Stardust in the Moonlight: Little Wildcat, Don't Try to Run Away

Chapter 267 Breathing Space

Li Xin looked at Mo Chen. From his expression he knew he had heard everything that had just been said. Li Xin then looked at Assistant Dong and Xia Xiluo in the car.

"Can't you just stay in the hospital and take good care of yourself before coming back? Why are you in such a hurry?" Li Xin looked at Mo Chen who was walking over.

"I want to come back and see Rongyue. Why does she..." Mo Chen took a step towards the elevator.

Li Xin blocked Mo Chen.

"Don't go! Don't go now. It's not that I won't help you, but you've seen how miserable she is. You have to give her some time. The more you push her about your relationship, the more counterproductive it will be."

"I don't understand. She was fine with me yesterday, why is she like this today..."

"I don't understand either..." Li Xin looked at Mo Chen, "But if you go up to see her now, it will only make her feel worse. Let her take a breath and go back to the hospital."

Xia Xiluo walked to Mo Chen and said, "Listen to Li Xin, go back to the hospital to recuperate and get well first. Maybe Rongyue was just frightened by Kun Jun and will be fine in two days. With Li Xin accompanying her, she will be fine."

Mo Chen thought about what Rongyue had just said, and his heart ached with her. For a moment, he felt that the pain overshadowed the pain in his body. The moment he saw Rongyue crying, he wanted to hug her immediately.

Li Xin felt uncomfortable seeing Mo Chen's sad and lost look.

"Mo Chen, Rong Yue has only cared about a few things along the way, but it seems that they all made her suffer the torment of gaining and losing, especially you. You should be able to feel how important you are to her."

"We all know that you left for her own good, but she didn't know that! She suffered just as much! She got through those difficult days in her own way, and finally let it go. Just when her life started to get better, you came back and told her that everything was a scheme designed by you, that you did it to protect her, that you loved her..." Li Xin frowned and shook his head helplessly.

"Even the most sentimental person can't stand this kind of repeated torture."

"Your departure shattered all her sense of security..."

Li Xin's words were like a thunderclap, causing Mo Chen's chest to ache. Mo Chen raised his eyes and looked at Li Xin.

"I'm not saying you're wrong. If I were you, I would probably protect her in the same way. But I also watched her suffer little by little. I feel bad for both of you. But you have to take your time."

"What kind of fate do you two have?"

Li Xin sighed and patted Mo Chen on the shoulder, "Go back to the hospital. Life is so long, why rush?"

Xia Xiluo looked at Li Xin, then at Mo Chen. Yes, life is so long, she doesn't need to be in a hurry.

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Li family birthday banquet.

Rongyue took the children to their grandfather's house, and then went to the Li family's old house together.

Mo Chen picked up the children at the door. Rong Yue looked at Mo Chen and saw that he seemed to be completely well. His previous sick and haggard appearance was completely gone. Perhaps it was also because he was dressed solemnly today, looking very heroic.

Rongyue thought about it. Since the day he was sent to the hospital, it seemed that he had not come to see her much except for picking up the children. It was just daily contact. It seemed that he did not live in Li Xin's house, which really made Rongyue feel a lot more relaxed.

Mo Chen held the child and looked up at Rongyue. Today she was wearing a green cheongsam, looking dignified and gentle. She looked at them with a faint smile on her face. The moment her eyes met Rongyue's, Mo Chen's heart still shook quietly.

"Everyone is here, let's go." Gong Yi stood up and helped his grandfather up.

When they arrived at the Li family's old house, as soon as they entered the door, the elders of the Li family came over to greet them warmly.

"Sister Rongyue! Do you miss me?" Rongyue was hugged and she saw clearly the person hugging her, Li Yuyan.

"Of course I miss you. Why haven't you come back to China for a long time?" Rongyue looked at Yuyan, who had shed her childishness and turned into a young and beautiful girl.

"Who knew you'd be even busier after going to college! You don't even have time to come back! Well~ I miss you so much, and my two babies!" After saying this, Yuyan went to kiss the two children.

Rongyue felt very close to Yuyan because in recent years Yuyan would come back to live with Li Xin during holidays. The two children liked their aunt Yuyan very much.

With Yuyan around, Rongyue felt a lot more at ease, because there were already many people in the Li family. Although Rongyue greeted Mo Chen, she couldn't tell who was who when she turned around. Moreover, there were too many people who came to celebrate her birthday today, but none of them were people Rongyue knew. With Yuyan by her side the whole time, she felt more at ease.

As Grandpa and his group were led into the inner room, it suddenly became much quieter. There were only a few families sitting there. Rongyue looked around and found that she only knew Xia Xiluo's family. She had never seen the other families, but among them was Qin Huaiyi, whom she had met at Grandpa's house.

The reason why Rongyue recognized Qin Huaiyi was that as soon as they came in, Qin Huaiyi stood up and walked to Mo Chen, "Grandpa, Uncle! Brother Mo Chen, you are finally here!"

Mo Chen looked at Qin Huaiyi and smiled.

"Are these the babies?" Qin Huaiyi saw the two children and said, "Wow, they are so cute! How come they are so beautiful?"

Both darlings looked at Qin Huaiyi with polite smiles.

"Well, it's up to their mother."

Qin Huaiyi listened to Mo Chen's gentle tone. She looked up at Mo Chen with some surprise. Following Mo Chen's gaze, her eyes fell on Rongyue.

