If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 1393: Offer Yourself in Marriage

Chapter 1393: Chapter 1393: Offer Yourself in Marriage

She looked over it from top to bottom again, and no, she hadn’t read it wrong!

Whispers filled the crowd, many recognized Xia Chuqing and duly made way for her.

Still, Xia Chuqing couldn’t believe it. Wang Fei’s dad was the principal’s close friend, and Wang Fei had even bought his way into college. To expel him now would be a slap in the face, right?

She had braced herself for punishment, yet her name wasn’t mentioned on the announcement at all as if the whole incident had nothing to do with her.

Someone in the crowd was whispering, "What kind of background does Xia Chuqing have?"

"It seems Mr. Xiao stepped in for her. Looks like Xia Chuqing really is having an affair with Mr. Xiao."

"Exactly, men like him favor college girls. Stepping up for his woman isn’t surprising at all."

Xia Chuqing shot them a glare, and these people finally shut up and dispersed quietly.

After reading the notice again and confirming it had nothing to do with her, Xia Chuqing finally breathed a sigh of relief, but what embarrassed her was... she had misunderstood Xiao Mo yesterday.

But why didn’t this guy explain himself clearly? Is it because he deserved to be scolded? Such a blockhead...

Also, it made her cry for nothing. Was he happy seeing her cry? Some people are twisted like that, she thought; seems Xiao Mo is one of them.

On her way back, she felt uneasy. Should she give Xiao Mo a call to apologize...?

She’s always been clear about debts of gratitude and grievances. Matters of the heart could be let go easily, but in this case, he did help her.

When she reached a small path, she leaned against a Magnolia Tree and dialed Xiao Mo’s number.

Xiao Mo was still on vacation, enjoying a rare moment of leisure watching TV.

The TV was just for decoration at home, and he rarely watched it, but turned it on when bored.

Receiving a call from Xia Chuqing was unexpected. He answered, "Hello?"

"Mr. Xiao, I apologize, I’m sorry. I’ve seen the notification. Wang Fei was expelled. I misunderstood you yesterday," Xia Chuqing quickly said.

Speaking with Xiao Mo still got her heart racing, her palms heating up.

"Oh, I thought you wouldn’t want to deal with me ever again," Xiao Mo suddenly seemed amused, his voice carrying a hint of a smile.

"After apologizing, we can go back to not dealing with each other ever again," said Xia Chuqing.

She’s not one to save face; she apologizes when necessary and dislikes when it’s due.

She still remembered what he said last time about being his little sister. Of course, she had also said she didn’t need him as a brother. She lacks no brothers!

"Do you think... an apology is enough? I helped you out, shouldn’t there be some sort of return?" Xiao Mo joked.

"A return? Xiao Mo, I didn’t expect you to be that kind of person. Fine, no worries, I don’t like owing people. What do you want?" Xia Chuqing said indignantly.

Just when she was starting to think better of Xiao Mo, that good impression disappeared again.

"What do I want... I haven’t really thought about it yet," Xiao Mo didn’t know either; he lacked nothing.

"Damn it, don’t play this game with me. I told you, after repaying this favor, we’re done. You have three minutes to decide, otherwise we call it even. Don’t say I didn’t remind you, three minutes!" Xia Chuqing said.

"This is the first time someone has dared to talk to me like this," Xiao Mo laughed awkwardly.

Even Shen Chi wouldn’t talk to him this way, yet Xia Chuqing dared.

The way things were going, it almost seemed like he was the one in debt to her.

Xia Chuqing fell silent, just watching her watch, her mood inexplicably lightened.

"How about committing yourself to me?" Xiao Mo joked on purpose again.

"I... damn it, Xiao Mo, are you even human?" Xia Chuqing almost jumped up, yelling into the phone, "Have you been watching too many soap operas?"

"Is that bad?" Xiao Mo asked on purpose.

"You, you, you have two more minutes." Xia Chuqing was overly excited, "Xiao Beast, if you dare propose something shameless again, I’ll come over and beat you to death, believe it or not?"

"Come over? Sure, come on over." Xiao Mo said indifferently.

"..." Xia Chuqing was stunned again.

"The address is 127 North Star Garden on Nanyang Road. Take a taxi, I’ll reimburse you."

"..." Xia Chuqing was truly taken aback.

"I’m at home." Xiao Mo added another line.

"You... I... I won’t go." Xia Chuqing chickened out, she hadn’t expected Xiao Mo to give her his home address.

"Why not."

"I just won’t go, why are there so many whys? Would you stay with a beast if you had to?"

"It seems the apology wasn’t really sincere, so never mind then." Xiao Mo prepared to hang up the phone, his tone indifferent.

"Wait a minute." Xia Chuqing quickly stopped him, "I really am sincere in apologizing to you and I really do want to thank you. Can you change your request? For example, I could take you out to eat, or I could buy you something you like, or I could run errands for you..."

"Then I’m hungry, send me something to eat." Xiao Mo said indifferently, and after saying that, he hung up the phone.

"Hey, hey, Xiao Mo!"

The other end had already hung up, and Xia Chuqing’s mouth twitched, what a proud attitude.

It was almost mealtime, but today is Friday, shouldn’t he be at work? Why was he at home? It couldn’t be a trap, could it?

But no matter what, Xiao Mo was an acquaintance after all, and moreover, he was a person of status; he definitely wouldn’t do anything to her.

And yet, thinking of his words "let’s make a heartfelt commitment," she couldn’t help but blush, her cheeks burning hot to the touch.

Knowing it was probably just a joke, but her heart was still racing.

In her eyes, Xiao Mo didn’t seem like someone who would joke around, and she found him a bit elusive.

Maybe... she just didn’t understand him at all. Thinking about it now, she realized she knew nothing about his family, what he likes to eat; she blindly fell in love with him.

But then again, love doesn’t need to ask why; she loves him, and there’s no specific reason.

After hesitating for half an hour, she still went to a familiar store and bought several of their signature dishes.

She had never had a meal with him, so she didn’t know his tastes and had to buy according to her own. If he turned up his nose at it, she could just take it away without wasting anything.

Carrying a large tote bag filled with steaming hot food, she made her way to the address he gave her.

This address seemed familiar, that area is a newly built villa complex.

"127, 127..." Xia Chuqing finally found the place.

She hadn’t expected Xiao Mo’s house to be so grand, decorated in a pure European style, and even came with a small garden.

Only the small garden was in sorry shape, almost empty except for a few tenaciously living cactus plants and some succulents, along with a few indistinct flowers.

Standing at the door, she felt the tote bag, relieved the food hadn’t gone cold.

She lingered at the doorway for a while before calling Xiao Mo.

Once this favor is repaid, she’ll then drift apart from him like strangers.