between us and we have to play guessing games. You act as if you're all cool, but if I didn't try to cheer you up, you would probably stay mad at me and avoid seeing me forever."
"For a while, I haven't contacted you because I believed you when you said you weren't mad at me, but I know, in reality, you were actually pissed," Wei Keli said. "Before this, I hadn't realized, but seeing your attitude now, I get it. I explained to you before that I didn't mean to hurt you on purpose. I hope you can understand that. I know that you're always very understanding and considerate of me. Rest assured, I won't let your feelings for me go unnoticed."
Even for someone like Tan Mo, she found Wei Keli's overconfidence unbearable.
"I really don't mind. No matter who you are with, I don't care." Tan Mo wasn't sure if Wei Keli would listen to what she was saying. "Before, I only regarded you as a brother, who was fun to hang out with when we were younger. I don't think of you as anything more. About the engagement and getting married, it's all just in your head. I, including my parents and brothers, have never wanted that from you."
"They never thought about having me marry you." The expression on Tan Mo's face was so serious that it was almost cold. "I never wanted that either."
"How come?" Wei Keli smiled, completely disregarding Tan Mo's explanation. "At the time, you were much too young to remember, so you probably don't know what it meant. But I remember. I remember it clearly that both your mother and mine agreed. They said it was good for us to start getting along as children so that we could foster a good relationship and get married one day."
"Because our two families are close, and your parents watched me grow up since I was just a kid, they know me really well. I'm sure they feel at ease leaving you in my hands because they know that I will treat you well," Wei Keli said.
Tan Mo thought, 'It's because they know you well, and that's why they don't trust you!'
"Really? I had no clue!" Tan Mo looked surprised.
Wei Keli thought Tan Mo believed him and changed her mind.
Before he had the chance to celebrate, he heard Tan Mo say, "But no one in my family has ever told me about this. I guess that means it was just our parents joking around, which means they weren't serious about it. So, you shouldn't take it seriously either and save yourself the unnecessary pressure. Just go after the girl you like. You can be with whoever you want. You don't have to worry about me."
Tan Mo smiled so cheerfully that her eyes became half-moons, but the smile did not reach the depths of her eyes.
It was a fake smile she had perfected for socializing purposes.
"Besides, a guy your age must've had your fair share of dating. Don't let yourself miss out on all the opportunities just because of a little joke made by a couple of adults over ten years ago," Tan Mo said with the same fake smile plastered on her face.
"Back when I didn't remember a thing, our parents may have mentioned it. But ever since I was old enough to remember, they never brought it up again. That means it's clearly nothing important, so don't take it to heart," Tan Mo said.
Wei Keli frowned. "Momo, there's no point if you keep going on like this. Are you still mad at me and Yuan Keqing? There really is nothing going between me and her. I just pitied her because she had it rough. That was all. If you're still angry about that, you might as well just say it. I can explain it to you. But if you're angry while pretending to be understanding, how am I supposed to act?"
"You've been giving me the cold shoulder for so long, I get it. But if you keep this up, then it'll be over between us." Wei Keli pursed his lips slightly and spoke with much dismay. "I don't like girls who act ignorant."
Tan Mo was about to throw up.
The words coming out from Wei Keli's mouth were awfully demeaning.
He pitied Yuan Keqing because she had it rough?
How was her life rough?
If she had it rough, then what about the rest of the people in the entire world?
Tan Mo pursed her lips impatiently. "Whoever you like is truthfully none of my concern. I told you from the start that I don't like you, so stop making things up and reading too much into it."
"Let me be very clear. First, my family has no intention of me marrying you. Second, my family doesn't need me to build connections for them by going through any sort of arranged marriage, so they won't force me to marry anyone at all."
Chapter 533: Hurry Up and Tell Us the Truth
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Third, the ways of the olden society have long passed. Arranged marriage no longer exists. Forget about what my parents had or hadn't said. Even if they really insisted, must I listen? And knowing how much they love me, they would never impose on me like that. Fourth, I don't like you. Let me make myself extremely clear. Now, I can't even treat you as an older brother anymore because the way you're so self-righteous even makes me a little sick."
"Lastly, what I'm telling you now isn't a front, but it's what I truly feel. I don't care who you're friends with or who you're close to. You are not important to me. You don't need to explain yourself to me or worry about my feelings. I'm not pretending to be understanding here. I'm not the bigger person at all. If the person I like did something sorry to me, I wouldn't give him my blessing with a smile on my face."
She even threw a tantrum at her uncle last night.
She was not understanding at all.
"But you should know that I'm a pretty ignorant person." In order to make Wei Keli understand, she was willing to tarnish her own name. "Like you said earlier, you don't like ignorant girls. Well, guess what? I happen to be very ignorant, so please don't like me."
Wei Keli's perfectly handsome face was all scrunched up from the raging fury. It looked slightly deformed.
Tan Mo thought way too highly of herself.
In fact, he didn't like Tan Mo that much at all.
Besides her pretty face, what was so great about her?
Tan Mo said it as if he had been pestering her.
But what was so bad about him that Tan Mo didn't find him attractive?
Looking at Tan Mo's serious expression, Wei Keli couldn't tell at that moment whether or not she was telling the truth.
The Tan Mo that he was seeing now was not the same girl who used to smile sweetly back at him.
His gaze unconsciously landed on her lips.
He had been so focused on her behavior that he had not noticed Tan Mo's lips.
Looking over now, he noticed a faint bite mark on her lower lip.
Did Tan Mo bite her own lip?
Or did someone else?
"What happened to your lips?" Wei Keli asked with a calm face, raising his eyebrows.
Tan Mo was about to speak when she heard Qin Muye's voice, "Momo!"
Tan Mo and Wei Keli looked over at the same time. They saw Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing walking over together.
Wei Keli's heart filled with disdain.
Ming Yeqing followed Qin Muye everywhere she went like an unshakable pest. It was shameless.
"I have to catch up with Muye and Ah-Qing," Tan Mo said indifferently to Wei Keli.
With Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing present, Wei Keli did not dare to speak recklessly.
Tan Mo quickly walked past Wei Keli and hurried a few steps away from him. She was relieved to see Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing had made their way over.
Qin Muye took Tan Mo's arm in hers. "Was he bothering you again?"
"He was talking about the Hot Spring Villa," Tan Mo said.
"How long has it been? Why is he bringing this up again?" Qin Muye was starting to get annoyed.
"Because after that, wasn't I busy all the time? He wanted to find me but couldn't. He finally got ahold of me today," Tan Mo said in a hushed tone and walked away with Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing.
"He insisted that I was putting up a front, pretending to be understanding and unbothered by him being with Yuan Keqing, when in fact, I was still jealous and mad at him." Tan Mo repeated the exact same words that Wei Keli had used.
Ming Yeqing was speechless.
Forgive his oblivion, but this was the first time he had met such a confident man.
Qin Muye looked like she was on the verge of throwing up. "Why is he so gross?"
After the feeling of disgust had passed, Qin Muye looked at Tan Mo and felt something was off about her.
"Momo, is there something different about you?" Qin Muye studied Tan Mo's face carefully.
Tan Mo's face was still the same, but she couldn't help but feel that something seemed different.
She looked prettier.
"Nope." Tan Mo touched her face. "I'm still the same old me. Nothing's changed."
