Chapter 537: Chapter 537 - The Confession
As only the two of them were home, dinner was not particularly sumptuous . Mo Ye, according to Eleven’s preferences, prepared Chinese fare . Eleven, after several hours of sleep, was much more attentive and helped with the preparation .
The atmosphere still remained warm . Once the steamed fish was done, Eleven tasted it and it tasted good . She broke into a hearty smile and was about to praise Mo Ye when he said, “Has my cooking improved by much?”
Eleven gently smiled . He had indeed made much progress . Some people were smart in many areas to be able to prepare food this well . He improved extremely quickly to the point they were much better than when he began . He had caught the fish with the villagers the day before . The little river that ran in front of Mrs . Kurt’s house was a tributary that led to the main river further up . The ice further up was much thinner, and many villagers went to fish downstream .
That day, Mo Ye saw a few middle-aged men and young men bring hunting tools out . After some curious sleuthing, he learnt that they were fishing . While he was a little tired of the food in Mrs . Kurt’s house, he hence volunteered to help them .
While they did not agree to Mo Ye’s requests initially, Mo Ye cooked up an excuse and claimed that he was preparing some nourishing food for his pregnant sister-in-law as she was malnourished in this blistering winter . The simple villagers were touched by his sincerity and reluctantly agreed to him following them .
Dearest Mo Ye was saddened as he, The Godfather of The Mafia, had to ask for help for something extremely trivial . If it were something else somewhere else, he would simply have given orders and reaped the fruits . If one dissented with him, said person would be walloped without question .
The area they were in was extremely spartan, and they were lodging at the Kurt’s home and ought not to inconvenience the elderly couple . He, most importantly, wanted to know how Eleven got him food back then .
It was hard work catching fish, and Mo Ye’s heart secretly ached for Eleven back then as he witnessed the young men who were frozen over from cracking the ice . How could her body withstand the blistering cold of the frozen river?
The weather was extremely good that day . Once the layer of ice was broken, many fish gathered under the water after a moment to enjoy the rare sunlight . The young men got their wishes .
Mo Ye saw that they were having a hard time catching fish . A few young men reached their hands into the ice to grab the fish, and the fishes in the winter loved the warmth of their hands . The young men were not quick enough and took a while to catch a few fish .
Mo Ye ruminated . To him, catching fish out to be simple and he hence reached out to grab them . He grabbed many fish and continually threw them backwards . While his palm was pierced in several places and bled, the cold numbed his hands until he managed to catch a few bigger fish . He was happy at the thought of being able to have extremely fresh fish soup and steamed fish for dinner .
This was his first experience . When he asked Eleven about it back then, it wasn’t Eleven’s first time hunting for food in this manner although it was his first time . While it was tough, he was able to do what she did . While she suffered for him by catching fish five years back, it was his turn five years later and he felt even closer to her .
Mo Ye was hence extremely happy and could not wait to show Eleven his handiwork when he returned home . Mo Ye was a little chap who happily described how he caught the fish while deliberately hiding his injured hand .
Eleven’s first reaction was to look at his hand and call him an idiot . He did not know that he could have worn a hand shield that, while restricted his mobility and grasp – would protect him from injury .
“You’re not in good shape and could use all that nourishment from fish . ” Noodles formed the bulk of food in the house, and she did not eat much meat as she did not like them . She did not have much nutritious food in the past few days that had been extremely cold . God knew when her body would be back to normal .
Eleven gently smiled . She was wondering whether he had said so randomly as she saw him busy at work . She might, after all, not agree to that bet and become his girlfriend .
“It’s so-so, passable . ” He would be in cloud-nine if she praised him even more .
“That’s so-so? I felt that it was really good, like something a six-star chef would prepare,” Mo Ye laughed and kissed her on her face . “All these skills are thanks to serving wifey dearest, and will become my future dowry,” he smiled heartily and said .
Eleven felt her ears become warm and rolled her eyes at him . As she saw him attentively at work, she felt her heart thump and quickly looked down to conceal her nervous side . She then remained silent as she ignored him and brought the fish out .
As Mo Ye laughed happily, his stifled feelings from seeing Meng Lianying earlier were all gone .
Once he had prepared the fish soup, Mo Ye looked at the remaining ingredients in the refrigerator and wondered if he could go fishing tomorrow . Fresher ingredients were the best as they naturally tasted fresher .
“Don’t go out tomorrow . Let’s go after Mr . and Mrs . Kurt are back . ”
“Okay!” Mo Ye acknowledged .
