Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 53 Have I Lost My Charms
Xiao Qingqing gazed at the group of secretaries burying their heads into work, pretending to be busy, and glimpsed at the
thermal flask in her hand before turning around to leave.
There was no need to ask the secretaries of Lu Jinye’s whereabouts. She had found her answer.
In the current moment, Lu Jinye was hanging out with his ex-wife.
She left the office for the elevator with pride, pretending that she had not heard a word, holding her tears until she had managed
to get into her car.
Why? She slammed on the steering wheel. Why is this happening?
After all her efforts to set Lu Jinye up for his divorce, when he finally did, why must he go look for her?
She was merely a fake, contracted wife!
Intriguing!
Xiao Qingqing took her time to steady herself before leaving in her car. She did not feel like going home but had no idea where to
go.
Home... Was nothing but a series of stone-cold walls to go with a roof to her. As well as fragments of the love she had dreamed
of having with him.
In the end, Xiao Qingqing made her way to Shen Mobo’s place.
She startled the butler when she arrived at the yard. He opened the door for her and told her softly, “Miss Xiao, Young Master
Shen has just gone to bed, do I wake him?”
Shen Mobo made orders to prioritize Xiao Qingqing’s request under all circumstances.
The butler asked as he was aware of Xiao Qingqing’s weights in Shen Mobo’s eyes.
“It’s fine, I’m only here to for a quick visit, since he’s asleep, I shall excuse myself.”
“Care to come in for a cup of tea? I believe Young Master Shen would be glad to see you when he wakes up.”

The butler knew Shen Mobo’s sentiments and took the liberty to invite Xiao Qingqing.
In response, Xiao Qingqing tilted her head upwards, throwing her gaze into the blackness of the sky. It was a cloudy night. Seas
of clouds completely masked all of the stars, leaving her in despair and loneliness.
She did not want to go home.
“Very well.”
Xiao Qingqing followed the butler into the house casually, removed her heels as soon as she stepped in, and changed into a pair
of slippers. The butler ushered her to make herself at home, so she took a seat in the lounge.
Not long after, the butler returned with a pot of hot tea. Holding the teacup in her hands, Xiao Qingqing was suddenly reminded,
“Is Mobo sleeping in his room?”
“No, in the TV room.”
The butler heaved a sigh, “Young Master Bo hasn’t been sleeping well lately, now that he finally got some sleep, we don’t dare to
wake him and tell him to go to the bedroom.”
Xiao Qingqing nodded, asked the whereabouts of the TV room tactfully, and headed there with the cup of tea in her hands. She
pushed the door open and found the room dark all over, except for the flash of light projected onto the wall.
The man was curled up, sleeping soundly on the couch. His stocky physique made the couch look small.
How does one sleep comfortably in a space like that?
Xiao Qingqing approached him, put the cup on the coffee table as she intended to wake Shen Mobo up, urging him to return to
his bedroom. However, before she could say a word, the video currently playing on the projected wall caught her attention. It was
a dreadful movie. There was no build-up to the plot and the script was horribly written.
The movie received a pitifully low review. Hence its failure to make it to the big screen.
However, to Xiao Qingqing, it was full of memories.
This was her first movie. She was the female lead character. She was not required to strip to get her pay-check.

She could not help but stare at herself on the screen. Her skin was flawless at the time. Her youthful and sprightly demeanor was
reflected in the character of the movie.
The cramped space made Xiao Qingqing feel uncomfortable.
She reached out for the remote control and turned the video off.
When she put down the remote, she noticed Shen Mobo opening his eyes.
“Did I wake you?”
Xiao Qingqing was mortified, “It’s such a boring film that you dozed off seeing it, so I turned it off.”
Xiao Qingqing explained. In the end, Shen Mobo chuckled, “I don’t find it boring at all, I sleep because it gives me peace of
mind.”
He pointed at the CD rack located at the corner of the room, “Those are all your works, I’d play them when I have nothing to do.”
“Better not, they are embarrassing.”
Xiao Qingqing laughed bashfully. However, Shen Mobo had his eyes on her the whole time.
“Nah, I think they’re gorgeous, those are great work.”
His words stunned Xiao Qingqing. She raised her eyes to meet his, asking, “You found me pretty in the past?”
“Yeah.”
Shen Mobo nodded.
“That means, I’m no longer pretty, right?”
“Nah, you’re just as pretty.”
“No way, I think I’ve lost my charms.”
Xiao Qingqing denied right away. Her words were laced with sorrow.

Shen Mobo wanted to comfort Xiao Qingqing, but she had reached out for the cigarettes on the coffee table. She flicked the box
open, withdrew a cigarette...
Lighted it up, and took a puff.
The invasive scent of smoke met her nose, instantly choking her. Tears almost broke out as she coughed uncontrollably.
Shen Mobo quickly stopped her. He seized the cigarette from her finger and put it out in the ashtray. Anxiously, he said, “What do
you think you’re doing? Why are you insulting yourself like this?”
Xiao Qingqing raised her head to stare at Shen Mobo. Tears gleaming in her eyes, she was attractive but discontented. “Don’t
they say that smoking puts sorrow away?”
“What happened?”
Shen Mobo clutched her hand and asked, feeling a twinge of heartache by Xiao Qingqing’s appearance.
She shook her head and said nothing.
Thus, Shen Mobo closed into her, “Is there something that troubles you?”
“I feel like Jinye is quickly drifting away from me, I feel like I’ve lost all my charms, I no longer deserve him.”
Xiao Qingqing kept her head lowered.
She did not know what to do to remove the indescribable resentment in her heart.
While Shen Mobo stared at her, struggling to gather a comforting response.
“You deserve him. You’re charming.”
It wasn’t until a long moment after when Shen Mobo broke the silence in the room.
Xiao Qingqing sniggered, “Don’t lie to me.”
“In my eyes, you’ll always be the most charming one.”
Shen Mobo continued closing in to her and said.

Xiao Qingqing raised her head to look at Shen Mobo. No word was exchanged while the tears remained in her eyes, obscuring
her vision.
Shen Mobo stretched out his hand in an attempt to wipe the tears of her, but she clasped his hand.
Hands in the air, he relented. Every inch of muscle within him stiffened up.
He stared at Xiao Qingqing as he felt the soft and silky touch of her hand. In this instance, her face gave him to urge to protect
her. He felt the impulse to lug her into him, to give her warmth.
Shen Mobo lost control of himself and gathered her into his arms, embracing her as his kiss inevitably fell onto Xiao Qingqing’s
lips.
Xiao Qingqing came with a heart flooded with anguish, distantness, and loneliness.
However, Shen Mobo’s actions ignited the blazing desires hiding in the corner of her heart.
Instinctively, she relaxed her lips, allowing him to smooch her passionately.
Whatever he did to her, she accepted trembling.