Chapter 53

Mo Di decided that he would take some time to shop for a new set of pajamas in the next few days. He then went to open the door.

When the door was opened and Mo Di was standing there wearing his yellow pajamas, Mu Tian Heng just stood and stared.

… this is bad.

The child was looking all the more green and almost like he was just sixteen. The more he stared, the more he cursed himself for being a beast. 

“Brother?”

Seeing that Mu Tian Heng was gawking at him and not talking, Mo Di asked: “Brother, why aren’t you saying anything?”

“Cough…”

Mu Tian Heng cleared his throat and turned serious: “Now that we have collected all the evidence we need, have you ever thought of going to the police?”

“No.” Mo Di replied firmly. “If we stop him now, he will not receive the highest conviction and most likely get away with some light penalty. We have to make the public see his true face and how poisonous he is. And abetting minors is a heinous crime. This is how I can get him and we could also bring awareness to this and prevent it from happening to anyone else.”

“So… you have decided to risk yourself?”

“Brother, please believe me.” Mo Di gave Mu Tian Heng a determined look and said: “I have seen their plan. They will send several minors to our house and will either splash sulfuric acid or attack with a knife. They have abandoned the car hit plan.”

After hearing this, Mu Tian Heng’s face darkened: “So in your opinion, being splashed with sulfuric acid and attacked with a knife is actually trivial because it’s easier to dodge?”

“It’s not that hard to avoid…” Mo Di was arguing in a soft voice but he still felt inexplicably guilty.

“Brother, you really don’t have to worry. Before they can even do anything, I’ve already taken cover. I’ll be fine.”

Mo Di had a lot of experience with these types of situations in his previous life. Before he was put into the asylum, he had been harassed by Qin Cheng Yi’s croons. There were more creative weapons at play other than the sulfuric and knives. And every time, he had managed to avoid them all. Even when he was locked up in the mental hospital, he still had many chances to practice his evasiveness. So the assault from those untrained minors should not be a problem for him.

Furthermore, he knew of their plans inside out and was totally prepared for it. Nothing would go wrong.

But Mu Tian Heng said: “Give me your phone.”

Mo Di passed Mu Tian Heng his phone obediently.

Mu Tian Heng looked through it and said calmly: “I’ll stay home with you tomorrow.”

“You don’t have to.” Mo Di was reluctant. “I can do this alone…. But of course, I’ll be very happy to have my brother around!” Realizing Mu Tian Heng’s increasingly dangerous expression, Mo Di cleverly changed his tone and showed a pleasing smile.

“That’s a good boy.” Seeing Mo Di’s cute and flattering look, Mu Tian Heng’s face was like the breeze after a rain. He rubbed Mo Di’s hair and said warmly: “It’s not that I don’t trust you nor am I trying to be controlling. It’s just that this is too dangerous. Even if you’re a hundred percent sure you’ll be safe, I will still worry. You understand me, right?”

“Yes, I understand. But I don’t want to put you in harm’s way either. Some of those people are also aiming at you. They are really ruthless, and…”

“It’s ok.” Mu Tian Heng interrupted and held Mo Di’s shoulder, “I’ll be fine. I’ve seen a lot in America. Especially teenage bullying in school, their approach was quite similar to those extreme fans.”

Mo Di was shocked: “Brother you’ve been bullied in school?!”

“They tried to but I got the last laugh. It’s fine now.” Mu Tian Heng rubbed Mo Di’s hair and changed the subject: “When it’s over, let’s decide on where to treat Li Cheng and the others for dinner. Do you have any place in mind?”

“Nope.”

Mo Di knew Mu Tian Heng changed the subject on purpose and was somewhat upset. There was no way for him to force Mu Tian Heng to leave the house tomorrow just like Mu Tian Heng did not force him to go to the police with the evidence.

They could only try their hardest to protect each other when the time comes. After Mo Di had made up his mind, he said: “I’m going to do some research on the expensive restaurants and compare their ratings. Brother, do you have any suggestions?”

Mu Tian Heng: “You don’t have to go to an expensive one. The authentic local cuisine restaurant you took me to is a good choice. It’ll give them a good chance to taste the local food.”

“But I’m worried they aren’t used to the local food.”

“That’s unlikely. The local snacks I told Lai De Si to get for them are all finished in one go. They would really enjoy the local food here. After all, they did mention wanting to try all the delicacies of this city.”

“Besides, it’s not that cheap to dine there. A group of nine plus wine would cost more than two or three thousand. No matter how rich you are, you shouldn’t spend frivolously.”

Mu Tian Heng then looked at Mo Di’s rosy cheeks and bright eyes, then lowered his sight at his neckline and clavicle. His eyes turned dark.

Before his thoughts could get anymore animalistic, his reason and the sight of the tender youth in front of him prevented him from doing anything too stimulating….

Mu Tian Heng cleared his throat: “Alright, quickly get to bed, it’s already two in the morning.”

Lai De Si who had just taken his bath and wanted to get some water happened to witness the scene and said: “A certain beast knows what time it is and still insisted on talking to the kid. I think you did it on purpose, and now you’re acting all gentlemanly? Who are you trying to bluff, you big bad wolf! Awoo!”

Mo Di blushed and was speechless.

Mu Tian Heng ignored Lai De Si and said to Mo Di: “Good boy, go to sleep.”

“En. Goodnight brother.” Mo Di was feeling a little shy. He immediately dug under the blanket after closing the door… 

Afterward, he could faintly hear Lai De Si’s howling to Mu Tian Heng outside.

The next day, Mo Di woke up an hour later than he usually did.

Even so, when he was up, Lai De Si was still asleep. Mu Tian Heng, on the other hand, was already working out and he could hear the beating sounds from the sandbag from upstairs.

At half-past eight, Lai De Si went out, leaving only Mu Tian Heng and Mo Di at home…. Oh, there was also Suan Suan around.

They continued to monitor the activities of the group and by nine-thirty, the group made their move. The group of underage fans was driven to the venue by their adult accomplices.

In the group that was coming for the attack, excluding the adult driver, three were high schoolers. They wanted to make use of the national holidays to avenge their idol. They were roughly fifteen to sixteen years of age. 

Mo Di saw them as immature and violent children but in Mu Tian Heng’s eyes, they were at the same age as Mo Di and should be fully aware of their actions.

After the preparation, there was no more chit chat in the forum so Mo Di hacked into their private accounts and found they had formed a private chat titled ‘Si Lang brother for life’ where they would communicate with each other along the way.

Their plan was to drop something into Mo Di’s yard as a ruse to knock on their door. And when Mo Di opened it, they would attack him with sulfuric acid or knives. Mo Di was just amused at how their brain worked. They were either too ignorant or too arrogant. Did they think that because they were minors that they would not be arrested? Or that they could go scot-free even after the arrest?

Aside from it being a crime, did they know that what they were going to will destroy someone’s life?! 

They used a righteous tone when discussing ways to deal with Mo Di and justified their actions by getting revenge for their aggrieved Si Lang brother whom because the whole world was blinded by Mo Di, had in turn, attacked their talented and pure-hearted brother Si Lang.

Mo Di stopped reading their messages in fear that it would cause his brain to deteriorate. 

These people were just too stubborn or even brainwashed to see Mo Si Lang’s true face even after all the evidence that had circulated the web. They instead felt that their idol was being persecuted by the outside world.

In a sense, Mo Di was quite intrigued by their loyalty.

Mu Tian Heng on the other was not as calm and collected as Mo Di. It took a lot out of him to refrain himself from calling the cops.

With Qin Cheng Yi’s help, the extremist group managed to infiltrate their villa district with ease and accurately found Mo Di and Mu Tian Heng’s door.

The girls then started playing badminton. 

After one or two rounds, a shuttlecock accidentally flew over the fence and into the villa’s yard.

Mo Di did not want to watch their bad acting any second longer. He went out to the yard with a shovel, pretending to clean up Suan Suan’s poo. As he bent down he complained: “Look at what you’ve done. You’ve pooped everywhere again.”

Suan Suan at his side looked at him with wet eyes and let out an innocent awoo, as if asking why he was being reprimanded…

The girls glanced at each other and quickly called out to him: “Hi, can you help us out a bit?”

Mo Di stopped and looked up at the people outside the gate and asked: “What do you want?”

A girl carefully looked at Mo Di and then winked at the others.

A girl with a ponytail turned to Mo Di and said with a smile: “Hi, we dropped our shuttlecock in your yard, can you get it for us?”

Mo Di looked at the three girls: one was empty-handed while the other two were carrying cross-shoulder bags, most likely stored with weapons.

“Ok.” Mo Di nodded. With the shovel in hand, he went to take the shuttlecock for them. Halfway back, the door behind opened with a click and Mu Tian Heng stepped out.

“What’s wrong?”

“Someone hit a shuttlecock into our yard.” Mo Di said.

“Um. Hand it to me, I’ll give it to them.” Mu Tian Heng then quickly took the shuttlecock from Mo Di’s hand without further warning.

Mo Di looked at Mu Tian Heng who had already left to open the door.

In fact at this time, if those fans had an ounce of intelligence and weren’t muddled by their anger, they would have asked why the tall man still had to open the door when he could just throw the shuttlecock back to them over the gate.

But then again, if they were clear-headed, they would not be doing this in the first place.

Seeing that Mo Di was staying put, the three were thrown into chaos. Their anger towards Mo Di surged as they blamed him for thwarting their plan by not coming out and letting them avenge their idol.

Mo Di’s keen observation told him that the girl with the ponytail was reaching into her bag for something. He feared for Mu Tian Heng’s safety and promptly approached them. As he came closer, the girl pulled out a knife and thrust at Mu Tian Heng.

Mu Tian Heng took a step back to evade, then kicked the knife away from her hand. 

The girl cried out in pain.

At the same time, the other two had rushed towards Mo Di and one was armed with a bottle of acid in her hands. She opened the bottle and tried to splash its contents at Mo Di. But before she could aim properly, Mo Di had used the shovel to try and knock the bottle out of her hand. The girl held on to the bottle tightly and tried to have another go at Mo Di. However, her wrist gave in and the bottle slipped out of her grip, causing a small amount of acid to spill out from the opened bottle and splashed onto her arms and the shoulder of the girl next to her.

“AH!”

The anger and resentment on the girls’ faces immediately disappeared as they screamed in agony.

The security department that Mu Tian Heng called three minutes beforehand had now arrived at the scene. They quickly questioned: “What is it? What happened!?”

“Attacking people with acid and knives, you better call the police quickly!”

Mu Tian Heng was in an extremely bad mood. When he was held up by the girl trying to stab him and saw the other two rushed at Mo Di with the bottle of acid, his heart almost stopped.

What if, what if Mo Di had not managed to use his shovel in time?! He could not even imagine what he would do!

So young yet so vicious. These fans had no conscience when it comes to anyone else other than their god, Mo Si Lang.

The two who had sustained injury were crying and swearing intermittently. The unscathed fangirl looked at Mo Di with rage and hatred.

“You will be punished! There will be retribution for trying to harm our brother! You will be punished! I curse you to be hit by a car. I curse you to fall to your death! How dare you harm our brother because of your jealousy! Sooner or later, there will be people who would stand up for us. You will die a horrible death!”

Mo Di could not be bothered with her but hearing her ‘jealousy talk’, he could not help turning conceited and sneered at her face: “Um, there is some truth to this. I was not jealous of your brother before but after this… I quite envy that he soon will be able to have free meals for a long time.”

