Chapter 8 - Part 2
The overbearing patriarch fell in love with me
Translated by peonynoveltl
Looking at this little boy who is obviously heartbroken but still enduring the tears, Mo Yitao"s heart was like being stabbed by a tiny hedgehog, somewhat unable to repress the ache in his heart. He anxiously held the boy"s slightly thin shoulder with one hand and gently held the back of the boy"s head with his other hand to put him into his embrace, as if afraid of scaring him. He softly comforted him: “Don"t be sad, little Qi, gege is still here."
As for that person who Mo Yitao thought was heartbroken but still holding back the tears and pretending to be strong, he"s currently leaning on Mo Yitao"s chest with some awkwardness. He somehow remembered the orange juice that originally belonged to him but was later taken a sip by Mo Yitao. A strange feeling welled up in his heart.
Suddenly, he discovered that this family head seems to be too close to him?
But the strange thing is that he doesn"t seem to hate this kind of closeness?
This sudden perception stunned He Yan a bit, but at this time he couldn"t be bothered with thinking about the vague thoughts in his mind. Once you have started, you have to complete it. The most important thing right now is to solve the matter of Mo Tiangao"s family first.
So he set aside the strange feeling in his heart and diligently acted like a boy who was really overwhelmed by the betrayal of his loved ones. He leaned docilely and delicately into the embrace of the only person he could trust. His trembling voice revealed his inner confusion and pain: "Gege, why....if my uncle"s family lacks money, I can lend lend it to them first, why would they do this?"
Mo Yitao couldn"t help but tightened his hold around the soft body that"s two size smaller than him. "Little Qi, there are good and bad people. You are kind to others, but others might not be grateful for it. Humanity is a very complicated thing."
"On this matter, I would also like to apologize to you on behalf of my father. When father made the decision to intrust your care to Mo Tiangao, he made the mistake of not evaluating them properly." Mo Yitao paused, "So give me a chance, let me make it up to you on behalf of my father, okay?"
When the boy heard this, he immediately raised his head from his embrace and refuted him in a hurry: "No, it"s not Uncle Mo"s fault. I lived with them for four years and didn"t notice their true faces, how could Uncle Mo see through them?"
Looking at the boy whose eyes are red but still explain to him seriously, Mo Yitao"s heart softened again. He loosened his arms around the boy and gently touched his soft hair, "In any case, my father was too careless. As his son, I should make up for his fault. You are still young, let me help you with this matter, okay? I guarantee that they will be justly punished by the law."
The boy"s face showed some struggle, then after a long while, as if he finally made up his mind, he nodded to Mo Yitao slowly.
After that, Mo Yitao still stayed in He Yan"s room to gently and patiently console him for a while, until the boy became sleepy and fell asleep did he finally closed the door lightly and left.
However, the moment the door was closed, the boy who was already asleep on the bed opened his eyes. Under the dim yellow light of the headboard, the expression on his face looked a little obscure.
Mo Yitao"s recent behavior is a bit too obvious.
It seems like his initial judgment was wrong, Mo Yitao...his thoughts towards him are probably something different. He previously thought that it was a type of care and love for a junior, only now did he notice the difference.
He Yan felt some headache and agitation. Although he intends to use Mo Yitao"s power to avenge Mo Qi, he doesn"t intend to pay for it with his own body....No, he can"t say it like that, although Mo Yitao"s thoughts towards him are a little like that, this family head is very gentlemanly. At least for now, it doesn"t look like he will do something to him.
Although Mo Yitao often randomly gives him hugs, hold his hand, touch his head and all that, but in earnest, these actions can still be forcefully counted as normal contact between relatives. Other people will deliberately touch sensitive areas to eat tofu*, but he never did any of that.
*flirt/s.e.xually hara.s.s someone
He doesn"t know what is Mo Yitao"s current situation. Is he still at the stage where he hasn"t realized his feelings yet? Or does he plan to boil the frog with warm water*?
*Slowly increasing a negative stimulus that would otherwise be rejected if performed all at once.
This idiom came from an old myth:
If you put a frog in boiling water it will immediately jump out, but if you put the frog in cold water and then slowly turn up the heat, the frog will eventually get boiled alive.
He Yan opened his eyes wide as he thought for a long time, but still couldn"t figure out Mo Yitao"s thoughts. In the end, seeing that Mo Yitao"s behavior is still quite reserved, he decided to bide his time and settle the original host"s annoying uncle and aunt first, then deal with the family head who has impure thoughts.