The Problem with Marrying Rich: Out of the Way, Ex

Chapter 1263: Do You Want a Daughter-In-Law That Badly?

Mo Ling looked at the name displayed on his phone and his thick eyebrows creased into a frown. He debated whether he should pick up the call but he ultimately accepted the call.

He heard a sweet, girlish voice say excitedly, “Mo Ling, you must come for the dance party tomorrow.”

He frowned and a flash of annoyance crossed his eyes. He said darkly, “I’m not available tomorrow.”

His voice sounded very cold and aloof.

The girl on the other end of the line persisted and said, “Can’t you try to free up some time tomorrow? I’ll only need two hours. Don’t worry, I can teach you how to dance if you can’t dance.”

She continued to try her luck.

Mo Ling fell silent and the annoyance on his face became more obvious.

“Anqi, please get someone else to be your dance partner. I’ll be spending time with my mother tomorrow,” he said coolly as he gave a good excuse to turn her down.

The girl sounded very disappointed. She let out a sigh of disappointment... and sighed twice before she said softly, “Alright then!”

He Xiyan smiled brightly and she couldn’t help but ask the moment her son wrapped up the call, “That call was from a girl, right?”

Her smile widened as she said, “Don’t worry, Mo Ling. Please attend the dance party with that girl. I’ll head to New York for the day.”

She didn’t want to interrupt her son’s date.

Mo Ling turned and looked at his mother in confusion.

“Mom...” he said.

He Xiyan replied, “Hmm? What’s up?”

Mo Ling said, “Do you want a daughter-in-law that badly?”

He Xiyan was speechless and she didn’t know how to react.

She looked a little embarrassed and she didn’t know how to respond to her son. She wasn’t that anxious to have a daughter-in-law but she hoped that her son would be able to find a suitable match.

Hmm...what was she thinking?

Mo Ling smiled and gave his mother a pat on her shoulder.

“Alright, mom. Stop fretting about this. 99% of campus romances will end in a breakup after graduation, so do you want me to be dumped in a year’s time?”

She was speechless.

She didn’t know what to say when she realized how easily her son was able to come back with a witty retort.

She smiled awkwardly and said, “That’s not it. I noticed that your apartment was much cleaner than it used to be and was wondering if you had a girlfriend who came to help you clean up.”

“I clean my own house,” he said.

He didn’t have time to tidy his apartment because he had been so busy with school in the past but now that he had time on his hands, he would spend three hours each week cleaning his apartment.

He Xiyan smiled and said, “That’s great to hear!”

They spoke for a while more. Mo Ling let his mother sleep in his room while he slept in the study that night.

His study was a little bigger than his room, so his bookshelves were lined with both fiction and non-fiction books. There were also technical books that weren’t related to his field of study. He enjoyed studying and had an interest in expanding his field of knowledge. He was also a homebody, so he would be at home if he wasn’t at school. He would occasionally hit the gym or attend several student-teacher gatherings.

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He selected a book on art appreciation titled ‘The Most Beautiful Eyes’, the latest release from a famous artist named Professor Ron.

He only read for several minutes before his phone rang.