Chapter 15: Realizing You Were Wrong? Too Late!
“I’m saying… can I just skip the meal and you give me the money instead?”
Lin Muxi blinked her big eyes at Mo Ziyang, who was driving next to her.
Sure, it was Mo Ziyang’s treat, and of course she wanted to take advantage and make her good buddy spend big on her.
But now that she had suddenly turned into a girl, she had no mood at all to go eat with him.
Especially since right after she found out she had changed, Mo Ziyang dragged her here and there without giving her a moment to think about what she should do next.
Clearly, Mo Ziyang wasn’t planning to let her go.
“No. Besides, you’re still wearing a maid outfit. What, you plan to strip and run home naked?”
It was obvious that Mo Ziyang still remembered how he didn’t manage to get the better of Lin Muxi earlier today. With his “I won’t stop until I win” attitude, he had no intention of letting her escape so easily.
“Then just let me hold onto it for now, I’ll give it back to you later.”
“No. They still need it for work tomorrow.”
“Then drive me home, I’ll change, and give it back to you right after.”
“No. I’m hungry.”
“There’s a noodle shop downstairs at my place. If that’s not good enough, I can even cook for you myself.”
“No. That’s not hygienic.”
“You… unbelievable.”
After all this back-and-forth, Lin Muxi was mentally exhausted. What was wrong with this guy today? Why was he so determined to mess with her? The worst part was, she had no idea what his real intention was.
By all logic, she hadn’t given herself away today. Mo Ziyang shouldn’t have found out anything. Could it be that he really just wanted to have a friendly meal with her? Yeah, right—as if Mo Ziyang could be that nice.
Meanwhile, Mo Ziyang was enjoying every moment of Lin Muxi’s discomfort. In his mind, this meal was happening no matter what, even if the King of Heaven himself showed up, she’d still have to eat with him.
While driving, he was already imagining how to prank her later, maybe make her stand beside him and feed him, or give him a massage while he ate, and call him “Master” the whole time.
Tsk… just thinking about it is exciting.
Suddenly, his phone rang, cutting off his little daydream. He took it out and saw the caller ID, his grandpa.
?? Why would Grandpa be calling me?
Looking at the number, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
After hesitating, Mo Ziyang put on his earpiece and answered.
“Hello? Grandpa? What’s the matter?”
The cautious tone in his voice instantly caught Lin Muxi’s attention. She curiously leaned closer to listen in on the call.
“What’s the matter? You don’t know what you did? You’d better explain yourself right now, or when you get home, I’ll give you a proper punishment!”
“???”
Mo Ziyang was completely confused, getting scolded right from the start.
All he did was go to a comic convention and give some sponsorship money to the organizers. How could that possibly be such a big crime? Besides, he even used his own allowance for it!
“No, Grandpa, what exactly happened?”
“You tell me, what’s the relationship between you and that maid? I want the truth.”
Mo Ziyang froze for a moment. Why would his grandpa call to ask this now? Hadn’t he already asked him back then?
Lin Muxi, sitting beside him, saw his confused look and suddenly remembered the time Mo Ziyang got whipped with a belt at home. She almost burst out laughing right there.
“We’re just normal friends, Grandpa.”
But he never expected that telling the truth would only make his grandpa even angrier.
“Normal friends? Do you think I’m old and easy to fool? The whole internet is full of videos of you two. You expect me to believe you can do those kinds of intimate things as ‘friends’? Do you even believe that yourself?”
Hearing his grandpa’s angry questions, Mo Ziyang had no way to respond. Honestly, if the situation were reversed, he wouldn’t believe it either. But the truth was… Lin Muxi was just his friend.
Sigh… so tired. Even if he had eight mouths, he wouldn’t be able to explain this clearly.
At that moment, Lin Muxi, who had been listening through the earpiece, connected the dots, thinking of how Mo Ziyang had been teasing and making things difficult for her all day.
Oh, so you want to mess with me? Fine, go home and get whipped by your grandpa’s belt then!
She leaned closer to his ear and, using a voice so overly sweet it even made her own skin crawl, whispered.
“Mmm~ Young Master, is that the Master calling?”
Her voice was so soft it could melt into the bones. Both Mo Ziyang and Lin Muxi shivered without meaning to.
Mo Ziyang’s shocked face immediately turned dark, his black eyes filled with pure killing intent. Lin Muxi could tell, if he wasn’t driving and on the phone, her “dear bro” would’ve beaten her up for that comment.
“Mo Ziyang! You’d better explain yourself right now. I’m giving you one last chance.”
Before he could grab Lin Muxi, his grandpa’s voice came again through the phone. This time, though, his tone had suddenly become much calmer.
Great… Mo Ziyang instantly realized there was no way he could clear his name now.
Seeing Lin Muxi’s smug, gloating expression, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind. His angry face slowly twisted into a sly smile.
You like to mess with me? Fine. Let’s play.
“Grandpa, she’s actually my girlfriend. All those things online are fake, those people were just trying to stick to us for attention. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Xiao Luyu from the Xiao family.”
Now Lin Muxi was the one stunned, staring at Mo Ziyang with a “What the hell?!” expression.
She had basically dug a hole and buried herself in it. She never thought her good buddy would just throw everything away and trap her too.
“Girlfriend, huh? Fine. Bring her over for dinner tonight.”
With that, Mo Chengling hung up.
Oh no… it’s over. Lin Muxi collapsed in her seat, looking like her soul had left her body.
Meanwhile, Mo Ziyang smiled with satisfaction, made a U-turn, and drove straight toward his house.
You think you can beat me? Ha! That’s like lighting a lantern in the toilet, looking for crap.
“Uh… about that 10,000 yuan… can I give it up and just leave?”
Lin Muxi looked at him with pleading eyes, hoping he’d stop and let her go.
“What? After causing trouble, you want to run away?”
“I was wrong…”
“Too late.”
Watching Lin Muxi looking like she was about to die, Mo Ziyang couldn’t be happier inside.
You brought this on yourself. Serves you right.