CH 34

That was none other than Duan An Ran who fled all the way from Country A. In the beginning, she colluded with this gang thinking that these people would protect her. Yet, unknowingly she became one of their pawns. Who knew that she would have ended up hopping from one wolf’s den into another. 

“Please… let me go…” Duan An Ran’s voice was hoarse. Her upper body was dangling by her bound hands, unable to muster any strength.

A burly man turned his head and retorted in fluent English, “Let you go? A useless, discarded pawn. What other use do you have? Where do you think you can go? Have you forgotten who you offended? They placed an international arrest warrant on your head, unless you no longer exist in this world, you’ll be arrested the moment you step out into the light. You should be clear of the potential consequences.”

“No, no… Ji Nan Feng will protect me. As long as he regains his memory, he’ll remember me. And then for Ji Nan Feng’s sake, Lu Xing Yan will definitely revoke the international arrest warrant.”

“Humph! They all say that women are like clothes. For someone of Third Young Master Ji’s calibre, why would he treat you sincerely? He most likely treated you like a plaything like all other rich young masters do before their marriages. After they get bored, they will toss you away. Previously, I thought you still had some brains, but now you can’t look any stupider. But don’t you worry, we don’t plan to kill you. After all… your appearance is still acceptable. You don’t need smarts for your current position. We have hundreds of men competing to earn some merits, you can be the bonus reward. Hahaha!…”  

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The bulky man’s words were full of obscenities, sounding extremely perverted.

Duan An Ran closed her eyes in despair. Bitterly, she blamed every grievance she suffered on Mo Li Xin. She swore that if she gets out of this, she will make Mo Li Xin pay.

And her opportunity would come knocking instantaneously. As she racked her brain on her next steps, a seemingly gentleman arrived. The burly man immediately gave way, looking very respectful.

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“That’s weird, why haven’t you gone for your run yet?” Mo Li Xin mumbled. 

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Ji Nan Feng was already up while she was still in a daze. 

“There’s a lot of traffic outside, how am I supposed to jog in this environment?” He knew that in her groggy state, she thought that they were still in their villa.

Mo Li Xin’s sleepy eyes closed for a second before she slowly realized something was off. She opened her eyes and stared at the magnified handsome face in front of her. She was sluggish as she thought of something. 

She reached out, squashed, and tugged at the flawless cheek before her, “this dream feels so real!” 

Ji Nan Feng chuckled to himself, ‘why is my wifey so cute?’ 

“Have you touched enough? Still think that this is a dream?” In revenge, he squeezed her back. Only the place that he touched was… hmm…  

“Ah! You rogue!” Mo Li Xin reacted straightaway. Her face was flushed as she pulled the quilt to cover her face.

“It’s still early, you can sleep a little longer. I’ll prepare a bowl of century egg lean meat porridge for you. If you have nothing on in the morning, let’s go out together. And in the afternoon, I’ll accompany you to pick Xiao Man up.” He nonchalantly arranged the day’s itinerary as if he did not witness Mo Li Xin’s embarrassment.

“Now now, I just squeezed you through your clothes. The place I touched, I’ve even used my mouth befo-” 

“Enough you old rogue… Go make breakfast,” Mo Li Xin poked her head out from the quilt and commanded indignantly. Flustered, she did not manage to ask when he arrived, or why he came so early, or how he would find ingredients and a place to make preserved egg lean meat porridge, and so on.

Ji Nan Feng wore a dusty pink sweater as the weather was good. It was handpicked by Mo Li Xin. She commented that his usual wear was too dull, so she chose brighter colors for him. Unfortunately, Mo Li Xin’s fashion sense was great, thus every piece fitted him perfectly. He was already twenty-six, seven years old, but the clothes he wore made him look even younger. He looked like a college student, a handsome and cool senior. Mo Li Xin secretly clicked her tongue as she observed his retreating back. This was just inviting bees and butterflies to hover around. She should buy some old-fashioned clothes for him in the future. 

If hubby was too handsome, she would be under too much pressure!

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Shaking her head in resignation, she climbed out of bed. As she opened the closet, she spotted a garment she bought on this trip. Her eyes brightened as she took out the sweater. It was a lighter dusty green color of a similar style to Ji Nan Feng’s outfit, making them look like they were wearing a couple’s outfit.

Just as she finished dressing up, Ji Nan Feng returned.

“The weather’s pleasant today. After you finish eating, I’ll bring you out,” he said. In his hand, he held a plate that contained eggs, bread, and her favorite century egg lean meat porridge.

“We’re in a hotel, how did you make this? And where did you get the preserved eggs from?” They were halfway around the globe from Country A. Abroad, preserved eggs were listed as one of the top ten horror foods. So how would they have it here?

