The banquet did not end with Ouyang Fuhua's departure.
Instead, the party grew livelier.
Those wealthy second-generation individuals who had been hesitant to approach Chen Mo out of respect for Ouyang Fuhua's presence all came forward to toast him after Ouyang Fuhua left.
For a time, Chen Mo became the central figure among them.
Mo Xiaojing, sitting beside Chen Mo, showed a hint of a smile on her usually icy face as she witnessed this scene.
It wasn't until past ten in the evening that Chen Mo had to leave early because he had to work on Monday.
Mo Xiaojing and Mo Jialong also saw Chen Mo off.
After Chen Mo and the two of them left, the once lively banquet became considerably quieter. Before eleven o'clock, the banquet had completely concluded, becoming the earliest ending banquet in their history.
And the reason for its early end was that the central figure had to go to work the next day!
It was a bizarre reason that no one would likely believe if told.
Chen Mo returned to his rented apartment, it was almost eleven o'clock.
However, to Chen Mo's dismay, he found his room door locked. No matter how much he knocked, Tian Mengyao inside wouldn't open the door, and she kept not answering his calls.
Chen Mo thought Tian Mengyao might be sick and quickly asked Du Huili, who was knitting on the sofa, "Sister Li, what's wrong with Mengyao?"
Du Huili looked at Chen Mo with confusion. "You really don't know what's wrong with her?"
Chen Mo was bewildered. He had just returned, how could he possibly know? He immediately shook his head.
Even the old ancestor, who hadn't appeared much in the last two days, sighed in Chen Mo's mind, expressing his helplessness.
"Pfft!" Du Huili couldn't help but laugh.
"I told Mengyao today that you're a straight man, and I was right."
Chen Mo was confused. "Sister Li, what's going on?"
Du Huili asked, "Did you go out with a lady tonight?"
Chen Mo nodded.
"Don't you understand? Mengyao is jealous of you!" Du Huili gave Chen Mo a look.
"Jealous?"
"I have no relationship with Miss Mo," Chen Mo quickly explained.
"It's no use explaining to me, you need to let the person inside know," Du Huili said, pointing to Chen Mo's room.
Chen Mo scratched his head and went to the door, knocking. He wanted to explain something, but as the words reached his lips, he found himself unable to say them.
He finally turned and sat on the sofa. "Forget it, I need to brew some medicine anyway, so I'll just sit here on the sofa for a while."
Du Huili sighed helplessly and turned to walk into the room.
Inside the room, Tian Mengyao had actually been standing by the door. She had hoped to hear Chen Mo explain himself, but she hadn't expected him to go to sleep on the sofa.
This infuriated Tian Mengyao. She angrily pounded Chen Mo's pillow with her small fists.
After venting her frustration, Tian Mengyao lay down on the bed to rest, ignoring Chen Mo.
The next morning, Tian Mengyao woke up early.
She left for work without even eating breakfast, clearly still angry with Chen Mo.
Seeing Chen Mo still eating, Du Huili couldn't help but reach out and tap his head.
"Mengyao has already left, aren't you going to chase after her?" Du Huili glared at Chen Mo.
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Chen Mo finally reacted and quickly grabbed the breakfast, chasing after her.
Tian Mengyao was obviously even more upset. Chen Mo hadn't said a word when she left in the morning.
She really didn't know how a straight man like Chen Mo had found a boyfriend in the first place.
As Tian Mengyao walked through the park, her phone suddenly rang. It was an unknown number.
"Hello, who is this?" Tian Mengyao answered the call.
"Mengyao, it's me, Xixi," came Xixi's voice from the phone.
"Mengyao, please don't hang up, just listen to me first." Just as Tian Mengyao was about to hang up, Xixi quickly called out.
Tian Mengyao didn't speak, but she didn't hang up either.
"I know I've done many things that wronged you, but I still want to apologize to you in person. Just an apology, and I'll leave immediately. Moreover, I will never appear in Longhua City again in my life," Xixi said on the phone.
"No need," Tian Mengyao replied indifferently.
"No, Mengyao, I must apologize to you. Otherwise, I'll jump off the rooftop of your hospital right now," Xixi threatened Tian Mengyao.
Tian Mengyao's heart softened. However, considering that the other party just wanted to apologize, Tian Mengyao eventually agreed.
Moreover, Xixi was already at the hospital entrance.
Tian Mengyao hung up the phone and continued walking towards the hospital.
Soon, Tian Mengyao's figure appeared at the hospital entrance.
However, when she saw Xixi, who had clearly become much thinner, she seemed a bit surprised.
But she felt no pity in her heart.
Seeing Tian Mengyao, Xixi quickly went up to her. "Mengyao, thank you for coming to see me."
"Say what you need to say quickly, I have to go to work," Tian Mengyao said coldly.
Xixi gave a self-mocking smile. "Yes, we can never go back to how we were."
"Say what you have to say quickly. If you don't, I'm leaving," Tian Mengyao said, preparing to leave.
She now found the woman in front of her extremely repulsive.
Xixi continued to mock her. "Mengyao, are you really not willing to say a single word to me now? Our more than ten years of friendship, is it not worth even a single word?"
Then, Xixi's expression changed drastically. "Since that's the case, Mengyao, then don't blame me for being impolite!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a cold glint flashed in Xixi's eyes. From her pocket, she suddenly pulled out a sharp dagger!
"Mengyao, be careful!"
At this moment, a shout suddenly came from behind Tian Mengyao.
Tian Mengyao hadn't seen the dagger in Xixi's hand and turned around in confusion to look behind her.
In her eyes, Tian Mengyao saw Chen Mo drop the breakfast in his hand to the ground and rush towards her with a look of horror.
Suddenly.
Tian Mengyao's body trembled.
She felt a sharp pain in her waist.
Tian Mengyao's beautiful eyes widened, filled with a look of horror.
She lowered her head to look at her waist behind her.
A sharp dagger had already pierced her body.
Tian Mengyao looked at Xixi behind her in astonishment.
Xixi's face was pale, and she dared not meet Tian Mengyao's gaze. She couldn't help but swallow. It was she who had stabbed Tian Mengyao with the dagger.
Xixi's body trembled slightly, clearly showing some fear.
Tian Mengyao's body then slumped to the side.
"Mengyao!"
Chen Mo rushed over at his fastest speed, quickly pulling Tian Mengyao into his arms.
However, seeing Tian Mengyao covered in blood, Chen Mo's face showed unprecedented rage.
"No, it's not my fault, it's not my fault." Xixi was also scared. Looking at the blood on her hands, she kept muttering to herself.