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.”

Chapter 44

Mo Di had always been resolute, but when it comes to love, he hesitated.

Without the Mo family and Qin Cheng Yi, based on his character, he would be preparing a confession plan and go all out to pursue Mu Tian Heng.

But under the current circumstances, he was not allowed to do that. Firstly, he did not have much time or energy for dating. Taking precautions and revenge on the Mos, and also reconstructing his company were his top priorities. Second was ….

What if Mu Tian Heng turned him down or broke up with him after three months and they went their separate ways, wouldn’t he lose his only shelter? When the Mo family, Qin Cheng Yi, and Ye Cheng Feng joined hands to deal with him, wouldn’t he be left for dead?

Hence, for now, he had to cast aside his feelings.

But that did not mean he would completely ignore the matter. As there were too many elite men and women eyeing Mu Tian Heng, before they started dating, he had to ensnare Mu Tian Heng and make sure he would be unable to get him out of his head.

And so…

He had to be more aggressive and stir up Mu Tian Heng from time to time, making him gradually enticed by him; day by day, increasing the affection towards him. The best was to fall completely head over heels for him before he even confessed!

Mo Di finally closed his eyes in satisfaction and a sly smile spread across his lips.

En. That’s settled then.

The following days went according to his busy school life. His day centered around the classroom, library, then back to his dorm where he would busy himself till two-thirty in the morning, sleeping only three hours a day.

Seeing Mo Di toiling day to night, Xian Yu Chao and others could not possibly stay idle. They were fueled with enthusiasm and followed Mo Di back to the dorm after class to learn coding from him. They were quick learners and in a short time were able to complete minor tasks that Mo Di assigned. With their contribution, Mo Di’s workload was alleviated considerably.

Mo Di certainly would not let them work for free. When the competition progressed to the stage where they had to reside at the official base, he would formally invite them to the team and sign a contract, giving them a one percent share each.

…

Mu Tian Heng returned to Hua Xia after staying in America for eleven days. He went straight to Jind Da to give Mo Di a surprise.

Unexpectedly, he happened to bump into an ‘acquaintance’.

Mo Liu Gui was coming out of the cafeteria to return to her dorm when she saw Mu Tian Heng and called out to him.

“Brother Mu, what a coincidence.”

Mu Tian Heng frowned inwardly and turned to look at Mo Liu Gui in a yellow dress approaching him.

Mo Liu Gui sheepishly twirled her hair and said with a smile: “Brother Mu, are you here to look for Xiao Di?”

“We’re not familiar with each other.” Mu Tian Heng had an unwelcoming look, “The way you address me is inappropriate.”

Mo Liu Gui was instantly stunned with awkwardness, she forced a smile and said: “But this was how Xiao Di called you.”

“He is him, you are you. You should know for sure that you’re both separate individuals.”

Mu Tian Heng did not want to prolong this interaction with Mo Liu Gui but she stuck to him like glue, following closely behind.

“Then … what should I call you? I only wanted to ask about Xiao Di’s wellbeing. He was my brother after all, I just wanted to meet with him but he ignored my tidings. Can you take me to see him? I beg you. I…”

Mu Tian Heng was getting a little impatient. He turned and converged his focus on Mo Liu Gui who was looking aggrieved behind him.

“If you sincerely wanted to see Mo Di, then you should tell him that in person instead of following me and express how much you care for him. Doing this doesn’t prove your concern for him, unless, you’re doing it for another purpose.”

Mo Liu Gui turned rigid.

“That’s … that’s not what I’m doing.”

Mo Liu Gui had a sullen look. Mu Tian Heng was the first person ever to not give her any face. His words even punctured the veil on her true intentions.

And yet it would be unbecoming of her to blame him, much less act aggrieved because there was no fault in Mu Tian Heng’s attitude as he was keeping a gentlemanly grace when speaking to her.

What was most upsetting to her was his straightforwardness, speaking non-malicious words clearly and concisely without pulling any punches.

Mu Tian Heng could not be bothered with her any longer. He dialed Mo Di’s phone directly. Matters involving the Mo family, it was better to let his little friend make the decisions. There may not be a need to mention this matter but if he let this slide, for whatever reason that this might come up in the future, it could stir up misunderstandings and cause a rift between them.

It was a pity that his plan for surprising him in the classroom was wasted now that he had called him.

The ring rang twice and was picked up.

“Hello? Brother, you’re back?!” Mo Di’s excited voice came through. He could tell that Mu Tian Heng was back because the caller ID was his domestic number.

Mu Tian Heng smiled the instant he heard Mo Di’s voice. In a gentle voice, he said: “Um, but right now I have something to tell you. I just met Mo Liu Gui at your school. She said she was worried about you and wanted to know how you’re doing. Do you want to come here and speak to her?”

Since they had already severed their ties, there was no need for him to call her sister and so Mo Di called her by her name: “…brother, you’ve spoken to her?”

“Um. She told me that she wanted to know how you’ve been. Because she had tried various ways to get in touch but you didn’t respond so she had to ask me for help. Do you want to see her?”

“No. Brother, I’ll wait for you at the east gate.” Mo Di declined without much thought, he added: “And also, it was not possible for her to reach out to me.”

After Mo San Zhi’s arrest, the Mo family had put a lot of effort into abusing and cursing him on WeChat. At that time, he had blacklisted them all including those who were close to them. 

So Mo Liu Gui was not able to get through to him this way. Furthermore, he did not believe that she wanted to see him. It had been more than ten days since he made this move, if she had wanted to speak to him, there were many ways to do so. She only had to look up his schedule and find the time, there was nothing hard to it.

Mu Tian Heng: “Then I’ll help you pass along?”

“No need. Brother, turn on the speaker, I’ll talk to her.”

“Can you hear me now?” Mo Di’s voice was transmitted through the phone.

“Xiao Di, you… you don’t even want to call me your sister anymore?”

Mo Liu Gui had a saddened face and spoke in an aggrieved tone: “Xiao Di, we’re siblings, our blood ties cannot be broken. Do you hate me so much, hate mom and dad, hate the family that had lived under the same roof with you? You cut your ties with us, blacklisted us, and insisted on putting your third brother in prison. Don’t you even feel a little upset doing this?”

Mo Di: “And I actually thought you really wanted to ask about my wellbeing. It seems I was overthinking.”

Mo Liu Gui froze on the spot. After she was able to react, there was some embarrassment and anger on her face.

“Sister, since that’s what you wanted to hear, then I’ll just call you this once. Don’t you find that whenever you face me, you almost always have the same script?” Mo Di spoke in a moderate tone: “Have you made a habit out of this and so every time you spoke to me you can’t get rid of this mode anymore?”

“We’ve cut our ties, of course we can’t address each other the same way. If you sincerely want to talk to me, it’s not hard to get hold of my schedule.”

Mentioning this, Mo Di was actually a little mystified. Why didn’t Mo Liu Gui come to pester him with ‘concern’ and tried to persuade him to go home like before?

But he was content with being able to draw a line between them.

Seeing that Mo Liu Gui was speechless momentarily, Mu Tian Heng ended the call. 

“Xiao Di had misunderstood me.” Mo Liu Gui asserted in a soft voice when she saw Mu Tian Heng leaving.

“Xiao Di had accumulated a deep misunderstanding of me since childhood. I can’t get through to him but I’ve really been doing my best to treat him well. Xiao Di he just… he just doesn’t understand or accept me. I don’t know if it was something that I did wrong which caused him to feel that way. Can you help me persuade him? Or please teach me how I can unravel this misunderstanding….”

Mu Tian Heng ignored her and left indifferently.

It was probably a mistake to stop and listen to her. He felt a heartache thinking of how his little friend had to face these countless explanations and veiled remarks from Mo Liu Gui living in the Mo family for over ten years.

It took a lot of endurance and goodness to maintain healthy morals and rational thinking under such hardships.

Meanwhile, Mo Di had left the classroom and went straight to the east gate.

On the way, Mo Di was notified by his customized app that Mo Liu Gui had once again bought a hot search.

But this time, he did not plan to drown it. First was because Qin Cheng Yi already suspected that someone was deliberately suppressing Mo Liu Gui’s hot searches so he could not make it too obvious. Secondly, he wanted to test how far Mo Liu Gui’s popularity could go without the Mo family’s backing. Could she still get to where she was in his previous life? This was also for him to gauge the extent her halo had disintegrated.

Lastly, there was another reason. He simply wanted to see Mu Tian Heng right now instead of going back to his dorm and deal with the hacking.

Mo Di was closer to the gate so when Mu Tian Heng arrived, he saw Mo Di standing under the largest Wu Tong tree near the entrance, waving to him.

A tender smile emerged on Mu Tian Heng’s face as he picked up his pace towards him. The tall and suave figure was the most attractive amongst the crowd.

Mo Di grinned helplessly, secretly patting himself on the back for having such good tastes.

“Have you waited long?” Mu Tian Heng rubbed Mo Di’s hair the moment he was within reach. It had been eleven days and he really missed the wonderful touch. “Brother will take you to lunch, alright?”

“Ok.” Mo Di nodded and looked a him. “Brother, why didn’t you tell me you’ve returned?”

“I wanted to give you a surprise but was interrupted with a little miscalculation. I planned to meet you at your classroom.”

“It’s ok, this is still a pleasant surprise.” Mo Di spoke in an upbeat tone, unaffected by the stunt that Mo Liu Gui pulled.