Rongyue glanced at Mo Chen and smiled, but there was a strong affection in Mo Chen's eyes, until his eyes moved away from Rongyue and looked at other people, then he regained his indifference.

Qin Huaiyi looked at Rongyue carefully before he realized that this was the woman he met at Gong Yi's house that day... Wasn't she with Li Xin... It turned out that she was the woman who was rumored to have been married and divorced from Mo Chen... But... since they were divorced, how could she still come to such a party with Gong Yi's family?

Qin Huaiyi became more and more confused until his parents called him back to his seat.

Xia Xiluo glanced at Rongyue, seeing her sitting next to Mo Chen and the two really adorable children. She felt like her heart was being pressed down by a huge rock, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Xia Xiluo's father Xia Mingwu and Xia Xiluo's mother Qin Yuejun also had the same feeling.

Qin Yuejun watched the two children hug and kiss each other affectionately among the elderly people, and then obediently returned to the arms of Gong Yidu and Gong Yixunran. She felt so regretful when she saw how they doted on the children.

At first, Qin Yuejun thought that Mo Chen would never forgive Nangong Rongyue because of his mother's death. She wanted to take that opportunity to get rid of Nangong Rongyue, at least the child could not be kept, but she was afraid of Li Xin, and ended up with all the troubles today. So many years have passed, and Xia Xiluo not only did not get together with Mo Chen, but also let Nangong Rongyue climb up. The Gong Yi family brought her to this kind of banquet like this, which clearly told everyone that Nangong Rongyue was still a member of the Gong Yi family! She was so angry that she almost vomited blood.

Xia Mingwu glanced at Xia Xiluo with a look of disappointment on his face.

"Xiaoyu, come here." Grandpa Li waved to Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu looked up at her great-grandfather, and after getting his consent, she ran to Grandpa Li.

Grandpa Li picked up Xiaoyu and put her on his lap. "Oh, it's been such a short time since we last saw each other. How come this little girl has become so heavy?" Grandpa Li pinched Xiaoyu's chubby face.

Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Every day in kindergarten, I have to eat one... two... three..." Xiaoyu broke her little hand and raised three fingers to Grandpa Li, "Three pieces of cake! They are beautiful and sweet!"

Everyone couldn't help but smile when looking at Xiaoyu's childish and innocent appearance.

"Both beautiful and sweet? Are you talking about the cake or our Xiaoyu?" Grandpa Li hugged Xiaoyu in his arms, his eyes full of love, and his voice was not strong anymore.

"Me?" Xiaoyu raised her head and looked at Grandpa Li. "I am pretty, but I don't taste sweet."

Everyone was touched by Xiaoyu's confused yet serious expression and laughed.

Grandpa Li was even more delighted. He lifted up Xiaoyu's hand and smelled it. "Why isn't it sweet? Our Xiaoyu smells sweet!"

Grandpa Li took out a small object from behind and clipped it on Xiaoyu's collar.

Xiaoyu lowered her head and touched the butterfly clip made of pearls on her collar. "Is it a butterfly today? It's so pretty!" Then she looked up and smiled sweetly. "Thank you, Grandpa Li!"

Rongyue looked at the butterfly clip on Xiaoyu's collar and was about to say something, because every time the two children came to Grandpa Li's place, Xiaoyu would take back something similar to a small hair accessory. At first, Rongyue didn't care, but later, when the Queen Mother saw Xiaoyu playing with it, she took a closer look and found that the diamonds and pearls on it were real. This scared Rongyue. Xiaoyu had almost collected a box of such valuable things. Rongyue looked at them and found that some were inlaid with diamonds and some with gems. Each one was made of jewels with children's favorite animal patterns. They were all finely crafted and extremely gorgeous, and there was no way to return them.

The Queen Mother thought it was nothing and advised Rongyue to be at ease, because they were children of Gong Yi's family and the families they came into contact with were not ordinary, so it was natural for them to receive these things.

Xiaoyu ran back to her great-grandfather's arms, still fiddling with the little clip on her collar.

"Mr. Li really likes Xiaoyu, and he is willing to give her anything."

"I think! This old man has ulterior motives! He wants to take our Xiaoyu as his own family." Grandma Jiang teased Grandpa Li with a smile.

Grandpa Li smiled proudly.

"Rongyue, you must keep your eyes open and choose your son-in-law carefully! Don't be tricked by others!" Grandma Jiang turned to Rongyue and joked.

Everyone looked at Rongyue, who felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.

"Mo Chen and Li Xin are like brothers. Xiao Yu and Xiao Chu have recognized Li Xin as their adoptive father, so they are naturally a family with Grandpa Li."

Rongyue looked at Grandma Jiang and smiled. "Children's affairs are all up to fate. Grandpa is here. He has a good eye and will check on Xiaoyu. And... Grandma, you have a good eye too. Rongyue is relieved to have you around."

Grandma Jiang smiled and said, "You are right to praise me. Gong Yidu has chosen a good wife for his grandson!"

Rongyue's face suddenly turned hot when she heard what Grandma Jiang said.

Mo Chen looked at Rong Yue and found that her ears were red. She turned her head and looked at him with embarrassment and shyness in her eyes. Her cute appearance really touched his heart.

Rongyue looked at Mo Chen's smile, her breathing stagnated, and she quickly avoided his gaze, looking at Grandma Jiang pleadingly.