Chapter 791: Chapter 790 There Were Once One Opportunity After Another…

Mo Si looked at the man in front of him, lost in thought, and felt a bit worried.

He had only lightly patted the other man, but the tall and majestic Mr. Mo staggered unsteadily under the burden.

Mo Si was startled.

“Sir!” he quickly reached out to steady Xiao Qimo, who hadn’t managed to stay upright.

He couldn’t be pretending to be injured, could he…

“What’s wrong with you?”

Xiao Qimo, struggling against the turmoil in his heart, waved his hand.

“It’s nothing.”

Mo Si: Clearly, there is something wrong…

Xiao Jianli was in a good mood, chatting and laughing with Lu Mian as they entered the house.

Xiao Qimo reacted a beat too slowly, moving like a heavy-headed zombie as he followed them inside.

Left in the corridor, completely ignored, Fu Man stood like an unheeded outsider, her outstretched hand going unnoticed by everyone.

In the end, it was Xiao Qimo who gave Mo Si a look before entering the door, prompting Mo Si to hang back at the end.

Mo Si closed the security door almost entirely, keeping Fu Man company in the corridor.

Fu Man immediately stepped forward, “Sir, about what I just said…”

“Ms. Fu, it’s true what they say, ‘seeing is believing.’ You are far more ‘impressive’ than I imagined,” Mo Si said, bowing slightly.

Fu Man couldn’t miss the sarcasm in his words; her speech just now must have come across as quite ungraceful.

She hadn’t fully recovered from Xiao Jianli’s appearance and hadn’t thought of a good excuse to explain everything that had just happened, so she reflexively asked, “Why are you, you guys here?”

Mo Si stood up straight, his professional smile in place.

“Our Mr. Mo lives next door to Miss Lu, is that a problem?”

“No, no problem… I was just concerned about Lu Mian.” Fu Man looked down, her own words making her feel guilty, “That gentleman just now… is he Mianmian’s boyfriend?”

“Indeed.”

“He truly is a man of striking appearance…” Fu Man murmured to herself in a low voice.

She had never dealt with Xiao Qimo before, nor had she formally met him; his appearance and demeanor were way beyond her expectations. And considering his family background and wealth, Fu Man sighed.

“Then please pass a message to Mianmian for me, tell her to treasure him, not to be willful or temperamental, to not turn away in a huff, and not to always spend his money…”

Mo Si interrupted Fu Man’s advice as if anticipating what she was going to say, and started to explain, “Ms. Fu, you have misunderstood. No matter what Miss Lu is like, our Mr. Mo will like her.”

Fu Man abruptly looked up.

“Our Mr. Mo likes Miss Lu for who she is, no matter what. He has spent a lot of time and thought in pursuing Miss Lu, and now after much perseverance, they’ve finally reached the point of discussing marriage. Also, there’s one more thing I need to clarify…”

Mo Si smiled slightly: “The house was bought by Miss Lu, she has her own money. Our Mr. Mo wants to spend money on her, but he doesn’t even get the chance.”

Fu Man’s jaw dropped in shock.

With every statement he made, it was like a bomb dropped in her heart.

The man had wooed Lu Mian, and the house was also purchased by Lu Mian herself.

To this day, she still did not understand Lu Mian at all…

Mo Si took a step back, watching her appear lost and dejected, and offered one last reminder.

“The words you said just now were heard by both our family’s old master and Mr. Mo. You are Miss Lu’s mother, and they won’t do anything to you. But please, you and the other Miss Lu, behave yourselves and live your lives properly.”

He had tried soft and hard tactics; Mo Si felt that if this family continued to exploit Miss Lu, it would be too much.

Having said that, Mo Si opened the anti-theft door.

When he reached the doorway, he remembered something and added softly.

“The last person who impersonated Miss Lu… already died in a car accident. Take your time going back, madam Fu.”

After Mo Si finished speaking, he slammed the anti-theft door shut, separating Fu Man’s world from Lu Mian’s.

Fu Man stood at the door, her face pale, with only shock and fear left in her eyes.

She shouldn’t have come, she shouldn’t have come tonight!

—-

Lu Mian asked Xiao Jianli to have a seat; she didn’t make tea for the old man that evening, just got him a cup of warm water.

The old man was pleased, his eyes lively and spirited, sitting on the sofa in pride.

“Just now, some brat was saying, without him, you wouldn’t even know who I am! Hmph!” Xiao Jianli cast an unfeeling glance in Xiao Qimo’s direction, “Mianmian, you and I have known each other even earlier, right!”

With a gentle look in her eyes, Lu Mian replied, “Yes. I met you fifteen years ago.”

Fifteen years…

Xiao Qimo’s fingers were stiff as he trembled, typing these three words on his phone.

When Lu Mian was 15, she had joined his Sufeng Game Company; he had walked away from it because of personal issues.

When Lu Mian was 14, she had applied to join the Shadow Hunting Team and was rejected by him on the grounds of “being a female.”

When Lu Mian was 5, she had saved his grandfather; the old man had asked him to find out the little girl’s name, but he stubbornly refused.

There was once an opportunity…

One opportunity after another…

Even when his grandfather often went to Wucheng looking for someone later, he never got involved.

The person concerned was now filled with regret, so much so that he wanted to hammer himself to death.

Xiao Jianli, oblivious to Xiao Qimo’s emotions, reminisced with a smile, “Mianmian, this must be our fate. After all the twists and turns, grandpa still found you in the end. I need to thank you properly. If not for you, I might have died right there…”

Several passersby walked past him, none daring to come close, only this little girl had dared.

Shaking her head, Lu Mian didn’t take credit.

“When you and I first met, how come I didn’t recognize you!” The old man still regretted not being able to recognize Lu Mian even a few days earlier.

Xiao Qimo knew the answer to this question.

The gentleman sitting beside them said in a low voice, “If you had mentioned earlier that the girl had a small red mole on her ear, I would have found her a long time ago.”

“After so many years, I wasn’t sure if the little red mole was still there!” After saying this, the old man straightened up with a cool tone, “Heh, if a certain grandson had listened to grandpa earlier, I wouldn’t have had to search for so many years!”

A certain grandson: …Sorrow turned into an ocean, and no way to estimate the size of the shadow in his heart.

“Grandpa Xiao.” Lu Mian looked at the dejected man shrouded in a cloud of gloom, probably guessing what he was thinking, and smiled, “The arrangement we have now is also very good.”

Xiao Jianli was taken aback; Lu Mian’s eagerness to stand by her man impressed even her own grandfather.

“You just keep guarding him. But you’re right, everything is the best arrangement. Anyway, you two are together now, and your relationship is so good. The opportunity from fifteen years ago, let bygones be bygones!”

“Yes.” Lu Mian extended her hand and held Xiao Qimo’s palm, giving him a reassuring look.

Xiao Qimo held her back tightly, not daring to meet the old man’s gaze, nor daring to reveal the truth.

Fearing the old man might chase after him with the sole of a shoe.