“I’m glad brother told me about this directly. If Mo Liu Gui or others from the Mo family were to look for you in the future, brother, don’t hide it from me.”

“Of course not.” Mu Tian Heng replied: “Did Mo Liu Gui come to look for you recently?”

“No. But this is very strange. According to her previous acts, she will definitely come to look for me. Telling me how everyone at home was worried and cared for me, and I should be understanding towards them. But after we broke off, she rarely confronted me face to face. The most would be through social networks or someone else, like what she did with you just now.”

Mu Tian Heng creased his brows: “It changed after the breakup? That’s indeed odd.”

“Isn’t it? It was as if she knew that in public, she could no longer mislead others into thinking that I’m a white-eyed wolf who is unfilial to his parents and does not care for his family.”

Mo Di was baffled and shook his head: “This only gets stranger the more I talk about it. Maybe I was just being paranoid.”

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Chapter 43

The case caused a storm in the media.

After the verdict was passed, it was posted at the forefront of major websites.

Public opinion sparked a fire as people were not only shocked that Jing Da’s student could be this low and cruel but also extremely disgusted with Mo San Zhi. It was bad enough that he tried to cheat both men and women, now he even thought up of such a vicious method to harm someone, and that person was his former cousin!

What a miserable and cursed life for Mo Di. How did he end up with this family?!!

And Mo Di, who was at the center of the discussion, was indifferent to it. He spent his days working on his game till the wee hours, eating and drinking only when he had to which sometimes he would even forget. It could be said that he had cast aside his basic needs to pour everything into making this game.

Three days later, the results for the second elimination round of the competition were announced. Mo Di watched the broadcast on his computer in his dorm. Mu Tian Heng was not at the villa so there was no reason for him to go back.

As for Suan Suan, he snuck him into his dorm to stay for the next few days. When Mu Tian Heng returned, he would send him back to him.

Xian Yu Chao and the others were very welcoming towards Suan Suan, and the fluffball was now five to six months of age, he was no longer as timid towards strangers. The little guy got along quite well with the bunch of silly humans.

At this very moment, Suan Suan was happily riding the wind on top of Xian Yu Chao’s head.

Mo Di was helpless: “Old Xian, stop messing around. Even if you turn up the music to maximum, Suan Suan’s bark could still be heard from outside. If we were reported and the dorm supervisor takes Suan Suan away, I will detonate you.”

“Ah, Xiao Di, you’re getting more and more violent. You were so so so obedient and cute, gentle and virtuous…”

“Shut up.” Mo Di went over to retrieve the wildly playful Suan Suan. He patted its soft fluffy head.

The little tail wagged in delight, making the little body shook; the dark round eyes looked at Mo Di, and then he arched his head towards Mo Di’s hand.

Sure enough, he still liked Mo Di best.

“Ah Suan Suan still loves you the most.” Xian Yu Chao sighed with envy. “Forget it, I’m not hurt or angry. At this age, whose brain isn’t a little green?”

“What the hell is that metaphor?” Lin Jun Feng slapped Xian Yu Chao with a pop on the shoulder. “With this kind of language skill, how did you get into Jing Da?”

“With my abilities, dah! I have a 293 in science, ok?”

“Che, what’s so great about a 293? This father scored 290. Only because I was careless with a physics multiple choice question.”

Chen Zhao rolled his eyes, “You two idiots are actually comparing your high school results? A gentleman doesn’t talk about his past credit, got it? If you think you’re so great then how about scoring the top three in the department this semester.”

“This….” Xian Yu Chao coughed, “I don’t think GPAs should really matter. Acquiring knowledge is most important.”

“En… this father thinks so as well.” Lin Jun Feng chimed along.

Chen Zhao: “Pei, you guys are shameless.”

“Oh, no more talking. The broadcast has started.” Xian Yu Chao saw the host on the screen had begun announcing the list of games that will advance to the next round and rushed to sit next to Mo Di. “I think Xiao Di will definitely pass!”

Chen Zhao and Lin Jun Feng also came over to watch. Suan Suan gave a soft whimper nesting in Mo Di’s arms.

Xin Wei Dao getting through was nothing unexpected. After all, it was in the lead and was even updated with improvements, being eliminated was impossible. And Mu Tian Heng’s previous prediction was right. Several other teams had also upped their game, proving their potential. But not all could improve their game much and some only had minor tweaks.

And so Mo Di’s game was still in the leading few with an introduction time of up to three minutes.

In this round, more than fifty percent was eliminated and only fifty-six games remained.

Xian Yu Chao and the others cheered: “We made it! We made it! Xiao Di rocks!”

The Dream Chasing Team Wechat group was also being accessed non-stop. It seemed Pang Qiang Lang and Han Chao were already spamming in the chat interface. Mo Di unlocked the phone to reply to them when a call came in. 

Mo Di saw the caller ID and smiled instantly. He accepted the call and ran out to the balcony and closed the door.

“Hello, brother!”

“Congratulations, little one, you’ve once again passed the elimination.” Mu Tian Heng’s soft and magnetic voice poured through the phone.

“Brother, how did you know? You watched the live broadcast?”

“No that’s not the case. I asked Assistant Gao to send me the results once it’s been announced.” Mu Tian Heng smiled: “He’s still in Hua Xia and can watch the live show.”

“I see. Brother, are you working now?” Mo Di could hear it was quite rambunctious on Mu Tian Heng’s side.

“It is partly work. I’m currently at a business function.” Mu Tian Heng thought over and asked, “Little one, do you want to see it? I can turn on the camera.”

“Yes, I want to see.” Mo Di answered without even thinking.

Mu Tian Heng smiled and quickly switched to video calling.

Mo Di was amazed when he saw Mu Tian Heng. 

The Mu Tian Heng that he met every day was already full of excellence and a great temperament, let alone the Mu Tian Heng that was dressed to impress. His groomed hair and sharp attire only made the man more outstanding and any onlooker would not be able to avert their eyes or keep their hearts from beating fast.

Even Mo Di could not stop himself from blushing.

He remembered Lai De Si once told him that Mu Tian Heng did not flirt around but with him just standing there, countless people were still attracted to his crazy hormones and charm.

Mo Di’s heart was suddenly filled with a strange incomprehensible emotion.

“Brother, you…. Do you attend a lot of functions there?”

“Not that many, two or three times.” Mu Tian Heng could clearly see the little guy on the screen blushing and his ears dyed pink. Mu Tian Heng couldn’t help feeling delighted: “Why? Little one, are you worried that I will…. attract too many bees and butterflies?”

“No, that’s not it.” Mo Di was taken aback by Mu Tian Heng’s ambiguous words. His face was redder and his heart beat faster. He immediately denied: “I’m just curious.”

Mu Tian Heng’s grin was brighter. He said gently: “What else do you want to know? I’ll tell you everything.”

Mo Di was about to answer when a voice interrupted.

“Mu, there you are.”

Two blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners approached Mu Tian Heng from behind. One was a dazzling woman with a gorgeous body, another was a handsome and elegant looking man.

“Mu, who are you secretly talking to? Smith is looking for you.” The beauty wanted to peek at the screen but Mu Tian Heng covered it with his hand.

“Alright. Tell him I’ll see him later.”

“Mu, you’re not coming with us now?” Asked the handsome man.

“You guys go ahead, I’ll be there in a minute.”

Seeing Mu Tian Heng’s irrefutable attitude, the two people were slightly stunned and head to turn and leave.

Mu Tian Heng returned to Mo Di and said: “I’ll get busy now. I’ll call you back when I’m free.”

“Ok”

Mo Di said ok but he was a little uncomfortable inside. The two just now were looking at Mu Tian Heng … with very passionate eyes. It did not look like that of a friend, more like ….a crush.

As soon as Mo Di thought so, his brows shifted to a frown.

Why was it that he felt uncomfortable knowing that Mu Tian Heng had secret admirers? Was it because then, Mu Tian Heng wouldn’t return and prolong his stay like before?

What was the relationship between those two and Mu Tian Heng? Were they business partners?

Mo Di contemplated twice but still could not get over this. He had always been an initiative person and after planning how to extract the information from Lai De Si, he decided to give him a call. After all, he had always given Lai De Si the impression that he was secretly in love with Mu Tian Heng.

Just as he made the call, coincidentally, he received a text from Lai De Si.

“Have a look at that showoff Mu Tian Heng! Dressing up like that, how many people is he planning to mesmerize today?! Can’t he spare me some thought?! Little Mo Di, please discipline him!”

“I’m so mad!”

Lai De Si: [pic] [pic] [pic]

Mo Di looked at the beautiful men and women in the photo, it was not just one or two, but quite a few. His mood sank lower. He typed in a flash: “Does brother have a lot of admirers around him?”

Lai De Si replied with a voice memo: “Plenty. I don’t like to admit it but that guy is almost perfect. He was never low on admirers.”

“Oh, but you don’t have to worry little Mo Di. Although Mu is a beast, he’s a man of high principles who always keeps an appropriate distance and never gets intimate with them. You don’t have to worry at all!”

Mo Di sulked: “Those people are also talented, right?”

Lai De Si: “They are pretty capable. But little Mo Di, you can completely ignore them. Whether it’s appearance or talent, they can’t be compared to you. I think you’re even comparable to Mu Tian Heng in his younger years. But your personality is just too different from his!”

