Rich Cat A Would Never Fall in Love with a Fake Heiress - Chapter 50
Mo Li fell silent for a moment, then finally shook her head.
“I don’t want to.”
Mo Wang’s abilities far surpassed hers, and this position was something she had painstakingly schemed to obtain.
With one look at her expression, Lin Qianying knew exactly what she was thinking.
“This has nothing to do with Mo Wang. Do you really think she’s some kind of god?
“The Mo family’s heir has gone missing, and shareholder meetings have been exposed with scandals. Under these consecutive circumstances, how could she possibly maintain the company’s stock value?”
Mo Li’s expression tightened: “So her situation at Mo Corporation isn’t optimistic?”
“Correct.”
Lin Qianying smiled without any trace of empathy: “But she had already promised me she would make some mistakes during her tenure at Mo Corporation. This just happened to work out unexpectedly.”
Mo Li listened in confusion.
Lin Qianying spoke with grand ambition.
“I want the entire business chain of City A in my hands. I want them all under my control. Mo Wang is the most difficult piece to control, but fortunately, our interests align.”
She resembled a seasoned chess player on the board, effortlessly controlling every aspect of the situation.
“But when it involves you, she won’t remain so calm.”
“If she knew you were here, she would definitely come immediately to take you back. Given the attention she’s under right now, any move she makes would completely ruin my plans.”
Lin Qianying explained slowly.
“Mo Wang is acting like any ordinary Omega, immersed in her honeymoon.”
Her eyes sharpened like a prophet foreseeing the future: “But I’m not like that. I noticed Luo Licheng’s movements long ago, picked you up by the riverbank, and saved your life.”
“That’s why I want you to return to the country one month from now.”
Lin Qianying pressed on step by step.
“But before that, you’ll stay here honestly.” Don’t take half a step out of this hospital, and don’t try to contact anyone.”
She added sternly: “Including Mo Wang.”
Mo Li’s urgent desire to return and see Mo Wang was burst like a bubble, ruthlessly popped.
Here in this foreign country, she had no relatives or friends, completely at others’ mercy.
Without Angelie, she couldn’t even communicate with the locals.
Even if Lin Qianying tied her up and forcibly prevented her from returning, it would be a feasible method.
The only option was to first agree to Lin Qianying’s demands, then make other plans later.
Mo Li nodded cautiously: “But why? Would my return affect something?”
Lin Qianying looked at her for a while, as if gazing at a money tree unaware of its own value.
“Might as well tell you.” A calculating smile curled at the corner of her mouth.
“Mrs. Lin, that is, my mother, invested all her stocks in Mo Corporation after the Luo family encountered problems.”
“But when news of your disappearance spread and the stocks fell, worried about experiencing another major turbulence like the Luo family’s last incident, she transferred everything out, partly reinvesting in the gradually recovering Luo family, and partly investing in a luxury goods industry from a small Nordic country.”
“She’s always liked these things that can showcase her noble lady qualities.”
Lin Qianying smiled mockingly: “So it’s normal for her to be this brainless.”
“This time I’m here to deal with this small factory.”
“If the luxury goods she invested in collapse along with the Luo family, while the Mo Corporation she abandoned rises again…”
Lin Qianying’s fingers twirled, slowly clenching into a fist, a gesture full of controlling meaning.
“I wonder if she’ll have to bankrupt herself to compensate the investors and employees. And there’s still that 200 million loan she owes the bank.”
Mo Li listened in a daze.
This was the internal affair of the mysterious Lin family, something she had no business prying into.
“I agree,” she paused, “but I have no intention of involving myself in your family matters.”
“A clever answer.” Lin Qianying rose to her feet, satisfied, slinging her handbag over her shoulder.
She was about to leave but turned back, her gaze resolute and icy.
“But you should know this: my mother secretly meddled in the drug trade. She’s the one who got my brother addicted, yet she tells everyone it was his own reckless lifestyle that led to his downfall.”
“She brought shame upon our family and forced my brother to live in the shadows.”
“I despise her.” Lin Qianying warned, “If I find out you’ve interfered and helped her, I’ll kill Mo Wang right in front of you, then carve you up piece by piece.”
Without waiting for Mo Li’s reply, she turned and walked away without looking back.
Mo Li watched her retreating figure, unperturbed by the threat. She scattered another handful of rice, and the pigeons fluttered over to gather around her.
At the very least, she now knew Mo Wang was safe.
…
After Lin Qianying had laid out her demands, Mo Li no longer had to live like a primitive.
Angelie brought over all her electronic devices, undoubtedly on Lin Qianying’s orders.
