Mr. Bo, Madam Is Pregnant!
Chapter 124 Maybe They Don’t Fancy You

Chapter 124: Chapter 124 Maybe They Don’t Fancy You

Hearing Jing Ce’s voice, Jing Ruo immediately fell silent.

If when dealing with Zhou Xiaochu, she might have found ways to prevaricate, in front of Jing Ce, her fear of him was not much less than that of Zhou Xiaochu towards Jing Ce.

It was like mice seeing a cat.

"Speak," Jing Ce said coldly.

"I... I understand," Jing Ruo answered.

Jing Ce, "Where are you now?"

Jing Ruo, "On the way."

Jing Ce, "You have twenty minutes."

Having said that, Jing Ce couldn’t be bothered to say more and directly had Zhou Xiaochu hang up the phone.

He turned to Xiao Caizi and said, "Let’s have another pot; they should be arriving soon. By then the timing should be just right. To put it in young people’s terms... the nightlife is only just beginning, right?"

Xiao Caizi smiled gently, her hands skillfully arranging the tea set, "Then let’s enjoy another pot."

Sure enough, Jing Ruo raced over and arrived at the hotel within twenty minutes.

Bo Jingshen was very impatient, his expression dark; he really wasn’t in the mood to deal with this.

The fact that he could bring himself to keep his distance from Su Lu for now was the most he was willing to concede.

He really couldn’t be bothered with Jing Ce and the fact that his mother, Zhou Xiaochu, had done such a thing, Bo Jingshen found it extremely hard to accept.

Bo Jingshen thought about how he had to learn from Tang Cheng, only to find out that his mother had long been involved with Jing Ce. And Bo Jingshen didn’t need to think at all to know that Zhou Xiaochu had never caught Jing Ce’s eye over the years, who didn’t even remember she existed.

But now, suddenly, she caught Jing Ce’s attention.

It was fundamentally because of him, Bo Jingshen, that his relationship with his mother had always been lukewarm over the years; because his mother harbored excessive fantasies and Bo Jingshen hadn’t experienced any kind of motherly love from a young age.

Because her dreams of a wealthy lifestyle were shattered, and she could only marry a long-distance bus driver as arranged by Jiang Yan, Zhou Xiaochu always felt aggrieved, harboring a deep resentment.

This resentment was not only against Jing Ce but also against Jiang Yan, against her own humdrum husband, and even against her son.

Moreover, Bo Jingshen could feel that Zhou Xiaochu was obsessively convinced that it was because of him that she couldn’t marry into a wealthy family.

He couldn’t count the number of times he heard similar words from Zhou Xiaochu: If only you were better, if only you were the best, then I wouldn’t be living this kind of life, and we wouldn’t be in a family like this. It’s all your fault, all because you are not good enough, all because you don’t do well enough, we mother and son are in this predicament today, all because of you.

Since he was young, Zhou Xiaochu had never hit Bo Jingshen, but he grew up under such verbal abuse; honestly, it hurt more than fists and kicks, more than knives and guns.

For this reason, Bo Jingshen’s affection for his mother was not deep. After his honest, sincere, gentle, and kind foster father died, Bo Jingshen studied abroad and rarely went home, you could say he barely returned at all, and the relationship with his mother became very tenuous.

However, even so, after he made money, he didn’t forget to give his mother better financial resources to live a better life.

He did everything he was supposed to do.

Bo Jingshen never dreamed that his mother would become entangled with Jing Ce because of him or, to put it another way, by exploiting his existence—and even marry Jing Ce! Previously, he and Jing Ce had no significant legal relationship; they were just biologically father and son.

Now, it was different.

Just thinking about it made Bo Jingshen feel utterly sick.

He truly couldn’t be bothered to put on a pretense.

But Jing Ruo wouldn’t let him go, "I’ve been running around with you even driving for you, you have to keep me company. Besides, this is mostly your issue, you can’t just ignore it!"

Bo Jingshen could only be dragged by Jing Ruo to the hotel. He knew that it was mostly his issue and he couldn’t bear to let Jing Ruo carry the burden alone.

Jing Ruo tried to reason with him, coaxing him with both logic and emotion, "Bro, my dear brother, even if you’re not willing, don’t be so resistant. I think you might try interacting with Xiao Caizi, maybe..."

Before Jing Ruo could finish, Bo Jingshen’s gaze turned cold as it swept over him.

Jing Ruo wasn’t cowed and continued stubbornly, "Why can’t I even speak? Perhaps she might not fancy you at all? If you start off with such an ugly face, and it turns out that she doesn’t even like you, wouldn’t that be awkward? In my opinion, you’d be better off having a proper talk with her, alright? She grew up in those circles in Beijing, so she’s definitely aware of these things."

Jing Ruo thought it through, "That’s right; my eldest brother even broke off the engagement. So yes, she’s surely in the know about these issues. Maybe you two could work something out, keep the peace for the time being? At least you could get her to play along and fool Jing Ce and your mom until they return to Beijing."

Bo Jingshen still frowned at Jing Ruo, to be honest, with a far from pleased look.

Despite the fact that he didn’t like a single word Jing Ruo said, he had to admit that it was indeed a solution.

And, it might be.

The ladies of status from Beijing have high expectations and standards, perhaps she really wouldn’t be interested in him.

In that case, his own unhappy demeanor seemed somewhat unsightly.

Bo Jingshen thought it over, "Alright then."

Jing Ruo silently let out a sigh of relief.

"Your eloquence is becoming quite something. I can delegate some projects to you; amongst other things, with that silver tongue of yours... it’d be impossible for someone to swindle you. Maybe it could even bring in revenue," Bo Jingshen said, raising an eyebrow.

Jing Ruo shrugged and thought to himself, forget it, did Bo Jingshen think that everyone was as difficult as he was?

The two arrived at the hotel.

The door to Jing Ce’s suite was open, and wafts of tea aroma drifted out.

There was also the quiet laughter of Xiao Caizi and the chuckles of Zhou Xiaochu.

It seemed that Zhou Xiaochu was reminiscing with Xiao Caizi about Bo Jingshen’s childhood.

"He was well-behaved from the start and very handsome; good-looking kids are always liked by people. The kindergarten teachers adored him, always giving him an extra serving during mealtime. Most kids can’t resist treats. But he was so well-behaved and sensible; he’d save it, wrap it carefully in a napkin, and tuck it in his pocket to take home after school... for me to eat. He’s been the most filial child..."

Bo Jingshen stood outside listening impassively. Jing Ruo had never heard any childhood stories about Bo Jingshen and only knew this stepbrother had a strained relationship with his mother. Bo Jingshen had a foster father who had since passed away, but it seemed he had a good relationship with the foster father.

From the detached look on Bo Jingshen’s face, Jing Ruo knew that what Zhou Xiaochu was talking about had nothing to do with her.

The snacks that the young Bo Jingshen had so carefully saved and taken home, were most likely not for Zhou Xiaochu but for that foster father...

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