Chapter 52

Mo Di’s cheeks and earlobes were dyed red, even his slender neck had a pinkish shade.

He was caught in a trance. Mu Tian Heng…. he changed too abruptly!

Mo Di felt his body temperature was rising and his breath was burning. He was at a loss, not knowing what to do or where to go. It seemed apart from his thumping heart, he could not move any other part of his body.

“Good boy.” Mu Tian Heng wrapped Mo Di into an embrace.

This was the first time Mu Tian Heng could openly hold Mo Di instead of having to fantasize about this moment. 

He kissed his hair and with gentle and caring movements, he tightened his embrace. Mo Di in Mu Tian Heng’s arms was feeling dizzy mixed with intense confusion. But he could feel Mu Tian Heng’s passionate feelings for him and how much he was being cherished.

Intense emotions surged in Mo Di’s heart. He extended his arms and firmly hugged Mu Tian Heng, feeling his straight and strong back. He pressed himself against the warm and sturdy chest and felt his cheek scalding but he did not want to let go.

“I like you too. Brother, I really like you…”

Mu Tian Heng did not speak but intensified the kiss on Mo Di’s hair. He then kissed his forehead, eyelids, down to the tip of his nose, and finally lightly on his lips. 

Mo Di’s face was now burning at its hottest: “Brother…”

Mu Tian Heng gave Mo Di one final kiss on the cheek and looked deep into his eyes. The voice which had always been gentle and steady was somewhat hoarse: “Now be good, I’ll wait for you to grow up. I’ll wait till you’re eighteen.”

“But I’m a grown-up.” Mo Di looked at Mu Tian Heng with moist eyes. “I like you. Why can’t we start now?”

“Because…” Mu Tian Heng’s eyes were filled with affection, “Because after this, we will become each other’s most intimate person. This is the last month I get to be a brother to you and not an old beast. Little imp, do you want to turn brother into a perverted old beast?”

Mo Di clearly felt that his face could not get any redder but after Mu Tian Heng’s tease, he felt a wave of embarrassment and averted his eyes away from Mu Tian Heng, “That’s not what I meant…”

“I know.” Mu Tian Heng hugged Mo Di down from the balcony fence and landed a kiss on his head. “Brother likes you the best. This is all you need to remember.”

“Then you also have to remember that I like you the most.” Mo Di raised his head and gave Mu Tian Heng a sudden kiss on his Adam’s apple. “I’ve also planted my seal on you. Brother, from today on, you’re mine. Even though we are not officially dating for now, you have been claimed!”

Mu Tian Heng was instantly numbed by his kiss. He felt as though fireworks were exploding as his eyes fixed on Mo Di. “Little one, you did that on purpose.”

“It was on purpose.” Mo Di looked directly at Mu Tian Heng and his lips curled into a grin, feeling pleased with his tease.

Mu Tian Heng was on fire internally but he refrained from any animal behavior. In the end, he could only kiss Mo Di on the forehead and then gave it a light flick.

“Don’t mess around or I’ll take you straight to the bedroom.”

Mo Di: “!!!”

“Alright, let’s go back inside. It’s too sunny here.”

Mu Tian Heng laughed and returned to his dormant and gentle self, as if the heated scene just now had satiated his passion for the time being. “When we get back, we’ll divide up the work and quickly deal with Mo Si Lang.”

“En.” Mo Di responded then quickly dashed back to the room. It seemed Mu Tian Heng’s bedroom threat had him scared.

Mu Tian Heng was filled with fondness and amazement looking at Mo Di’s back.

…..

When they finally settled down to deal with the issue at hand, Mu Tian Heng contacted Li Cheng’s group to split the tasks: Li Cheng, Meng Te, and Edmund will check on the female assistant. The George brothers and Mu Tian Heng will deal with Qin Cheng Yi. Mo Si Lang was left to Mo Di who was the most familiar with him. 

Lai De Si would join them in the evening when he got off work.

The group investigated for three days and they really did find out a lot.

Mo Di was the first to make a breakthrough. He tracked the aliases that spread the diary in several forums online and found their IP addresses. Although they were pinging all over the place, he managed to trace their routes and ended up with two real IPs that are linked together. These were the accounts Mo Si Lang used to ‘advocate’ his fans and distributed the false diary. 

But the location was quite a distance from the Mo villa, he could not prove Mo Si Lang was behind them. This did not cause Mo Di to lose heart. He persevered and by the following day, he finally found the link that proved Mo Si Lang was the perpetrator. He immediately organized all the information and saved it in a USB stick.

Next was Mu Tian Heng’s turn to shine, and it was also then that Mo Di discovered Mu Tian Heng’s hacking skills could even rival his own. Mu Tian Heng found out that a certain confidant of Qin Cheng Yi’s had used two different numbers to contact a forgery expert and discussed the syntax of the diary. Furthermore, Mu Tian Heng even managed to determine that Mo Si Lang’s female assistant, Pang Jin Xuan, had come into contact with this person and they were responsible for the diary’s contents.

Mo Di was amazed at Mu Tian Heng’s awesomeness. To think he could dig up such useful information in a short time. He gave Mu Tian Heng a quick hug in his excitement then quickly noted down the IP address and continued to track their conversation.

After the hug, Mu Tian Heng wanted to hold on to Mo Di and kiss him on the forehead but before he could even move his hand, Mo Di had already run off with the code. Being left behind, Mu Tian Heng could only smile helplessly and continued his quest on the computer.

With that, Mo Di and Mu Tian Heng, and also Lai De Si who helped whenever he could, managed to compile enough evidence to prove that Qin Cheng Yi’s confidant and Mo Si Lang’s assistant were the ones who created the fake diary.

At the same time, George and Chote also managed to retrieve a message Qin Cheng Yi sent to his confidant instructing him to cooperate with Mo Si Lang and also beware not to make any misstep.

Only Li Cheng’s team was facing difficulties while finding Mo Si Lang’s instructions to his assistant. There was scarcely any exchange of messages between Mo Si Lang and his assistant regarding this topic. This showed the level of trust he had towards her abilities to carry out his dirty work.

In the end, everyone pitched in, and finally, by the end of the third day, they managed to piece together several chat records between the assistant and Mo Si Lang. Written in coded messages, they discussed the details on cursing and staging an accident on the set, which were added to the forged diary.

With all this in hand, the evidence was ironclad. They could finally prove that Mo Si Lang and Qin Cheng Yi conspired together to make the fake diary in order to instigate Mo Si Lang’s extreme fans into taking action against Mo Di. Part of this violent group consisted of a few minors and abetting minors would only raise the severity of their crime!

Mo Di could finally breathe when he knew he had all he needed to take down Mo Si Lang and Qin Cheng Yi. He and Mu Tian Heng chatted with the group about the free meal he had promised them. After sending out ten two hundred yuan red packets and agreeing to treat everyone to dinner somewhere expensive in the capital the following week, Mo Di happily went to take a bath.

Lai De Si was grabbing red packets with joy. He managed to grab one with two hundred and fifty yuan. At least it was a bit higher than the average. Meng Te was the luckiest one with four hundred and sixty yuan. 

Mu Tian Heng also managed to grab quite a decent one and decided to send out another batch of ten. But when he saw Mo Di leaving to take a bath, he stopped. There was no point to send out the red packets if his little one was not there to receive it from him.

Besides, it would also be wise for him to take a shower lest they stayed to chat and he stunk throughout their conversation while his little one was smelling of fragrant soap.

It seemed like after the confession, Mu Tian Heng had begun preparing himself to transition into the unrestrained beastly stage. He automatically assumed that Mo Di would naturally stay up to chat with him after his shower. And whether or not Mo Di would let him enter his room this late did not even cross his mind.

Meanwhile, Mo Di was done with his quick shower.

The bath products in his bathroom were a set and the delicate aroma of grapefruit elevated Mo Di’s already jubilant mood.

Mo Di changed into his pajamas and was wiping his hair when the highest level of alert on his phone sounded. He quickly read through the contents his mood sunk.

A group of Mo Si Lang’s extreme fans had found his address and they had agreed to come together and help their idol ‘get rid of the pests’.

Mo Di was prepared and even somewhat anticipating the assault because this was how he could bring the hammer down on Mo Si Lang. However, seeing how those people not only hurled abuse at him but also badly insulted Mu Tian Heng, he couldn’t help but feel enraged.

What’s with ‘those who take Mo Di in can’t be a good person’ and ‘anyone who can live with such a vicious person must also be vicious as well’. Some even gave the advice that ‘they both should be dealt with, after all, minors under the age of sixteen will not be jailed’!!!

There were even older fans giving out guidance and distribution of labor when they carried out their attack plan!

This irrationality and craziness were just sickening.

At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door followed by Mu Tian Heng’s voice: “Are you sleeping yet?”

“… no brother, not yet.”

Mo Di took a deep breath and suppressed his agitation.

Don’t be mad, there was no need to get angry with these people.

Mo Di calmed down and went to open the door for Mu Tian Heng. But as he got to the door, he stopped.

Since the day they had confessed to each other, there was rarely any chance for them to be idle and alone since they had to deal with Mo Si Lang. There was no lover’s talk or a chance for him to flirt with Mu Tian Heng….

… much less exchange that ambiguous kiss again.

But now…

Mo Di quickly glanced at the mirror and tidied up his hair.

His appearance… should be fine, right?

It’s just the pajama was too childish.

Mo Di tugged at the pale yellow pajamas and felt a slight disappointment. This pajama was making him seem too much of a kid, there was no way Mu Tian Heng would be tempted to do anything.

Chapter 51

Mo Di looked at Rodel’s delighted face and nodded after a few seconds of silence.

“So who did you come with?” Rodel opened his WeChat while talking to Mo Di.

“With my …. Brother, Mu Tian Heng.” 

“You address him as your brother? That’s not right, you should call him uncle. He and my father are of the same generation. And he’s already twenty-eight, you shouldn’t call him brother.” Rodel corrected Mo Di.

Mo Di: “….”

“What month were you born in?”

Mo Di: “October. But we’re not the same age, I’m seventeen and turning eighteen soon.”

Rodel: “??!!”

“Haha. Stop joking. How is it possible that you’re seventeen?” Rodel laughed and did not believe Mo Di.

Mo Di said calmly: “We Hua Xia people are of smaller build compared to Americans. Didn’t you realize that?”

Rodel: “…..”

Rodel: “No way, you’re not even one meter eight.”

Mo Di looked at Rodel’s height and was a little speechless. “I’m one seventy-seven. In another year, I’ll be a meter eight. Moreover, where’s the logic in judging one’s age by looking at their height?”

In his last life, Mo Di grew to be a meter eight in height. In this life, his livelihood was better and he was well-nourished, he might even outgrow that number. Furthermore, he was not planning to be a model so this height was good enough.

With that, Mo Di felt that it was quite immature of him to argue with a kid so he pulled out his Jing Da student card and showed it to Rodel. “See this?”

Rodel looked at the card and nodded in the end: “…fine. I believe you now.”

Mo Di did not want to talk with Rodel anymore. He turned to get something else to eat but Rodel followed him, chatting actively: “Ai, don’t eat this, it’s not good. Take this prawn, it’s delicious.” Rodel picked up a prawn and placed it on Mo Di’s plate. “It’s really good. Try it if you don’t believe me.”

Mo Di: “…”

When Mu Tian Heng came out with the others after their discussion, he happened to see the scene of Rodel being overly familiar with his little one.

Mu Tian Heng frowned unconsciously: “Rodel, what are you doing?”

