Chapter 42

Let Mom Probe Things Out

When Su Mo walked into the office, she found Sheng Donglin daydreaming.

She pouted in displeasure and walked over. Whats wrong? Youve been out of sorts for the past two days. Is it because you cant bear the thought of Gong Mos imminent marriage?

Sheng Donglin pinched her nose. Little jealous thing. Where have your thoughts run off to? I was only thinking if Gong Mo heard our conversation that day.

So what if she did or didnt? Need we be afraid of her?

You dont get it. Shell definitely tell Nanxuan if she heard us.

Wasnt it just nonsense? Su Mo added matter-of-factly, Nanxuan has been kicked out of the family.

Thats the problem, said Sheng Donglin. If she tells Nanxuan about it, he would never take things lying down.

Is that why youre so beside yourself? The corner of Su Mos mouth twitched. Youve always been at loggerheads with Nanxuan. So what if he knows about it?

It matters! exclaimed Sheng Donglin. Hed definitely oppose me at the drop of a hat if he knew about it. But Im about to go to the capital and its going to be so busy there that I wont have the time to deal with him. If he doesnt know about it, hed most likely not try anything against me.

Well, then

Sheng Donglins eyes narrowed. It seems like we can only send Mom to probe things.

Gong Mo received a call from her university cla.s.smate, Jiang Yao.

Jiang Yao asked, w.a.n.g Hongjun is holding an engagement party on Friday. Are you going?

w.a.n.g Hongjun was their cla.s.s monitor in university. He was about to leave the country and thus wanted to get engaged before he left. In private, everyone gossiped that he was doing so so that he could receive presents and money, but they couldnt do anything about it since they had once been cla.s.smates. Moreover, it had only been a few days since their graduation. Not going wasnt an option.

Yeah. Lets go together when the time comes, said Gong Mo. How much are you putting in your red packet?

Jiang Yao laughed. I was about to ask you that. I dont have much money because I just graduated and I just started my first job so I dont have my salary yet. Ill have to ask my mom for money. I cant just give 200 yuan. 400 yuan sounds reasonable, but Im worried he might be superst.i.tious and think the number four inauspicious, so it seems like 600 yuan is the amount that I should give.

I was thinking that too, said Gong Mo. What about the rest of the girls? How much are they giving?

They didnt care about how much the guys were going to contribute. Thatd depend on their relations.h.i.+p with w.a.n.g Hongjun, but it was better that the girls contribute the same amount.

It hasnt been decided. Some of them say 400 yuan while others say 600 yuan.

Gong Mo thought it over, then gritted her teeth and said, Lets just give 600 yuan, then! Well make a favorable impression if Cla.s.s Monitor is happy and hell be a valuable connection if he ever becomes successful.

Right, thats what I was thinking too. Ill give 600 yuan, then!

Gong Mo exhaled after hanging up. She had no money either, but she was lucky enough to have been awarded a few scholars.h.i.+ps while in school and thus never had to ask Mama Gong for money. There were no red packets in the house, so Gong Mo had to go out to buy some and also visit the bank to withdraw money along the way. While on the way, her phone rang due to a call from an unknown number.

She took the call and heard an unfamiliar womans voice. Are you Gong Mo?

Who are

Im Nanxuans mom, said the other party with a chuckle.

Gong Mo was stunned as she recalled the aloof and distant Mrs. Sheng.

She had seen Mrs. Sheng a few times when she had been dating Sheng Donglin. However, Mrs. Sheng had been unhappy that she was Sheng Donglins girlfriend and ignored her, always casting looks at her from afar before leaving. It was really strange that she would take the initiative to call her.

A puzzled Gong Mo asked, Is anything the matter, Mrs. Sheng?

Ive lost contact with Nanxuan. Hes not come home ever since that incident and I havent been able to contact him. I heard from Donglin earlier that youre getting married to him? I was thinking that you might know where he is.