After Transmigrating As The Second Male Lead In Qn Old-School Angsty Romance - Chapter 17

“Are you begging me again?”

Sun Zibai spoke while eating, but his gaze did not fall on Qin Mo. In any case, eating was more important.

The heir’s attitude before and after the wedding could be called two extremes. Because of this, every time Qin Mo faced such a cold-hearted and ruthless Sun Zibai, he still felt somewhat unused to it. But Sun Zibai’s question immediately made Qin Mo recall the wretched state he had been in the last time he begged for mercy. That day, Sun Zibai had also said so contemptuously, “You thought for an entire night and only came up with this one method? Begging me?”

He was begging him again. Sun Zibai had not said anything else, yet Qin Mo already felt the utmost humiliation. His face burned as if he had been slapped invisibly, leaving him with nowhere to hide.

But Qin Mo still raised his stubborn head.

“I am now trapped in the marquis residence. My food, clothing, lodging, and every movement are under the heir’s surveillance. I cannot even step out of the courtyard gates. Heir, tell me, aside from begging you, what else can I do?”

He felt stifled too. He was angry too. He did not want to throw away his dignity and kneel humbly before this evil man to beg him, nor did he want to accept his humiliation again and again. But was this not exactly what Sun Zibai wanted?

He had forced him to this point, confined him, and used Ah Yan’s life to threaten him. Was that not all because he wanted Qin Mo to obediently compromise? But now that Qin Mo had knelt before him as he wished, why did he turn around and mock him for only knowing how to beg?

So this was how the powerful toyed with people’s hearts.

Qin Mo felt more wronged than ever before, and a self-mocking smile hung on his face.

Sun Zibai simply put down his chopsticks and leaned slightly closer to him. Then, from above, he met Qin Mo’s stubborn gaze. He had to say, this gaze was not worth a single coin before him.

“Qin Mo, you hate this heir, don’t you?”

Sun Zibai spoke expressionlessly, his voice without the slightest warmth. His appearance already carried a somewhat gloomy air, especially when the tip of his brow lifted slightly. It always gave people an overbearing sense of pressure. His eyes were clearly extremely beautiful, but for no reason, that unpredictable feeling made people afraid to look directly at him, making them feel he was not a good person.

Qin Mo somewhat unnaturally turned his eyes away. In the end, he did not dare meet his gaze.

Before the wedding, the heir had clearly not been like this. At that time, Qin Mo had only felt disgust.

Sun Zibai took his silence as agreement and continued.

“In your view, this heir stole another man’s beloved and took you by force. Not only did I forcibly separate you and Xiao Yiyan, I also despicably and shamelessly forced you to marry me, making you fall into an abyss of unbearable pain.”

“So you resent and hate this heir. You probably wish this heir would die, right?”

Qin Mo gritted his teeth, his body trembling slightly. Was that not the truth?

But between him and the person before him, they were like an ant and an elephant. Even if he fought until his head was broken and blood flowed, it would only be like throwing an egg against a stone. Moreover, Sun Zibai had despicably used Xiao Yiyan to threaten him, so he did not even have the chance to throw himself against that stone.

Sun Zibai, however, sneered.

“That is why this heir is very puzzled. After learning that Divine Doctor Liao was in the marquis residence, the first thing you did was not confirm whether the matter was true, nor did you try to personally find Divine Doctor Liao. Instead, you rushed before this heir without regard for anything and thick-skinnedly demanded that this heir have Divine Doctor Liao treat your dad. Where did you get the face?”

“Is this how you used to search for divine doctors? Tsk. No wonder you searched for so many years and still could not find one.”

Sun Zibai’s words carried unconcealed contempt. His gaze seemed capable of piercing the soul, leaving Qin Mo with nowhere to hide.

“Did you assume that this heir was deeply in love with you, so even if you faced me in such an ugly posture, even if your heart held another man, this heir would still remain devoted to you, would still willingly work like an ox or horse for you? Is that it?”

Qin Mo’s face turned deathly pale in an instant, and he swayed unsteadily.

“You loathe this heir’s love for you, yet you also take advantage of this heir’s affection for you as a matter of course. Qin Mo, does this count as wanting to be a whore while also setting up a memorial archway to your chastity?”

Qin Mo’s face turned blue and purple by turns, and his whole body stiffened. At this moment, it was as if he had been stripped naked in public. The dark parts of his heart and the ugly parts of his body were all exposed defenselessly before the world.

