Chapter 148 - The Staring Competition
Chapter 148 – The Staring Competition
Mo Roulan stepped out of her apartment in a daze.
It had taken her another fifteen minutes to calm down her mother so that she would not accompany her to the college today.
In the end, she couldn't ask her mother anything about how she got to know about the cheating incident as her mother shooed her away by saying that she was getting late for the college.
"Miss Mo"
Mo Roulan heard the voice calling her name when she was about to step inside the elevator.
Without even turning around, she knew who it was. She licked her lips slightly and took a deep breath before she turned around.
A soft and polite smile lingered on her lips as she greeted He Jian politely
"Good morning, Mr. He"
The blue eyes narrowed for an infinitesimal second when she said 'Mr. He'. However, they soon regained their composure even before she could notice their change.
"Good morning, Lanlan"
He Jian said with his calm face.
His eyes narrowed again when he saw Mo Roulan scrunching her eyebrows at his 'Lanlan'.
'If I am calling him 'Mr. He' then in exchange he should just call me 'Miss Mo'.' Mo Roulan thought inside her heart.
"Going to college?"
The question made Mo Roulan come out of her reverie and she looked back at He Jian as she nodded her head immediately.
He Jian also nodded his head and then stepped inside the elevator he said
"Come, I'll drop you."
Mo Roulan who was about to step inside the elevator halted at these words.
She raised her head to look at He Jian and her hands tightened around her bag.
This was what she was afraid of.
When Mo Roulan had decided to call He Jian and ask for help, the slight hesitation in her heart was only because of the fact that she didn't want him to do all these things for her.
She could accept He Jian's care, that too, sometimes but her self-respect didn't allow her to accept He Jian's help without any reasons.
"Mr. He…"
Mo Roulan started however He Jian interrupted her words
"I appreciate your help but please don't interfere in my life in the future. Isn't it what you want to you say?"
Mo Roulan was startled when she heard He Jian's eyes. Calm blue eyes fell in her sight but she somewhere could feel that this calmness should not relieve her.
Indeed, He Jian was feeling very angry inside his heart.
Actually somewhere yesternight, he had already expected that Mo Roulan would start to behave like this the next morning. And today, when he saw her halting at his words he became sure.
However, he had come prepared this time.
"Throwing me after you have used…I have not expected Lanlan to be such a person."
Mo Roulan's mouth parted slightly and she suddenly thought that He Jian's words sounded somewhat ambiguous.
However, when she looked at the man her thoughts became more chaotic because she seemed to see the disappointment in He Jian's eyes.
The kind that made her feel like he was an abandoned dog …and she was the one who abandoned him.
Mo Roulan shook her head abruptly to clear the image in her mind.
She looked back at He Jian only to find his blue eyes fixed on herself. She suddenly felt a twinge of guilt rising inside her heart under the scorching gaze of He Jian.
Throwing him away after using him…from the past and present events, it is reasonable for him to feel like this.
Every time he had helped her and she, intentionally or unintentionally, had accepted that help …and after that, she had told him to stay out of her life.
"No …I wanted to say something else."
She lied with a straight face.
The man in front of her raised his eyebrows at her feeble attempt at lying and asked
"Then what did you wish to say?"
Mo Roulan's mind went blank for a moment and she gulped. The next moment, fortunately her mind started to work and she said hurriedly
"My mother…My mother got the search warrant paper yester night. Do you know how?"
The raised eyebrows finally set down to their normal place and Mo Roulan's heart also.
However, she soon saw a frown forming on He Jian's head and he answer her question
"The police had actually reached the apartment before you called me. Although they left as soon as my man informed them to leave …one of them left the paper there by mistake and Aunt found that paper."
Displeasure was written all over He Jian's face as she told Mo Roulan about this.
However, it soon went away when he saw Mo Roulan stepping inside the elevator and standing beside him.
Looking at the young girl standing beside him, he said
"Sorry."