“Oh? Uncle Mu!” Rodel saw Mu Tian Heng and immediately rushed over to him. “Uncle Mu, I haven’t seen you in a long time. Do you still recognize me?”

“Of course.” Mu Tian Heng was quite taken aback by the tall boy who was only a few centimeters shorter than him. “You’re taller every time I see you. If this continues, you’ll be over two meters tall. Have you thought about joining a basketball team?”

“I don’t like basketball. I’m only interested in games and want to be a programmer.” Rodel said with a wide smile. “Uncle Mu, I was talking about games with Mo Di. He’s also into gaming and even more knowledgeable than me. He’s really amazing. We get along quite well, I want to invite him over to my house and stay for a few days. Is that ok?”

Rodel’s apartment was the place Mu Tian Heng arranged for Edmund, just like everyone else. It was not small, everyone had at least two bedrooms and two living spaces.

Mo Di who had not said anything was also surprised: “….?”

He had declined Rodel’s invitation saying that he was staying with Mu Tian Heng and they would be busy with something, he did not think that Rodel would ask Mu Tian Heng for permission directly.

It was as if Mu Tian Heng was in charge of him.

Mu Tian Heng only smiled and said: “I’m afraid that won’t do. Mo Di and I have a business to attend to. If you really want to hang out with Mo Di, then you’re welcome to come to my place sometime.”

Mo Di glanced at Mu Tian Heng and thought in his heart how even their excuses were the same, could they be connected telepathically?

“You brat! Come here!” Edmund immediately went over and grabbed Rodel who was taller than him by his collar. He pulled him aside and said: “You better behave yourself in Hua Xia. Don’t go around making trouble!”

He understood his son too well. It was because that child was just too good looking that he was going out of his way to get close to. Edmund was baffled. It was true that both he and his wife would ogle at beautiful people but his son not only inherited that, but he also did not mind whether the target was male or female, as long as the person had a pretty face.

This brat of a son, he just wished he could rewire his brains!

“That’s settled for what we discussed earlier. We’ll start this evening. How and where to start, I’ll fill you guys in later.” Mu Tian Heng looked the Li Cheng and the rest, “I’ll have to trouble you with this. After it’s over, I’ll treat everyone to a good bottle of wine.”

Knowing that Mu Tian Heng had persuaded them successfully to help deal with Mo Si Lang, Mo Di quickly expressed his thanks, he bowed and said: “Thank you, uncles, thank you very much.”

“Ai, you don’t have to be courteous with us. We’re really pissed about this as well. Even if you don’t ask us for help, we’ll still do this to send him to where he should be.” George said to Mo Di.

“That’s right. This kind of person should get what he deserves.” Chote added.

“But I did receive your help after all. It’s just appropriate to show my gratitude. When this is over, I hope you’ll let me treat you to dinner.”

“They’ll definitely accept the invitation.” Mu Tian Heng rubbed Mo Di’s hair and placed his hand on his shoulder, “you treat them to good food and I’ll treat them with good wine. None of them are dumb enough to refuse.”

Everyone laughed. Only Rodel was confused and uninformed. He looked at the adults and asked: “What’s going on? What are you talking about?”

…..

Mu Tian Heng exchanged a few more words with them before leaving with Mo Di. After all, he had something important planned for both of them.

Mo Di sat in the copilot seat and looked at Mu Tian Heng. He wanted to say something but kept silent in the end.

Mu Tian Heng saw him fidgeting and smiled, “Little one, did you want to say something?”

“No, it’s nothing.” Mo Di stayed quiet and looked at the trees on the roadside passing by. After a while, he turned on his phone to check for news. 

Mo Di browsed through the messages and grimaced. Someone in the group disclosed that Mo Di was not in school during the holidays and they were now scouting his current address.

A user Mo Di suspected was Mo Si Lang stated that it would be hard to find him but they should check the video when he was arguing with the Mo people and find clues there.

Mo Di put away his phone and said to Mu Tian Heng with panic: “Brother, Mo Si Lang’s fans are trying to find my current address. What should we do? What if they really found it, you and brother Lai De Si will be affected.”

“Don’t worry, they won’t be able to get in. The last time those people from the Mo family were able to get in was because they had Qin Cheng Yi with them. He had an acquaintance in the neighborhood and they had to let him in. These people, they don’t have his kind of connections.”

“But what if… Qin Cheng Yi or someone from the Mo family gets someone to help them? There’s no harm in letting them in, after all, they can claim that they were clueless as to what those people might do.” Mo Di was still restless.

But Mu Tian Heng only smiled and said: “Even if they received help, we’ll still be informed and guarded. You don’t have to worry. Besides, how can they cause Lai De Si and me any harm? Don’t be stressed out over this.” 

Having Mu Tian Heng reassure him, Mo Di did not say anything else, he just hoped that they could quickly get Mo Si Lang and his extreme fans in prison.

Mo Di’s mood was somewhat elevated. 

In fact, there was no need for him to be anxious about this. Everything in this life was going in a favorable direction. He should calmly solve them step by step.

“Brother.”

Mo Di suddenly turned to look at Mu Tian Heng, “Another way to find the evidence against Mo Si Lang is to check on his female assistant and Qin Cheng Yi. His assistant loves him blindly and will do anything for him. Even if Mo Si Lang commits a crime, she will absolutely keep it confidential and might even take the blame for him.”

“As for Qin Cheng Yi, the chances that he is willing to cooperate with Mo Si Lang are very high. We should start with these two people.”

“Alright, I’ll pass this on to Li Cheng and the others.” Mu Tian Heng closed his eyes briefly and said: “Qin Cheng Yi is quite a formidable opponent. The Qin family has always been influential but if Qin Guang Jie does not keep his guard up, I’m afraid Qin Cheng Yi might be able to overthrow him easily. He’s capable and a lot more corrupt than his father. But this is a good thing. Sooner or later, we’ll be able to send him to prison for his crimes.”

Qin Guang Jie was Qin Cheng Yi’s father. Mo Di’s only impression of him was his title as the richest man in Hua Xia. Come to think of it, Qin Guang Jie was definitely not an upright person but he knew his limits.

Back at the villa, Mu Tian Heng told Mo Di to have a break before going to the third floor. When he came back, there was a key in his hand.

Mo Di went to wash his face in the bathroom. He then went to the balcony to water the flowers. Water droplets were dangling on his face and his hair was a little wet. He was holding the watering can when he heard Mu Tian Heng approaching. Mo Di turned his head immediately and smiled: “Brother.”

“Uhm.” Mu Tian Heng gently patted his head. He then held his hand and placed a key in his palm. “This is for you.”

“What is this?” Mo Di raised the odd-looking key and asked: “What does this open?”

“This is the key to my room and study.” Mu Tian Heng looked at Mo Di graciously, “If I ever got drunk, please help me back to my room. Of course, if it’s too troublesome, you can always arrange for me to stay in your room on the first floor.”

“Brother, you…”

Mo Di was breathless. He gazed deep into Mu Tian Heng’s eyes, “Brother, I’m the one you like, right?”

The evening sun was setting and its gentle beam warmed the air around them.

Mu Tian Heng smiled with tenderness and his eyes showed a stronger emotion than before: “This question is very easy to answer but also very hard to do so.”

Mu Tian Heng was admiring Mo Di’s features. The sun rays cover his face with a soft glow, causing his hair to shimmer and highlighting his distinctive visage. Mu Tian Heng just wanted to have a taste of him. He shifted his long legs and closed in their distance, “Actually, I think I’ve been quite obvious.”

Mo Di was momentarily befuddled with Mu Tian Heng’s sudden aggressiveness. He unconsciously took a step back and was leaning against the balcony fence.

Mu Tian Heng was still pressing forward until they were only an arm’s length apart. He placed his hands on the railings on both sides of Mo Di. He leaned over and looked at him.

Mo Di’s face was dyed red and he had difficulty breathing. What’s going on? Mu Tian Heng seemed to have changed. He wasn’t this… this…

“Are you wondering why I’ve changed, why I’m not as gentle as before?” Mu Tian Heng’s eyes carried deep emotions and also a slight sense of danger. He smiled and said: “I’ve been trying to restrain myself because I think you’re still too young. I’m older than you by a lot, and you’re still underage. I’d be too much of a beast if I pursue you aggressively.”

“But little one, you obviously do not understand my dilemma.”

“I… I didn’t… it wasn’t…” Mo Di stuttered. He had never encountered this situation before, much less any experience to handle it. No matter how well he had planned this out before, as soon as it was put into practice, his nerves would refuse to listen.

Mu Tian Heng got even closer that he was able to smell the light fragrance unique to Mo Di. Fearing he would scare his little friend, he maintained the gentleness in his tone.

“I will now answer the question you had this afternoon.”

“Of course I like you. Ever since you came here to live, I’ve already liked you very much. But for several reasons, and also I think I should restrain myself, I couldn’t make it clear to you before.”

“I wanted to wait until you’re an adult to confess to you but… Little one, you just refuse to cooperate.”

Mo Di was still holding his breath. His cheeks were turning crimson and when he finally remembered to breathe, he looked at Mu Tian Heng and said: “So… Br… brother, you’re saying that you like me…. And now …are you confessing to me?”

“Of course I am. But…” Mu Tian Heng suddenly laughed: “now that you’ve broken the beast’s bottom line, do you know what kind of me you’ll face in the future?”

“!” Mo Di widened his eyes and leaned back, “Ha?”

“You should prepare yourself mentally.” Mu Tian Heng looked at the boy who acted tough but turned skittish as soon as they entered the battlefield. His heart melted and he laughed. He grabbed Mo Di and helped him sit on the balcony fence.

The railing was wide but Mo Di was still a little shaky. He reflexively held onto Mu Tian Heng’s shoulders.

Mu Tian Heng gazed endearingly at Mo Di. His hands were by his sides and there was not much distance between them. They could feel the warmth from each other’s breath. The sunlight cast a dazzling light over them and a waft of fragrance from the flowers rose to their noses. Mo Di was feeling a little breathless and lightheaded.

Mu Tian Heng leaned over and gently placed a kiss on his face.

“You don’t have to make wild guesses anymore. Of course the one I like is you. I like you more than you can imagine.”

Hum! There was a sudden buzz in Mo Di’s head. The light touch on his cheek was like an electric current running through his spine, making his whole body paralyzed and his cheeks turning numb.

He could hear his heart beating like a drum exceeding fast and Mu Tian Heng’s magnetic voice further sent a thrill through his ears.

He…. he, he was kissed by Mu Tian Heng?!!!

Mu Tian Heng smiled as he looked at the petrified little quail sitting on the balcony in front of him. He said in an ever doting voice: “You see, now you’ve suffered a great loss. You not only have to be with an old beast who did not even prepare a proper confession but from now on …. you have been claimed by me.”

Chapter 50

Mu Tian Heng looked at Mo Di with a slightly grave expression: “Little one, do you know what you’re talking about?”

“I do.” Mo Di looked straight at Mu Tian Heng without flinching. However, his face and ears were dyed red. It seemed he was only putting up a tough front, his heart was still immensely nervous. 

“Brother, you should know that I’ve always….”

“I will give you an answer but not at this moment.” Mu Tian Heng interrupted when he was aware that Mo Di was going to confess.

Being pursued by the little guy was already bad enough, if his confession was also taken away then he really would become a useless old beast that only knew how to take advantage of the kid.

“Brother!”

“I won’t tell you now but I won’t put it off either. Today, I’ll tell you by the end of the day.” Mu Tian Heng rubbed his hair. When his hand retracted, his fingers brushed over Mo Di’s cheeks.