"Ah-Qing, can you tell?" Qin Muye turned her head and said to Ming Yeqing, "I just somehow feel like Momo is different."
Ming Yeqing and Tan Mo shared an absolutely platonic relationship.
Even if Ming Yeqing stared at Tan Mo, she would not be the slightest bit uncomfortable, let alone think much of it.
Then, Ming Yeqing began studying Tan Mo's face too.
After a few seconds, Ming Yeqing noticed what was wrong. "Momo, who bit your lips?"
Although he was asking...
Ming Yeqing already had the answer in his heart.
Besides Wei Zhiqian, who else could there be?
He recalled that when Qin Muye had called Tan Mo this morning, Wei Zhiqian was also with her.
Did Wei Zhiqian make his move so fast?
Had the two kissed already?
Hearing those words, Qin Muye looked at Tan Mo's lips too.
Sure enough, there was a faint bite mark on her lower lip.
"It's possible that Momo bit herself," Qin Muye told Ming Yeqing.
"If she bit herself, it wouldn't be from that angle," Ming Yeqing said. "If you don't believe me, look."
Ming Yeqing bit his lower lip to demonstrate to Qin Muye.
Qin Muye saw where Ming Yeqing's lower lip was bitten, and the surrounding area turned pale.
After a while, Ming Yeqing unclenched his jaw, leaving a bite mark on his lower lip.
Since he hadn't bitten himself as hard as Tan Mo's lips were bitten, it disappeared after a while.
"Look, if you were to bite yourself, it would be in this angle." Ming Yeqing pointed to his lower lip. "Momo's obviously wasn't done by herself."
Qin Muye studied Ming Yeqing's lips carefully for quite some time.
Ming Yeqing swallowed unconsciously, his lips trembling uncomfortably.
With great difficulty, Qin Muye finally lifted her gaze and looked at Tan Mo again.
"It really is different from the way Ah-Qing bit himself!" Qin Muye exclaimed excitedly.
Tan Mo was lost for words.
"Hurry up and tell us the truth!" Qin Muye hugged Tan Mo's arm.
"It's not very convenient to talk about it here..." Tan Mo didn't intend to hide it from them.
"Do you still have class later?" Qin Muye asked and Tan Mo. "Ah-Qing and I have no more classes this morning."
"Me neither," Tan Mo answered obediently.
"Perfect, let's go to a cafe then," Qin Muye said.
Being more thoughtful, Ming Yeqing said, "If we're gonna go to a cafe, then let's go to one that's farther away, somewhere that's not within the campus or nearby the vicinity."
"Momo must have something very important to tell us that's probably private," Ming Yeqing said.
Tan Mo couldn't help but glance at Ming Yeqing.
Had he guessed it already?
Right then, Ming Yeqing looked over.
He was smiling from ear to ear, and the gleam in his eyes was filled with intent.
Tan Mo blushed and stammered, "A-Ah-Qing has a point."
Hearing that response, Qin Muye could tell at once that it really was something private.
"Okay, let's go! We can also have our lunch outside," Qin Muye chimed in gleefully.
Ming Yeqing immediately called a cab. When the three of them arrived at the university entrance, the car was already waiting by the gates.
The three of them hopped in the car and set off to the cafe.
Chapter 534: Where Else Would Be as Quiet as My Office?
She did not expect to receive Wei Zhiqian's call on the way.
Tan Mo especially looked at the time and confirmed that it was still during working hours.
Why was he calling her now?
Ming Yeqing and Qin Muye were also present in the car.
Tan Mo still picked up the phone call.
Anyway, she was going to tell Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing about their new relationship and did not mind picking up the call in front of them.
"Uncle." Tan Mo picked up the call.
Qin Muye was seated in the backseat with Tan Mo and did not find the call odd.
Ming Yeqing was seated in the passenger seat in front and using the front mirror. He glanced to the back.
There was a hint of a smile in his eyes.
"I miss you." Wei Zhiqian's first sentence after he opened his mouth was a deathly shot to Tan Mo.
Tan Mo's face flushed red. It looked like a little bun.
She was even a little helpless and did not know how to speak to Wei Zhiqian anymore.
In the past, when Wei Zhiqian was just her uncle, while they were close, it was a different intimacy between a couple.
He had never spoken like this to her before.
Their relationship had just changed this morning.
Only two hours had passed, and she was not used to it yet.
Although she was secretly happy about the new relationship between herself and Wei Zhiqian...
She had not adjusted as quickly as Wei Zhiqian had.
The little snow fairy could not help but wonder how long he had thought about this.
Their relationship had just changed in the morning, yet he was already used to it.
On the other side of the phone, Wei Zhiqian waited for a while, but he did not hear Tan Mo reply. He was unable to see Tan Mo.
He thought that he should have used the video call function instead as he would be able to see Tan Mo then.
"Did you miss me?" Wei Zhiqian asked again.
Tan Mo's face was still red. She secretly glanced at Qin Muye who was beside her, then turned her head to look out the window.
She said in a small voice, "I miss you."
That was especially true since she just saw Wei Keli and was disgusted by him. It made her miss Wei Zhiqian even more.
She urgently needed Wei Zhiqian for disinfection.
This time, even Qin Muye realized that something was wrong.
Tan Mo had never spoken in this manner to Wei Zhiqian.
Although Tan Mo spoke softly, the car wasn't that big. Qin Muye heard what she had said clearly.
Her choice of words and the tone sounded like they were meant for a lover.
"Why are you speaking so softly? Is there someone beside you?" Wei Zhiqian raised his brows.
"Yeah, Muye and Ah-Qing are also present," Tan Mo explained.
Wei Zhiqian heard the sounds from her end. "Are you in the car?"
"We called for a car to go to a café further away from school," Tan Mo explained. "I want to tell Muye and Ah-Qing."
Wei Zhiqian understood immediately once Tan Mo said that.
He could not control the lift of his lips.
"Whether it is near the school or in the school, it would be easy to run into classmates. With many people around, there is no knowing what they would say. That is not good. So, we intend to go further," Tan Mo said.
"Come to my office instead of going to a café." Wei Zhiqian was very happy. "Where else would be as quiet as my office?"
Tan Mo inhaled and asked, "Aren't you working?"
"There isn't much to do in the morning. It is good timing for you to come over. After you tell Muye and Ah-Qing, we can have a meal together." Wei Zhiqian felt that this unplanned arrangement was wonderful. "Then, during the evening, it will just be the two of us."
Tan Mo was speechless.
What was he thinking?
What did his words mean?
"Even if you go to a café further from school, if there are other customers, it would not be convenient for you to talk," Wei Zhiqian said. "Come to my office. If either of them has any questions, I can also answer them."
Tan Mo thought, 'Ming Yeqing probably has the guts to ask, but Qin Muye certainly wouldn't.'
"Alright." Tan Mo nodded and agreed. She did not hang up the phone. She told the driver, "Mister, we will go to Weifeng Company instead."
"Alright," the chauffeur replied.
Wei Zhiqian heard and asked, "Where are you now?"
Tan Mo looked out the window again and told Wei Zhiqian where they were.
Wei Zhiqian estimated the time Tan Mo and the others would reach Weifeng and hung up.
