Every Breath You Take novel Chapter 76

Quarmy stopped the car and turned back, but Leon and Monica had already left. He didn't know why, but when he saw Leon and Monica appearing together at the tube-shaped apartment building, he felt a sense of unease in his heart.

The tube- shaped apartment was a place where Monica's happiness was recorded. She had said that she would only share her happiness with him. Now that she had brought Leon back, what did this mean?

She wanted to share her own happiness with Leon. There was a fire burning in his heart. This woman was too cruel. He wanted to see how she could share her happiness with another man with her ex-husband around.

Quarmy stopped his car and searched the alley near the tube-shaped apartment for a while, but he didn't see Monica and Leon. He had seen clearly that they were walking with a child. It was impossible for them to disappear so quickly.

Quarmy suddenly remembered Monica's favorite river behind the tube-shaped apartment. He hurried over to the river bank.

Monica did take Leon and Coco to the river. The development of Jiang City was fast, but the tubeshaped apartment had been maintaining its former appearance for more than ten years. It was not polluted because of a lack of development. The river was crystal clear, and the grass was green. Standing on the river bank, people could see that little tadpoles and fish were swimming inside.

"I used to catch fish here when I was a child." Monica stood by the river and looked at it with some feelings. "At that time, my family was very poor and couldn't afford to buy expensive food, so I came here to catch fish. Once when it was raining heavily upstream, there was a sudden flood and I was suddenly swept away. Fortunately, there was a big tree over there, so I caught it and didn't get swept away. Since such a thrilling thing happened, my uncle has never allowed me to catch fish again."

In her description, Leon could imagine how dangerous she was at that time. He looked at her with distress. "You must have had a hard time at that time, didn't you?"

"Yes, but I'm very happy!" Monica answered, "Since that, I've often dreamed of catching fish."

Coco, who was standing on one side, was very excited when he heard that. He said, "Mom, I want to catch fish."

Monica and Leon looked at each other and smiled. "Okay!"

In front of Leon, she took off her shoes, rolled up her pants, and went into the river. The river was cool and the sand was soft. After more than ten years, she felt it again. Monica sighed, "Today may be the last time I catch fish here!"

Coco couldn't understand what she meant. He followed her and held a plastic bottle to command her. Although Monica hadn't caught fish for many years, she was still skillful. She quickly caught a few fish and put them in Coco's bottle.

Coco was very happy. He raised the bottle to Leon and said, "Uncle Gu, come on!"

Seeing how happy they were, Leon was tempted and immediately joined them. He grew up in a rich family and didn't know how to catch fish. When he and Coco saw fish swimming towards them, he stretched out his hands unskillfully to catch them.

Of course, they failed. Instead, they were covered with water.

Monica burst into laughter when she saw that. The mud in the river reminded her of the days when she and her friends were dirtying each other's faces with mud. She suddenly became mischievous. She grabbed a piece of mud and smeared it on Leon's face. Leon was staring at the fish and did not expect her to sneak upon him. Thus, she smeared his face with mud and Coco laughed out loud. Monica certainly would not let Coco go. She did it to him again.

"Mom, you bad guy!" Coco couldn't stand it anymore and smeared Monica's face with mud. Leon came to his aid, then Monica's face was covered with mud.

The three people's faces were covered with mud, which looked very funny. "Mom, are we now making a facial mask?" Coco asked innocently.

"Yes, we are making natural mud masks!" After saying that, Monica and Leon looked at each other and laughed.

Quarmy rushed over to the river to see such a happy and harmonious scene. He felt upset and strode towards them. When Monica saw him, her heart skipped a beat. "Why is he here?"

Seeing Quarmy, Leon reached out to hold her hand to comfort her. Seeing that, Quarmy's eyes darkened a little. Leon was provoking him! Fury spread in Quarmy's chest. He really wanted to go up and beat the crap out of Leon, causing him to lose all his face in front of Monica.

However, he could only dream it in his heart. There was no reason for him to do it. He walked over and looked at the three people in the river. "Mr. Gu, hello!" Although he had taken the initiative to greet Leon, his eyes were full of hostility.

