When Ji Nuan woke up, it was past seven, and there was no sign of Mo Jingshen on the bed.

She could not remember when she had returned to the bedroom to sleep last night. The clothes she wore were also changed into a sleeping dress.

There was no way that Auntie Chen had the strength to move her in and change her clothes, did she?

"Auntie Chen." Ji Nuan rubbed her messy hair as she walked out. "Did Jing Shen come back home last night?"

"He did, Madam, Mr. Mo returned home very late last night."

Even though Mo Jingshen took care to inform her that he would be busy in the next few days and sent Auntie Chen over to accompany her, he still came back to Ao Lan International after ending work so late.

If she were to say that she did not know if the distance between Mo Jingshen's heart and hers was distant or close, at this moment, she felt that she should not have been so easily affected by Secretary An's words. There was no need for her to think of all these groundless things.

It really was looking for trouble for oneself.

"Oh yes, Mr. Mo also said Madam must return to the bedroom to sleep before ten o'clock in the future. You're not allowed to work in the study late and not allowed to stay up for work. He also said that I have to watch you..."

While speaking, Auntie Chen was smiling, her eyes filled with comfort.

She felt that although Mr. Mo and Madam had not returned to the Yu Garden recently to sleep, their relationship had become better.

Ji Nuan scratched her head and nodded. "I understand." After finishing her words, she returned to the bathroom in the bedroom to wash up.

——–

Mo Corporation, the CEO's office.

In front of the clear, ceiling-to-floor windows, Mo Jingshen stood with one hand in his pocket. He listened as Secretary An and Shen Mu stood behind him discussing the item report and several details related to America's Shine.

When the two of them finished and left, the office returned to silence.

Mo Jingshen remained standing straight in front of the window, unmoving.

His phone rang. Mo Jingshen picked it up and heard Qin Siting who appeared to be hiding a smile. "I heard that Mo Corporation has finally accepted the partnership cooperation from Shine Group and is about to develop a large, international capital chain. Will it be a considerably large project?"

"You have opinions?" Mo Jingshen's voice was low and mild, not revealing any of his emotions.

"I have no interest in the business world that belongs to you people who eat one another without leaving blood behind." Qin Siting coldly sneered. "But ever since that year when you created Mo Corporation, you had no intention to take over anything related to America's Shine. Even though your father in middle-aged, his mind remains fast and his body strong. There shouldn't be any rush for the Mo family's foundation to be handed to you. The big fuss between Mo Corporation and Shine this time... Let me guess, what reason was it that caused the Young Master Mo who roamed freely outside to gradually close in his net?"

"We would always arrive at this stage eventually. In choosing to do so at a suitable time, what other motives could you come up with?" Mo Jingshen's tone had no warmth. "Are you very free?"

"I'm not free! Busy to death!" Qin Siting snorted. "Do you know how many hardships there are in the medical field these days? I stay in the clinic and surgery room all day, facing all sorts of miserable patients and fighting life and death with my surgical knife. The stress I face is worse than your, CEO!"

Mo Jingshen's voice was low and cold. "You chose this road. You wanted to practice medicine to save others, reduce hardship, and provide rescue. No one forced you to do so. Who could have guessed that the Qin family's young master choice to study medicine that year was because a little girl swindled you. In the end, that little girl was clean and cruel when she left, leaving you in the bitter abyss for many years with no way of getting out."

On the other side of the phone, it was silent for several moments. Abruptly, the sound of Qin Siting throwing a file on the desk could be heard. "Nan Heng and I's existence are meant for you to make cutting remarks all day. We watch you show off your affection with Ji Nuan at every turn, stuffing us full, and then we still have to have our wounds poked by you for ten thousand years without stopping the bleeding, is it?"

Mo Jingshen indifferently made an, 'ah' sound. "You asked for it."

"..." Qin Siting laughed mockingly. "One day, when you are kicked aside by your own woman and unable to beg for escape even when praying to the gods, Nan Heng and I will definitely return these words to you! Four words, four knives, one by one digging into your heart!"

"You really don't seem like a medical doctor anymore."

"Then what do I seem like?"

"Psychiatry suits you more."

"All right ah, when Ji Nuan kicks you aside, the first patient I will accept in the psychiatry ward will be you." Qin Siting sneered. "That's enough, Let's discuss serious issues. Recently, the Sheng family hasn't been too peaceful. Two of their successors are basically crippled now. The illegitimate son that has been outside for years is about to return and change things. It's only now I realize that the Sheng family's illegitimate son is actually in the same line of work as me. Last year, we even met at the medical specialist general assembly. He really hid it very well..."

Mo Jingshen was not surprised, his tone mild and cold. "The launch into business for someone who can wield a knife and analyze all 206 bones in a body without leaving any blood is no deserving of celebration."

"Pei, since you already knew this, I won't share this sort of news with you anymore." Qin Siting laugh was mild and cold. "But you should still be wary of this character who is good at hiding, after all... I've only just been informed that he has a relationship with Ji Nuan that is not shallow."

Qin Siting's had just finished his words when Mo Jingshen ruthlessly cut off the call.

Qin Siting: "..."

——–

The next day, when Ji Nuan woke up, she still did not see Mo Jingshen. Auntie Chen said that he had returned home late and left early.

She directly drove to Mo Nuan Studio.

In the past few days, she had removed a large portion of the people in the studio. The people remaining were mostly keeping quiet out of fear, although not everyone feared her. Among them, there were still a few waiting to watch her studio shut down, and waiting for her to become a joke. Some even had the intention of stirring up trouble.

After returning from the studio, she dropped by Xia Tian's place.

Unsurprisingly, she met Doctor Sheng.

"The new hospital ward you've arranged for Xia Tian is not bad. The environment and security quality are stronger than before," Ji Nuan greeted him this way, yet her tone was very distant.

Doctor Sheng coldly and mildly glanced at her. "I couldn't tell, you seem much more concerned about your friend than your blood-related sister."

"Blood-related sister?" Ji Nuan smiled indifferently. "You might not be aware, but to me, the two of them—Xia Tian and my so-called sister—play roles that are heaven and earth apart in my life."

Doctor Sheng's brows move slightly. He stared at her for half a beat, his voice low and cold. "In your life, what role do I play then?"

Ji Nuan glanced at him coldly and did not speak.

Doctor Sheng had already guessed that she would not want to answer. He removed his mask, stuffing it into the pocket of his white robe, his expression stern. "I've already fulfilled the request you made these few days. Tomorrow I will represent the Sheng family to attend an evening party. If you want to cut off all relations with me completely, why not agree to one condition."

Ji Nuan furrowed her brows indistinctly. "What condition?"

"This evening party, you must attend as my partner." The man's gaze seemed to hide icicles as it pierced her eyes.