From Dusk till Dawn!

Chapter 270: Did he hear everything?

"You like him that much?" Tang Li asked as she looked at Ying Yue's miserable condition.

"I don't," the woman replied but there was a quiver in her voice. She did not want to complicate things any further.

Tang Li looked at her, doubt evidence on her face.

"Little Li, why are you looking at me like that? You don't believe me?" Ying Yue chuckled as she looked at her best friend. She was trying her best to put on a faade as she continued, "Like? Mo Zihan is just a crush. I have already made this point clear, didn't I?"

Tang Li frowned, "Just a crush? Why do you look like this now?"

Ying Yue had dark circles under her eyes due to her lack of sleep in the past few months but she had it concealed with her makeup. But now that she was drenched in rain, her makeup was ruined and she looked like a mess, more accurately, she appeared like a drug addict.

Ying Yue laughed at this. She laughed so hard that tears spilled out from the corner of her eyes. She laughed like she heard the biggest joke despite the turmoil going on in her heart.

Tang Li was the person she cared the most about. If anything, she wanted her best friend and her only family to happy forever. She did not want to tell the truth to her, afraid of the consequences.

She did not know how things worked in Mo Family. She did not know what would happen if Tang Li decided to confront Mo Zihan after knowing the truth.

Little did she know that her thoughts were far from reality. Mo Family was not the kind she had imagined them to be. And even if Tang Li confronted Mo Zihan, things would not have changed between them.

Unaware of everything, Ying Yue just purely cared for her friend's wellbeing. So, she went along with her lie.

"You are a fool, Li. I was just under stress because of my work schedules. Why would you link it up with Mo Zihan? That man is just a crush, do you not get it? He is hot, handsome, and stands at a higher position, isn't he someone worth to be crushing over? Not to mention, he is one of the most eligible bachelors, how would one not be attracted towards him?" She casually took a few steps back as she stated her points.

Tang Li tilted her head to the side to glance at the woman but what caught her attention was something else.

It was Mo Zihan, standing frozen near the glass door with his hand resting on the doorknob. His expressions were unreadable. It was as if he was not the one Ying Yue was talking about, and that made Tang Li assume that Mo Zihan indeed did not have feelings for Ying Yue.

Before the woman could talk any further and get onto Mo Zihan's wrong side, Tang Li called her out, "Ying Yue.." Her voice was stern.

But the woman did not seem to be in her right mind. The scene where Mo Zihan was hugging a woman flashed in her mind as her fingers curled into a fist under her long bell-sleeved blouse. He was not oxygen, could she not survive without him? She obviously could, right?

Every lie she uttered in front of Tang Li, she wanted to believe that they were the truth. She was denying her heart's protest.

"What? You were not believing me right?" Ying Yue glanced at Tang Li, the rims of her eyes turning red as she took a step back, her voice was firm as she said, "Did you think I want Mo Zihan as my boyfriend? Or even marry him? He is childish, immature, fickle-minded, moody He just knows how to go with the flow. Can he even take his own decisions properly? One moment, he would be all caring... the other moment, he is arrogant and cocky."

Tang Li looked at the woman who was stepping away from her. She was saying everything to convince her but the truth was that she was convincing herself with those lies.

She opened her mouth to stop Ying Yue from speaking any further words that she would regret later but the woman did not give her a chance to speak as she spoke up, "Men like him... You can date them but a long-term relationship is impossible. I don't know about others but I simply can't stand being in a long-term relationship with him. I...."

While walking backward, she did not realize when she bumped into a sturdy chest.

Ying Yue's eyes widened. She did not notice someone else's presence here.

In a swish, she turned around to look at the person standing behind her but because of her wet clothes and heels, she lost her balance for that movement.

Her ankle got twisted as she closed her eyes ready to fall but the expected pain did not come, instead what she felt was a sudden warmth around her waist. Her eyelashes fluttered as she opened her eyes only to be greeted with that familiar handsome face close to hers.

Her breathing hitched as Mo Zihan's grip around her waist tightened. He looked at her face as if he was looking for something there and she suddenly felt self-conscious.

'Is my makeup smudged as Little Li said?' Her eyes widened slightly, 'Do I look ugly? I should have gone for waterproof makeup today.'

Is this the point here? Wasn't she convincing herself a few seconds ago that he was not oxygen so she could live her life perfectly? Damn! She shook her head.

WaitDid he hear everything she said just now? Panic flashed through her eyes as she looked at the man.

Mo Zihan just held her like that without moving, he kept looking at her face and registered all those expressions of hers. He of course heard everything she said. The glee that he had in his eyes when he entered all disappeared in an instant when she calmly said all those words, her voice was firm as if she meant it.

He stood up straight, pulling her up in the process.

"So, you can't stand being in a long term relationship with me?"