Chapter 2240: Chapter 44: The Girl He Cherished Since Childhood Is Not Someone Shi Xi Can Humiliate

"Ziyi, it’s me."

The silent autumn night carried Shi Xi’s voice clearly into Mo Ziye’s ears.

The chill between Mo Ziye’s brows didn’t lessen with her voice, instead, it intensified, even his breath was tinged with coldness.

During his days on the business trip, Shi Xi hadn’t called him.

Even after knowing she went to the company to find Qin Qingqing, Mo Ziye never called Shi Xi.

He was waiting for her call to come in.

Days passed, and her call finally came.

Her voice was cautious, a guilty conscience from knowing she had done something wrong.

Mo Ziye didn’t speak, slightly pursing his thin lips, taking long strides toward home.

On the other end of the line, Shi Xi couldn’t hear Mo Ziye’s response. After a few seconds of silence, she hesitantly called again, "Ziyi, are you mad at me?"

"You don’t need to call me anymore, this is the end between us."

"Ziyi?"

The icy and merciless tone of Mo Ziye fell, and Shi Xi urgently called out from the other side of the phone.

Listening to her urgent voice, Mo Ziye’s expression remained unchanged, his voice coldly indifferent, "I hate petty and scheming women the most. You know very well that Qingqing grew up beside me, and it’s an unchangeable fact that we had a past. But you can’t accept it, and even went behind my back to trouble her..."

"Ziyi, I was impulsive for a moment, I’ve realized my mistake over these past few days."

Shi Xi was even more urgent than before, with deep fear mixed in.

They had only been dating for a few days, and he was about to break up with her—no, she didn’t agree.

"In a moment of impulse, you went and said those things to her? Shi Xi, I originally thought you were a kind-hearted woman. You’ve let me down too much."

"I... I can apologize to Qingqing, okay? Ziyi, forgive me once, I promise I’ll never be jealous of Qingqing again."

Shi Xi, a young lady from Imperial City, always felt an immense sense of superiority in front of Qin Qingqing, but in front of Mo Ziye, because she was too deeply involved, she became humble.

She was determined that as long as she could be with Mo Ziye, she could compromise on anything.

Mo Ziye didn’t answer her immediately.

He had already reached outside the villa.

He looked up at the light inside the villa, his cold and emotionless voice spilling from his thin lips, "My father and Qingqing’s father are like brothers, she and I couldn’t become lovers, but we are like siblings."

"I understand, from now on I’ll treat Qingqing as my sister and be nice to her."

"If she can forgive you, then I’ll forgive you. Shi Xi, not any woman is qualified to be the daughter-in-law of the Mo family."

"Ziyi, I’ll apologize to Qingqing tomorrow."

Mo Ziye didn’t ask her how she planned to apologize, that wasn’t his concern; he just indifferently said, "I’m going to rest, we’ll talk tomorrow if there’s anything."

Then he hung up the call from Shi Xi.

He didn’t even tell Shi Xi that he had returned to G City.

His gaze lingered on the call record on the phone screen, and a cold and fierce look passed through Mo Ziye’s chilly eyes.

The girl he had cared for and cherished since childhood, how could Shi Xi dare to insult her?

He pursed his lips, opened the contact list, and his long fingers pressed the call button.

Walking into the villa, Qin Qingqing’s voice came through, slightly muffled as she was eating, "Hey, Brother Ziyi."

"Is it good?"

Unable to see her eating, but Mo Ziye could completely imagine it.

Qin Qingqing was never the gentle and elegant type, but the way she ate was adorable in Mo Ziye’s eyes.

He had always loved watching her eat, she was so easily happy and satisfied. Every time he allowed her to have sweets, her beautiful eyes would overflow with joy.

"It’s delicious, Brother Ziyi, are you home?"

Qin Qingqing’s voice carried a slight hint of laughter.

Mo Ziye’s mouth unconsciously curved up, "Just got into the villa, haven’t entered the living room yet, are you free tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow I’m going shopping with Sister Momo."

Unsure of his intentions, Qin Qingqing answered and refused without hesitation.

"That’s not something important."

"It is important." Qin Qingqing swallowed the food in her mouth, her voice clearly coming through, "Tomorrow I still have to buy a gift for... Aunt Jing."

"Qingqing, you’ve called her Second Aunt for so many years, this Aunt Jing sounds really awkward to me, I bet it sounds awkward to everyone. I’ve already bought the birthday gift for Second Aunt for you, you don’t need to buy it."

At this point, Mo Ziye paused for a moment, then continued, "Shi Xi called earlier, said she wants to apologize to you. You can make some time tomorrow."

"She’s apologizing to me?"

Qin Qingqing’s surprised voice mixed with a tone of ridicule.

"Yes, she said she was impulsive that day, tomorrow see how sincere she is, whether you forgive her or not is up to your mood."

Mo Ziye’s words made Qin Qingqing surprised once again.

Earlier when he said Shi Xi would apologize and asked her to make time, the first thing Qin Qingqing thought was that Mo Ziye was deliberately making things difficult for her.

His girlfriend came to humiliate her, did he think she’d care about the apology?

But now, hearing him say this, a complex emotion stirred in Qin Qingqing’s heart, leaving her unsure about why Mo Ziye did this.

Did he really think Shi Xi was wrong?

Or was it just for show?

Her inner scale leaned towards the former, "Brother Ziyi, I don’t want to see her."

Mo Ziye stopped his steps in the yard.

His gaze fell on the lawn ahead, his gentle voice carrying a hint of indulgence and helplessness, in a coaxing tone like speaking to a child, "You can’t stay angry with her; instead of being upset, it’s better to let it go."

"She’s not sincerely apologizing, I don’t want to see her hypocritical face, just keep her away from me."

Qin Qingqing tossed the empty snack bag into the trash and opened another one.

Beside her, Tang Jinchen quietly ate snacks without saying a word.

But he didn’t leave either.

"I just told her, if she doesn’t get your forgiveness, there’s no need to come to me anymore."

By implication, Shi Xi would definitely be very sincere in apologizing to her.

Qin Qingqing was somewhat shocked in her heart.

But it was only for a moment.

"Alright then, what time tomorrow?"

Mo Ziye was right, this wasn’t the first time for Shi Xi, after warning her once, she still dared to find her at the office and say those things.

If she really was lenient with Shi Xi just because she was Mo Ziye’s girlfriend, then she wouldn’t be called Qin Qingqing.

Mo Ziye lightly laughed on the other end of the phone.

As if satisfied that she had finally come to realize, "Tomorrow I’ll accompany you and Tongtong shopping, then call her."

Qin Qingqing paused, the snack halfway to her mouth, looking at the snacks in front of her, she suddenly whispered, "Brother Ziyi, is it related to the Shi Family?"