Chapter 41 - 040.041: Are You Chenxi's Dad?

"Yan Xinxin, I don't mind that you've had a child."

"..."

"The food you cook is just like you—very much to my taste."

"What... do you mean?"

"..."

"President Mo, I won't answer these personal questions."

Yan Xinxin made her stance clear, her tone distant.

"Just like I wouldn't gossip and ask who holds a place in your heart."

Mo Chuxi's sharp brows furrowed slightly as he reached out to clasp Yan Xinxin's chin, forcing her to meet his gaze.

"Would you like to know who I've loved?"

"I don't want to know."

Feeling irritated, Yan Xinxin tried to pry Mo Chuxi's hand away.

"Mo Chuxi, you're threatening me again!"

"That depends on whether you actually have something worth threatening."

"You..."

Yan Xinxin puffed up her cheeks in exasperation, clenching her delicate fists, yet she dared not retaliate.

She couldn't provoke him—this was a given.

Mo Chuxi gazed at her with a half-smile and shifted his body, laying down beside Yan Xinxin.

What's happening? Is he planning to sleep here?

Still caught up in confusion, Yan Xinxin found herself pulled into his arms by one of Mo Chuxi's long arms.

The faint scent of orchids mixed with a distinctly masculine aura, pulling her into a state of nervous tension.

She twisted slightly, trying to free herself.

"Don't move."

Chuxi's deep voice curled through the night like a smooth liquor brushing her

don't want another

Another threat.

and abruptly raised her gaze. "President Mo, I've made up my mind—I'll collaborate

Chuxi lowered his eyes to meet

about that—it's

"Hmm?"

you help me find

Yan Xinxin pleaded.

Square. She seems to

really isn't your

"Of course not!"

Yan Xinxin emphasized seriously.

"But she looks a

bridge, and pouty lips? Plenty of girls have these features. If you're saying Chenxi looks like me, I'd say she resembles you

"Hmm."

Chuxi chuckled softly in

does that count as you complimenting

"..."

Yan Xinxin lowered her head

fortune to have someone as adorable as

failure at birth, before she even had the chance to

and Mo Chuxi fell quiet as well, reaching out

In the darkness, the room became a void, and yet the steady rhythm of Mo Chuxi's heartbeat and

——

dawn, Yan Xinxin woke punctually, thanks to

face inches away, she startled and retreated hastily, only to

until her shock resolved itself into

she forget—last night, she had slept beside Mo

this thought, her cheeks flushed a faint pink. Then, as her eyes landed on his

supreme power and privilege, yet still gifting him this

It's just not fair.

mused to herself,

eggs again. I don't like

"..."

of nonsense

"You're awake already?"

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