Leon ignored his hostility and said, "Are you here to inspect the work?"

How could he come to the river to inspect? Quarmy knew that Leon said it on purpose. "The scenery here is beautiful. It's a good place, especially for elder people. I'm going to build a house by the river, so I'm here to take a look at the terrain today."

While he was speaking, he stared at Monica with burning eyes. In the past, she always snuggled up in his arms and talked about her childhood. She often mentioned this river. She said that when she got old, she would build a house here for her parents and catch fish for him every day.

Monica calmed down after a moment of panic. Coco's face was covered with mud and Quarmy couldn't see his face clearly. What was she afraid of? Her eyes flashed with sarcasm. "I used to think so, but now I find that it is only the idea of a fool."

"You!" Quarmy didn't expect her to make a simple summary of the past. He was so angry that he couldn't say a word.

Leon added. "You've always been a fool, but I like it."

Hearing that, Quarmy went mad. He sneered and said, "What would Old Mrs. Gu think if she finds out that Mr. Gu is playing mud in Jiang City?"

"Mr. Huo, you're worrying too much. My grandmother is too old to care for her children and grandchildren now. But I heard that Madam Huo was very eager to have a grandson. She carefully selected a suitable match for you. Recently, she's been accompanying her daughter-in-law every day to arrange the engagement. It's such a blessing to have such a mother, right?"

Quarmy hadn't expected Leon to bring up this matter. He wasn't willing to get engaged to Madrigal, but now wasn't the time to explain. Leon was using this to slap him in the face. He sneered, "Mr. Gu, you're really a sharp-tongued man!"

"Mr. Huo is really good at praising people. However, compared to Mr. Huo, who is unfaithful and ungrateful, being sharp-tongued is not a big deal!" Leon retorted sarcastically.

It was obvious that Leon was standing up for Monica. Quarmy sneered. "Mr. Gu is both affectionate and righteous, but it's a pity that you didn't put your effort in the right places. Will a gentleman have a crush on a married woman?"

"Why can't I? I'm a upright man who doesn't have to worry about being judged by others. There are some hypocrites who appear to be gentlemen, but in fact, they've done all kinds of dirty things. You must have a lot of those around you, right?"

"You!" Quarmy was furious. In the past, Leon had never lost to others in a debate.

Wasn't he embarrassing himself by provoking Leon? Naturally, Coco couldn't understand what happened between the three adults. When he saw a large butterfly flying past on the grass, he strode up to the shore to chase after it.

Quarmy had been paid attention to only Leon and Monica all the time. When Monica saw Coco go ashore to chase the butterfly, she heaved a sigh of relief in her heart.

She reminded Leon, "You're wet. Let's go ashore."

Leon nodded and pulled her hand. While wearing his shoes, he looked at Quarmy with a hint of provocation. "Mr. Huo, don't forget to invite me to your engagement. I'll be there to congratulate you."

Quarmy had no choice but to keep silent. Monica was in a good mood when she saw that Quarmy had suffered a setback. That was called karma. She put on her shoes and saw Coco running far away. She reminded Leon, "It's almost noon, let's go eat."

Leon naturally agreed. When he walked past Quarmy, he did not forget to mock him. "Mr. Huo, take your time studying the terrain. We won't disturb you any further."

Quarmy watched as the two of them swaggered past him. Seeing that they had caught up to Coco and put his shoes on, he finally reacted. He hadn't paid attention to the child. From the way the child and Leon were close to each other, could it be that this was the child that had suddenly appeared beside Leon?

He had been following Leon before for Monica. Instead of seeing Monica, he suddenly saw in the media that Leon had a child beside him.

Leon didn't get married, so it was strange for him to have a child. The media had been investigating the child's identity, but there had never been any clue. The child appeared next to Leon as if he had fallen from the sky.

Later, the media speculated that the child was Leon's illegitimate child. Leon didn't deny it, and the Gu family didn't come out to clarify it. Quarmy sneered when he saw the news. "Didn't Monica always think that Leon was a gentleman? If she knew Leon had an illegitimate child, what would she think?" He thought.

