A Woman on Each Arm

Mo Xie had no idea what Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu were thinking. Given his personality, it would have been stranger if he did.

If Mo Xie had understood even a little, Ye Xinxia would not have had to try so hard for so long, and Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu would not have had to wait for years.

Right now, he was still absorbed in the satisfying task of sorting his forging materials!

By the time Mo Xie finished sorting them, it was nearly five in the afternoon.

He went back to his room for a shower, took a suit from his wardrobe, got dressed, and rode his bicycle out.

He arrived at Chenxi, took the elevator straight to the top floor, and headed to his office.

When he opened the door, documents covered the low glass table. Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu sat on the sofa, hard at work.

As soon as Mo Xie entered, Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu glanced at him at the same time, then went back to their work.

"Jiang Ya, Jiayu, is something wrong?"

Mo Xie sensed the odd atmosphere and asked in confusion.

"Nothing."

"Nothing."

Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu shook their heads together, flipping quickly through the documents in their hands.

Mo Xie shrugged. Since neither of them would say anything, he did not press them. He went straight to his desk.

A thick stack of documents already awaited him there. Mo Xie sat down and began reviewing and marking them one by one.

As he worked, Jiang Ya reported the important matters in the documents, while Lin Jiayu brought him another stack they had organized.

Before long, the strange atmosphere faded, and they settled back into their usual work routine.

After reviewing the last document, Mo Xie stretched hard. The paperwork was finally done.

Seeing Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu still on the sofa, Mo Xie smiled at them.

"Thanks for staying late with me. I can handle the rest, so go home and get some rest."

"Boss, we'd rather stay and keep you company."

"Exactly. It wouldn't be right to leave you working here alone."

Mo Xie sighed helplessly. Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu were wonderful in every way, but they took work so seriously that it sometimes gave him a headache.

He checked the time. Then something occurred to him.

"You haven't had dinner yet, have you? If you don't mind, I'd like to invite you both to dinner. What do you say?"

At the words "invite you both to dinner," their eyes lit up, and they quickly agreed.

"Good. Give me a moment."

Mo Xie saved all the documents to his computer before wrapping up his work.

By then, nearly everyone else at the company had left. Only the three of them remained.

Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu walked ahead arm in arm, while Mo Xie followed at an easy pace.

They must be starving... Watching their cheerful steps, Mo Xie felt a little guilty.

That was right. Mo Xie mistook their delight for happiness that they could finally eat.

Who knew what Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu would think if they found out?

After the three of them finished dinner at a restaurant, it was time to head home.

Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu had drunk so much with dinner that they could barely walk straight.

Mo Xie could not understand it. Why drink so much over dinner when they still had to get home?

He had no choice but to help them out of the restaurant and hail a taxi. He planned to take them home first.

In the taxi, the middle-aged driver spotted Mo Xie with a woman in each arm in the rearview mirror and chuckled.

"Not bad, young man. Two girlfriends at once! Don't worry, I'm not old-fashioned."

"Sir, it's not like that."

Mo Xie grew anxious. It would be bad if Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu heard that.

"I get it. You wouldn't want word getting around. That's why you're wearing a mask out here, right? But if neither girl minds, why should you?"

Knowing he could not talk the driver out of it, Mo Xie could only nod.

Better to go along with him than keep denying it. Arguing would only make him look like a jerk.

"See?" The driver smiled when Mo Xie nodded. "It's hard enough to find someone who genuinely cares about you these days, let alone two girls willing to accept each other. Treasure them, young man."

Mo Xie looked down at the women nestled against him, one on either side, and had no idea what to say. He had never expected a taxi ride to lead to a misunderstanding like this.

Fortunately, they seemed to be asleep. They would not hear any of it.

Where Mo Xie could not see, the backs of Jiang Ya's and Lin Jiayu's ears had turned bright red.

The driver spent the whole ride recounting the glory days of his youth. At last, the taxi stopped outside the residential complex.

Most of the people living here were company employees. Housing was one of the company's benefits.

Almost every Chenxi employee was assigned a home, apart from those who already owned one in Bo City.

Not many people would turn down a benefit like that.

Mo Xie carried Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu into the complex. Fortunately, he did not run into anyone he knew. Otherwise, there would be no explaining this.

By tomorrow, rumors about "the boss with a woman on each arm" might be spreading around the company.

Rumors were terrifying. Who knew what version of the story people would come up with?

He made it safely into an apartment building and took the elevator upstairs.

Since the two women lived together, he did not have to make two separate trips. That saved him a lot of time.

"Jiang Ya, wake up. Wake up... What's the code?"

Mo Xie gently shook Jiang Ya with his right hand, trying to wake her.

Jiang Ya did not stir. Lin Jiayu, still seemingly half-asleep, reached out first and entered the code. The door opened with a click.

Mo Xie had no free hand to take off their shoes, so he carried them into the bedroom first.

He laid them gently on the bed and let out a breath. Finally, his hands were free.

Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu lay on the bed, their hair spread across it, their cheeks flushed and their clothes a little disheveled.

Their long legs, one pair in black stockings and the other in nude stockings, were especially tempting to touch.

Mo Xie reached out, carefully held their delicate bare feet, and slowly removed their high heels.

As he took off their shoes, he felt their feet tremble slightly.

He tucked the covers around them and woke them one by one, then went into the kitchen.

He took some milk from the fridge and poured it into two empty glasses.

He wrapped his hands around the glasses, and Fire Element mana burned in his palms.

Once the milk was warm enough, Mo Xie returned to the bedroom.

Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu had sat up and were leaning against the headboard.

Perhaps it was his imagination, but their faces looked even redder than before.

"Here, have some warm milk. It'll help you sober up."

The two women thanked him, took the glasses, and sipped the milk.

After watching them finish, Mo Xie suddenly said something.

"Take off your stockings."

"What?!"

"What?!"

The two women stared at Mo Xie in shock, their lips parted and their faces turning so red they looked ready to burst.

"Sleeping in stockings can affect your sleep. You're better off taking them off."

Mo Xie spoke calmly, as though it were the most ordinary thing in the world.

They exchanged a glance. After a moment's hesitation, they slowly nodded.

Jiang Ya and Lin Jiayu reached beneath the covers to their waists and slowly pulled down their stockings. Fortunately, the blankets hid everything from view.

"I'll be going, then. Get some sleep."

Mo Xie turned off the light, pulled the bedroom door shut behind him, and left the apartment.

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