Chapter 997: Drained to the Core

Mo Tingshen remained expressionless, “There’s radiation.”

Chu Yao straightened up to grab it, but Mo Tingshen didn’t even move an inch, just raised his hand, making it impossible for her to reach it.

Within seconds, she fell back onto the pillow in pain.

She huffed and puffed, “Give it back to me!”

Mo Tingshen cut a small slice of apple, skewered it directly with the knife tip, and brought it to her mouth, “Open your mouth.”

“Oh.”

Chu Yao opened her mouth and ate it.

It wasn’t until the apple was in her mouth that she realized why she was being so obedient.

But after chewing a few times, spitting it out felt disgusting, so she sped up her chewing and swallowed it.

“Give me back the phone.”

Mo Tingshen handed another piece of apple.

She refused to eat.

“Xiao Yao, can you guess why I don’t use a toothpick?”

Chu Yao’s eyelid twitched slightly, she guardedly glanced at the bright knife surface, “Is it convenient for when I’m disobedient, so you can just stab it right into my throat and finish me off?”

Mo Tingshen’s lips curled slightly, he chuckled huskily, “Really smart.”

She shivered all over.

“Eat or not?” he asked.

“If I… If I eat, can I play with the phone for a while?”

“You can.”

Gratefully, Chu Yao bit into the apple, timid and silent, for a long time only the sound of Mo Tingshen cutting and her biting into the apple could be heard.

Once she finished half an apple, Mo Tingshen returned the phone to her and ate the other half himself, then took the fruit knife to wash it.

Chu Yao wiggled her toes, “Did you hear what Jiaobaoer said just now?”

“I heard.”

“Go check it out then.”

“When should we go?”

Mo Tingshen placed the fruit knife on the nearby dish rack, Chu Yao glanced over and suddenly found courage, showing a bad face, “When, my neck’s injured like this?

Mr.

Sponsor, aren’t you concerned about the investment for your drama at all?

Don’t you know how much is lost with the lead actress delayed for a day?”

Mo Tingshen sneered lightly.

With a leftover apple core in his hand, he took a final bite and threw away the core, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand, “I can afford any loss.”

Chu Yao immediately wore a grumpy expression, pondering how to make him pay.

“I’ve already asked the assistant to check, will inform me if there’s news, and as for your delayed progress, I’ll discuss with the Director.”

After speaking, he got up and walked out.

Chu Yao’s brows twitched inadvertently, she glanced at his back and inexplicably sensed a hint of desolation.

She swallowed and called him back.

“There’s no rush, I feel like you seem a bit older this time, like you’ve been emptied physically?”

“Who else could possibly drain me but you?”

Mo Tingshen turned back, “Slept for just two hours last night, came over as soon as I heard you injured your neck.”

Upon hearing “Who else”, Chu Yao was ready with a sharp comeback, but his words were unexpectedly touching, leaving her feeling guilty.

Yet she felt the need to be stubborn: “Can’t sleep on the plane?”

Mo Tingshen looked at her with deep-set eyes, “Do you think I can sleep?”

“Oh.” She responded coldly.

Pretending not to see the other emotions in his eyes, she patted the bed edge, “Borrow half of the bed, get some rest before handling things.”

Mo Tingshen stood still, just glanced at the small space under her palm, “I’m a person, not a cat, how am I supposed to lie down there?”

“Don’t you have hands?

Don’t know how to pull me inside?”

Chu Yao tilted her head back, unable to move her neck, her eyes bulging wide, her righteous look appearing somewhat ridiculous.