Chapter 80: Protecting the Wife Attribute?
“You woke up late? Looks to me like you just got up.” Mo Chengling looked at his grandson with disappointment.
“This… is…” Realizing he couldn’t hide it anymore, Mo Ziyang could only lower his head and admit fault.
“You really are living like those old stories say—‘the night is too short, and the king no longer goes to court in the morning.’ The college entrance exam is coming soon, yet instead of studying, you spend every day outside playing with her.”
“It’s not like that… Lin Muxi wasn’t feeling well, I just came to take care of her.”
“Heh, that’s exactly what you said last week.”
Mo Chengling slowly sat down on the sofa, staring at his grandson as he tried to argue. His look clearly said, ‘Go ahead, make up anything you want, let’s see if I believe you.’
“I’ll tell you this, your parents will be back next week. If you don’t want to get scolded, you’d better take Lin Muxi to school properly.”
“Huh?”
Hearing that, Mo Ziyang froze for a moment. He couldn’t quite figure out the logic here.
“What does this have to do with Lin Muxi… Grandpa, you didn’t tell my parents, did you?” he asked nervously.
Seeing his grandson like this, Mo Chengling just smiled. After all, the older are still wiser. Did this kid really think he could outsmart him?
“Not only did I tell your parents, but right now they even treat Lin Muxi like a treasure. If they could, they’d fly back right away just to meet your little girlfriend.”
Hearing that, Mo Ziyang felt completely speechless.
Seriously, who’s your real child here? Why does everyone in his family treat Lin Muxi like some priceless treasure?
“Sigh, fine, I get it.”
Left with no choice, Mo Ziyang surrendered to his grandfather and promised he would take Lin Muxi back to school and study properly.
Just then, Lin Muxi came out of the room after tidying up, pushing the door open and walking into the living room.
Seeing Grandpa Mo sitting on the sofa, she quickly went to get a disposable cup to pour him some water.
After all, this was the first time Grandpa Mo had come to her home, and thinking about her earlier impolite behavior, she felt she had to save some face.
But before she could take a few steps, a sudden sharp pain struck her lower belly. Her vision went black, her legs weakened, and she lost her balance, falling forward.
“This idiot—!”
Mo Ziyang’s heart jumped, and he rushed forward, catching her just before she hit the ground.
“What’s wrong with Lin Muxi?”
Seeing her unusual state, Mo Chengling was shocked and quickly got up to help his grandson support her.
“It’s just… you know, girls get like this when it’s that time of the month.”
Mo Ziyang felt embarrassed, but since his grandfather asked, he had to explain indirectly that Lin Muxi really wasn’t well, and he wasn’t lying.
By now, Lin Muxi had also recovered a little from the pain. Her face was pale as she looked at Mo Ziyang beside her.
“I told you to rest properly. Just stay on the sofa.”
Helpless, Mo Ziyang carried Lin Muxi to the sofa, then poured water for his grandfather and brought Lin Muxi a bowl of brown sugar water. That finally helped ease her discomfort.
Watching his grandson take care of Lin Muxi, Mo Chengling couldn’t help but feel surprised.
Is this really my grandson? He actually knows how to care for someone else?
All these years, this was the first time he had seen his grandson show concern for another person.
The more he looked at Lin Muxi, the more he liked her, even admiring how she had managed to “tame” his otherwise useless grandson.
“I’m sorry, Grandpa Mo… I really don’t feel well, so I couldn’t pour you any water.”
Seeing Mo Ziyang do all the serving instead of her, and knowing the man was his grandfather, Lin Muxi felt very embarrassed as she sat there with her bowl of brown sugar water and apologized to the old man.
“What are you saying? If you’re not feeling well, then rest properly. Let Mo Ziyang take good care of you, understand?”
Seeing how sensible Lin Muxi was, Mo Chengling felt very happy. But still, he pretended to be angry as he spoke to Lin Muxi, while gently patting her head, showing his care for her.
In contrast, Mo Ziyang could only stand awkwardly on the side, looking like an extra person. His face clearly showed dissatisfaction. Yet even so, his grandfather still treated him like thin air.
“Um… Grandpa Mo, may I ask what you came here for?”
Seeing Mo Ziyang standing blankly by himself, Lin Muxi quickly tried to find a way to send his grandfather off soon, so that her good bro wouldn’t have to feel so restrained.
“Hahaha, what business could an old man like me have? I just suddenly thought of dropping by this morning to see you two.”
Of course, Mo Chengling understood Lin Muxi’s hidden meaning. In his heart, he sighed at how fast this little one was changing, and he was surprised that she had already learned how to protect Mo Ziyang.
“I… I see…” Lin Muxi looked awkwardly at her good bro, showing she was also helpless.
“But really, I didn’t expect this. Mo Ziyang actually knows how to take care of someone. I thought he’d only cause you trouble.”
“No… no, it’s been Mo Ziyang taking care of me these past days…”
Hearing Grandpa Mo say that, Lin Muxi lowered her head shyly. It was true that he was taking care of her, but he also often teased her for no reason, leaving her both annoyed and fond of him.
After talking and checking, Mo Chengling saw there was nothing else and prepared to return to the Mo family house.
“Alright then, the two of you look like you can’t wait for me to leave. Remember to return to school once you recover, I won’t bother you anymore.”
After saying this, Grandpa Mo noticed that Lin Muxi had realized his teasing, and instantly her face turned red like a steaming kettle.
This wasn’t just embarrassing, it was humiliating all the way to Mo Ziyang’s home. She wished she could escape Earth right now.
Seeing the two young ones lowering their heads in shame, Mo Chengling didn’t say more. He simply stood up to leave.
“Oh right, Mo Ziyang.” Mo Chengling suddenly remembered something and called him.
“What is it, Grandpa?”
“From now on, clean up your own messes. Don’t always make me wipe after you.”
“Got… got it…”
Watching his grandfather walk out the door, Mo Ziyang finally let out a sigh of relief. As for the “mess” his grandpa mentioned, it was most likely about Gu Jiusheng earlier that morning. But it seemed his grandpa had already taken care of it.
“Sigh…” Mo Ziyang let out a long sigh.
“By the way, why did your grandpa suddenly come here? And what did he just tell you?” Lin Muxi asked curiously, seeing Mo Grandpa leave.
“He just said my parents are coming back soon. And… he already told my parents about you, and asked me to bring you back to school to study properly.” Mo Ziyang spread out his hands.
“What?!”
Hearing this, Lin Muxi stared at him in disbelief, as if asking whether this was true.
She already thought it was bad enough that Grandpa Mo knew about her. But now, Mo Ziyang’s entire family knew.
Didn’t this mean when his parents came back, she would have to meet them?
Although Mo Ziyang’s parents seemed to have a good impression of her before, with her current situation…
No matter how she thought about it, this felt totally wrong!
Seeing her so panicked, Mo Ziyang could only pat her little head to comfort her.
“Don’t worry, you’ve got me here.”