Chapter 238: Chapter 236: Would You Believe Me If I Said I Didn ‘t Like Xin Zaozao?!

Translator: 549690339

“Mu Cidian, tell me clearly, do you like Xin Zaozao?”

The entire villa was filled with the sound of Wan Quan’s furious roars. Xin Zaozao just coldly watched the mother and son in front of her.

“Answer me!”

Mu Cidian’s silence only served to provoke Wan Quan even further.

She was almost ready to blow her top.

Then, in that moment, Mu Cidian said, “Yes, I like Xin Zaozao!”

Yes.

I like Xin Zaozao.

Huh.

Must be a lie.

Xin Zaozao looked at Mu Cidian.

She saw his face tense with restraint, as if he too was being pressed by his mother to the point of breaking.

And yet he said “I like Xin Zaozao”, and he said it so seriously, so firmly.

There was a moment when Xin Zaozao even thought it might be true.

Maybe Mu Cidian really did like her.

But the next second, she found the thought laughable.

When they were young, Mu Cidian also said that he liked her , said he would take care of her for a lifetime, yet in the end, he inflicted the most lethal wound on her.

Before, Mu Cidian said he’d marry her, said he’d give her his shares, but in the blink of an eye, he gave his shares to the one she loathed—from the bottom of her heart—Wan Quan.

Now.

He was saying he liked her again.

Perhaps he was trying to make her regret her engagement with the Ji Family, to make her lose this lifeline.

Mu Cidian was really cunning, everything he did to her had a motive, all for the sake to destroy her happiness.

In the end, she’s safe.

She had seen through it all, also broken away from it all.

For Mu Cidian, for Wan Quan, she didn’t have even an ounce of affection or pity to spare.

She turned around and returned to her room.

She originally only wanted to see what the two of them were up to, since these days, the mother and son were always arguing, perhaps because her life was getting better now and they were getting anxious!

Or perhaps, they were putting on a show in front of her, making her believe that Mu Cidian might still like her, leading her to make the same mistake again.

Even if their acting skills were Oscar-worthy, all she could see through were nothing but the illusions of the past.

She closed her bedroom door.

She could still hear the crazy quarrel outside, she just didn’t know exactly what the quarrel was about.

She kept wondering when she could finally rid of this mother-son pair, when her ears could finally get some peace.

Outside of her bedroom door.

Wan Quan was staring hard at her son.

She questioned him, seemingly disbelievingly, ‘What… what did you say…”

“I like Xin Zaozao!” Mu Cidian repeated.

“What did you say?” As if not having heard properly, or not daring to believe, Wan Quan mumbled repeatly to herself rather than to Mu Cidian.

Her emotions finally completely erupted at this moment.

Her body shaking unceasingly, eyes immediately turning bloodshot, “Mu Cidian, say it again, say it again to me!”

“I like Xin Zaozao!” Mu Cidian repeated, clearly and decisively!

Wan Quan’s body was shaking.

Seemingly having lost all support, she staggered back several steps.

Mu Cidian watched coldly, not stepping forward to support his mother. His cold voice spoke again, “Would you believe me if I said I didn’t like her?!”

Wan Quan laughed.

She laughed hysterically.

It really is a sin.

It’s such a sin!

He was told to seek revenge against Xin Zaozao, to heap all the animosity his family had suffered upon her. But now, he tells himself, he has grown fond of that woman.

The face of Wan Quan is twisted with crazed rage, “Mu Cidian, do you think you can be with Xin Zaozao?”

Mu Cidian doesn’t answer.

“I should tell you, there isn’t a hope in this lifetime.” Wan Quan said spitefully, “Not unless you step over my dead body. You will never be with Xin Zaozao, not in this lifetime, not a chance in hell!”

Wan Quan stormily left after firing her parting shot.

She walked back to her room and slammed the door with full force.

The door resonated with an intense echo.

The look in Wan Quan’s eyes was full of venomous hate, murderous hate for Xin Zaozao.

Mu Cidian would never get Xin Zaozao in this lifetime!

No chance!

Mu Cidian just stared at his mother’s departing figure, motionless…

He had drunk alcohol tonight.

However, he wasn’t drunk

He did admit, however, that there was a split second when he lost his sense of logic regarding Xin Zaozao.

Perhaps, it wasn’t that he lost his sense of logic, but rather he suddenly felt Xin Zaozao slipping away from him, as if she was really about to leave his world.

He shut the door to his room, without changing or washing up, and threw himself onto his bed.

He laid motionless on his bed, staring at the ceiling.

He had really bad stomach problems.

Drinking alcohol could easily trigger his condition, yet for now, he seemed to be numb to the agony.

In his mind, he could only visualize Xin Zaozao sweetly smiling at Ji Baili, and the image of his mother angrily pressuring him.

