Mendengar nama Mo Qian, Nian Xiaomu cepat mengangkat kepala dan melihat ke arah yang disebutkan Zheng Yan. Tak terpikirkan dia akan bertemu orang yang hendak disebutkan ke Yu Yuehan.
Dia berdiri kaku karena terkejut.
Sampai mereka sadar dan hendak mengejar Mo Qian, dia sudah naik mobil di bawah pengawalan pengawal pribadinya.
Pintu mobil sudah tertutup.
Akan terasa tiba-tiba kalau mereka mencari alasan sekarang dan maju menyapa.
Mereka hanya bisa menyaksikan mobil Mo Qian melarikan diri dari hotel…
Nian Xiaomu berdiri di pinggir jalan, menatap arah mobil itu pergi, tidak mengalihkan pandangannya lama sekali.
Zheng Yan mengutuk keras di samping dan berkata, "Dekat sekali! Kalau kita tahu lebih awal, aku keluar restoran lebih cepat. Apa yang dilakukan orang-orang urusan update itu? Tidak ada yang memberitahu aku Mo Qian tiba di hotel, benar-benar sia-sia…"
Yu Yuehan meliriknya dan berjalan ke sisi Nian Xiaomu.
Menundukkan pandangan, dia menatap Nian Xiaomu yang agak linglung dan berkata, "Apa yang ingin kau katakan padaku tadi?"
"…"
Nian Xiaomu mengangkat kepala, bertemu tatapan Yu Yuehan yang dalam, dan menggigit bibir; dia tidak tahu harus bagaimana menceritakan bayangan yang tersisa di benaknya.
Dia bahkan tidak melihat jelas kedua orang itu.
Apakah konyol mengira Mo Qian mirip ayahnya hanya dari punggungnya?
Dia sendiri tidak yakin apakah bayangan yang terlihat saat delirium itu benar-benar orang tuanya…
"Apakah Mo Qian punya istri dan anak?" Nian Xiaomu tiba-tiba bertanya.
Zheng Yan mendongakkan bibir dan menjawab, "Tentu, istrinya juga wanita cantik. Sempat kulihat sekilas dari jauh saat muda, dan aku masih ingat wajahnya sampai sekarang. Bagaimana caranya menjelaskan… Bukan hanya cantik, dia juga memancarkan aura khusus dari dalam. Kalau diungkapkan dalam bentuk sastra, itu seperti—dia bagaikan bunga sepatu yang baru keluar dari kolam air jernih, wajahnya begitu murni seolah tak terkontaminasi duniawi sedikit pun. Seperti bidadari yang turun dari surga!"
"… Lalu apakah Mo Qian punya putri?" Nian Xiaomu melontarkan pertanyaan lain.
Tangannya yang tergantung di sisi badan mengepal kencang.
Jantungnya berdebar kacau.
"Dari mana kau tahu dia punya putri?"
Mata Zheng Yan melebar kaget. Tak lama, dia seolah memikirkan sesuatu lalu tersenyum main-main, "Bagus, sepertinya kalian berdua sudah menyiapkan tugas rumah sebelum perjalanan ini. Kalian bahkan paham anggota Keluarga Mo yang tidak diumumkan ke publik."
Zheng Yan tidak sadar bahwa dua pertanyaan Nian Xiaomu tidak ada dalam dokumen.
Sangat sulit melacak keturunan lain Keluarga Mo, apalagi pewaris langsung garis keturunan.
"Tapi anyway, ini juga aneh. Dikatakan Mo Qian hanya punya putri tanpa putra. Lebih jauh, Nona Besar Keluarga Mo yang disebut itu tidak pernah muncul di publik, jadi aku tidak yakin apakah orang seperti itu benar ada."
Zheng Yan mengulurkan tangan mengelus rambut panjangnya dan mengecek jam.
"Aku harus pulang membahas susunan konferensi dengan ayahku, jadi aku pergi dulu. Aku kabari kalau ada update soal Keluarga Mo."
"Hati-hati di jalan." Nian Xiaomu menjawab dengan khawatir.
Usai mengantarkan Zheng Yan, dia memasukkan kedua tangan ke saku dan pergi.
Dia melewati lobi dan menuju lift hotel.
