Farm Girl's Manor-Chapter 258: The First Flutter of Zhenzhen’s Request (2)_1

At this moment, Xiao Ruiyuan was bullying Little Fur Ball with great relish, but years later, he would deeply regret his actions today.

When Mo Yan walked into the hall with a tray of tea and saw the smile on the man’s face, everything else paled in comparison. Only that devastatingly beautiful smiling face remained.

"Aoow—" Little Fur Ball, upon seeing its gentle owner, couldn’t help but flail its limbs, begging for rescue. However, its owner was bewitched by beauty and had no eyes for it.

Xiao Ruiyuan looked up and saw Mo Yan staring blankly at him.

Why was she looking at him like that? Didn’t she not want to see him? Could she find him childish and be laughing at him inside?

Xiao Ruiyuan’s heart was in disarray, and he didn’t notice Little Fur Ball struggling in his hands. Accidentally, he loosened his grip, and Little Fur Ball did a freefall, ’plop’ landing face-first on the ground.

Little Fur Ball, feeling aggrieved, climbed up from the ground, mewling pitifully as it approached Mo Yan, seeking the comfort of its owner’s embrace.

As if waking from a dream, Mo Yan quickly placed the tray on the table, picked up Little Fur Ball, and comforted it gently, all while not daring to look at Xiao Ruiyuan, as if nothing happened, suppressing the sudden palpitations in her heart.

Both were afraid of being looked down upon by the other, yet their thoughts were clearly not on the same wavelength. For a time, the air stiffened again, the silence in the room so deep one could hear a pin drop, except for the soft whining of Little Fur Ball.

The tension within slowly receded. Xiao Ruiyuan looked up, and there was the young woman, her head lowered gently consoling the frightened tiger cub, her serene profile like a vivid painting. His gaze softened more and more, and his previously restless heart also settled down.

The flutter in Mo Yan’s heart gradually calmed down as well. Looking at the little tiger cub that had fallen asleep in her arms, she smiled faintly and finally dared to look straight at Xiao Ruiyuan, but she missed the tenderness in the depths of his eyes.

"Sir Xiao, did you come especially for the matter of the moldy rice?"

Xiao Ruiyuan tucked away the tenderness in his eyes and nodded expressionlessly. He wouldn’t tell her that the reason he came personally was just to see her.

Upon seeing this, Mo Yan asked nonchalantly, "Sir Xiao, what are your thoughts on the appearance of moldy rice in the market?"

Xiao Ruiyuan’s demeanor shifted slightly, "Are you greatly concerned about this matter?"

With his experience in the official circles, how could he not perceive the subtle probing hidden beneath her cautiousness? He did not dislike it, but he was somewhat annoyed by the woman’s excessive caution.

"Yes!"

Mo Yan looked at him earnestly, unabashedly admitting it, although her hand trembled slightly beneath her sleeve, betraying her nervousness. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Xiao Ruiyuan looked deeply into Mo Yan’s eyes, as if trying to see into her heart through her gaze, "Why?"

With his understanding of her, if she was merely worried about buying moldy rice, she would not have taken the trouble to write him a letter asking him to investigate. That letter was likely also a form of testing him.

Mo Yan’s face showed a bitter smile as she pointed to her own face, "If I say that my appearance, looking as if I’ve just recovered from a serious illness, is because of the moldy grain issue, would Sir Xiao believe it?"

Xiao Ruiyuan’s heart tightened, sensing that the forthcoming conversation would not be simple, "I believe!"

At these words, a smile appeared on Mo Yan’s face. However, this was not enough for her to unveil everything, "Then what are your thoughts on the matter of the moldy grain, Sir Xiao?"

Seeing the slightly nervous woman, Xiao Ruiyuan understood that this question was very important to her. He treated the matter seriously, his words free from any insincerity, "I do not support it, nor do I interfere."

Mo Yan quietly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat relieved, "If the consumption of moldy grain would lead to very serious consequences, would Sir Xiao expose those who are secretly selling it?"