Chapter 1055: Seeking the Whereabouts of Mo Erni (4)
By noon, Xin Er came running to call Mo Yan for lunch. Mo Yan put down her book and asked off-handedly, "Has Mo Yonglu left?"
"Not yet, he saw that we were about to eat and went to wait in the courtyard," Xin Er said in an even tone, obviously able to treat this estranged uncle with indifference now.
Mo Yan nodded and guessed as she walked outside what Mo Yonglu could insist on seeing her for.
Outside the study, Mo Yan immediately noticed Mo Yonglu standing in the courtyard. Likewise, Mo Yonglu also saw her but did not approach, his gaze filled with a deep plea that made Mo Yan feel somewhat choked up.
Despite feeling choked up, Mo Yan still did not want to pay attention to someone who had once hurt her family. She didn’t directly shoo him away with a broom, which was already considerate of her, seeing that he had the sense not to make a scene. But judging by his demeanor, it was clear he wouldn’t give up easily. If she did not send him away, he would likely keep waiting there.
As Mo Yan had anticipated, Mo Yonglu truly was persistent—he was still there when she woke up from her nap, having eaten nor drunk nothing all morning, leaning against the corner of the wall, barely able to stand.
It was impossible to ignore someone standing like a pole in the yard. In a fit of irritation, Mo Yan said to Mao Tuan standing beside her, "Go scare him off and get him out of here."
Scaring people was Mao Tuan’s favorite activity. It howled excitedly and charged at Mo Yonglu.