“Anyway, you don’t have to feel insecure. You’re the most excellent. If Mu really does like someone, it’ll definitely be you.” In fact, he already knew that Mu the beast had long fallen for Mo Di.

Mo Di on the other end was motionless.

Lai De Si’s casual words were like a broom sweeping away the lid on the feelings that he did not want to admit.

It seemed that his true concern was not that Mu Tian Heng would come back less often were he to have a lover in America, but it was that Mu Tian Heng would fall for one of them. And his disapproval did not end there, he did not want Mu Tian Heng to fall in love with anyone at all, regardless if they’re from America or Hua Xia.

But why would he have such thoughts? He couldn’t have fallen for Mu Tian Heng, could he?!

Mo Di felt his brains turned to paste. He turned and walked back to the room. On the way, he hit a stool and almost tripped.

“Xiao Di calm down, you can’t take out your excitement on the stool.” Xian Yu Chao laughed and patted Mo Di on the shoulder. “Careful.”

“Have you liked someone before?” Mo Di asked Xian Yu Chao out of the blue.

Xian Yu Chao was stumped by Mo Di’s question but he answered casually: “Of course! Who had never liked anyone before? Oh? Xiao Di, are you facing a relationship dilemma?”

“If the person you like is also liked by a lot of people, will you feel uncomfortable?”

“Dah! Of course I’ll feel uncomfortable. I’ll take them one by one away from my goddess and ship them off to Siberia. Seeing them close to my love just pisses me off.”

“Yes, yes, yes.” Chen Zhao joined the discussion and said: “I also felt the same. I was always scared my goddess would take a liking to one of them. My heart was like it was on fire. Xiao Di, you wouldn’t understand. After the high school graduation, I wanted to ask my goddess how she felt about me but I never had the courage….”

Mo Di suddenly smiled.

How could he not understand?

Xian Yu Chao and Chen Zhao’s feelings were probably a tad deeper than his but what he felt earlier was indeed in the same category. His heart was uncomfortable, he just wanted those people to stay away from Mu Tian Heng, and he was worried that Mu Tian Heng would fall for someone else. Now he even had the urge to ask Mu Tian Heng whether he liked him or not.

Mo Di could not describe his exact feelings. It was sour and swollen, with a little numbness mixed in with nervousness and panic. But even with these emerging feelings, there was always a constant surge of honeyed sweetness whenever he thought of Mu Tian Heng.

It seemed he had really fallen for Mu Tian Heng.

And Mu Tian Heng had always been indulging towards him, was it possible…. that he also liked him a little?

Chapter 42

With a common man’s mentality, it would be difficult for Mo Di to comprehend Qin Cheng Yi. But if he put himself in the shoe of a tyrannical authoritarian who had no three views, rationality, or any regard for the law but an overly obsessive love for his wife, then he could quite see the logic.

To Qin Cheng Yi, no one was more important than Mo Liu Gui, whether it was her family or his family, none was comparable to a strain of her hair.

Even if it was his father who mistreated Mo Liu Gui, he would still be merciless, not to mention a Mo San Zhi.

So when he found out that Mo San Zhi was planning to find someone to deal with Mo Di, he prepped and led Zhao Chun Cheng to him with both of them being none the wiser.

As long as Zhao Chun Cheng could mutilate or kill Mo Di, the deed was half done.

His next step would be to coerce Zhao Chun Cheng to turn the knife towards Mo San Zhi and destroy him the same way he did to Mo Di. And finally, pin everything on Zhao Chun Cheng and make Mo San Zhi a total victim.

With Mo San Zhi mutilated or disabled, there would be a wave of sympathy from the public. Furthermore, Mo Liu Gui could take advantage of this to gain some publicity and revitalize her waning public image.

That’s right. As long as he could eliminate those who harm Mo Liu Gui and even those who could have a negative impact on her image, whether that person was handicapped or dead, they were justified sacrifices.

Alas, he did not expect Mo Di to be this highly alert. He not only found Zhao Chun Cheng’s handiwork but also bought a camera and secured the shampoo bottle as evidence. Even their communication was traced. 

With the pieces of compelling evidence against him, Zhao Chun Cheng was done for. Mo San Zhi was not better off either, his reputation was in the mud. And Qin Cheng Yi’s plot to help Mo Liu Gui gain publicity was also down the drain. 

Her reputation would only get worse from here on out.

However, even with adequate proof that Qin Cheng Yi was pulling the strings, Mo Di did not intend to expose this yet.

Coercion was not the most fatal crime to pin on Qin Cheng Yi. His exposing this matter would only reveal his cards to the enemy, and to Qin Cheng Yi, this would only tickle him.

That’s fine. He was not in a hurry. Whether it’s the Mo family or Qin Cheng Yi, sooner or later he will send them their retribution one by one to their doorstep.

….

With the adequate evidence and Commissioner Wang’s supervision of the case, in less than three days, the panic-stricken Zhao Chun Cheng and Mo San Zhi had an ‘offline meeting’ for the first time at the police station.

When their eyes met, they both lost their composure and began cursing and shifting the blame, accusing the other as the true mastermind. 

No matter how they passed the buck, the police already had the evidence to close the case. According to the law, they were charged as complicit accomplices.

After the case was made, Mo San Zhi and Zhao Chun Cheng were temporarily detained in a detention house, awaiting their hearing.

…

The Mo family was once again in a mess. The second aunt was crying for them to get Mo San Zhi out but with all that happened before, they had either exhausted or offended their connections. And with their dwindling financials in these troubled times, no one was willing to risk for them.

“My son did not break the law at all! He’s not a criminal. And that animal is fine, isn’t he? What right do they have to take my son away?! What right do they have?!”

The second aunt had tears all over her face. She held Mo Liu Gui’s hand and said: “Oh Xiao Gui, Xiao Gui, help your third brother, help him. You’ve been the kindest and most caring girl ever since you were little. And your third brother had always been doting towards you. Please help him. I beg you. I’ll even get on my knees so please help him.”

Mo Liu Gui’s hand was grabbed by the second aunt vigorously. She had a flustered and scared look on her face and was moving aside to distance herself but she was gripped forcefully and couldn’t move. Her eyes turned slightly red as she said: “Second aunt, please don’t be like this. There’s nothing I can do. There’s really nothing I can do.”

“There is, there is. Your words are the most effective in this family. Xiao Gui as long as you speak up for your brother, everyone else will be willing to help him. Your third brother will be saved. Please I beg you. Please help…”

“What’s wrong with you?! What does this have to do with Xiao Gui?” Mo Shi Qiang grabbed the second aunt and pushed her to one side.

“Ah!” the second aunt fell to the ground and cried even harder. “You all refuse to save my son! You’re just going to let him go to prison! Mo Shi Qiang you’re a bastard! Is San Zhi not your son? Is he not your son? I only wanted to beg Xiao Gui for help. I can’t even do that? Do you not want to see your son well? Does he even matter to you? Do you even have me in your heart? All I did was ask Xiao Gui for help and you even wanted to hit me! Are you still human?!”

“Enough!” The Mo patriarch smashed a piece of china on the ground.

“All this screaming and crying, it’s very unbecoming!”

The second aunt was stunned for two seconds before resuming her hysterical cries: “San Zhi, my son, no one is willing to help you. That animal harmed you and yet no one will help you…”

“What’s going on?”

At the door was Qin Cheng Yi’s sudden appearance. Because the Mo family had regarded him as their own, so there was no need for the servants to inform them of his arrival.

“Cheng Yi…” Mo Liu Gui looked at Qin Cheng Yi with red eyes, “It’s…it’s regarding third brother. My second aunt, she couldn’t accept it. She wanted the Mo family to find someone to help him but our hands are tied, there’s nothing we can do.”

With one look at Mo Liu Gui’s tearing eyes and uneasy look, Qin Cheng Yi’s face immediately turned black. He quickly approached and held her close, asking in a heavy tone: “Did she give you trouble?”

When the second aunt saw Qin Cheng Yi, her eyes sparkled with hope. But as she reached out to grab his clothes and asked for help, she was brutally kicked by the agitated Qin Cheng Yi.

“Ah!” the second aunt instantly cried in pain.

The whole Mo family was in silence.

Although they had always known that Qin Cheng Yi had a bad temper and even a violent tendency, they accepted him because his love for Mo Liu Gui was comparable to their own. And since the beginning, he had always shown them the utmost respect. 

They never would have thought that he would one day vent his anger on them.

Mo Liu Gui glanced at her aunt lying on the ground and her eyes turned redder. She pushed Qin Cheng Yi to one side and said: “How could you hit my second aunt! What are you doing?!”

“Since she bullied you then don’t even think of currying up to me.” Qin Cheng Yi only had Mo Liu Gui in his sight. He took her hand and said: “I only care about you. I won’t let anyone bully you.”

“But you can’t just hit people!” Mo Liu Gui pulled her hand away and went to help her second aunt up. “Second aunt, are you alright?”

“Daughter-in-law, you better open your eyes. Even after you tried to bully Xiao Gui and use her, she’s still so kind towards you. If you have a conscience, you better stop making a fuss!” the Mo patriarch coughed and said.

“Exactly. Second aunt, why are you bothering Xiao Gui, you should be looking for that animal instead.” Mo Si Lang said. “Even after how you treated her, Xiao Gui was still caring towards you. How can you mistreat her?”

The second aunt who just got a painful kick at the waist had to be supported by Mo Liu Gui to sit up. But as she looked at Mo Liu Gui, there was a sudden …. surge of a nauseating feeling in her stomach.