Tan Mo put down her phone. Qin Muye's eyes were already filled with curiosity, and she had moved close to her.
"We will go to Weifeng instead?" Qin Muye asked excitedly.
She had never gone to Weifeng before.
She had not gone to Qinyang before either.
Since she was still in school, she had not entered Qinyang to work.
She always felt that it was not suitable to go to Qinyang.
However, Qin Muye was still filled with curiosity about Qinyang and Weifeng.
She especially wanted to know what Qin Mufeng and Wei Zhiqian looked like when they were working.
Of course, if she had mentioned it, Qin Mufeng naturally would welcome her presence in the company.
Although Qin Muye had changed and would tell her family about her matters...
It was difficult to change her natural personality.
She was afraid to create trouble for others, especially for her parents and older brother.
Thus, unless it was necessary, even if these were not troublesome matters in Qin Mufeng's eyes, Qin Muye would still avoid them if she could.
"Yeah." Tan Mo nodded and said, "Uncle said that he does not have much going on later, so he is letting us go to his office to talk. The cafés outside may be further from school, but there would still be other customers. It's not as secure as his office."
Qin Muye blinked her large eyes and asked expectantly, "Is it something that important that not a single outsider can be present?"
Tan Mo hummed in agreement and said, "I will tell you when we reach his office."
"Alright." Qin Muye nodded in agreement.
Wei Zhiqian would accompany her later when they were in Wei Zhiqian's office.
The pressure on her would be reduced.
Tan Mo thought about it and felt that Wei Zhiqian could tell them about it.
When Tan Mo and the others were still on the way to Weifeng, Wei Zhiqian had already asked Zhou Jingan to empty his schedule from now until lunchtime, not arrange any other matters, or let anyone interrupt him.
Zhou Jingan was stunned for a while. "What arrangements do you have, President?"
Wei Zhiqian had a serious expression. "Momo is coming over."
Zhou Jingan was surprised.
Was it that serious?
They had agreed to keep it from both their families to prepare them mentally before telling them officially.
However, Wei Zhiqian did not intend to hide it from Zhou Jingan and the employees of Weifeng.
Wei Zhiqian told Zhou Jingan the truth.
Wei Zhiqian arranged his tie and looked at Zhou Jingan proudly.
Zhou Jingan was speechless.
What was Wei Zhiqian being proud about?
Zhou Jingan had grown up with Wei Zhiqian.
But at work, Zhou Jingan addressed Wei Zhiqian formally as the president.
Chapter 535: Humane of Wei Zhiqian to Say That
Outside of work, Zhou Jingan and Wei Zhiqian would not distinguish themselves as much.
As for now, it was still during work hours.
It could be seen from Wei Zhiqian's reaction that he had been out of work mode for a long time.
"In the future, Momo will be the wife of your president." After Wei Zhiqian said that, he even nodded to Zhou Jingan.
Zhou Jingan was speechless.
He was Wei Zhiqian's good friend and assistant.
He had grown up with Wei Zhiqian since they were young, and he naturally understood Wei Zhiqian deeply.
Moreover, he was usually with Wei Zhiqian during work hours.
He was the person who spent the most time with Wei Zhiqian.
Even Tan Mo could not compare to him.
After all, Tan Mo and Wei Zhiqian could not meet every day.
Even if they did, it was after both had completed their homework and work matters.
There was not much time left for them to be together after that.
Thus, Zhou Jingan had some guesses with regards to Wei Zhiqian's feelings for Tan Mo.
However, even when he heard Wei Zhiqian mention it explicitly, it was still difficult for him to hide his shock.
Although, he had thought that it would happen sooner or later.
But this was still too fast.
How old was Tan Mo?
She was just 18 years old.
She had just turned of age a few months ago.
Wei Zhiqian had already made his move.
She was the little lady he had watched grow up.
To think he could make a move...
He was a beast.
Zhou Jingan had seen that Wei Zhiqian kept a close eye on Tan Mo. He felt that although Wei Zhiqian had feelings for her, he probably would wait for a few years.
He did not expect that Wei Zhiqian did not even want to wait.
"Should I change the way I address her in the future?" Zhou Jingan asked.
After all, he had grown up with Wei Zhiqian and had also watched Tan Mo grow up.
Although he had recognized Tan Mo as the wife of the president in his heart, he still felt weird if he had to address her that way.
Of course, there was no disrespect toward her.
Wei Zhiqian said, "You don't have to do that. You two have been close since you were young, so that would be uncomfortable."
Zhou Jingan nodded. It was humane of Wei Zhiqian to say that.
"However, you should give her the necessary respect," Wei Zhiqian added.
Zhou Jingan said immediately, "Don't worry. Just like us, even if we have a good personal relationship, we are partial when it comes to work. To Tan Mo, in front of others, I will treat her the way I treat you."
"Let's not talk anymore," Wei Zhiqian said hurriedly. "I have to wait for her downstairs."
After he said that, Wei Zhiqian left.
Zhou Jingan was speechless.
'Look at how good Wei Zhiqian is!'
He was the best uncle in the past, and now he was the best boyfriend.
Wei Zhiqian met many people from the company on his way to the lobby.
Everyone was shocked. Where was the president going?
They only saw him alone, which was rare.
Then, many people saw Wei Zhiqian arrive at the main door of the company and stand there. He seemed like he was waiting for someone.
The Weifeng staff members who passed him had to greet Wei Zhiqian.
After they did so, they were curious as to what Wei Zhiqian was doing at the entrance.
The staff members were talking about this matter in big and small group chats.
"Our president is about to turn into a statue at the entrance."
"Why is a person who earns eight figures in a minute standing at the entrance doing nothing?"
"Don't say that. I want to calculate how much he has wasted by standing outside," a colleague said, "I am feeling a little dizzy."
"Latest update, a colleague saw the president standing at the entrance looking left and right. He seems to be waiting for someone."
"Who is it? Who could make the president go down so early to be a statue?"
"I am curious who this distinguished guest is."
The group chats were actively talking about this matter while Wei Zhiqian was waiting for Tan Mo with all his heart and energy.
Ming Yeqing raised his brows. "Look, is that Brother Zhiqian waiting at the entrance?"
Although Tan Mo did not say it, Ming Yeqing guessed that the matter Tan Mo wanted to talk about was that she got together with Wei Zhiqian.
Since Tan Mo had already gotten together with Wei Zhiqian, then he could call him Brother Zhiqian without a second thought.
He no longer needed to worry that he got the relationship wrong.
Qin Muye and Tan Mo were good friends. Qin Muye called Wei Zhiqian Brother Zhiqian while Tan Mo called Wei Zhiqian an uncle.
He and Tan Mo were good friends, but because he liked Qin Muye, he followed Qin Muye and called him Brother Zhiqian while Tan Mo still called him an uncle.
These relationships were messy.
Tan Mo and Qin Muye were originally chatting.
After they heard what Ming Yeqing said, both stopped and turned to look out the window.
Qin Muye was not able to see clearly from where she was, but Tan Mo could see him from her spot.
As expected, she saw Wei Zhiqian standing at the entrance of Weifeng.
Tan Mo was surprised.
The treatment she received by coming here was too much.
Wei Zhiqian had personally come out.
Even when she only treated Wei Zhiqian as her uncle, he had treated her just as well.
Then, Tan Mo did not feel anything special.
