
Bai Xueli waited until the evening and finally called Shangguan Mo. She smashed her cellphone right after she knew he did not come to visit her even if he had returned to the capital.
And she blamed it all on Murong Xue. Shangguan Mo had always come over first when he came back. Bai Xueli felt he would have done the same but for Murong Xue.
She opened the drawer in her room and took out a stack of photos of Murong Xue and Zhang Linli.
After putting the photos into an envelope bag, she went out in her car.
After a while, Bai Xueli went straight to Shangguan Mo's office without any hindrance as everyone in the company knew her.
Burying his head in work, Shangguan Mo looked up with an annoyed face when he heard the sound that stilettos made. But a smile appeared on his face when he found out it was Bai Xueli. He asked very gently, "Xueli, why are you here? You'd better rest at home."
Bai Xueli complained in a very flattering way, "Mo, if I don't come here, you probably have forgotten me. You did not visit me after you were back..."
Shangguan Mo rose up and gave her a pat on the head. "Don't be silly, girl. I won't. I was thinking about coming to your place after finishing my work. How are you? Have you been well recently?"
Hearing his words, Bai Xueli restored her smile. "I'm better now. I guess I was supposed to wake up by now. Ha-ha." She was unwilling to give credit to Murong Xue.
Shangguan Mo smiled at her, "Huh, you should thank Xue." His smile grew bigger when he mentioned her name.
Bai Xueli ground her teeth secretly and she swore to herself that she would not let anyone take him from her. "Mo, I don't know if I should tell you this..." She put on an embarrassed and frightened face.
Shangguan Mo wondered, "I'm your brother. You can tell me everything. What's up? Is there someone bullying you?"
Bai Xueli shook her head, bit her lip, and answered in a very low voice, "It's about Xue..."
Shangguan Mo's face changed, and he asked nervously, "Xue? Did something happen to her? Is she ill? Is it about the injury she had last time?" Thinking of the wound on Murong Xue's head, he looked very worried.
Bai Xueli managed to hold back her anger and clenched her fist to calm herself down. "Mo, it's not like that. Xue is fine." She was grateful that Zhang Linli came to A province too and she learned that he was living under the same roof with Murong Xue now. She thought that Murong Xue was unable to deceive Shangguan Mo now if he knew about it.
Shangguan Mo gave a sigh of relief when he heard Murong Xue was okay, so he let go of his hands holding Bai Xueli. Then he asked indifferently, "Well then, what are you going to tell me? I know Xue came back home. Is this what you want to say?"
Bai Xueli was jealous that the first thing Shangguan Mo wanted to know when he came back was where Murong Xue was, and she did not expect that he loved Murong Xue so much. "Mo, she is not the right person for you. You should break up with her." Bai Xueli said softly, and there was a hint of sadness on her face.
Shangguan Mo straightened his face and scolded angrily, "Don't be ridiculous. She will always be your sister-in-law. "
Bai Xueli's eyes became red and tears flowed down. "Mo, I mean it. She is a bad woman."
Shangguan Mo frowned because he was resolved that Murong Xue was the one he loved. Even if Bai Xueli was his sister, he would not allow her to speak ill of Murong Xue. "Nonsense. Xue is a good woman. Do you remember she helped you wake up? How can you say that about her?" He looked at Bai Xue with a hint of reproach.
Bai Xueli was heartbroken now. She was surprised that Shangguan Mo would be annoyed at her and this was the first time she felt his anger herself. Again, she blamed it on Murong Xue. "Mo, I'm telling the truth. I did not want to tell you at first, but I was afraid that she would break your heart. Murong Xue seduced Linli when she was in the hospital."
Shangguan Mo was shocked and he yelled at Bai Xueli for the first time. "Shut up! Don't say such things again. Otherwise, you are not my sister."
Stunned, Bai Xueli looked up at him, "Mo, you don't believe me? I'm your sister."
Shangguan Mo answered with a cold face, "You shouldn't slander Xue."
Bai Xueli now understood how pains felt like and her cheeks were bathed in tears. She was not playing pitiful, but she was really hurt by what he said. She had believed that she, his sister, would always be his most important person even if Shangguan Mo had a girlfriend.
