CHAPTER 125: CHAPTER 125 SI MINGJING: I WANT TO DO A PATERNITY TEST WITH XIAOBAI 2

"Hmm."

Mo Yinhe stared at the woman in the photo album, a face completely different from Si Mingjing’s.

"Dad, isn’t it pitiful not to have a wife to warm your bed?"

Mo Yinhe thought for a moment. "Indeed, it’s quite pitiful." Even though she’s just a wall away, I can’t just go over and sleep with her. I can only flip through this photo album, pining. There’s no one in the world more miserable than me.

"Luckily, I have a wife. Dad, I’m off to find my wife to warm my bed for me. Bye-bye!"

Mo Yinhe’s handsome face darkened. This little brat! So he didn’t come to comfort me, but to stab me in the heart!

Just as Ye Nianbai tumbled out of bed, Mo Yinhe stretched out his arm, and the little guy was back on the bed. He was about to teach the Little Dragon a lesson when his phone rang.

It was a video call from Qu Liushang.

Mo Yinhe narrowed his eyes slightly. What’s Qu Liushang doing, calling me in the middle of the night?

Mo Yinhe answered the video call.

Qu Liushang was dressed in a cyan-gray fitted coat, a white scarf around his neck, and glasses on his face, walking under the evening lights. He looked like a sophisticated and noble college professor brimming with knowledge.

He appeared gentle, but the red dot between his brows gave off a slightly demonic charm, capturing an ultimate elegance.

"Mo Yinhe, I heard you’re also at the space base? We’re in the same boat. Why don’t we drink together tonight? I haven’t had dinner yet and came specially to spend Christmas Eve with you," Qu Liushang greeted Mo Yinhe in the video. Spotting Xiaobai, he said, "Say hello to your godfather."

Ye Nianbai’s voice was crisp. "Godfather, I haven’t eaten either. I’m so hungry."

"Good, Godfather has brought you delicious food from the Imperial Capital."

Mo Yinhe’s expression was stone-cold. "Two grown men drinking on Christmas Eve? People who don’t know any better might think there’s something wrong with our orientations. I’m going to sleep; do as you please."

"That’s not very sporting of you. I came all this way to drink with you; you could at least show me some courtesy."

Mo Yinhe didn’t want to extend any courtesy. His deep eyes flashed with a hint of wariness, his emotions unreadable.

Qu Liushang had already arrived at the seaside villa where Mo Yinhe was staying. He brought a bottle of treasured plum wine he’d been reluctant to drink. "I’m here. Come down. Let’s have a couple of drinks in the living room. Huh... are you hiding a woman in your villa?"

As soon as Qu Liushang entered the living room, he bumped into Si Mingjing, who had come downstairs for a drink of water.

Alarm bells instantly rang in Mo Yinhe’s head. He sat bolt upright in bed and, carrying Xiaobai, hurried downstairs, saying as he walked, "What hidden woman? It’s my daughter-in-law!"

Qu Liushang must not recognize Mingjing. That’s the only thing on my mind.

Back then, he had announced that the baby was his favored Crown Princess Consort of the Atlantis Empire, and they had a grand wedding in Atlantis. However, someone from the baby’s maternal family came forward, refusing to acknowledge their marriage. They spoke of an arranged marriage decided by parents and matchmakers, even presenting a supposed fiancé named Qu Liushang!

The world has four major undersea nations: Mu Continent, Atlantis, Lemuria, and Gendaya.

Mo Yinhe was the de facto Crown Prince of the Atlantis Empire, while Qu Liushang was the deposed Crown Prince of the undersea kingdom of Gendaya!

With Mo Yinhe’s temperament, it was a matter of: Since you don’t acknowledge our marriage, I certainly won’t acknowledge your political union!

In the years since the baby had disappeared, the two rivals had turned their animosity into a superficial brotherhood.

But everyone knew it was nothing more than a facade!

