Forbidden Game: Ruthless CEO, Please Set Me Free
Chapter 73: All Deep Love Is a Secret (1)

Chapter 73: Chapter 73: All Deep Love Is a Secret (1)

"Xiao Mo? What are you thinking about?" Jiang Jinghao looked at her with a trace of concern in his eyes.

"Nothing, just go inside. Officer Zhang probably has a lot to ask you about Aunt Feng." Qiao Mo forced a smile, suppressing the unease in her heart.

For an entire week, Qiao Mo accompanied Jiang Jinghao, running all over the place.

They searched every place Aunt Feng might have gone, visiting the police station became a routine.

But there was still no news of Mrs. Jiang, as if she had vanished into thin air, and both of their emotions hit rock bottom.

"Xiao Mo, please listen. Let me take you home first." Jiang Jinghao stood in the corridor of the police station, his eyes bloodshot from exhaustion, yet still worried about Qiao Mo.

Qiao Mo shook her head, "You go home and get some sleep. I’ll wait for any news. Otherwise, your body won’t be able to take it."

For a week, neither of them had a good night’s sleep.

"I’m a man, how can you compare with me? In a few days, you’ll have to go back to school. You need to rest properly these few days." Jiang Jinghao frowned, his voice carrying a trace of fatigue.

"Aunt Feng still has no news. How can I think of resting? Besides, it’s my last semester. There’s not much class, just have to work on my graduation project and look for internships, not much else to do." Qiao Mo still couldn’t stop worrying.

Jiang Jinghao’s heart softened, speaking gently, "How about this? We go have a good meal together, then each go home, take a bath, and have a good sleep. Once we’re rested, we’ll continue the search."

Qiao Mo hesitated a bit, after all, the team dispatched by Officer Zhang hadn’t returned yet. Maybe they would have some news when they got back...

"If Officer Zhang has any news, he will definitely notify us immediately." Jiang Jinghao spoke again.

"Alright then."

Seeing his eyes full of bloodshot, Qiao Mo finally relented.

She knew that Jinghao must be feeling worse than her. That was his mother, who raised him single-handedly from childhood.

She didn’t have deep memories of the word ’mother,’ but she knew it was the most inseparable and profound bond within one’s blood.

But now, she couldn’t help him with anything, she could only watch him suffer.

Stepping out of the police station, Qiao Mo let out a long breath and felt a bit colder. The anxiety over the past days nearly suffocated her. Now, with the weather a bit colder, there was a trace of sharp freshness in the air.

"Let’s go have hot pot," Jiang Jinghao suggested gently.

"Anything’s fine, but Aunt Feng still..."

"Xiao Mo."

"Hm?" Qiao Mo turned to look at him.

Jiang Jinghao gently cupped her small face, his eyes filled with a trace of heartache, "Xiao Mo, I don’t know when we’ll hear any news about Mom, but I know we have to keep living day by day, so until we find her, my most important task is to take care of you. Otherwise, if she knew I treated her daughter-in-law so poorly, she’d scold me thoroughly when she got back."

"Daughter-in-law..."

Qiao Mo was slightly stunned, looking at him absentmindedly.

Daughter-in-law?

She once thought she would become Aunt Feng’s daughter-in-law, with Jinghao, caring for Aunt Feng in her old age as if she were her own mother.

But now, what qualifications does she have to be her daughter-in-law?

Before Qiao Mo could come to her senses, Jiang Jinghao gently pulled her into his embrace, "Xiao Mo, do you know? During the Xijing earthquake, I thought I might die."

"But I wasn’t afraid of dying, I was only afraid that if I died, there wouldn’t be anyone to take good care of you."