The truth was, his mother had a difficult life.

He remembered from his early childhood, before his father had passed away, they were a happy family of three. His parents were in love, and they had a warm household where his mother was not yet the individual she had become. Back then, she was kind and gentle; she was very good to him.

Everything began when his father committed suicide by leaping from a building.

After that, his mother forced herself to marry their family’s enemy, Xin He. She shared a bed with the man she hated the most, day after day confronting the man she wanted to kill the most. Her daily psychological imbalance morphed her into the person she is today.

She was solely consumed by hatred and the desire for revenge, lacking the slightest bit of mercy towards others. Besides resentment, there was no gratitude left within her for this world.

His eyes began to well up.

Since childhood, he had been stuck in his mother’s long shadow, continuously ingraining into himself that their family’s biggest enemies were Xin He and Xin Zaozao.

At that time, he didn’t have the ability to discern right from wrong, so he heeded his mother’s words and solidly imprinted in his mind that Xin He and Xin Zaozao were the family’s enemies, deserving of retribution.

His active care for Xin Zaozao, his kindness towards her, was insincere, merely following his mother’s arrangement. It was all to make Xin Zaozao fall in love with him, to subject her to emotional and physical torment, just so his mother could be pleased.

For a long time, they were stuck in the pleasure of revenge.

For a long time, he had been tormenting Xin Zaozao, and he felt exhilarated!

He then started rethinking.

This is probably what they call revenge.

To make those who harmed his family suffer!

However…

Xin Zaozao hadn’t wronged anyone from his family.

Xin Zaozao, who had never harmed even an ant since childhood, had been the one he took out his vengeance on.

In his memories, he couldn’t even recall what the younger Xin Zaozao was like anymore?

She was timid, weak, reticent, unsociable… Yet at the same time, he could remember that young face beaming at him.

She was actually quite adorable.

There was a time when he was really fond of her apple-like cheeks, he even liked biting them.

When he bit her cheeks, she was clearly in pain, her eyes welled up with tears, but she never cried. Instead, she would innocently take his hand, as if he was her world.

Throughout their childhood…

He really was her whole world.

Whatever he said, Xin Zaozao would listen.

He gave her a candy, and she felt as if he gave her the entire heaven.

At that time, Xin Zaozao was so obedient, so tender, so alluring…

Suddenly.

Her pillow was wet at the corner of her eyes.

He turned in bed, covering his face with the quilt.

It was he who had lost Xin Zaozao with his own hands.

In this lifetime, he would never get her back again…

Early the next day.

Xin Zaozao left home with Nie Feng.

As she passed by Mu Cidian’s room, her steps hesitated.

It was not because she had any lingering feelings for this room, but she was somewhat taken aback by why Mu Cidian was not working so hard these days. At this time, shouldn’t he be fighting with her at the company? Shouldn’t he demonstrate to everyone that he, Mu Cidian, is working hard for this company?

Xin Zaozao chuckled.

Mu Cidian has so many tricks, she had never been able to decipher them.

The only thing she could do was to do her best, even better than she could ever imagine.

She took a step forward and left briskly.

Wan Quan was having breakfast downstairs, unable to hide the haggardness on his face.

Did he act too hard last night, hurting his heart and lungs?

She left coldly.

Watching Xin Zaozao’s departing figure, seeing her becoming more and more proud under his watch, Wan Quan’s face twisted instantly.

He would make Xin Zaozao wish she were dead!

Xin Zaozao took a car to the Xin Group.

She habitually read the real-time news in the car, staying informed about all the latest dynamics in Yanshang Country.

Her scrolling finger suddenly paused.

A news headline popped out, sending ripples in her heart, “Consortium Group’s Xin and Ji Families are Soon to be Engaged, the Couple is Sweet and Loving.”

Naturally, it was referring to she and Ji Baili.

She clicked on the news article.

The article simply detailed the basic situations of the Xin and Ji Families, complimenting the match made in heaven between Xin Zaozao and Ji Baili, and the couple’s evolving love relationship, suggesting they had reached the stage of lovey-dovey.

Xin Zaozao felt a blush creeping up her face as she read.

On top of the news, a large photo of her and Ji Baili kissing was displayed.

She had no idea from which angle or how perfectly the photo was taken!

She clearly did not spot any paparazzi last night.

The reason she thought the photo was taken in such a way was that Ji Baili never really kissed her.

When he leaned over her, admittedly she wavered a bit.

She didn’t know why she had observed this instinctively, it was probably because the pace of their relationship was a bit too fast for her.

Ji Baili did not force her, seeing her face flushed to the point of shedding blood, he leaned into her ear tenderly, whispering, “No rush, we take it slow”.