Both were waiting for the baby’s return, ready to cross swords at any moment—it was a fight to the death!

The last time the baby was in heat, Qu Liushang had caught the baby’s scent, but Mo Yinhe had managed to bluff his way through it.

The reason Qu Liushang could detect the baby’s scent was that the baby’s maternal family had fed him some mysterious substance, allowing Qu Liushang to easily identify the dragon hormone on the baby.

Mo Yinhe’s internal alarm bells were ringing loudly.

Si Mingjing was heading to the kitchen for water. Just as she crossed the living room, she saw a tall, refined man scrutinizing her from head to toe.

Qu Liushang ended the video call, his sharp, profound gaze landing on Si Mingjing. "Are you the woman who saved Xiaobai, Si Mingjing?"

Si Mingjing thought, This man has an impressive aura, and the red dot on his forehead is quite attractive. "And you are?"

"That’s not important." Qu Liushang saw the admiration in her eyes, a look he had seen in many women before.

Qu Liushang, like Mo Yinhe, never paid any mind to inconsequential women, let alone allowed them to harbor feelings for him. But Mo Yinhe had actually let rumors about him and this woman spread like wildfire. That was why Qu Liushang had rushed over tonight.

Sheng Liuyun had said he’d already met Si Mingjing and was sure she wasn’t his sister.

Qu Liushang also looked at Si Mingjing. Indeed, she’s not. So what game is Mo Yinhe playing?

Sensing the man’s aloofness, Si Mingjing thought for a moment and continued towards the kitchen.

Seeing her head to the kitchen, Qu Liushang handed her a plastic bag. "Perfect timing. Help me heat this up."

"Godfather!" Ye Nianbai charged down the stairs.

Qu Liushang caught him in one swoop and lifted him high.

"Did you miss your godfather?"

Ye Nianbai said in his sweet, childlike voice, "I have a wife now. My heart only has room for her."

"I’ve doted on you for nothing! Is a woman more important than your godfather?"

Qu Liushang settled Ye Nianbai on the living room sofa, took off his cyan-gray coat, hung it on the coat rack, and then went to find some glasses.

He opened the bottle of plum wine he had brought, poured two glasses, held one, and handed the other to Mo Yinhe.

"You brought a daughter-in-law on vacation? That’s not like you. Could it be that all those memes on Weibo are real?"

Mo Yinhe took the wine glass, swirled the plum wine, and sat down nonchalantly with his legs crossed. He deliberately clinked glasses with Qu Liushang, his expression cold. "So, you didn’t come here to drink with me, but to moonlight as a paparazzo?"

Qu Liushang’s gaze fell again on Si Mingjing as she walked toward the kitchen. He smiled meaningfully. "If you’re willing to settle down, I’d even try being a paparazzo for a third-rate tabloid."

Mo Yinhe chuckled, his eyes glinting with a deeper meaning. "In your dreams. Even if you settle down, I won’t."

Hearing the sounds of cooking from the kitchen, Mo Yinhe asked, "What did you bring?"

"Just some snacks to go with the drinks."

"Ordinary snacks won’t do for me. Luckily, there are a few dishes in the kitchen. I’ll go get them."

Mo Yinhe excused himself to fetch the food and walked to the kitchen.

He opened the refrigerator to find some leftovers from dinner. Standing casually beside Si Mingjing, he shook his head and murmured, "Don’t bother. Go upstairs and rest. He’s just an unreliable friend of mine—promiscuous and a womanizer. He also likes to harass women when he’s drunk. Don’t pay him any mind."

Si Mingjing decisively put down the dish she was about to heat. I can’t believe that gentleman is actually that kind of person! she thought with contempt.

She casually replied, "He doesn’t seem like it."

Mo Yinhe’s eyes narrowed slightly. "Ever heard the term ’wolf in sheep’s clothing’?"

Si Mingjing nodded.

Mo Yinhe stated with certainty, "That’s him!"