Angelie seemed a bit puzzled.
“A lady asked me to bring these to you. She said you’d know what to do.”
Mo Li nodded.
She took the phone and immediately opened the messaging app, tapping on Mo Wang’s profile.
The Moments feed was blank.
Mo Wang wasn’t one to post updates, so Mo Li wasn’t surprised.
She stared at the “Miss Catnip” display name for a long time, her finger hovering over the chat box, hesitating to type.
If Lin Qianying had trusted her enough to return the phone, she must have ensured Mo Li couldn’t leak even a hint of information.
Offending her now would only bring trouble for both Mo Li and Mo Wang.
She rolled over in bed and searched online for any mention of Mo Wang.
Mo Li had never done this before, and a stream of related information popped up one after another.
There was a photo of Mo Wang at seven, having won a gold medal in a violin competition but looking unhappy on stage.
Another showed Mo Wang elected as student council president in high school, sitting sternly at the head of a row of students.
There was even a graduation photo of Mo Wang with her university classmates in front of the Statue of Liberty in the U.S.
Opinions about her on forums were mixed, though all the discussions dated from after Mo Wang had taken up her position.
Some called her too gloomy, claiming that as a Beta, she didn’t deserve such a high position.
Others questioned her background, while some coveted her looks…
Mo Li had never known these scattered fragments of Mo Wang’s past. A faint smile touched her lips as she scrolled through the bits and pieces of Mo Wang’s life, from childhood to adulthood.
She kept scrolling until she stumbled upon the latest post, a candid shot with the least attention.
Normally, she despised these underhanded tactics by reporters, but at this moment, she felt nothing but gratitude and joy.
In the blurry photo, Mo Wang was holding a black umbrella, walking out of the Mo family’s entrance with her head lowered. Despite the rain and the umbrella shielding her, the red, swollen handprint on her face was still visible.
Mo Li gently stroked the phone screen, her heart aching with pity.
Mo Wang had grown thinner again.
At that moment, she wished she could leap across time and space to fly back to Mo Wang’s side.
Her legs had almost fully recovered, but every time she tried to pass the hospital entrance, she would notice Lin Qianying’s undisguised bodyguards and spies.
She didn’t want to wait, but she had no choice but to bide her time.
So, late one night,
Mo Li piled up her blankets into a plump, bun-like shape, pretending someone was inside.
She then lightly stuck chewing gum over the surveillance camera and slipped out of the hospital room unnoticed.
She climbed over the hospital’s high wall and made her way to the empty streets of the night.
In this small countryside town, everyone went to bed early. The streets were quiet and peaceful, with not a single pedestrian in sight.
Mo Li ran along the street until she was exhausted. She didn’t know when Lin Qianying’s spies would realize she had escaped.
Perhaps a tracking device had already been planted on her.
It was only a matter of time before pursuers arrived.
Mo Li kept running until she spotted a small, brightly lit cabin with a signboard displaying unfamiliar characters.
She pushed the door open.
A sharp spring breeze swept into the warm, cozy wooden cabin. Perhaps because Mo Li’s hospital gown was too conspicuous, a group of burly men holding bucket-sized mugs turned to look at her.
Mo Li realized it was a tavern.
The hook-nosed, brown-haired man behind the counter grumbled something at her in a muffled voice.
The words were gibberish to Mo Li, who couldn’t understand a thing.
She closed the tavern door first, then gestured with her hands while trying to speak.
“Excuse me, is there a telephone here?”
She made a “six” gesture with her fingers and held it to her ear.
The people in the tavern gave her a look of vague understanding. The man at the counter shifted slightly and pulled out an old-fashioned telephone from under the counter.
The outdated device was particularly tricky to operate. Mo Li struggled with it for a long time.
In the end, the hook-nosed man helped her crank it into action.
Mo Li glanced out the window and quickly dialed Mo Wang’s number.
She had no idea what time it was on the other end, but Mo Wang answered almost instantly.
Her voice was soft, seemingly tired, yet with a slight upward lilt, carrying a hint of anticipation.
“Hello?” she asked.
After such a long separation, Mo Li was so overwhelmed with emotion she could barely speak.
“Mo…”
As soon as she opened her mouth, she heard her own hoarse, unpleasant voice and quickly cleared her throat with effort.
But Mo Wang had already caught on.
A series of clattering sounds followed as Mo Wang grew intensely excited, her breathing clearly audible.
“Is it you? Mo Li? How are you? Where are you now? Has anyone hurt you?”
Her questions came rapid-fire.
Listening to her, Mo Li felt nothing but warmth and reassurance.
