Chapter 26: He Could No Longer Be Driven Away

“Brother Mo!”

Lin Qiyue cried out in alarm.

Mo Yu shook his head and helplessly swallowed back another mouthful of blood that had risen to his throat.

Worried, Lin Qiyue crouched beside him. “Brother Mo, are you all right? It’s all my fault. I was too careless.”

“I’m fine. But could you move Miss Lin away first?” Mo Yu weakly shook his head and pointed helplessly at the girl sprawled across his chest.

Although he had been supported here by the little girl earlier, they were, after all, a man and a woman. It was hardly proper for a woman to be lying on top of him.

“Ah!”

Only then did Lin Qiyue cry out and look at the culprit on Mo Yu’s chest. One glance left him both amused and speechless.

He had never imagined that, after such a violent collision, the girl could still be sleeping so soundly, completely unaffected.

Once his shock passed, he realized that Lin Chuyi’s posture was truly indecorous. Her small face was pressed tightly against Mo Yu’s chest, and both arms were wrapped around him. Most embarrassing of all, one of her legs had been wedged between Mo Yu’s thighs, making her look like an octopus clinging to him.

Lin Qiyue’s handsome face flushed slightly. He hurriedly tried to pry Lin Chuyi’s hands loose, but after he removed one, the other would immediately wind itself tightly around Mo Yu again. The two of them struggled back and forth for nearly half an hour, as though locked in a contest of strength.

“Pant… pant…”

Lin Qiyue dropped onto the ground and gasped for breath.

In that short while, a thin sheen of sweat had already appeared over his body. As for the culprit, she was still lying on Mo Yu and sleeping soundly.

“Brother Mo, don’t worry. I—I’ll rest for a while and try again.”

Mo Yu nodded and simply closed his eyes. He sighed inwardly. If he had even a little strength left, things would never have come to this.

With his eyes shut, of course he failed to notice the smug look in Lin Qiyue’s eyes. During the tug-of-war with Lin Chuyi, Lin Qiyue had already discovered the reason.

Brother Mo’s body was wonderfully cool, while the weather was unbearably hot and stifling. No wonder Chuyi refused to let go once she had embraced him.

In truth, Lin Qiyue could have easily woken Lin Chuyi. But during that brief struggle, he had thought of many things. Chuyi had already reached the age when she should marry, yet for the sake of her family, she had rejected many marriage proposals.

That was why she still remained unmarried. Lin Qiyue felt that Brother Mo was truly an excellent man. Not only was he willing to teach him martial arts, but he also had a good temper. If he could marry Chuyi, would that not be the perfect solution for everyone?

That was how the idea of matchmaking had arisen in his heart.

Otherwise, with the strength of a grown man, how could he possibly have been unable to deal with a woman?

Another half hour passed before Mo Yu slowly opened his eyes. At once, he saw Lin Qiyue lying on his right.

Mo Yu’s brows lifted slightly.

That fellow had actually fallen asleep!

Ah, forget it.

He sighed silently and forced himself to sleep, but the more he tried, the harder it became. The soft body pressed against him was impossible to ignore.

After feigning sleep for a long while without success, Mo Yu finally opened his eyes and began examining the woman clinging to him.

His gaze fell upon the jade-white hand resting on his chest. Her fingers were very pale and slightly plump, yet the shape of her hand was exquisite. Without thinking, Mo Yu placed his own palm beside it.

What a tiny hand.

He could not help marveling inwardly. Placed beside his own broad hand, hers was so small that they could scarcely be compared.

As he gazed at that fair, tender hand, he suddenly felt an impulse to take it in his own. Just as his fingers were about to close around it, an image flashed through his mind: that same delicate hand covered in grease.

Mo Yu’s hand instantly jerked back as though he had been shocked by electricity.