As soon as Mo Chuxi said those words, the atmosphere in the restaurant went dead silent!
Lin Yuan’ai and Mo Qifeng exchanged glances, both finding it utterly unbelievable.
"No way, really? Big Brother, you... towards Saozi... is this for real?"
Mo Qingning’s eyes widened in disbelief as well!
Regardless of Mo Chuxi’s reputation and background, she was certain that her big brother couldn’t possibly be that type of man!
But then, she recalled Yan Xinxin’s appearance.
Five years ago, she was still a student and must have been even more youthful and beautiful than she is now.
"Big Brother, don’t tell me you... were captivated by Saozi’s looks?"
"Nonsense! Chuxi is not that kind of person!"
In this regard, Lin Yuan’ai’s tone was resolute.
Facing the family’s doubts, Mo Chuxi opened his lips unhurriedly.
"On that night five years ago, I was staying at the Universal Star International Hotel. That wretched woman, Mu Qianshui, seized the opportunity to drug my water with a large dose of hallucinogens, attempting to make something happen between us. But I quickly drove her away."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan’ai suddenly understood!
"It was Qianshui’s admission earlier—about drugging your drinks to get close to you—right?"
Mo Chuxi nodded lightly.
"After I kicked her out, I began to feel extremely unwell. I tried to manage the situation, planning to leave the hotel and head to the hospital. However, as I opened the door to leave, Xinxin happened to pass by my room."
As he explained further, Mo Chuxi felt a suffocating weight of guilt suppressing him.
"She was originally there to attend a classmate’s birthday party. But because she went the wrong way, she was forcibly pulled into the room by me—a man whose body was completely consumed by drugs."
Listening to Mo Chuxi’s recollections, Lin Yuan’ai and Mo Qifeng were both shocked and silent.
"Five years ago... Five years ago, how old was Saozi? Big Brother, how could you bring yourself to do that? Saozi must have suffered so much."
Mo Qingning, though she believed Mo Chuxi’s actions were somewhat understandable, felt overwhelmingly sympathetic towards Yan Xinxin.
No matter how you looked at it, such a thing happening to a young woman was utterly unacceptable.
Mo Chuxi lowered his gaze, deep regret swirling in his eyes.
"She had just turned 18 that year."
"Ugh... that makes me feel even worse for Saozi."
Mo Qingning furrowed her brows, still puzzled.
"If this happened five years ago, Big Brother, why didn’t you take responsibility for Saozi afterward? It seems like there was no contact between you two during these five years?"
"I didn’t know what drug that vile woman used on me, which left my memories of that night extremely hazy—almost nonexistent. Xinxin fled out of fear after she woke up, and we ended up drifting for five years until we met again recently." Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel⟡fire.net
"It sounds just like one of those idol dramas where the domineering CEO falls in love with me..."
Mo Qingning arched her brow and sighed.
Mo Chuxi’s brows faintly knitted together, his gaze tightening.
"Unwed motherhood, and being forced by a stranger—all because of this, Xinxin has endured tremendous suffering over the past five years. Aside from her father, her entire family has ostracized her. And for these five years, she didn’t even know that I was the detestable man who hurt her."
"What? Saozi didn’t know?"
"Exactly. That’s why the wedding was sabotaged. Mu Qianshui knew that Xinxin resented me deeply, so she instigated Mu Shaoqian—that idiot—to reveal the truth at the wedding, which triggered Xinxin."
That’s why her heart condition acted up, and she ultimately lost the baby.
Thinking of all this, Mo Chuxi’s fingers clenched tightly, one by one.
The last time Xinxin bled, the doctor had already warned that if she lost this pregnancy, she might never be able to conceive again.
Mo Qingning suddenly slapped the table, her face filled with worry.
"This is bad! Really bad!"