Chapter 1602: Will You Let Me Stay?

“Then I—”

Mo Suizhi instinctively propped himself up on the ground, intending to see them off. He exerted all his strength but couldn’t move his unresponsive legs and fell back down again.

His face turned crimson with embarrassment, and there was a hint of tears in his eyes.

He lowered his head and mumbled, “Take care, drive slowly on the road.”

Nan Jiaojiao: “Okay.”

As she headed towards the villa, Bo Yanching happened to be coming out, so Nan Jiaojiao didn’t go back in to say goodbye to Mo Tingshen.

On the way back, Bo Yanching mentioned that her dress had arrived and asked if she wanted to try it on again.

She had tried it on once before; the waist was made too large, so it was sent back to the designer for alterations.

She leaned her head against the window, “No need, I’ll wear it as is. It’s not worth trying on again.”

Bo Yanching glanced at her, “Then could you help me later? My suit has been delivered to the house too. I’ll try it on for you to see.”

Nan Jiaojiao reached into her pocket, fiddling around, the rustling of candy wrappers being heard. Before leaving, Mo Suizhi had given her a handful of candies.

She randomly picked one out, unwrapped it, and fed it into Bo Yanching’s mouth. Leaning in close to his ear, she murmured with feigned annoyance, “If you want to take off your clothes, just say so. What’s with all the pretense? Even if you don’t change, I can still strip you down.”

Bo Yanching chuckled softly, pulling her by the waist, “I’m driving. Save the teasing for when we get home, don’t cause mischief now.”

Nan Jiaojiao snorted, “Such pretense!”

…

Qiao Man stayed at the Mo Family until quite late.

After sending the chef off, she called in a few servants to help box up the untouched dishes, letting everyone pick what they wanted. The leftovers were to be handed over to the driver to be taken some distance away, to be delivered to the sanitation workers on night duty.

There were a few pots of flowers placed on the dining room windowsill. Qiao Man had new ones brought in, assuming the air of a hostess.

After showering, Mo Tingshen came out, saw her from the second floor, and asked, “You haven’t left yet?”

Qiao Man looked up, the words she wanted to say suddenly caught in her throat.

Mo Tingshen was wearing a robe with nothing underneath, the V-neck was quite open, exuding a provocative allure under the lighting.

Her eyes fluttered away shyly, lowering her head, “You’ve been busy. I wanted to say goodbye before leaving.”

Mo Tingshen glanced at the clock on the wall, “I’m sorry.”

“What?” She didn’t understand what he meant by that.

“Wait for me a bit, I’ll take you back.”

With that, Mo Tingshen went back into the room, closing the door behind him. A few minutes later, he returned downstairs, having changed his clothes, and took the car keys handed to him by the butler.

“Let’s go, I’ll drive you.”

Qiao Man didn’t move.

Mo Tingshen turned back to look at her, “Did you forget something?”

She pressed her lips together, speaking in a gentle tone, “No.”

Qiao Man looked at him, cautiously raising her hand, Mo Tingshen paused for a moment, then naturally held her hand and led her out.

He walked a little fast, not staying in line with her. As Qiao Man gazed at his back, a wave of inexplicable grievance rose in her heart.

She tugged at his hand, pulling him back slightly. When he turned around, she avoided his gaze and timidly asked, “Tingshen, it’s so late already, could you let me stay?”

Mo Tingshen’s eyebrows slightly furrowed for a second.

Qiao Man had always been gentle, with a soft nature. After sleeping for three years, her mindset was still stuck in the past, unable to fully adapt to the current society. It took her a long time to accept the changes in the people around her. Despite her graceful demeanor in front of people, she only showed her vulnerability in front of him, cautiously revealing her occasional reliance on him.