Chapter 115: Outcome (2)_1
"Caught? That’s truly wonderful!" Mo Yan expressed her boundless joy as the villains were captured in one fell swoop, feeling that the administration of Great Chu was indeed commendable.
Seeing Mo Yan’s radiant smile, Xiao Ruiyuan was also infected with her mood, and the corners of his mouth curved upwards unconsciously. Being naturally handsome, even though his smile was subtle, it still left Mo Yan momentarily dazed.
It wasn’t until Mo Qingze cleared his throat that Mo Yan snapped out of her reverie, although with her thick-skinned demeanor, she feigned ignorance. However, the faint blush spreading across her cheeks betrayed her embarrassment.
Xiao Ruiyuan lifted his teacup to conceal the smile in his eyes. Usually, he would feel disgusted when women gazed at him like that, but with her, he couldn’t muster any aversion—in fact, he even felt a surge of pleasure from deep within.
Pleasure? Xiao Ruiyuan couldn’t understand why he felt this way, and after pondering for a moment, he attributed it to his sense of gratitude towards Mo Yan, his lifesaver, which made him find her presence agreeable.
Now that the human traffickers had been eradicated, Mo Qingze was also very pleased. Yet the ordeal of Mo Yan being abducted cast a shadow over him, prompting him to ask worriedly, "That backer must have a family, right? With him thrown into prison, wouldn’t his family do something about it?"
Family? Xiao Ruiyuan scoffed coldly, "His family would rather he had never been born, how would they come to save him!"
He was merely the brother of Huai Wang’s concubine, a thug who took advantage of the prince’s power to amass wealth whenever the opportunity arose. Were it not for the support of his well-favored sister, he would have died countless times over. Now that his deeds have come to light, implicating the concubine and causing her to fall out of favor, his entire family despises him. How could they possibly come to his rescue?