NFBE Chapter 201 So you're in such a hurry?
Chapter 201 So you're in such a hurry?
Mo Qingcheng seemed completely oblivious to Qin Reng's expression. He walked over slowly, a faint smile playing on his lips: "Yuantong, long time no see."
Mo Qingcheng's heels tapped on the ground, making a slow, rhythmic "tap-tap" sound. The smile in his eyes was like poisoned candy, cloyingly sweet but utterly devoid of warmth.
"You came back to vouch for me and Qin Reng, isn't that a bit too..." Yu Yuetong tried to keep her voice steady, but her tone betrayed an uncontrollable wariness, "...too abrupt?"
She wasn't stupid. Knowing Mo Qingcheng's personality, the more composed he appeared on the surface, the more likely it was that he was secretly shoving something terribly wrong. This man never did anything that didn't benefit him; for him to actively rescue someone, that person would have to be of value to him—
Or, to be more precise, she "still has value" to him.
Upon hearing this, Mo Qingcheng raised an eyebrow: "Why are you being so formal? I rushed here to save people the moment I arrived. If you had dawdled for a few more minutes, you might be drinking bottled water from the police station right now."
"You investigated me?" Qin Reng's tone suddenly turned cold, and with a tug of his right hand, he pulled Yu Yuetong behind him.
Mo Qingcheng shrugged, looking at him with an expression that said, "Why are you only just realizing this now?" He replied, "I don't need your approval to investigate whomever I want, do I, President Qin?"
Qin Reng's eyes darkened. He had just been involved in a gang fight, was suspected by the police, and was now being verbally abused by his former love rival in a busy street. He was already at his breaking point. He sneered, "Get this straight, you're vouching for me, not her."
"In my eyes, there's only her." Mo Qingcheng approached step by step, like a snake smiling and flicking its tongue. "Young Master Qin is quite interesting. You've been lying in my ex-woman's body for so long, and now you're rushing to be her protector? What's with this? You slept with her and then pretended to be so affectionate?"
"You fucking say that again and see what happens?" Qin Reng was on the verge of exploding, and his step forward clearly indicated that he was about to start a fight.
Yu Yuetong reacted quickly, grabbing Qin Reng's arm and squeezing so hard her knuckles turned white. "Calm down! We're on the street. You don't need another dose of police oxygen, do you?"
One sentence successfully suppressed Qin Reng's impulse. He gritted his teeth and stood still, his muscles tense like a string, ready to spring back as soon as she let go.
Mo Qingcheng, however, was not afraid at all. He even took a step forward, lowered his head to get closer to Yu Yuetong, and whispered, "Yueyue, you should understand now that my obsession with you is not a game..."
"Is there any point in you saying this now?" Yu Yuetong took a half step back, glancing involuntarily at Qin Reng. "Or do you think your twisted obsession is so precious that others will be moved to tears?"
She rarely used a sharp tongue, and her tone was full of mockery.
Mo Qingcheng's expression finally changed; the corners of his upturned lips looked as if they had been cut off by a knife, and blood lingered in his eyes. Slightly disheveled, he pulled out his signature pair of glasses from his pocket and put them on, his gaze through the lenses becoming dangerous and sinister.
"Do you really think that by borrowing Qin Reng's body for a few years, you'll truly become a phoenix?" He paused, then lowered his voice, "Yuetong, this 'shell' you're wearing doesn't belong to you."
Qin Reng's eyes darkened: "What do you mean?"
Mo Qingcheng glanced at him, as if finally deigning to explain: "She is not the 'Yu Yuetong' you think she is. At least, from the moment she switched bodies with you, she was no longer the same."
The air suddenly became still, as if his words had drained the oxygen from the bustling street.
Yu Yuetong's heart stopped for a second. She didn't know how much Mo Qingcheng knew, nor did she know if his words were true or false, but at this moment, his expression was like that of a ghost in human skin, ready to throw all the secrets they had hidden into the sunlight.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Qin Reng reacted faster than her.
“I have plenty of evidence, do you believe me or not?” Mo Qingcheng smiled casually. “Besides, I still have some clues from her old diary…”
"What do you want to do?" Yu Yuetong finally spoke, her tone as cold as ice.
Mo Qingcheng smiled and said, "Nothing much. I just returned to the capital and happened to run into your little 'arrest' incident. It wouldn't be right not to help, would it?"
His gaze was like a knife, cutting through her disguise and seeing right to her bones.
"Now that the person has been saved, I should leave." Mo Qingcheng straightened his cuffs, turned around and glanced back at her, "Yueyu, last time you rejected someone from me, I made him go blind around the corner, this time... I hope you'll be smarter."
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappeared into the night. However, the lingering, enigmatic smile he left in the air was something that couldn't be shaken off.
Yu Yuetong's lips were pale, and her hand supporting Qin Reng trembled with force. She opened her mouth, but only managed to utter a weak sentence:
"It's over, he knows."
Qin Reng's face was ashen. "What do you know?"
She stared in the direction Mo Qingcheng had left, her voice so low it was almost inaudible:
"...He may have found out about our body swapping."
Qin Reng was stunned and remained silent for a long time.
A gust of wind blew by, and under the streetlight, two figures stood frozen, unsure of where to go next. Just then, Yu Yuetong's phone rang—
It's an unknown number.
Her fingertips trembled, and she hesitated before answering the phone.
The person on the other end was as familiar as a nightmare:
“Miss Yu, no—or should I call you ‘that new soul’? We should have a talk.”
A chilling laugh came from the other end of the phone.
Yu Yuetong's palms began to sweat slightly. She glanced at Qin Reng reflexively and saw that his brows were furrowed, as if he was about to snatch her phone and smash it to pieces at any moment.
She took a deep breath, trying to keep her voice from trembling: "Mr. Mo, I don't understand what you're saying."
The laughter on the other end of the phone became even more sinister: "Don't understand? That's a real shame. But that's not important. I just want to remind you of one thing—you don't belong here."
Yu Yuetong was stunned for a moment, as if struck by lightning.
The person on the other end of the phone continued, "You know, 'reincarnation' can have serious consequences if not handled properly. A person's body isn't something you can just swap around with. Miss Yuetong, you know best how much you've gained and how much you've hidden. Right?"
The air felt frozen.
Seeing her face grow paler and paler, Qin Reng finally couldn't hold back any longer and snatched the phone away. "Mo Qingcheng, what exactly do you want?"
A low laugh suddenly came from the phone, the sound piercing Qin Reng's ears and sending chills down his spine.
"Qin Reng, I advise you to mind your own business and not interfere in this 'lady's' affairs. After all, even she herself may not know what she really is."
Qin Reng gripped his phone tightly, his eyes slightly bloodshot. "You try it, and I'll show you what 'consequences' really mean."
Mo Qingcheng seemed completely unfazed, his tone relaxed and nonchalant: "Heh, so impatient? Don't rush. Save your energy, you'll need it later."
As soon as he finished speaking, three soft laughs came from the other end of the phone before it was abruptly cut off.