All she did was begged for help, how did it become such an unforgivable crime? She not only got denounced but also assaulted, and all her good niece said was ‘but you can’t just hit people’. Wouldn’t that mean she also agreed she was bullied and used?!

That was Xiao Gui speaking up for her, being kind to her?!!

The Mo second aunt clenched her teeth and stood up but the hatred and resentment in her heart could not be suppressed. She suddenly remembered when the little animal was still in the Mo family, he had received this type of treatment from childhood to adulthood. His experience was many times worse than this.

But back then, she only stood by and happily watched the things that played out, not knowing that one day, she would also face such treatment.

However, this did not mean that she will sympathize with that thing. If it wasn’t for him, her son would not be in this mess!!

“Sorry Xiao Gui, forgive me. I’m just too anxious and afraid. Please help me.” The second aunt was insightful enough to tidy up all her negative emotions and cried to Mo Liu Gui: “Please think of how your brother had been caring for you since you were young. He always put you first, even above his mother me. Please help him. Please…”

“Sister-in-law, are you trying to guilt-trip my daughter? Why?” Ruan Qing Dan walked over and dragged Mo Liu Gui away. “Our Xiao Gui is just an ordinary girl, how can she help you?

“But she had the most say in this family. Xiao Gui, Xiao Gui, please show some sympathy! Just try something….”

“One more word and I’ll make sure that Mo San Zhi is worse off.” Qin Cheng Yi looked at her with a cold face and said: “If you want to do him good, then you better shut up!”

…

Mo Di did not know what had transpired in the Mo villa but at this moment, he was not in a good mood.

Because Mu Tian Heng had to go back to America all of a sudden, Lai De Si as well.

“Don’t pull such a long face. It’s not like I’m never coming back. I’ll be gone only for a few days then I’ll be back.”

Mu Tian Heng gently rubbed Mo Di’s hair and said with a smile: “Alright. Don’t have to send me any more. I’ll call you as soon as I get off the plane, ok?”

“…..en.” Mo Di nodded, “Brother, you’re sure you’ll be back in a week?”

“I promise.”

“Then… that’s good. I wish you both a good trip.” Mo Di could clearly feel that he was reluctant to part with Mu Tian Heng, there was no ulterior motive or disguise.

And this reluctance was accompanied by a trace of bitterness. 

Something in his heart was stirring. He doubted it was just simply because he did not want to be alone….there were other feelings in the mix.

…

Not long after Mu Tian Heng and Lai De Si left Hua Xia, Mo San Zhi and Zhao Chun Cheng’s case was brought to court.

Mo Di, as the plaintiff, naturally had to attend.

Everyone was worried about Mo Di, and so Lin Jun Feng, Xian Yu Chao, Chen Zhao, even Pang Qiang Lang and Han Chao, all accompanied him to the courthouse.

At the end of the session, although it was an attempted crime, their intention was too malicious, one was sentenced to eight months’ jail time and the other was six, effective immediately.

When he was being taken away, Mo San Zhi had his eyes on Mo Di and he mouthed a sentence: You will die horribly. 

But Mo Di just laughed.

Indeed, he did die horribly in his last life. But in this life, someone else will take this role.

Because there is not only law but also karma, some people are doomed for retribution.

Chapter 41

Mo Di went to report the case at the police station. Coincidentally, he met with the policewoman who was also part of the team in charge of taking in Mo Shi Hong during the time he broke off with the Mo family.

The policewoman’s name was Yu Fang Yu. She was kind and responsible. She and several of her colleagues took Mo Di and his schoolmates’ statements with care. And because the interviews were done separately, Mo Di gave Yu Fang Yu the surveillance camera as evidence.

“Miss, this was something I accidentally recorded, can it be used as evidence?”

“Yes. With this recording, in addition to the bottle of shampoo and the witnesses, we can make a case quickly.”

The video would prove to be very useful. Yu Fang Yu did not question whether it was truly an accident that Mo Di was able to get the footage. People who had such family members and been through these experiences, she felt that it was justifiable to be hypervigilant. On the contrary, those who did not take caution after experiencing trauma would be the baffling ones.

After giving the police his statement, the first thing Mo Di did was to call Mu Tian Heng and report everything to him. After all, it was not right of him to hide such a big matter from him. 

Mu Tian Heng was furious after he got the news. He was enraged at Zhao Chun Cheng for being so vicious and at Mo Di for knowing that something was fishy with Zhao Chun Cheng but still decided to test him. He was also hurt that Mo Di did not consult with him about his suspicions. 

“You knew how to buy the camera but you don’t know how to tell me about this in advance? Little one, have you ever thought that he might get impulsive and decides to attack you head-on, then what will you do?”

“Brother, I’ll be fine. I was always cautious around him. But… but I know I’m wrong. Brother, I’m sorry. I won’t be like this next time.” Mo Di’s voice was soft and timid, and his attitude in apologizing was good and sincere, “I’m really sorry. Brother, please don’t be mad anymore.”

Dealing with an apologetic and obedient Mo Di, it did not take long for Mu Tian Heng’s anger to be doused. Other being comforted, there was really nothing else he could say.

“You really know your mistake?”

“I know. I really do.” Mo Di responded with a series of repeated nodding, like a chicken pecking at rice. He had a good attitude in admitting his mistake even though Mu Tian Heng was not able to see it.

“Do you dare to do this the next time?”

“I dare not. I dare not.” Mo Di promised compliantly.

“In the future, if you found out something like this, you have to inform me, got it?”

“I get it. I will.”

Mu Tian Heng was mildly satisfied. But he was not completely worry-free. He said calmly: “I will ask Commissioner Wang to supervise this case and get a verdict asap. You stick with your roommates and classmates for the next few days and don’t go anywhere alone. Also, if you find out anything else, you can tell me or send me whatever that you’ve found. Get it?”

Mo Di agreed but thought to himself that he really did find out something else. It’s just that now was not a good time to reveal it yet.

After Mo Di and the others left the police station, the officers went directly to the school to apprehend Zhao Chun Cheng.

Mo Di was not in a hurry to return to school and witness Zhao Chun Cheng’s downfall. He wanted to invite everyone to dinner but they obviously did not have Mo Di’s honed mental capabilities to stomach the situation. They only wanted to go back and have a rest. 

“Let’s just put it aside for today. We’ll have this meal next time.” Sun Ru Ru waved her hand and said: “This event was too disgusting and also very stimulating. Whenever I think of that Zhao Chun Cheng I feel nauseated and even chilling.”

“He’s too heartless. Really!” Sun Ru Ru’s roommate said: “Don’t these frightening scenarios only happen in movies? This is too cruel. It’s not just disfigurement we’re talking about, you can actually go blind!”

Mo Di bought a few beverages and passed to each of them, “The world is big, what’s there that’s not possible. It’s fine.”

Seeing how calm and collected Mo Di was from the beginning till now, Sun Ru Ru and the others looked at each other and inadvertently thought back to Mo Di’s ex-family members….

It was indeed adversities that made one grow. Being able to calmly say ‘it’s fine’ after such an ordeal, they could tell what kind of storm he had weathered before.

None of them had the appetite so Mo Di did not force them. He noted down this favor and decided to treat them at a more appropriate time.

When they got back to the school compound, there were already murmurs of the police coming here to arrest a student trying to harm someone with sulfuric acid.

Lin Jun Feng and Sun Ru Ru who got the inside scoop quickly joined in the discussion and confirmed the fact to relieve their tension. They revealed the whole crime with details on who was involved and how the crime was committed, causing an uproar in the whole school.

And yet Mo Di, the central figure of the incident, did not pay much heed to this. As soon as he got back to his dorm, he brought his laptop to bed and closed the bed curtain.

In fact, he was curious about Zhao Chun Cheng’s motivation to commit this crime. He did not believe that he was simply bought by Mo San Zhi. 

Mo Di had Zhao Chun Cheng’s QQ and WeChat account information but after hacking into it, he could not find any chat logs between him and Mo San Zhi.

Mo Di suspected that he had a separate account and began his search. About an hour later, he finally found Zhao Chun Cheng’s hidden account. He accessed it and recovered the chat record which did prove what was expected…

Zhao Chun Cheng did come in contact with Mo San Zhi.

But Mo San Zhi was meticulous and cautious. Had Mo Di not overheard his talk through the hidden camera, he would not be able to ascertain he was the mastermind.

Mo Di then hacked into Mo San Zhi’s hidden account and recovered the chat logs as well. Next, Mo Di combined the information, which included the IP addresses of both Zhao Chun Cheng and Mo San Zhi’s hidden account and their chat records, and sent them to Mu Tian Heng.

Since he promised that he would inform Mu Tian Heng everything that he found, he would naturally follow through. More importantly, Mu Tian Heng was acquainted with Commissioner Wang. Having him pass the evidence to the upright commissioner would yield better results and also help to cover the fact that the evidence was obtained through hacking.

After sending the files, Mo Di pulled open his bed curtain, wanting to go to the toilet when he saw his three roommates staring at him from below. 

Mo Di was startled for a while.

“You guys…. What are you doing?”

“Xiao Di, you should not keep things bottled up. Don’t be scared. Don’t hold back if you feel like crying. We brothers will not laugh at you and we’ll protect you. Don’t just shut yourself in bed.” Xian Yu Chao said with a sincere expression.