Mo Roulan was again startled by this 'sorry'.
She looked at He Jian as if she was looking at a ghost.
'Sorry'. Knowing the arrogance, coldness, and indifference of the man since her past life, she, of course, knew that it was not every day that He Jian said sorry to someone.
Scratch that…she can guarantee that He Jian must have not said sorry to anyone in his life. Even her…he had never said sorry to her.
"Why?"
She asked curiously
"It was my job to not let aunt know anything but she got to know. I should have been quicker."
The words warmed her heart somewhere and she said softly.
"It's not your fault, Mr. He. I called you late…and it's not like you knew that I was arrested and hence could help me without knowing anything, right?"
He Jian's body tensed at Mo Roulan's last words.
A moment later, he gained his composure and stiffly nodded his head.
The silence prevailed in the elevator and they finally reached the ground floor.
Both of them stepped outside and Mo Roulan but her lips as she looked towards the black care standing in front of the building.
She recognized the man standing outside the car as He Jian's assistant.
However, her concern was now how could she avoid going to college in He Jian's car.
Just as Mo Roulan was thinking of any excuse, she heard another voice calling her name.
"Mo Roulan"
Mo Roulan looked sideways and frowned when she saw a familiar figure walking towards herself.
He Jian also stopped when he heard Mo Roulan name being called.
His blue eyes looked at the boy who was currently walking towards Mo Roulan and they narrowed instantly when he heard the boy's name from Mo Roulan's mouth.
"Cheng Yang, what are you doing here?"
Instead of answering Mo Roulan's question, Cheng Yang looked at the man standing beside her.
He, at one glance, understood that the man was not ordinary.
He Jian was also looking at Cheng Yang silently.
He was told by Chu Feng that Cheng Yang had gone to the police station with bail papers to free Mo Roulan yesternight. However, since he had already taken out Mo Roulan, Cheng Yang's hard work went into vain.
But He Jian still could not help but look at the boy with wariness.
Although he couldn't, he tried hard to help Mo Roulan. If by any chance, he had not created a situation where Mo Roulan was forced to call him …then even Cheng Yang could help Mo Roulan.
She would not have needed him at all.
The fact bothered him a lot and he looked at Cheng Yang more coldly.
Mo Roulan didn't know what she should do when she saw Cheng Yang and He Jian looking at each other continuously.
She cleared her throat loudly, however, they still continued to look at each other like lost lovers.
The thought made Mo Roulan chuckle and she covered her mouth when she saw both the men looking at her with questioning eyes.
Mo Roulan could not answer their questioning eyes so she remained silent only to find that both the man had started to look at each other again.
What the…
Mo Roulan was speechless.
Were they having some silent staring competition?
She huffed and said
"I am getting late for college so I will leave first."…don't want to disturb both of you. She said inside her heart while rolling her eyes.
"Stop"
"Stop"
Two voices came together as soon as she turned around to leave making her startled.
And when she turned around she found both the men looking at each other again. This time, Mo Roulan couldn't contain her frustration.
Just when she was about to say something, Cheng Yang moved his eyes away first and looked at Mo Roulan
"I need to talk to you about something….alone." emphasized Cheng Yang
"Now?"
Mo Roulan frowned and Cheng Yang nodded his head with a serious face. Remembering what Mo Roulan had said just now, he said immediately
"We can talk inside my car. I will also drop you at the college."
Mo Roulan found the suggestion alright and her frown settled down.
"Alright"
However, as soon as she finished, the atmosphere around them became cold and suffocating. Startled by this sudden change, Mo Roulan looked at He Jian as only he was capable of doing something like this.
The man was already looking at her…more like glaring at her.
Mo Roulan gulped and looked around as she thought about what she had done wrong while she heard the cold and firm words.
"I will drop you at the college."
"Why?"
Cheng Yang questioned the cold man immediately.
And another round of staring competition started.