365-Day Trial Marriage With Hunk: Wife’s A Little Wild
Chapter 1287: Lies, Spiraling Out of Control

Chapter 1287: Chapter 1287: Lies, Spiraling Out of Control

A meal had passed, and Ning Yanan’s words had become fewer and fewer.

Mrs. Mo treated her well, and the more she did, the greater Ning Yanan’s inner torment grew.

She would have preferred Mrs. Mo to be like everyone else, disdaining her background, picking on her past, even opposing her relationship with Mo Xiyan...

Perhaps then, her heart might have felt a bit better.

"I have some friends to meet this time, so I won’t join you after dinner. Yangyang, take Yaya back, and when you have time, hurry and bring her to your grandfather and father for a look."

After dinner, Mrs. Mo left promptly, without a trace like a cloud blown away.

"Goodbye, Auntie."

Ning Yanan watched Mrs. Mo’s retreating figure and waved her hand.

Her heart couldn’t quite identify the taste.

Mo Xiyan drove the car, and all the way, Ning Yanan didn’t speak.

Usually, when she was with Mo Xiyan, she wasn’t much of a talker, but it had never been like this.

Mo Xiyan’s gaze flickered, and he pulled the car over to the side of the road and stopped.

He turned on the headlights and looked at her.

"Are you unhappy?"

"Mo Xiyan, why didn’t you tell me the person coming was your mother? We shouldn’t lie like this, your mother... she thinks I’m pregnant with your child, that’s why she..."

Ning Yanan held her belly with her hand an unspeakable discomfort.

She wasn’t good at lying, especially in front of people who treated her sincerely.

Every lie was like a dagger sticking into her flesh.

A slight move, and the pain was suffocating.

"As long as you’re willing, this child is mine. Yaya, I will treat him as my own flesh and blood, and so will the entire Mo Family."

"But he’s not! I can’t lie to myself, nor do I want to lie to anyone."

Ning Yanan covered her face, drained of strength.

There’s no wall in the world that doesn’t leak secrets. Once you tell one lie, you have to go on telling countless others to cover it up.

Like an addiction to drugs, uncontrollable once it starts.

"Then don’t lie, consider it a temporary concealment. After your affairs are resolved, I’ll pick a time for you to clarify face to face with my mom."

"..."

Ning Yanan stiffened, turned her head, and looked at him.

Mo Xiyan tugged the corner of his mouth and took Ning Yanan’s hand.

"Trust me, as long as we truly want to be together, nothing else is a problem."

"..."

Ning Yanan cast her eyes downward, looking at their hands together, and her gaze grew dim.

"Don’t think too much. My mom has gone to deal with this, and there will soon be a result. Once everything settles down, take all the annual leave you’ve accumulated and rest for a while."

Mo Xiyan let go of her hand. Seeing Ning Yanan didn’t speak, he started the car again and drove onto the highway.

He dropped Ning Yanan off at her apartment before leaving.

...

Dusk approached.

International airport.

Jiang Jinchen’s graceful figure emerged from the arrival gate and strode towards a parked black luxury car outside.

"Mr. Jinchen, are we going straight to the villa?"

The assistant took Jiang Jinchen’s briefcase and coat, opened the car’s rear door, and respectfully asked as he saw Jiang Jinchen settle into the car.

Jiang Jinchen had just finished a day’s work and was tired, pressing his brow.

Hearing the assistant’s question, his first reaction was to go check on Ning Yanan at her apartment.

On second thought, his lips parted slightly.

"First to Zhi Shang. Have all of today’s pending documents delivered to my office."

"Yes."

The assistant didn’t speak further, driving quietly.

The car stopped under Zhi Shang’s towering building. The assistant turned around and looked at Jiang Jinchen, who was so tired he had fallen asleep against the car window, hesitating whether to wake him up or not.