“Xiao Di, I thought you were pretty calm at the police station but I didn’t think that you were still scared. Don’t be scared. Whoever wants to harm you, I will sit on them and crush them.” Lin Jun Feng proclaimed with might: “If there’s one, I’ll sit on one, if two came, I’ll crush the pair of them. This father will protect you from now on.”

“That’s right Xiao Di, don’t stay cooped up in bed and keep hitting the keyboard. How about we go for a ride? It’ll help ease up your mood.” Said Chen Zhao.

Mo Di: “…..”

“What wild thoughts are you guys having? I’m fine. I just had a few inspirations for my character designs and had to record it down immediately or else it’ll be forgotten.”

Mo Di got out of bed and strode to the bathroom, telling them as he went: “Thank you for your concern but I’m really fine. I’m going to the bathroom now, don’t follow me!”

Mo Di said the last three words in an assertive tone. The three who were behind him stopped on their track. They coughed awkwardly and found something to say: “Well then… Xiao Di, you should be pee with care!”

Mo Dis’ hand on his pants froze: “….”

What the hell is ‘pee with care’?!!

After flushing, Mo Di washed his hands and came out of the toilet. He said to the few who still had their eyes on him: “You guys should study, play, do some programming or coding. Stop staring at me. I’m really fine.”

Lin Jun Feng and the gang wanted to speak up but stayed quiet.

Finally, it was Xian Yu Chao who spoke: “Xiao Di, you’re sure you’re alright?”

“I’m really fine.” Mo Di climbed on his bed again and smiled at them: “Thank you but really, you don’t have to worry about me.”

Tucking in, he pulled the bed curtain and continued his investigation on Zhao Chun Cheng. As a result, through one of Zhao Chun Cheng’s deleted messages, Mo Di found that he had opened a bank account using his mother’s identifications.

There were no big deposits but suspiciously large amounts of internet loans.

Over the summer, Zhao Chun Cheng had been accumulating debts from several online money lending websites, and now, the interests had snowballed into a terrifying number. His current debt was over three hundred thousand yuan.

But for this few hundred thousand, he had tried to cause him harm? This was something he would not be able to understand. Just like he couldn’t understand those who kill after they have robbed or killing someone over an argument, and even killing for love. Sadly, these incidents were numerous.

Mo Di continued to trace Zhao Chun Cheng’s financial records to find out where he had spent the money, and again found another Weibo account. This account was very well hidden, almost seemingly had no ties to Zhao Chun Cheng, or even used in this city. The account was logged on with an IP address in the capital, but after that, the IP address was pinging all over the country and sometimes even abroad.

It appeared that Zhao Chun Cheng was getting more cautious in the later period. But the more cautious he was, the more suspicious it was.

Mo Di recovered all the information from the Weibo account and combed through the information. At one point, he hit a clue that he would never have guessed before.

There was an ongoing exchange of texts with another user, under the pretense of a joke, discussing methods of harming someone without getting caught. The person even gave details such as where to obtain sulfuric acid and other lethal substances, how to make an alibi, and also after cooperating with someone to carry out the crime, how to get rid of him to spare future troubles.

The messages sounded like two people with similar interests planning out the perfect crime.

Mo Di traced the other account and realized it was also not a fixed IP, but that did not mean it was infallible. In the end, it was just another batch of IPs provided by the operator. As long as one is willing to look, it can still be discovered.

It took another half an hour to pin the location of the account owner, which at this point, caused Mo Di to stiffen.

The IP address’s true location was in the most luxurious villa area of the capital: Emerald Sea Heaven.

That was where Qin Cheng Yi lived!

But what did this mean? It was impossible that all this was just a coincidence. There was no way Zhao Chun Cheng just happened to establish a friendship with a millionaire living in The Emerald Sea Heaven and discuss such topics at length. 

But then what would Qin Cheng Yi’s motive be? If he wanted to deal with him, why use Zhao Chun Cheng as well? And hid it under so many layers, and even at one point….

…he suggested how to get rid of the partner?

Qin Cheng Yi has an enmity towards Mo San Zhi?

But where did this enmity stem from? Mo San Zhi was Mo Liu Gui’s cousin and had always been devoted to helping her, why would Qin Cheng Yi set him up?

What was going on, a dogfight?!

Chapter 40

Thinking of how the oaf Lin Jun Feng had tear-inducingly scrubbed Chen Zhao and Xian Yu Chao’s back during their baths together, Mo Di shook his head relentlessly at him: “No need, I’ll do it myself. Have you guys waited long?”

“Hahaha, no, I’ve only just finished packing and spoke with Zhao Chun Cheng here a few words.” Lin Jun Feng patted his tummy and made a loud chortle that trembled with each pat.

Mo Di could not understand this newfound behavior of his. He bent to pick up his things and said to Lin Jun Feng and Zhao Chun Cheng: “Let’s go.”

Zhao Chun Cheng smiled and responded: “Alright, let’s go.”

Mo Di grinned briefly.

In actuality, Mo Di was not sure if Zhao Chun Cheng would be able to do anything just now, the timing was too short. He wanted to plan this out slowly as it went.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Chun Cheng was too eager to make him suffer.

The camera was connected to his phone and he saw very clearly that in the two minutes of his absence, Zhao Chun Cheng had swiftly changed his shampoo bottle.

He was curious about the bottle’s contents. If he were to switch it back… maybe he would be able to watch a good show.

Um, but he had to calm down. What if the bottle held something more dangerous than he had expected. This could cause irreplaceable damage were Zhao Chun Cheng to use it, and also make it difficult to pin this on the Mo family.

It was still better to take it one step at a time.

They had to walk almost through the whole school, passing the boy’s basketball court and also the girls’ dorm to reaching the bathhouse. 

Coincidentally, they met up with a familiar face at the girls’ dorm. 

“Hey! Juniors!” Sun Ru Ru was just coming out with her roommate when she saw them and called out: “Where are you going?”

“Bath House. Our dorm’s water pipe is broken.” Lin Jun Feng said bitterly, “Senior, we’re so miserable.”

“That’s indeed troublesome. Lately, our school has been undergoing a lot of renovations but it’s the first time a water pipe was hit, and you guys just got the short end of the stick.” Sun Ru Ru walked to them with a smile and said: “It should be fixed by tomorrow.”

“Senior, what’re you up to? The counselor is making you work again?” After Lin Jun Feng became the class monitor, he came to realize how busy the school committee was.

“No, we’re going to the supermarket.” Sun Ru Ru looked at Mo Di’s bath basket and made an “ah” sound. She grinned teasingly: “Little junior, you’re still using baby shampoo?”

“…” Mo Di: “It’s a raffle prize. It’s just a waste not to use it.”

“Being economical is of good quality.” Sun Ru Ru nodded with a smile. “Oh, I’ve also heard that this shampoo is really good for washing brushes.

“Brush? What brush?”

“Make-up brush, the kind that girls use. Not something you boys would understand.” Sun Ru Ru unscrewed her water bottle and took a sip, “it’s said that the shampoo does not damage the bristles while cleaning.”

Mo Di had no idea what to say, female makeup was like another science to him.

“It’s true. I’ve also heard this shampoo works really well.” Sun Ru Ru’s roommate said. “I wanted to give it a try but was worried that it was a hoax. After all, it’s not a professional makeup item.”

Sun Ru Ru pursed her lips, she looked at Mo Di and said: “Little junior… why don’t you lend us some to use and I’ll send you a red packet later?”

“We don’t need much, just enough to fill this bottle cap.” Sun Ru Ru held the mineral bottle cap out, “I’ll try it on the brush. If it works, I’ll buy a big bottle.”

Before Mo Di could refuse, Zhao Chun Cheng already opened his mouth for him. He said with slight anxiety: “No, that’s not good.”

“Why not? I’m not asking from you.”

Sun Ru Ru was a little embarrassed as she gave Zhao Chun Cheng an annoyed look. “I’m only asking for a small amount, and I’ll be giving the little junior a red packet later. I don’t intend to take advantage of him.”

“No… it’s not what I meant. Senior please don’t misunderstand.”

Zhao Chun Cheng was in an awkward situation after that, but he quickly dug his way out: “You can use mine. It’s also the same baby shampoo.”

“Why should I use yours? We’re not that familiar.” If Zhao Chun Cheng had told her right in the beginning to use his instead of Mo Di’s, she might still think he was interested in her but now…… she only felt inexplicably suspicious and annoyed with him. 

Mo Di eyed the two of them and instinctively felt he could manipulate this situation to his advantage.

Zhao Chun Cheng’s nervousness, was it because the little stunt that he pulled could easily be discovered in a non-foggy and less scented environment?

“It’s ok seniors. But I don’t want the red packet.”

Mo Di pretended to agree. He put his stuff on the ground and took out the shampoo bottle and said: “Senior, pass me the bottle cap.”

“Not too much, just a few drops will do.” Sun Ru Ru said as she handed him the cap.

“En.” Mo Di took the cap and opened the lid. After pouring a tiny amount, his brows suddenly creased. “Something’s wrong….. The shampoo seems to have gone bad.”

Sun Ru Ru: “What?”

Mo Di: “I think the shampoo is thinner. And…. the smell isn’t right, there’s a strange acidic odor. It was not like this the last time I used it.”

“Acidic odor? Even if it’s expired, it shouldn’t produce that smell.” Sun Ru Ru closed in to give it sniff, “tsk, it does smell a little sour.”

