𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞 | 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ✓

Chapter 81

Jaehyun leaned against the doorframe with his elbows, gazing at Wei Momo's back with deep, brooding eyes.

Wei Momo sat on the edge of the bed, hugging her knees and sulking. "How many more things don't I know about you?!" she exclaimed petulantly. "I never knew you could play the guitar. You've never played for me before!"

Jaehyun's heart suddenly relaxed. So this was what it was about. "I wasn't trying to hide anything from you," he said expressionlessly. "I played today, didn't I?"

"I feel like you're keeping a lot of things from me. I can't see through you."

Jaehyun gazed at the deep darkness outside the window and said slowly, "Many things take time."

Wei Momo suddenly hugged him tightly from behind. "Jaehyun, let's move up our wedding date! I can't take it anymore. Let's get married right away, okay?"

"Let's talk about it after I get through this busy period. It's harvest season this year and my boss has new shipments to handle."

"I'll tell Dad not to give you any more work so you won't be so busy."

Jaehyun's hand suddenly clenched. He slowly turned around and embraced Wei Momo, suppressing the disgust welling up inside him. "This is my chance to prove myself. Momo, you wouldn't want a useless man, would you?"

He had never held her so gently before. Wei Momo's heart melted and she buried her head in his embrace, nodding docilely. "I'll listen to whatever you say."

But just then, Wei Song rushed in anxiously, bursting into Wei Momo's room. "Sis! It's bad! Teacher Chu was thrown into the swimming pool by them. She...she really can't swim!"

Wei Momo was about to angrily rebuke Wei Song when the man holding her suddenly let her go and rushed out of the room, crossing the yard behind the villa in just a few strides and running towards the endless swimming pool.

Wei Momo hurried after him as well.

Momo was flailing in the pool, having swallowed several mouthfuls of water. Despair and coldness gradually overtook her and her consciousness began to fade away.

The laughter of the boys and girls at the poolside sounded distant, as if from another world...

At that moment, a pair of powerful hands grasped her wrists and pulled her out of the water. Through her blurred vision, Momo saw Jaehyun's extremely angry face.

She wanted to reach out and touch his face silently, but no longer had the strength.

Wei Momo rushed into the chaotic crowd just in time to see Jaehyun giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to the unconscious girl, patting her face and pressing on her chest alternately.

After coughing up some water, the girl gradually regained consciousness. She gazed weakly at Jaehyun, clasping his shirt hem tightly in her hand.

Wei Momo's expression gradually cooled. Jealousy coiled around her heart like a venomous snake.

The next day, Wei Xun severely reprimanded Wei Momo for this incident.

"It's bad enough that you fool around all the time, now you've even allowed your silly friends to nearly take her life!"

Wei Momo retorted, "She's just a servant, what's so special about her?!"

"Do you know how hard it is to find a Chinese tutor these days? No one wants to come here no matter how much we offer. It was so difficult to finally get one, and now you're going to ruin your brother's future!"

Wei Song sat to the side with a mournful expression, blaming himself, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have invited Teacher Chu to my sister's stupid party!"