“I’m fine, but I can’t come back to see you yet… I think I’m in some small country in Northern Europe. My body has fully recovered.”
She answered each of Mo Wang’s questions one by one.
“And you? I heard Dad hit you.”
Mo Wang’s tone relaxed considerably, even carrying a trace of laughter.
“I’m fine too. When you come back, I’ll settle this score with Dad properly.”
The emotions between lovers are truly wondrous. Just a few simple words can melt months of frost and bring about a cheerful mood.
Mo Li was about to continue the conversation when hurried footsteps suddenly approached. The tavern door was abruptly pushed open.
Ignoring the line of black-suited bodyguards standing outside, Mo Li quickly bid farewell to Mo Wang.
“I’ll be back soon. Don’t worry. Goodbye, Mo Wang.”
“Wait-”
Mo Li paid no heed to Mo Wang’s attempt to hold her back and hastily ended the call.
By then, Lin Qianying’s bodyguard had already approached her. His dark sunglasses reflected Mo Li’s wary gaze.
“Miss Mo, it’s time for you to return.”
He didn’t do anything unnecessary, and Mo Li, knowing she was in the wrong, nodded silently and followed them into the car for the journey back.
After returning to the hospital room, she felt too agitated to sleep the entire night.
On the other end of the phone, Mo Wang kept sending messages, probing for answers.
“Can you share your location?”
“Who exactly took you there?”
“Did they give you a hard time after you hung up?”
…
But Mo Li knew she couldn’t respond any further.
Early that morning, even Angelie gave her a slightly reproachful look.
While serving breakfast, Angelie sighed and said, “You shouldn’t have sneaked out. Because of you, I almost lost my job.”
Mo Li had always held a favorable impression of the caregiver who attended to her daily needs.
She lowered her eyes.
“I’m sorry, Angelie.”
Seeing her sincere apology, Angelie sighed again.
“I know you didn’t mean any harm.”
With that, she pushed the breakfast cart away and closed the door to the hospital room.
Suddenly, the television screen in front of Mo Li flickered to life with a sharp hiss.
Lin Qianying’s furious and weary face appeared on the screen, zooming in and out abruptly. She crossed her arms, her tone seething with anger.
“Can’t you two lovebirds wait a few more days? There won’t be a next time, Mo Li!”
In public, Lin Qianying was like a fox borrowing the tiger’s ferocity, confident, never hiding her cunning, and capable of striking lethally in the most refined manner.
This was the first time Mo Li had seen her so enraged.
Lin Qianying continued, frantic.
“Mo Wang traced the number here and almost booked a flight to come. And my mother nearly discovered your call records.”
“Sorry.”
Mo Li shrugged.
“Longing is hard to suppress. Isn’t it the same for you and Bai Wu?”
She was testing Lin Qianying’s limits. This woman had dragged her and Mo Wang into this grand scheme without her consent. Mo Li needed to confirm that Lin Qianying had no further intention of harming them.
Fortunately, Lin Qianying hadn’t resorted to forceful measures.
Her tone softened, but her gaze remained stern.
“I have no interest in meddling in your romantic affairs, nor can I stop my mother’s intelligence network.”
“But I will inform Mo Wang of your situation in detail. That’s the last compromise I can make.”
Mo Li nodded, obediently stepping down from the confrontation.
“Fine.” Lin Qianying’s eyes were full of distrust. “You’d better say something to calm Mo Wang down. Otherwise, I’ll knock her out before I let her run around recklessly.”
Mo Li thought for a moment.
“Then, please book a hotel for me in City A, a month from now.”
She smiled slightly, “Tell Mo Wang, I’ll make it up to her with a wedding.”
“How sappy,” Lin Qianying said expressionlessly.
The TV abruptly turned off with a soft “whoosh.”
Mo Li pressed the remote again to turn it back on, but the channel had already switched to a weather report, the female host’s voice gentle and formulaic.
Mo Li began to feel bored again.
Fortunately, this time, Lin Qianying didn’t keep her waiting long.
By the time the pigeons downstairs at the hospital had been fed and grown plump again, Mo Li was already walking briskly. Her recovery speed even astonished the doctors during her follow-up check-ups.
The only thing was that her voice couldn’t fully recover; it always carried a hint of hoarseness when she spoke.
Lin Qianying’s face reappeared on the TV screen just two weeks later.
She had regained her confident and spirited demeanor. Seeing Mo Li playing with building blocks in the hospital room, she teased, “Does the esteemed CEO Mo really need educational games?”
Mo Li pretended to be gloomy and sighed, “You’re not married, so you don’t understand the feeling of not being able to see your partner.”
