Chapter 967: 967
Qin Mo could still remember the time he received the lighter . He had held it in his palm and couldn’t seem to get enough of it, his entire spirit lifted . He didn’t allow anyone but himself to touch it . Hence, it had always been by his side .
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Qin Mo knew that she didn’t know what day it was . He could tell from her faltering gaze, the guilt from forgetting . He had given her this the very next day . He couldn’t bear to let go of it because it was a gift from her . At the end of the day, he had used tricks in order to obtain this gift .
Qin Mo tightened his grip, his gaze sinking .
“Captain…” Coco had just completed a livestream and was still dressed in the battle attire . He wanted to use the break time for some rest and seek out comfort from his captain . As the public relations representative of the team, Coco ran into problems frequently and since he hadn’t met Manager Feng yet, he hadn’t been warned of Qin Mo’s bad mood .
Qin Mo glanced over when he heard his voice .
Coco leaned back, his two front teeth exposed . He reached out and tugged his battle attire . “Captain, could you and Little Spade attend the next Q&A segment of the livestream? About 80 percent of the questions were seeking clarification about your relationship with Little Spade . I told them the both of you are friends but they wouldn’t believe me and since I’m not a good liar, I almost fell into their trap . ”
After such a long stretch of complain, his captain hadn’t bothered to even glance at him . Coco wasn’t willing to let it go so easily . He leaped over as he sipped on a yogurt drink, his eyes staring straight at Qin Mo .
His captain, however, didn’t bother looking at him as he toyed with something .
Coco studied it for a moment but couldn’t understand the fascination of that little thing .
After he was done with his yogurt, Coco threw the packet and asked, “Captain, what is that?”
Coco’s question seemed to have finally caught Qin Mo’s attention .
“Lighter,” Qin Mo replied faintly as though there wasn’t anything special with it .
Coco widened his eyes . “This is a lighter? Why is it shaped like this? It looks good, where did you buy it?”
Qin Mo didn’t reply .
Even then, Coco didn’t sense his foul mood . Instead, he continued to eye the pure silver lighter, growing fonder . “Can I try lighting a cigarette?”
“What cigarette . ” Qin Mo arched a brow, tossing the lighter to the side . “It’s such a hideous thing . ”
“Hideous?” Coco watched his captain’s face . There didn’t seem to be any emotion hence, the naive Coco assumed he just didn’t like the design . “Captain, if you find it ugly, give it to me . I’m quite fond of the design . ”
Qin Mo glanced over at Coco . His gaze was so cold Coco felt his hair stand . He thought he had said something wrong, the outstretched arm freezing .
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What did Captain mean? He had already said it was ugly . Didn’t that mean he didn’t like it? But from his gaze, it seemed as though he wanted to chop off his arm .
Just as Coco thought his captain was going to say something mean, a faint voice replied, “Up to you”
Up to me? Did Captain mean he could take the lighter? But that wasn’t what his gaze meant…
Coco reconfirmed once again . “Can I really take it with me?”
“Didn’t I say it is up to you?” Qin Mo sat on the lambskin leather chair, his long fair fingers flipping the document at his side, not a hint of warmth in his voice . He was practically an iceberg .
Seeing his hostile expression, Coco decided to keep his mouth shut . He reached out gingerly to touch the electronic lighter . When there wasn’t much reaction from his captain, he became bolder, placing the lighter in his pocket . He turned and was prepared to leave .
Right at that moment, the fingers on the document paused . When he regained his senses, he had already spoken, “Put it back . ”
Coco turned back towards his captain . His gaze was filled with shock since this was the first time his captain had ever gotten back on his words .
When Qin Mo caught sight of his gaze, his voice dimmed . “You can choose something else, haven’t you always been fond of my mouse?”
That immediately caught Coco’s attention . He placed the lighter back on the table, leaping over excitedly . “Captain, do you mean I can take that mouse?”
“Mmh,” Qin Mo replied, placing the lighter back into his palm .
