Chapter 174 I Like You
Xu Ming drove the car seriously without saying a word.
"As for me, I'm very selfish and have many shortcomings. Most people who are obsessed with me don't end up well, so Brother Ming, you..."
Xu Ming listened carefully, pursed his lips, put a hand on his forehead, and interrupted her: "Do you still remember the scene when we first met?"
Jian Mo thought for a moment, "I remember, I was working in a bar at that time, and I had a conflict with a girl. We almost got into a fight, but you stopped her... otherwise I might have been beaten into a meat pie."
He seemed to smile. "I never meddle in other people's business. Think about it, where else have you seen me?"
Jian Mo turned her head to look at his profile, frowning but unable to remember. She told the truth, "I forgot."
"It was during a physics class at Ocean University. You came in with a cup of milk tea, ran around, bumped into me, and splashed all over me." Xu Ming smiled as he recalled the past.
"You and I went to the same university for undergraduate studies?" Jian Mo was surprised. She had no recollection of this and asked, "What was my reaction afterwards?"
"You looked so bewildered, stuffing the remaining milk tea into my hands, saying it was for me, and then... you ran off." Xu Ming reminisced, feeling a lingering sweetness linger in his heart. "I later learned you were the girl who surpassed me and became the top student in my major."
Jian Mo understood, but she had no recollection of it. She rubbed her hair and said, "It was just luck."
"But we didn't expect that we would have so many interactions later." Xu Ming looked at her, "I didn't expect that we would stay in touch for so long because of your father's accident."
Jian Mo said: "I always felt that my life shouldn't be like this. It seems that time has changed at some point."
Xu Ming asked: "What is your ideal country like?"
This is a good question. Jian Mo smiled as gently as a young girl: "If nothing had happened to my father, I would go abroad to study design and take a completely different path. I would visit many countries, stop by here and there, and meet some special people. Maybe, we would meet unexpectedly in another place, drink beer, and then go our separate ways, without so many ties..."
"Then what?"
Then? Jian Mo's smile froze. She couldn't believe it. Her mind suddenly went blank at this moment. Subconsciously, she felt that this kind of life did not make her excited.
Arriving at their destination, Xu Ming stepped on the brakes and unbuckled his seatbelt. He turned to look at the woman beside him, his heart suddenly beating wildly. He said, "You know, hearing what you just said made me panic. Compared to that, I still think my life now is better. Even though it's too messy, I'm lucky enough to have met you."
Jian Mo breathed and couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.
"Brother Ming..."
"I prefer my current life. I will do my best to rescue your father and make you feel that your current life is worth it."
"Why..." She froze.
"I like you."
Jian Mo stammered and was speechless. Even at this moment, there was only one man in her mind, and that was Huo Qi Chen.
She couldn't imagine what her life would be like without him. It should be quite enjoyable, but it wouldn't be as colorful as it is now, making her constantly excited and disappointed.
But Xu Ming told her bluntly at this moment that all he expected was her.
It's so unfair to him.
"...Brother Ming, I'm sorry, I've fallen in love with him."
Jian Mo saw with her own eyes that the man's face gradually became gloomy, but soon he regained his composure.
"I know."
This surprised Jian Mo, "You know?"
Xu Ming's hand, which was holding the scalpel, rested lazily on the steering wheel, as if he had lost all strength. "Probably no one in this world knows you better than me, Xiaomo. The same goes for him. I've witnessed your joys and sorrows for three years. You're not good at hiding your emotions."
In front of this person who knows her so well, it seems that it is useless for Jian Mo to switch to any form, and she can only expose her most original self.
"When did you know that?"
"..." Xu Ming smiled bitterly and looked at the setting sun in the distance, "In your eyes every time you look at him."
It turned out that she thought she had hidden it well, but in fact her love had already poured out and others could see it at a glance.
After a moment of silence, Jian Mo lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry, actually, I knew before that you might have different feelings for me."
Xu Ming smiled faintly: "How did you find out?"
She didn't say it because it was Huo Qi Chen who reminded her.
"What are you sorry for? He just doesn't like me. No need to apologize." Xu Ming didn't look at her, his hands on the steering wheel shaking a little. "Is he good to you?"
"Is it okay?" Jian Mo murmured, "When it's good, it's really good. I can even pick the stars in the sky. When it's bad..." it's really not good either.
"A person in his position must have many ways to deal with one person." Xu Ming was very good at judging people. He felt a little compassionate and a little powerless.
Jian Mo tacitly agreed that Huo Qichen had many ways to punish someone. In fact, he hadn't done anything to her, but just the fact that he had broken her heart was enough to make her devastated.
"Xiao Mo, take care of yourself. Leave your father's situation to me, okay?" Xu Ming supported Jian Mo's shoulders and said patiently, "You can call me whenever you need me."
Jian Mo took a step back and said, "Brother Ming, I'm sorry. This is unfair to you, and I shouldn't have done this. From now on, we shouldn't meet anywhere else except in the hospital."
Xu Ming was disappointed and looked even more lonely.
"I consider you my brother from the bottom of my heart. I know very well that you need a good woman to stand by your side, not me."
She opened the car door and strode away.
The way to make someone give up is to cut off contact.
Jian Mo knew that this was too cruel, but she couldn't take advantage of Xu Ming's kindness after she was sure of his feelings.
This is immoral.
Four days passed and Zhou Liangqi still didn't contact her. She lost her patience and finally returned to the Huo family.
The employees in the design department were already accustomed to her being late and leaving early. As a boss, it was good to have freedom at work, but everyone was discussing it privately. For some reason, they felt that Jian Mo was becoming more and more unbridled, and seemed to be afraid of no one.
During a daily meeting, Jian Mo was reviewing a project. Halfway through her speech, her cell phone rang. She glanced at it but didn't answer it. However, the person on the other end kept calling, so she could only nod and apologize to everyone and picked up the phone halfway through her conversation.
"Gold medal?" Jian Mo was speechless.
Xiao Chen, who was standing by, couldn't hold back any longer and moved closer to her to eavesdrop. "The Gold Award of the Golden Bund Awards?"
As soon as these words came out, the conference room suddenly became lively, "What the hell?"
"This year's gold medal goes to Jian Mo?"
But the gold medal winner did not react at all, and his face looked ugly.
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