CHAPTER 650: CHAPTER 567: LET ME EXPLAIN

Leng Mochen never expected Li Si to say such words. All along, the dynamic between the two of them had been him indulging and coaxing her, while she enjoyed being spoiled like a little girl, maintaining a sense of innocence and naivety.

Even after Buding was born, this dynamic didn’t change much—she just became a little feistier than before.

But now, her calm questioning and the stubborn expression on her fair, glowing face made his chest tighten, his expression shifting involuntarily.

He never intended to hurt her, yet he still had. At this moment, the look in her eyes as she stared at him was a mix of unfamiliarity and disappointment.

He even felt an urgent fear that if he didn’t tell her the truth in the next sentence, she might never forgive him.

This little girl, when she truly decides to be stubborn, who knows what kind of drastic action she might take.

"Girl! I have never thought you were foolish. It’s just that there’s more to this matter than meets the eye. Won’t you patiently hear me out?"

He regretted it a little, realizing he should’ve explained everything about Qin Xin properly earlier.

After all, how could she not care when it came to Qin Xin?

Besides, the facts were indeed complicated; with Heizi and Long Wu involved, surely Li Si wouldn’t disbelieve him.

He truly felt that his cleverness had backfired!

Li Si’s heart sank—so that’s what it was!

Her face turned pale as she gritted her teeth and said, "Alright then! Tell me, what truth is so important that you had to keep me in the dark? Even if someone was plotting against me, they already sent the address—yet you still try to brush me off with a few words! Let’s hear your reasons and excuses!"

He kept insisting he had nothing to do with Qin Xin, but then he went and arranged for her to stay in a property under his name—what was his real motive?

She was determined to hear his explanation of all this!

Leng Mochen tentatively stepped closer to her, his slender fingers reaching for her shoulder, only for Li Si to glare at him and stop him.

"Don’t touch me!"

Until he cleared everything up, he could forget about laying a finger on her.

Leng Mochen clenched his fists in frustration, his deep eyes fixed on her. He sighed helplessly and said, "Let’s go to the break room to talk, alright? It’s safe to speak there!"

Ever since Mrs. Leng caused a scene in the office over John’s incident, he had discreetly renovated the break room. Now, no matter what was said inside, it couldn’t be heard even from the office door.

The room had been outfitted with advanced security equipment to prevent any eavesdropping.

What he planned to say next involved many secrets—things he had never shared with Li Si before.

"Alright!" Li Si followed him into the adjacent break room. As he led the way, the sight of his back—wrapped in a fitted black suit—stirred a wave of heat in her eyes.

She suddenly remembered their first meeting in this lifetime: he had rescued her from grave danger. At that moment, his thin yet steadfast figure had provided her with such comfort.

She had once believed that his strong, broad shoulders would forever shield her from the storm, her haven of happiness. Even if the whole world deceived her, he wouldn’t. But now, she found herself unable to be so certain.

Perhaps people do change, and he may be no exception.

Because of Qin Xin, a ruthless scar had been left on the wall of trust between them.

Outwardly, she revealed little emotion, but inside, her heart was a battlefield between hope and despair. On one hand, she held onto the faint hope that perhaps he wasn’t involved with Qin Xin and there was an unknown side to the story.

On the other hand, recalling his actions earlier caused a deep chill in her heart.

If she hadn’t spoken up a moment ago, would he have even bothered to explain?

Though the décor of the break room hadn’t changed much, Li Si immediately perceived a difference upon walking in.

But right now, she didn’t care about such details. All she wanted was to hear his explanation, now and without delay.

To determine whether his actions were worthy of forgiveness!

"Girl, let’s sit down and talk," Leng Mochen said first, sitting on the edge of a large white bed and patting the spot beside him as he looked at Li Si.

He disliked the guarded expression she carried, along with her cautious mannerisms around him.

Li Si laughed mockingly. "I’d rather sit in the wicker chair," she said.

With that, she decisively seated herself in a nearby wicker chair. As soon as she sat down, she could detect the faint scent of wicker. Leaning back, she found the chair’s contours perfectly fitting against her back, providing her with unexpected comfort and a momentary release from her taut posture.

Her fingers lightly brushed the woven texture—the cool, breezy sensation making her mind remarkably clear and composed.

The bed—it was such an intimate existence!

Who would’ve thought that the pair who had been tenderly entwined in passion just last night would now sit down to have such a ridiculous conversation because of another woman?

Leng Mochen smiled bitterly. "Girl, as for Qin Xin, I was in a difficult position too. Please let me finish explaining before you pass judgment on me, alright? A few days ago, Long Wu and I were away on business. Who could’ve expected that we’d come across Qin Xin being forced into a car by two men? You know how Long Wu has always harbored grudges about Su Meng’s abduction years ago, so the moment he saw this, he rushed over without hesitation.

At first, I didn’t even realize the woman was Qin Xin. It wasn’t until he and the bodyguards managed to rescue her that I found out. The moment Qin Xin saw me, she pleaded for help, saying it was out of old acquaintance. That’s when I learned Nie Xiuwei had been taken away by people claiming to be undercover agents, while Heizi and Interpol hadn’t even made their move yet. The case was full of anomalies."

Li Si crossed her arms and retorted, "What kind of anomalies? Even if there were anomalies, what does that have to do with you?"

She listened to his explanation with skepticism, dismissing his claim of Long Wu impulsively saving someone. But afterward? Why did he arrange for Qin Xin to stay at Fengya?

After all, wasn’t Qin Xin his girlfriend in a previous life—the woman who had once occupied a place in his heart?

If it were anyone else, she couldn’t believe Leng Mochen would be so kind-hearted! Cold-hearted and unfeeling was a far more fitting description for him!

Leng Mochen observed her icy demeanor but noticed her body language suggested she was willing to hear him out. He guessed she must be internally ridiculing him, which made him feel all the more that he had brought this frustration upon himself. If he had explained the truth earlier, none of this hassle would’ve been necessary.

Suppressing the almost irresistible urge to pull her into his arms and comfort her, he took a deep breath, steadied himself, and continued, "As it turns out, it was a stroke of fate. I quickly uncovered that Nie Xiuwei had connected with Qin He from the Qin Family. The two had made secret deals behind the scenes.

Some matters from the past, I had decided not to bring up again. After all, my current identity is Leng Mochen, and I have you and Buding now!

Qin Xin is actually the second daughter of the Qin Family, who was estranged from them. In the previous life, the Qin Family eventually reunited with her, though her plastic surgery in this life seems to have led to some changes in circumstances."

"The Qin Family? Qin He?" Li Si lowered her head in thought—she felt as though she had heard Qin He’s name somewhere before.

So, Qin Xin turned out to be a daughter of noble lineage!

Yet, upon further consideration, Li Si found it unsurprising. In her previous life, Lu Zhenghang had studied and lived abroad, and Qin Xin, as his girlfriend, would certainly have been familiar with such circles. However, she couldn’t quell the sour feeling rising in her chest.

Compared to them, her former self had truly been pitifully inferior.

If not for the elevator accident—engineered by someone—that resulted in her death and subsequent rebirth in this life, the possibility of being with Leng Mochen now wouldn’t even exist!

This thought left her profoundly conflicted.