Chapter 155: Chapter 155 Mo Yinhe: Mingjing, I Want to Start a Family with You2
Si Mingjing’s heart skipped a beat. This man’s gaze was too piercing, effortlessly probing into others’ thoughts.
Feeling guilty, she pushed him away. "I wasn’t thinking about anything."
But Mo Yinhe imperiously held her in his embrace, not giving her a chance to free herself.
Loneliness had engulfed Mo Yinhe for five years. He understood the feeling all too well and didn’t want his Mingjing to be swallowed by loneliness as well.
"Mingjing, would you be my woman?"
Si Mingjing still wanted to push him away.
"No, I won’t be a substitute."
"You’re not a substitute."
Mo Yinhe felt frustrated. She was always fixated on the idea of being a substitute.
"I want to start a new relationship. Ye Shen was right; the dead are gone. I should look forward and not always torment myself by wallowing in past relationships."
"Mingjing, I want to have a family. I never had this thought before because I hadn’t met someone I wanted to settle down with. Now that I’ve met you, I want to start a family with you. Don’t you want a family?"
How could she not want a family?
Si Mingjing wanted a family more than anything.
Because she never had a home of her own.
But Mo Yinhe had a beloved in his heart; she could never replace his beloved.
If Xiaobai’s mother had merely divorced Mo Yinhe, broken up with him, or if their relationship simply couldn’t continue, and Mo Yinhe had wanted to start a new romantic life, she might have been willing to try.
But Xiaobai’s mother had died, and death makes one eternal, making her incomparable to anyone else.
The man Si Mingjing wanted must put her first; she was not willing to play second fiddle to anyone.
In a relationship where she could foresee only being second, she didn’t want to get involved; she wasn’t the type to compromise herself.
"I don’t want to start a family with you."
Si Mingjing bluntly rejected Mo Yinhe.
Mo Yinhe hugged her even tighter, "Why? Give me a reason."
Si Mingjing then expressed her thoughts.
Mo Yinhe was simply at his wits’ end. He had no way to deal with this woman of his. She had voiced her pride, and he couldn’t even bring himself to blame her for overthinking.
Logically speaking, her concerns were indeed valid. His Mingjing was proud and rational, and he admired her for it.
"Mingjing, don’t be so lacking in confidence about yourself. I’ll give you time to think it over; don’t give me your answer so quickly."
The rejected Mo Yinhe changed the subject, "There’s an island nearby with natural hot springs. How about I take you to soak in the hot springs tomorrow?"
Before he could finish, Fengjue hurried over from the cabin. Si Mingjing immediately broke free from Mo Yinhe’s embrace and stood up, walking to the railing to catch the sea breeze.
Mo Yinhe glared at Fengjue, "What could be so important that it’s gotten you so flustered?"
"Your Excellency, it’s bad news."
Fengjue fiddled with his ring phone, activated the holographic virtual screen, enlarged the display, and projected it into mid-air.
"Your Excellency, please look."
Si Mingjing also looked with curiosity.
On the holographic virtual screen, a woman appeared.
Her features were delicate, noble, and elegant.
Even Si Mingjing, at a glance, felt she was beautiful!
It’s rare for women to admit that other women are beautiful.
But Si Mingjing had to admit, the elegant beauty on the screen was truly stunning.
She was precisely the epitome of beauty in a man’s eyes.
Who was she?
The woman on the screen was standing at a podium, delivering a speech, much like at a news conference.
Si Mingjing heard her say, "Hello everyone, I’m Bai Jiusi."
"After five years of silence, I finally found the courage to stand up and give an accounting of my past."
"Back then, I was young and naive, duped by Mo Yinhe, the Crown Prince of the Atlantis Empire, into becoming his captive, kept by him for nine years, bearing him a son..."
"I don’t want to talk about that period anymore."
"Looking back now, all I feel is disgust!"
"Hereby, I declare that my marriage to Mo Yinhe was forced, and I do not recognize it!"
"From this moment on, I, Bai Jiusi, am divorcing Mo Yinhe to regain my freedom! Henceforth, I am free to marry whomever I wish, and we shall not interfere with each other!"
"Additionally, I strongly demand that Mo Yinhe return my son..."
Bai Jiusi said much more in the video.
Listening up to this point, Si Mingjing finally understood. Could this woman be Xiaobai’s mother?
Wasn’t it said that Xiaobai’s mother had already passed away?
How could she brazenly announce her intention to divorce him in front of the media?
Was she publicly severing ties with Mo Yinhe before the whole world?
Had this woman stopped loving Mo Yinhe?
If there were even the slightest bit of love left, she would definitely not hurt Mo Yinhe like this.
Mo Yinhe was a public figure; this was a devastating blow to his image.
Si Mingjing couldn’t even imagine how the gossiping masses in the Undersea World would mock him.
Such a huge piece of gossip on the first day of the New Year—what kind of storm would this stir up?
Fengjue was already seething with rage, his face exceptionally gloomy. "Your Excellency, the Crown Princess Consort is spouting utter nonsense! Your relationship was so good back then; we all witnessed it. How can she say looking back on it now makes her feel disgusted? How could she claim it was forced? Is this still the Crown Princess Consort I remember?"
Mo Yinhe remained silent.
It was as if a howling north wind emanated from him. Mo Yinhe’s stern face was overcast, his deep black eyes fixated on Bai Jiusi, who was spewing nonsense on the screen!
This wasn’t his ’baby’!
Mo Yinhe’s gaze suddenly shifted from the holographic virtual screen to Si Mingjing’s face. This was his ’baby’!
Mo Yinhe couldn’t possibly be mistaken!
Even if the Bai Jiusi on the holographic virtual screen looked just like the ’baby’ from his memories, Mo Yinhe was certain that the one before him, whose appearance had drastically changed, was his true ’baby’!
Therefore, no matter what the woman spewing nonsense on the screen said, it couldn’t hurt his heart!
What enraged Mo Yinhe was that someone dared to use his ’baby’s’ face; this was something he could not tolerate!
Mo Yinhe’s expression was thick with gloom.
Was this another conspiracy by the Mu Continent to snatch his son away?
Mo Yinhe laughed in fury, "Very well! Very well indeed!"
Mo Yinhe said with a grim face, "Tell the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a diplomatic statement. Two words: ’Heh heh...’"
"Yes, Your Excellency. I will contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs right away."
Fengjue thought that ’Heh heh’ was more than appropriate.
Otherwise, the only three words he could think of were: ’Fuck your mother!’
The woman in the video was definitely not the Crown Princess Consort. The Crown Princess Consort he knew would never do this to His Excellency!
Si Mingjing never imagined that Mo Yinhe’s beloved ’baby’ would actually do this to him.
She didn’t even know how to comfort him.
So his ’baby’ wasn’t dead. She just didn’t want to be with him anymore; their relationship had already shattered.
Looking up, Mo Yinhe saw the sympathy in Si Mingjing’s eyes.
He felt as if he could understand what her gaze was saying.
Mo Yinhe suddenly felt an immense joy. This was truly a blessing in disguise! He had just been worrying about how to pursue Mingjing.
It was as if the enemy had just handed him a brilliant strategy. Mo Yinhe suddenly had a new idea for pursuing Mingjing.