Now, Wei Zhiqian treated her as well as before.
But Tan Mo felt that it was very sweet.
Although the treatment was the same, in the past, it was toward a junior. Now, it was toward a lover, so the feeling was different.
Tan Mo blushed the moment she saw Wei Zhiqian from afar.
Her heart hammered rapidly, and she felt nervous and excited like never before.
The car finally stopped at Weifeng's entrance. Tan Mo opened the door and got out.
They had just parted in the morning, but when they met now, she felt awkward.
She did not know what to do in front of Wei Zhiqian.
"Uncle," the little lady softly greeted. She stood in front of Wei Zhiqian with both her hands at her back.
Wei Zhiqian saw Tan Mo and smiled. His mood turned good.
He openly held Tan Mo's hand. "Let's go. I'll take you to my office."
Tan Mo did not avoid it and let Wei Zhiqian hold her hand.
Wei Zhiqian had agreed to her willful request of hiding their relationship from their family for the time being.
Wei Zhiqian had to know what he was doing when he held her hand.
Both of them walked in front. Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing were slightly behind.
Qin Muye watched with an open mouth and wide eyes from behind.
She pointed to Tan Mo and Wei Zhiqian. She turned to Ming Yeqing and stuttered, "They... They..."
"Let's go. We will have our answer when we reach Brother Zhiqian's office." Ming Yeqing smiled confidently and took the opportunity to hold Qin Muye's hand.
He could not let Wei Zhiqian hold someone's hand alone, right?
Qin Muye looked down at her hand, which was being held by Ming Yeqing.
Her ears turned red and trembled. She did not dare to turn to look at Ming Yeqing.
Wei Zhiqian held Tan Mo's hand and walked into the company.
Weifeng's employees were already extremely curious.
Who was Wei Zhiqian waiting for at the entrance?
Thus, everyone kept an eye on him.
Although they were in the office, their focus wasn't there.
The receptionist at Weifeng had already become the most popular person in the company.
The colleagues from all departments had contacted the receptionist via WeChat.
They created all sorts of new group chats.
Although the groups were different, the similarity was that the receptionist was in every group.
Chapter 536: Curiosity
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As the employee in the front of the office, the receptionist would know Wei Zhiqian's latest status at all times.
The receptionist quickly sent a message to all of the groups when she saw Wei Zhiqian entering the company holding Tan Mo's hand: "The President has entered the company holding the hand of a young lady."
The previous time Tan Mo had come to the office it had been on a weekend.
The receptionist had not been present that day and hence had never seen Tan Mo before.
She also did not dare to take a photo of Wei Zhiqian and Tan Mo as she was scared she would be discovered.
It wouldn't be good if she lost her job because she had been gossiping.
Thus, after Wei Zhiqian and Tan Mo walked past her, she secretly took a photo of their back view and sent it to all the group chats.
The receptionist added a note: "I didn't dare to take the photo from the front, but I could see that the little lady seemed to be very young."
Everyone thought to themselves of a term simultaneously: beast!
Of course, there were employees in these group chats who had happened to also be working overtime the last time Tan Mo had come over.
For example, Manager Wang and several others who had been there last time were all in the group chats.
No one knew who had initiated it, but they created a small private group chat among themselves.
When they entered the group chat to have a look.
Oh!
What a coincidence.
It was that same group of people who had met Tan Mo when they worked overtime previously.
"Last time we saw Tan Mo, but this is a back view this time. I am not certain if it is her."
"But they are both very young."
"If it isn't Tan Mo but another young lady, then our President is quite a jerk."
"The President says my girlfriend is forever 18 years old. [smug emoji]"
"It might just be Tan Mo." There was a female colleague who was quite romantic and liked stories where the leads are loyal from the start to the finish.
"But the receptionist only photographed their back view, and we cannot recognize who it is."
They had only seen Tan Mo once and were indeed not familiar enough with her to recognize her from her back.
Manager Wang decided to manage the situation. "This is simple. The President is most likely in the elevator now. Every department and every floor should assign a representative to be in charge of each floor, and someone would greet the President. Press the elevator button. When the elevator stops, enter and you will naturally see who the little lady is."
Everyone thought to themselves, Manager Wang was indeed experienced and cunning.
However, who would do this task?
Everyone was silent, and Manager Wang once again decided to manage the situation. "Look at the way all of you are as cowardly as a bunch of mice!"
Everyone: "..."
Manager Wang: "How about this? Listen to me, there are managers from some departments in the chat. If the department manager is here, then the department manager will press the elevator button. Those whose department managers are not here, choose a representative yourselves, and they can go do it."
Manager Wang: "Do you still want to know who it is?"
Everyone gritted their teeth: "All right!"
They all agreed one after another.
What were they afraid of? The managers of each department were leading this after all.
Manager Wang backed up his words with his actions immediately.
The President would not fire them over this little bit of gossip, right?
So, what was there to be afraid of?
Manager Wang held onto his phone and jogged to the elevator on his floor.
He even took a video that recorded him running over as he pressed the elevator button, and he sent it to the group chat.
Everyone saw that Manager Wang not only said he would do it, but he really led by example and jogged over to the elevator.
The managers of other departments were no longer afraid that Manager Wang wasn't being truthful with them.
Manager Wang had done it himself...
Thus the managers of other departments also followed Manager Wang's example and sent a video to the group chat as evidence.
Some were even more extreme. They started to film themselves as they left their offices and in the corridor, right up until they reached the elevator.
The other employees saw that the managers had done it.
Then they would do it too.
Thus, the video evidence sprouted like spring bamboo shoots after the rain.
Everyone waited at every floor.
There had never been a president-exclusive elevator.
There were four elevators in a row, and they were shared by the employees regardless of rank.
At this time, although there were always employees who were traveling between departments, there were not many people who used the elevators.
It was not to the extent where the elevators would stop at every floor.
Wei Zhiqian's thoughts were filled with getting to his office quickly.
He would love it if the elevator didn't stop at any floor and that no one would need to use it.
If he reached the office fast, he could quickly announce that he was now Tan Mo's boyfriend to Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing.
He did not expect that the whole company would be there to see them, since it was almost the weekend.
As he was in a rush to get to his office, the elevator stopped.
The first time it stopped was on the fifth floor.
When the elevator door opened, an employee who he did not know got on...
When the other party saw Wei Zhiqian and Tan Mo, he was obviously stunned for a moment but then greeted him hurriedly, "Hello, President."
Then he quickly entered and pressed the sixth floor.
Wei Zhiqian: "..."
He was wondering why the employee couldn't have climbed the stairs to get to the next floor.
At the sixth floor, the elevator stopped again. The employee exited the elevator and the elevator continued to ascend.
But the elevator stopped again on the seventh floor.
When the elevator doors opened, the employee outside waiting looked slightly familiar.
"Hello, President." After the employee was finished with the greeting, he glanced at Tan Mo when he entered.
Then he pressed the button for the eighth floor.
Wei Zhiqian: "..."
On the eighth floor, the employee exited when the doors opened and a person who had been waiting outside the elevator doors entered.
This time, Wei Zhiqian recognized the person.
It was Manager Wang.
"Hello, President," Manager Wang greeted him. When he saw Tan Mo, he had a surprised expression. "Tan Mo, you are here too."