“Brought it myself and the hotel has a back kitchen for me to prepare it,” Ji Nan Feng answered. His breath got caught in his throat when he spotted her as she stepped out.

“How do I look? Doesn’t it look like we’re wearing a couple’s outfit? I bought it on the day I arrived,” Mo Li Xin sat down and took the porridge from him.

“Beautiful,” absolutely stunning. Even in ordinary casual clothes, you’re still beautiful, he thought to himself.

“Oh… Did you arrive last night? How did you manage to enter? And, didn’t you say that you’ll come over on the weekends? Isn’t it only Tuesday today?” A bunch of questions tumbled out of her mouth. As she was also eating her porridge, her words were rather muffled.

“Our academic exchange programme was brought forward. This hotel is under the Ji Corporation hence I was able to gain entry easily.” 

“Oh!” Mo Li Xin nodded, finally understanding.

“Yesterday on the phone, why did you say that you were bullied?” Ji Nan Feng enquired.

“It’s nothing. Just that Dai Meng accidentally bumped into a rich heiress and the lady was being unreasonable. She wanted Dai Meng to kneel down in apology.”

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“Then were you mistreated?” Ji Nan Feng immediately asked worriedly.

“Nope, on the contrary, I slapped those two ladies. I don’t even know who they were but I hope never to see them again in the future,” Mo Li Xin pouted as she sighed.

Ji Nan Feng did not comment, but he secretly swore to investigate who dared to bully his wife. And when he does, he’ll make sure to ruthlessly rip off a layer of their skin, just like he did previously to that Zhao De and Cai Lang.

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The place they went was small but it was flourishing with culture and street performers were everywhere. The roads were relatively narrow, but its location was convenient; it was truly the world-renowned fashion capital.

“Have you been here before? You seem familiar with this place. I’ve always wanted to come here since I was a child. I didn’t expect to be able to, and at the company’s expense too! I struck the jackpot this time!” Mo Li Xin exclaimed as she eyed the trinkets on display.

Ji Nan Feng pursed his lips, “I have, a long time ago. But back then… it didn’t feel as good as it does now.” 

Because back then, he came alone. Carrying her diary filled with her wishes; traveling to places she wanted to go, eating the things she wanted to try. That was his motivation to carry on for those five years. 

“Oh, seeing your solemn expression, those memories must not be good,” Mo Li Xin observed. Gripping his hand, people bustled around them but he was the only one in her eyes. 

Ji Nan Feng was drawn in by such a gaze. It took him a while to reply, “all the unhappiness experienced is just to lead up to humbling us for the future. It’s pointless to talk about it now.”

Mo Li Xin did not comprehend but chose not to ask. After all, previously when her professors utter things she did not understand, she also did not bother finding out.

“Wow, that mug looks so pretty!” She swiftly ran into the shop. Inside, she found that there were many other handicrafts and some very delicate ornaments.

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As soon as she entered, she saw a pair of necklaces. Silver chain with a square porcelain pendant hanging from it. It looked small and exquisite, with strange characters engraved on the plate.

“Boss, what’s written on them?” she asked.

“This local talisman writing, meaning incarnation of life. Man one call ‘past life’, woman one name ‘current life’,” the shop owner explained in broken English.

“Boss, I want them. Please wrap them up for me.” Mo Li Xin said. She could not explain it, but she was so drawn to this couple’s necklace.

“I could, but your dart has to strike the bull’s eye of the moving target. As the saying goes, good things belong to those that they are predestined for. I’ll not take a single cent if you hit the target,” the shop owner said with a smile. This sentence was spoken fluently as if he said it many times before.

Incidentally, Ji Nan Feng finally caught up and entered the store. As his gaze rested on the necklaces, he felt like he was struck by thunder. How… how was… these necklaces were obviously given to him by a strange lady in his previous life. She had said the same thing, one was named ‘past life’ and the other was called ‘current life’. 

He had worn ‘past life’ and buried ‘current life’ beside her grave. At that time, he lamented how great it would have been if time could rewind and redo. Yet, now that the times were different, these necklaces still returned to his hands. 

When the boss finished speaking, Mo Li Xin hesitated. She only had one chance and she really liked the necklaces, so she turned to look at Ji Nan Feng.

“Nan Feng, why don’t you give it a try?”

As he was stunned, he did not respond. 

“I’m talking to you, didn’t you hear me? I want them, pretty please…” Her words were kittenish. But as of late, she had already gotten used to it and it did not feel out of place. As she coquettishly begged, she tugged at his sleeves. 

Coincidentally, this was the scene that greeted Xie Jing Jing as she walked past the store’s entrance.

Ji Nan Feng recovered from his thoughts. Slightly curling the corners of his lips, he took the short dart from her hand. It was very light, most likely made from plastic instead of iron. No wonder the necklaces were so difficult to obtain.