HLnovel Chapter 248 The Past is Like Honey
Chapter 248 The Past is Like Honey
"Why are you so late?" Li Xin looked at Mo Chen who walked in.
Mo Chen put his watch on the wine cabinet. He walked to the sofa and sat down. "I sent my second uncle back and chatted with him for a while."
Mo Chen looked at Rong Yue and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable? Have you taken any hangover medicine?"
"Well... I'm not feeling uncomfortable, I'm just sleepy." Rongyue sat down and looked at Mo Chen.
"Then go back to sleep." Mo Chen was still looking at Rongyue, his eyes had never left her since he came in.
Rongyue glanced at Li Xin, then stood up and left.
The two people watched Rongyue leave the door.
"Why don't you go back to your place after finishing your work? Why are you coming to my place?" Li Xin leaned lazily on the sofa, looking at Mo Chen with a curled mouth.
Mo Chen was too lazy to pay attention to Li Xin. He took out a cigarette, lit it, and lay back on the sofa.
"Has Wang Lei's half life and Wang Wei's career been ruined?"
"Do you really have to do that? Why don't you send someone to knock them down? At worst, let Gong Di handle it. Why do you have to do it yourself?" Li Xin also lit a cigarette.
"They will only cause trouble if we keep them. None of these two brothers are good people. They have already caused trouble to many people." Mo Chen exhaled a puff of smoke.
"Oh, how come I didn't know you had such a strong sense of justice! Getting rid of harm for the people?! My brother's character has been elevated!" Li Xin smiled, his tone full of playfulness.
Mo Chen opened his eyes and glanced at Li Xin. "When you have a wife and children, especially a daughter, you won't be able to tolerate this kind of dirty stuff. It's like talking to a cow if I tell you more now!"
"Hold!"
Mo Chen felt refreshed and smiled with his head tilted back.
"How are things going over there?" Mo Chen finished smoking a cigarette, put the butt in the ashtray, and looked at Li Xin.
"This Liu Fengyi is really abnormal. The other two took the people we arranged and left, but he refused to take them away. He didn't even touch the woman. He looked a bit misogynistic. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do that to Rongyue. Did you really not make a mistake with him?"
"The person must be right. I checked. There are only a few people who fit the timeline, have connections with Rongyue and Teacher Xu, and are rich and powerful. The back view also matches the one in the photo."
Mo Chen thought about it.
"Either he has become very vigilant and cunning after spending so many years in the officialdom. Or he is not satisfied with the conditions. Rongyue said before that he is interested in her hands and paintings. Maybe these two things are indispensable."
"That's difficult. You can ask these waitresses to act innocent, but it's hard to ask them to act talented. Even if you find a female student from an art academy, can you guarantee that she has Rongyue's accomplishments? There are other female artists in the same class as Rongyue, and there are several famous ones now! Why did he choose Rongyue when he didn't like any of them?"
Mo Chen listened to Li Xin's words and unconsciously clenched his fists.
Mo Chen leaned back on the sofa and rubbed his head with his hand.
"Forget it, since you are sure it is him and you have endured it for several years, it won't take long to deal with him. Just go to bed first!" Li Xin stood up.
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Hands, beautiful hands, injured hands.
Rongyue woke up suddenly and regained consciousness. She thought about the dream she had all night. It should be because she saw Mo Chen's hand last night, and when she left, she glanced at Mo Chen's broken watch on the wine cabinet, which still had blood stains on it.
Rongyue tossed and turned, dreaming all night long. The sleep did not relieve her fatigue at all, but made her feel even more tired.
Rongyue turned over and sat on the quilt. Her stomach suddenly tightened, and she felt a familiar pain.
Rongyue picked up her phone and looked at the date. Damn it! She quickly got up and ran to the bathroom.
Rongyue complained in her heart, saying that people say that menstrual pain will go away after giving birth, but why is it the opposite for her? Before, it hurt occasionally, but now it hurts every time and her waist feels like it's broken.
Thinking of this, Rongyue realized why the two little devils didn't come to wake her up today, and she didn't hear their noise or grandma's roar. Rongyue looked at the time and understood that maybe they had gone to school.
Mo Chen came early to arrange for the children to go to school. Grandma went back to the old house first. Seeing that Rongyue was not awake, he prepared some ingredients for making noodles in the kitchen. After preparing, he sat on the sofa to deal with today's work and wait for Rongyue.
After a while, Rongyue came out holding a piece of clothing. She was still dazed and didn't see him. She went straight to the kitchen to find some medicine to take.
Mo Chen walked to Rongyue, picked up the medicine she had just taken and looked at it. It was a painkiller. He then looked at her and saw that she did seem to be feeling unwell.
"Where does it hurt?"
Rongyue looked at Mo Chen beside her in surprise, then choked on her saliva, and her stomach started to hurt when she coughed.
"Slow down." Mo Chen patted Rong Yue's back and pulled her to sit down. "What's wrong with you?"
"Why are you here? The kids...are going to school today...where's grandma?"
"Well, they've been gone for a while. Grandpa went to pick them up in the evening. Grandma went back to the old house to clean up."
"Old house? What are you cleaning up?" Rongyue was puzzled.
"We'll know if we go and take a look later." Mo Chen saw Rongyue holding her stomach all the time, thought about today's date, and almost knew why she was feeling uncomfortable.
Mo Chen poured a cup of hot water for Rong Yue and said, "Go lie down on the bed. We will go back to the old house after dinner. I want to take you to meet two people today."