“Ha, don’t you guys think that’s quite frightening?” Sun Ru Ru’s roommate suddenly laughed and said: “I’ve watched a horror movie about two sisters competing for status and one actually poured sulfuric acid into the other’s shampoo while she was washing. As a result, she used it and screamed bitterly! Just think how painful that was!”

“Ai, let’s not talk about this.” Zhao Chun Cheng interrupted. His face was a little unnatural. “Since the shampoo is spoilt, just throw it away. Mo Di, you can use mine later.”

“I don’t think I should throw it. It’s unlikely that this shampoo had expired. The acidic smell is definitely a problem.” Mo Di put the bottle back in his bag, “I think I need to get some explanation from the supermarket.” 

Zhao Chun Cheng was acting even more abnormal. “What’s there to ask about. Didn’t you get this for free? If you went there to ask, they’ll just think you’re making trouble.”

“Why would they think that my family’s Xiao Di is making trouble? We can’t even ask? It’s not like we’re demanding a new bottle or anything.” Lin Jun Feng was getting uncomfortable with Zhao Chun Cheng: “I find that today you’re particularly targeting my family’s Xiao Di.”

“I don’t think to do this is causing trouble.” Mo Di looked at Zhao Chun Cheng and said: “Are you misunderstanding something?”

“What could I possibly misunderstand.”

Mo Di said: “I said I wanted an explanation, not to blame them. I just wanted to ask if they knew about this and also as a reminder for them to check their goods and see if there’s another batch with the same problem.”

“Oh you’re quite outspoken.” Zhao Chun Cheng’s face was turning pale by the minute. “But is there really a need for this, just throw it away.”

“After I have a talk with the people at the supermarket, of course, I’ll throw it away. Why would I keep it when it’s obviously spoilt.” Mo Di turned to Sun Ru Ru and said: “Senior, I’ll go with you to the supermarket, I’ll have to get a new shampoo anyway.”

“I want to come too.” Lin Jun Feng hurriedly said.

“Then …I’ll go take a bath first.” Zhao Chun Cheng was obviously relieved when he heard that Mo Di was going to throw out that bottle of shampoo, but his eyes were still uneasy as he left with his things.

Zhao Chun Cheng was no longer in the mood for a bath. He walked back to his dorm, preparing his report to that person.

He did not understand how things could get so out of hand. His plan was foolproof and he had always been meticulous!

Even knowing that his fingerprints would be erased after washing, he still wore gloves when handling the bottles, there was no way to trace that he was the one who switched them out. Mo Di would not be able to accuse him even if he took it to the police.

In the worst-case scenario that the police found that the shampoo was his, he could still claim that Mo Di was the one who mistook their bottles. Regarding the sulfuric acid inside, he could attribute it to someone else trying to cause him harm. 

Were the police to check up his testimony, they would find that he did have an ongoing feud with Lu Ding Zhou, an old chemistry classmate who was also studying here at Jing Da. Maybe he could even take advantage of this situation to drag Lu Ding Zhou into trouble. Fittingly, Lu Ding Zhou also majored in chemistry and thus, had easy access to chemicals and such. Moreover, he even visited him this morning at his dorm and they got into a heated argument.

This is killing two birds with one stone!

No matter how things unfold, he should be cleared of suspicion. It’s just that this time, Mo Di got away unscathed and he would be more vigilant in the future. That was just too …unpredictable!

Mo Di’s luck was just too good!

After Zhao Chun Cheng left, Lin Jun Feng was not only unhappy but felt a little odd: “Zhao Chun Cheng is a little weird today.”

“How could he not be?” Mo Di took out his phone and his face was frigid: “Later when the police arrived, please be my witness. You only have to tell the truth of how Zhao Chun Cheng was acting.”

“What’s going on? Why are the police involved?!” Lin Jun Feng’s expression changed drastically.

“Because I know that he actually switched my shampoo bottle.” Mo Di slowly unlocked his phone and explained briefly in a calm voice: “At first I thought that he was just being frugal, switching his half-used bottle with my newer one so I wasn’t planning to make a big deal out of this. But then just now I realized that there was something amiss with this shampoo and it was not just a simple swap.”

“Sh*t! Zhao Chun Cheng that motherf**ker!” Lin Jun Feng was both aghast and infuriated, “He did something to the shampoo?!!”

“My god.” Sun Ru Ru also turned pale: “No wonder he was acting so strange and refused to let little junior give me some.”

“Could it possibly be … sulfuric acid?” Sun Ru Ru’s roommate grimaced at everyone in horror and said: “For real? I guessed right?!”

“We’ll know after we checked it.” Mo Di dialed 110 but the line was busy (TN:???? That’s really what the author wrote). He said to the others: “Can we… go to the nearby police station together? I’ll treat everyone to dinner after this.”

Chapter 39

Mo Di hung up the phone with a heavy heart.

He could not ascertain if Zhao Chun Cheng had ulterior motives but he was definitely suspicious.

Also …

If Zhao Chun Cheng wanted to harm him, what would he do to his shampoo and thermos? Poison? Or sulfuric acid?!

Mo Di pondered for two seconds before turning off the surveillance and opened a well-known online shopping site. He searched for a camera that was less inconspicuous as it could be bought easily without Mu Tian Heng’s help.

Later that night, when Mo Di was almost done with the new game’s details and script, only then did Mu Tian Heng came back.

“Sorry I came back late today.” Mu Tian Heng rubbed Mo Di’s hair gently. “Have you had dinner yet? How about I take you out for supper?”

“I’ve eaten. Brother, are you particularly busy lately?” Mo Di could clearly see that Mu Tian Heng was tired. There were even dark circles under his eyes.

“It is quite a busy time. To stabilize the company here, a little hard work is inevitable.” Mu Tian Heng took a look at the time and said: “Would you like to go out for supper with me?”

“Brother, you haven’t had dinner, right? It’s not good to always eat out. Let me make you something to eat.” Mo Di put aside his laptop, wanting to go to the kitchen but was stopped by Mu Tian Heng.

Mu Tian Heng was beaming when he looked at Mo Di, “No need. I’ll do it myself. There’s also takeout. You’re busy working on your games recently. There’s rarely a free day so you should have more rest.”

“I’m not tired, and cooking for my brother is even less tiring. This can be considered as my break.” Mo Di insisted. “Brother, you have not tasted my cooking yet. I’m a pretty good cook as well. I’ll give you a try today.”

That said, Mo Di bent down to pick up the furball that was circling around Mu Tian Heng’s feet and put it in his arms. “Brother, you keep Suan Suan accompanied. Just leave the kitchen to me. You can’t object, and you can’t help either, otherwise, Suan Suan will be unhappy.”

A storm was raging in Mu Tian Heng’s heart as he looked at Mo Di’s little domineering attitude and the decree that was for his own good. He reached to touch Mo Di’s hair and said: “Alright. When my family’s little one is this ferocious, I really dare not go against him. I’ll obey.” 

Mo Di’s face was heated, he gave a slight cough, “I’ll go to the kitchen then .”

But when he turned to leave, Mu Tian Heng was following behind him.

“Didn’t you promise not to help in the kitchen?” Mo Di frowned. “You can’t just turn back on your words.”

“I meant what I said. I’m just going to admire our little Mo Di’s valiant skills.” Mu Tian Heng looked at Mo Di fondly. “If you can’t even approve my tiny request then it’s just too pitiful for me.”

“Wh…what’s there to pity? How can that word even be used in this situation?” Mo Di’s temperature increase, he dared not look directly at Mu Tian Heng. He turned around and strode off, stuttering: “If…if you want to watch th… then go ahead.”

Mu Tian Heng witnessed Mo Di’s shyness and couldn’t help but smiled and shook his head. He then followed him at a leisure pace.

His little one was just too amusing to tease. How cute.

Mo Di only made three dishes: stir-fried lotus root, braised chicken wings, and fish-flavored tofu. Each dish was full of fragrance and mouth-watering colors. 

Mu Tian Heng was not expecting Mo Di to be this skillful and adept. After his bewilderment, there was also a sense of endearment. 

But he kept a cool expression.

After all, whatever he said would negatively affect their moods.

Mu Tian Heng held his chopsticks and picked up a piece of attractive golden tofu and took a bite.

The rich and delicious tofu slipped down his throat. The fresh and tender tofu seasoned with fragrant fish sauce jolted his taste buds. From his mouth to his stomach, warmth and comfort cascaded in with each bite. 

Mu Tian Heng sighed in satisfaction as he got hungrier. He smiled at Mo Di and said: “This is too delicious. It’s only making me hungrier. I feel like I can sweep all this cleanly.” 

“I’m glad you like it.” Mo Di smiled as he brought Mu Tian Heng rice and a bowl of oatmeal and millet soup. “Brother, please dig in.”

“Stop busying yourself, come and eat with me.” Mu Tian Heng pulled out the chair next to him. “Come sit here.”

“Ok. But I’ll just have few nibbles. I already had dinner earlier.” Mo Di came over with a small bowl and picked up Suan Suan who had been grabbing the bottom of his pants.

Suan Suan let out a baby whimper and the tiny body pounced onto the table.

“You can’t eat these.” Mo Di chuckled and pulled Suan Suan away from the food. But the fluffball refused to sit still. Its front paws remained outstretched and the eyes stayed on the food. It then turned its head back to Mo Di, then back to the food, as if saying: I want food, quickly give it to me.

Mo Di laughed harder. He rubbed Suan Suan’s head, “you glutton!”

