Chapter 28 Important Matters
Even though the heater was on, the room was still a little chilly. Xu Mo turned on the air conditioner and switched it to heating mode. With a few beeps, warm air began to pour out of the vents.
She was sitting on her little bed reading a book. Before coming back, Father Xu had already replaced her bedding with freshly washed Hello Kitty sheets, her favorite one. The quilt was warm, and she could smell the fragrance of the laundry detergent that had been used at home for many years.
Reading in her room at home was a completely different experience than reading in her apartment in Guangzhou. The furniture and objects were old and outdated, but they gave her a sense of security. Her parents were outside the door, and inside was her own little world. Reading on this narrow single bed, she felt as if she had entered another time and space, isolated from all the anxiety and pressure of the adult world.
Xu Mo turned on her tablet to listen to music. The gentle male voice blended into the warm air. She drank a sip of the milk that Xu's father had just brought her, but suddenly heard a sound coming from the door.
"Xu Mo." Zhao Tingyu's voice.
Xu Mo glanced at the time. It was eleven o'clock and her parents had already gone to bed. So she walked to the door, opened it a crack, and asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"You haven't slept either." Zhao Tingyu said, "Can I come in?"
Xu Mo: "No."
"Why?"
Xu Mo frowned slightly. She glanced at Zhao Tingyu's pajamas and then at her own nightgown: "Even if Lin Jingchuan is not here, you can't be so wild."
Zhao Tingyu's face darkened: "I just wanted to talk to you for a few minutes, why are you so wild?"
"Let's talk in the living room."
"Do you want to wake your parents?"
Xu Mo thought for a moment and closed the door: "Wait for me."
Zhao Tingyu heard rustling sounds from inside the door. When Xu Mo opened the door again, she had already changed her clothes.
"Come in." Xu Mo opened the door.
Zhao Tingyu walked in and pointed at her bed: "Can I sit?"
Xu Mo: "No."
Xu Mo likes cleanliness and doesn't like others sitting on her bed. Zhao Tingyu knows this, but it depends on the person. She has never stopped him from sitting on her bed before.
But things are different now, he is no longer one of her exceptions, but it doesn’t matter, a real man is one who can bend and stretch.
Zhao Tingyu pulled out the chair she had stuffed under the desk and sat down.
Xu Mo sat on the bed waiting for her to speak, but Zhao Tingyu stared at her for a long time without uttering a word.
Xu Mo: "You came into my room in the middle of the night just to stare at me?"
After a moment of silence, Zhao Tingyu pursed his lips and said, "I have something to say."
"What?"
Zhao Tingyu looked at her firmly: "Tell me the truth, why did you marry him?"
Xu Mo frowned slightly: "Why? Didn't we discuss this issue downstairs in my company before?"
"You weren't telling the truth then," Zhao Tingyu said. "You married him just to get angry with me, right?"
This time, it was Xu Mo's turn to remain silent. She had no idea why Zhao Tingyu was so persistent in wanting to know the answer to this question, and she had no idea why he always felt that she had married Lin Jingchuan because of him. Was this what a man's confidence looked like?
If only she could be this confident one day. If she had this kind of confidence, then she wouldn't have to suffer from internal friction during the past eight years with him. Xu Mo thought.
It was late at night and Xu Mo didn't want to start an argument and alarm her parents, so she tried to ask calmly, "Why do you think that?"
Zhao Tingyu looked at her glasses and blurted out: "You don't love him at all."
Xu Mo curled her lips: "How do you know I don't love him?"
Zhao Tingyu said, "If you really love him, why would you let him move out?"
It turned out that this incident had given him room for imagination. Xu Mo suddenly realized.
"Momo." Zhao Tingyu looked at her. "I've reflected a lot recently. I did a lot of things wrong when we were together. I will change in the future. Eight years of relationship can't be ended just like that. I don't feel comfortable with you marrying someone you don't even know. My uncle and aunt are also worried."
Xu Mo looked up at him and said nothing.
Zhao Tingyu pulled her wrist and said, "Let's get back together."