Rongyue looked at Mo Chen. After he finished speaking, he rolled up his sleeves, turned around and went to the sink to start washing things. His clothes were much more casual today. He stood with his back to Rongyue, washing the things in his hands seriously. The scene was inexplicably warm. Rongyue was in a trance for a moment, wondering if she was dreaming again.
Mo Chen felt that Rong Yue didn't move, so he sat there quietly. He turned around and found that Rong Yue was staring at him in a daze. She looked so cute, and he couldn't help laughing.
Mo Chen went to the bathroom and found a hot water bottle, filled it with hot water and wrapped it with a towel. He came out and took Rongyue, who was still in a daze, back to the bedroom, asked Rongyue to lie down, then put the hot water bottle in Rongyue's hand and pressed her hand and the hot water bottle on her stomach. Finally, he covered her with a blanket and went out to continue cooking.
The whole process was as natural and smooth as he usually does.
It was not until Mo Chen left the room that Rongyue came back to her senses from her shock.
She turned over, feeling the warmth spreading from her stomach seeping into her skin. Her stomach felt much better, and she began to feel numb. She couldn't tell if she was dreaming or if she was still drunk! She kept thinking about it randomly, tossing and turning but couldn't fall asleep. After lying down for a while, she got up and started to clean herself up.
All the ingredients were put into the pot, and Mo Chen watched the things rolling in the pot carefully.
After a long while, Mo Chen saw Rongyue come out. This time she was not wearing pajamas, but was dressed neatly.
Mo Chen served the noodles into the bowl at just the right time.
Rongyue sat down at the table and looked at Mo Chen.
Mo Chen placed the noodles in front of Rongyue.
As Rongyue came out of the room, she smelled a familiar scent. Looking at the noodles in front of her, she was stunned again.
Mo Chen sat opposite Rong Yue and looked at her. "Try it. It should taste the same as before."
The reason why Mo Chen was so sure was that every time he couldn't restrain himself from wanting to come back to see Rongyue, he would make this noodles, and while making it he would recall how Rongyue looked when she was pregnant. Every time he made noodles, Rongyue would follow him and stick to him all the time, and would kiss him like a spoiled child to thank him before eating. Those scenes were treasured in his mind, and he would feel sweet and satisfied whenever he looked through them from time to time.
Rongyue came back to her senses, but was reluctant to pick up the chopsticks.
Mo Chen looked at Rongyue. He wished Rongyue could be the same as before, but he knew he couldn't rush it.
"I don't like this noodles very much now." Rongyue raised her eyes to Mo Chen and met Mo Chen's gaze.
Mo Chen was stunned for a moment, then he nodded slightly, "Then tell me what you want to eat and see if I can cook it. Or we can go out for dinner."
Rongyue looked at Mo Chen and said, "I'm not very hungry. Let's talk about it when I'm hungry."
"That's fine. When you're hungry and want to eat something, just tell me. I'll clean up first." Mo Chen got up and went back to the kitchen.
Rongyue looked at Mo Chen's back. How could she not see Mo Chen's loss? It's just... she hasn't eaten this noodle since she and Mo Chen broke up. Even during her long time as a substitute teacher in the university, she has never been to Grandma Xiaohai's noodle shop again.
Rongyue looked at the noodles on the table. They were still steaming, but the noodles had slowly clumped up. Rongyue looked up at Mo Chen who was washing things silently. She stood up and walked to Mo Chen, reaching out to turn off the water.
Mo Chen came back to his senses and looked at Rong Yue.
"come over."
Rongyue said softly and walked to the sofa and sat down.
Mo Chen also came over and sat down.
Rongyue took out a medical bag from the cabinet.
"Hand." Rongyue looked at Mo Chen's hand.
Mo Chen also looked at his own hands and extended his right hand towards Rongyue.
Rongyue looked at Mo Chen's hand. The wounds on the joints on the back of his hand were even more red and swollen than what she saw yesterday, and they were particularly glaring on Mo Chen's white and smooth jade-like hand.
Rongyue took out saline solution and rinsed Mo Chen's hand.
"Li Xin told me that you taught Mr. Wang a lesson yesterday. It was really satisfying. Thank you."
Mo Chen watched Rong Yue carefully treating the wound on his hand. She gently grasped his wrist, rinsed it, and applied medicine. Then she took out a few Band-Aids from the medicine box, looked up at Mo Chen, and hesitated.
Mo Chen looked at Rongyue's expression. She seemed like she wanted to laugh, but she was biting her lips to hold it back.
Mo Chen glanced at the Band-Aid in her hand, which was covered in brightly colored, eye-catching colors and childish cartoon patterns.
"This..." Rongyue looked at Mo Chen and couldn't help laughing. She really couldn't imagine Mo Chen sticking to this thing seriously. The impact was funny just thinking about it.
Mo Chen also laughed.
Rongyue smiled and tore off the Band-Aid. "These are all your daughter's favorites! Just bear with it for now. When you get back, you can change it to a normal one."
Rongyue put the Band-Aid on and pressed it, "Don't let the wound get wet so it heals faster."
Mo Chen looked at Rongyue with a smile in his eyes. He didn't care about these minor injuries at all, but now he didn't want them to heal quickly.
Mo Chen withdrew his hand and looked at the funny-looking Band-Aid on the back of his hand, but his heart was as bright as the color of the Band-Aid, and the gloom just now was swept away.
"It's pretty. My daughter has good taste. She inherited that from her mother."
"Hmm...this doesn't sound like a compliment to me." Rongyue was packing her things.
"I'm just complimenting you. If you think about it carefully, you'll find that there is no woman in our family with bad taste."
Rongyue sighed softly, "Who are you taking me to see?"