Every word from the heir was like a blade slicing him apart, making him ashamed and unbearably humiliated.

“No… I never thought that.”

“Never?” Sun Zibai sneered. “Then you have no self-awareness.”

“On what basis do you think this heir must answer just because you beg?”

Qin Mo’s face was pale. This kind of humiliation struck straight at the soul. It was nothing like what those people at home could compare to.

“Qin Mo, if you want something, fight for it yourself. Stop thinking all day about begging a man and relying on a man. Do not forget that you are also a man.”

“Self-pity solves nothing. This heir also does not like this version of you. Looking at you is annoying.” As Sun Zibai spoke, he sighed and once again put down the chopsticks he had picked up. “See? Now this heir has no appetite.”

Sun Zibai left him no face at all. Fortunately, he was originally a scumbag character. It was just that the original owner focused on physical torment, while he specialized in mental torment—the kind that stabbed the heart.

“I… I only…”

“Since you say this heir imprisoned you in the marquis residence, then go back. Return to the Qin family and take a look. See whether your situation was truly caused by this heir.”

This time, Qin Mo truly lost all color in his face, and his whole body collapsed onto the ground. He looked at Sun Zibai’s impatient expression in disbelief. But clearly, it had been Sun Zibai who used every possible method to marry him into the marquis residence. The way he had looked at him with desire had been so obvious. Yet now, he was sending him back to the Qin family in disgust. What was this supposed to mean? Had he tormented him like this just to make him a joke in all of Sucheng?

Qin Mo left the marquis residence in a daze. Sun Hong personally sent him out. He did not know what the heir meant by this. Was he being granted freedom? But that young servant who served him also followed him.

Why had the heir suddenly made him return to the Qin family? In the end, Qin Mo could not ask. He was afraid he would receive even more humiliation in return.

Sun Hong was also very confused. Only after sending him away did he ask his heir, “Master, you let him go. Then how will you restrain that reckless stubborn donkey?”

Sun Zibai laughed aloud. So in this fellow’s eyes, Xiao Yiyan was merely a reckless stubborn donkey.

Sun Zibai rewarded him with the unfinished dishes. Only then did he smile mysteriously. “Who said I let him go? Can he not come back on his own?”

Sun Hong was completely confused, but very quickly, he happily started eating his heir’s leftovers. So delicious, so delicious. The heir truly doted on him the most.

On the other side, Qin Mo, who had suddenly regained his freedom, walked with hesitation unlike anything he had felt before.

“Young Master, let’s go.”

Xiaoman was a simple-minded child. Steward Sun had told him to follow Qin Mo, so he followed. In the end, Qin Mo could not find any answers from him.

But when Qin Mo looked back at the imposing marquis residence, he felt somewhat dazed. He had thought this would be a cage he could never escape for the rest of his life. Unexpectedly, the heir had let him out so easily. What was strange was that he did not feel much joy. There was only confusion and shame.

With complicated thoughts, Qin Mo returned to the Qin family. Very soon, his concern for his dad overcame everything. However, he had not expected that before seeing his dad, he would happen to run into his eldest brother and second brother at home. Moreover, his eldest brother seemed to be reprimanding his second brother.

In the past, this kind of situation had been very rare. He was like an invisible person. His eldest brother was kind and amiable, and in business circles, everyone praised him. Even among powerful nobles, his eldest brother could handle things with ease. But Qin Mo knew very well how ruthless this eldest brother’s methods were. Beneath his kindly exterior hid a cold, ruthless heart.

Fortunately, his eldest brother had never placed him in his eyes. If not for the heir’s sudden appearance, this eldest brother might never have looked directly at him once in this life.

As for his second brother, bullying and insults had accompanied Qin Mo’s childhood. Even now, as long as Qin Hanlin wanted, he could kick Qin Mo to the ground at any time.

But what puzzled Qin Mo was that his second brother now looked dispirited. Especially when he saw Qin Mo, a somewhat guilty expression appeared on his face. However, it quickly turned into joy.

“Qin Mo, why are you back? Did the heir let you come back?”

Qin Mo was still utterly confused. Qin Baofu, who had always been high and mighty, actually walked toward him as well, and there was even a smile on his face.

“Why did you suddenly come back? Next time you want to return, have someone notify Eldest Brother in advance. Eldest Brother can personally come pick you up.”

Qin Baofu’s face was kind. In his early thirties, he was reserved and steady, not revealing the slightest emotion. At this moment, however, he seemed like an elder brother who doted on his younger sibling.

