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Chapter 167 – Domineering and Obsessed Jade Spirit VS Ascetic, Cleanliness-Obsessed CEO (21)
So, what exactly is trying to sow discord between him and his lover? Ever since he noticed something seemed to be entangling his lover, Mu Jin had been on guard.
Moreover, it seemed that with the recovery of his lover’s powers, the force trying to hinder them appeared more frequently. He thought it was a desperate move, but each time, the other party always discreetly acted in places not easily noticed.
Arriving in this world, he sensed that the same thing had appeared again. The fact that the other party still wanted to sabotage their relationship indicated that it couldn’t fully discern that he was actually an outsider.
However, regardless of the other’s intentions, Mu Jin decided to go along with this performance. Letting the other party think he had truly been deceived and had a falling out with Mo Yan, he wanted to see if he could make the other reveal their true colors.
Seeing Mo Yan’s sadness, Mu Jin felt unbearable heartache. He vowed to compensate his lover in the future, but for now, he could only let his lover suffer a bit.
After all, they still had a greater enemy lurking in the shadows. They needed to deal with that threat before they could have peace of mind. So Mu Jin had to pretend on the surface that he no longer had feelings for Mo Yan.
Seeing the statue shatter, Mu Jin’s face turned pale. Although expressionless, his body trembled slightly, revealing his inner fear.
Mo Yan, seeing Mu Jin’s distress, felt even more pain. He forcefully hung his jade pendant around Mu Jin’s neck and used magic to drive the car back to the Mu family’s house.
Once home, as soon as Mo Yan followed Mu Jin into the room, he pressed him against the door and kissed him deeply, something he would never dare to do without consent in the past. Yet now, he was driven by a desperate urgency, wanting to prove that the person in front of him belonged to him.
Mu Jin could sense the hidden pain in Mo Yan’s eyes but could only close his eyes and try not to think about it. Unknowingly, his actions made Mo Yan feel that Mu Jin didn’t even want to see him anymore, let alone meet his gaze.
This thought drove Mo Yan even more insane. He hugged Mu Jin tightly and kissed him fiercely, then leaned close to Mu Jin’s ear, growling with frustration, “Mu Jin, you’re mine! You belong to me! You can’t escape; you’ll belong to me for life!”
Mu Jin thought that Mo Yan, with such momentum, would surely devour him today. But halfway through, Mo Yan suddenly got up, no longer looking at Mu Jin, and disappeared like the wind.
After Mo Yan left, Mu Jin blinked innocently, looking around at the empty room. Not knowing what to say to his lover, he couldn’t believe that even at this point, Mo Yan hadn’t forcefully taken him. His willpower must be incredibly strong.
He knew Mo Yan was hurting right now. After all, for someone who had him, his lover seemed to care more about his affection. After today’s shock, Mo Yan probably went somewhere to heal his wounds.
Sighing helplessly, feeling like he was being watched, Mu Jin lowered his head, his eyes darkening for a moment as he took the jade pendant off his neck and placed it in the bedside drawer.
Indeed, how could that thing directing this drama not want to see the results? Perhaps it was pleased to see him and Mo Yan split up. So, what exactly was the other side’s purpose? It really puzzled Mu Jin.
On the other hand, Mo Yan, now completely detached from his physical form and eager to vent his frustrations, found himself in a deserted place. Although he felt somewhat relieved after letting out his pent-up anger, it still wasn’t enough.
Thinking about the Taoist temple earlier made him extremely unhappy. He couldn’t shake the feeling that if it weren’t for Gu Yang and the people there acting in collusion, his identity wouldn’t have been exposed to Mu Jin, shattering his dreams.
Mo Yan felt extremely unwilling, so he returned to the Taoist temple. What surprised him was that after he returned, most of the discomfort he felt before seemed to dissipate. Still, he wouldn’t let this place off the hook.
Watching the worshippers coming and going, Mo Yan gave a glance, and the statues and altars began to tremble. Offerings scattered everywhere, and the statues collapsed in front of the crowd.
He didn’t care about the terrified believers, recklessly destroying the temple and venting his frustration. However, he tried to avoid harming people as much as possible, because deep down, he still cared about Mu Jin.
He knew what kind of person his little one was. Now that Mu Jin knew his true identity, if he heard about the chaos in the temple, he might think Mo Yan was responsible.
