Chapter 14: The Rival Always Wants to Taste Him Again [14]

Chapter 14 The Archenemy Can't Stop Wanting Another Taste of Him "14"

"My leg! My leg! Aaaahhh!!!"

Lin Ran's face instantly turned pale, his face tight and his eyes bulging wide, veins bulging on his forehead as his screams echoed throughout the entire hospital room!

This made Ye Qi, who'd been about to snap back, hold his tongue instead, watching him howl in pain.

Shi Mo crooked his finger, taking two steps back, and asked with a hint of amusement:

"Isn't your leg perfectly fine? Why are you suddenly screaming so scarily? Are you trying to pull another stunt?"

Meanwhile, 447 had already put the needles away and settled back on top of Shi Mo's head, not forgetting to stick his tongue out at Lin Ran.

"No! I—! You guys—! I just—!"

Lin Ran was gasping for air. The sharp, needle-like pain in his leg from moments ago seemed like an illusion, gone in an instant.

He pointed at his leg, then at Ye Qi, at a loss for words, his eyes full of bewilderment and confusion.

Lin Ran didn't know why he'd ended up like this. Once he'd pulled himself together, all he could do was glare daggers at Ye Qi.

Ye Qi said coldly: "If you don't want your eyes, you can donate them to the mountain villages."

Lin Ran, soaked in cold sweat, gritted his teeth and said:

"Ye Qi! Don't get too full of yourself! You think I'm still gonna chase after you like I used to? Let me tell you something, you don't even deserve it!"

"You don't deserve my affection, and you don't deserve to stand in my hospital room. Get out! I don't wanna see you!"

Ye Qi's lips twitched, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught Shi Mo beside him. Afraid of making a bad impression, he held back the urge to roll his eyes.

"Since he doesn't want us here, let's go. I actually have something I need to talk to you about."

Ye Qi paused for a moment, then continued: "It's about that project in S City. Isn't it the one you've always wanted to land?"

Shi Mo looked at Ye Qi with a smile, not answering right away, but musing to himself:

[Little Seven, he's tempting me, and with money, no less. He's really getting good at this.]

447: [Yeah, but aren't we here today for what Lin Ran has, and to pry his plans out of him?]

Shi Mo: [So, I'm probably gonna make him mad again.]

447: [...]

Was he imagining things?

Why did he always get the feeling that Shi Mo knew this would piss Ye Qi off, and yet seemed excited about it?

"A Mo..."

At the same time, Lin Ran in bed was also looking at Shi Mo with pleading eyes, deliberately softening his voice with a hint of coaxing,

"I really missed you. You'll stay and keep me company, right?"

At his words, Shi Mo's body stiffened slightly.

He let out a long sigh, dropping his gaze to hide the emotions in his eyes.

447 noticed his impatience and asked eagerly:

[Xiao Momo! Want me to go poke him a few more times?]

Shi Mo: [No need. If you do it again, he'll definitely catch on.]

447: [Oh...]

Shi Mo: [But you can come back tonight when nobody's around.]

447's eyes lit up, his voice full of excitement: [Awesome!]

Shi Mo calmed 447 down before turning his attention back to the two men in front of him.

Ye Qi watched him calmly, but there was a barely noticeable hint of expectation in his eyes.

Shi Mo curled his lips into a smirk.

Ye Qi probably figured that since he'd already offered the project Shi Mo wanted most, Shi Mo would definitely leave with him, so he wasn't particularly tense at the moment.

However, under Ye Qi's expectant gaze, Shi Mo turned instead to look at Lin Ran and walked toward him.

The faint smile on Ye Qi's lips vanished at his choice, and his gaze turned icy cold.

He still made no move to leave, just staring straight at them.

The moment Lin Ran saw him walking toward him, his eyes lit up, unable to hide his excitement and joy.

He shot Ye Qi a smug look, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

See? He knew Shi Mo liked him!

He was just hard on the outside but soft on the inside, not knowing how to express his feelings.

But that was fine—even if Shi Mo never said it out loud, as long as he knew it in his heart, that was enough.

Shi Mo had just walked up to Lin Ran's side and hadn't even sat down yet when he heard Ye Qi cough behind him.

Both of their gazes fell on him at once. Lin Ran said, highly annoyed:

"Ye Qi, what are you still doing here? I already told you, you're not welcome."

Shi Mo, however, noticed the medicine bottle in Ye Qi's hand.

More precisely, he'd deliberately moved the hand holding the medicine to the front, making it impossible for Shi Mo to miss it.

Shi Mo noticed Ye Qi's little move and played along, sitting down on the chair by Lin Ran's bed, crossing his legs, and asking cheerfully:

"Oh? What's this? Young Master Ye's sick?"

There was a teasing lilt to Shi Mo's voice, and at that moment, all his attention was on Ye Qi.

For a brief moment, he didn't notice that Lin Ran beside him was staring at him with a dazed, lovesick look.

Lin Ran stared intently at Shi Mo's lips, feeling his heart race, his Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed.

He thought, if he'd seen Shi Mo sooner in his past life, maybe he wouldn't have ended up the way he did.

Shi Mo either didn't notice or chose to ignore it, but Ye Qi saw all of Lin Ran's little schemes clearly.

Ye Qi's lashes fluttered as he looked at the medicine in his hand and said flatly:

"Yeah, just a bit of a cold."

Shi Mo said with a grin, "Tsk tsk... then Young Master Ye's body really isn't holding up, huh? If anyone ever gets with you, they'd probably suffer quite a bit."

Ye Qi's lips curved into a smile, a rare glint of amusement in his eyes as he replied pointedly:

"My body's always been in great shape. I just caught a cold from being out in the wind one night a couple days ago."

Ye Qi let out a soft chuckle as he added, "Can't help it—the cat I've got is way too mischievous. It snatched my clothes away in the middle of the night and even yanked my covers off."

Shi Mo: "Ծ‸Ծ!"

Shi Mo said with a cold laugh, "What a shame the cat didn't claw you to death."

Ye Qi sighed with mock regret, "Oh, it did. Clawed and scratched all over—my back still has the marks from its scratching. But sorry to disappoint you, it didn't manage to scratch me to death in bed."

Shi Mo went quiet, giving Ye Qi a slightly surprised look.

Since when did this guy talk so bluntly?

Could it be that he was angered by his earlier choice...

"In that case, Young Master Ye should head back and get some proper rest."

With that, Shi Mo simply turned his head away, refusing to look at Ye Qi, and picked up a pear and a knife from the side, beginning to peel it.

Ye Qi stared at Shi Mo's hands, silent for a long while, before gritting his teeth:

"Shi Mo, are you really going to stay here with him? For his sake, you'd even give up that project in S City?"

447 reminded him, [Xiao Momo, Ye Qi's darkening value is rising. You'd better be careful.]

Shi Mo raised an eyebrow, still keeping his eyes lowered as he focused on peeling the pear, and replied slowly, "Got it."

Darkening, huh?

That sounds interesting...