Mo Di’s head was buzzing and his face turned completely red like a fire was burning inside.

“Be good, I’ll definitely tell you by today.”

Being declined over and over again after gathering all his courage to ask, Mo Di was like a deflated balloon.

He said on the copilot seat with a red face. He dared not look at Mu Tian Heng or talk to him.

Ahhh! Why was he so impulsive just now?!

He even told Mu Tian Heng that he would think that person is himself!

How was he able to say such things?! 

What if that person was not him? How was he going to clean up this mess?!

He did not drink alcohol today, why was he so impulsive. God! This is the end. This is the end.

Mu Tian Heng was laughing in his heart when he saw Mo Di turning into a baby quail. His little friend was really brave and lovely, causing him to feel soft to his bones.

Coming to Hua Xia was the best decision he had ever made in his life.

Mu Tian Heng stepped on the accelerator and steered towards their destination. To help Mo Di elevated his embarrassment, Mu Tian Heng found a topic to chat with him.

“The five members who came to Hua Xia were the first and second batch of programmers who joined me when Impression was first established.”

“En.” Mo Di responded. While the buzz in his head was gone, his face was still scalding hot.

“Brother, how many veteran members do you still have back in your head office?”

“About a dozen. When we started there were nineteen in the team. About a quarter of them came here and the rest stayed to manage the head office in America.”

Mu Tian Heng then suddenly smiled: “I just realized I still have your phone in my pocket. You can take it back.” As soon as he said that, he changed his words immediately, “Forget it, I’ll give it back to you later.”

“…” the air he exhaled was getting hotter.

What were Mu Tian Heng’s true thoughts? Was he worried about them coming into contact because he liked him or because he did not like him?

Mo Di’s mind was in a mess. He regretted asking those questions so impulsively. It was easy to satisfy the momentary urge but the aftermath was just unbearable.

How irritating. Humans really should not get involved with falling in love, it’s a waste of time and energy.

In actuality, Mu Tian Heng was quite flustered from what he said before. His heart was beating faster and he was a little embarrassed. It was just that the mental capabilities of the old beast were tough and he managed to keep a steady expression. Without careful observation, Mo Di would not be able to find out.

After he calmed down, Mu Tian Heng said in a warm tone: “I’ll introduce them to you first and you guys can have a good talk later.”

“Two of them are the same age as me and are also of Chinese origin, Li Cheng and Meng Te. They are both technical nerds. Another two are twins and they are twenty-nine years old, George and Chote. They have a lively personality and love Chinese cuisines, especially hotpot and sweet and sour ribs. They volunteered to be transferred here just for the food.”

“Then they’ll be orally blessed.” Mo Di’s face was changing back to normal as he joined the conversation.

“Uhm, their mouths will be very happy.” As Mu Tian Heng said this, he thought about how his mouth could be happy both literally and….

Stop it! He was becoming more and more ruthless.

Mu Tian Heng restrained and continued: “Regarding the twins, the elder brother, George, is also very much into games. You might get along with him.”

“En.”

“As for Edmund, the last programmer, he’s thirty-three, is married and has two kids. One is a thirteen or fourteen years old boy and a ten years old daughter. His eldest son looks about your age.”

“Then theirs must be a happy family.” Mo Di felt his mood finally calmed and said with a smile.

“Indeed so.” Mu Tian Heng also smiled. “This time he brought his eldest son along. They both are very interested in games and from time to time would make a simple game to amuse themselves. His eldest son is also very gifted in this area, maybe you guys can become good friends.”

“En, I hope so too.”

…

There was heavy traffic on their way to the reception. The distance was short but it took the two of them almost forty minutes to get there.

Lai De Si saw them both and hurried over.

“Why are you guys so late? The reception is half over!”

“That means it’s not over yet. Where are Li Cheng and the rest?” Mu Tian Heng straightened his suit and tie. The white long fingers were a contrast to the dark navy tie.

“They have all loaded their plates and are eating in the hall over there. The two brothers, George and Chote are doing fine but the other geeks are just awful in social situations. But Edmund’s son is quite something. He’s chatty and even made several of the beauties in our company talk non-stop. So capable even at such a young age.”

Mu Tian Heng laughed: “That’s kids these days. Come, let’s go to them.”

The moment Mu Tian Heng entered the vicinity, everyone froze for a while as they laid eyes on him. They then quickly smiled and greeted him.

“President Mu!”, “Good evening Sir!”, “President Mu, you’re finally here…”

Mu Tian Heng smiled at everyone and after a few greetings, he let the guests have fun then led Mo Di to the inner hall.

Li Cheng and the others who were sitting in the inner hall stood up when they saw them coming.

“You’re finally here.”

Mu Tian Heng smiled and greeted them: “With you guys here, I’m completely relieved.”

“Ai, Mu, that’s what you said but we all know you’ve already laid the foundation for us here.” a blonde-haired blue-eyed man said with a grin: “Hey, who’s the little friend next to you?”

“Him? He’s Mo Di, you can call him Xiao Di.”

“Oh~~~” The George brothers burst into a strange laughter, “We already know who he is, Lai De Si had told us everything.”

The other members did not say anything but their eyes were obviously twinkling with anticipation and curiosity.

Mo Di: “…..”

Mu Tian Heng was about to give Lai De Si a piercing stare but he had already scuttered away and vanished into the crowd.

“These few can be quite playful and sometimes even childish, you must not learn from them, got it?” Mu Tian Heng said to Mo Di in a tender voice.

“…” Mo Di nodded and did not know what else to say.

Mu Tian Heng was very satisfied. He smiled and said: “Little one, you can call them all uncles. They’re just a bunch old fellows anyway.” Right after he said that he frowned and corrected: “Forget it, it’s still better to call them brother.”

Li Cheng and the gang could not understand much Chinese and were clueless as to what they were talking about. Chote approached them with a smile and said: “Hey little friend, you’re only seventeen, right?”

“Brother, I’ll be eighteen by the end of this month.”

“Good boy! How nice of you to call me brother!” George turned and boasted to Li Cheng, “Did you see that? He called me brother. It means that I’m not that old. Way younger than you guys!”

“But you look about the same age as Edmund’s son. You Chinese all seem to have baby faces.” George smiled and said to Mo Di.

They all sat down and got acquainted. Mo Di’s EQ was naturally good and left a good impression on everyone. They came to think of him as a little brother.

When Mu Tian Heng saw that it was quite late, he let Mo Di go for lunch and have a look around. He, on the other hand, discussed with the group about Mo Si Lang and what he did. He also informed them of the Mo family’s atrocities coupled with the video evidence he and Mo Di gathered.

Soon the group was visibly shocked and angered by what they saw.

“Shit! How is this humane?!” Chote sipped some champagne to cool down, “they not only continuously tried to harm Mo Di but also came up with such a poisonous trap?”

“Of course I’ll agree to help.” Li Cheng who had been quiet for a while spoke up: “Mu, just tell us what you need and we’ll do what we can.”

“That’s right. We’ll dig up the evidence till it’s found!” Said Meng Te firmly.

“Of course I’m in. I’ll even personally attend the court session!” George chimed in.

“I’m also in. That kid is about the same age as my son and I’m quite fond of him.” Said Edmund.

“Give us three days. We’ll work together to find the writer of this diary and prove how he set the fans up to commit crimes.” Chote smacked the table, “Argh, I’m getting irritated. Where’s my laptop, I’m going to work on it now!”

“Don’t rush. You guys should eat first.” Mu Tian Heng picked up his champagne glass and took a sip.

“If I’m not wrong, there’s a fan group that wants to use sulfuric acid. Several of their members are underage. This is abetting minors. With adequate evidence, we can send him straight to jail.”

…

Meanwhile, Mo Di went to get food by himself.

Mo Di added a piece of steak to his plate. He took a bite and realized that it could not be compared with Mu Tian Heng’s steak at all. He could claim that Mu Tian Heng’s steak was ten thousand times better than this.

“Hey, are you an employee here? Why didn’t I see you before?”

Mo Di was about to get some juice when he heard someone talking from behind. Feeling that it was directed at him, he turned to look.

A towering boy of roughly one point eight five meters tall was talking to him with a bright smile.

“Are you … Rodel?” Mo Di immediately thought Edmund’s eldest son named Rodel.

What a great development. This does not seem like the typical height for a fourteen years old boy at all.

“Oh? You know me?!”

Rodel was excited and immediately approached Mo Di. “You don’t look like an employee. I think you’re about my age. Are you someone’s son? It’s great to have someone of the same age to talk to. Let’s add each other’s WeChat.”

Chapter 49

Seeing Mo Di’s pitiful and repenting manner, Mu Tian Heng was no longer able to stay angry.

“Now you know how to be scared?!” Mu Tian Heng reached out to rub Mo Di’s hair. He was still fuming but did not lose his gentleness. “Show me your phone.”

“Um.” Mo Di obediently passed his phone to Mu Tian Heng. A let out a deep sigh of relief in his heart.

That was close.

But he did not expect this to be over so swiftly.

Mu Tian Heng lowered his sight to read the disgusting and malicious posts on the screen and his face gradually changed until it looked like it was soaked in ink.

“Brother, don’t be mad. It’s under surveillance now and we can take countermeasures in advance. I’ll be fine.” Mo Di tried to calm him.

Mu Tian Heng: “You know that I will get mad?! What kind of people are they? One is more vicious than the next. You still want to keep this to yourself?!”

Mo Di: “…”

Why are they back to this topic?

“And if I’m not mistaken, you’re planning to put yourself at risk, isn’t it?” Mu Tian Heng looked at Mo Di with a stern face: “You think that you because you know their plan in advance and can defend yourself, you’re willing to let those people harm you so you can find evidence against Mo Si Lang and send him to jail, am I right?”

Mo Di did not dare to speak because after Mu Tian Heng had read the messages, he was clearly inconsolable.

“This is very risky! What if you could not avoid their attack? Have you ever thought of how dangerous the things that they were talking about? Acid, knives, hit-and-run! You think you have it covered but nobody can guarantee that you will be completely safe!”

Mu Tian Heng was in an utter rage, “Do you know just how dangerous your plan is?”

Mo Di initially felt guilty but after being reprimanded with so many sentences, he couldn’t help but feel aggrieved and suffocating. What else could he do? Was there a better way?!

Mo Si Lang had a large fan base and most of all, he was vile and scrupulous. He was one of the most difficult people on his revenge list to topple! Now he finally had a good chance so what if he risked a little? In his previous life, what bitter days had he not been through?! What else was there that could scare him?!

As long as he could bring down Mo Si Lang, any risk would be worth it! Even if it’s one of those tortures from his previous life, he was willing to give it a shot!

Mo Di’s eyes were red and he turned away from Mu Tian Heng.

Mu Tian Heng saw his reaction and felt a slight regret and a little hurt.

He should not have been so harsh on him just now.

The more he learned about the Mo family, the more he understood what Mo Di had been through. He could now empathize with Mo Di’s experience of growing up in the Mo family. After being abused and framed over and over again, this was a rare chance that he could use their loophole to retaliate. It was indeed difficult to not take the risk.

This was not as simple as he thought, or rather, he did not consider his little friend’s feelings. He regretted it and also admitted his tunnel vision on this matter.

“Sorry. I was looking at this too simple and wasn’t considerate towards you. My apologies, can you forgive me?”

Mo Di’s eyes turned a shade redder. He wiped the corner of his eyes and said: “I don’t blame you. I’ve never felt that way.”

