Upon seeing this scene, Mo Chuxi’s handsome face was instantly enveloped in darkness, and the turbulent emotions in his deep eyes were filled with hostility.
He strode briskly towards the office, but as he reached the door, he saw Xiao Yize lifting his head, as though he had just finished kissing someone!
What Mo Chuxi found most offensive was the way Xiao Yize was looking at Yan Xinxin.
His gaze was gentle, imbued with emotion.
But now, Yan Xinxin bore the exclusive mark of him, Mo Chuxi. Any other man casting such a special look at her felt like a challenge, an act of coveting.
He would not allow it.
The vein on Mo Chuxi’s forehead throbbed. Just as he was about to speak, his gaze collided with Xiao Yize’s.
Hearing Xiao Yize call out, Yan Xinxin whipped her head around, shocked to see the aloof and noble man standing at the office door.
"Mo Chuxi? Didn’t you say you’d wait for me in your office?"
Yan Xinxin turned and asked in confusion.
Mo Chuxi’s expression shifted seamlessly, and a never-before-seen roguish smile appeared on his deep, captivatingly handsome features. He stepped closer to Yan Xinxin and lightly parted his peach blossom lips.
Yan Xinxin parted her cheeks slightly, rendered speechless.
"Looks like you’ve got what you came for."
Mo Chuxi glanced at the two books in Yan Xinxin’s hand, then turned to look at Xiao Yize standing nearby.
Xiao Yize nodded, but his gentle gaze couldn’t help but linger on Yan Xinxin’s face once more.
"Oh, I should make an introduction,"
Mo Chuxi said, taking Yan Xinxin’s hand in his. His slender fingers intertwined with hers.
"Xinxin is my woman."
He stated it bluntly, without hesitation.
As his words settled, Mo Chuxi sharply caught a fleeting hint of sorrow in Xiao Yize’s eyes.
"Xinxin will officially report to your department tomorrow, and since you’ve agreed to take her as your apprentice, I trust you’ll take good care of her—especially since she’s pregnant."
What the heck? (⇀‸↼‶)
Yan Xinxin raised her beautiful eyes in shock, unable to believe Mo Chuxi had casually revealed this secret!
Her cheeks flushed red as she caught a glimpse of Xiao Yize’s startled expression.
He seemed to mull over the revelation for a moment, his refined, gentle features finally showing a response.
"Rest assured, I’ll take good care of my one and only apprentice."
Mo Chuxi’s thin lips curled faintly upward, and he graciously took the books from Yan Xinxin’s hands.
The considerate gesture made it clear he didn’t want her to exert herself in the slightest.
"What do you want for lunch? If you don’t feel like going out, I can make whatever you’d like in the pantry upstairs."
Yan Xinxin’s gaze, filled with skepticism, collided with the profound, smiling eyes of the man before her.
Xiao Yize lifted his eyes to watch the pair gradually grow smaller in the distance, feeling as though his own heart was sinking deeper into the ocean.
The girl from his memories might only remain sealed within them.
Yan Xinxin was pulled into the elevator by Mo Chuxi, and as soon as the elevator doors closed, his domineering kiss unexpectedly landed on her lips.
Yan Xinxin froze, then instinctively raised her hand to push him away.
"Mo Chuxi, mmm... What are you doing?"
Before she could finish her sentence, the elevator reached the 18th floor.
"What’s wrong with you? Are you crazy or something?"
Yan Xinxin glared at Mo Chuxi in frustration before striding out of the elevator.
Mo Chuxi darted his tongue out briefly to taste the lingering sweetness on his lips, then leisurely followed with his long strides.
Just as he exited the elevator, Niki from reception suddenly rushed toward him with a flustered expression.
"I’m so sorry, Mr. Mo! I tried my best, but I couldn’t stop her!"
Niki stammered incoherently, then pointed toward Mo Chuxi’s office.