Stubborn Love of a Roguish Scion

“Let’s not beat around the bush. Just state the amount you want!”

Mo Jiangye’s lips curled up into a cold sneer when he heard this. With languid movements, he placed the glass aside, crossed his arms, and casually leaned against the wine rack as he listened to the distressed voice on the line.

“I’ve already filed a police report,” the other guy warned him.

“Mo Jiangye, what are you doing?” With a sleepy yet confused look on her face, Ye Erruo came down in her bedroom slippers. Yawning, she poured herself a huge cup of water that she gulped down and then turned to look at the man standing beside the wine rack.

Why isn’t he sleeping? Why is he standing guard over there at night?

“What’s wrong?”

She was baffled by the way his eyes were trained on her.

“Can’t sleep?” she asked.

The man said nothing and only continued to stare at her.

Her brows furrowed in puzzlement, but since she was still feeling sleepy, she turned around to head back upstairs and go back to sleep.

Her lack of concern disconcerted him.

“Xiao Ruo! Xiao Ruo! Xiao Ruo!” Ji Sichen’s agitated yells echoed from the phone’s speaker.

He ended the call pronto and headed upstairs right away.

Back in their bedroom, he found the woman sprawled on the bed without any concern for her image. She had already fallen asleep with her head buried in the blanket.

“…”

He walked toward her to tuck her properly under the blanket, but the moment he reached out to adjust the blanket, he was tightly wrapped in her embrace. Opening her bleary eyes, his wife mumbled, “Behave and come to bed now. Don’t fool around.”

…

Sleep? How can she still sleep right now?

“…”

Several times, he had the impulse to strangle her awake, but he ultimately was reluctant to do so.

Still, it took a long time before his anger fully dissipated.

He ended up stroking her arm instead carefully, lest he accidentally disturbed her sleep and woke her up.

Looks like I’m doomed to have a sleepless night tonight!

The alarm went off on time at 6 am the next morning.

“You’re awake already? Did you not get a good night’s sleep?” asked the woman when she noticed his bloodshot eyes.

Upon meeting his dangerous gaze, she hastily said, “Mo Jiangye, I…”

Before she could complete her sentence, however, her words were completely swallowed down by him.

“My phone.” She extended her arm toward the bedside table and fumbled around for her phone.

However, when she saw the text messages, her eyes bulged. Last night… Come to think of it, he failed to catch a good night’s sleep last night. I finally know why now. He’s been waiting for an explanation from me!

“Come to the bar with me today. I forgot to tell you that I left the bar under my friend’s management. He’s just a normal male friend of mine, though.”

Oh, my life!

“Mm…”

What does that ‘Mm’ even mean?

“Do you have something to do today?”

The woman nodded. “Yes.”

“Get up then.”

“Will you be coming to the bar with me?”

While sitting down at the dining table, the man looked at her faintly. “No.”

His answer left her in utter disbelief.

He’s not going with me?

I’m sure he read my text messages last night. There’s no other reason he could have lost sleep.

Plus, he’s bound to be furious now. He must have misunderstood something.

“From now on, I won’t meddle with your affairs or intervene with the kind of friends you make. You don’t have to report to me anymore.”

Her eyes bulged when she heard that.

Did the sun rise from the West today? He seems to be in a ridiculously good mood.

Then, he slipped his fingers between hers, interlocking them. This is enough. Just as long as she happily stays by my side, I won’t interfere in her matters again. 

Judging by the baffled look on the woman’s face, it must have never occurred to her that the more obediently she behaved before him and the more willing she was to share things and be forthcoming with him, the more easily she could gain his trust and make him feel at ease.