Rong Mochen furrowed his brows, his dark eyes sweeping over the two shopping bags in Huo Chengjin’s hand. He walked steadily towards the two, naturally taking the bags from Huo Chengjin’s hand without speaking, pursing his lips, and deeply looking at Jin Jumo.

Jin Jumo frowned, glanced at Rong Mochen and Huo Chengjin, and silently opened the door and walked in.

Rong Mochen’s expression was reserved, and only then did he indifferently look at Huo Chengjin and ask, "What are you doing here?"

Huo Chengjin brushed his fingertip across his lips and laughed lightly, "Of course, I’m here to visit my future sister-in-law."

Rong Mochen coldly tugged at the corner of his mouth, his voice even more subdued, "As long as your intent is understood, if there’s nothing else, then leave."

"Since I’m here, I naturally need my future sister-in-law to reward me with a cup of water before I go, or else I would have come for nothing." Huo Chengjin said flippantly, raising an eyebrow at Rong Mochen and arrogantly walked into the house.

Rong Mochen watched Huo Chengjin’s slender back and shook his head lightly, carrying the two large bags inside.

Inside the room, Jin Jumo watched the two of them walk in and held a calm expression, "There’s only plain water at home, would you like some?"

Huo Chengjin spread his hands, leaned sideways into the sofa, smiling amicably at Jin Jumo, "I love drinking plain water."

Jin Jumo looked at him again, then turned her gaze to Rong Mochen.

Rong Mochen also looked at her, and the gentleness in his dark eyes made Jin Jumo frown slightly. He raised the bags in his hand, "Where should I put these?"

Jin Jumo turned around, took disposable cups, and filled them with plain water for the two, "Just put them on the ground, I’ll take care of it."

Rong Mochen pressed his lips together, glanced at the side of the kitchen door where the fridge was, paused, and walked over.

While Jin Jumo was pouring water, she heard the sound of the fridge opening and turned around suspiciously.

She saw someone taking things out of the bags one by one and stuffing them into the fridge, completely ignoring any organization.

Her mouth twitched, and Jin Jumo set the water cup on the table, handed one to Huo Chengjin, got up, and saw the person still stuffing things into the fridge, her eyes flashing with patience, "Mr. Rong, just leave it there, I’ll handle it myself."

Paused, Jin Jumo continued, "Since you put them in now, I’ll still have to tidy up later."

"..." Rong Mochen’s hand paused, hesitated for a moment, then slowly put the things into the fridge, closed the fridge door, turned around to face Jin Jumo and Huo Chengjin, his expression unchanged.

In silence, he placed the bags on the table next to the fridge and walked towards the sofa.

Huo Chengjin squinted at Rong Mochen, with an entertaining glimmer in his phoenix eyes, staring at Jin Jumo, "Still, my future sister-in-law has a great charm. My brother never lifts a finger at home, today is the first time I’ve seen him put things in the fridge, usually the maid and servants do that."

Rong Mochen listened to this, with no expression, sat on the sofa.

Jin Jumo glanced at Huo Chengjin, showing no emotion on her face, pulled a chair by the dining table and sat down, calmly looked at the two, "Sorry, I have to go out shortly and don’t have much time, if there’s anything, just say it."

Rong Mochen raised his dark lashes, his eyes deeply fixed on Jin Jumo, his voice slightly hoarse, "Where are you going?"

Jin Jumo smiled, her peach blossom eyes looked coldly at him, "I think I don’t need to report my whereabouts to Mr. Rong, do I?"

"..."

After Jin Jumo spoke, she clearly saw a fierce light flash in his dark eyes, but he didn’t react, stared at her for a few seconds, and then slightly lowered his eyelids.

Jin Jumo’s eyelashes fluttered briefly, without much thought, she turned to Huo Chengjin.

Huo Chengjin curved his index finger, tapping his knee now and then, while his phoenix eyes silently evaluated the less than seventy square meter apartment.

Jin Jumo looked at his tightly drawn jaw and sharp profile and suddenly recalled the panicked look Jian Liangtong had when she saw Huo Chengjin at the birthday party, her hand resting on her leg clenched slightly.

Huo Chengjin suddenly focused his gaze on Jin Jumo, casually smiling, his tone seemingly full of amusement, "Does Miss Jin live here alone?"

"No," Jin Jumo replied.

Huo Chengjin’s phoenix eyes narrowed, the smile deepening on his lips, "Oh? Sharing with someone?"

"Also not," Jin Jumo looked directly at him, her peach blossom eyes transparent and open.

"Not sharing with someone?" Huo Chengjin raised his eyebrow.

Jin Jumo nodded, "Also with Xixi and Hanhan."

"..." Huo Chengjin’s eyes lightly darkened, his face still bore smiles, "No one else?"

"Someone else? The three of us here already make it cramped, how could there be room for others?" Jin Jumo said, standing up, "Excuse me, I need to go out."

Huo Chengjin lightly raised his gaze, his smile seeming ambiguous, "Sister-in-law, you can ask my brother, I don’t like beating around the bush when I speak or act, it’s tiring. So I’ll be straight with you. I actually came today to inquire about someone from you, sister-in-law."

Huo Chengjin directly crossed from "Miss Jin," "Future sister-in-law" to "Sister-in-law."

Jin Jumo was not surprised at all by his purpose of coming, her expression remained calm, "Second Young Master Huo, it’s better not to call me that in the future, to avoid misunderstanding, just call me by my name directly."