Xin Zaozao nodded.

In fact, she felt a bit guilty at that moment.

It was perfectly normal for engaged couples to do these things, but because of her inner shadows, her hurtful past, Ji Baili had unwittingly yet innocently borne the burden.

She felt uneasy the whole night.

However, Ji Baili seemed to take it in stride. Apparently realizing her thoughts, when he was about to leave, he kissed her heavily on the face, and told her, “I really enjoyed this evening.”

Not letting “that kiss” affect the mood of the evening.

Her phone suddenly rang, pulling her back to reality.

She looked down, checking the incoming call and smiled.

Every time she thought of Ji Baili, she felt warmth in her heart. Even the mere thought of him would make her believe that the world is still radiant.

“Zaozao,” as Soon as the call was connected, Ji Baili’s cheerful voice came from the other end.

Xin Zaozao laughed, “Good morning.”

Even though Ji Baili’s greeting was a little weird, she understood what he meant as soon as she heard

“Are you up?” Ji Baili asked.

“I’m already on my way to work.”

“You never sleep in?” Ji Baili, who seemed to have just woken up, asked lazily.

“Rarely.” Xin Zaozao said, “I naturally wake up.”

‘Will you mind if I sleep in later on?”

“Huh

“We’ll certainly be living together in the future. Will you think less of me if I sleep in? If you do, I’ll change my sleep habits immediately.” Ji Baili said seriously.

Xin Zaozao quickly said, “No no, I wouldn’t mind at all. Everyone’s different. Some people just need more sleep. I understand.”

The other side burst into hearty laughter, “Zaozao, you’re so adorable.”

Xin Zaozao’s cheeks tinted with blush.

What did she say?

“In the future, we’ll sleep in together.”

Xin Zaozao’s face turned bright red.

A clearly serious conversation suddenly took a surprising turn.

The other side seemed to be aware of Xin Zaozao’s current state – most likely blushing uncontrollably.

The thought was adorably unbearable.

Ji Baili, not usually a considerate person but mysteriously so for Xin Zaozao, changed the topic to ease her discomfort. “Have you seen today’s news?”

“Ah…yes, I saw it.” Xin Zaozao was still a bit dazed, but quickly agreed. “I didn’t see any paparazzi last night.”

“I had the restaurant staff take the photos then gave them to Yin He for release.” Ji Baili explained.

Xin Zaozao was stunned.

“Are you mad?” Ji Baili asked cautiously.

“No.” Xin Zaozao shook her head. “Just wondering, why give it to the reporters…is it to build hype for our engagement announcement?”

“Not only that,” Ji Baili said. “My brother asked me to help him make a headline news. The news about my sister-in-law yesterday blew up, and the whole nation is fixated on it. You know the best way to alleviate one news story is to release another for the public to distract themselves with. Our citizens love a bit of scandal, especially love affairs involving high society. I had to use myself as bait, and drag you into it as well.”

His tone was full of regret.

“It’S fine.” Xin Zaozao said. “Your brother always has his reasons. Actually when I read the news about Song Zhizhi yesterday, I was really worried about her. Sometimes I’m afraid that calling her at such times would just burden her, so I didn’t ask about the details. I know it’s not as reported. I was really surprised yesterday. I wondered why Song Zhizhi didn’t come out to clarify. Now thinking about it, it wouldn’t help to say anything to the media. The more you say, the hotter the news. My brother really thought it through, using other news to reduce the heat of this one. And there’s more than one advantage to this, I feel our shares will rise as soon as the stock market opens today.”

Her voice was full of admiration for Ji Baijian.

Ji Baili sat up from his bed, stretching. “My brother is a real monster. You can antagonize anyone in this world, just remember not to mess with Ji Baijian! This is the greatest wisdom I’ve gained growing up!”

“Did your elder brother bully you when you were young?” Xin Zaozao asked.

“Not really, it’s just that I always followed his lead without realizing what was going on.” Ji Baili said.

Xin Zaozao laughed.

In hindsight, Ji Baili must have been really fun as a kid.

He’s still fun now.

She looked at the Xin Group Tower in front of her and said, “Baili, I’ve arrived at the company.”

“We’ll talk later.”

“Goodbye.”

Xin Zaozao stored her phone away.

She stepped out of the car and walked directly into the company.

Sitting in her office chair, she began organizing her work for the day.

She looked at the personnel assignment list, then picked up the phone. “Secretary Yan.”

‘Yes, Chairwoman.”

“After you arrive at the company, help me convene a senior management meeting, I have important news to announce.”

“Yes. ”

Xin Zaozao hung up the phone.

Starting now, she must grip the reins of the Xin Group firmly in her hands.. No one else, especially Wan Quan and his mother, should even think of laying a finger on it!