Lin Qianying was left speechless. After a moment, she retorted, “Who cares about you two?”
She composed herself and got down to business. “I’ve arranged your return procedures. Just rise from the dead and scare the pants off those onlookers.”
Mo Li almost immediately knocked over the building blocks and straightened up abruptly. “What do I need to do after returning?”
Lin Qianying smiled faintly. “You don’t need to do anything. Just stand there, and those who feel guilty will hand everything over to you.”
…
“That year, after faking my death, I returned to the country.”
“Recalling the humiliation and schemes I had endured over the years, I secretly vowed in my heart to protect the ones I love and ensure those wicked and despicable people meet a terrible end.”
Mo Li abruptly pulled out her earphones.
This was an audiobook that Angelie had specially downloaded for her, fearing she’d be bored.
Admittedly, it was quite fitting.
She was a country bumpkin, and she loved it.
Mo Li glanced around.
The familiar Airport A, with its sparse waiting hall due to it being a weekday, had very few people.
The person Lin Qianying had arranged to pick her up quickly recognized her and hurried over to shake her hand and greet her.
Mo Li checked the code on his work badge before relaxing and politely returning the handshake.
A group of reporters, holding cameras, rushed over noisily, snapping photos frantically. Clearly, Lin Qianying had arranged this in advance to stir up some publicity.
The man picking her up was a short, stout middle-aged man with a friendly smile on his face, though his forehead was beaded with sweat.
“You must be CEO Mo. My apologies for not welcoming you properly.”
His words made it sound as though Mo Li were a guest from afar.
Feeling the sweat on his hand, Mo Li felt a bit awkward and quickly withdrew her hand, changing the subject. “Did Chairman Lin give any instructions about where to go?”
The man was perceptive and replied, “Chairman Lin wants you to make an appearance at the anniversary celebration performance at Lin Corporation Tower. But there’s still plenty of time, you can wait in the car.”
Mo Li was more than eager to escape the sea of cameras. She nodded hastily and followed the man out of the airport.
After winding their way through a distance, Mo Li finally spotted a row of private cars parked by the roadside.
The person seemed to casually choose a plain gray-blue jeep and ushered Mo Li inside.
Mo Li couldn’t help but admire the security measures of the Lin family.
As soon as she took her seat,
a jeep with a similar model and identical license plate, parked dozens of meters ahead, sped off, followed closely by several other private cars.
Their jeep blended seamlessly into the mix, indistinguishable from the ordinary traffic.
Along the way, a few black cars involved in minor collisions appeared, but their driver skillfully maneuvered around them, paying little mind to the small incidents.
The journey was relatively uneventful, though not without its tense moments.
As soon as Mo Li stepped out of the car, a group of well-trained bodyguards surrounded her once again.
They insisted that, for her safety, she couldn’t take the elevator.
She ended up climbing all the way to the 29th floor, completely out of breath.
Soon, someone escorted her to the backstage of the event.
A figure in pale white stood waiting there. Lin Qianying turned around, radiantly dressed.
“I’ve arranged the grandest entrance for you, it’s bound to be today’s top trending topic,”
she said cheerfully, summoning a makeup artist who swiftly and expertly styled Mo Li.
“I’ve even thought of the headline: ‘Reborn from the Brink: The Missing Mo Heiress Returns, Former Viral Couple Takes the Stage at Lin Corporation’s Anniversary Celebration.'”
Lin Qianying covered her mouth and laughed.
“No, that’s too many highlights and buzzwords. The media and netizens would be overwhelmed.”
The makeup artist lightly applied eyeshadow and lipstick to Mo Li before straightening up.
“Your features are well-defined; no contouring is needed,”
she said, then nodded to Lin Qianying as if seeking further instructions.
Lin Qianying picked up a sheet of paper from a nearby table and handed it to Mo Li.
“This is your script for later.”
Mo Li skimmed through it, mostly generic phrases expressing gratitude for the invitation and hopes for the future. She flipped it over and found the back blank.
“Is this all I need to say?” she questioned.
Lin Qianying smoothed her hair, lowering her eyes with a confident smile. “This is your public debut, carefully prepared by me. All you need to do is stand there, no one will care what you say.”
She extended her hand, the white lace gloves she wore particularly striking.
“Come on, this is our final appearance as a business couple. Later, I’ll publicly announce the end of our engagement.”
Lin Qianying’s expression was that of a mischievous child.
“If we’re going to make a scene, let’s make it spectacular.”
Mo Li hesitated for a moment before placing her hand in Lin Qianying’s.
Lin Qianying immediately grasped it tightly and led her onto the stage without looking back.