Tan Mo had a good memory, and she did remember the people who had entered the elevator.
They were all people who she had met when she'd delivered dinner to Wei Zhiqian previously.
"Manager Wang," Tan Mo greeted him. She suspected that there was some sort of a ploy going on.
"..." Wei Zhiqian had a stern expression as he asked, "Manager Wang, which floor are you getting off on?"
Manager Wang then recalled that he had forgotten to press the elevator button as he was busy greeting Tan Mo.
He was about to press the button to the ninth floor when he heard Wei Zhiqian say, "Don't tell me you want to go to the ninth floor."
Manager Wang: "..."
"No, I don't want to." Manager Wang's finger took a turn, and he pressed forcefully on the button for the 12th floor.
Wei Zhiqian: "..."
Tan Mo: "..."
Was this the Weifeng Company's style?
It was totally different from the serious working environment she had expected.
However, although Manager Wang pressed the button for the 12th floor, he couldn't help that there were people who'd pressed the buttons on the ninth, tenth, and 11th floors!
Manager Wang broke out in a cold sweat in the elevator.
What a stupid idea had he come up with?
As he saw Wei Zhiqian's expression continue to darken, and the air pressure in the elevator continue to drop...
Manager Wang's heart felt chilly.
He did not dare to send a message to the group chat to everyone to stop coming.
He was afraid Wei Zhiqian would see it.
How would Wei Zhiqian not know what they were thinking?
They were obviously here to see Tan Mo.
Were the employees of the Weifeng Company so free that they did not need to work?
Wei Zhiqian's expression was very cold, and the elevator ascended at a snail's pace, stopping at every floor.
After Manager Wang, everyone who entered the elevator did not dare to exit on the next floor.
Chapter 537: A Shocker
There were so many passengers in the elevator.
And when the door opened on other floors, those who were waiting for the elevator didn't dare to get in any longer.
Who would dare to rush in after they saw Wei Zhiqian's terrible expression?
In the group chat, one employee who had managed to return to her office complained, "What a bad idea Manager Wang had..."
Employee B: "Thank goodness I didn't enter. When I looked into the elevator, our colleagues' faces looked like they had been kidnapped by the President."
After Manager Wang returned to his office, he hadn't even begun breathing normally when he saw all these messages. Cr*p, he thought.
The colleagues who appeared kidnapped were so tense that they didn't care whether or not they had reached the floor they had pressed the button for.
They all got off at random floors, one after another.
Finally, when the elevator stopped at his floor, before the doors opened, everyone heard Wei Zhiqian's voice over the intercom, "It seems as if your work is not keeping you busy enough, and you have too much free time. Later, I will assign more work for you."
Everyone: "..."
Although they had thankfully not been fired, no one felt as if they were better off at all.
The last few employees rushed out of the elevators like bees flying away from a disturbed hive.
They didn't dare stay any longer in the elevator.
Wei Zhiqian: "..."
Tan Mo: "..."
Ming Yeqing: "..."
Qin Muye: "..."
Qin Muye thought to herself that she didn't care if she got in trouble.
She must find a way to go to the Qinyang Company and see if her brother also had problems with authority in the company.
When they reached Wei Zhiqian's office, it had taken them twice the normal amount of time that it usually took.
Wei Zhiqian's office...
Zhou Jingan was waiting there.
When he saw Tan Mo, he almost shouted out the two words: "Mrs. President".
However, then he noticed that Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing were also present.
He did not know if they had become aware of this matter yet.
Zhou Jingan carefully chose to keep his silence.
Wei Zhiqian led Tan Mo and the others into the office.
After what had happened in the elevator, Qin Muye wasn't really in the mood to ask Wei Zhiqian and Tan Mo to quickly talk about the urgent matter that they had wanted to tell them.
AHEM! Finally, it was Ming Yeqing who decided to take the bull by the horns. "Mo Mo, what was the important matter that you wanted to tell us about before?"
At this time, Wei Zhiqian was still holding onto Tan Mo's hand.
Ming Yeqing thought to himself, could it be that old men are like this when they are dating?
He would not loosen his grip on the little lady. Was he afraid that he would be abandoned by her?
A blush crept onto Tan Mo's face, and she squeezed Wei Zhiqian's hand.
From morning until now, Tan Mo had acted especially awkward in front of him.
This was the first time that Tan Mo had squeezed his hand first.
The action was especially intimate.
Wei Zhiqian held onto Tan Mo's hand even more tightly.
Tan Mo: "..."
Did Uncle misunderstand something?
"Uncle, you say it." Tan Mo realized she had to tell Wei Zhiqian explicitly.
Wei Zhiqian did not mind at all that he was the one who had to do the explaining.
He looked at Ming Yeqing and Qin Muye and told them, "From this morning onward, Mo Mo is going to be my girlfriend."
Qin Muye: "..."
Ming Yeqing: "..."
Tan Mo: "..."
Was this the way you've chosen to explain it?
"There...there must be a cause and a consequence, right? Why did you suddenly decide to get together this morning?" Qin Muye timidly asked. On one hand, she was curious, and on the other hand, she was afraid. She could only hug Ming Yeqing's elbow and plan to hide behind Ming Yeqing at any time.
"There is no need to explain everything in detail." Wei Zhiqian didn't care about gossiping about private things. "I confessed to Mo Mo and, coincidentally, Mo Mo also..."
Wei Zhiqian turned his head, looked at Tan Mo with a smile, and said, "Coincidentally, Mo Mo also likes me. So, of course, we decided it would be only natural for us to get together."
Qin Muye felt that her brain had become bloated from the news.
Look at how Wei Zhiqian spoke, like he was about to float away on cloud nine.
Tan Mo had after all called Wei Zhiqian uncle for 12 years.
Qin Muye was going to have to get used to this unexpected news that she was now to become half of a couple with Wei Zhiqian.
These two were so different in both age and status.
Don't say it was so natural, all right.
Qin Muye hid behind Ming Yeqing, only exposing her head. She knew that what she was going to say would probably lead to her death.
"Mo Mo, did you agree so quickly? You did not hesitate? How could you have gotten used to your new relationship so quickly?" Qin Muye continued curiously. "When brother Zhiqian confessed to you, were you not shocked at all?"
Wei Zhiqian: "..."
He wanted to call Qin Mufeng to have him take Qin Muye away.
Tan Mo looked at Wei Zhiqian. There were a lot of things that she could have confided in Qin Muye, but she was too embarrassed to say them to Qin Muye in front of Wei Zhiqian.
"I...when we get back to school, I will tell you," Tan Mo said, and she gestured to Qin Muye with her eyes.
Wei Zhiqian glanced at Tan Mo with a smile.
To think the little lady had secrets that he could not listen to.
Of course, it was very normal that there were secrets between these little ladies.
However, this was also a bit concerning to him, and Wei Zhiqian was thus very curious.
"All right," Qin Muye nodded and glanced at Wei Zhiqian.
That gaze was filled with provocation.
Wei Zhiqian: "..."
"Anyway, I am just letting you know that we two are now together," Wei Zhiqian concluded. "I will also not be Mo Mo's uncle in the future, as I am now her boyfriend."
"..." Qin Muye opened her mouth again and stammered, "Do all the seniors in your families know about this matter?"