“Then turn around and look at me. Don’t be sad anymore. And please don’t be angry with me.”

“I know you’re just worried about me, I know.”

Mo Di did not turn around. He did not want Mu Tian Heng to see him with red watery eyes. But he did mean what he said. He knew that Mu Tian Heng was concerned for his safety, and when Mu Tian Heng saw that he was sad, he even took the initiative to apologize. 

Mo Di’s eyes swelled uncontrollably.

He did not think that Mu Tian Heng would be this concerned about him. He also did not expect that he would apologize just because he wasn’t being considerate towards his feelings.

No one had treated him this way, never before.

Back then, even when he did the right thing, he was still beaten and reprimanded, much less being cared for and apologized to.

This feeling, could it be ….could it be that he was spoiled by Mu Tian Heng?

“Then why don’t you turn around and look at me?” Mu Tian Heng looked at Mo Di lowering his head in an aggrieved pose and felt severe heartache. He held his shoulder and said: “If you really have forgiven me, then turn around and talk to me.”

Mu Tian Heng’s voice was very gentle and soothing, it even sounded like a plea. Mo Di’s mood swelled and he sniffed his nose.

He breathed and turned to look at Mu Tian Heng, “I’m sorry brother. I’m also in the wrong.”

“No, my thoughts were too shallow and I didn’t take your feelings into account. I won’t do it again.” Mu Tian Heng was finally relieved. He rubbed Mo Di’s hair gently, “You really forgave me?”

“I didn’t blame you. Really.” Mo Di felt that they were now consoling each other instead. He smiled and said: “Brother, why are you feeling insecure?”

“Everyone’s insecure in front of the person they care about.” Mu Tian Heng looked at Mo Di with an expression that was far more gentle than before, making him blush.

“Brother, …what are you saying?”

Mu Tian Heng came back to his senses after realizing he had accidentally voiced his inner thought. He smiled and hurriedly diverted the subject: “Let’s go. I’ll take you to meet my group of old-time programmers.”

“Brother…” Mo Di was still pondering over his previous sentence.

“What is it?”

“N…nothing.” Mo Di did not have the courage to clarify if that sentence meant that Mu Tian Heng…. liked him. 

“Good.” Mu Tian Heng said: “About Mo Si Lang, you don’t have to worry too much. We’ll investigate together how he was faking it. Let’s see how long he can keep this up.”

“Together?” 

“Yup. Did you forget that I major in computer science? I’m quite familiar with hacking. So are the group of programmers I just transferred here. Don’t worry, it is hard to do this by yourself but it’s different with more people.”

“In three days, I will do my best to find evidence proving Mo Si Lang had forged that diary and instigated his fans to attack you. Do you believe in me?”

“I do, but…” Mo Di frowned, “Isn’t it a little inappropriate to trouble those programmers with this?”

“It’s nothing. They have been with the company for a long time. They wouldn’t mind doing a little favor for me. And I have helped them quite a bit over the years. You don’t have to worry about this aspect.”

Mu Tian Heng smiled: “Moreover, they all have family members about your age, if they know the reason behind this, they’ll definitely be willing to help.”

Since Mu Tian Heng had said so, Mo Di did not refuse anymore. He said: “Thank you, brother. I’ll send my thanks to them too.”

“Don’t mention it. I’ll introduce you guys later at the reception. In fact, a few of them are also interested in gaming, you guys will get along well.”

“Um.” Mo Di looked at Mu Tian Heng’s side features and thought of what Lai De Si said to him before.

With Mu Tian Heng being such a good-natured and excellent person, it would be a big blow to anyone who he broke up with after getting together. Because the person they meet after him could never live up to his standards of being gentle, handsome, thoughtful, and talented.

How could one forget such a perfect lover?

“Brother.” Mo Di suddenly had an urge to ask about Mu Tian Heng’s feelings.

“Hm? What is it?”

“I want to ask you something.”

“Feel free to ask. I’ll definitely give you a reply if I know the answer.”

Mo Di inhaled and picked up his courage: “Brother, is there someone that you like? Right now… right now, do you have anyone in your heart?”

Mu Tian Heng was stunned. He did not expect Mo Di to ask this out of the blue. 

He laughed: “Why did you suddenly ask about this?”

“It just popped into my head. Brother, you just said you would answer anything.”

Mu Tian Heng’s grin broadened, he replied in a gentle tone: “Of course there is.”

Mo Di’s heart skipped a beat. “The person you like… who is it? Do I know him?”

“This I can’t reveal or you’ll be able to guess.” Mu Tian Heng smiled and decided to keep it a secret. One was that he had not decided on how to confess, the other was the little guy had not reached adulthood yet. Now was not a good time to disclose this, not good at all.

“I’ll be able to guess? That means I know that person?!”

Mo Di now regretted that he was so impulsive in asking who Mu Tian Heng liked. Because getting this vague answer only caused him to feel uncontrollably nervous, flustered, and expectant…. and also somewhat worried. How was he going to concentrate on anything else!?

Falling in love really does disrupt a lot of things!

“Brother, since you like him, why haven’t you confessed yet?” Mo Di couldn’t help asking.

“Because… I can’t do that yet. Now is not the right time.” Mu Tian Heng replied in a gentle tone but it was embedded with a tinge of melancholy. God knows how much he wanted to hold Mo Di in his arms and do something animalistic but now was not the right time.

There’s a line that even a beast cannot cross.

Not only was his little friend eleven years younger than him, but he also had not reached adulthood yet. He could not act rashly.

However, Mo Di, on the other hand, was sulking.

Mo Di had always been a firm and resolute person. Since things had come to this, he squinted and asked: “Brother, who exactly is it that you like?”

“Brother, don’t tell me now is not the right time. I’ll keep it a secret and won’t tell anyone. If you still refuse to tell me then I might misunderstand that the one you like is me!”

Chapter 48

Mo Di was smiling in front of the computer.

Why didn’t he know that he has a diary with those things written in it?!

Mo Si Lang was indeed capable. He even managed to produce a diary.

Using extreme fans to do his bidding is a brilliant move. A small group of people with extreme thoughts and no three views blinded by their fanaticism over someone could really do vicious things. But the lies are bound to be found out. The diary was a forgery, there has to be a way to prove it.

To make Mo Si Lang say those things with such confidence, there could only be two possibilities. One was that he wrote the entries himself with no help from anyone else. This way, he could stay certain that no one will know the truth. But the possibility of this happening was small because Mo Si Lang did not have the ability to imitate handwriting. If this got out and the diary was proven to be fake, the Mo family’s reputation will be pulled down the mud before the fans could even find him to ‘revenge.’

Therefore, the handwriting in the diary had to be convincing. When he left the Mo family in a hurry, many of his things were left behind including his notes and books which Mo Si Lang could easily use to forge his handwriting. But the person he sought out must be someone he trusted completely. 

There were only two that could gain Mo Si Lang’s trust other than the Mo family members. One was Qin Cheng Yi, and the other was Mo Si Lang’s assistant.

Qin Cheng Yi loved Mo Liu Gui above all else. He could brutally assault the second aunt just because of Mo Liu Gui’s tears. In the second aunt’s eyes, he was a cruel man but to Mo Si Lang, this proved his love for Mo Liu Gui. If they were to cooperate, with Qin Cheng Yi’s resources, the fake diary could easily be made and even after the crazed fans attack him, Qin Cheng Yi could still find a way to prevent Mo Si Lang from being implemented. All he had to do was find someone to admit to the crime.

As for Mo Si Lang’s assistant, she was also one of his diehard fans who loved him to the point of discarding her three views and sense of self.

In his previous life, Mo Di remembered clearly that after he was admitted to the asylum, Mo Si Lang came to see him. With a gentle and graceful face, the words he spit out were evil and poisonous. At that time, Mo Si Lang’s assistant was right by his side, gazing at him with an intense look of love and worship even after she witnessed his hypocrisy. And when Mo Si Lang satisfied his ego and left, she turned and gave Mo Di a look of disgust like he should not have been born to annoy her idol.

But the female assistant did not have a good ending either. According to the book, Mo Si Lang would later marry a famous mixed-race singer, causing the assistant’s love for him to turn dark and she poured her hatred onto his fiancee. She tried to poison the singer but was discovered in time and sentenced to jail.

As such, both Qin Cheng Yi and the female assistant were equally suspicious. But it would take a lot of work to monitor their footsteps.

Mo Di sighed. It seemed like the first thing to do was to make sure he was well protected. Finding out Mo Si Lang’s misstep was not something he could accomplish in a short time.

For now, he could only monitor Mo Si Lang’s fan base and have his programmes sort out the search terms ‘Mo Di diary cyber hunt’. This way he would be informed if they decided to act and make protective preparations.

At the same time, he also had to investigate the underground activities of Qin Cheng Yi and Mo Si Lang’s female assistant. This was going to cost him time and energy. The Mo family was just the perfect stumbling block to his life and career.

Mo Di closed his eyes and exhaled. He calmed himself and began with the countermeasures.

By the time Mo Di had finished bugging Mo Si Lang’s every fan base, it was already three midnight. Mo Di shut down his computer and went to bed.

The next day, there was no notification from his app. It seemed Mo Si Lang had not made his move.

There was also no movement on the following day.

It was on the Saturday morning which was the start of the holidays that the notifications came in.

Mo Di was packing his things to return to the villa when he received the alert. He boarded a taxi and looked through the post on his trip back.

There were all sorts of responses stirred up by the post. Some were distressed, some were spiteful, some subtly tried to fuel the flame. Only a very small group were rational and asked questions.

All kinds of comments were going back and forth and Mo Di was reading them with a keen sense of interest. 

But so far, there was no talk of locating him for revenge. It was estimated that Mo Si Lang was waiting for things to ferment before sending out his ‘guidance’.

The taxi arrived near the villa. Mo Di turned off his phone, paid and got off.

As he was about to open the gate with a passcode, there was a sudden hoot from a car horn behind him. 

Mo Di turned around to see Mu Tian Heng’s car. He quickly ran towards him in pleasant surprise.

“Brother, why are you back so early?”

Mu Tian Heng lowered the window and smiled at Mo Di: “I just transferred some programmers from the head office here. I have to hold a reception for them. How about you come with me later?”

“A banquet?”

“Something like that. The company has been busy for several months now and we were not able to organize a get-together until now. Coming with me?”

Mo Di recalled the party Mu Tian Heng attended in American where he had attracted the attention of countless good-looking men and women. He promptly nodded: “Ok, I’ll go. But I’m dressed like this, isn’t it inappropriate for the reception?”

Mo Di sat on the co-pilot seat.

Mu Tian Heng looked at Mo Di with gentle eyes: “Of course it’s fine. It’s just a relaxing get-together. There’s no dress code and most of the employees will be in casual clothes. Even if everyone wears formal suits, I’ll accompany you to wear sportswear.”

Mo Di felt soft and warm as he blushed slightly: “You don’t have to do that.”

Mu Tian Heng only smiled in response and said: “After the reception is over, I’ll take you to a place.”

“Where?”

“It’ll be a secret for now.” Mu Tian Heng rubbed Mo Di’s hair and smiled. He then steered the car and left the villa.

The little guy was turning eighteen soon. He had to give him a coming-of-age ceremony no matter what. A formal suit was also essential because he wanted his little one to look just like a little prince, dazzling under everyone’s focus, unlike those days living in the Mo family.

With Mu Tian Heng being tight-lipped, Mo Di did not question him anymore.

