"You're so great. Then show me your basketball skills!" Xiaochun said defiantly.
Mo Beichen raised his eyebrows. "Sure. Watch closely."
This was the first time Mo Beichen showed off his basketball skills in front of Xiaochun. He walked over, raised the basketball hoop, and then made a gorgeous leap, directly shooting the basketball into the hoop.
Mo Beichen didn't know that behind him, Xiaochun's eyes widened in admiration at the sight of his skills. But when Mo Beichen turned around with a cold and proud face, Xiaochun hid his admiration and pouted. "It's nothing special to be able to shoot a basketball. If you can teach me how to shoot, then I'll admit you're really amazing."
After that, father and son played on the basketball court together. Xia WeiLan silently stepped aside and sat on a chair. Seeing Mo Beichen and Xiaochun getting so close while he was teaching the boy, she couldn't help smiling secretly.
Xia WeiLan knew that Xiaochun admired Mo Beichen, but Mo Beichen always thought the little guy didn't like him. She hoped that Mo Beichen could spend more time with Xiaochun so that their relationship would be more harmonious.
On the basketball court, Xiaochun felt extremely happy looking at their fingers touching. Finally, he could live with his daddy often. His daddy was so powerful. He managed a big company, and many people listened to him.
Days passed by. One day, Mo Beichen sent Xiaochun to Grandpa Mo's place. Just as he was about to have a candlelit dinner with Xia WeiLan, Xu Wei suddenly handed him an invitation. "Mr. Mo, this is an invitation sent by Young Master Nanfeng. He invites you to a party held by Nanfeng Group on a cruise ship tonight."
"I'm not going!" This time, Mo Beichen rarely refused to give Nanfeng Yan face.
"However, I heard that Mrs. Mo also received this invitation. It was personally delivered by Miss Ruili. Mrs. Mo will definitely go tonight." Xu Wei lowered his head and said respectfully.
"Fine." Mo Beichen thought that since Xia WeiLan was going, it would be the same for him to go there and be with her.
It wasn't the first time Xia WeiLan had been on a sea cruise, but this time when she got on board, seeing some unfamiliar socialites made her feel out of place.
Several fashionable young ladies noticed Xia WeiLan in her expensive evening dress and followed her with their eyes. "Whose daughter is this?"
Many people shook their heads when asked this question.
"Then she must be a nobody who sneaked in. She's insignificant. Come on, let's keep drinking." The socialite said disdainfully, then withdrew her gaze and didn't even want to say hello to Xia WeiLan.
Xia WeiLan felt the coldness from the crowd, but she still looked calm. Some of these people had met her before, while others hadn't. But four years had passed, and they were never very familiar in the first place. No wonder they didn't remember her.
"WeiLan!" Nanfeng Yan and Ruili walked over arm in arm.
Seeing Xia WeiLan alone, Nanfeng Yan was surprised. He had sent two invitations. He originally thought Mo Beichen would be very satisfied with this arrangement, but it seemed not.
"Mr. Mo is here!" Just then, the young girls present all looked towards the door and involuntarily walked in that direction.
Xia WeiLan turned around and saw a man walking against the crowd, slowly approaching with the light behind him. He walked with extremely elegant steps, and every move was like a painting.
Xia WeiLan frowned slightly because the young girls nowadays were so unreserved. Some of them even deliberately got closer to Mo Beichen. Fortunately, Mo Beichen was very agile and remained aloof all the way. Finally, he came to Xia WeiLan's side amidst exclamations and sighs.
"I didn't expect you to be so charming!" Xia WeiLan said jealously.
"The way they look at me has nothing to do with me. I only know that you're the only one in my eyes." Mo Beichen said calmly, then put his arm around her waist and said to Nanfeng Yan, "It's too noisy here. Let's go to the private room."
The four of them walked further and further away and were soon separated from the crowd by the door.
The socialites in the hall all sighed in unison. "Who was that woman just now? Is she Mo Beichen's girlfriend?"
"Absolutely not. Mr. Mo has never had a girlfriend since he was abandoned four years ago."
"I think that woman looks so familiar... It seems to be Xia WeiLan."
Xia WeiLan, wasn't she the woman who was said to have abandoned Mr. Mo and gone abroad alone?
"No way. It can't really be her. How could Mo Beichen forgive her so easily?" The women all shook their heads and sighed.
Before, when Mo Beichen attended banquets alone, they still had some hope. But now seeing how in love they were, they didn't even have a chance.
In the private room, Mo Beichen, who always looked cold and aloof, was now holding Xia WeiLan's little hand and didn't want to let go. While drinking wine, he was also playing with her hand with great interest, looking extremely eager.
"Brother Mo, why do you two seem like newly - in - love lovers, so inseparable?" Nanfeng Yan raised his eyebrows.
Mo Beichen's deep and fathomless eyes shifted. When he saw Nanfeng Yan, his eyes turned cold. "Didn't you two show your love in front of me often enough back then?"
Nanfeng Yan originally had some complaints, but now he was speechless. He touched his nose and couldn't help moving closer to Ruili. "Ahem... Sister - in - law, Brother Mo, let's have a toast. I wish you all the best, and also wish Ruili and me a happy marriage. We're getting married."
Xia WeiLan had been listening to them calmly, but when she heard this, she immediately sat up straight and withdrew her hand. "Really? That's great! When's the date?"
At this moment, Mo Beichen looked at his empty hand and felt annoyed. Why were there light - bulbs everywhere?
"August 8th, just two months from now."
After that, they all drank a lot of wine to celebrate this happy event.
Xia WeiLan went to the restroom. Fortunately, she just felt a bit stuffy, and her mind was still clear. When she came back, she reached out to turn the doorknob of the room. Just as she stepped in, she suddenly stopped. The layout of the room was different from before.
Xia WeiLan was stunned for a moment and then realized that she had gone into the wrong room. Just as she was about to back out, she heard the sound of a conversation coming from the innermost part of the room.
"... Mo Beichen is on this ship, Mr. Li. Should we just make a move?"
Instead of leaving, Xia WeiLan turned around and looked into the room. She saw two people standing behind a screen. The sound was coming from there.
When Xia WeiLan heard that they were going to harm Mo Beichen, she got angry immediately. Courageous from the alcohol, she was about to peek at the two people's faces regardless.
"Bang!" Before she could get closer, Xia WeiLan kicked a chair in the room.
"Who's there!" Two people quickly walked out from behind the screen. They were actually Li Yumin and his secretary. In the room, Xia WeiLan was tripped and fell to the ground. She looked up at them dazedly, pointing at them but unable to say a word.
"Mr. Li, what should we do? She heard us."
"Close the door!"
"Yes!"
In the room, just as Xia WeiLan was about to run, someone covered her mouth and grabbed her arms. She couldn't move at all.
The secretary was sweating profusely. If this young lady shouted and Mo Beichen came over, their plan would be ruined.
"Mr. Li?" the secretary asked.
"Open the window and throw her out!" Li Yumin made a prompt decision. The only option was to kill her to silence her.
Xia WeiLan stared in horror with wide - open eyes. She felt herself getting closer and closer to the window. A sea breeze blew directly into her dry and flushed eyes. Xia WeiLan struggled incoherently, but in the next second, she lost her balance and fell. Then, she was surrounded by sea water...
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One month later.
Mo Beichen, who had been searching along the coast for a long time, came to a beach again with Xiaochun one evening.
Xiaochun tightly held Mo Beichen's arm and looked at the sea blankly. His voice was filled with sobs. "Mommy isn't coming back, is she?"