Chapter 1046: Mo Family Princess’s Marriage [48]

As for Xiao Yebai.

After entering the office, he started working on his computer until…

his personal phone rang.

His eyebrows jumped sharply, and Xiao Yebai looked down.

Seeing the caller ID display “Zhan Yao,” he sat there, not picking up for a long time.

Not until the ringing stopped and then started again.

Xiao Yebai picked up the phone and answered, “Hello.”

“What’s up? Why did it take so long for you to answer?” The person on the other end suppressed his voice, sounding a bit sneaky.

“Is there something you need?” Xiao Yebai asked.

“Would I call you if there wasn’t something? Do you know how dangerous it is for me right now?” Zhan Yao spat, “I’m risking my life to call you, and you don’t appreciate it…”

Xiao Yebai, “That’s hardly necessary.”

“Damn you…” Zhan Yao cursed a few times, then got back to the point, “I just saw the news, your Little Princess is going to marry young master Chu? What’s going on? You’re letting her marry another man?”

Xiao Yebai’s dark eyes narrowed, his thin lips curling into a sneer, “You have time for gossip news?”

“I’m concerned about you!” Zhan Yao snapped, “But mocking me… seems like you’re in a good mood? That’s not right; the Little Princess is marrying someone else, could it be that you really… No, no, let me think.”

Xiao Yebai glanced at his computer.

Four fifty-three in the afternoon.

“Anyway, even though I’ve only known you for three to four years, I think I know you pretty well. You are highly competitive, and young master Chu just stole a case you had in your hands, and now a woman as well?” Zhan Yao laughed dryly, “Tell me, what are you up to? Don’t tell me you plan to crash the wedding? But the Mo Family has so many bodyguards, the venue will surely be heavily guarded on the wedding day…”

“I am getting off work,” Xiao Yebai interrupted emotionlessly, “If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up.”

“Wait.” Zhan Yao called out, “What time is it that you’re already leaving work?”

“Five o’clock, as per company regulations.”

Having said that, the call was ended.

Putting the phone back on the desk, Xiao Yebai shut down his computer, gathered his things, and stood up.

…

In the following days, the marriage alliance between the Chu and Mo families had already become a popular topic.

The gossip media particularly loved catching this kind of news, so…

“The Mo Family received ten million yuan as a dowry from the Chu Family”

“To marry off his granddaughter, old Master Mo customized jewelry worth nearly ten million yuan”

“The latest work from a renowned French designer will appear at the Mo Family wedding”

…

Headlines like these followed one after another.

Soon, Nancheng entered August.

That evening, Mo Yaoxiong went to his daughter’s villa.

On the living room sofa, Mo Weiyi sat in a pink long dress, holding her phone.

“Yiyi.”

“Yiyi?”

Mo Yaoxiong walked over.

Mo Weiyi looked up at him, “Dad?”

“What are you looking at? Didn’t you hear me calling you?”

Mo Weiyi managed a forced smile on her face, “No, I was just looking at something.”

Mo Yaoxiong handed over an envelope, “This is for you.”

“What’s this?”

Mo Yaoxiong deadpanned, “Nancheng University admission notice.”

Mo Weiyi: “…”

“It’s been a week since it arrived at home, didn’t you know to pick it up?” Mo Yaoxiong sat down beside her.

Seeing Mo Weiyi toss the envelope casually onto the coffee table…

He frowned, “Aren’t you going to open it to take a look?”

“What’s there to see.” Mo Weiyi was listless, turning back to her phone to continue browsing.

Mo Yaoxiong: “…”

She had finally got into university and received her admission notice, why was her reaction so indifferent?

After a few seconds.

Mo Weiyi suddenly looked up, “Dad, do you need something else?”

“Oh.” Mo Yaoxiong came to his senses, “Nothing much, just a reminder that tomorrow is the weekend, the Chu family has scheduled to try on the wedding dress, remember to get up early tomorrow and make a good impression on our future in-laws…”

Mo Weiyi pouted, waiting for him to finish, “Which of the Chu family members will be there?”

“This time, young master Chu’s mother will go as well.”

Mo Weiyi raised an eyebrow.

Mrs. Chu, huh?

Not very familiar…

Since Chu Xiuhuang’s father passed away, Mrs. Chu had lived a secluded life, seldom appearing in public. But it was easy to imagine: a lady of a Scholarly Family like hers would mostly be cold and arrogant, not the easiest person to get along with.

“Then I will have to bring someone with me tomorrow,” Mo Weiyi immediately stated.

Mo Yaoxiong frowned, “I have an important engagement tomorrow and might not be able to make it, so how about this, you call Miss Su and have her accompany you…”

“Wanwan will of course accompany me, but…” Mo Weiyi was rolling her eyes, “then let Xiaobai go with me in your place.”