However, she was discouraged when he yelled at her and even raised his hand to slap her. Although he had stopped himself at last, she was still in great pain now.
She wiped her tears and threw the pictures in the envelope bag at Shangguan Mo. "Mo, take a look. This is your good woman. She cheated you." After dropping the pictures and a videotape, she ran out crying.
His face was filled with disbelief when Shangguan Mo saw the pictures on the ground.
The two persons in the photos were his best friend since childhood and the woman he loved.
There were photos in which the two hugged each other in the hospital bed and Murong Xue was crying with a very appealing face.
There were also photos in which the two rubbed each other's shoulders and beamed at each other in the amusement park.
With trembling hands, Shangguan Mo went through these photos and kept convincing himself that there must be a misunderstanding.
He could not believe that Murong Xue would do this to him as she had just texted him that she was missing him a few days ago.
Shangguan Mo refused to believe it.
When he took the tape on the ground and put it into the player, his mind had already gone blank.
The tape was from the security camera on a hotel's door. Shangguan Mo sped up the playback.
The video showed that Murong Xue and Zhang Linli walked into the hotel together and never came out that night.
Shangguan Mo clenched his fists and veins stood out under his skin. His face darkened and his eyes were filled with fury.
He took out his cellphone and called Murong Xue again and again.
None of his calls got answered, which made this angry man begin to panic. He was afraid that she was with another man now, and he would not allow it.
"Prepare a private plane for me. I need to go to A province now!" Shangguan Mo ordered Ye Feng.
At the same time, in A province, Murong Xue forgot her phone in the office when she discussed with Luo Shengfei about the advertising of their drugs that were listed after checking the drugs in the workshops. She still did not notice her cellphone was gone when she was back home, and she fell asleep on the sofa immediately because of fatigue.
When Zhang Linli came back later and saw her sleeping on the sofa, he shook his head and laughed. He looked at her tired face with a worried look and wondered what she had been busy doing. Then he blamed himself for asking her to discuss medical issues even to midnight sometimes. Otherwise, Murong Xue would have had some time to have a good rest.
Zhang Linli went into his room and took a blanket to cover Murong Xue, and he found her sleeping face very tempting.
He could not help caressing her eyes, her eyebrows, and then her delicate red lips. After a long time, he still could not move his hand away from her face.
Zhang Linli was asking himself why he had not met her earlier.
He knew he loved Murong Xue and he was beginning to lose control of his feelings for her recently as they were around each other.
He could not refrain from kissing her gently on the lips, and he stopped it very quickly. He was not afraid that she would blame him, but he did not want to interrupt her sleep as she was very busy and tired.
Zhang Linli wanted to stay close to her, so he sat on the sofa and took a medical book from the table to read. He wanted to grant his wish when he had such a good chance to buy time.
At midnight, Zhang Linli fell asleep while reading, lying next to her.
Shangguan Mo had his men investigate Murong Xue's address in A province and obtained the apartment key by some special means.
He arrived at Murong Xue's apartment with a dark face.
But what he saw now made him disillusioned.
He had been telling himself that there must be a misunderstanding, but seeing them sleeping in each other's arms completely shattered his hope. Their betrayal was the last thing he wanted to see.
He went forward and angrily separated the two, and then he gave Murong Xue a slap during her sleep.
What he did made the two wake up. Zhang Linli's heart twisted and he tried to stop Shangguan Mo when he saw Murong Xue was slapped. "Mo, are you crazy? What are you doing?"
Murong Xue was confused about what was going on there. She only knew Shangguan Mo came there suddenly and slapped her with a dark face. She did not understand why he was doing this.
Shangguan Mo raised his fist to hit Zhang Linli. He roared angrily, "What do you think I am doing now? You two failed my trust. Will a good friend do such things?"
Hearing what he said, Zhang Linli thought of his unspeakable feeling for Murong Xue and a hint of shame appeared on his face. He had wanted to dodge Shangguan Mo's attack, but now he stood still to take his punishment.
Seeing Zhang Linli's guilty face, Shangguan Mo confirmed his theory. Therefore, his fist became fiercer and came at Zhang Linli with a gust of anger.