Obviously, Coco had caught his actions as well . He couldn’t understand his captain’s actions .
He cherished it so much even though he said it wasn’t important . Captain’s mouse was a limited edition, both the feel of it and the exterior were all top notch . Captain wasn’t even willing to let him touch it in the past but now, he was willing to sacrifice his mouse in order to take the lighter back . But it didn’t seem important either since his captain seemed to have wanted to toss it away . What was he thinking?
Coco was still trying to figure it out when Feng Yi pulled him off for more work . Coco told Manager Feng everything that had happened, so that he could help analyze the situation .
But after Manager Feng had heard what had happened, his frown deepened . It seemed like he would have to intervene .
After Coco left the CEO office, everything was peaceful again .
Qin Mo looked down at the lighter in his palm and swiped his phone once more . There weren’t any new notifications in his WeChat .
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That was what Feng Yi saw when he entered the room . “Why don’t you just call Little Spade if you want to talk to him?”
Qin Mo glanced up, his voice cold and distant . “Do you have too much leisure time?”
“How is that possible, I’m more than busy . ” As a manager, Feng Yi still had the courage to say certain things . “How are you going to compete with such a stale relationship? Besides, Little Spade has always been obedient . Is there any misunderstanding?”
When Qin Mo didn’t reply, Feng Yi continued, “Some things have to be said in a relationship, nothing will change if you don’t do anything to rectify the problem . ”
Qin Mo slide his chair back, tugging his neck tie . “The door is behind . ” He was chasing him out .
Feng Yi shut his mouth but felt a need to clarify the situation . “What exactly are you mad about?”
There wasn’t an answer to that question . The man in front of him was still holding the contract, his face cold and taut . Feng Yi knew he wouldn’t get anything here .
He glanced over at the lighter Coco had mentioned . It was clearly something important, which was why he didn’t toss it even though he was angry . It was probably a gift from Little Spade .
It seemed like he would have to spend more effort on this matter . As the club manager, he couldn’t just guard against the members dating outsiders, he still had to guard against the members dating within the club .
“You don’t have to worry about my condition . ” When Qin Mo finally replied, it still wasn’t the reason he was looking for . Qin Mo added faintly, “There won’t be any problem during the competition . ”
With that, it wouldn’t be good for Feng Yi to persist anymore . He could only deal with the issue from another angle . And that was to seek out the other party involved .
After he left the office, the first thing Feng Yi did was calling Bo Jiu . The call went through but no one picked up .
Feng Yi caressed his temples, not knowing that Bo Jiu had gone drinking in the afternoon .
Bo Jiu drank about ten bottles of Budweiser and when she was done, she went straight to the bed in her dorm room .
She slept on the upper bed, which was quieter than the lower bed .
Her lessons started in the afternoon but Bo Jiu wasn’t in the mood for lessons . She climbed onto her bed, pulled off the sheets, and hid her head underneath as she listened to the rain .
The scene from before was repeating in her head . That person had sat in the car far away and even though he had seen her, he hadn’t seemed affected as though she really was a stranger .
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Bo Jiu paused . She felt as though someone had stabbed her heart .
At the start, she couldn’t fall asleep . But when the alcohol finally struck her, she started feeling more and more sleepy . She couldn’t seem to control her heart, it felt hollow and empty as though she had just lost something .
Fortunately, alcohol came in handy in such situations, helping her to sleep . Fast asleep, Bo Jiu did not hear the vibrations from her phone .
Her roommates didn’t dare to wake her up but the continuous running probably meant it was urgent . The thorn-headed kid acted as their representative and walked forward to check the caller ID . The words ‘Fox Manager Feng’ appeared on the screen . But since it was the school hunk’s phone, they didn’t dare to leave a message, waiting for the call to end .
Bo Jiu was having a dream . It was a scene from her childhood .
When she woke up, there wasn’t anyone in the dorm room . They had probably all went for class .
