Chapter 796: Chapter 794: I Can’t Put My Trust in You_1
I can’t even manage revenge.
Hate!
It’s just too much hate!
Inside the café.
Cheng Youyou stared at Cheng Mo sitting opposite her, her expression subtly complex.
Although he was her half-brother from the sa father, this brother had been taciturn since childhood, like an invisible person.
And he went abroad to study in his teens.
Since then, the number of tis they had seen each other could be counted on one hand.
But today, he took the initiative to ask her out.
Originally, Cheng Youyou did not want to co because she really did not want to have any more involvent with the Cheng family.
But then she thought about how well Mr. Cheng treated him, and now that Mr. Cheng had been put into prison by her, he might co to take revenge on her.
So, in the end, Cheng Youyou decided to et him and gauge what he was really up to.
While Cheng Youyou was sizing him up, Cheng Mo was also observing her.
The girl had lost the childishness he rembered; her small oval face and picturesque features had a unique charm.
Her skin, like smooth, condensed milk, must feel extrely pleasant to the touch.
He swallowed, inexplicably wanting to reach out and caress her face.
Cheng Youyou couldn’t tell if it was just her feeling, but she always felt that his gaze on her was slightly off.
She frowned and, seeing that he was slow to speak, she could only break the awkward silence first, “Have you co to accuse ?”
Her tone was indifferent, estranged, and guarded.
Since Mr. Cheng was so fond of him, if he really had co to accuse her, it would hardly surprise her.
This made Cheng Mo slightly displeased, “Accuse you? What cri have you committed?”
“Cheng X did such illegal things, shouldn’t he be locked up instead of living freely every day?”
His retort startled Cheng Youyou, as she did not expect him to be so indifferent to the father who had always loved him dearly.
But Cheng Youyou quickly understood.
Because Cheng Mo revealed his true ancestry to her, “Youyou, actually, I am not Cheng X’s son. I hate him just like you do. Back then…”
His expression was indifferent, as if he were talking about sobody else’s life.
Yet his hand, resting on the table, clenched into a tight fist, betraying his calm.
Cheng Youyou’s heart skipped a beat as she listened, but she remained skeptical, “Is what you’re saying true?”
She was no longer the naive girl she had been, so she wouldn’t just believe whatever anyone told her.
Cheng Mo seed to have anticipated her doubts and took out a paternity test, “If you don’t believe , you can see for yourself.”
Cheng Youyou instantly flipped through it, saw that Cheng Mo indeed was not Mr. Cheng’s son, and then thought back to the sorrowful past he had just spoken of.
Cheng Youyou pursed her lips, t his gaze hiding pain and resentnt, and for a mont didn’t know what to say to comfort him.
“Do you believe now? Still think I’ve co to accuse you?” Cheng Mo said with a bitter smile on his lips.
Cheng Youyou shook her head.
Seeing that he still bore a face of hatred, Cheng Youyou sighed,
“Don’t be sad anymore, and stop hating. It’s too painful that way. Now that he’s been brought to justice, try to let it go.”
“We can’t change the past, but we can try to make the future better.” Cheng Youyou chose her words carefully, hoping to comfort him.
“I’ll try,” Cheng Mo said, almost painfully, and then added, “Youyou, now in this world, you’re the only family I have left, even though we are not related by blood.”
His voice was low, his rugged face carrying an expression tinged with so indistinct aning.
Cheng Youyou seed not to notice, lifting her face, her gaze sincere, “If Brother is willing, we are family, forever family.”
But, that is all they would ever be—family!
Cheng Mo’s eyes darkened as if he hadn’t understood, his question laced with an inexplicable urgency, “What if I want more?”
His breath suddenly beca oppressive.
“What?” Cheng Youyou, as if she hadn’t heard clearly, shifted the topic with a slight smile, “By the way, Brother, you might not know this, but I’ve already registered for marriage.”
So feelings are better severed early on.
Truth be told, Cheng Youyou was really confused; she had hardly t this non-blood-related brother a few tis and had no idea how he had inexplicably taken a liking to her.
It truly was a calamitous bond.
“With whom!?” Cheng Mo’s voice suddenly spiked.
Everyone around turned to look at him.
But he seed unaware, his gaze fixed on her, with crimson cracks of rage spreading within his eyes.
“Brother… what’s wrong?” Cheng Youyou was startled, seemingly unclear why he had suddenly beco like this, but still, with a sweet smile, she told him, “It’s Lu Yichuan.”
“The Mr. Lu from Lu Corporation.”
“I love him very much, and our wedding is in two months. I hope Brother will co to attend. I have so things to take care of, so I’ll be going first.”
Cheng Youyou didn’t wait for his response and got up, picking up her bag and leaving.
However, just before she walked past him, she paused slightly, “Brother, I think your mother must have been very desperate back then, forced to marry a man she didn’t love, which is why she ended up jumping off a building to her death.”
As her words fell, Cheng Youyou left without looking back.
Cheng Mo felt like he had been doused with a bucket of ice-cold water, his brain that had been scheming suddenly cleared.
Yes, being forced to marry soone you don’t love is a painfully desperate thing!
Yet just now, he had been thinking about how to take her away from Lu Yichuan, even coming up with a perfect plan to imprison her.
If she hadn’t reminded him in ti, he might have actually done so.
Cheng Mo, ashad, held his forehead, feeling like a worm from a filthy drain.
If he had really done such a thing, how would he be any different from Mr. Cheng?
How desperate would his mother have felt?
“Youyou, Brother blesses you!”
Cheng Mo suddenly ca out of the coffee shop, striding quickly to catch up to her, his eyes tinged with a struggle and the pain of crimson.
Although these words were hard to say, each and every one ca from the heart.
Cheng Youyou looked up and t his gaze, knowing that he had let go.
Cheng Youyou showed a sincere smile, “Thank you, Brother. Rember to co to my wedding.”
“…Okay,” Cheng Mo mustered all his strength to squeeze out this word from his throat.
At that mont, a tall figure appeared before them.
The man called out the girl’s na with gentle, downcast eyes, “Youyou.”
“How did you get here?” Cheng Youyou looked at Lu Yichuan’s face with a mix of surprise and delight.
Lu Yichuan gently stroked her hair, “Naturally, I was worried when you didn’t return for so long.”
Feeling his care, Cheng Youyou’s heart lted like sugar, teasing him with a look, “I’m not a child anymore, what’s there to worry about?”
Seeing their teasing banter and intimate interaction, Cheng Mo felt a choking sensation in his throat, his heart aching with pain, but he feigned composure and asked, “Youyou, is this your husband?”
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