Wei Zhiqian: "..."
Why was Qin Muye being more and more annoying?
"We haven't told them yet. We're afraid that they will not be able to accept it if we tell them too directly," Tan Mo said. Of course, the important thing was that the Tan family certainly would not be able to accept it.
"So, we intend to leak some hints in the future so that both families have some mental preparation."
"That's true, if you tell them suddenly, it certainly would not be easy for them to accept." Qin Muye nodded in agreement.
Wei Zhiqian: "..."
How was he not easy to accept?
Tan Mo felt that she had really underestimated Qin Muye.
She'd originally thought that Qin Muye wouldn't dare to ask questions.
Eventually, Ming Yeqing did not need to do anything, because Qin Muye had already asked many questions.
"Then, in future, how will you address brother Zhiqian?" Qin Muye asked another question.
Tan Mo thought about it and said, "I will still call him uncle! After all, I have called him that for 12 years and I am used to it. If I call him something else, it will feel like I am calling someone else."
Qin Muye hesitated, then she put herself on the line and asked, "But, when you're dating, won't others feel like you don't have morals when you call him uncle?"
Wei Zhiqian: "..."
Tan Mo: "..."
"It's only a nickname!" Wei Zhiqian finally could not tolerate Qin Muye anymore.
He decided not to give her any more opportunities to ask questions and asked instead, "What do you want to eat? Think about it. I will treat you to a meal in my new identity as Mo Mo's boyfriend."
Qin Muye's focus was diverted just as he'd expected, and she immediately started to think about what she wanted to eat.
Chapter 538: Only You
"I'd like to eat Japanese-style charcoal-grilled meat," Qin Muye said, as she squinted her eyes mischievously.
No matter how Wei Zhiqian looked at it, he felt that her smile did not have good intentions.
"All right." Wei Zhiqian nodded.
Qin Muye had probably already done her research.
There was a Japanese-style grilled meat restaurant near Weifeng.
"You have to grill it yourself." As he had expected, Qin Muye had done her research. "Brother Zhiqian, as Mo Mo's boyfriend now, and since this is the first time you are treating us to a meal in your role as her boyfriend, then the job of grilling meat today will be your responsibility."
Wei Zhiqian snorted. As he had expected, Qin Muye did not have good intentions.
However, Qin Muye's capability was at its maximum.
Even if she did not have good intentions, she was only able to think of getting him to grill meat for them.
"All right." Wei Zhiqian nodded.
Anyway, he had wanted to grill meat for Tan Mo.
"Yeqing, you can also enjoy someone grilling meat for you today," Qin Muye said to Ming Yeqing happily.
It had always been Ming Yeqing who grilled meat for her and Tan Mo in the past.
Ming Yeqing: "..."
It was obvious that Qin Muye wanted to make things difficult for Wei Zhiqian, but why was she doing it to him too?
Since Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing had already known that Wei Zhiqian was in love with Tan Mo.
Wei Zhiqian hadn't been able to hold himself back from being loving with Tan Mo in front of Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing.
Of course, it had all been one-sided from Wei Zhiqian.
For example, when Tan Mo sat beside Wei Zhiqian, Wei Zhiqian would hold onto Tan Mo's hand and would not let go.
He would even raise her hand from time to time and put it on his own knee, and let Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing see that clearly.
Wei Zhiqian's long and slender fingers would be interlocked with Tan Mo's fingers.
He would gently squeeze Tan Mo's fingers. And sometimes he would squeeze her fingertips.
He would not squeeze them casually, but meticulously, fingertip by fingertip.
As if Tan Mo's fingertips were some rare object that required him to study them intensely.
As if he intended to use Tan Mo's fingertips to make some art piece.
Qin Muye bore with all these small actions from Wei Zhiqian.
But she did not think that Wei Zhiqian would go any further. He suddenly raised Tan Mo's hand and kissed her fingertips.
Qin Muye: "..."
Ming Yeqing: "..."
Both of them were cursing him to themselves, and their faces felt numb.
They didn't think that Wei Zhiqian could see any reaction from them and thought that they had pretty strong tolerance levels.
He guessed that both of them felt that this was a small thing and did not mind it.
Thus, as Wei Zhiqian chatted, he kissed the back of Tan Mo's hand again.
He was wondering if he should directly hug Tan Mo and have her sit in his embrace.
It was all because of Ming Yeqing and Qin Muye's presence that he was unable to enjoy alone time with Tan Mo.
If Ming Yeqing and Qin Muye had not been around, he would have drawn Tan Mo into his embrace.
Qin Muye finally could not tolerate any more of this lovey-dovey stuff, opened her mouth, and almost vomited.
She took out her phone and sent a text to Ming Yeqing: "Are all old men like this when they are dating? What is he showing off about?"
Ming Yeqing: "You're right. Why is he showing off?"
Was it such a big deal that Wei Zhiqian was dating?
"Uncle..." Tan Mo herself felt embarrassed and nudged him softly to have him tone it down a little.
Although, she herself felt that it was quite nice.
She didn't expect that Wei Zhiqian would have had this side to him.
To think that Wei Zhiqian was like this when he was dating...
As if he would be uncomfortable if he did not touch her.
However, this feeling of Wei Zhiqian sticking to her like this was really not bad.
Tan Mo felt that Wei Zhiqian especially cherished her.
Moreover, it was surprising to think that Uncle was like this when he stuck to someone.
It was especially refreshing, and she felt that it wasn't enough. He did not stick to her enough.
Tan Mo did not know that Wei Zhiqian even wanted to lean his head and lay it onto Tan Mo's thin shoulders.
Anyway, as long as he could be in contact with Tan Mo, he would want to do anything.
"Uncle..." Tan Mo called him softly, and she had the air of a girlfriend keeping her boyfriend in place.
Wei Zhiqian was immediately amused.
It was quite interesting to see the little lady like this.
HMMM? Wei Zhiqian answered her in a low voice.
He knew that this little lady was especially vulnerable to nice voices.
Moreover, she felt that his voice was especially nice to listen to.
It was not that he was narcissistic, but he could tell from her reaction to his voice.
Especially this kind of HMMM sound from him, which was a little raspy and lazy.
Every time Tan Mo heard it, he could tell that Tan Mo would melt and her face would turn red.
And her ears would turn red and tremble.
Just like now, after Wei Zhiqian HMMMed, Tan Mo didn't say anything else.
The tips of her ears became red. Her soft lips trembled, and she moved her lips, but she was unable to say anything.
The corner of Wei Zhiqian's lips could not help but lift into a smile, and his eyes also turned into crescents. He lowered his voice on purpose and asked in a raspy voice, "What did you want to tell me?"
"I just...just wanted to say..."
Qin Muye could not watch any further.
Tan Mo was so intelligent usually!
She'd scored full marks n her college entrance examination and was a research team member of various research labs.
She was well-versed in both arts and sciences, and her IQ was very high.
How could she become so useless in front of Wei Zhiqian?
Couldn't she tell that Wei Zhiqian was doing it on purpose?
Qin Muye pouted in the direction of Ming Yeqing.
These sounds from Wei Zhiqian were too pretentious.
Didn't Tan Mo realize that he had purposely made such a sound?
Ming Yeqing's eyes were filled with laughter.
He extended his hand and gently patted Qin Muye's head.
