If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 978 - Chapter 978 Chapter 978 Sorry Ive Practiced Too

Chapter 978: Chapter 978: Sorry, I’ve Practiced Too Chapter 978: Chapter 978: Sorry, I’ve Practiced Too This place had only welcomed one outsider recently, and that was Xu Chaomu.

From the angle at which he lifted his eyes, Xia Chuqing gauged the distance and surmised that this man was very likely here to find Xu Chaomu.

In the past few days, what she had learned about Xu Chaomu was that he had no family, of course, with the exception of a certain ex-husband.

Now, she sized up the man before her: coat, wristwatch, leather shoes, all very tasteful.

So young and yet so wealthy, she recalled the words Xu Chaomu had previously shared with her…

She concluded that it was very likely this man was Xu Chaomu’s ex-husband.

Xia Chuqing watched the man with interest, while Xiao Mo glanced at her once before averting his gaze, preparing to circle past her and go upstairs.

He wasn’t interested in playing guessing games with a girl.

The rain continued to fall, and from their position in the hallway, the sound of the raindrops hitting the ground was clear, each drop creating its own splash on the wet surface.

Everywhere was quiet, no one venturing downstairs due to the heavy rain.

Xia Chuqing wouldn’t have it, though. She gave a coy smile and blocked Xiao Mo, “I guess… you’re here for the beauty in room 502, aren’t you?”

She didn’t mention Xu Chaomu’s name because Xu Chaomu had forbidden it.

Xiao Mo frowned and only then did he take a proper look at Xia Chuqing.

“You know her?” Xiao Mo asked.

“Since I guessed correctly, you can leave now,” Xia Chuqing said.

“Step aside,” Xiao Mo’s tone was icy.

He wasn’t exactly adept at dealing with women, especially young girls.

If there had been a man standing before him right now, he would have thrown him over the shoulder already, but with a girl standing there, and quite a refined one at that, he was at a loss.

“Oh, someone’s got a temper,” Xia Chuqing strolled in front of him with her hands behind her back, clucking her tongue.

Her large eyes settled on Xiao Mo’s face; she had to admit, the man was handsome.

Of course, if he hadn’t been good-looking, could he have snagged a rich older woman?

“…” Xiao Mo chose to remain silent, reaching out to push her aside and intending to get past her.

Xia Chuqing blocked him, warning, “Don’t you lay a hand on me. Until you state your purpose, I won’t let you see her.”

“I have a few words to say to her, mind your own business,” Xiao Mo said.

Were all women this troublesome nowadays?

“What, you took up with a rich widow and still have the nerve to come back looking for your ex-wife? Or maybe the widow dumped you, and you want to reconcile with your ex? You young men, do you really think women are easy to bully? A bit of honey and a whip, tsk, playing your cards right,” she taunted.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Xiao Mo coldly dropped a line, utterly baffled.

“Won’t admit to doing wrong?” Xia Chuqing wanted to avoid misidentifying him and asked again, “Are you here for the beauty in room 502?”

“Whether I am or not is none of your business, move aside!” Xiao Mo was running out of patience.

“Whether you’re her ex-husband or not, now that I’ve seen you, I won’t let you go upstairs,” she insisted.

In recent days, Xu Chaomu had constantly been talking about how hard it was to come by peaceful days.

Xia Chuqing knew that Xu Chaomu didn’t want to be disturbed by anyone.

Had she not seen this man, perhaps it wouldn’t matter, but now that she had, she would not let him disturb Xu Chaomu.

“Move!” Xiao Mo reiterated.

Just as he extended his hand to push her away again, Xia Chuqing grabbed his hand, intending to teach him a lesson.

But, Xiao Mo was quicker; he swiftly subdued Xia Chuqing!

“You’ve trained?” Xiao Mo held her arm, speaking indifferently.

“…” Xia Chuqing was on the verge of tears.

She had thought her karate skills were quite impressive, but this man proved to be even more formidable.

She was about to cry from the pain, and yet this man still wouldn’t let go of her arm.

“Sorry, I’ve trained too,” Xiao Mo said indifferently.

After teaching her a lesson, he finally let go of her.

Considering she was a girl, he didn’t make too much of a fuss. He gave her a cold glance and walked past her towards the stairs.

Xia Chuqing was in pain, standing in place and twitching, clenching her teeth and shaking her arm. It really hurt.

“Bastard,” Xia Chuqing yelled at his retreating figure.

Xiao Mo turned a deaf ear, his strides unhesitating as he walked upstairs, never looking back.

For a moment, his firm and forceful footsteps echoed up the stairwell.

Xia Chuqing twitched on the spot for a few dozen seconds before, gritting her teeth, she followed after him.

If this man really was Xu Chaomu’s ex-husband, Xu Chaomu would be at a disadvantage. Even if he wasn’t, he could still disrupt Xu Chaomu’s peaceful life.

Just as he was about to reach the fifth floor, Xiao Mo heard footsteps from behind.

Suddenly, he stopped, his voice stern as he coldly warned, “Don’t follow me!”

“…” Xia Chuqing was so startled that she immediately stopped in her tracks.

It had to be said, the man had a strong presence, and the main issue was… his attitude wasn’t very friendly.

For a moment, all she could hear was the “whooshing” sound of the heavy rain by her ears.

Xiao Mo continued to walk upstairs and stopped in front of door 502.

Xia Chuqing thought for a moment and realized something wasn’t right. Why should she be afraid of him? Her second uncle’s family lived on the fifth floor!

Still, she kept a certain distance from this man. Her arm was still hurting, after all.

Standing at the door, Xiao Mo threw a chilly glance at Xia Chuqing still on the stairs, then slowly withdrew his gaze.

Throughout his journey here, he had envisioned various scenarios. However, today’s encounter was a bit of a surprise.

But he was always good at dealing with emergencies, so this surprise was inconsequential.

He lifted his hand and knocked gently on the door.

Xu Chaomu was lying on the bed in her bedroom, reading a book filled with jokes and feeling quite cheerful.

She had fallen in love with this tranquil life, undisturbed by anyone, listening to the rain, reading her book–nothing could be better.

She didn’t notice the knock on the door at first, absorbed as she was and chuckling to herself.

Xiao Mo knocked again.

This time, Xu Chaomu heard it.

Her first reaction was to think Xia Chuqing had come by, seeing that she only really knew her in Jin City.

But then she thought that wasn’t right; Xia Chuqing never knocked so politely, she was usually much louder.

“Who is it?” Xu Chaomu called out.

Xiao Mo didn’t answer but knocked again.

Xia Chuqing stood at the staircase entrance, fretting but not daring to come closer. This man was quite frightening.

But if he dared to do anything to Xu Chaomu, she was resolute she would rush up there.

Xu Chaomu saw no reason to fear anything during the day, so she walked over and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Xu Chaomu was stunned.

Within seconds, she immediately tried to shut the door!

Xiao Mo reacted extremely fast, bracing his hand against the door to keep it from closing. Furrowing his brows, he softly called out, “Chaomu.”

“Let go!” Xu Chaomu was still trying to close the door.

At that moment, her emotions were incredibly complicated!

She hadn’t expected Xiao Mo to find her so quickly; it was too fast!

She hadn’t ruled out the possibility that Xiao Mo might come looking for her with Shen Chi, and she had even prepared herself for how to face them when they arrived, but she truly hadn’t anticipated it would happen so soon!