852 A Million Times for You 214 (2/2)
”I won't let you be treated unfairly again.”
She sat on the bench, dog-tired and aching all over.
”Don't say such things to me again from now on. Leave.”
”Mo Li….”
”I've already begun living a life of my own. I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore.”
”Do you… already have a boyfriend?” Ye Xiaotian asked, although he found it hard to believe.
Mo Li looked him in the eye and said, ”Yes, I have a boyfriend and he treats me very well. You should also find a woman who pampers you and whom your mother is satisfied with. Let bygones be bygones. Let us forget about the past we had and never mention a thing about each other again.”
”Could you let me see what kind of a man he is?”
”There's no need for that.”
”Are you lying to me?”
”Do you really think it's necessary for me to do so?” Mo Li said coldly while shifting her gaze onto a figure approaching from behind Ye Xiaotian.
She felt a sudden wave of courage, which spurred her to stand up and walk past Ye Xiaotian toward the figure.
She grabbed his arm and asked, ”Where did you go?”
No. 8 was rather taken aback but quickly realized what was going on. He said without hesitation, ”I went to fetch you but I didn't see you at the bar.”
”Maybe you missed me,” said Mo Li, her palms getting sweaty due to her immense nervousness. For a second, she had been worried that No. 8 wouldn't play along with her act.
Ye Xiaotian turned around and looked at No. 8, only to discover that he was suave and tall.
He smiled and sat down on the bench without uttering another word.
Mo Li held onto No. 8's arm and walked toward the corridor.
After entering the elevator, she let go of his hand and apologized awkwardly, ”So sorry about that…”
”It's alright, no worries.”
”Could you come inside my place for a while and leave after he does?”
He agreed.
”Where do you work? Why are you home at such a late hour?”
”I work as a waitress at my friend's bar. The bar closes at about two to three in the morning. Why aren't you asleep yet?” Mo Li asked, pouring him a cup of tea.
”I had trouble sleeping. Why did your ex-husband show up here?” he asked, looking at her.
”He went to the bar I was working at and followed me home.” She walked toward the bathroom and said, ”I'll go wash up first. Wait for me here.”
He nodded and watched as she entered the washroom before scanning his surroundings in the living room.
He did not enter the apartment the previous time and instead only helped her to the door when she was drunk.
He discovered that the apartment was not spacious but looked rather warm and cozy. He could tell that Mo Li had put effort into decorating every corner of the house.
It was rather similar to his ideal home.
Mo Li exited from the bathroom after brushing her teeth and washing her face to see that he was staring intently at a corner.
”What are you thinking about?”
”Your place feels so homey.”
Slightly startled, she smiled and said, ”That's because I treat this place like my own. Hence, I designed and decorated it according to the way I wanted.”
”Very good.”
”I heard Xiaoning calling you No. 8. Is that your name?”
He nodded and said, ”It's my nickname.”
”What's your real name, then?”
”Yun Chen.”
Mo Li muttered, ”Yun Chen… Yun Chen… sounds nice.”
”My family weren't the ones who gave me that name, though.”
”Huh? Didn't your parents give you that name?” she asked in puzzlement.
”No. I'm an orphan, and I was sent to undergo training ever since I was a child. I was named by my trainer.”