“The heir… did not accompany you here?”

Qin Baofu’s smile became even kinder. Qin Mo only felt embarrassed, and his heart felt even more ironic. If they knew what he had experienced in the marquis residence, they would probably immediately turn hostile and trample him into the mud.

“No.”

The smile on Qin Baofu’s face clearly stiffened for a moment. Immediately afterward, it became a little colder, though if one did not look carefully, one would not notice the change at all.

“That is understandable. The heir is noble and precious. It is only natural that he did not come.”

Qin Hanlin, on the other hand, clearly let out a huge breath of relief. Then he looked at Qin Mo tentatively.

“Did the heir say anything about me to you?”

Qin Mo grew even more puzzled. “What does Second Brother think the heir should have said to me?”

Qin Mo was not stupid. Seeing their cautious manner, he quickly guessed that his second brother must have offended the heir, or done something that displeased the heir. That was why Eldest Brother had reprimanded Second Brother, and why Second Brother was so afraid.

But the heir had never mentioned this matter to him at all. In fact, aside from the wedding day, the heir had not seen him again until today, when Qin Mo had begged before him.

If his family learned of his situation, these two before him would probably immediately turn hostile. And his dad was still in the Qin residence. Qin Mo simply did not dare imagine the days to come.

Thinking of this, Qin Mo became even more afraid to reveal his emotions. However, in his heart, he understood Sun Zibai even less. Although the heir already loathed him, he had not vented his anger on the Qin family. They did not even know about Ah Yan’s matter. It could be seen that the heir had not implicated them. Moreover, Qin Mo suddenly remembered another matter.

Xiaoman was the only person who had accompanied him during this period. He had kept persuading Qin Mo to take things easier. He simply thought Qin Mo was sad because of the heir’s cold treatment, so he comforted him and told him not to lose heart. Sooner or later, the heir would change his mind. As long as Qin Mo softened toward the heir, the heir would eventually dote on him.

Not long ago, Xiaoman had also told him about the heir dismissing the entire rear courtyard for his sake.

Eight young masters of different appearances had all been sent away. Xiaoman felt that this was proof the heir valued Qin Mo. After all, the heir had never done such a thing for anyone before.

So the heir was only angry with him because of Xiao Yiyan. The heir was only acting out of spite and punishing him.

At the time, Qin Mo had only sneered on the surface, but in truth, he had agreed in his heart. He had been certain that the heir’s change in attitude toward him was all because the heir knew of Ah Yan’s existence. No man could endure such a thing, much less this man, the arrogant heir of the Pingnan Marquis.

It was also precisely because of this that after Qin Mo learned about Divine Doctor Liao, he immediately rushed before the heir. But the truth was that the heir had struck him over the head.

The heir was heartless, changing in an instant.

But now Qin Mo hesitated again. Had the heir truly grown tired of him? Then why had he protected him like this? The heir simply did not see him, but he had not made things too difficult for him. Nor had he made things difficult for the Qin family. So had the heir truly loathed him?

Qin Mo’s birth father was a gentle, weak man of low status. It was said that he had been sold to Qin Wancai by his parents. Back then, Qin Wancai had merely caught a brief glimpse of him and discovered that a farmer’s son had been born with stunning beauty, so he bought him back and placed him in the residence. He had simply not expected that the man would give birth to Qin Mo.

Qin Wancai’s ability to manage his household was a complete mess. What he loved most was silver, money, and jewels. Everything else came after. Thus, a farmer’s son who was gentle and weak by nature, and had no experience with the rear courtyard at all, simply could not survive. Because of his appearance, he had also drawn others’ jealousy. The fact that he could survive was probably entirely due to Qin Mo’s protagonist halo shielding him.

But during this period, he had rarely lived a peaceful life. Not only had he moved out of his original shabby little courtyard, the Qin family had also assigned him a young servant to wait on him. His three meals were no longer a problem either.

Thus, aside from worrying about Qin Mo, who had been forcibly married by the tyrant heir, he had been living fairly well. Upon suddenly seeing his son return, Yun Xuan’s eyes reddened at once. Then he hugged Qin Mo and burst into tears.

“It is all my fault. I dragged you down and made you suffer.”

Qin Mo only held his birth father tightly without speaking. But the tears he had held back for many days finally spilled from his eyes.

No matter what, he had to find a way to take his dad away from the Qin family.