“What?” Lynn Yan was so shocked by the news that her hand trembled and the clothes she was holding fell to the ground.
Joyce Wu then recounted her conversation with Victor Mo to Lynn Yan . The more Lynn Yan listened, the more uneasy she felt. After so many years of friendship, she knew Serena Li ‘s character very well. If Serena Li were really with Victor Mo , she wouldn’t have kept it from them.
Joyce Wu finished speaking, she also began to feel that something was wrong.
“I’m going to Serena’s house right now.”
The two said this almost simultaneously, worried about Serena Li ‘s safety, and immediately decided to go straight to her house.
After finishing his call with Joyce Wu , Victor Mo carried Serena Li into her bedroom.
Her small suite had two rooms. Victor Mo knew at a glance which one was her bedroom. He put her on the soft bed, then went to the bathroom to get a wet towel and carefully wiped her face and hands.
After seeing her fall asleep, he looked around at the furnishings in her room and then noticed a red plaque under a book on the bedside table. He could vaguely make out the character “缘” (yuan, meaning fate or destiny). He took it out and examined it; it turned out to be a marriage plaque.
Serena Li a deep look , then turned off the bedside lamp, frowned, went to the balcony, and lit a cigarette.
Leaning against the balcony railing, the night breeze ruffled his hair. Under the lights of countless homes, his eyes gleamed with an unwavering determination.
Joyce Wu and Lynn Yan arrived half an hour later. They drove to the underground parking garage of Four Seasons Garden. Because they came here often, they knew the password to the security door and went straight to Serena Li ‘s house without stopping.
Joyce Wu pressed the doorbell, and the door opened in less than 10 seconds.
Victor Mo opened the door and saw Joyce Wu and another woman, he seemed completely unsurprised, as if he had expected Joyce Wu to come.
With his hands in his pockets, he looked at Joyce Wu and said, “Hello, Ms. Wu.” Then he nodded to Lynn Yan .
Joyce Wu felt a little uneasy. It seemed that the situation wasn’t what they thought.
Lynn Yan, however , reacted quickly. She glanced at Victor Mo , then grabbed Joyce Wu ‘s hand and said, “Let’s go see Serena first.”
Victor Mo stepped aside, and as soon as they entered, they headed towards Serena Li ‘s room.
Upon entering the bedroom, Lynn Yan gently turned on the bedside lamp and saw Serena Li lying on her side on the large bed. Her face was slightly flushed, but her breathing was even, and she was sleeping peacefully.
I lifted a corner of the blanket and saw that she was fully dressed, and my heart finally settled down.
Joyce Wu left the room first. When she came to the living room, she saw Victor Mo flipping through Serena Li ‘s photo album. After a pause, she said, “Mr. Mo, it’s so late, aren’t you going home?”
Victor Mo looked up at her, his eyes twitching slightly, and a smile played on his lips. He said, “Ms. Wu, who is Sam Zhang , whom you mentioned on the phone earlier ?”
Victor Mo, a man with a naturally powerful aura, even when he sat there languidly, could make anyone unconsciously tense up when they met his sharp gaze. Joyce Wu was no exception; when he countered with a question, she tensed up, forgetting that she was the one who was supposed to ask him a question, and stammered, “Ah? He’s our…”
Lynn Yan closed the door to Serena Li ‘s bedroom and came out, she overheard Victor Mo asking who Sam Zhang was. She frowned and, before Joyce Wu could finish speaking, interrupted, saying, ” Sam Zhang is a high school classmate of the three of us. Thank you, Mr. Mo, for taking care of Serena earlier. If she wakes up later, it will be more convenient for us girls to take care of her.”
Lynn Yan’s words were tactful, but they were essentially a way of asking him to leave. Although the house belonged to Serena Li , it was already late at night, and it shouldn’t be inconvenient for a man and woman to be alone together. If this man respected Serena Li and cared about her reputation, he would know that it was inappropriate for him to stay any longer.
Victor Mo gave Lynn Yan a knowing look and said, “She drank most of a bottle of red wine today and will have a hangover when she wakes up, so I’ll have to trouble you to take care of her tomorrow. She’s in a bad mood, and I just promised her that we’d go rock climbing together the day after tomorrow. If you’re free then, you can go together.”
