"I miss you, but I've forgotten," Hu Yu'en said dejectedly. Whether it was from the cold or her extremely bad mood, her voice was almost identical to Jiang Wanfeng's from before.

"How long have you been out?"

Lin Mo took her hand, and it was frighteningly cold.

"Last night, I ran out to look for you, making sure Wanfeng didn't see me, but I didn't see you, so I slept on that chair over there for a while..."

She yawned, then seemed about to sneeze; the two yawned together, but she covered her mouth to suppress it.

"And then... I never saw you again."

"I can't get through on the phone. My cell phone just died."

She didn't sound like she was feigning helplessness. Normally, she would have already started whimpering and acting cute by now.

Lin Mo felt a chill run down his spine.

They definitely haven't eaten yet; it's Lunar New Year's Eve... They've been outside freezing all night; it feels almost zero degrees Celsius...

Heartache and regret welled up instantly, but there was no turning back once the arrow was released.

Lin Mo took her hand and walked quickly down the street, hoping to find a shop that was still open so the girl could warm up and have something to eat.

Hu Yu'en let him pull her along, remaining silent.

"Where is your mother? Why were you allowed to run around like this during the New Year holiday?"

"Mom kept crying and wasn't home."

"how..."

"Recently, the uncle she's been seeing seems to be a bad guy too."

"..."

After remaining silent, Lin Mo finally found a wonton shop that was still open.

He quickly pulled her to a seat, ordered a large bowl of wontons, and the steaming shop warmed her up considerably. Lin Mo rubbed her hands together, and they warmed up quickly.

The wontons were cooked quickly, seemingly prepared by the owner for the New Year's Eve dinner, and were served to Hu Yu'en just in time.

Hu Yu'en refused to eat, so Lin Mo had to feed her.

After taking a couple of bites, a healthy blush gradually returned to the girl's pale face, and Lin Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

But when Lin Mo brought the spoon to her lips again, he noticed that the fox was looking into the shop.

The owner was having his New Year's Eve dinner inside with his wife and children, and the atmosphere was filled with laughter.

The girl stared blankly, opened her mouth to bite into empty air, but still chewed on the air with relish.

A gentle smile

The steam from the wontons turned her face white as frost, making her look pitiful.

"Lin Mo, am I...?" The fox looked at him again.

"So, you could say I had a New Year's Eve dinner with the person I love most?"

Lin Mo felt a lump in her throat, wondering if what she had said to her online had been too harsh...

"I've been so good, so please forget about Wanfeng, okay?" she said again.

Chapter 166 The Fox is Always Evil

The fox's tail appeared quickly, just as her breasts quickly began to swell with warmth.

The girl tried to use her body to her advantage; the hand that Lin Mo had been warming by rubbing it was now being used to grab his and pull him into her arms.

Coupled with her alluring eyes, every blink of Hu Yu'en's was a seductive, deadly charm.

The atmosphere at the wonton shop was rather subdued; the decor was simple, steam drifted everywhere, the street outside was deserted, and there were even the occasional popping of firecrackers and the muffled shouts of city management officers yelling about banning fireworks.

Yet, Hu Yu'en's ingratiating smile, her two passionate gazes, her three alluring winks, and her few meaningful words completely blurred the lines between reason and desire.

Lin Mo didn't let her succeed, controlling his arm to prevent her from pulling it.

It remained suspended in mid-air, unmoving no matter how much she pulled.

Having been tested by Jiang Wanfeng, his heart had hardened considerably. Normally, he would already be in a hotel, embracing the fox.

"Oh, she still refused." She covered her mouth and chuckled.

Since she couldn't pull his hand away, she had no choice but to lean down and get closer, smiling as she affectionately rubbed her cheek against his outstretched palm.

She comfortably squinted her beautiful eyes.

The girl's chubby little face, still a bit cold, softened in his hands, and it seemed as if he could feel it.

She had a lot of reluctance to leave behind, a lot of love, a lot of dependence, and a lot of fear that she couldn't calm down after being suddenly frightened.

"Do you really have to abandon me?"

She held his wrist, like a fox embracing its tail.