His palm gently pressed the back of her head, and he pushed her face into his embrace.
Qin Muye heard Ming Yeqing's voice from above her head, "We will not look at them."
Wei Zhiqian heard what he said also and snorted to himself and didn't even look at them.
They were just jealous.
Tan Mo could finally speak normally, "Uncle, have you ever been glued to someone else like this?"
"What are you thinking?" Wei Zhiqian squeezed her fingertips again. "No one else is worthy. I only do this to you."
Tan Mo's eyes were filled with joy and laughter.
Qin Muye gagged in Ming Yeqing's embrace.
"Muye, are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Ming Yeqing lowered his head and asked gently.
He also had had enough of Wei Zhiqian and Tan Mo.
Wei Zhiqian didn't want to tolerate these two anymore anyway.
They were acting so dramatic..
"Go to the hospital if you are pregnant." As Wei Zhiqian spoke, his gaze swept between Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing.
Ming Yeqing: "..."
Heh, heh!
Was he a beast like Wei Zhiqian?
Qin Muye: "...I'm going to tell my brother when I get home!" Qin Muye had an anguished expression.
"What are you going to say...that you are pregnant?"
"I am not!" Qin Muye's face was red. "I am going to say that you said I was pregnant, and you bullied me."
"I was just guessing," Wei Zhiqian said nonchalantly. "If you're not pregnant, excuse me, it was just an misunderstanding."
Qin Muye: "..."
Why did Tan Mo agree to be Wei Zhiqian's girlfriend?
Chapter 539: Wei Zhiqian's Story
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
How was he so shameless?
Qin Muye wanted to badmouth Wei Zhiqian a little to Tan Mo.
Qin Muye rolled her eyes and said, "Brother Zhiqian, when did you realize that you liked Mo Mo?"
"It can't be after Mo Mo came of age, right? That would only be a few months ago." Qin Muye looked toward Tan Mo.
This wasn't genuine if he'd only liked her for a few months.
But if he'd liked her for a long time, then he had started to like Tan Mo when Tan Mo was still underage.
Wei Zhiqian was so old. He would be very perverted if he liked Tan Mo when she was underage.
Wei Zhiqian laughed coldly and said, "I only found out how I felt for Mo Mo after she came of age."
"It was on the day Mo Mo came of age." Wei Zhiqian turned his head and glanced at Tan Mo and reminisced. "That day, Wei Keli harassed Mo Mo, and I was especially angry after I found out about it. I didn't think much about it at that time. After that, though, I realized that other than being angry at Wei Keli for not knowing his limits, it made me angry that someone as lousy as him felt that he was a match for Mo Mo. What had made me the angriest was that he wanted to be with Mo Mo.
"Then I thought about it some more. Regardless if it was Wei Keli or some other people, I knew I would be very angry if they had intentions toward Mo Mo.
"I struggled about it," Wei Zhiqian said. "I was unable to accept it.
"I had watched Mo Mo grow up since she was very young. I'd seen how she grew from a little lady who was very small to an adult. All this while, I had seen her as my niece.
"Suddenly, the little lady had grown up and, on her birthday, when I took her to try on the clothes prepared for her, I realized that this little lady was totally different from how she'd been in my memory.
Wei Zhiqian smiled to Tan Mo gently. "I suddenly was unable to treat Mo Mo the way I'd treated her as a niece like before.
"I tried to hide my feelings. I was afraid that after Mo Mo found out about my feelings, she would think that I was a pervert and would detest me, be disgusted with me, and hide from me. I thought that if I hid for a while and worked hard to control my heart, it would be all right and I would be able to suppress these feelings.
Tan Mo recalled that time. No wonder she had been unable to see him for a period of time.
Every time she'd wanted to find him, he would say that he was busy.
"But I realized that these feelings were not something that could be resolved just by hiding. The more I hid, the deeper my feelings were for Mo Mo and the more I missed her." Wei Zhiqian sounded all right when he said all this.
But Qin Muye found it mushy!
"Moreover, Mo Mo was upset when I avoided her," Wei Zhiqian said. "I couldn't bear for Mo Mo to be upset.
"Then I thought that it was also good if I protected Mo Mo in this way, Wei Zhiqian said.
As if he was not the person who had thought of ways to flirt with the little lady.
"It was also good if I could hide my feelings carefully and watch her for my lifetime."
Wei Zhiqian's words touched Tan Mo's heart.
Because she had had the same feelings as well.
She did not dare to let Wei Zhiqian know and hid her feelings for him carefully.
She'd thought that it was all right if she hid her feelings for Wei Zhiqian.
At that time, her heart had gone through hardships, but had also had a hidden sweetness.
Thus, she could relate very well to what Wei Zhiqian said.
"Thankfully, Mo Mo also liked me and did not feel that I was a pervert." Wei Zhiqian held Tan Mo's hand tightly and even glanced at Qin Muye.
Didn't Qin Muye want to say that he was a pervert?
If Tan Mo did not feel that way, then Qin Muye could not drive a wedge between them.
Qin Muye: "..."
"It's about time." Wei Zhiqian looked at the time. "Let's go, it is time for lunch."
As they were grilling the meat, Qin Muye really did not stand on ceremony with Wei Zhiqian and let Wei Zhiqian grill the meat the whole time.
Wei Zhiqian was busy with grilling the meat and did not get a chance to eat.
So every time Wei Zhiqian passed meat to Tan Mo, Tan Mo would portion out some for Wei Zhiqian.
At the beginning, Tan Mo put them on Wei Zhiqian's plate.
However, the meat cooled, and Wei Zhiqian still didn't eat them.
Tan Mo then stopped putting them on Wei Zhiqian's plate and instead fed them directly into Wei Zhiqian's mouth.
With Tan Mo feeding him, even if he was serving everyone and grilling meat for them, Wei Zhiqian's mood was very good.
There was something to eat as he grilled meat.
Moreover, the little lady was especially meticulous. She was afraid that the meat was too hot and did not forget to blow on it before she fed him.
Wei Zhiqian ate the meat Tan Mo fed him and felt that even the grilled meat had her fragrance.
"Brother Zhiqian, will you tell my brother about you and Mo Mo?" Qin Muye asked.
"Of course I'll tell him," Wei Zhiqian said. "If even you know about it, how can I hide it from your brother?"
Qin Muye: "..."
Wei Zhiqian's mouth was more and more annoying.
It was rare for Wei Zhiqian to take off almost half of his afternoon.
But he still had a lot of work to do today.
After they'd finished lunch, Tan Mo told Wei Zhiqian to go back to work and said they wouldn't interrupt him.
Wei Zhiqian called for a driver and sent them back to school.
Once again, Ming Yeqing sat in the passenger seat in the front and Tan Mo and Qin Muye sat in the back.
Wei Zhiqian tapped on the back window of the car twice and Tan Mo lowered the window.
Wei Zhiqian leaned his head slightly forward, got close to Tan Mo, and said in a low voice, "I will pick you up tonight."
Tan Mo nodded, blushing.
Qin Muye had already turned her head and stopped watching.
Otherwise, if she saw Wei Zhiqian kissing Tan Mo, it could be awkward.
However, Wei Zhiqian had some morals.
He did not kiss her in front of Qin Muye.