But now he found that he was wrong. Monica seemed to be very fond of the child beside Leon. It seemed that she had already known it for a long time, and she had a good relationship with the child.

Indeed, in her heart, he was nothing compared to Leon. She could accept Leon having an illegitimate child, but she could not accept him having another child. She didn't even care about the reason. Quarmy suddenly became very angry.

He strode back into the car and leaned against the back of the chair. He suddenly felt himself ridiculous. She was the only in his heart, but she never loved him.

His days were like years without her, while hers were easy. When he thought of her Leon and Roland, he couldn't help but feel bad.

"Why don't I move on? A heartless woman doesn't deserve my love." Quarmy thought, but at the same time, he was unwilling to move on. A charming voice echoed in his mind, "I want to hold your hand and grow old with you!" Monica, you promised me that! You could never deny!

After thinking for a moment, Quarmy called Noah. "Get someone to tell Old Mrs. Gu that her precious grandson is wandering around with my woman in Jiang City. Ask her what does that mean."

"I'll do it right away!" Noah immediately promised.

"There is one more thing. Tell Kim that his future son-in-law has been pestering a divorced woman all the time, which is widely spread in Jiang City. It's really ridiculous." Noah promised again. He thought, "Who says that women are good at being jealous? Men can be even more jealous! Mr. Huo is really trying to get rid of his rival in love."

Hanging up the phone, Quarmy rubbed his forehead. He finally felt better. He did not believe that Old Mrs. Gu would be indifferent when she heard that her precious grandson and Monica were together.

Even when Monica was unmarried, Old Mrs. Gu did not agree her to be with Leon, let alone now. As long as Mrs. Gu interfered, the annoying Leon would disappear from Jiang City soon.

As for Roland, as long as Kim called Old Mr. Wang, he believed that the Wang family would take action immediately. Quarmy felt happy again at the thought of this. Monica and Leon left the tube-shaped apartment with Coco. When they were taking a taxi, they found others looking at them strangely, only to find that their faces were covered with mud. Regardless of others' strange looks, they stopped a taxi and returned home.

Xanjer was shocked to see them come back. "I thought you wouldn't come back for lunch, so I didn't buy food. I'm going to buy some now."

"Don't bother. Noodles is fine." Leon replied.

Monica nodded. "Uncle, please. Leon isn't picky."

Xanjer's movements were fast. The three of them went to wash their faces. When they came out, there was already hot egg noodles on the table. Coco ate half a bowl of noodles and went to sleep.

Monica took Coco into the bedroom and placed him on the bed. Leon had already finished eating and was tidying up the table with Xanjer.

Monica poured a glass of water for Leon. The two of them sat on the sofa to talk. Thinking about Quarmy's expression today, Leon frowned slightly. "What's up with Quarmy? Is it a coincidence?"

"He might be inspecting the work." Monica answered.

"The inspection brought him to the riverside? Why do I feel like he was following us?" Leon did not believe that.

"I don't think he would be so bored to do so. Maybe it's just a coincidence." Monica answered.

"Looking at his expression today, I don't think he has given up on you." "So what? It's enough for me to give up on him." Monica sneered. Thinking about it, she was a little angry. "If Coco wasn't here today, I would have throw all the mud on his face!"

Leon frowned slightly. "Moni, you and Quarmy are in the same city. He will know Coco's indentity sooner or later. You have to think of a way to deal with it earlier. You can't panic as you did today."

Monica nodded. "I know what I'm doing. Don't worry. I was in a panic because I wasn't ready. It won't happen again."

"You already have a solution? What's it?" Leon was puzzled.

"Yes. Coco is my child. I will admit it in the future. What can he say?"

"Quarmy isn't that easy to fool. Coco looks like you. He'll definitely investigate it. What if he finds out the truth?" Leon wasn't as optimistic as Monica was. "Why don't you let Coco go with me?"

