The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 737, don’t want to hurt him (1)

Gu Xinuo nodded, "Achen found him some fever reducer to take, and he just took a bath. He’s probably still lying down."

Ye Jiuliang frowned, "Getting caught in the rain and drinking in the middle of the night, this doesn’t seem like his style."

In his own words, wasn’t this just asking for trouble?

"Did he say why?"

As she placed breakfast on the dining table, Gu Xinuo came out of the dining room, "I asked, but he wouldn’t say. Didn’t you mention yesterday that he went back to the hospital to take care of Yisheng? Did they have an argument again?"

Ye Jiuliang, with her fingertips against her chin, shook her head slightly, "I’m not sure. I’ll go up and see him."

At that moment, in the room, Ji Mingqian was curled up in the covers on the bed, looking listless, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

Ye Jiuliang pushed the door open and a blast of cold air hit her face, causing her to shiver.

She rubbed her arms and frowned, "Ji Mingqian, have you lost your mind? You have a slight fever and yet the air conditioning is set so low."

Li Mochan walked in front of her, found the remote control, and turned off the air conditioning directly.

What if he froze their little wolf pup to death?

Seeing the person curled up in the blanket, Ye Jiuliang walked over and tugged at his covers.

"What’s the situation? What were you doing getting drenched in the rain in the middle of the night?"

Ji Mingqian stayed silent. His eyes caught sight of Li Mochan, and he immediately rolled over and dove headfirst into the pillow.

His abnormal behavior left Ye Jiuliang stunned.

What the hell?

She asked, puzzled, "Aqian, did you have a quarrel with Ajiu? Getting drenched in the rain in the middle of the night isn’t your style."

Ji Mingqian didn’t answer. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly sat up, his hair a mess, and charged in front of Li Mochan.

His demeanor was fierce, as if he was gearing up for a fight.

The sound of his voice was so hoarse it was almost unrecognizable, "Li Mochan, tell me, did you know all along?"

Facing his bloodshot eyes, Li Mochan looked indifferent, stepping back to avoid being splattered with his spittle.

Ye Jiuliang’s skeptical gaze flickered between the two, unable to decipher their silent puzzle.

Li Mochan didn’t answer him but glanced sideways at Ye Jiuliang, his gaze tender, "Darling, go have breakfast first. I need to talk to him for a minute."

Ye Jiuliang glanced at Ji Mingqian, knowing now was not the time to ask questions. She nodded lightly and turned to leave.

As the door closed, Li Mochan finally looked towards Ji Mingqian, his lips parting slightly, "Not that early, but compared to you, I suppose it’s still early."

Ji Mingqian’s face showed his displeasure, his tone slightly cold, "Why didn’t you tell me?"

"What would you have done if I had told you?" Li Mochan looked at him calmly, his tone indifferent, "Your difference in behavior towards Ajiu... I doubt you’ve never felt it. Ji Mingqian, to be blunt, you just don’t want to delve into it, much like now; you refuse to admit it."

"I’m not refusing to admit anything," Ji Mingqian retorted immediately, a flash of fire in his eyes, "I’ve never refused to admit it."

It wasn’t that he refused to admit it; he just didn’t know what to do or how to face this belated affection.

That person, if he was hurt even slightly, Ji Mingqian couldn’t bear it.

Li Mochan’s lips curled into a shallow smile, "So what’s with the sorrowful look?"

Ji Mingqian collapsed back onto the edge of the bed, head downturned, silent.

After a brief silence, he mumbled, "I haven’t figured out what to do yet. I don’t want to hurt him."

The "him" went unspecified, but the two in the room knew perfectly well.

"Don’t want to hurt him?" Li Mochan let out a cold laugh, "So, do you not like him, or have you decided to give up?"

Perhaps hitting a sore spot, Ji Mingqian immediately bristled.

He stood up swiftly, glowering at Li Mochan, and gritted through clenched teeth, "Li Mochan, you’re purposely trying to piss me off, aren’t you? Who says I’m giving up? Which of your ears heard that?"

Fuck.

Li Mochan is the one person he hates most in life, without a doubt.

They were both cousins, so why was the disparity between him and Jiang Yisheng so vast?

"So it’s... like?" Li Mochan raised an eyebrow, drawing out his words with a taunting question.

As soon as the words were out, Ji Mingqian’s face burned, and he avoided Li Mochan’s meaningful gaze.

He turned his head away and feigned a cough to cover his embarrassment, "Cough cough."

His normally excellent acting was off today; in front of Li Mochan, his poor performance had nowhere to hide, not even for a minute.

"No need to act halfway dead with a slight fever, I’m not Ajiu, who can be foolishly fooled by you." Li Mochan glanced at him with a look full of contempt.

He deserves to have Asheng leave for not even daring to admit he likes him.

He’s going to have it tough in a moment.

"Who deceived him, Li Mochan? Don’t think I wouldn’t dare to lay a hand on you just because you’re his cousin." Ji Mingqian bellowed back, irrationally emboldened.

Li Mochan sneered coldly, "If you’ve got the guts, go ahead and strike. But the one who’s going to lose is definitely not me."

Ji Mingqian was frustrated, "I really don’t understand what Ajiu sees in you."

"I’d like to know what Ajiu sees too, to choose you of all people," retorted Li Mochan, unbeaten in the realm of sharp tongues.

"Ugly, with a terrible temperament, and completely unable to take care of someone."

Ji Mingqian was livid, clenching his fists ready to throw a punch, "Li Mochan, I’m a hundred times better looking than you."

The icy punch was nearly upon him when Li Mochan said indifferently, "Seems like I should let Ajiu go on more blind dates, so he’s less naive and less likely to be deceived. Who knows, after meeting a few more girls, he might change his mind." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

The fist stopped abruptly, as if scalded, and Ji Mingqian quickly retracted his hand.

He glared at Li Mochan, holding back his frustration, feeling truly infuriated.

Li Mochan curved his lips into an inscrutable smile and sauntered out of the room.

Behind him, Ji Mingqian was so angry, he jumped up and down, punching and kicking at Li Mochan’s retreating figure.

In the dining room, Ye Jiuliang was eating porridge, occasionally glancing toward the living room.

"Stop looking; your neck’s going to stretch," Gu Xinuo said amusedly, watching her distracted demeanor.

Ye Jiuliang put down her spoon, propping her chin in one hand, "Why do you think Aqian is acting so out of character?"

It felt like she was overlooking something, but she couldn’t recall what it was at the moment.

"Don’t know," Gu Xinuo munched on her bread, shaking her head innocently.

Just then, the phone on the table rang.

Ye Jiuliang reached out to grab her phone, glanced at it, and saw it was from Veya.

She raised an eyebrow and swiped to answer, "Auntie."

"Xiaojiu, Ajiu is missing. Do you know where he went?" On the other end of the line, Veya’s voice was tinged with desperation.

"Auntie, calm down, talk slowly. Isn’t Ajiu at the hospital?" The smile in Ye Jiuliang’s eyes faded.

Across from her, Gu Xinuo stopped eating her bread and looked curiously at Ye Jiuliang.

Was there another problem on Yisheng’s end?

"I just got to the hospital and found the room empty, his backpack is also gone. I asked the nurse, and they said he checked out in the middle of last night and left," explained Veya.