He hesitated, then said: “Brother, there’s something I want to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“I want… to establish a game company.” Mo Di looked at Mu Tian Heng’s well-defined side face, “brother, do you think it’s feasible?”

“Of course.”

Mu Tian Heng was not at all surprised. He could not imagine Mo Di who could make such a wonderful game at the age of seventeen would be willing to work under someone else. With such talent and motivation, naturally he would want to create his own empire.

What was a little unexpected was that Mo Di began this phase this early. He thought that Mo Di would wait at least until they entered the finals to upgrade his team into a formal company. 

“But if you want to form a company, there are some permits that you have to get. I heard that the condition to obtain one of them is a capital of at least one million.” After Mo Di passed the first audition round, Mu Tian Heng had particularly looked up the information on establishing a game company.

“So if you don’t have enough, just tell me. Brother has plenty.”

Mo Di was stumped. He looked at Mu Tian Heng’s gentle eyes and swallowed the speech he prepared about borrowing money from him.

He said: “Brother, let’s start a game company together. You put in a million as a shareholder and I promise to help you make a profit. Brother please cooperate with me, we’ll split the profit fifty-fifty, how is that?”

Mu Tian Heng was slightly stunned momentarily before laughing: “Little one, aren’t you silly.”

Mo Di: “…..what?”

Mu Tian Heng: “I only have to invest one million and you’re giving me that many shares? With the quality of games you’re making, in less than a year, your company’s value will grow exponentially. By then my investment would only be a drop in the bucket of what you’ll be earning.”

“And even if you don’t take into account the sizeable future profit, with the present assessment, my one million is just a measly sum compared to the skill and talent that you put into making these games. You alone are worth eighty to ninety percent of the shares. Giving me ten percent is already very generous of you. I suggest you also leave aside a bit for your team members. This will be conducive in motivating them.”

Mo Di pursed his lips.

Mu Tian Heng as always was making considerations for him. Even as a businessman, he refused to take advantage of him and even gave him advice.

Why was Mu Tian Heng this good to him? How could there be such a good person in this world?

Mo Di felt like his heart was submerged in warm water. He was somewhat certain that Mu Tian Heng liked him. Maybe …maybe there was an eighty percent chance that his confession would not be rejected.

“Brother…please accept my proposal.” Mo Di put aside his relationship woes and looked at Mu Tian Heng: “You put in the capital and I’ll put in my skills. When the company is formed, I’ll transfer some of my shares to the team members. Is that alright?”

It was just nice that ahead was a red light. Mu Tian Heng stepped on the brake and the car slowly came to a stop. He turned and looked at Mo Di: “Little one, you’re that insistent on working with me?”

“Um.”

Mu Tian Heng showed a deep smile as he looked at Mo Di and said: “I do understand your thinking and also know that you want to give me a profit but I just can’t take advantage of you. I’m older than you by eleven years, it’s not right of me to profit from your hard work.”

Mu Tian Heng then chuckled, “In fact, according to the age difference, you should be calling me ‘uncle’. By you calling me brother is already a benefit for me.”

Mo Di blushed. He said: “Brother, regarding the company, I’ve already thought it over. I just want to cooperate with you. Brother, are you willing or not?!”

The light turned green and the car began to move slowly.

Mu Tian Heng did not expect Mo Di to be this insistent regarding this matter. He thought and said: “Little one, you should think about this again. You can’t just divide the shares this way. I don’t want you to …”

“I will never regret this. And there will never be an estrangement between us over this. Brother if you don’t promise me then this will become a knot in my heart because it means that you don’t believe in my character, that you still treat me as an outsider.” Mo Di looked straight at Mu Tian Heng: “Brother, I’ve already decided on this a long time ago, really! But at that time I have not earned any achievements so I didn’t dare to mention it to you.”

Mo Di was serious and refused to budge and Mu Tian Heng was at a loss for words. Someone else might have already agreed with Mo Di, and if it wasn’t Mo Di that he was dealing with, Mu Tian Heng would have already agreed to his terms. After all, it was a real bargain. Unless the person was an idiot, he would never give out this large amount of shares.

Mu Tian Heng sighed and finally gave in.

His little one was definitely not an idiot. How could he not see that Mo Di was trying to repay him.

He should just agree to it and then treat the company as part of his career and not just an investment. At least this way, he won’t be taking advantage of his little one and also be a more useful old beast.

The thought of not only taking advantage of Mo Di’s body but also his money and career, Mu Tian Heng felt that he had reached another level of being a beast…..

“Alright, I agree.” Mu Tian Heng gave Mo Di a quick glance and said: “But, how the shares are divided is up to me.”

Mo Di beamed with delight: “Ok!” 

And he quickly added: “But you can’t take less than twenty percent of the shares!”

Mu Tian Heng was about to say that he would take ten percent but was immediately blocked. He said helplessly: “Then I’ll take twenty percent and you’re left with eighty. When the company is established, you can distribute ten to twenty percent to the other members of the team.” 

“Um.” Mo Di smiled and agreed.

He wanted to say something else when his phone sent out an alert. This was the signal when his app detected the mention of ‘cyber hunt’ and ‘do unto others’ within Mo Si Lang’s fan group.

Mo Di’s expression turned heavy.

Mu Tian Heng saw that Mo Di’s mood was not right. He asked: “What’s wrong? Something happened?”

Mo Di unlocked the phone and sifted through the posts that had triggered the alert and his eyes grew cold.

“Brother, I have something important to tell you.”

“What is it?” Mu Tian Heng felt the unrest in Mo Di’s tone and pulled over to the side of the road. He turned to look at him with seriousness: “What happened?”

“Brother, do you remember Mo Si Lang who used to be a very popular singer? Even now he was quite hot.” Mo Di took a deep breath and exhaled the negative emotions rising in his heart. “Some time ago, didn’t I ask Uncle Song to help me place surveillance cameras in the Mo villa? I looked at the recoding a few days ago and saw that Mo Si Lang was planning to use his diehard fans to ‘teach’ me a lesson. He made a fake diary and said that it was mine. Inside were malicious things written about the Mo family and also cursing Mo Si Lang to meet with various mishaps like being parayzed and dying. He wanted to use this to instigate some of his extreme fans to harm me.”

“I’ve been searching for evidence of his forgery these last few days but I still couldn’t find it. And because I had misgivings towards his fans, I set up a program to monitor their activities online. And I just received an alert for a level-three threat which showed them trying to find my location.”

Mo Di then slightly smiled all of a sudden: “Actually it was a good thing that Mo Si Lang made his move so I could track his side account that was so elusive before. Maybe we can find some clues there. Brother, what do you think?”

However, all Mu Tian Heng showed was a severely gloomy face: “Why didn’t you tell me this earlier?”

“I…. I planned to gather a bit more information before telling you.” Mo Di dared not look at Mu Tian Heng as he was somewhat guilty.

And so, he decided to act pitiful instead: “Brother, I’m scared.”

Chapter 47

A standard game company would require an approved License To Operate to be eligible for registration. And one of the criteria to get this license was to have a seven-figure capital.

Mo Di did not have that amount at this time.

Mo Di thought twice and finally decided to either borrow the money from Mu Tian Heng or ask him to directly invest in his company as a shareholder and they could form the company together. The majority of the shares would go to Mu Tian Heng.

His only concern was that Mu Tian Heng would not agree.

Mo Di had thought over this many times and felt that he had to take advantage of the upcoming national holidays to mold Mu Tian Heng into accepting the offer. The best would be if he agreed to at least take thirty percent of the shares.

But with Mu Tian Heng’s character, this might be a little challenging.

Xian Yu Chao and the others were excited for a while but after seeing Mo Di’s indifference, they simmered down and began chatting about their plans for the holidays, and once again, their enthusiasm was doused by Mo Di.

“There is a lot of work to be completed during the vacation. If our team wants to be ahead in the competition, we have to firmly make use of these nine days. I suggest you don’t make the plans yet because you won’t have the time.”

Xian Yu Chao and the gang eyed each other and gave out a howl: “No!”

The next second, the bell rang and their teacher arrived. They could only cry in silence.

But if they were to ignore Mo Di’s words and left him to work alone while they went to play, they would be too guilty to have any fun.

After all, they had received too many favors from Mo Di starting with him teaching them programming and allowing them to join his team, then on to giving them a one percent dividend for the game. They have to work hard to be worthy of this golden thigh.

Sigh…

Xian Yu Chao and the other two looked at each other and slumped their heads, admitting their fate.

There were only two days left before the holidays. Mo Di was in a jubilant mood as he looked forward to returning to the villa and able to see Mu Tian Heng every day.

He also wanted to ask Mu Tian Heng if he could bring Chen Zhao and the others back to the villa to work. This would give them a more relaxing environment to work in and partially compensate for making them toil through the holidays.

At the same time, Mo Di continued to monitor Mo Si Lang.

On Thursday night, after completing a portion of his coding, he switched to the surveillance on the Mo family to check what they were up to. Unexpectedly, he found that the second aunt and her husband were having a big fight. They did not enter the frame but their angry voices could be heard clearly, showing how heated their argument was.

“Mo Shi Qiang, you’re an asshole! I want you to visit San Zhi but you kept ignoring it. All you care about is Xiao Gui! Do you even know which one is your actual flesh and blood?! We agreed to go see San Zhi today and now you’re making up excuses not to go?!”

“Are you crazy?! What does this have to do with Xiao Gui? Can you stop looking for trouble?! Can’t you see how crazy you’re becoming?”

“Mo Shi Qiang, you’re a heartless man! You even dare to push me?! And what I said was not wrong! Ever since Xiao Gui was born, you’ve given her all your care. When she just started primary school, you who never attended any of Er Qian, San Zhi, and Wu Hang’s meetings, would go with her father and big brother’s family to attend Xiao Gui’s parent’s meeting. You never cared for your three sons! Am I wrong?!”

“Every year on Xiao Gui’s birthday, you would prepare outlandish gifts for her, none of which was less than six figures, and sometimes it would exceed that. But what about your sons? All you did was tell me to give them some money at most. Are you their father or Xiao Gui’s?! Could Xiao Gui be your illegitimate daughter?!”

“Shut up! The more you talk the more outrageous it sounds. Er Qian and San Zhi were good students, there was no need to attend whatever parents’ meeting! As for Wu Hang, weren’t you always around, what’s the point of me going?! And what’s wrong with just giving money as birthday gifts. Why don’t you look at that animal Mo Di, what did he ever get for his birthday? I gave the children at least ten thousand each, don’t you dare say that I’m unfit as a father!”

“How can you compare your sons with that animal?! Are they of the same status?!”

“Mo Shi Qiang, let me tell you, if you refuse to see San Zhi, then I’m getting a divorce! I refuse to live with you anymore…”

“…”

Mo Di looked at the screen and sneered.

These people are so sick, they even have to involve him in their marital dispute.

But it was true, there was no present for him on his birthday, not even once. The only chance he got to receive money was during the New Year. Because the Mo family was superstitious and treasured their face, they would reluctantly give him some money. But the amount was far less than one percent of Mo Liu Gui’s and far less than ten percent of the other cousins.

However, the little money that he saved was then spent on hospital fees due to the various abuses. In a way, the Mos were able to successfully take back the money they had given him.

Mo Liu Gui was not home at the moment so he did not get to see her dramatic cries and argument. Mo Si Lang and Mo Wu Hang were around yet none of them stepped in to stop the fight.

Mo Si Lang from the start was already antagonistic towards the second aunt because she had been targeting Mo Liu Gui.