"Leon, you have already done too much for me. I'm very grateful for your help. But this time, I must keep Coco by my side." Monica was very determined. She had entrusted Coco to Leon because she did not have the ability to raise him. But now it was different. She had a stable job and could give Coco a stable life. She didn't want to suffer the pain of separating from her son.

"I know you can't leave Coco, but I'm worried that Quarmy would know the truth and steal your child from you. With his abilities, you'll definitely lose."

"I won't let him know the truth. I cheated on Coco's birth. According to the date, I was pregnant after I left him for three months."

"Quarmy isn't a fool. He'll definitely check it."

"Don't worry, I have something more convincing." Monica replied, "He will definitely believe it."

Leon sat for a while and then left. When he returned to the hotel, Roland came. Looking at his dark eyes, Leon was surprised. "What happened?"

"Didn't Monica tell you?" Roland asked.

"No."

Hearing that, Roland felt sad and said, "This woman is really fu*king heartless!"

He told Leon about his fight with Quarmy. "Do you think there's something wrong with Quarmy? Why does he have to ruin my plans? What does he want?"

"How would I know? Maybe he doesn't like you." Leon lied. He knew that Quarmy must have been jealous that Roland liked Monica. But since Quarmy had such a crush on Monica, why did he cheat?

Was there any reason for this? But no matter what the reason was, he shouldn't have cheated, should he?

"Could it be that he also likes Monica?" Roland muttered to himself. The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was true. "If so, I'll definitely make him suffer."

"How?" Leon countered.

"I'm going to anger him by telling him Monica's true identity." Roland was proud. Wasn't Quarmy in a relationship with Zoe's youngest daughter? If he knew that Monica was Zoe's eldest daughter, that would be fun.

"Nonsense!" Leon's face darkened all of a sudden. "You can't tell anyone about Moni's identity."

Seeing Leon's change of expression, Roland remembered that Monica had asked him to keep her identity a secret. He knew that he had made a mistake and smiled awkwardly. "I can't understand. Since she isn't an illegitimate daughter, why doesn't she want others to know about her relationship with Zoe? Isn't it a very glorious thing to have such a father?"

"Everyone has their own ideas and purposes. She must have her own reasons. You just have to remember not to reveal the relationship between her and Zoe."

"I was just saying. I'll keep her words in mind." said Roland. "But this isn't over. I'll pay Quarmy back in the future."

"You're always a jealous man!" Leon shook his head.

Roland glared at him. "Am I jealous? Quarmy messed up my plans again and again!"

"If you hadn't been so impulsive, would you have let him get a hold of you and attack you?" Leon asked back.

"You're right. But I had no choice!" Roland had a bitter look on his face. "Leon, to tell you the truth, I really don't like Mandy."

"You don't like her but you love her, right?" Leon joked. "No, not at all! You know, rabbits don't eat the grass by their burrows. Mandy grew up with me. How can I love her?"

"Rabbits don't eat the grass by their burrows? What about Monica?"

"Monica didn't grow up with me, so she is different from Mandy. Leon, I beg you. I really don't want you to be my cousin-in-law. You should advise Mandy to give up on me. I can't stand it!"

"Roland, people should be conscientious. Do you think I want to have a cousin-in-law like you?" Leon snorted.

"Since we all don't want it, please help me. I really don't want to be a playboy anymore. If it weren't for the fact that I was avoiding Mandy's pestering, would I have had to court Caroline in such a big way?"

"Roland, you're wrong. If you don't like Mandy, you should make it clear to her. Otherwise, she will get you wrong."

"You wronged me. I told her very clearly, but she just didn't believe it. You know that the Wang family has always wanted to marry the Gu family. Unfortunately, I'm asked to sacrifice for it. You have a good relationship with Mandy, please persuade her. I am not worthy of her."

Leon's phone rang as Roland spoke. A woman's hurried voice could be heard. "Leon, bad news!"

Hearing the female voice, Roland slightly frowned and stood up subconsciously. Leon wanted to laugh. Mandy was not a fierce beast. Why was Roland so afraid of her? "What happened, Mandy?" "Grandma fainted!"