Chapter 5: He wanted to possess her, but in a vile way

Meng Ming Xuan sat on the sofa, the blood-stained gauze on her wrist had been replaced.

Although she was holding the remote control, choosing a movie, her gaze couldn’t help but follow the man’s figure.

As for where the remote control had been pressed, she hadn’t paid any attention.

Yan Mo Jiu put away the medicine box, threw the alcohol wipe he had used into the trash can, and glanced at Meng Ming Xuan with his deep black eyes.

Ming Xuan had been watching him.

Wherever he went, her gaze followed.

She seemed… very insecure.

This reminded Yan Mo Jiu of when six-year-old Meng Ming Xuan first arrived at the Yan family, she was also so cautious and uneasy.

She would cry in her sleep at night, hiding under the covers, curled up in a ball, calling for her father, mother, and sister…

It was heartbreaking.

It took him three months to gain her trust and make her his little shadow.

Then he spent another ten years making her truly integrate into the Yan family.

She became confident and bright, and he spoiled her until she was incredibly spoiled.

In the circles of Lin City, everyone jokingly called her “Little Princess of Lin City.”

He couldn’t believe that Yin Ting had easily destroyed all his efforts in just two years.

Yan Mo Jiu squeezed an orange juice, poured it into a glass, and turned back to Meng Ming Xuan.

“Planning to watch cartoons?”

He gently placed the orange juice in front of her, his brows slightly raised, glancing at the TV screen.

Meng Ming Xuan shifted her gaze to the screen and realized that when she had been pressing the buttons absentmindedly, she had entered the cartoon channel – an educational pre-school cartoon channel.

She blushed and quickly used the remote control to choose a different movie.

But…

What should she watch…

Suddenly, Meng Ming Xuan remembered that when she used to watch horror movies, Yan Mo Jiu said she was both bad at it and loved it, so she had an idea and chose a newly released suspense horror movie.

This way, she could legitimately snuggle up to Jiu Ge!

“Ming Xuan, are you sure you want to watch this?” Yan Mo Jiu frowned slightly when he saw the name of the new movie.

This new movie had received a lot of positive feedback and was invested in by Nie Zi Yang.

Nie Zi Yang had made a fortune.

The plot was very mind-bending, but also very scary.

It wasn’t suitable for Ming Xuan – she had been afraid of these things since she was little.

Because… she had witnessed her parents’ car accident death with her own eyes.

“Hmm!” Meng Ming Xuan nodded vigorously, she wanted to watch this.

Otherwise, how would she have a chance to cling to her brother.

“Not scared?”

“Not scared!”

Anyway, he was here.

If she was really scared, she would just burrow into his arms.

Meng Ming Xuan secretly made a plan in her heart.

Looking at the girl’s bright, innocent eyes, Yan Mo Jiu’s expression suddenly turned cold.

It was Yin Ting who had changed her.

He probably took her to watch these a lot.

Yan Mo Jiu didn’t say anything and sat on the armrest of the sofa.

There was still one person’s distance between him and Meng Ming Xuan.

All along, it was Meng Ming Xuan who took the initiative to close the distance.

If Meng Ming Xuan didn’t take the initiative, Yan Mo Jiu would stay far away from her.

He was afraid that his ugly side would be discovered by Meng Ming Xuan.

Yan Mo Jiu’s restraint was completely beyond Meng Ming Xuan’s understanding.

She looked at the man who was radiating coldness and wondered how she had upset him again?

Never mind.

It’s better to appease him first.

It’s just that… in her memories of her past life, she had already…

Yan Mo Jiu had been separated for several years, so her act of being cute would be awkward.

Just as Meng Ming Xuan was thinking about how to make the man happy, the horror movie started playing, and it started with a bang – a bloody face suddenly appeared on the big screen.

“Ah!” Meng Ming Xuan screamed and instinctively rushed towards Yan Mo Jiu.

Yan Mo Jiu heard her scream and immediately stretched out his arm.

She rushed over and landed right in his arms.

Yan Mo Jiu looked down at the furry head in his arms, his thin lips curled slightly.

So, she was still afraid.

“Is it over? Is it over?” Meng Ming Xuan’s heart was pounding wildly, her voice trembling uncontrollably.

Yan Mo Jiu glanced at the movie that was starting to develop its plot, his thin lips parted slightly: “No.”

Meng Ming Xuan burrowed further into the man’s arms.

“Te-tell me when it’s over.”

“Hmm.”

Yan Mo Jiu responded indifferently, his arm tightening around the girl in his arms.

The fresh scent of shower gel, faintly sweet, emanated from Meng Ming Xuan’s slightly open collar.

It was refreshing and intoxicating.

But Yan Mo Jiu’s cold, ink-black eyes held a hint of self-loathing.

He knew she loved someone else, and she only burrowed into his arms because he was her dependent family…

Yet, he was vilely wanting to possess her.

Not just her body.

But also… her heart.

If she knew that he had harbored such thoughts since she was a young girl, she would surely find it disgusting.

Yan Mo Jiu chuckled self-deprecatingly.

He couldn’t keep up the charade for too long.

He was afraid of being discovered by the girl in his arms.

So, he gently rested his chin on top of Meng Ming Xuan’s head, rubbed it slightly, and said in a low voice, “It’s over.”

However, Meng Ming Xuan didn’t get up.

She mumbled something softly and continued to nestle in Yan Mo Jiu’s arms.

A flash of surprise crossed Yan Mo Jiu’s black eyes.

She was…

Asleep?

In his arms?

Yan Mo Jiu loosened his grip on Meng Ming Xuan slightly, adjusted her position in his arms, and then looked down.

The girl nestled in his arms had long, thick eyelashes that quietly covered her eyelids.

Her usually bright, lively eyes were closed obediently.

Her shallow, even breathing showed that she had truly fallen asleep.

Only her uninjured hand was still tightly clutching the corner of his shirt in her sleep.

As if afraid he would leave.

This feeling of being trusted, of being needed, softened Yan Mo Jiu’s cold, hard heart.

He picked up the remote control that had fallen on the sofa and turned off the TV sound.

Then, he quietly watched his little cultivated rose, drifting from light sleep to deep sleep.

After a long time, he lowered his head slightly and left a very light kiss on her fair forehead.

Meng Ming Xuan didn’t wake up.

A whole day of physical fatigue, the psychological impact of her rebirth, and the familiar scent of Yan Mo Jiu, which brought her a sense of security, made her incredibly relaxed.

She had been sleepless for a long, long time in her past life.

Meng Ming Xuan slept until the middle of the night.

She was trying to turn over in her sleep, but she didn’t succeed, so she opened her sleepy eyes.

But as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Yan Mo Jiu’s handsome, cold face.

The feeling of being in a dream made her eyes feel sore.

“Jiu Ge…”

She raised her finger pitifully and touched the man’s face.

“I already know I was wrong, why are you still ignoring me?”

She had sent him so many apology messages.

But he didn’t reply to a single one.

He didn’t want her anymore.

Yan Mo Jiu’s eyes were slightly complex as he looked at Meng Ming Xuan, whose eyes were quickly turning red. The grievance and uneasiness in her eyes were so obvious that he couldn’t ignore them.

What was she afraid of?

Or rather… what had she experienced?

“Jiu Ge hasn’t ignored Ming Xuan.” Yan Mo Jiu reached out and gently clasped her soft fingers, saying in a low voice, “Jiu Ge will never ignore Ming Xuan.”

Unless, he died.