Hearing that, Wei Lingxi nodded noncommittally.
Her Chengzhou had been a little iceberg since childhood. Even she, his mother, rarely got to see him act affectionate.
But ever since she learned that her son was dating someone, she had noticed that Mo Chengzhou talked more and smiled more readily.
If she had not wanted to hurry home to meet her future daughter-in-law, Wei Lingxi might still have been traveling abroad.
As Yan Wen quietly ate, he asked, "Any other juicy gossip?"
Xiao Qi nodded. "Yes, about Mo Qingyu."
"Mo Qingwan's younger sister? She might not be here, but I still want to hear her gossip. Come on, what is it?"
Mo Qingwan unconsciously tightened her grip on her chopsticks, holding her breath as she listened closely to the news about her sister.
Xiao Qi sat on the edge of the table, swinging their legs. "Mo Qingyu likes a senior she met at university, but she never told him how she felt. She thought their paths would never cross again, but then they met again."
"That senior has someone he's romantically involved with, but he never tells Mo Qingyu. He keeps it from her, making her think she has a chance. Once, someone drugs him. Mo Qingyu tries to take him to the hospital, but he rapes her."
"Two months later, Mo Qingyu finds out she's pregnant. When the woman he's involved with learns about it, she leaves in heartbreak and gets into a car accident on the way. He blames everything on Mo Qingyu, drags her back to his house, and tortures her until she miscarries. Mo Qingyu dies in the basement, and it's over a week before a servant bringing her food discovers her body."
Yan Wen silently rolled his eyes. "What's that senior's name?"
"Fang Junxie."
*"He's already