Even though he didn’t care about human lives, he cared about Mu Jin’s feelings. Even though he had forced Mu Jin, he didn’t want Mu Jin’s impression of him to worsen.
Mo Yan caused chaos in the entire Taoist temple, while on the other hand, Mu Junhao had temporarily dealt with the matters on Gu Yang’s side and returned home.
Gu Yang was indeed severely injured, but he survived and was currently staying in the hospital. When Mu Junhao returned home and heard that Mu Jin had also come back, he hurried to Mu Jin’s room and knocked on the door, wanting to inquire about what had happened today.
Seeing Mu Junhao looking worried, Mu Jin nodded gently at him. He casually said that there was nothing between him and Mo Yan, just a normal lovers’ quarrel.
Mu Junhao didn’t disbelieve Mu Jin, but he didn’t expect his usually mature, stable, and calm elder brother to show signs of confusion in matters of the heart. Feeling sorry, he realized that no one is perfect.
However, he soon became displeased with Mo Yan, who could make his elder brother show such a heartbroken expression. So, he tried to persuade Mu Jin that if he liked men like Mo Yan, he could introduce him to someone else.
He even said there are plenty of good men in the world and there’s no need to pine over someone unworthy. Mu Jin found this both funny and exasperating. However, Mu Jin insisted he was fine, and Mu Junhao reluctantly left.
In the evening, when the protagonist noticed his elder brother hadn’t come down for dinner, he couldn’t help but worry. After knocking on the bedroom door for a while, he heard Mu Jin’s hoarse voice saying he had no appetite.
Thinking that his elder brother might be having some relationship troubles and not feeling like eating was normal, he comforted him from outside the door before leaving in frustration.
However, what the protagonist didn’t know was that at that moment, Mu Jin was being pinned down by Mo Yan on the bed and couldn’t move at all. As for the matter of eating, how could the Jade Spirit not notice? He had already prepared various foods that Mu Jin liked.
Mo Yan purposely bought the delicacies that Mu Jin used to enjoy, forced Mu Jin to eat until full, and then began to passionately kiss him. At this moment, Mo Yan seemed somewhat reckless. Seeing the indifferent expression of the little one in his arms, Mo Yan felt uncomfortable, but he held onto his dominance even tighter.
Mu Jin felt sorry for the Jade Spirit while also feeling regretful. Although his lover could take things further, he always seemed to hold back.
Feeling aggrieved, Mu Jin complained inwardly about his lover’s excessive restraint. Why did he always care so much about gaining his affection? After all, as the saying goes, familiarity breeds fondness!
The next morning, seeing his elder brother looking listless, Mu Junhao felt somewhat puzzled. Somehow, he couldn’t shake the feeling that his elder brother seemed a bit drained, as if he had been drained of energy by a little demon.
Little did he know, at that moment, Mo the Little Demon Yan was hiding nearby, keeping a close eye on Mu Jin. Seeing that Mu Jin wanted to set aside his breakfast after just a few bites, Mo Yan threatened him in dissatisfaction, “Finish all of these things. From now on, you won’t be yourself anymore; you belong to me. Your body, your heart, everything must belong to me. So don’t even think about starving yourself!”
Hearing Mo Yan’s words, Mu Jin couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth and obediently put the bread back into his mouth.
Thinking that he had simply eaten too much the night before and had been forced to eat many very nourishing things provided by someone special this morning, so he wasn’t hungry at all now and simply didn’t want to eat breakfast. How did not wanting to eat breakfast equate to starving oneself? Brain’s imagination truly knows no bounds!
Meanwhile, Mu Junhao noticed that Mu Jin’s mood was still not great and looked at his elder brother with concern. He realized that the jade pendant that Mu Jin had been wearing around his neck was nowhere to be seen.
Thinking of what had happened at the Taoist temple yesterday, he slapped his forehead and said to Mu Jin, “Oh right, brother, didn’t they say they wanted to purify and bless your jade pendant at the Taoist temple yesterday? Later, uncle got into trouble, and we left in a hurry. It seems like we left the jade pendant at the temple. That’s our family heirloom. I’ll go get it back now.”
However, Mu Jin shook his head and said to him, “No need. I put the jade pendant in the drawer next to my bed. It’s just that I didn’t wear it today; it’s not lost.”