Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Si Mingjing Regains His Memory! 1
Mo Yinhe’s relaxed body suddenly tensed. He bowed his head, looking deeply at the girl who had become excited and was holding onto him tightly.
This was the first time Mingjing had ever embraced him on her own initiative.
Mo Yinhe was happy, but his nose tingled with emotion. There was a time when such eager hugs happened almost every day, but that was five years ago. Today, five years later, it was only he who would tease her shamelessly, and she always pushed him away with awkwardness and reserve. Each time she rejected him with reserve, Mo Yinhe would let it go with an easy-going smile, as if he didn’t mind at all.
No one knew how sad he was deep inside. The more he loved her, the more he hoped she would be close to him. Yet, she had forgotten their past, and he couldn’t bear to blame her; he even pitied her. He didn’t know what had happened to her to make her become like this. He pitied her and felt even more guilt-ridden. It was his fault for not protecting her. So with each of her rejections, he would swallow his frustrations, unwilling to blame her, and even less willing to take what he wanted by force and hurt her pride. Because of his deep love, his heart was tender, unwilling for her to suffer the slightest grievance, even if it came from him.
But at this moment, she had actually embraced him excitedly.
Mo Yinhe’s eyes instantly misted over.
"Mo Yinhe, I won! I won 50,000,000 and the ownership of an entire duty-free mall!" Si Mingjing was so excited, eager to share the fruits of her victory with the man who had fought by her side.
"My Mingjing has always been the most formidable," Mo Yinhe said, gently holding her back with one hand while his other hand lifted to caress her smooth, lustrous dark hair. His movements were so tender he wished he could meld her into his heart.
The entire underground casino erupted in cheers. Only Qu Gaoyang felt like he was about to vomit blood. He closed his eyes, which were bloodshot with rage, his head spinning from anger.
Mo Yinhe had already had someone prepare the property transfer contract for the duty-free mall, just waiting for this moment.
"Prince Gaoyang, a bet is a bet. Sign it."
After her excitement subsided a little, Si Mingjing picked up the pen and flamboyantly signed her name on the contract. Now, she just waited for Qu Gaoyang to sign.
"Mo Yinhe, just you wait! I will avenge today’s humiliation!" Qu Gaoyang picked up the pen, signing his name with extreme reluctance. This is like cutting my own flesh!
Mo Yinhe had heard this so many times, his ears were practically growing calluses. "Can’t you come up with something new? You said that five years ago, you’re saying it again today. Aren’t you afraid you’ll be saying it again five years from now?"
"I won’t let you off, nor your woman!"
After signing, Qu Gaoyang snapped the pen in two, gave Si Mingjing a fierce glare, and stormed off.
Holding the contract for the duty-free mall, Si Mingjing then exchanged all the chips she had won for real currency.
Mo Yinhe gave her a bank card for the Undersea World, which was different from the bank cards of the Terrestrial World.
DING.
The account display showed an incoming sum of 50,000,000!
Si Mingjing held the bank card, excitedly asking, "This money can’t be used on land?"
"No, the currencies of the two worlds are not interchangeable."
Si Mingjing felt somewhat disappointed.
But it doesn’t matter. I’ll go to the Mu Continent eventually to explore my identity. I can save this money; it’ll be useful in the future!
After her triumphant return, she went upstairs to the duty-free mall to survey her new territory.
This was the best compensation gift for her recent menarche.
It was ten o’clock at night, but the duty-free mall was still crowded with people on a shopping spree. Si Mingjing flipped through the contract. It stated that each brand’s counter in the duty-free mall must share profits with the mall at a seventy-thirty split. The duty-free mall would take thirty percent!
In other words, I can pocket thirty percent of the pure profit from everyone’s purchases here! And that doesn’t even include the rent from each counter! This is truly like making money in my sleep!
Si Mingjing read the contract twice more, smiling so widely she couldn’t close her mouth.
Seeing her so happy, Mo Yinhe felt great too. Protective as always, he kept her well-guarded to prevent anyone from bumping into her.
Si Mingjing glanced at Mo Yinhe’s hand on her shoulder but ultimately chose to say nothing, her beautiful phoenix eyes continuing to survey her territory.
How could I overlook such a subtle movement? My darling... she didn’t reject me! Mo Yinhe thought. He felt like he had taken a huge step forward on the path to love, his heart radiant!
"Do you want to buy something?" Mo Yinhe asked her, then recommended, "The skincare products from the Undersea World are all from deep-sea lines. Whether it’s masks, creams, or serums, they far surpass the luxury skincare products of the Terrestrial World."
What girl doesn’t love beauty? Si Mingjing was no different.
"Do you have any recommendations for me?"
She felt like a wide-eyed newcomer, barely able to recall the names of a few major skincare brands from the Terrestrial World, let alone those from the Undersea World.
Mo Yinhe didn’t know much about these things himself, so he made a call. "I’ll get Si Yuan to come over and give you recommendations; she’s an expert."
Si Mingjing thought this was a good idea as well.
「Five minutes later.」
Ye Siyuan, the shopping Queen, hurried over.
Her first words were, "Bro, are you covering our expenses tonight?"
"I’ll cover everything for both of you."
Ye Siyuan immediately lit up with excitement. She pulled Si Mingjing around on a shopping spree, picking out the most expensive items. She bought things not only for herself but also selected gifts for her family members, even including old Mrs. Ye.
Si Mingjing wanted to pay for herself. I just picked up fifty million tonight, so buying even more skincare and cosmetics won’t sting at all. Besides, the Undersea World’s makeup is all waterproof—fantastic!
But Mo Yinhe was quicker at paying. All they had to do was choose. Once they did, Mo Yinhe had Fengjue and several guards line up to pay.
Ye Siyuan laughed. "Mingjing, why be so polite with my brother? If my brother’s money isn’t for us to spend, then who is it for? Besides, you saved Asheng today and helped my brother win custody of his child. He absolutely has to reward you generously!"
Si Mingjing thought to herself, She’s right. Mo Yinhe owes me big time. Tonight, I helped him thoroughly humiliate Qu Gaoyang too! Besides, the checkout line is so long, and I don’t want to wait. So she continued her shopping spree without any guilt.
That night, they returned to the hotel at half past eleven.
「Five days later.」
The four-nation summit finally came to a close.
After nearly a week of meetings, everyone felt utterly drained, lacking the energy for any more proceedings.
Si Lisao, Feng Chonghua, Qu Gaoyang, and Mo Yinhe stood on the tarmac, shaking hands and bidding each other farewell.
They exchanged some formulaic business pleasantries.
Qu Gaoyang purposefully brought Bai Jiusi forward to Mo Yinhe, presenting him with a physical wedding invitation and traditional wedding candies.
"Crown Prince Yinhe, Ajiu and I sincerely invite you to attend our wedding."
Mo Yinhe didn’t say a single word from beginning to end. He excused himself to use the restroom and walked away.
Bai Jiusi, on the other hand, watched Si Mingjing, who was chatting with Ye Siyuan, with a complex expression in her eyes.
Ever since discovering Si Mingjing was a dragon girl, Bai Jiusi had always avoided her, terrified of appearing inferior in her presence.