After saying goodbye to the two , Victor Mo left.
After hearing the door close, Joyce Wu grabbed Lynn Yan ‘s arm and said, “Lingling, I don’t actually dislike him for acting like he’s Serena’s boyfriend. In fact, I’m quite looking forward to it.”
Lynn Yan shook her head and said, “This guy surnamed Mo is too cunning! But I guess Serena hasn’t agreed to him yet, he’s already taking the slow and steady approach.”
Joyce Wu saw the red wine and glasses on the coffee table, walked over, swirled the liquid in the bottle, and looked up at Lynn Yan , saying, “I actually hope that Serena can develop a relationship with Victor Mo. “
Lynn Yan said, “It’s best for Serena to decide this herself.”
Of the three, Serena Li and Lynn Yan have both had a failed relationship. Joyce Wu seems open-minded, but she has never actually dated anyone. Without experiencing heartbreak, she cannot understand the pain of such a relationship.
Lynn Yan also hopes that Serena Li will find love, but if the person she falls in love with is a dangerous man like Victor Mo , she can’t help but worry that Serena Li will be hurt a second time.
Since the two had decided to stay and take care of Serena Li , they slept in another guest room after washing up.
The next morning at 8:30.
Joyce Wu ‘s phone, which was on her bedside table, rang, indicating a new message.
She reached out and took the phone, unlocked it, and immediately lost all sleepiness. She covered her head and got out of bed.
Lynn Yan was awakened by her movements and asked, “Joyce, what’s wrong? Chen Chen is awake?”
“No, look.” Joyce Wu handed her phone to Lynn Yan while getting dressed .
The message on my phone read: “Good morning, Ms. Wu. My driver will be delivering breakfast to Serena in about 15 minutes . Please pick it up at the security booth later. Victor Mo. “
Lynn Yan’s eyes widened after reading it…
Joyce Wu returned shortly afterward with two large bags of breakfast.
The label on the bag indicates that the breakfast was prepared by a famous Cantonese restaurant in Pengcheng, and there were 20 servings, each packed in an insulated container.
Upon waking up, Serena Li stared at the ceiling for a long time before her consciousness gradually returned. She realized that someone had opened the door and let her in last night, and it was Victor Mo ! She suddenly felt that something was wrong and immediately threw off the covers and rushed out. Then she saw Lynn Yan and Joyce Wu in the living room .
“When did you arrive?” Seeing familiar faces, Serena Li was less afraid, thinking that the man she vaguely saw last night was a hallucination.
The two of them turned around and saw her. Then, Joyce Wu walked up to her, pointed at her lips and asked, “Serena, did you drink too much yesterday and bite your lips until they bled?”
Serena Li unconsciously reached out and touched her lips, as if she remembered something. Then she went to the bathroom and looked at her slightly swollen lips in the half-length mirror. Suddenly, a picture of a passionate kiss appeared in her mind, and she froze instantly. Could it be that he really came yesterday?
While she was lost in thought, she heard Joyce Wu calling her from outside: “Serena, hurry up and wash up and come out for breakfast.”
Serena Li turned on the tap, scooped up a handful of cold water to rinse her face, and told herself not to overthink.
A moment later, Serena Li finished washing up, went back to her bedroom to change her clothes, and then went to the living room.
When she saw the dazzling array of breakfast items on the table, she was stunned. Looking at the two people in front of her, she said, “You’ve bought too much. The three of us can’t possibly finish it all!”
Lynn Yan heard her say that, she knew that Serena Li had no idea that she and Joyce Wu had stayed overnight the night before, and asked, “Serena, do you know who bought this breakfast?”
Serena Li asked in confusion, “Who is it?”
Joyce Wu said: ” Victor Mo !”
“Huh?” Serena Li froze.
Lynn Yan observed her expression and said, “Joyce called you last night, and he answered. We were worried, so we came over. You probably drank too much and fell asleep. Victor Mo left after we arrived, and then this morning, he had someone deliver these breakfasts.”
Serena Li’s mind went blank. So he really had been there, and that scene was real. Now that she thought about it, it seemed like she was the one who hugged him first.
That kiss was lingering and deep, domineering and hot; the taste of the man’s lips and teeth still seemed to linger in her mouth.