Saat hendak menekan tombol lift, dia sadar tidak bawa kartu kamar.
Yu Yuehan, yang memegang kartu kamar, ditinggal di lobi. Saat ini dia menatapnya dengan tatapan muram sambil berdiri dua meter dari lift.
Seolah matanya gelap mengirim pesan, "Wow, jadi kau baru ingat padaku? Jantungmu tidak senang, ayo rayu aku segera."
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Upon hearing Mo Qian’s name, Nian Xiaomu quickly raised her head and looked in the direction that Zheng Yan had mentioned. It had not crossed her mind that she would meet the person that she was about to mention to Yu Yuehan.
She stood rooted to the ground in shock.
By the time they snapped back to their senses and were about to catch up to Mo Qian, he had already got into the car under the escort of his bodyguards.
The car door was already shut.
It would seem a little abrupt if they were to find an excuse now and head forward to greet him.
They could only watch as Mo Qian’s car drove away from the hotel…
As Nian Xiaomu stood by the roadside and looked in the direction the car had driven, she did not retract her gaze for a long while.
Zheng Yan cursed out loud at the side and said, “We were so close! Had we known about it earlier, I would have come out of the restaurant earlier. What the hell are the guys who are in charge of the updates doing? Nobody actually informed me that Mo Qian had arrived at the hotel, a bunch of good-for-nothings indeed…”
Yu Yuehan cast a glance at her and walked to Nian Xiaomu’s side.
Lowering his gaze, he stared at the slightly distracted Nian Xiaomu and said, “What were you trying to tell me just now?”
“…”
As Nian Xiaomu raised her head, she met Yu Yuehan’s soulful gaze and bit her lip; she did not know how to tell him about the lingering images that had appeared in her mind.
She did not even have a clear view of the two humans.
Would it be ridiculous to think that Mo Qian resembled her father just from that back view of his?
She wasn’t even sure if the lingering images that she had seen in her state of delirium were her parents…
“Does Mo Qian have a wife and kids?” Nian Xiaomu suddenly asked.
Zheng Yan pouted her lips and replied, “Of course, his wife is a beautiful woman too. I caught a glance of her from afar when I was young, and I still remember how she looked now. How do I explain this… Not only is she beautiful, but she also exudes a special aura from within as well. If I were to phrase her appearance in literature form, that would be—she resembles a hibiscus flower that has freshly emerged from a pool of clear water, with looks so pure that it is as if she isn’t polluted by the mortal world one single bit. She seems just like a fairy who has descended from the heavens!”
“… Then does Mo Qian have a daughter?” Nian Xiaomu popped another question.
Her hands, that were draped at the sides of her body, tightened into fists.
Her heart started to beat erratically.
“How do you know that he has a daughter?”
Zheng Yan’s eyes widened in surprise. Soon after, she seemed to have thought of something as she broke into a smile and said playfully, “Great, it seems like both of you have done your homework before coming on this trip. You guys have even gotten a clear understanding of the members of the Mo Family, something that they do not announce to the public.”
Zheng Yan was not aware that the two questions that Nian Xiaomu had asked were not present in the documents.
It was very hard to trace the other descendants of the Mo Family, let alone the direct heirs of the family line.
“But anyway, this is something weird too. It was said that Mo Qian only has a daughter with no sons. Furthermore, the so-called Elder Miss of the Mo Family has never appeared in public, so I am not sure if such a person exists.”
Zheng Yan reached out to stroke her long hair and took a glance at the time.
“I have to return home to discuss the arrangement of the conference with my dad, so I shall take my leave now. I will inform you guys immediately if there are any updates on the Mo Family.”
“Have a safe ride back.” Nian Xiaomu replied concernedly.
After they had sent Zheng Yan off, she placed both her hands in her pockets and started to walk away.
She passed through the lobby and walked to the elevator in the hotel.
Just when she was about to reach for the lift buttons, she realized that she did not have the room card on her.
Yu Yuehan, who was the one with the room card, was left abandoned in the hotel lobby. At this point, he was staring at her with a furious gaze as he stood two meters away from the elevator.
He seemed to be sending a message with his dark eyes that said, “Wow, so have you finally remembered about me? Your heartthrob is not happy now, come and coax me immediately.”
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