"I'm so much better than Wanfeng. She just met you earlier than me. I'm just as beautiful as her. I won't scold you, I won't look down on you, I won't be willful or unreasonable. I can give you whatever you want from me..."

Hu Yu'en's eyelids suddenly fluttered rapidly, and glistening drops trickled down her long eyelashes onto his fingers.

"I thought you liked me more, I thought I was better than her in your heart... I really don't know what to do anymore, I..."

Hu Yu'en wanted to ask, what about all the things he said to her before? What about all the things he did to her before? Was it just lust? Why?

But even at this point, she was unwilling to question or interrogate him.

Her inner weakness and humility never disappeared; they only quietly resurfaced when she lacked care and affection.

"What about the others? Do you only want her? Is Wanfeng that important...?"

"I'll talk to the others about it. I need to go see Qingran later." Lin Mo said, carefully wiping away her tears with his fingers.

“Continuing like this is exhausting. My initial intention in approaching you was simply to help you. If we continue like this, getting deeper and deeper into this situation won't be good for either of us.”

"..." Hu Yu'en sighed softly, as if resigned to her fate, and closed her eyes briefly, her lips seemingly biting and pursing.

"Then, Lin Mo, can you wait until I finish eating before leaving me?"

Hu Yu'en laughed again, "You take a bite, I'll take a bite, okay?"

Lin Mo hesitated.

"Anyway, we've already kissed, it's okay, Wanfeng won't know~" Hu Yu'en wiped away her tears, picked up a spoon and scooped up a wonton, "Ah~"

Lin Mo opened his mouth, hesitated, but only blew on the hot soup for her before pushing the wonton back to the girl's lips.

"It's not hot anymore, eat it."

"Then I'll eat first, and you'll eat later too, okay?" Hu Yu'en was stunned for a moment, but she forced a sweet smile despite her sadness.

Lin Mo took out a tissue to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and said in a deep voice, "I told Wan Feng about... what happened between us. There's no going back now. She's very angry. From now on, you need to be more careful."

Hu Yu'en's hand froze for a moment. When she came to her senses, her hand suddenly went limp and lost its strength. The wonton and the soup spoon fell back into the bowl. Lin Mo pulled her away in time, but he was still splashed with hot soup on his cheek, leaving small red marks.

"I was startled by accident...it's okay," she said softly, then immediately looked down to check Lin Mo's coat tied around her waist, and couldn't help but laugh:

Your coat isn't dirty!

Lin Mo's heart, which had just cooled down, softened again.

Seeing the change in his expression, Hu Yu'en remained silent, picking up the soup spoon that had fallen into the bowl. Her delicate white hands trembled as she was scalded again by the hot soup.

She seemed to be exerting all her emotional energy to express herself.

"It's delicious, Lin Mo. I want to come back to this shop for wontons again. Are you coming again?"

"Don't stay silent~ This is our first time having New Year's Eve dinner, even though I'm the only one eating spicy food... haha."

"Let me tell you, before you messaged me that night, I was super, super, super nervous looking at the 'typing' message in your chat box. My heart felt like it was going to jump out of my chest!"

She ate two wontons in one go, puffed out her cheeks, and grinned foolishly at Lin Mo.

"Hmm~"

Swallow.

"I was thinking, 'Will Lin Mo confess to me? Will it be a very formal confession? Should I hold back for a while before accepting?' I thought about it for a long time, but you hadn't messaged me yet, and then my mom got drunk at some bar. I was so lonely and isolated... so I immediately grabbed a coat and decided to come find you..."

"I remember it was so cold back then, but when I thought about seeing you soon, about hugging and kissing you, my heart warmed up... I was filled with energy, and then..."

The girl paused, her smile fading as she scooped soup from her bowl with her spoon, her gaze drifting towards the shop entrance.

"You're so cold-hearted."

"How could you say such a thing? You're trying to completely sever ties with me... If that's the case, Lin Mo, don't be biased towards others either. Be just as cold-hearted towards Li Qingran, Shen Yanxi, and Chen Yajie, so that I won't want to take revenge on them."

Lin Mo was stunned again. His arms, which were already itching to embrace the girl, were suddenly rejected by her last words.