“…”
"Didn't you want to live with me before? After we get back together, you can move in with me and we can live together. There are many good days this year. When the weather gets warmer, we can get married. We can have the wedding at home or in Guangzhou. It depends on what you like. I'm fine with it." Zhao Tingyu looked into her eyes and said sincerely.
Xu Mo glanced at her wrist, which he was holding. "You came to me tonight, do you want to get back together with me?"
"yes."
"But I'm already married. If you want to get back together with me, then who are you?" Xu Mo asked seriously.
“…”
Zhao Tingyu frowned. Although he wanted to get back together with Xu Mo, he still had a bottom line and would not be a mistress.
"Of course I want you to divorce first."
"Then why do you think I will divorce you?"
Zhao Tingyu looked at her bright eyes under the moonlight, his throat dry: "You still have feelings for me."
"I never realized you were so confident before."
Zhao Tingyu: "Why am I so confident? If you didn't have feelings for me, would you have stayed home today?"
He kept saying this over and over again. Xu Mo was getting really impatient. She pushed his hand away and slapped her bed. "Why can't I stay home? I usually get sick staying in hotels on business trips. I finally get home, so what's wrong with me staying home with my parents?"
"Do you have to be with your husband all the time after you get married? You're already together every day, so why do you have to show off your affection in front of your parents when you get home to appear happy? You don't live your life for others to see."
"Do you think I don't want him to live at home?" Xu Mo pointed at the 0.9-meter-wide bed beneath her butt. "This bed is so small, how are we going to sleep together? Playing Jenga?"
Zhao Tingyu took a deep breath. Before he could say anything, Xu Mo pointed at him again and said, "If you want him to live at home so much, then go out. We can sleep on your bed. Your bed is big."
Zhao Tingyu almost couldn't breathe: "You dare!"
"Zhao Tingyu, marriage is not a joke," Xu Mo said. "You said I was angry with you, which is a bit ridiculous."
"I married him because I wanted to marry him, not because of you. Breaking up is my choice, and it's yours too. We are both responsible for our choices."
Xu Mo was so angry at Zhao Tingyu before going to bed that she didn't fall asleep until midnight.
She woke up very early in the morning, and when she opened the door, Xu's mother just came out of the room.
"Mom." Xu Mo greeted her, "Are you going to work?"
Xu's mother nodded: "Well, I'll leave after breakfast. Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Xu Mo said: "No, I woke up a little early today."
Mother Xu nodded and went to take care of her own business. Xu Mo looked at her back and a feeling of loss suddenly came over her.
She didn't even ask why she didn't sleep well.
When she brought Lin Jingchuan back yesterday, she didn't ask her many questions.
In fact, since she was a child, she always felt that there was something between her mother and herself.
She never cared about her like her father did, nor did she cook for her. She didn't even care much about her academic performance.
Xu Mo sighed softly.
While her father was busy in the kitchen, Xu Mo quietly slipped out the door.
The rain that had fallen all night stopped, and the sky was not as gloomy as yesterday. Xu Mo crossed the puddle in front of her house and walked towards the east gate of the community.
Five hundred meters from the east gate is the hotel where Lin Jingchuan stayed last night.
After sending him to the hotel last night, Lin Jingchuan gave her a room card, so Xu Mo opened the door of his room smoothly. As soon as she opened the door, she saw a naked back with distinct lines.
Xu Mo:!
Lin Jingchuan was changing clothes. When he heard the noise behind him, he didn't turn around in a hurry. He buttoned his shirt and then turned around slowly.
Their eyes met, Xu Mo swallowed and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"
"Not good." Lin Jingchuan lowered his eyes and said, "The bed here is not comfortable to sleep on, and without my wife by my side, I have insomnia."
Xu Mo pursed her lips and held his hand: "It's my fault, I really want to live at home."
"I know." Lin Jingchuan said, "You also want to spend more time with your parents."
Xu Mo raised her eyes to look at him: "What do you want to do today? I'll accompany you."
"There is indeed something important today."
"What?"
"I'll get you a bigger bed." Lin Jingchuan said, "I'll live with you at home."
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