Mu Tian Heng was also laughing, “Little Suan Suan looks pitiful. Now I feel bad for eating this.” Then, he picked up a piece of the braised chicken and put it in his mouth.

Suan Suan exclaimed: “Awooo!” 

Mo Di the mediator went to get some doggie snacks for Suan Suan to have fun with. Suan Suan had his food and finally quietened down. As he chomped on his food, he turned to give Mu Tian Heng a ‘don’t envy me, I also have food’ look. 

Mu Tian Heng smiled at Mo Di and said: “Is this Suan Suan going to reach another level of cultivation?”

…

The next day, Mo Di finalized the script and setting for the new game and sent it to Pang Qiang Lang and Han Chao.

Pang Qiang Lang and Han Chao were fired up after they received the information.

Pang Qiang Lang: ah ah ah ah ah Infinite flow pathfinding. I love it! I love it! This script is just incredible! It’s a bomb! (TN: I’m not sure the correct translation for the game genre 无限流闯关 so I just used the direct google translation. If anyone knows a better translation, please tell me, I’m not familiar with gaming terms)

Han Chao: I love this! I want to play this! Now!!!

Mo Di: We’ll all play when it’s done [smiley]

Pang Qiang Lang: There are so many identities to choose from. I played a very popular infinite flow game before but there are a lot less playable characters. And the plots are mostly fixed. Even playing with another character, the outcome did not change much. But your game, Xiao Di…. each role has great autonomy and the flow of the plot will deviate through multiple possibilities. I think this will take a lot of thinking and effort to write the program. Several times more advanced than our previous game.

Mo Di: It’s ok, our next step has always been to do our best.

Han Chao: I only read several pages and it moved me to tears.

Han Chao: I love the ability to get different skills throughout the plot, and with this, the storyline will further open up. This is just too grand with so many NPCs and characters to choose from, each with their own skill sets. There are so many possibilities! This will be so fun, I really love it!

Pang Qiang Lang: but making this will be much more tedious. I don’t think we can finish this anytime before the third elimination round. No, it’s not even that, I don’t think we’ll even have one-fifth of it done.

Mo Di: No worries. The new version of Xin Wei Dao should be fine and we can leave it aside. The big final rounds only begin near the end of November, so we’ll have more than two months to work on this.

Mo Di: I’ll try to finish about a quarter to a third of it by the beginning of December.

Pang Qiang Lang: Ha? But if we can’t finish it, how are we going to join the competition?!

Mo Di sent a voice memo instead of typing: “It’ll be fine.”

Mo Di: I heard from a reliable source that for the finals, the games do not have to be perfectly completed. As long as we have a good foundation for the game, we can still make improvements and changes to it during the competition.

When the competition progressed to that stage, the teams would be moved to the official base and work under the camera, bringing a closer sense of familiarity and raising enthusiasm in the audience.

Pang Qiang Lang: Are you certain? Is this trustworthy?

Mo Di: Yes, it’s certain.

Han Chao: This game is wonderful, it’s just like a novel. Xiao Di, you did a great job planning this out. But if this is the case, I’m afraid we can’t accept the revenue for this game. Even one percent is too much.

Pang Qiang Lang: That’s right. It’ll make me guilty.

Mo Di smiled and typed: You guys are very important as the leading members. Have confidence in yourself.

Han Chao: Anyway, just don’t give me too much or I can’t sleep at night. Moreover, this game will require more money to make than the last, and you’re always the one having to pay the most. It just doesn’t make sense that we always take advantage of you.

Mo Di thought and said: Five percent for each of you, and one percent for each of the new artists. I’ve already written the contract, you guys better not refuse.

Han Chao: That’s ten percent for us, that’s too much!

Pang Qiang Lang: Although I love money…. This is not right! I won’t take it!”

Mo Di was firm: I said it’s fine. My total share is eighty percent. The remaining amount will be given to the future members and my brother. 

Pang Qiang Lang was shocked: Your brother?! You mean Mu Tian Heng?

Mo Di: Yes. He had helped me out a lot. 

Honestly, he wanted to give more to Mu Tian Heng but was worried that it would sow discord with the members. So for now, this would have to do. When his company was established, he would give Mu Tian Heng his shares.

In the afternoon, Mo Di signed an agreement with the members. He also explained the specific tasks and schedules to be completed each week. After that, he went back to school.

It was already late September but the temperature was still humid. The last few days’ temperatures were abnormally high.

Mo Di was drenched in sweat when he got back to the dorm. He wanted to take a shower but realized that the water supply was cut.

“It’s been cut for more than a day now.” Chen Zhao patted Mo Di’s shoulder to comfort him. “Let’s go to the bathhouse. We’ve been doing that for the past two days, wash and scrub with the brothers.”

Mo Di had no choice. He did not like using the bathhouse but there was no other way. He went to the bathroom to gather the shampoo and other bath supplies, then to the cupboard to get his change of clothes.

“Xiao Di, wait for me, this father will come as well.” Lin Jun Feng poked his head from the balcony, “I want to take a bath too.”

“Mo Di, you guys are going to the bathhouse?” A voice suddenly came through the ajar dorm door.

It was Zhao Chun Cheng.

“I want to go as well, shall we go together?” Zhao Chun Cheng had his upper body in the door and smiled at Mo Di.

Mo Di eyed Zhao Chun Cheng for a while before smiling back and said: “Ok.”

He then casually placed the camera disguised as a USB drive into his shampoo bag and put them on the stool near the door with the clothes at the bottom and the bag of bathing supplies on top. “Lin Jun Feng is still packing his stuff. I have to use the toilet, why don’t you come in first?”

“No need, no need. You go.” Zhao Chun Cheng waved his hand in courtesy and said: “It occurred to me that I forgot to pack my underwear, I have to go back and get it.”

Zhao Chun Cheng went back to his dorm in the opposite direction and closed the door.

Mo Di went back to his room and entered the toilet. He played with his phone for a few minutes before coming out again.

Lin Jun Feng already had his things in hand and was chatting with Zhao Chun Cheng at the door. He saw Mo Di came out and waved to him: “Let’s go Xiao Di, let’s help each other scrub and wash!”

Chapter 38

“Well, I have some in my thermos. You can use it later.” Xian Yu Chao said to Zhao Chun Cheng.

“Thank you.”

After saying his thanks, Zhao Chun Cheng went to use the bathroom. When he came out, he went to where Mo Di was standing to get the thermos.

“Ai ai ai, not that one. That’s Mo Di’s. Mine is the one with the blue band and sun motif.” Seeing Zhao Chun Cheng almost took the wrong bottle, Xian Yu Chao stopped him in time.

“Sorry.” Zhao Chun Cheng smiled awkwardly and went over to Xian Yu Chao’s bed to get the thermos. He randomly picked a topic and said: “I saw there are several types of shampoos in your bathroom. You guys seemed quite particular about this. Everyone in my dorm just shares a bottle of Rejoice.”

“It’s not that many, we only have three types.” Lin Jun Feng said as he climbed onto the bed, causing it to shake momentarily. “What I use is the Clear promotion pack from the supermarket which Salted Fish shamelessly uses as well. Chen Zhao that stinker uses some sort of foreign brand of men’s shampoo. Ai, every one of them just makes this father worry ….”

“Then the Beike bottle is Mo Di’s? Isn’t that a children’s shampoo?” Zhao Chun Cheng laughed and said.

“That’s because he’s too thrifty. That bottle was something he won from a supermarket raffle which he just didn’t want to waste.” Lin Jun Feng said and then sighed: “I suddenly feel a pain in my chest. Xiao Di is so thrifty and he still sent us red packets which we just accepted.”

Xian Yu Chao clicked his tongue twice and said: “Don’t pretend to be decent, you gambling king!”

“Let’s treat Xiao Di to some food when he gets back then.” Chen Zhao said: “How about the self-service BBQ place behind our school?”

The three held a meeting on how to treat Mo Di. Zhao Chun Cheng stood to one side and after a while, unable to join in, left with Xian Yu Chao’s thermos.

…

Meanwhile, Mo Di went to see Pang Qiang Lang and Han Chao right after he left the dorm.

Because of the pressure from Mo Di, Pang Qiang Lang finally made up his mind to have an upfront conversation with his parents. In exchange for enduring a soft beating, he was given a year of total freedom. He now lived in Han Chao’s rented apartment near his university.

“You’ll never guess how mad my mom was. You only saw her lady-like demeanor right? When she gets mad, it was almost like the earth exploding, no, more like the universe exploding!” Pang Qiang Lang pulled up his sleeve, “See, my mom gave me this with a clothes hanger.”

“…” Mo Di looked at the pinkish scratch mark and thought to himself without any sympathy: how light.

“Hai…” after Pang Qiang Lang was done with his complaints, he huddled his legs on the sofa and started eating watermelon.

“But the good thing is she eventually agreed and gave me a year to achieve something with my art and earn four hundred thousand, if not I’ll be shoved right back to high school immediately. Even if I’m super overaged, I’ll have to repeat until I can pass the College Entrance Exam! That’s why Xiao Di, to me, you’re extremely important! In this competition, we have to advance and at least get a good ranking at all costs. If not, I’ll be very very miserable.”

Han Chao at this moment suddenly yelled at him: “Pang Qiang Lang you’re dripping watermelon juice all over the sofa! And put down your legs!” 

