Substituting An Ugly Duckling As The Bride - Chapter 38

Chapter 38: Dinner Back At Home

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After sending away the four nannies, Su Ling found an excuse to send Mo Ting away. She held Chi Xiao’s hand and said, “Actually, I also don’t like Mo Jun.”

When she saw Chi Xiao’s round eyes, Su Ling even pursed her lips into a smile.

This smile looked quite charming like a young girl’s.

“I had someone I liked before I got married. It’s just that something happened to that person, so it could be said that I wasn’t fated to be with him. You know, in this world, the living can never compete with the dead in memories.”

“I have someone in my heart, and Mo Jun also has someone in his heart. We both knew that in the early years, and we could barely treat each other with respect, but in recent years, we haven’t been able to.” Mo Jun cared more about his small family outside, and I didn’t care either. But Young Ting, that child, always spoke up for me. It’s been really hard on him.”

Chi Xiao felt as if something was stuck in her throat. She wanted to say something, but she had an indescribable feeling.

Su Ling patted Chi Xiao’s shoulder, and her lips curved into a smile as she said, “Actually, I’ve known for a long time that as a child of an aristocratic family, apart from enjoying the advantages brought by the family, one cannot decide on their own marriage. “That’s why I’m very gratified to see that you and Young Ting have such a good relationship.”

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Su Ling’s words were like a huge rock pressing down on Chi Xiao’s heart. She thought about how when Mo Ting talked to her at night, she was always a little disinterested.

Coincidentally, at this moment, Chi Rui called.

Chi Xiao only took a glance before taking the call. On the other end, Chi Rui still sounded as high and mighty as before. She spoke in a patronizing tone, “You and Little Ting haven’t come home since you got married. I think tomorrow is a good day. Get ready to return home.”

Whoever gave Chi Rui the illusion that he could speak in a patronizing tone after becoming Mo Ting’s father-in-law?

Normally, Chi Xiao would not say anything. At most, she would hang up the phone. But today, Chi Xiao was not in a good mood, so she sneered and asked, “Father, do you think that the Chi family is now prosperous and that’s why you call Mo Ting like that?”

Chi Xiao had barely finished her sentence when Chi Rui’s scolding came from the other end of the line. It was nothing more than “Ingrate,” “Ungrateful,” and so on.

Chi Xiao scratched her ears and interrupted Chi Rui’s words. Her voice was cold as she said, “Are you done? If you are, I’ll hang up.”

“Chi Xiao!”

His voice was a little hoarse at the end of his scolding. It was obvious that he couldn’t take it anymore.

However, Chi Xiao did not seem to mind. “What does father want to say? Don’t you know what kind of place the Mo family is? Or is it your wife who doesn’t know? Do you think I’m capable enough to make Mo Ting obey you?”

“Isn’t Mo Ting a cripple now? He can’t even walk.” Chi Rui softened his tone slightly. It seemed like he really wanted Chi Xiao to bring Mo Ting back.

“Father is very well-informed. I wonder if I have the honor to know who your source is?”

“Don’t speak nonsense! Bring Mo Ting back for dinner tomorrow.”

Chi Xiao’s expression also turned cold as she hung up the phone. The Chi family definitely had some ulterior motives for inviting them to dinner at this time. She turned her head to look at Mo Ting, who was staring at her with a smile, and Chi Xiao immediately pretended to be angry as she said, “Do you know who’s the one I’m worrying about? Why are you still smiling?”

The two of them laughed for a while, but Chi Xiao didn’t realize that when she was with Mo Ting, she was already more relaxed. They even had some ambiguous interactions from time to time.

“Alright, let’s get back to business. What do you think about the Chi Family?” Chi Xiao retracted her hand that was holding Mo Ting’s hair and asked in a serious tone.

Mo Ting also tidied up his clothes before he coughed and replied, “It looks like the person behind the scenes can’t hold it in any longer.”

Speaking up to this point, Mo Ting asked a question that was always in his heart. “You previously said that you were marrying me on behalf of your sister. Then, why did the Chi family marry your sister over in the first place?”

After a pause, Mo Ting deliberated on his words and asked again, “The Chi family is not qualified to speak to the Mo family. Then, how did grandfather know that the Chi family was going to marry your sister over?”

In the next second, the two of them said in unison, “They knew the person behind the scenes.”

“However, the person behind the scenes probably didn’t expect that the Chi family wanted the Mo family’s help and didn’t want Chi Ying to marry a person who was about to die, so they used me as a replacement.”

Mo Ting chuckled. “They also didn’t expect that not only did you get along well with me, you were also resourceful and not inferior to me.”

The answer was very clear.

Hence, the person behind the scenes became anxious.

Chi Xiao had disrupted their plans several times, making them anxious. Hence, they instructed Chi Rui to get Chi Xiao to bring Mo Ting back with her. Perhaps there would something mysterious going on during the meal.

It was even more likely that this meal was a “Feast at Hongmen,” a feast held with the intention of murdering a guest

“A feast at Hongmen.” Chi Xiao rubbed her chin and thought for a moment. “Do you still want to go?”

Mo Ting shrugged. “Why not? I just don’t know if my little wife is willing to go with me..”