Chapter 52: Just Now… So Ruthless!

Actually, Xu Shuying had always known that Xu Mo liked her!

He really, really liked her!

Maybe because their age gap weren’t that big, Xu Mo preferred to talk to her.

When he first came back home, he would chat with her almost every day, asking all sorts of questions, which became incredibly annoying.

Xu Shuying was quite busy with work, and she would only respond to him occasionally. Later, as his messages became more frequent, she grew increasingly irritated and stopped replying to his WeChat messages altogether.

Xu Shuying opened WeChat and glanced at it. The last message between her and Xu Mo was from two years ago.

In other words, Xu Mo hadn’t sent her any messages since two years ago.

She remembered that in the first few months after Xu Mo came back home, he sent dozens of messages every day. Even three years ago, she still received at least one message from him daily. But why did they gradually stop?

When did she realize they had stopped?

She only realized it now!

Previously, she hadn’t noticed at all!

At this moment, listening to Jiang Pingting and Aunt Song’s discussion, Xu Shuying remembered the documents her eldest sister had handed her. There were many things in there she hadn’t finished reading. Now, she suddenly felt as if a part of her heart was missing, leaving her feeling empty and uncomfortable.

“Sister Ying, did you know? Today, our class played soccer and won first place in the whole school!”

“Sister Ying, the bun shop behind the Fu Yi Hospital is really delicious! You should go try it!”

“Ying, I got first place in math again in this month’s exam!”

“Ying Jie, today some people from the hospital came to our school for a physical check-up. I thought it was your hospital and got so excited!”

“Sister Ying, today I saw someone outside who looked a lot like you!”

Xu Shuying, in a daze, opened her phone and reviewed her chat history with Xu Mo.

She suddenly realized that after Xu Mo stopped sending her messages two years ago, there were still thirty or forty messages in their chat history.

However, all these messages were sent by Xu Mo, and she had never replied to any of them.

This continued for about three months. Every two or three days, he would send her a message. Later, it seemed that seeing no response from her, Xu Mo gradually stopped sending any messages.

Was she busy at that time?

Actually, she wasn’t busy at all!

Her job was relatively easy. Except for the occasional busy periods when she had surgeries, most of the time she was quite relaxed.

In recent years, during her free time, she even went on trips, shopped with her close friends, and enjoyed eating out and having fun. However, she never looked at those messages.

At that time, he was probably very proud to tell her that he got first place in math, that he had achieved top scores in his monthly exams.

He likely had no one else to share with; his relationships with others weren’t good, and he was closest to her, so he shared his progress with her, showing off a bit.

He probably wanted to receive a response, or at least some acknowledgment.

But she didn’t look at them at all.

Even when he finished his college entrance exams and achieved the top score, she still found it hard to believe!

Xu Shuying suddenly couldn’t bring herself to finish reading the dozens of messages. Most of them were about things he encountered at school or happy moments he eagerly shared with her.

Each and every message made Xu Shuying feel lost and overwhelmed.

She suddenly didn’t know how to face the world or how to face Xu Wanting and the others.

“Director Tang went down to deliver a meal to the top scorer! Director Tang really cares about him!”

“Who wouldn’t like an outstanding child? Director Tang said he felt a connection with him. Regarding the funding, Director Tang had already received the news!”

“Having no parents since childhood is truly pitiful. It’s normal for Director Tang to want to care for him now! But it’s uncertain if he would be willing to be adopted!”

The conversation between Aunt Song and Jiang Pingting continued to echo in Xu Shuying’s ears. She hugged herself, curled up in her seat, trembling.

…

Director Tang Jingyi delivered a meal.

It included a bowl of soup.

This wasn’t the first time she had brought food; it was the fourth time. Xu Mo found her actions strange and didn’t understand why she wanted to adopt him.

However, after hearing from Jiang Pingting yesterday that Director Tang had no children of her own, Xu Mo felt a bit relieved. Perhaps she just wanted someone to rely on in her old age.

Xu Mo naturally didn’t want to get involved in her family matters. However, he suddenly remembered another issue: his household registration had not yet been transferred out of the Xu family.

For Xu Mo, this was a significant issue. In the future, he would frequently need his household registration for various matters, and only by transferring it out of the Xu family would things become more convenient.

It was clear that he would have to return to the Xu family to transfer his household registration.

“Auntie Tang, you don’t need to tire yourself out preparing meals for me. I can eat outside on my own!” Xu Mo said to Director Tang Jingyi, thinking about the matter.

Director Tang smiled and said, “Why are you being so polite, child? There’s no one at home with me, and making an extra portion doesn’t take much effort! Don’t you need a place to eat? How about this: come to my house for meals during this period!”

Xu Mo immediately smiled, “I do have a place to eat! I eat with my friends!”

“Where can you kids compare to Auntie Tang’s cooking skills? Let me tell you, Auntie Tang is trained!” Director Tang chuckled. “If you’re free tomorrow, bring your friends over to Auntie Tang’s house for a meal. Auntie Tang’s place will be lively since there’s no one at home!”

“Auntie Tang, you’re too kind. We’re actually going on a business trip tomorrow!”

“In that case, how about in a few days?” Director Tang suggested with a smile.

Xu Mo, seeing her hospitality, thought for a moment and nodded reluctantly.

He didn’t want to get involved in these matters, but after hearing from Jiang Pingting that Director Tang’s family had considerable influence, both in the capital and in Xiahai City, establishing a good relationship with her could be very helpful for his future career.

In addition, if he wanted to transfer his household registration from the Xu family, he couldn’t do it without another household head. If the Tang family was suitable, moving there wouldn’t be a problem.

Anyway, he needed to move out of the Xu family first, or it would be very troublesome later on.

After exchanging pleasantries with Director Tang, Xu Mo saw the hot weather and took off his shirt, starting to move the bicycles with his bare arms.

With the funding in place, the pressure for the upcoming work would be immense. Many things needed to be promoted, and Xu Mo needed to finish his current tasks as soon as possible.

As he moved the bicycles, planning his next steps, suddenly, a fragrance wafted to his nose, and a figure appeared in front of him.

Xu Mo looked up, immediately furrowing his brows.

It was Xu Xuehui!

“Excuse me!”

Xu Mo pretended not to see her, quickly avoiding her and continuing to move his bicycles.

The weather was quite hot, and he had been busy for a while, sweating profusely, with his face already tanned from the sun!

“Xu Mo, I’m sorry, Second Elder Sister let you down!” Xu Xuehui’s eyes were red, tears welling up.

Xu Mo immediately looked disgusted, as if he had just eaten a fly, and couldn’t be bothered to deal with her. He quickly loaded the last few bicycles onto the truck.

“Let’s go! We’re done moving!”

“Xu Mo!”

Xu Xuehui called out to him, but Xu Mo remained impassive, not even glancing her way. He simply climbed into the truck and drove off.

Witnessing this, Xu Xuehui couldn’t hold back her tears.

“Elder Sister?” Xu Shuying, who was upstairs, was taken aback by the sight.

But Xu Mo had already departed, paying no heed to their presence.

Seeing her second elder sister in tears, Xu Shuying’s heart sank even further.

As her eldest sister recounted, Xu Mo had once harbored deep affection for their second elder sister. He had even gone to her school in secret. But now… his actions were undeniably Ruthless!