He then wondered if Meng Lianying had left . Since she was already here and knew about what happened, she would definitely guess that Eleven was here too . If she came up…
Mo Ye looked down slightly as a malicious and insidious look flashed past him .
It was best she heed his warning as everyone would be better off .
He looked at Eleven’s gentle side profile and secretly wondered whether he ought to confess to her now . Would she…
He was in a dilemma .
“Anthony, dinner!” Eleven shouted . Her vocal cords were not in her best shape, and she did not sound as bright as she would . As he heard her voice, he was certain .
“What’s up? You seem to have many thoughts going through your mind . ”
“It’s okay . I’m guessing that the snowstorm outside has picked up,” Mo Ye smiled .
Eleven looked at the falling snow and did not quite care about his shrugging shoulders . Mrs . Kurt once said that it would be ideal for the weather to remain as such until Christmas . While she had wanted to leave the mountain sooner a few days ago, she was no longer in a rush to .
“Are you thinking of leaving?”
Mo Ye shook his head and smiled . “Yourself?”
“I’m okay with it . Since I’ve nothing to do for now, might as well consider it a break and spend a few more days here,” Eleven smiled . Everybody wanted such days as they calmed hearts and were serene . One could put all their grudges and passions beneath them and not put themselves in a spot by not thinking about them .
“My thoughts too . ” Mo Ye smiled as he took food for her .
Deep in his heart, he knew that his calm would not last . How should he confess to her?
Following dinner, Eleven wrapped herself in a blanket and watched the news while Mo Ye went to prepare some syrup to relieve her heat as Eleven’s vocal cords were not well . The headlines of the news were still the turmoil within the Italian government .
The competition between the two political parties reached fever pitch and Eleven tucked her lips and skipped this news to look at news about the terrorist organization . The recent situation did not seem particularly optimistic as Jason was enraged and razed several huge Mafia bases in a show of force . She was puzzled at what Mo Ye was up to while he condoned what the terrorist organization was up to .
She thought for a moment and then understood that he was not unconcerned about The Mafia, but that said bases that were struck did not hurt . To put it differently, the bases that were struck did not critically affect the Mafia, hence he was unfazed . With the terrorist organization hot on their heels since a while ago, others would have long crumbled whilst Mo Ye and Mo Jue seemed to have incurred immense losses . Their ability to rise up like grass after a wildfire implied a plethora of ways they had to preserve their strength .
For a party to pick a fight and the other to remain calm could only mean that Mo Ye was gathering his forces and biding his time . She rarely asked about affairs about the terrorist organization . She needed not excessively worry since Chu Li, Black J, and Ning Ning were present . She hence flung her head .
He was concerned because…
“Enjoy the syrup . ” Mo Ye passed her the lukewarm syrup . Eleven changed the channel and watched a movie on the movies channel . There were several French movies that were considerably good . “Do you understand French?”
Mo Ye nodded and Eleven did not change the channel .
“Little Seven, there’s something that I want to tell you . ”
“Say it then . I’m listening . ” Eleven did not look at him . She kept watching the movie and enjoying the syrup .
Mo Ye took a deep breath and calmed himself down . If he said it now, would Eleven, with her terrifying force, strike him to his death with a single blow? It was child’s play for Eleven, and Mo Ye was aghast at his own imagination .
“I lied to you about something,” Mo Ye said . He had to tell the truth however much it hurt .
“Uh, you’ve lied to me more than once . ” Seeing that he could not bring himself to speak and had a solemn look on his face, Eleven looked at him and laughed . She could not help but find him strange and frowned . Did something really serious happen?
“I…”
As she looked at him, he could not bring himself to continue the statement ‘I am Mo Ye’ . As Mo Ye held his words back, his ears became red .
“Little Seven, I am actually…”
Eleven’s crystal clear eyes looked at Mo Ye as he calmed his heart . He was at a loss at how to take this seemingly insurmountable step .
“Anthony, you are really strange right now . What is there that you can’t say?”
“Little Seven, would you forgive me if I lied to you?”
“That will depend on what you lie to me about,” Eleven said as she finished the syrup .
Mo Ye suddenly held her hands tightly as he said through gritted teeth . “What exactly is going on to the point you can’t say it? What did you lie to me about?” Eleven laughed and asked .
Mo Ye felt his heart sink as he saw her happy gaze . He could not bring himself to say it as he knew that the smile in her eyes would disappear once he said it .
“Little Seven, would you still stay by my side when the mountain path clears and you head down the mountain?” Mo Ye gently asked .
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