Bo Jiu laid on the bed, staring up at the ceiling .
Bo Jiu had been with Qin Mo for a long while and suddenly, she felt odd not seeing him when she opened her eyes . Every time she woke up, there would be someone by her side . It seemed like she wouldn’t be able to enjoy that treatment any longer .
Bo Jiu tilted her head over . In her dazed state, her moves weren’t as sharp .
At that moment, a teacher came over with representatives from the student council to conduct a check on the dorms . Lessons has started but there were still students asleep in the dorm rooms .
Regardless of who it was, the teacher wouldn’t be too pleased . But because it was Bo Jiu, the punishment couldn’t be that harsh . “Do frog jumps on the field and once you are done with a hundred of them, go back to your lesson . ” He wasn’t a bad teacher and treated the student very strictly but that was all for their own good .
Even though Bo Jiu didn’t attend school much, she still couldn’t help but treat him with respect . Moreover, she intended to keep busy . She walked down to the field, placed her hands on her ears and started to leap .
Many students came down when she started jumping .
“Quick, come and look . Isn’t that the top student?”
“He got punished on the first day of his stay?”
“He was caught by the demon himself, His Highness Jiu sure is unlucky . But look at him jump, isn’t it both handsome and adorable?” Some of the students from the normal classes started to discuss openly .
The teacher standing at the front knocked the blackboard . “Pay attention . ”
It seemed like she would have to discuss with the teacher in charge for him to punish his students elsewhere; the field was way too open .
With Bo Jiu’s silver hair and that face leaping in the large field, it was indeed striking . That explained why the other students were all interested . No . 1 Middle School was situated near No . 2 Middle School . The field of No . 2 Middle School wasn’t as big as the one in No . 1 Middle School but they were beside each other and only separated by a net .
It was common for the youths from No . 2 Middle School to be punished . But when No . 2 Middle School’s boss saw Bo Jiu being punished at the field, he couldn’t help the sudden excitement . He wasn’t even irritated when his head master hit him with a book . He ran over and asked Bo Jiu, “Hey, why are you punished? This is a miracle indeed . ”
When Bo Jiu remained silent, the youth from No . 2 Middle School continued, “Let me tell you how unfair the punishment is this time . Do you still remember the time you helped me play? It was when I confirmed my relationship . All I did was deliver lunch for my girlfriend in No . 1 Middle School, I plucked one of the roses from your school to confess as well and when your had master saw me, he flew into a rage . I was punished twice . ”
Bo Jiu paused, glancing over at him as she replied with deliberate casualness, “You deserve it . At this moment, I hate people who flaunt their love . ”
The youngster from No . 2 Middle School: …
Frog jumps would take a while . The school hunk from No . 1 Middle School and the big boss from No . 2 Middle School were being punished at the same time . It was definitely a sight although it was a contrasting one . One of them was clean and handsome the entire time while the other kept having his head knocked by the teacher .
Xue Yaoyao saw it as well . She positioned her pen to the side but her focus was focused on the youngster the entire time .
Students would have to pass every subject before they could qualify for the National League . Bo Jiu had always been cooperative in this aspect . Thus, the teacher was pleased with her sincere attitude and hadn’t called her parents .
Bo Jiu was glad he didn’t since Qin Mo was listed as ‘parent’ in her contacts list .
But this time, even if he was notified, he wouldn’t come .
Bo Jiu sat at the side of the field . She used the back of her hand to wipe the sweat that was dripping down her defined jaw .
The schoolgirls were mesmerized .
The teacher was well aware that no one was listening since all their attention had been direction towards the field .
Bo Jiu’s attention was on her phone but she didn’t act to blatantly in front of the teacher . She moved to a discrete location and was about to call Manager Feng .
The moment Bo Jiu lifted her hand, an incoming call from Feng Yi came through . “Little Spade, you finally picked up the call . Come back to the clubhouse, the previous World Champions, the Japanese are here . They would like to observe us before the match against them in the National League . ”
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