Pang Qiang Lang looked down and saw two red droplets of watermelon stains. He quickly put down his legs and said apologetically: “I’ll wash it for you tonight, ok?”.”

Ai, it’s pitiful to depend on others. In this one year, he has to make his mark!

“Therefore making a good game is very important for our group. For the next few months, we should give it our all.” Mo Di assumed the role of a veteran leader giving his team a prep talk, he looked at the other two and said: “After this update for Xin Wei Dao, it should be able to pass the second and third elimination rounds, but after that, using it to move forward could prove to be very difficult. So the day after tomorrow, we’ll start work on the new game. I’ll be sending you guys the documents tomorrow.”

“What’s the new game like?” Pang Qiang Lang was fired up: “Is it still this kind of online game?!”

“It’s not the same but you’ll know tomorrow.”

Mo Di took a notebook out of his bag: “What we need to do now is to recruit new members. Didn’t you guys pick out a few games with a good art style from the two hundred teams that passed the audition? Amongst them, six were eliminated and I have contacted the artists of these teams. Three of them expressed their interest in joining us. So you’re going to have new teammates. Here’s their information, you should try to get acquainted.”

Mo Di handed the notebook to Pang Qiang Lang and said: “After the three new members joined, the design team will take shape. So between the two of you, one has to be the leader and designate tasks accordingly. This role, which of you is willing to take?”

“I want to do it!” Pang Qiang Lang slapped his thighs, “but I know I’m not suitable to be a team leader, so…so Han Chao should be the one.”

“Um… I can try.” Han Chao although a little reserved, would never shirk his responsibilities.

“Ok.” in fact, Mo Di also agreed that Han Chao was more reliable as a team leader. There will be more programmers joining us in the future. I’ll keep you guys informed.”

“Our team is really frugal in both labor and costs.” Han Chao said with a smile. “Producer, planner, director, head hunter, Xiao Di, all these are on you. Only the illustrations and testing are done by others. You alone make up eighty percent of the work, we’re really guilty about this.”

“Don’t be. You guys are also crucial to the team. And I will need everyone’s help with the sequence for the upcoming game. And the testing as well.” Mo Di smiled as he checked the memo on his phone. “I’ve already had some interactions with the three new members. They’re quite decent, you guys should get along pretty well. As for the other miscellaneous parts, I’ll outsource them.”

Besides, they were not at the phase of the competition that required them to be isolated. The voice dubbing, sound effects, and other team members, he could take his time to source out the most suitable candidates which he preferred over getting shoddy ones.

“Ok. We’ll follow your lead. When will we sign our next contract?” Han Chao asked.

“Let’s do it tomorrow.” Mo Di looked at the time on his phone then put it away, “that’s it for the main points. If there is nothing else, then I’ll be leaving. See you guys at the same place tomorrow.”

“Don’t you wanna eat something here?” Pang Qiang Lang threw away the watermelon peel and said with a disapproving look: “Why are you in such a hurry to go back? Are you going back to see that old….old man?”

Pang Qiang Lang maintained his calm but was breathing a sigh of relief inside. He almost let it slip.

“…” Mo Di: “Don’t give others improper nicknames. He’s only twenty-eight, how is he old?”

“Twenty-eight is not old? He’s older than you by eleven years!” Pang Qiang Lang retort with concern.

Mo Di felt ridiculous, “Being eleven years older than me does not mean that he is old. Why are you only old-fashioned in regard to this?”

“I really have to go now. I have to go over the details and settings for the new game when I get back, otherwise, I won’t be able to give it to you guys in time.”

Pang Qiang Lang swallowed back whatever else he wanted to say.

Forget it. Maybe his head was filled with rubbish and that was why he was overthinking this? Mu Tian Heng is co capable and talented, he shouldn’t be that animalistic…. right?

Mu Tian Heng was not back when Mo Di came back to the villa. He coolly picked up Suan Suan who had been frisking about at his feet non stop. He went back to his study room to work over the details of the new game.

Suan Suan laid obediently on his lap, acting like a soft and fluffy hand warmer. It gazed at Mo Di with its black round eyes and wagged its tail joyously.

After completing a tenth of his task, Mo Di abruptly remembered that he did not monitor the Mo family’s activities for the past two days. He opened his laptop and brought up the surveillance two days ago.

Mo Di put on his headphones and fast forward until the screen shifted from daytime to nighttime when Mo Liu Gui and Mo Wu Hang appeared in the corridor outside his old room. They both had a troubled look.

“Anyway, I hate this about him very much. Who does he think he is to have so much control over me. He even got someone to monitor me!” Mo Liu Gui’s voice was faintly heard from the headset.

“Qin Cheng Yi is indeed at fault for this but he’s just trying to protect you. Xiao Gui, didn’t you see how many men approached you since you started school? They’re just a bunch of toads wanting to eat swan meat. They deserved to be kicked out of school.”

After Mo Wu Hang had broken his nose twice, although the nasal bone had grown back, it was still slightly crooked. With this, he would no longer be able to charm any more girls with his sunshine and elegant looks.

“Fifth brother, if you help him say any more good things, I will ignore you!” 

“Ok ok ok, I won’t say it anymore. But Qin Cheng Yi should really get someone to watch that animal, find a chance to give him a beating, and kill him.”

Mo Liu Gui slowed her steps and said with some agitation: “It’s not right to monitor Xiao Di, fifth brother, don’t talk nonsense.”

…

After that, the two of them were out of the frame and the sound gradually muted. Mo Di was not looking good. He fast-forwarded the recording but there was nothing else that was informative.

Mo Di closed the window for this camera and opened the one in Mo San Zhi’s room.

This time, the useful information came even later. Near the end of the recording, Mo Di saw Mo San Zhi and Mo Wu Hang entered the screen. 

“Third brother, you’re sure that Song Yu’s arrival here was that animal’s doing?”

“Correct. I found that Song Yu’s nephew is in the same class as Mo Di. It has to be that garbage’s scheme!”

Mo San Zhi, with an unshaven face, ground his teeth: “Song Yu had never suspected a thing before. He was also easy to deal with. It must be that animal’s handiwork. He tried to harm me! I have to kill him!”

“We should’ve just beat him to death when he was young! If it weren’t for Xiao Gui’s kindness, stopping us every time we teach that thing a lesson, he would be dead or disabled by now! How can he be this aggressive and vicious?!” Mo Wu Hang was indignant, “but now, it’s not wise for us to lay a hand on him. He’s no longer a Mo, beating him up is not just simply a family feud anymore.

“It’s ok. I have a way.” Mo San Zhi scoffed. “I want him to be worse than me tens and thousands of times.”

“Third brother, what are you planning?”

“Mo Di’s surrounding is not an iron plate, sooner or later, something will happen.”

“Third brother…” Mo Wu Hang stared at him in astonishment, “did you bribe someone?”

“Don’t ask anymore. More words, more mistakes. You’ll know when the result is out.” Mo San Zhi laid down on the bed: “Well then, you should go back to your room now.”

Mo Wu Hang was still curious but seeing Mo San Zhi’s irritative mood, he decided to leave in the end.

…

The footage ended. 

Mo Di’s eyes were cold. He played the last two minutes of dialogues over and over again.

“Not an iron plate…” What did he mean by this?

Was Mo San Zhi planning to use the people around him to get to him?

Mo Di was furious and disgusted but he kept his cool. Now there were only three groups of people that he was in contact with. Mu Tian Heng and Lai De Si, he completely trusted the two of them and they could be excluded from any suspicion. The second group was his roommates, and the third group was the game production team.

In these two groups of people, he believed in the character of Xian Yu Chao, Lin Jun Feng, Chen Zhao, Pang Qiang Lang, and Han Chao, so they could also be excluded for the time being. But still, he would not put his guard down. As for the rest of the school and the three new artists, he would have to be hyper-vigilant against them.

According to Mo San Zhi’s motive, the person had to be someone who could have a lot of contact with him. This further eliminated another batch that left the two seniors, Zhao Qing Gong and Sun Ru Ru, the instructor Liu Chao He, the library administrator, Teacher Sun, and also…

Zhao Chun Cheng who repeatedly wanted to talk to him.

Mo Di’s eyes changed focus as he realized something was amiss. 

He seemed to have overlooked a small detail this morning.

When Zhao Chun Cheng came to borrow their bathroom and water, his line of sight was always on Mo Di and his living area. His bed, his chair, and table, all seemed particularly interesting to him.

Mo Di immediately pulled out his phone to call Xian Yu Chao and the gang.

“Old Han, where are you?”

“Ah? I’m in our Go club. Why? You want to come back?” Xian Yu Chao’s side was quite rowdy.

“No, I just wanted to ask you something. Did Zhao Chun Cheng say anything about me or do anything after I left? Why did he text me an apology on WeChat?”

“Ha? ! No there was nothing in particular. He just went to use the bathroom and then borrowed some water.” Xian Yu Chao was baffled. After mulling over, he said: “Oh, when he knew that you use Baike shampoo, he said that it’s a kid’s brand. And after that, he almost took your thermos by mistake. But this is not worth mentioning, why would he apologize to you?”

“Perhaps he was too polite. Apologizing over this little thing. It’s alright.” Mo Di smiled, “but old Han, what I just asked, can you don’t talk about it. This just makes people think that I’m petty and Zhao Chun Cheng would be scared to hang around.”
“Don’t worry, why would I even spread this? Oh no, oh no, I’m busy here. Xiao Di, I can’t talk to you anymore, bye!”