The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 764, it is said that your old friend (1)

The closer they got to Mo Garden, the more deserted the surroundings became.

The car drove into Mo Garden, and the street lamps in the courtyard lit up.

The scattered lights formed a continuous glow, exuding a somewhat hazy beauty.

The takeout from Jiangyue Restaurant arrived ahead of time, and Li Mochan, carrying the food boxes, went back to the living room with Ye Jiuliang.

"Hurry up and eat while it’s hot," Ye Jiuliang urged, before turning to head into the kitchen.

Not for anything in particular, she walked up to the refrigerator, had just opened the fridge door, when a man’s magnetic voice came from outside.

"Little wolf cub, no ice cream for you."

Ye Jiuliang’s hand that had reached out stiffened in the air, and the corners of her lips twitched.

"..."

Had he installed a monitor on her? Even her attempt to grab some ice cream was guessed by him.

She gracefully retracted her hand and closed the refrigerator door with indignation.

If he’s not giving it, then forget it.

Ye Jiuliang walked out of the kitchen with a gloomy face, exuding an air of quiet resentment.

Over at the sofa, Li Mochan was eating. Hearing the footsteps, he paused with his chopsticks.

Without looking back, he could imagine the expression on his little troublemaker’s face.

Certainly a trillion kinds of unhappiness.

Sure enough, Ye Jiuliang came over. Instead of sitting beside him, she intentionally chose to sit diagonally across from him.

She snuggled into the sofa, crossing her legs, languid and casual.

After giving Li Mochan a sidelong glance, she hummed discontentedly. Her mood had soured without the ice cream.

Li Mochan chuckled, gesturing to her with a hook of his finger, "Come here."

If she went over just because he asked, wouldn’t she lose face? Ye Jiuliang turned her head away, ignoring him.

"This braised prawns is pretty good. Shall I peel one for you to try?" Li Mochan tried not to laugh, picking up a prawn and gesturing towards her with it.

The rich aroma wafted to her nose. Ye Jiuliang’s eyes rolled around, unable to resist the temptation, and she shifted her position slightly. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Before the sofa even warmed up, she found herself sitting next to him again.

Li Mochan peeled the prawn and brought it to her lips, "Not angry anymore?"

Ye Jiuliang hummed lightly and ate the shrimp meat he offered.

Seeing the curve of her lips, Li Mochan laughed softly. His little wolf cub was actually very easy to please.

At that moment, there was a call from the guard at the gate.

Ye Jiuliang reached out and pressed the answer button on the landline, "What’s the matter?"

"Madam, there’s a visitor, says he’s looking for you," the guard at the gate said.

Ye Jiuliang frowned. Who would come looking for her so late?

"Who is it?"

"He says he’s an old acquaintance of yours."

An old acquaintance?

The puzzlement on Ye Jiuliang’s face deepened. She asked again, "A man or a woman?"

"It’s a man."

"Didn’t he give a name?"

"He only said he wants to see you, nothing more."

After a brief contemplation, Ye Jiuliang said, "Bring him in."

After hanging up the phone, Li Mochan’s voice rose beside her, "Who’s here?"

"I don’t know, they didn’t say a name, and even said they were an old friend of mine." Ye Jiuliang was also clueless and picked up the remote to press it towards the TV, immediately bringing up the surveillance footage.

The screen lit up, fixed on the gate’s position. Ye Jiuliang pressed again, and the screen jumped to the surveillance footage of the courtyard.

In the dim light, two figures walked one after the other, one of them being the guard at the door.

Ye Jiuliang’s gaze landed on the man following behind the guard. He was clad in all black, his face masked, and in the dark night, his features were impossible to discern.

Ye Jiuliang narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing the man on the surveillance screen.

This silhouette...

The footsteps at the door grew closer, and Ye Jiuliang turned off the surveillance and turned her eyes toward the door.

"Come in."

The guard stood at the entrance, not following the man in black inside.

Under the light, the man in black walked in with dragging steps, his eyes and brows lightly drooped, hiding the sharpness deep in his gaze.

Suddenly, he stood still, his subdued aura was hidden well but inadvertently revealed a hint.

Ye Jiuliang’s cold eyes narrowed slightly, sizing up the man in black opposite her.

The air was filled with silent elements, the atmosphere cold.

"Who are you?" Ye Jiuliang broke the silence, asking indifferently.

The man in black was silent, raising his hand to remove his hat. Under Ye Jiuliang’s puzzled look, he also took off his mask.

The face that was accustomed to wearing a mask was sickly pale, but even so, Ye Jiuliang recognized the identity of the man in front of her at a glance.

That pallid face was just as familiar as it had been years ago.

It was Wang Shuo, who had disappeared without a trace years before.

Ye Jiuliang’s cool gaze condensed, without the surprise she had imagined, but a wariness welled up inside her.

Wang Shuo was now working for Old Master Mo, his sudden appearance here was surely not that simple.

Having seen a picture at Ye Jiuliang’s, Li Mochan also recognized the man before him, his stern features tinted with frost, unapproachable.

At that moment, the person opposite suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse as if he hadn’t spoken for years, "Master Jiu."

Ye Jiuliang frowned, whatever he had been through, his voice was completely different from years ago. If it weren’t for that familiar face and the charm between his brows, she would have doubted whether this man was the one she had been searching for.

The Wang Shuo she knew was bold and unrestrained, not gloomy like he was now, nor timid and cautious.

Just on that point alone, she could be certain that this Wang Shuo before her remembered nothing from the past.

Even though he still called her in the same way as before, the feeling was different.

There must be deceit at play.

Ye Jiuliang’s brows unfurled, her red lips curving into a cool smile intentionally saying, "Wang Shuo, it’s been so many years, you have changed quite a bit. I heard you are now working for Old Master Mo?"

Without beating around the bush, she threw out a straightforward question.

Wang Shuo’s eyes flickered, he paused for several seconds, then quickly recovered and explained calmly, "Master Jiu, there was a reason for my disappearance that year. Working for Old Master Mo was not my intention, I had no choice, please listen to my explanation first."

Ye Jiuliang looked at him, her lips curling up with profound amusement.

She recalled that a long time ago, Aqian had teased that Wang Shuo wasn’t cut out for acting. Leaving talent aside, Wang Shuo was an honest man; acting and deceiving were not his forte.

She laughed nonchalantly, "Alright, explain then."

"That year I went to get medicinal herbs for you, I was attacked halfway, and by the time I woke up, I was already on Mo Ce’s side. I inadvertently heard Mo Ce was going to target you guys, and I’ve been trapped on the island ever since, unable to leave. Later, I pretended to join him and work for him," Wang Shuo spoke slowly, his voice steady, as if reciting lines.

"These years I’ve stayed by his side as an undercover, trying to figure out all of his forces."

As he spoke, he quietly observed the expressions of Ye Jiuliang and Li Mochan from the corner of his eye.

"Not long ago, Mo Ce sent me to capture Mo Chen, with the intent of using him as leverage against you."

His acting, amateurish.