"Hey~ Did you want to hug me just now?" Hu Yu'en playfully curled her lips. "Right, right? As long as I act pitiful, you absolutely can't resist."

"But I don't want to. I know that if I choose to continue coming secretly, seducing you like this, quietly, Wanfeng won't know, and no one will find out..."

"I can still enjoy Lin Mo~"

"So, everything you just said was a lie, just to play the victim!" she said firmly.

"I didn't stand outside in the cold wind all night. I was dressed very warmly before I came out. After I didn't see you, I found a hotel to stay in. I just left my thermal underwear and other clothes at the hotel so you would feel sorry for me."

"I'm full too. I ate at the hotel's buffet, which cost several hundred yuan per meal. I also saw you go to the supermarket early this morning to buy groceries, and I saw Wanfeng hanging clothes to dry on the balcony. I'm so envious!"

"Yes, I didn't mistreat myself at all. My hands and feet would get really cold if they were exposed to the wind for even a little while. I deliberately dropped the spoon, deliberately got burned, and deliberately pretended not to care. All of it was just to lie to you, to make you continue to pity me..."

She choked again, letting out a sound.

"I'm lying to make you continue to love me."

As Hu Yu'en narrated, Lin Mo had no chance to interrupt, and could only watch as she immersed herself in her own world, venting the emotions befitting a fox.

For a fleeting moment, he thought, "Let the fox go. I'll just secretly spoil her; she's very obedient anyway..."

"But now, I don't want your pity anymore, not at all!" Hu Yu'en gulped down a mouthful of soup, so hot it made her voice tremble.

"What's the point? Let's do it again, secretly... I don't want to."

"I want you. I hate them all. I hate every single one of them, especially Jiang Wanfeng. I hate her so much. If you weren't here, I would have rushed to her house right now and slapped her. How dare she be so willful, so casual, and so careless towards someone I cherish so much? I've seen how awful she's been before. She said in private that you're disgusting and hateful!"

"Why can't you understand... I'm the most obedient, the most loving one..."

"What's so great about Jiang Wanfeng that makes you so heartless towards me?"

Lin remained silent, took out a tissue, and handed it to the girl.

"You're pitying me again. I was scolding Jiang Wanfeng, scolding your favorite girl, and you didn't even talk back?" the fox asked, her eyes red and swollen.

"It's good that you're alright," Lin Mo said. "Just don't do anything foolish."

"Then what should I do? I only love you..."

This statement also subtly asks him why he loves so many girls...

This situation is out of control; are they going to keep abandoning us one by one like this...?

Lin Mo knew that anything he said now would be wrong, so he could only pretend to be a block of wood, suppressing the equally turbulent emotions surging within him.

His love is unfair to everyone; no matter what he does, it's unfair.

He used to think that a quick, happy family outing was all that mattered, and that he didn't care about anything else. He figured any problems or frustrations could be vented on him, and he could mess with him however he wanted.

But as they spent more time together, the problems and conflicts didn't focus on him; instead, they began to disperse. His indulgence, his seemingly extreme and special pampering of everyone, led them to become hostile, wary, and intolerant of each other.

Even Hu Yu'en, who was so weak at the beginning, can now tell him directly that she can't accept it, that she just wants him, and that she can disregard everyone else...

An evil fox.

Then there's Jiebao, who's more fragile and delicate than the other girls. She's also made her stance clear to him many times, and started trying to compete with Li Qingran and Jiang Wanfeng for him...

In the face of love, everyone becomes incredibly selfish.

Lin Mo's selfishness is no different from theirs.

Something needs to be done to get everyone to compromise. His compromise is to leave voluntarily, first trying to get them to accept the reality that he still loves other girls, to leave their world, and then slowly letting them know the truth.

The girls' concessions were a form of mutual acceptance. Lin Mo had to guide them to accept each other in this process; if one could accept the other, then the second and third could...

If the bottom line is breached even once, one will only gradually degenerate, but for Lin Mo, this kind of degeneration is the best.

The concealed truth is like a time bomb. What Lin Mo fears even more is that if they continue to deceive themselves like this, the pent-up emotions might affect each other's studies. It would be better to let it all out at once and then let time settle it down.

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