Wei Zhiqian leaned back, stood at the side of the road, and watched Tan Mo and the others leave before he returned to the company.
It was Weifeng's driver in the car.
Qin Muye then controlled herself and did not ask Tan Mo anything in the car.
They finally returned to school.
They alighted from the car, and after they waited for the driver to leave, Qin Muye exploded, "This has been shocking for me. It was too sudden of you. You were single yesterday, and you suddenly got attached today, and it was to Wei Zhiqian."
"Not just you, even I am a little dizzy now and feel that it isn't real." Tan Mo covered her face and her eyes turned into crescents from her smile. "I also did not expect that one day Uncle would become my..."
Boyfriend.
Tan Mo was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
Who would expect that because she had called him uncle since she was six years old, she would have this affinity with Wei Zhiqian.
The Tan Mo before today had never thought that her boyfriend would be Wei Zhiqian.
"In brother Zhiqian's office just now, you said you would tell me when we were back," Qin Muye urged. "Quickly, tell me."
Tan Mo raised her head to look at the sky. "Ah, what was your question again?"
"Don't use that trick on me." Qin Muye poked Tan Mo. "Your memory is so good that could you have forgotten my question?"
Tan Mo: "..."
"All right, I will tell you," Tan Mo said softly.
Chapter 540: Wei Keli Again
"I had always liked Uncle," Tan Mo said softly.
Qin Muye jumped in shock, but still did not forget to lower her voice and ask, "Since when was that?"
"Actually...it wasn't for very long. I was still young before and did not think about such things," Tan Mo said. "It was on the day of my 18th birthday. After midnight, Uncle set off a fireworks display for me. At that time, uncle was standing below my dormitory, and he hid and did not come out.
"The moment I saw uncle walk out from the shadows, my heart rate suddenly quickened, as if I had fallen sick." When she talked about it, Tan Mo could not help but recall the scene.
That scene was engraved on her heart.
It had always been so vivid, as if it had just happened the day before.
Tan Mo could not help but cover her chest with her hands.
Her heart rate had quickened.
"At that time, I didn't really understand what was going on. But after that, every time I was with Uncle, and when we were close, my heart rate would become very fast," Tan Mo said softly. "I had always interacted with Uncle closely, and things only changed later on.
"Actually, for a period of time, it was not only Uncle who avoided me. When I found that there was something wrong with me, I also avoided Uncle. But the more I avoided him, the more I missed him, and I figured we might as well meet.
"I was thinking that I would hide my feelings carefully. I was also afraid that after Uncle knew about them, he would not be willing to see me anymore. He saw me as his niece, and I had other intentions toward him. I was afraid that he would find me...disgusting."
"Why would you think that way?" Qin Muye was shocked and quickly placed her arms around Tan Mo's shoulders.
Why would Tan Mo think so badly of herself?
"Until yesterday, I knew that Uncle would get married sooner or later. When I thought of Uncle dating and marrying another woman, I was very upset. I was still thinking before that this day would come sooner or later. Uncle's energy would be placed on his own family and the time spent with me would not be as much as before. I had even thought about it. When there were festivities, I will treat it as greeting my elders and be able to have a look at Uncle.
"But I realized yesterday that these thoughts were not things that I can do anymore," Tan Mo said in a low voice. "Just thinking about how Uncle would date and marry in the future got me very upset. If that day really came, I would certainly go far away to hide. I didn't even know how I would be when the time came.
"I was upset yesterday and when I passed by a convenience store, I bought a few cans of RIO to drink," Tan Mo said softly.
"With your poor alcohol tolerance, you still bought alcohol to drink?" Qin Muye looked Tan Mo up and down.
This lass didn't drink, and then because of Wei Zhiqian...
Tan Mo bowed her head. "I was upset! Moreover, I didn't think that those things that seemed like fruit juices would get me drunk.
"I was drunk in front of uncle..." Tan Mo wanted to die of embarrassment when she recalled what had happened. "I wanted him to guarantee that he would not find a girlfriend and would not get married."
Qin Muye: "..."
You are really something, sister!
"When I woke up, Uncle told me what had happened when I was drunk." Tan Mo had omitted quite a bit of the details. "Uncle probably was afraid that I was too upset and told me that he liked me. I was of course overjoyed and admitted then that I also liked him.
"Although our relationship changed, and I was not used to it, I was happy because Uncle likes me." Tan Mo's smile had never been so bright before.
Even when she scored full marks for her college entrance examinations, Tan Mo's expression had been calm, as if it was natural that she would get a perfect score.
It was the first time Qin Muye had seen Tan Mo this happy.
SIGH! Qin Muye grumbled, "I thought that it was brother Zhiqian who had bluffed you. You are young and had never liked someone before. Plus he had a lot of tricks and I thought that you fell into one.
"It turns out that your feelings are mutual. You both had a one-sided love for each other." Qin Muye still thought to herself that it was shocking.
"Your description is very apt," Tan Mo said. "Will you consider coming to the Department of Chinese Literature?"
"You are teasing me now," Qin Muye said. "With my poor grades, how can I go to the Department of Chinese Literature? Forget it."
Tan Mo was not her usual self.
Her mind was full of the thought that she was someone with a boyfriend.
Which had caused Tan Mo's efficiency to be greatly reduced in all three labs.
She had drunk alcohol the night before and had been upset and had not had the time to edit the scripts.
She still had to continue editing her work.
Wei Zhiqian called her to let her know that he was already waiting at the school entrance.
Tan Mo then quickly grabbed her bag and walked toward the school entrance.
She did not expect that someone would call her just when she exited the school, "Tan Mo."
The voice was very familiar, but the way it addressed her was foreign.
It was Wei Keli.
Wei Keli had always called her Mo Mo in the past.
He had embarrassed himself many times, and Tan Mo would not acknowledge him anymore.
But Wei Keli still insisted on calling her Mo Mo.
Could it be that because they had had a disagreement this morning Wei Keli called her this way?
Tan Mo felt that it was quite good.
She could not tolerate Wei Keli calling her Mo Mo.
She found it disgusting.
"What is it?" Tan Mo frowned and showed her impatience.
She didn't want to delay her meeting with Uncle.
"I wasn't finished with our talk this morning," Wei Keli said.
"What else do you want to say?" Tan Mo felt that Wei Keli had said enough.
"I know that you still mind about what happened with Yuan Keqing," Wei Keli said in a low voice.
Tan Mo: "..."
No, you did not know.
But Wei Keli was also heartless.
He usually called her Sister Keqing, but now that Yuan Keqing was not around, Wei Keli would not acknowledge her and called her by her name in full.
It sounded cold.
"I do not mind. I don't think about it at all," Tan Mo said coldly. "I only want you to stop harassing me about this matter anymore.
She took a deep breath. "No matter if it was Yuan Keqing or someone else with you, it has nothing to do with me. How can I make you understand? I do not care. I do not care about you and naturally do not care what you do with someone else."
"Tan Mo, it has come to this, and you can just be honest. How could you not care? In the past, to help me have a good relationship with Qin Murong, you did not mind when Qin Murong targeted you," Wei Keli said. "I remember the things you have done for me. So even if you are angry now, I will not dispute with you.
"I understand, the deeper the love, the deeper the hate," Wei Keli said. "So I understand your attitude now."
Tan Mo: "...."