"Bad man..."

Xia Zhiqing pointed her finger at Chen Mo's forehead, then picked up a handkerchief to wipe her lapel.

At this moment, her soft lips were tinted with rouge, her slender neck slightly perspired, breathing lightly.

Even after countless times of entangled struggles, Xia Zhiqing still felt slightly uneasy under Chen Mo's intense gaze. She lowered her bright eyes slightly, and a flush of shame emerged in her heart as she softly asked, "Bad man, you just... said you had something to discuss with me."

Chen Mo moved Xia Zhiqing's hand away from where she'd been wiping her lapel, exhaled a gust of snow, and said, "Sister-in-law knows about us, so she asked me to invite you and your sister to come to the house for the New Year's meal."

"Ah..." Xia Zhiqing's cheeks turned pink with embarrassment, a feeling akin to meeting her lover's family. She whispered, "No, it's... it's too embarrassing."

"Trust me." Chen Mo gently held Xia Zhiqing's shoulders, leaned closer, and said softly, "I know Zhiqing's thoughts."

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhiqing's bright eyes glittered like water, slowly becoming misty.

Seeing this, Chen Mo lowered his head and left.

Xia Zhiqing reluctantly pushed him away a few times and mentioned what she'd said the last couple of days, "Is Zhi Ning coming back?"

"Not so soon, I sent her to take Xue Ling for a walk."

Xue Ling, the name of the Snow Dragon Steed.

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhiqing no longer resisted, reaching up from beneath Chen Mo's arm to wrap around the young man's shoulders.

A long while later, their lips parted.

Chen Mo looked at Xia Zhiqing and softly said, "Zhiqing, you always make me so obsessed, so crazy; I wish I could meld you into my body."

"Don't say such... embarrassing things." Xia Zhiqing replied softly.

Chen Mo lowered his gaze to look at the face of Xia Zhiqing, who appeared flush like blood, her eyes shimmering as if about to drip, embraced her and brought her to rest upon the bed, softly saying, "No matter what today, Zhiqing will completely and utterly belong to me."

Xia Zhiqing's cheeks flushed lightly, her body softened in Chen Mo's embrace, clearly understanding the implication of his words, she couldn't help but say, "No... don't."

"Everything I have belongs to Zhiqing, how about you?" Chen Mo asked.

Xia Zhiqing's heart fluttered, she lightly puckered her lips, remained silent for a long time, and then softly agreed with a gentle sound.

A sound faint as a mosquito.

Chen Mo embraced Xia Zhiqing, saying, "Zhiqing, I will definitely treat you well."

"Mo... Mo Lang." Xia Zhiqing lowered her beautiful eyes, whispering.

Chen Mo held Xia Zhiqing's delicate jade-like hand once more and kissed it again.

The shells on their bodies completely broke away during their kissing.

"Mo Lang... I am yours." As Chen Mo executed the task, the beauty's coral lips slightly parted, a light white mark formed on the margin, bitten by her pearly teeth.

...

Xia Zhining didn't take the horse for a walk. As Chen Mo and Xia Zhiqing reveled in pleasure, she came to the room outside; according to the plan, today was the final step. She just needed to open the room door to catch them... and her task would be complete.

Fingers gently caressed the Gold Ring Chen Mo gave her, listening to the repeated calls of Hao Zhining, Hao brother inside the room, her face blushed uncontrollably, feeling compelled to spit.

She took a deep breath, scooped up a handful of snow from the ground, held it in her hands, until the snow melted into water, then dripped it into her eyes, before abruptly pushing open the room door.

"Sister?"

"Clank." The perfume bottle already prepared by Xia Zhining slipped from her hand, dropped to the ground, and shattered.

The harsh sound of the door opening and the sound of the ceramic bottle breaking immediately drew the attention of the two on the bed.

Xia Zhiqing jolted at the sound, swiftly pulled a blanket from the side to cover herself, maintaining composure with a smile:

"Zhi Ning, why have you returned? I... I and..."

Having been caught in the act, Xia Zhiqing really didn't know how to explain, feeling that any explanation would be weak and meaningless.

"You... you guys..."

Xia Zhining's cheeks were pale, then turned red, then paled again, shoulders slightly trembled, tears immediately welled up in her eyes, after a moment of hesitance, her cheeks flushed with anger and grief, she rushed towards the soft bed:

"You bastard, what did you do to my sister? The debt between us has been settled, yet you dared to do this to my sister, I'll kill you bastard..."

Xia Zhining somewhat hysterically, her voice contained sobs and indescribable anger, eyes scanned left and right, saw her long sword on the sword rack, drew it and slashed towards Chen Mo.

"Don't."

Xia Zhiqing's face turned white, suddenly feeling a numbness on her scalp, hurriedly raised her hand to stop.

She knew her sister couldn't hurt Chen Mo, what worried her was that Chen Mo might get angry and hurt her sister.

"Sis, move aside."

Xia Zhining's tears fell like rain, and with a sobbing voice, she shouted before swinging her sword.

"Dodge." Chen Mo embraced Xia Zhiqing and moved to the side, avoiding the spot that had just received a slash from the sword.

Chen Mo glanced at the mark and couldn't help but have his heart skip a beat: "Isn't this a bit over the top?"

