Chapter 701

conjectures would not faze her; she would face all this calmly and return their mockery to them while defending her dignity.Cai Xiaojing snorted. There would be a time when Linda mocked her too.It wa...Chapter 701

Seven days had passed without any news from Mo Yao. If a person went missing and was not found within three days, the chances of survival were very low. Mo Baitei was unwilling to give up; he sent people out again and again to search for Mo Yao using all the resources at his disposal.

However, it was as if Mo Yao had fallen into the sea like a drop of water that blended with the vast ocean, leaving no trace behind. He could not be found anymore.

The Mo family was gloomy these few days.

The sea surface at the port remained calm. Mo Baitei dared not cry in front of them nor act as if nothing had happened by smiling casually; he also dared not speak nonsense again. He had lost all his qualifications to do so.

Mo Baitei received Ji Bing's call seven days later. After tidying himself up a little, he went to the hotel to find Ji Bing. For these seven days, he hadn't slept or rested while searching for Mo Yao tirelessly, hoping to see some hope. He had eaten very little and barely closed his eyes, making him look quite haggard.

Ji Bing looks more haggard than Xiao Bai. Her eyes are still red and swollen from crying for a long time. Ji Bing waited for Xiao Bai in the hotel café, fearing that if she stayed in the hotel room, she would cry uncontrollably and beg him not to leave.

Xiao Bai...

Opposite her, Xiao Bai ordered a lemon juice. Seeing his dispirited appearance, Ji Bing felt a pang of pain. Although Xiao Bai had been so heartless in leaving to find another person, leaving her alone on the stage and causing a scandal, she still hoped he would fare well.

"Have you found your brother yet" Ji Bing asked. The news of Mo Yao's disappearance hadn't surfaced in the media, but given its magnitude, Ji Bing knew something about it; moreover, from Xiao Bai’s expression, she could tell that Mo Yao was still missing.

Perhaps he is dead or lost.

Seven days have already passed. The chances of him returning are slim.

小白 shook his head and said indifferently, "I will find him."

"It's already been seven days." Ji Bing said indifferently. Mo Baixue said solemnly, "I will definitely find him."

Ji Bing's eyes welled up with tears, pursing her lips with a hint of bitterness. Bai was so confident and persistent; did that mean there was truly no hope left Looking at Ji Bing, Bai spoke softly, "Ji Bing, I'm sorry, I've hurt you."

"I don't know why you keep acting this way. Before the wedding, I felt uneasy already, especially when seeing you with Mo Yao—I feel even more anxious now. I always think he is more important to you than me.

Bai looked at Ji Bing calmly and said, "I'm sorry!"

Ji Bing shook her head, "Don't say sorry. I know I lost, but I don't understand what place I hold in your heart. Why did you come to provoke me And why do you abandon me after provoking me You have to let me understand."

She wasn't hysterical or crazy; she simply wanted an answer, a question that had long troubled her. She preferred to believe that Bai Xia was sincere toward her and not pretending.

"I've been pretending to avoid the issue because I'm afraid... for no reason at all, my heart can't accept it, I can't do this. But I am used to his care and indulgence of my whims; he always accommodates me. I keep having new girlfriends, but my brother seems indifferent about how many there are. He doesn't care whether I have one or a hundred. Being in the rebellious stage of life and feeling inferior since childhood, coupled with him being proud everywhere, made me misunderstand and go astray. It's not that I don't want to date because I feel burdened. Ji Bing, I really like you and want to spend my life with you; it's just... I can't do it now."

"You're feeling guilty..."

"No, I truly figured this out in Berlin after he hit me; only then did I slowly come to terms with things. I wanted to go back and explain to him, but something happened." Bai Xia talked about this matter very calmly, facing that dark period of her life without flinching. "During my time in prison, if not for the thought that I couldn't die, couldn’t carry a grudge against my brother to death, or never see him again and forgive him before dying, I might have ruined his life. If I hadn't held onto this belief, I would've died in prison. But I pulled through."

Ji Bing frowned as he looked at Bai Xia, who continued, "The only person I’ve wronged in my lifetime is your fiancé; on the day of your engagement ceremony, because I mistook him for someone else, I accidentally killed him. Later, when the church exploded, both of your parents died too, yet you survived and witnessed their deaths. I'm very sorry; if I had checked more thoroughly back then, today you'd be happily married with a two-year-old child. It’s my fault that you lost everything, so I want to make amends."

Ji Bing widened his eyes in disbelief as he looked at Bai Xia. She said slowly and sincerely, "I'm telling the truth. On your engagement day, not only did you lose your fiancé, but also your parents and child. I owe you a family. After waking up, you relied completely on me; originally, I wanted to compensate you through other means and make your life better. But your dependence and trust gradually captivated me—I’ve never met anyone who needs and relies on me as much as you do. I feel it's my responsibility to take care of you, and since I like you so much, I once thought that no matter what, I’d give you back a family, one better than the fiancé you lost. I would make my parents love you; I would give you children... I’ve considered many things, lots of them… Ji Bing, I really am very sorry." driving skills, even in winding traffic, he could drive faster than others and arrive home sooner. And at this time of day, Washington’s roads were congested with peak hour traffic. Unluckily for the...