The host had just finished reading the transition cues with great enthusiasm. As they stepped onto the stage, the spotlights swept over them without restraint, making it hard to keep their eyes open.
Mo Li struggled to adjust to the light and only then noticed the vast, densely packed audience below, a sea of murmuring heads.
In the front row’s VIP section,
Madam Lin’s face was as stiff and furious as if she had just swallowed a dead rat.
Lin Qianying tugged at Mo Li’s hand, prompting her to belatedly react and begin reading the script verbatim.
Just as Lin Qianying had predicted,
the moment Mo Li appeared, the entire audience erupted in an uproar, buzzing with whispered conversations.
Until Mo Li spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, they abruptly quieted down, pricking up their ears, taking her every word to heart, and striving to grasp its meaning.
Unaware, Mo Li finished reading her part.
Lin Qianying then smiled appropriately and began her performance.
“All present here are esteemed guests, and you are well aware of the engagement between me and Miss Mo. However, due to personal emotional reasons on both sides, I hereby formally announce that our engagement is null and void.”
Amid the uproar, she bowed deeply.
“At the same time, to celebrate President Mo’s miraculous revival from desperate circumstances, I will transfer all the Lin family projects under my control to the Mo Group publicly, in celebration of this heir’s return.”
With every word Lin Qianying spoke, Madam Lin’s face in the audience grew paler.
Each sentence felt like a knife carving into Madam Lin’s heart.
For over a decade, she had worked diligently, finally managing to kill her husband, getting her Alpha son who stood to inherit the fortune addicted to drugs and disease, and even risking her own life in drug manufacturing, all to accumulate these savings.
Now, her investments in the Luo family had collapsed.
Her luxury goods investments had been completely lost, while the Mo Group, from which she had withdrawn funds early, had actually managed to survive against all odds!
Meanwhile, the joint venture partners she had snatched up during the Mo Group’s decline had quickly gotten wind of the news and were willing to pay penalties just to terminate their contracts with her.
Madam Lin was furious and desperate.
What use were those penalty payments? Their meager compensation could never cover the 200 million in loans she owed.
And to make matters worse, her own Beta daughter was siding with outsiders, taking the shares and money she had seized from her and investing everything in another company!
Madam Lin felt pain in every part of her body: her heart, liver, gallbladder, lungs, and kidneys. She slammed the back of her chair twice, then suddenly found it hard to breathe.
She twisted around and actually collapsed onto the floor beneath her seat, completely losing consciousness.
The exhibition went exactly as Lin Qianying had hoped, it ended in complete chaos.
News reporters, ambulances, countless joint venture partners, and various people crowding in to offer congratulations or just watch the spectacle were all crammed together.
Mo Li scanned the crowd but didn’t see the one figure she most wanted to see.
She withdrew her gaze somewhat disappointedly but didn’t feel anxious or discouraged.
Mo Li struggled to push her way through the crowd, put on a mask and sunglasses, and went to a quiet place.
She opened her phone.
A small red dot appeared on her chat window with Mo Wang.
She immediately tapped on it.
[Miss Catnip: I’m waiting for you in the Mo Group office.]
[Miss Catnip: I knew you were coming back, so I didn’t go to pick you up.]
[Miss Catnip: You don’t mind, do you?]
[Miss Catnip: After we finish the handover, let’s go try that Thai restaurant we haven’t been to yet.]
A faint smile appeared on Mo Li’s face, and she quickly replied: “Okay, I’ve missed you so much.”
Mo Wang replied instantly.
[Miss Catnip: Me too, I’ve missed you especially.]
Seeing this, Mo Li practically raced to the roadside without delay, hailed a taxi, and rushed to the Mo Group at top speed.
The Mo Group building still stood tall, but there were far fewer people and employees coming and going, making it seem somewhat deserted.
It seemed the news hadn’t reached here yet, every employee who passed Mo Li wore a horrified expression, either dropping their cups or scattering their documents.
A mischievous sense of satisfaction rose in Mo Li’s heart. She eagerly took the stairs, imagining Mo Wang’s expression when she saw her.
Would she be clutching her head in agony, or would she smile tenderly yet heartbreakingly?
The elevator slowly ascended to the thirteenth floor.
The cold metal doors gradually opened.
Before Mo Li could clearly see the scene outside, a figure rushed over and crashed into her embrace.
She clung tightly to Mo Li, as if afraid Mo Li would suddenly vanish before her eyes.
Mo Wang looked up, the corners of her eyes slightly red from crying. She choked back a trembling smile, like someone on the brink of death seeing a glimmer of hope for survival.
“You’ve finally, finally come back.”
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