CHAPTER 311: CHAPTER 311 MO YINHE: MINGJING, YOU REALLY ARE AJIU! 2

Approaching the entrance between the front and backstage areas, she glanced back, ensuring Qu Liushang hadn’t followed. Just as she sighed in relief, her head hit something solid.

It furrowed her brow in pain.

Immediately after, a man’s embrace enveloped her.

Startled, she broke into a cold sweat. Looking up, she saw it was Mo Yinhe and was slightly stunned.

Mo Yinhe had noticed her panicked state and, thinking something had happened, asked, "What’s wrong? Why so nervous?"

Si Mingjing let out a sigh of relief and tried to push him away.

"You gave me a fright."

Mo Yinhe glanced in the direction she had come from, his eyes narrowing dangerously and coldly. "Who’s chasing you?"

"Nobody."

Si Mingjing didn’t want to talk about it.

Perhaps it was because Mo Yinhe always mentioned in her presence that Qu Liushang pursued both men and women, so she instinctively rejected Qu Liushang.

Qu Liushang’s earnest confession earlier had sounded sincere, but to her, it was outright harassment. Not only was she unmoved, but it also made her skin crawl.

Being confessed to by someone you don’t like is truly unpleasant. It’s repulsive, like walking alone in the dark and realizing someone is targeting you, making you instinctively raise your defenses.

Mo Yinhe didn’t believe her and made a gesture.

Soon, someone approached—it was Fengjue.

"My lord."

"Go check who’s over there," Mo Yinhe ordered.

Fengjue bowed and went to investigate.

Si Mingjing interrupted, "There’s no need to look. It’s Qu Liushang."

Mo Yinhe’s expression instantly turned ugly. He pulled her close into his arms. "What did he do to you? Did he bully you?"

"Not really. Not just anyone who wants to bully me can succeed. It’s just..."

Si Mingjing thought of the recording, looking up to scrutinize Mo Yinhe. Had this man really said those things? He surely didn’t know he was recorded saying those words! This clever man also had his moments of oversight! He had been played. Clearly, Qu Liushang was trying to sow discord. On one hand, Si Mingjing cursed him for being foolish. On the other, she felt an oppressive weight in her heart. It turned out that his attitude had never changed. He always considered her his baby, just not showing it in front of her. And he indeed faked it well.

Si Mingjing pondered.

Could it be that Bai Jiusi was really a fake? Without anyone mentioning it, she hadn’t realized. But when someone did point it out and she began looking for clues, everything started to make sense. Despite being publicly divorced by a past love, Mo Yinhe didn’t even seem hurt. Instead, he told her he wanted to start a new relationship, and she actually believed him! The behaviors of Ye Siyuan, Ye Shen, and others were also very strange! Maybe Bai Jiusi really was a fake! Si Mingjing felt that Mo Yinhe’s judgment couldn’t be that poor! That Bai Jiusi was really nothing special. If Mo Yinhe wasn’t blind, then it could only mean there was a good chance Bai Jiusi was an impostor! That’s why Mo Yinhe didn’t care at all, no matter what Bai Jiusi did!

Si Mingjing’s scrutinizing gaze made Mo Yinhe flustered. "Just what?"

Si Mingjing’s voice cooled. "He said that the current Bai Jiusi is an impostor. You apparently told him that I am the real Bai Jiusi, who has now lost her memory. You even allowed him to compete with you fairly for me, saying that if I ultimately chose him, you would not hesitate to back off."

Mo Yinhe’s right eyelid twitched incessantly.

"Mingjing, don’t listen to his nonsense!"

Si Mingjing’s breath hitched slightly. "So, you never said those things?"

It was a question that could seal his fate. If he denied it, Si Mingjing didn’t know how disappointed she would be...

A chill ran down Mo Yinhe’s spine; his intuition told him this was a life-or-death question, and he had to think carefully about his answer.

After a long pause, he said, "Mingjing, I did say those words to Qu Liushang."

For some reason, Si Mingjing suddenly felt relieved. The fact that he hadn’t lied to her was a point in his favor. If he had lied, she would have been utterly disappointed.

Si Mingjing looked up, her eyes reddening. "So, from the very start, you’ve always treated me as Bai Jiusi’s substitute?"

Mo Yinhe’s heart felt as if it were being constricted by steel wires. He hugged her tightly, as if he would lose his grip on her if he didn’t. Then he said, "Mingjing, I am the Demon King in your heart. You must always remember that. Follow your intuition and don’t stray from the path."

"So what?" Si Mingjing was distressed.

Mo Yinhe lowered his head to kiss her, hoping to daze her with the kiss before explaining further.

But Si Mingjing turned her head away, refusing to give him the chance.

She even tried to escape from his embrace.

Mo Yinhe would have been a fool to let her go. He used brute force to keep her firmly trapped in his arms, his forehead pressed against hers.

He murmured softly, "Are you angry?"

"Get away from me," Si Mingjing said sharply.

Mo Yinhe replied, "If I go, I’m taking you with me."

"Jerk."

"Mingjing," Mo Yinhe caught her hand and placed it on his chest. He said, "There’s something I’ve never told you. There’s also a girl living inside my heart. I call her ’Baby,’ and she’s been with me for many years, always like a shadow. She doesn’t allow any other woman near. Whenever she feels threatened by their approach, she throws tantrums in my heart, forbidding me from any contact with them..."

Si Mingjing was taken aback, then cursed, "Keep making things up!"

Mo Yinhe knew she wasn’t receptive, but he continued, "When I was younger, I met Bai Jiusi. She was the first woman to kiss me without the ’Baby’ in my heart throwing a tantrum. At that moment, I understood that I had found the ’Baby’ in my heart. Now, you’ve come into my world. Holding you like this, the ’Baby’ in my heart still doesn’t act up. Mingjing, you’re so smart. Think for yourself, why is that?"

Si Mingjing was slightly stunned, her breath catching for a moment.

An implausible answer was on the verge of bursting forth in her mind... But how could it be possible?

Mo Yinhe captured her lips, gently pressing against them as he whispered, "Mingjing, I have never betrayed you. Not once. And I would never marry and have children with another woman. Are you willing to believe me?"

Si Mingjing paused for a moment, then lifted her eyes to gaze at Mo Yinhe.

According to the memories she had obtained, the Demon King lived in her heart because her past self had signed a Dragon Contract with him. She had voluntarily allowed a wisp of his soul to reside there, granting him the right to be jealous and throw tantrums. But wasn’t that supposed to be for mutual restraint? How could there be a girl living inside his heart, restraining him? Yet, she actually felt he wasn’t lying.

Her puzzled eyes rippled like water. Mo Yinhe longed to kiss her again, his lips gently caressing hers.

"Mingjing, you have me living in your heart, and I have you living in mine. I understand all your feelings. I know you are the ’Baby’ in my heart. Whether you appear as Bai Jiusi or as Si Mingjing, in my heart, you have always been my ’Baby.’ Understand?"