Huo Chengjin chuckled, "Sister-in-law is being shy."

"Say whatever you want." Jin Jumo glanced at the clock on the wall, frowned slightly, and said with some disinterest, "Second Young Master Huo, ask whatever you want, I really am in a hurry."

Huo Chengjin looked at Jin Jumo for a while, the curve of his lips suddenly dropped at a certain moment, his eyes piercing like a bloodthirsty beast, his voice deep, "I want to ask about the female friend who stayed with my cousin-in-law before, where is she now?"

Just as she guessed, the person Huo Chengjin wanted to inquire about was indeed Jian Liangtong.

Perhaps, his purpose for coming today was to find Jian Liangtong.

But Jian Liangtong had already left S City.

Jin Jumo pursed her lips, her eyes clear and transparent, even with a hint of doubt, "Female friend? Which female friend?"

"Heh..." Huo Chengjin laughed again, laughing until his handsome face was flushed, "Cousin-in-law, you’re really humorous."

Jin Jumo looked at Huo Chengjin’s wanton smiling face and strongly suspected he had a personality disorder!

"Cousin-in-law, why are you hiding from me? I’m not a bad person." Huo Chengjin looked at Jin Jumo warmly and politely, with a gentle smile, leaning slightly on the sofa.

Jin Jumo squinted her eyes, finding that at this moment, the wicked and unruly Huo Chengjin was as handsome as Rong Mochen and others.

"I don’t quite understand if Second Young Master Huo is good or bad. But Second Young Master Huo misunderstood, it’s true, all along, this apartment has been lived in by only me and Xixi Hanhan, no one else. So I really have nothing to tell about the person Second Young Master Huo is asking." Jin Jumo said.

Huo Chengjin smiled sinisterly at Jin Jumo, his expression faintly exuding danger and wickedness, his tone eerie, "Is that so?"

Jin Jumo looked straight at him, "Do I have any need to lie to you?"

Huo Chengjin snorted, his whole demeanor dipped again, emitting a persistent gloom and chill.

Rong Mochen, who hadn’t spoken all along, noticed Jin Jumo glancing again towards the clock, his dark eyebrows lightly furrowing, he coldly cast a glance at Huo Chengjin, his voice carrying an unnoticeable pressure, "Can’t you find that out yourself?"

Huo Chengjin’s long eyes narrowed slightly, suddenly his lips curled deeply, leisurely getting up from the sofa, shaking his coat, smiling warmly at Jin Jumo, "True. Then I shall find out myself. Sorry for bothering Cousin-in-law today, it was Chengjin’s fault. Next time, Chengjin will invite Cousin-in-law for dinner to apologize. Cousin-in-law must not refuse Chengjin."

After saying that, Huo Chengjin didn’t wait for Jin Jumo to respond, looking at Rong Mochen, he spoke meaningfully, "Brother, the road ahead is long, we must strive harder."

Rong Mochen’s gaze chilled, "Get lost."

"Haha..." Huo Chengjin laughed loudly as he left the apartment.

With Huo Chengjin gone, only Jin Jumo and Rong Mochen remained, staring at each other.

Jin Jumo stared coldly at Rong Mochen, the intention to send him away was obvious in her eyes.

Rong Mochen, however, was open and unyielding, his gaze never leaving Jin Jumo for half a second, he got up from the sofa, his voice gentle, "Now it’s time to pick up Xixi and Hanhan from kindergarten, let’s go."

Jin Jumo frowned, not moving.

Rong Mochen raised an eyebrow, "If we don’t go now, it will be too late, do you want Xixi and Hanhan to wait at the kindergarten?"

Jin Jumo’s brow furrowed, she turned coldly, grabbed the keys, and walked toward the door.

Rong Mochen looked at her restrained back, his dark eyes dim, he pursed his lips and followed.

Jin Jumo didn’t speak a word to Rong Mochen until they reached the parking area in front of the apartment.

She opened the driver’s side door, ready to get in, when her arm was grabbed from behind.

Jin Jumo closed her eyes briefly, then turned around to look at the man behind her.

Rong Mochen gazed at her kindly, "Let’s take my car."

Jin Jumo was incredulous, "What’s wrong with Mr. Rong? Since this morning, in less than a day, don’t tell me Mr. Rong has suddenly had a change of heart!"

In the morning, he was cold as ice, with a hard face, and now, in less than half a day, he looked at her with such tenderness, she suspected he might have taken the wrong medicine!

Rong Mochen’s lips twitched, his tone remained gentle, "Stop it, we need to pick up the kids."

"..." Jin Jumo couldn’t stand it!

She bit her back teeth slightly, frowned, and said, "I’ll pick up the kids myself, no need to trouble Mr. Rong."

"They are also my children," Rong Mochen said.

Jin Jumo’s eyelashes fluttered strongly, looking at his extraordinarily handsome face, the words of rebuttal came to her throat but were forcibly swallowed.

No matter how much she wanted to avoid entanglement with him, the fact that Xixi and Hanhan were his flesh and blood, flowing with his blood, couldn’t be denied with just a word from her.

A strong feeling of helplessness swept over her, filling her entire being.

In the end, Jin Jumo said nothing, shook off his grip on her arm, and sat in the driver’s seat.

This time, Rong Mochen did not force Jin Jumo; he simply watched as she drove out of sight. After standing still for a long time, he finally walked to his car and followed behind.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com