891 A Million Times for You 253

"Mother, you're getting ahead of yourself. What does loyalty have to do with appearance? There are plenty of ugly men who nonetheless still cheat on their spouses. I'm attracted by his personality. Mother, he treats me really well and he's Xiaoning's subordinate," Mo Li said with a smile.

"How much does he make in a month? I won't talk about whether he has a car and a house or not. I just want to know how much he makes in a month. It'd be great if he can support you through a comfortable life."

Not wishing to hide it from her mother, Mo Li answered, "He gets a substantial amount of allowance each month because Xiaoning bought him from the black market."

"A substantial amount of allowance… that means he doesn't have a salary, does he? Mo Li, are you out of your mind? You've already been hurt so deeply by Ye Xiaotian. How could you still get together with such an unreliable man? He can't give you a stable life. In the end, you'll still have to depend on yourself."

Mo Li argued, "Mother, Xiaoning has already said that she'll give him a fixed wage if we get married in the future. After all, he has to feed a family after getting married. In fact, all his other colleagues are just like him."

"That's more like it, but must he really work for Xiaoning? Can't he get another job elsewhere?"

Mo Li explained, "Xiaoning bought him and his colleagues with 10 million dollars so they actually belong to her. Besides, it's not that bad of a thing to work for Xiaoning and draw a fixed salary in the future. He doesn't have to run tough errands anyway."

"It's good that he's an orphan and doesn't have parents." Mrs. Mo sighed and continued, "Fine, so long as you're happy, your father and I will have nothing to say. He does seem like a very polite chap. How old is he this year?"

"Twenty-seven. I'm three years older than him."

"That's fine, age is just a number. Just what's his name? No. 8?"

Mo Li nodded and said, "His name is Yun Chen, his nickname is No. 8."

"…"

No. 8 had no idea what Mo Li's parents thought about him after meeting them officially. On the way home, he asked Mo Li, "Are your parents… satisfied with me?"

"Quite. They won't have any objections as long as I'm willing."

He heaved a sigh of relief and nodded. "There's a bistro at the next stop. I'll take you there for some tasty food later."

Mo Li agreed with a smile, "Sure."

No. 8 interlocked fingers with her and led her down the bus when they arrived at the next bus stop. They then headed to a nearby bistro and ordered some dessert and coffee.

Melodious and tranquil music was playing in the background while they sat facing each other, gazing intently into each other's eyes. In fact, they were even feeding each other some food. How sweet.

Their joy would have lasted all the way 'til the end if not for some frivolous gossip.

A few students entered the bistro, donning heavy makeup on their faces despite being clad in their school uniforms and carrying their school bags. Mo Li could tell that they were delinquents.

Upon the sight of Mo Li, one of them remarked in astonishment, "Look, you guys, isn't that Mo Li, Ye Xiaotian's ex-wife?"

Mo Li immediately felt awkward and shot No. 8 a glance. "Let's leave."

"They don't own this place. Why must we leave? Just continue remaining seated," he placated.

That's true, this is a public space where anyone can stay as long as they're a patron. Besides, I'm already 30 years old and I've been through great odds. I don't have to be afraid of others' comments about me, Mo Li thought to herself.

However, she did not expect that the bunch of female students would whip out their mobile phones and begin taking photos of her and No.8.

They even murmured to each other, "How surprising. She got divorced only a short while ago and yet she has already found a hunk for a boyfriend."

They sounded as if getting divorced was a shameless affair, causing Mo Li to be greatly peeved.

"Delete those photos."

Mo Li was not a famous celebrity anyway, there was no need to let them take photos of her and make redundant comments online.

"No," they refused, completely unafraid.

"Why not?"

"Because we don't have class."

The nonchalance in their tone was simply infuriating.

No. 8 stood up and walked toward them before snatching their mobile phones away without uttering a word.

"Why did you snatch our phones away!?!"

No. 8 answered coldly, "Because I have no class either."

"…"

He deleted all the photos and returned the mobile phones to them only after making sure that there were no backup copies.

Mo Li got a warm fuzzy feeling in her heart after seeing how he had stood up for her.

A voice in her head told her, "You have a backer now."

Having had their fill, they exited the bistro and strolled along the streets, hand in hand. They happened to bump into Mo Xun and his wife, Chun Ling.

"Sis," Mo Xun greeted. Upon the sight of them holding hands, Mo Xun immediately called, "Brother-in-law."

No. 8 expressed assent despite turning red.

"Mo Xun, where did you guys go?"

"We went to the hospital. Sis, Chun Ling is pregnant."

Mo Li smiled and asked, "Really? That's terrific. From now on, don't let Chun Ling perform any chores and just allow her to nurse her pregnancy."

"I'm just pregnant, not disabled. Save your hypocrisy," Chun Ling said in disdain.

Mo Xun glared at her and chastised, "You really can't tell right from wrong, can you? Sis is just worried for you." Mo Xun then said to Mo Li, "Sis, um, you guys may leave first. We're going home now."

"Alright." Mo Li watched her brother and sister-in-law leave before looking away with a glum expression.

No. 8 smiled and said, "Your brother seems really nice."

"Mo Xun and I have been getting along very well ever since we were children. It's just, his wife… doesn't really like me. However, I don't have to see her often anyway. There's nothing else for me to say as long as my brother is doing well."

"Everyone has a life of their own. Even though she doesn't like you, you don't have to try and make her like you. Everything is fine as long as it doesn't affect your relationship with your brother."

Smiling, Mo Li nodded.

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The first thing An Xiaoning did when she arrived back in S Nation was to visit the psychiatrist on her own in secret.

She asked in detail about schizophrenia and solutions to treat the condition.

She bore the psychiatrist's words in mind.

There was no one she would tell this matter to, including her mother.

She did not want to worry her.

An Xiaoning began staying in Wei Ni Estate and would accompany him to the gym, have a chat with him, dine with him, and sleep next to him every night.

As mentioned before, Jin Qingyan ordered Fan Shixin to get An Xiaoning a new GPS tracking bracelet and instructed her not to remove it again.

The organizations that had been rallying against her had also begun to die down, and the government had gradually shifted the attention of the citizens away from the ban due to the natural disaster that had struck the nation.

It was the monsoon season.

Almost every area in the nation was affected, and A City was one of them.

There was a violent storm, and hailstones were falling from the sky, thus causing a great disturbance to the citizens, who suffered major economic losses due to the poor weather.

That was not all.

There was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in L City, which was further away from A City. Although there was an earthquake alert released two minutes before it took place, there were still more than 10 thousand casualties who failed to evacuate in time and more than 10 thousand injured. There were also many who had gone missing.

As the president of the nation, Tuoba Gucheng ordered all the relevant authorities to begin disaster relief efforts and even instructed Chief of Staff Lin to personally visit the relief sites. The latter was told to report the current situation at the various sites.