Hearing that name, Mo Yaoxiong’s eyes flickered, “Yebai?”

“Yes,” Mo Weiyi nodded, “Is there a problem? You have social obligations and can’t make it, and Grandpa is not well, so who else could represent the Mo Family but Xiaobai?”

“Yebai has been very busy lately,” Mo Yaoxiong refused, “Besides, you are going to try on wedding dresses. What business does a big man like him have there?”

“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?” Mo Weiyi chuckled lightly, “Weren’t those wedding dresses chosen by him for me?”

Mo Yaoxiong: “…”

That was indeed true.

In fact, other than the wedding dresses, almost all the details of the wedding scene had been chosen that night by Mo Weiyi, who had forced Xiao Yebai to select them…

It wasn’t known whether the girl did it on purpose or what.

But now that the wedding preparations were on the right track, Mo Weiyi stayed obediently at home every day, occasionally going out to dine and date Xiuhuang from the Chu Family, and as for Xiao Yebai…

He seemed to have returned to his old routine, leaving home just before eight in the morning and not returning until around eleven at night.

Things…

Seemed to be proceeding as they should.

Mo Yaoxiong nodded.

Since Xiao Yebai had made his decision, and Weiyi had given up on him, as a “brother,” it was only natural for him to help his sister prepare for her wedding.

Realizing this, Mo Yaoxiong no longer minded, “Alright, when Yebai comes back, you tell him.”

“But Xiaobai comes back so late every day,” Mo Weiyi pouted, “Dad, you tell him. Call him now, quickly.”

Mo Yaoxiong: “…”

He had no choice but to take out his cell phone and call Xiao Yebai.

Mo Weiyi sat beside him, rolling her cat-like eyes at him.

The call connected quickly, and Mo Yaoxiong began explaining the situation to the person on the other end.

“…”

Sitting too far away to hear clearly, Mo Weiyi couldn’t help but lean closer to her father.

Before she could hear clearly, Mo Yaoxiong said, “Alright.”

After hanging up, he said, “Yebai agreed.”

Mo Weiyi was stunned, “Ah? He agreed?”

She had thought that someone would use work or social obligations as an excuse to refuse again.

Especially these days, Xiao Yebai had been hardly seen, and on the rare occasions they did meet, he wore a cold, handsome face and remained silent…

“Tomorrow is the weekend, and he has no social obligations, so he agreed,” Mo Yaoxiong finished, checking the time, “It’s getting late, you should rest early, don’t stay up. You should look fresh for trying on the wedding dress tomorrow.”

“Oh.”

After Mo Yaoxiong left, Mo Weiyi sat there, her cute face tangled in confusion.

She really couldn’t figure it out now.

If she had been confident a few days ago that Xiao Yebai would definitely capitulate to her first, the calm of the last few days had slowly started to shake that belief.

Because Xiao Yebai’s responses these past few days had seemed as if he had reverted to how he was before that night…

Could it really be as Wanwan said, that Xiaobai really doesn’t like me?

Mo Weiyi shook her head fiercely.

No way.

How could Xiaobai not like me?

If he didn’t like me, why would he make love to me?

And that night, his reactions clearly showed he loved me to his bones, which is why he was so passionate…

Now because I am going to marry Chu Xiuhuang, he must be in tremendous pain and suppression, hence returning to his old habit of working like mad, using work to numb himself!

Yes!

It must be the case!

Suddenly, the phone rang, startling Mo Weiyi.

She hurriedly picked it up.

When she saw the words “Chu Xiuhuang” on it…

Mo Weiyi cursed quietly to herself and hung up.

She had thought it was Xiaobai calling her…

The phone kept ringing.

Mo Weiyi deliberately waited a long time before answering, “What is it?”

“Who upset the Little Princess? Why the rush?” Over the phone, Chu Xiuhuang’s carefree voice came through.

Mo Weiyi hummed, “Nothing, hanging up now.”

“Your fiance is calling you, of course there’s something important,” Chu Xiuhuang immediately turned serious. “You should have gotten the message, right? Tomorrow, you’re trying on the wedding dress, my mom will be there too, so you better be mentally prepared.”

Mo Weiyi asked, “What preparation do I need to make?”

Chu Xiuhuang said, “My mom likes girls who are dignified and gentle.”

Mo Weiyi: “So?”

Chu Xiuhuang: “The goose-yellow dress you wore last time was nice.”

Mo Weiyi: “…”

Got it.

So she was supposed to pretend to be a dignified and gentle socialite from high society, huh?

Xiaobai was better, though he was cold to her, he never cared what she wore, and there wouldn’t be any terrible mother-in-law in the future…