As for Mo Wu Hang, he did not interfere because if he did, his mother would talk about how Mo Liu Gui was the cause of his crooked nose. And once he spoke up for her, his mother then began to cry and called him a white-eyed wolf. The constant mention of his nose was making him feel inferior and creating a small sense of estrangement towards his beloved sister. He hated himself for feeling as such towards the kindest and most caring sister in the world. This was just too disgusting!

Mo Wu Hang wanted to return to his room and shut the door but saw Mo Si Lang entered Mo Di’s room with a spare key. He frowned and followed behind.

“Fourth brother, what are you doing in Mo Di’s room.”

Because the camera on Mo Di’s door was facing towards the corridor, he was not able to see what was happening inside but could still hear a faint rummaging sound.

“Nothing. I’m just looking for something.”

“What does that animal have that’s worth finding?” This was Mo Wu Hang’s voice.

“A diary.” Mo Si Lang suddenly laughed. “Look, this is it.”

“Fourth brother, you….” Mo Wu Hang suddenly paused. Then as if he had thought of something, exclaimed loudly: “I got it! Fourth brother, your plan could work!”

“If we publicize the diary that he had written, denouncing our family or exposing his disgusting thoughts, then we could earn back a lot of sympathy and support from the public.”

“Little brother, your limbs are so much more well developed than your simple brain.” Mo Si Lang shook his head. “How can we post this thing online directly?”

“What do you mean?”

“The animal had already left the Mo family. In addition to the incriminating video, what the third Uncle and brother San Zhi did will only make everyone suspicious of the authenticity of this diary. We will not be able to gain much support.”

“Then what can we do?!”

“Fifth brother, did you forget what my profession is?”

“Brother, you’re a singer. But what does this have to do with this diary?”

“Because I have a lot of fans.”

Mo Si Lang sneered: “Despite the things that happened to our family, my fan base still remained. And those that stayed were all loyal ones. You don’t have to look at me with those eyes. This is normal in the entertainment industry. Whatever the Mo family did, what the third uncle and third brother did, I did not have a hand in that. Even with those comments that I made online, at most, it would only cause me to seem biased. And what is that compared to other celebrities who had cheated, abused substances, and committed domestic violence? If they can still have loyal fans, how can I not have any?”

“Then why don’t I…”

“Because you weren’t big enough before your fame was extinguished and even your nose is crooked. A broken image is very hard to fix.”

Mo Wu Hang was gloomy for a while before asking: “So how are you planning to use your fans? You want them to spread the contents of the diary for you!?”

“Of course not. Your thoughts are still too simple.”

“Think about it this way. There are some fans who are loyal to the extreme that their logic is distorted. What will happen when they find out that someone is abusing their idol and even planning to cause him harm? Won’t they get angry and try to do something?”

“Brother you…!” Mo Wu Hang finally understood. “You plan to use your deranged fans to kill Mo Di?”

“Deranged fans? That doesn’t sound nice.” Mo Si Lang smirked. “Call them diehard extremists.”

“When the time comes, I just have to release these on the internet and spread them to my fans. With a little guidance, we’ll have a good show to see. With all the malice and intentions to pour acid on me, stab me to death, and curse me to fall off the stage and be paralyzed written in this diary, I’m sure my fans would want to do the same to Mo Di.”

“But will this kind of instigation be discovered?” there was an obvious excitement in Mo Wu Hang’s voice.

“Of course I will not let them trace back to me. But in case that happened, they still can’t acquit me for deliberate abetting. Firstly, all I did was find the diary in Mo Di’s room and posted it online out of anger. I’m a victim in this. And secondly, I never said anything to them about causing Mo Di harm. It’s the fans who tried to teach Mo Di ‘do unto others as you would have others do unto you.’ And so I’m still the innocent one in all this.”

“Brother, this plan of yours is top-notch!”

Mo Wu Hang’s excited footsteps could be heard pacing back and forth, “When are you planning to start? And where at? Don’t do it near our house. Do it somewhere far. Even if they traced back to you, we’ll still be ok. But it’s still best if they don’t.”

“You don’t have to worry about this. I’ve already planned this out.”

Chapter 46

“Xiao Gui, you shouldn’t ask about this. But you don’t have to worry, I won’t go overboard. I just want him to know his mistakes.”

Mo Si Lang did not want the kind and innocent Mo Liu Gui to know about his means so he did not disclose his plans to her.

Mo Liu Gui gave up after failing to get any more information from him. She said: “Brother, I think it’s better you don’t do anything else. If anything goes wrong, we not only couldn’t fix our relationship with Xiao Di but we’ll get more severe scoldings. Our family cannot take another hit.”

“It’ll be fine. Don’t worry, Xiao Gui.”

Mo Si Lang assured Mo Liu Gui, then went on to console her: “Xiao Gui, let me give you some advice. You don’t have to care too much about public opinion on the internet. In the entertainment industry, there is always dirty water being splashed and abuses being thrown. But Xiao Gui, brother believes that you’re born to rise above! You don’t have to be bothered with those who coveted beauty, talent, and personality but could not obtain it. They are only jealous of you. You will eventually shine and discredit those anti-fans.”

“But… but now, there are too many people denouncing me. I’m really upset about it.”

“Xiao…”

Bang! A loud noise suddenly came from the next room and startled Mo Liu Gui.

Seeing Mo Liu Gui in shock, Mo Si Lang immediately turned black and rushed out of the room where he saw Mo Wu Hang kicking the door of his bedroom.

“Mo Wu Hang, what’s wrong with you? You just startled Xiao Gui, did you know that!?”

Mo Wu Hang was about to give the door another kick when he heard Mo Si Lang’s words and stopped on the spot.

Mo Liu Gui had also come out and asked Mo Wu Hang with a worried expression: “Brother, what’s wrong? Are you ok?”

Mo Wu Hang was moved when he saw that Mo Liu Gui was concerned about him even after she was frightened. His anger was slightly reduced, “Sorry Xiao Gui, brother gave you a scare.”

“It’s nothing. Brother, what’s the matter? Why are you so angry?” Mo Liu Gui walked towards him and said: “Who made you unhappy?”

Mo Wu Hang was trying hard to suppress his anger but after being questioned by Mo Liu Gui, he lashed out his grievances: “It’s that jerk Du Si Hua. He… he gave all the resources he had promised me to a newcomer. Even my jobs are getting reduced. I went to the top management and complained but they say that they trusted Du Si Hua’s abilities! I think they’re just trying to shelve me!”

“You’re being shelved?” Mo Liu Gui’s expression paled. “Why? Hasn’t that broker always been good to you?”

“He said that my nose was a little crooked in the pictures and unless they photoshopped it, it won’t be presentable. So why not let the newcomers do it. He also said that my reputation is not looking good and that the clients would mind! F**k!”

Mo Wu Hang hit the door in anger, making a loud bang.

When he entered the modeling world half a year ago, everything was smooth sailing and progressing upwards. He became popular within the circle in under three months and was given A level contracts and represented by a gold broker. Many famous brands even sought him to be their spokesperson. How did this turn out like this in just a few months!?

Things should not be like this. He should have been doing really well. In two years, he should become the top model in Hua Xia….if not the world! Things should not be as it was now: the company stopped giving him resources, his agent hated him, the major brands revoked their contracts with him on grounds that his reputation was seriously flawed. He was now reduced to a part-time model and could not even be considered a third-tier model!

Mo Wu Hang was teeming with anger and grievances that he refused to accept. In fact with careful thought, one could actually understand the reason for his intense rage. After all, he was the only grandchild in the Mo family whose only redeeming feature was his face.

But now that he couldn’t even be a model, being an online celebrity was all the more out of the question as he was not bestowed with Mo Liu Gui’s skills. And even Mo Liu Gui was now unable to stir up any heat not to mention a crooked nose Mo Wu Hang.

After Mo Wu Hang kicked once more against the door, the accumulated damage caused it to open with a few cracks on the lock. 

Mo Wu Hang went straight into his room followed by Mo Liu Gui who wanted to console him. Mo Si Lang who was behind them also entered the room. 

The figures disappeared from the frame and all Mo Di could hear were muffled voices and nothing else useful.

He turned off his computer.

Mo Wu Hang’s career was almost over. For the time being, he could ignore this person. As for Mo Si Lang, he had to pay close attention. 

Mo Si Lang mentioned that he had a way to trap him without implementing himself.

To be honest, Mo Di was doubtful, but he still had to be vigilant.

Mo Di looked at his cell and realized it was already two-thirty in the morning. He gave it some thought before putting everything away and lying down to sleep.

It’s fine. He could still take things slowly, he was not in any hurry.

The next day, Mo Di got up at six-thirty as usual.

Xian Yu Chao on the opposite bed raised his eyes and looked at Mo Di lazily before going back to sleep.

Chen Zhao, on the other hand, issued a half-awake reminder: “Xiao Di, today I want to eat Maotai cakes (soy-sauce flavored fried pancake) and meat bun…. No more rou jia mo (Chinese hamburgers)”

“En.” Mo Di responded and quietly went to wash up.

Ever since he taught them some coding and gave them a few simple tasks to complete, Xian Yu Chao and the others were kept busy every day until at least one a.m. This was why they were always sleeping like a log in the morning.

Hence, buying breakfast became Mo Di’s job. 

Every day, Mo Di would wake up at six-thirty and clean up, then went for breakfast. He finished his meal at roughly seven and delivered the breakfast directly to the classroom.

This way, the others could sleep till eight and after washing up, could just have their breakfast in the classroom.

Chen Zhao and the rest would always sing his praises over breakfast to express their admiration for Mo Di’s amazing perseverance in waking on time no matter how busy or tired he was.

“This father is very fortunate and happy to have such a considerate Xiao Di.” Lin Jun Feng took a bite of his bun and drank a sip of jujube soup, “Satisfied. It was enough just to meet Xiao Di in this life.”

“Shut up.” Xian Yu Chao gave Lin Jun Feng a disgusted look, “Even food can’t keep your mouth shut. Stop trying to take advantage of Xiao Di. ”

Chen Zhao who would usually make a jab at this time was keeping his eyes peeled on the phone, then all of a sudden, he screamed and gave everyone shock.

“Chen Zhao are you crazy!” Xian Yu Chao was so taken aback that he dropped the meat stuffing of his bun. His face was twisted as he mourned his loss, “My meat!!! Chen Zhao I’m gonna get you! You …”

“Xin Wei Dao is on the hot search!” Chen Zhao did not seem to hear Xian Yu Chao’s roar as he raised his head excitedly and said: “Xin Wei Dao is on the top eleventh on the list!”

Mo Di who was typing his codes paused momentarily before taking his time to open Weibo. 

Indeed, the game titled Xin Wei Dao was in the eleventh position of the hot search.

Mo Di clicked on it.

It turned out that the boss of one of Hua Xia’s biggest gaming companies forwarded the game’s trailer and commented on it: “Not bad. The basic gameplay is very well optimized. The special features and skills are also very interesting. I hope to have an opportunity to cooperate.”

After his message was posted, several other media outlets were piqued and further reposted the trailer, pushing the game title up the hot search list. As a result, Xin Wei Dao gradually climbed to the eleventh position.

However, Mo Di was not overly thrilled.

Of course, he was happy that Xin Wei Dao was able to get all this attention but he was not appreciative towards the Niu You game company’s boss, Zhao Ling Zhi, buttering up the game and handing out his olive branch to them.