"I'll kill you, you bastard." Xia Zhining knew she couldn't hurt Chen Mo, nor was it possible to hurt her sister; she was doing it deliberately to vent her pent-up frustrations. After saying that, she swung another sword strike.

Chen Mo channeled Innate Spiritual Qi to protect both himself and Xia Zhiqing, and the long sword struck the Innate Spiritual Qi, instantly making Xia Zhining's wrist numb, causing her to loosen her grip.

"Clang——"

The long sword fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

"If there's anything, just come at me. Don't hurt your sister." Chen Mo wrapped Xia Zhiqing in a blanket, then softly said, "Zhiqing, please stand aside. I'll handle this."

Chen Mo understood that he had to stand up at this moment and not let Xia Zhiqing face the situation.

But he still didn't fully understand Xia Zhiqing. She was different from her sister; she was rational and willing to take responsibility for her actions. If it hadn't been discovered, that would have been fine. But now that it had been discovered, she wouldn't shrink away, placing all the blame on Chen Mo and saying she was forced by him.

Xia Zhiqing said, "Zhining, stop. All of this was my choice. Don't blame... Mo Lang; if blame is to be placed, blame me."

"Zhiqing, why are you saying that? How can you be blamed? This matter should be mine to bear. If I hadn't pursued you initially, none of this would have happened." Chen Mo said.

But Xia Zhining pointed at Xia Zhiqing, her face pale, finger trembling lightly, retreating slowly, but couldn't find the words to say. After a while, she finally said, "You call him... Mo Lang, sister, you actually call him Mo Lang."

A choked sound that couldn't express emotion came from her mouth.

She covered her mouth with the back of her hand and said, "You are all bastards, all liars..."

"Zhining."

Xia Zhiqing's eyes were flustered and tears rolled down as she called out hurriedly, "Zhining, it's all my fault. It's all my fault for falling in love with someone I shouldn't have. I can't bear to see you..."

With that, Xia Zhiqing decisively turned and headed towards the wall to crash into it.

Chen Mo and Xia Zhining were both startled, but fortunately, Chen Mo was quick-eyed and swiftly caught Xia Zhiqing, saying, "Zhiqing, don't."

Chen Mo's eyelids twitched, silently wondering if he had messed things up.

"Don't stop me. Let me die..."

Xia Zhiqing truly felt she couldn't face her sister anymore. Despite Chen Mo being her sister's enemy, she still fell in love with him and while her sister was away, she...

Chen Mo naturally held Xia Zhiqing tightly, not letting go, saying, "Zhiqing, don't act like this. This isn't your fault. It's all my fault; if anyone should die, it should be me."

"That's right. Sister, don't... be impulsive. It's all that bastard's fault; let him die." Xia Zhining didn't expect her sister to react so strongly, and all the thoughts she prepared were now chaotic, her mind somewhat dazed, not knowing what to do, simply following Chen Mo's words.

Chen Mo: "..."

Xia Zhiqing was filled with regret and sadness, unable to utter half a word, just hanging her head in tears, but her resolve to die hadn't entirely disappeared.

Xia Zhining also realized that the plan had encountered some issues. According to the plan, she was supposed to use this as a pretext to manipulate her sister, but she hadn't expected her sister to be so decisive.

She said, "Sister, in this world, I only have you left as family. If you die, do you think I would continue to live? I... don't actually blame you; it's all that bastard's fault. Don't take it to heart."

"But... but I wronged you. I don't know what's wrong with me either; I just fell in love with him, sob..." Xia Zhiqing sobbed but her resolve to die was dissipated by Xia Zhining's words.

Chen Mo wanted to say something, but Xia Zhining directly shut him down, "You bastard, don't speak; it's all your fault."

Chen Mo: "..."

"Get out, I don't want to see you." Xia Zhining said coldly.

Chen Mo: "..."

He gave Xia Zhining a blank stare as if silently asking if she was serious.

Xia Zhining didn't look at him but instead walked forward, sat beside the bed, hugged her sister, and out of Xia Zhiqing's sight, gestured with her eyes for Chen Mo to leave.

Chen Mo sighed, then pretended to be serious, saying to Xia Zhining, "Well... this is how things are. I do like your sister. I shamelessly pursued her first, she had no choice, so... please don't make things difficult for her or scold her. Come at me instead."

Finishing his words, he patted Xia Zhiqing's back and then left the room.

After Chen Mo left, Xia Zhiqing looked up at Xia Zhining, her beautiful eyes already red from crying. She took a deep breath, ready to face her sister's scolding and said, "Zhining, it's all my fault. If you want to hit or scold me, go ahead."

But soon, instead of hearing blame, a gentle whisper reached her ears: "Sister, actually, I no longer hate him."

Xia Zhiqing's teardrops in her beautiful eyes froze, looking at Xia Zhining with a touch of surprise.

"The reason I was so angry earlier was that I thought that bastard forced you. Although I don't hate him now, I didn't expect you would actually fall for that bastard, so I find it somewhat hard to accept." Xia Zhining said:

"But I don't blame you, Sister; I know it's all that bastard's fault."

Xia Zhiqing: "Zhining..."

"So Sister, don't take it to heart."

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