CHAPTER 229: CHAPTER 229: RIVAL IN LOVE ATTACKS, MO YINHE: I SLASH! 3【SOLICITING MONTHLY VOTES】

Qin Yinan waited for her to finish the fish soup before he left. After he departed, Si Mingjing slept again.

In a groggy state, she heard Fengjue come in and report to Mo Yinhe, "Your Excellency, Qu Liushang has sent this. He claims it is a rare undersea medicinal herb unique to Gendaya, highly effective in treating high fevers caused by cold entering the body. When infused in water and taken, the fever should subside within two hours."

Gendaya’s territory is close to the Antarctic, belonging to the Frigid Zone. The medicinal herb sent by Qu Liushang might indeed be highly effective against the high fever caused by cold entering the body.

Mo Yinhe didn’t want to accept anything from Qu Liushang. Why should his woman take medicine sent by another man? Why should he give his rival a chance to show such attentiveness? Yet, seeing his Mingjing suffering from the persistent high fever, Mo Yinhe’s heart ached.

"Go and infuse it."

Disgust couldn’t overcome heartache. In the end, Mo Yinhe fed all the medicine sent by Qu Liushang to Si Mingjing.

Two hours later, Si Mingjing’s body temperature finally dropped. The gloom that had settled on Mo Yinhe’s face also cleared somewhat. Si Mingjing had not yet awoken; she was still sleeping.

Mo Yinhe went downstairs and met Qu Liushang in the hospital’s garden. Nearby, a two-meter-long wooden bench was provided for rest. Qu Liushang sat on the bench, watching the people coming and going in the hospital. He was dressed in a beige coat, with a dark cashmere sweater underneath and black high-waisted casual pants. Wearing gold-rimmed glasses, he looked even more refined than a university professor.

Several young girls passing by kept looking back at him, whispering to each other as they walked.

"Wow! Look at that guy, he’s so handsome!"

"So elegant! So refined!"

"I want to ask for his WeChat. What should I do?"

"Go on, I support you."

The boldest girl actually approached Qu Liushang to ask for his WeChat. "Handsome, do you have a girlfriend?"

The immaculate black high-waisted casual pants accentuated the length of Qu Liushang’s legs. He leaned back languidly against the wooden bench, his refined, scholarly gaze sweeping over the bold girl.

"No, but I have a fiancée."

"Ah?" The bold girl’s heart filled with regret.

"I’m sorry to disturb you, but you are really handsome. Your fiancée is so lucky."

Qu Liushang just smiled and didn’t speak.

After the two girls left, he looked up at the hospital’s sixth floor, searching for Si Mingjing’s room, his gaze deep. It wasn’t until Mo Yinhe walked toward him that Qu Liushang shifted his gaze and looked up at Mo Yinhe. "Has her fever subsided?"

Mo Yinhe strode over, his tall and imposing figure exuding a cold aura as he sat down beside him.

"Mo Yinhe, is she Ajiu?" Determination to win back his fiancée glinted in Qu Liushang’s eyes. After all, Mo Yinhe wouldn’t care so deeply for any woman other than Ajiu! His recent antics have been too blatant, and besides, I’ve smelled dragon pheromones at the Ye Family estate more than once. Based on this, Qu Liushang concluded that Si Mingjing was Bai Jiusi.

Mo Yinhe’s face was stern, his emotions unreadable. "So, you’re not here to atone, but to daydream?" he said. "If you’re so desperate to find Ajiu, go back to Gendaya. Reclaim your rightful title as Crown Prince from Qu Gaoyang. Otherwise, Ajiu will become your sister-in-law!"

Qu Liushang smiled. "Mo Yinhe, even you could tell that Ajiu was a fake. As her fiancé, do you think I couldn’t see she was an imposter? Let’s not beat around the bush. Is Si Mingjing Ajiu? Has she returned?"

"Exactly, Mingjing is Ajiu; my baby has come back!" Mo Yinhe deliberately affirmed.

Mo Yinhe didn’t deny it, counting on Qu Liushang’s inherent weakness: suspicion. He reasoned that if he were to feign denial, claiming Mingjing wasn’t his ’baby,’ Qu Liushang’s suspicious mind would surely lead him to the ’correct’ conclusion that Mingjing *was* Ajiu. However, by affirming it directly, Mo Yinhe knew Qu Liushang would instead doubt its veracity.

Indeed, hearing Mo Yinhe’s words, Qu Liushang struggled to determine the truth.

"Qu Liushang," Mo Yinhe continued, "you’ve always said she’s your fiancée, that I stole your woman. Now that she has returned, I’ll give you a fair chance to compete with me for her. She has amnesia now. She has forgotten who she is, forgotten that she is my wife. Let’s compete fairly. Let’s see who she falls in love with this time. If she ends up falling in love with you, then for the sake of our brotherhood, I will step aside and give her back to you. If she ends up falling in love with me, then I’m sorry. From that point on, I don’t want to hear you say a single word about her being your fiancée. How does that sound?"

Every word Mo Yinhe said was the truth. But he knew that by saying this, he would only intensify Qu Liushang’s misjudgment. Because Qu Liushang would never believe that Mo Yinhe would give him a fair chance to compete.

This isn’t Mo Yinhe’s style! Qu Liushang thought. If Si Mingjing were Ajiu, Mo Yinhe would absolutely never offer me a fair chance to compete! Even if Ajiu genuinely fell in love with me, Mo Yinhe wouldn’t possibly step aside willingly! That’s preposterous! Has Mo Yinhe been so conspicuously flaunting his affection for Si Mingjing lately just to deliberately mislead me into thinking she’s Ajiu? Perhaps the real Ajiu has returned, but Mo Yinhe doesn’t want to expose her, so he’s using Si Mingjing as a smokescreen?

Mo Yinhe stood up, deliberately magnanimous. "I, Mo Yinhe, am a man of my word. I mean what I say. Starting now, I’ll allow you to go upstairs to visit her and court her. If you win her heart, I, Mo Yinhe, will willingly step aside and will not go back on my word!"

Fewer words were better, especially when setting up such a psychological trap. Having made his statement, Mo Yinhe walked away nonchalantly. Tall and distinguished, he moved with an air of effortless grace as he went to the entrance to buy a bouquet of flowers.

When he returned, he found Qu Liushang still sitting on the wooden bench, lost in thought. Mo Yinhe, holding the flowers in one hand, said, "If you’re not going, then I am. Don’t accuse me of taking advantage of your hesitation when I win her heart!"

Seeing Mo Yinhe ascend the stairs with a bouquet of flowers, Qu Liushang, however, departed. He left the hospital. Until he confirmed Si Mingjing’s identity, he wouldn’t offer unsolicited attention. If he were to court the wrong person, and Si Mingjing fell for him, only for him to discover she wasn’t Ajiu, he would merely be inviting a troublesome romantic entanglement.

After Qu Liushang left, he made a video call to Ye Nianbai.

"Shrimpy, Godfather, are you saying my wife is ill?"

"Didn’t your father tell you?"

"I haven’t even seen my father!"

Though Qu Liushang had left the hospital, he planted a barb for Mo Yinhe: "No wonder. After all, your father has taken a liking to your wife and intends to make her your stepmother. A woman’s illness is the best opportunity for a man to show his devotion. Since your father plans to steal her from you, why would he tell you and give you a chance to shine?"