In his last life, Zhao Ling Zhi who had a warm and kind demeanor on the surface but a traitorous mind underneath schemed together with Ye Cheng Feng and almost toppled his company. Zhao Ling Zhi even wanted to claim Mo Di’s games as his own by buying out half of his staff and releasing the game before he could, then turned around and accused him of plagiarism.

If he had not kept his hands, his company’s reputation would have gone up in flames.

“Xiao Di, how can you stay calm! That’s the boss of Niu You, Zhao Ling Zhi!”

Chen Zhao waved his hands over Mo Di’s eyes when he saw his unfazed look. “Are you too excited that you’re spacing out?!”

“That’s right, Xiao Di. Since he said that, he must be wanting to cooperate with you to promote Xin Wei Dao!” Xian Yu Chao ignored his dropped food and said eagerly: “When the time comes, you’ll definitely be famous. And you’ll get a lot of money for it! Xiao Di, you’re going to be rich!”

“Don’t forget us when you’re rich.” Lin Jun Feng swallowed a bite of his bun and looked at Mo Di profoundly: “Xiao Di, when you have your own company, remember to leave a small… small place for this father.”

“You guys are overthinking this. The time is not right yet.”

Mo Di smiled and turned off his computer. “Didn’t the boss of the Blue Cat game company also praise three other games in the competition yesterday? It’s not possible for him to develop three in a row. Maybe they just simply found the games interesting.”

“But I really think they want to cooperate and develop these games. The Blue Cat’s boss might already be contacting the developing teams. Xiao Di, you should be prepared.”

Xian Yu Chao looked at Mo Di with a rarely serious face: “Xin Wei Dao is a unique game. Its every aspect can outshine other online games and will definitely get popular. Sooner or later, it will be introduced to the market. You have to consider who you want to work with and seek them out now.”

“Ok, I will think about it.” Mo Di smiled but did not put Xian Yu Chao’s advice to cooperate with others to heart.

But Xian Yu Chao had a good point. Now that the game was gaining so much popularity, developing it for the public was an imminent solution and this should be done within the next half a year or so.

It’s just that he did not want to work under a company as a team leader. What he wanted was to set up his own company and let it promote his games to the peak in Hua Xia, and eventually the world!

It seems the registration for his company had to be put on the agenda.

Chapter 45

The confrontation with Mo Liu Gui did not affect their mood. The atmosphere between them was harmonious as always.

This time Mo Di suggested they have roasted duck because he had not eaten this dish in a long time. He missed the taste of the sauce and the combination of the succulent duck meat rolled up in the flour wrapping and satisfying his taste buds. 

Mu Tian Heng naturally did not object.

They did not make a reservation and had to wait for over twenty minutes to get a table. Mo Di was starving by then.

“Two sets of roast duck, one salted duck liver, one pea flour cake, one mushroom soup, one corn juice, and two more portions of flour wrapping.” Mu Tian Heng ordered after looking through the menu. He turned to ask Mo Di: “Anything else you want?” (TN: The wrapping here is something like a very thin tortilla shell)

“No more. That’s enough.”

Although Mo Di felt he could eat a cow but the judgment of someone with an empty stomach was never sound. If it were up to him, he would have ordered one portion of everything which the two of them could never finish.

“That’s it for now.” Mu Tian Heng nodded to the waiter.

“Yes. It’ll be out in a moment.” the waiter answered and left.

The pea flour cake was served the fastest. Mo Di chomped down a few and sighed with satisfaction.

“I’m so hungry.”

Mu Tian Heng smiled at him: “How did you get this hungry? You didn’t have a proper lunch?”

“This afternoon Xian Yu Chao said he wanted to try the new eating place near our school so we ordered some takeout from them. But they only delivered it to us after one. And the taste was so bad even Suan Suan ran away after smelling it.”

At the mention of this, Mo Di remembered that Suan Suan was still in the dorm. He said hurriedly: “Brother, I brought Suan Suan to school. Tonight I will sneak him out so you can take him home.”

“Ok.” Mu Tian Heng looked at Mo Di tenderly, “It’ll be the weekend in two days, will you be coming home, little one?”

“Of course.” Mo Di said decisively. Before, even when he was still oblivious about his feelings, he always wanted to return on the weekends, let alone now that he had ulterior motives.

He needed to stir up Mu Tian Heng.

Thinking of this, Mo Di asked Mu Tian Heng with a sweet smile: “Brother, do you like comics or animation?”

“It’s ok. When I was your age over ten years ago.” Mu Tian Heng said and shook his head in the dark, thinking that he was really an old cattle.

Sigh, the eleven years age gap was not small.

“Then you should’ve heard of Spirited Away. it’s going to return to the big screen soon. Shall we go to watch it together?”

“Ok.” 

Mu Tian Heng said warmly to Mo Di: “How’s your new game coming? Do you still need programmers? I’ve just transferred a small group of programmers from the head office to Hua Xia. You can contact them if you need anything.”

Mo Di considered and said: “There’s no need for that. I can still manage for the time being. Furthermore, I don’t have the money or qualifications to hire a senior programmer to work for me. They would not be happy if you force them.”

“Alright, since you’re doing fine then I’ll introduce them to you some other time. But you don’t have to worry about their work ethics. They’re easy to deal with, or rather easily ‘bought’. As long as they are interested and the benefits are fair, they can do any work proficiently.”

…..

As they chatted, the dishes were all served.

Mo Di dipped the duck into the sauce and placed it on the flour wrapping. He added a piece of cucumber and scallion sprout then rolled it up and bit a mouthful. Hmm, satisfaction!

“Delicious!” Mo Di gulped down the corn juice. He was content like a cat basking in the sun, a sense of comfort diffused throughout his body.

Mu Tian Heng smiled, “Then eat more, but not so fast, it’s not good for digestion.”

“En.”

After consuming half of the dishes, Mo Di’s stomach was almost seventy percent full. Only then did he partially divide his attention away from the food. 

He picked up a piece of flour wrapping, dipped his chopstick in the sauce, and wrote something on it.

Mu Tian Heng thought that Mo Di was spreading the sauce but even after a while, he did not add anything else. He chuckled and said: “Already full?”

Just like a kid, playing right after being fed.

“Not yet.” Mo Di continued to write for a bit. When it was done, he placed it on his palm and proudly showed it to Mu Tian Heng. His beautiful eyes were sparkling like they were filled with stars. He said: “Brother look!”

Mu Tian Heng looked up and observed the crooked writing on the piece of wrap. Wasn’t that his name?

This kid…

Mu Tian Heng felt funny and soft in his heart. He rubbed Mo Di’s hair and said: “Good boy.”

“It seems brother still doesn’t know my intentions.”

Mo Di shook his head and a sly smile flashed across his face. He rolled up the piece of flour wrapping and put it in his mouth. “Uhm… brother was eaten by me. It’s super delicious.”

Mu Tian Heng laughed and looked at Mo Di’s smug face with indulgence and tenderness, “I taste that good?”

“Yes. You’re the most delicious.” 

Mo Di finished the rest of the roll and drank a sip of corn juice. He patted his tummy and said: “I’m satisfied.”

Mu Tian Heng’s smile was all the more gentle as his heart turned inexplicably soft. But at the same time … little crooked thoughts also crept in….

Mu Tian Heng quickly shook his head and expelled the inappropriate thoughts. Sigh, he was getting closer to become a full-fledged old beast.

Mu Tian Heng’s head was emitting exhaust fumes and yet Mo Di was only doing his cute little stage play, he was actually ignorant that ‘eating’ had another meaning to it. 

But in front of an old beast, no matter how ‘innocent’ the gesture was, their thoughts would still be derailed. An old beast’s nature was hard to change.

After their meal, Mu Tian Heng and Mo Di returned to school.

 Mo Di stealthily retrieved Suan Suan from his dorm and passed him to Mu Tian Heng.

Suan Suan was very obedient. Mo Di told him to keep quiet and he did as such, staying soundlessly inside the pocket of Mo Di’s oversized sweater. 

“Bye-bye Mo Suan Suan. Listen to brother ok?”

“Awoo~”

Suan Suan whimpered softly when he was passed to Mu Tian Heng but after realizing that Mo Di was not coming along with him, he frantically stretched out his paws and his call became louder.

“It’s alright. Mu Suan Suan, stop making noise, let your father have some rest.” Mu Tian Heng carried Suan Suan and left.

Suan Suan: “wan….?” So what exactly is my surname?

Mo Di did not have time to wind down after he returned to his dorm. He finished his assignments then went straight to work on his game until midnight when he got up to wash before returning to his coding.

It was only at two a.m. that he was ready to shut down the computer and rest. But as he was about to do so, he remembered that he had not checked in on the Mo family for two days, so he opened the recordings and listened.

The camera on his old room’s door frame did not capture anything useful but the one in Mo San Zhi’s room showed a surprising development.

Mo Liu Gui was talking with the second aunt who was preparing some clothes for Mo San Zhi. However, the more they spoke, the more apparent the second aunt’s dislike towards Mo Liu Gui. Her thorn-laced words eventually caused a dispute between them.

This was quite hard to come by. In his memories, the second aunt had always doted on Mo Liu Gui.

Mo Liu Gui exchanged a few words of discord with her and then started crying which was just in time for Mo Si lang to witness when he came home. He rapidly came to her protection and got back at the second aunt.

The second aunt cried and swore as she left the room with Mo San Zhi’s clothes, leaving Mo Liu Gui and Mo Si Lang behind.

Mo Si Lang was incredibly anxious when he saw Mo Liu Gui in grief. He comforted her and at the same time threw scornful words at the second aunt but in the end, the target was changed to Mo Di.

“Xiao Gui, you’re being blamed for no reason. Second aunt is not thinking straight. She should be looking for that animal instead of causing you trouble. You don’t have to worry about her, we all know that you’re the biggest victim in this incident.”

Mo Liu Gui thought of something and dried even harder, “Fourth brother, many people are scolding me on the internet, they even said they will not watch my upcoming movie. Fourth brother, I’m really upset. Even the director was a little unhappy with me. What should I do? Several of the promotional campaigns don’t even include me. I’m clearly the female lead…”

Mo Si Lang reached out to comfort Mo Liu Gui: “I’ve read the hot searches online. They’re just a group of people with no three views, money, or judgment. Xiao Gui, you don’t have to worry about them. They are just jealous and do not want to see others well off. After some time, this wave of public opinion will die down.”

“Anyway, this all came down to that animal’s fault. If he had not done all this, you won’t have to suffer like this and our family would’ve been fine. We should have just got rid of that animal the moment he was born. That white-eye wolf is our family’s worst luck.”

“Brother, Xiao Di he…. He had misunderstood us. We should find an opportunity to have a good talk with him.”

“How was that a misunderstanding? Xiao Gui, stop thinking that there’s any good in him. He’s a vicious white-eyed wolf. Third brother was not bright enough. He wanted to teach that thing a lesson but fell into his trap instead.”

A sinister glint flashed on his face and the peach blossom eyes smiled: “But things won’t go his way for long. I have plenty of ways to teach him a lesson and get justice for Xiao Gui and our family.”

“Brother don’t be reckless!” Mo Liu Gui said immediately: “ Think about what happened to Third brother. Don’t be impulsive!”

Mo Si Lang pinched Mo Liu Gui’s face and said gently: “Xiao Gui, don’t worry. I will not follow Third brother’s footsteps and implement myself. My plans are foolproof.”

“What are you planning?” Mo Liu Gui shook her head disapprovingly, “brother, don’t mess around.”