Chapter Ten: The Determined Rebirth
Mo Ting did not speak again, his line of sightreturned to the front. Tang Ning stared at his right ear lobe, like a piece of artwork, adding to his devilish charm.
“With how you’re looking at me, are youinviting me to kiss you? Hold you? Or…”
Tang Ning nervously but firmly drew back,before she reached out to hold Mo Ting’s arm. This way, she also avoided theawkward situation.
“Before we go to our new home, can youaccompany me somewhere else?”
“After we do, tonight, will we finish lastnight’s matter? En?” Mo Ting asked. His tone was quite frivolous as he poked ather. Tang Ning was unable to bury her nervousness, because she knew that shewould not be able to gather up the courage she had the night before. Mo Tingdid not speak anymore and let her hold his arm, but the way his mouth curled inthe dim lighting reminded Tang Ning of yesternight’s events.
They did not go to Mo Ting’s home yet becauseof Tang Ning’s request, and instead went to Beijing’s famous cherry woods. Sheand Han Yu Fan had often gone there in the past on their dates, but today, shehad thoroughly kicked Han Yu fan away from her heart. Finally, she answered herphone, her voice low, “I’m at the cherry forest, the one we agreed to meet at inthe past so if you want to talk to me, at that old place…I’ll see you there.”
“Alright, I’ll be there,” Han Yu Fan immediatelyagreed. Although he and Mo Yu Rou were already together, he never had anyintentions of abandoning Tang Ning. How he could he find anyone better than herto cheat on? Frankly before, he already had his mind set on becoming acouple with her, as she could help him financially.
Tang Ning hung up the phone, and glancing overto Mo Ting, she said sincerely, “this is the last time. I’m calling him nowbecause of personal reasons, but in the future…”
Mo Ting raised his eyebrows, but he did notspeak. He pat the seat next to him before motioning to Tang Ning who was by hisside, showing his possessiveness of her.
Tang Ning obediently leaned on him as theydrove, eventually arriving at the restaurant. Through the transparent gla.s.sfrom the second floor they could see an anxious figure appearing by the cherryblossom tree.
Han Yu Fan came!
Once, how many times had she been sodim-witted, standing in the place where Han Yu Fan was, waiting for him foreven a whole day, before realizing inthe end that she was stood up?
Now that she was really thinking about it, shegave him her whole heart, and still he did as he pleased with her, therefore…standing her up, toying with her, betraying her…! She dared Han Yu Fan to trythat again.
“It’s like this that you can dissolve thehatred and regret in your heart?” Mo Ting asked Tang Ning.
“Of course not, for me, no matter how big orsevere, it still wouldn’t be enough!” Mo Ting’s finger slid across her cheek toher jaw, holding her chin high. He looked at her in the eyes. So when thisdelicate woman was emotionally hurt, she pursued the matter of revenge quicklyand neatly. Putting on false airs with her would be a grave mistake.
“I just ordered foie gra.s.s. The waiter said itwas flown from France, so I a.s.sume it must be good,” Mo Ting said, letting goof Tang Ning’s jaw as he revealed a hint of a surprised smile.
“How do you know what I prefer to eat?”
“To know my husband’s preferences, what’s sodifficult about that?” Tang Ning reminded the waiter to serve the dishes soonso they could eat while talking.
Mo Ting looked at her with hunger in his eyes,revealing a trace of danger before he said, “however, I do not want to merelychat with you, I just want to kiss you!”
Who said he was the number one toxic in theentertainment industry? Obviously in front of this woman, whose toxicity was highas well, it really made people get addicted of her presence.
Downstairs Han Yu Fan waited patiently, whileupstairs Mo Ting and Tang Ning dined together. As they did, Tang Ning avoidedmentioning her career, and Mo Ting understood her intentions. But from hercoping abilities, this little woman was really not weak at all.
Still though… even if she was not weak, she washis, Mo Ting’s wife, and as long as she was his then Tang Ning could never bebullied by someone else.
Soon, an hour pa.s.sed. Han Yu Fan who waswaiting downstairs felt impatient, but he still did not dare to take even onestep to leave. During this period, he kept on calling Tang Ning, however shealready turned off her notifications. What he didn’t know was that in the eyesof Tang Ning and Mo Ting, he was the equivalent of a janitor for them.
Finally, the couple finished eating. Mo Tinglooked at Han Yu Fan who was still downstairs and asked Tang Ning, “are yougoing to continue watching him?”
She shook her head. “No, but can you please helpme go home now?”
Mo Ting nodded before checking out the bill,and with Tang Ning by his side the two left. Upon reaching Tang Ning’sapartment, she asked him to wait for five minutes before coming in. Coming in,Mo Ting saw that there was no pictures of Han Yu Fan and Tang Ning.
“Mo Ting, please wait for me here, I just needto clean something up.”
Mo Ting looked around Tang Ning’s apartment, stoppingon a picture in her living room, where she was a holding a trophy with thet.i.tle ‘first’. If she hadn’t retreated that year… she would have long beenfamous in the world as a model.
Five minutes later, Tang Ning came out of herbathroom, holding a teddy bear.
“This is all of my belongings.”
“This is everything?”
“I won’t take anything that makes me reminiscent,they can just stay in here,” Tang Ning shook her head firmly, but then suddenlyMo Ting hugged her, before pressing his lips to her. At first, Tang Ning wassurprised, but then she closed her eyes and relaxed into the kiss, beforestopping when Mo Ting’s hand brushed against her skirt.
“You can do at home anything else you need todo, but at this moment, my kiss is a new memory made here, is that better?”Tang Ning leaned into his chest, feeling his calm breaths. She decided that afterthis, she wouldn’t let people hurt her anymore, everything that belonged toher, she would grasp firmly with her own hands.
Han Yu Fan, on the other hand was still waitingfor Tang Ning after four hours by the cherry tree. At first he intended to waituntil she came, but… he finally received a call from Mo Yu Rou, “Yu Fan, whereare you? I’m here in your home, but I can’t find you… I feel uncomfortable… YuFan, the scandal with that photo, why hasn’t it been suppressed yet? I feltscared that I might be ruined because of that.”
With that, Han Yu Fan instantly sobered up. Heimmediately drove home. Upon seeing Mo Yu Rou standing miserably by his door, onefoot stepped inside, he immediately embraced her.
“I won’t let you be destroyed, and I won’t letDay Arts be destroyed either.”
“Yu Fan, I only have you, as well as ourchildren…”
Han Yu Fan soothed Mo Yu Rou, gently pattingher back. He ordered the public relations team to improve the situationovernight, to tell others that the truth was that Mo Yu Rou’s right leg wasinjured and Han Yu Fan was only helping her. It wasn’t like the photographymade it look to be, that they were… kissing.
What was most important of this though, wasthat Han Yu Fan continued to sacrifice Tang Ning, alluding that she was the onebehind this situation, and that the public shouldn’t be easily mislead.