“You don’t want a check, so this is the only thing that I can give you. It’s not very valuable, but it’s priceless to the Zhongs.” Zhong Nanping sat at the head of the long table, sipping his strong tea.
Mo Xiaomo was still confused. Zhong Nanping’s words seemed contradictory to her.
Didn’t he give the check to make me leave Qingbao and Zhong Teng?
“Keep it quickly, this is the recognition of your identity as our daughter-in-law. And you will be written in our genealogy!” Fang Keyu said with a big smile.
Mo Xiaomo was taken aback. The satin red box in her hand suddenly became a hot potato. She can’t put it down and keep it either.
“I can’t keep that for the moment…” She was just ready to have a try with Zhong Teng. She has not prepared to be Zhong’s daughter-in-law.
“You don’t want the child?” Zhong Nanping looked slightly annoyed.
Mo Xiaomo just remembered what Zhong Nanping said yesterday.
“Either give up the child or be the Zhong Teng’s wife.”
“But what does his expressionless appearance mean? Whether he wants me to be her daughter-in-law or not?” Thought Mo Xiaomo.
“Look what you are saying!” Fang Keyu thought the Mo Xiaomo was scared out of her wits.
“My dad likes Qingbao and likes you, but he expresses it in an unnormal way…” Zhong Teng scratched his head in embarrassment and explained nervously to Mo Xiaomo.
Mo Xiaomo blinked. That Zhong Nanping had given the check to her was to make up for her and Qingbao!
Mo Xiaomo didn’t know the truth, so she mistakenly thought that Zhong Nanping wanted her to leave.
She managed a smile, closed the lid, and laid it gently in her arms. “Thank you.”
Qingbao was still sleeping late. Fang Keyu offered to take care of Qingbao today, and Mo Xiaomo did not reject her.
After breakfast, Zhong Teng drove Mo Xiaomo to work. Mo Xiaomo was feeling high all the way.
At the traffic light, Zhong Teng answered the phone. Mo Xiaomo suddenly felt the air inside the small car went cold.
“What’s the matter?” Mo Xiaomo asked anxiously.
“Xiaomo, do you believe in me?”
This was the first time Zhong Teng has ever addressed Mo Xiaomo so affectionately.
Mo Xiaomo did not hesitate. She nodded gently.
She opened her mouth to say something when her cell phone called.
She looked down and saw that it was Mo Xiaoxiao calling.
“Trust me, don’t answer it.” Zhong Teng whispered.
When the green light was on, he stopped where he was until cars behind him honked and then Zhong Teng took his eye off Mo Xiaomo and stepped on the gas.
“Tell me, what’s the matter?” Mo Xiaomo pressed the mute button and asked earnestly.
“I had planned to have my engagement with Mo Xiaoxiao in three months, and my parents didn’t know about it, but now the online media is buzzing.”
Zhong Teng slowed down the car and spoke slowly.
Mo Xiaomo’s eyes were drooping and her mind was mixed. She did not know what was right for her at the moment.
According to Zhong Teng, it was Mo Xiaoxiao who leak this on purpose?
“The only people who knew about it were people close to Mo Xiaoxiao.” Zhong Teng’s next words confirmed Mo Xiaomo’s guess.
“Then why don’t you want me to answer her call?” Mo Xiaomo asked softly. The phone was quiet again, but the bright screen reminded her that Mo Xiaoxiao was still calling her.
“Afraid that you would believe her and not me.” Zhong Teng sounded unconfident and uneasy.
Mo Xiaomo sniggered. She waved her phone at Zhong Teng and pressed the answer and hands-free buttons.
“Hello.”
“Sister, you must believe me, I did not do it!” Mo Xiaoxiao’s panicked voice came from the phone.
The “sister” was slightly jarring to Mo Xiaomo. Mo Xiaoxiao might forget the day in the hospital when they slapped each other hard and parted in discord.
“What didn’t you do? Mo Xiaomo asked flatly.
“You don’t know?” Mo Xiaoxiao’s expression clearly changed from panic to surprise.