Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

"Jean, are you standing up for me now?" asked Moore in a quiet tone. Looking at Jean's beautiful profile, he felt her anger oozing out of her body.

Hearing his words, Jean stopped all of a sudden and turned to Moore. Seeing the calm look on his face, she didn't know how to react. "Moore, let's talk about this later. We have to get out of here right now," she said hastily. "Where are you off to?" asked Moore.

With her eyes widened in shock, Jean looked at Moore. "Moore, just don't tell me that you are going to take his dole because of me."

"This is not a dole," replied Moore with a serious look on his face. "Do you think that I would be able to cut all the connections with him by refusing to take his house? No, I don't think so. Judging from all the work he's put into the decoration of this apartment, I don't think he would give up on me that easy," said Moore.

"So? What are you gonna do now? Take this apartment and then forgive him?" asked Jean. She was kind of confused by what Moore had said just now and really wished to know about his true feelings.

"Jean......" said Moore with a sigh. Words failed him and he looked at Jean for a few seconds. Slowly, he continued, "I have to accept it. I mean do you think I have any other choice? At the very least, I am safe here. It's heavily guarded here and therefore, no one could walk in here easily and bother me. Instead of trying so hard to avoid the Bai family, maybe it'd better for me to rest here before my injury gets healed. Meanwhile, I won't be disturbed by others. And, most importantly, we do need a place to stay right now." Deep down, Jean knew that Moore had a point.

Yet she found it hard to believe that Moore would take Gary's dole this easily.

Back in the hospital, she remembered Moore's proud look when he refuted Hanley. But only a few days later, Moore seemed to change his attitude towards the Bai family. 'What is happening?' she wondered.

'Maybe he is keeping this house for me, 'thought Jean. This realization struck her hard.

He had tried hard to persuade her to stay here because he was too afraid she would be without a house. Her safety was his number one priority.

'Moore......'

Jean cried internally feeling a sudden ache in her heart.

"Are you really sure this is what you want? Moore, I really don't want you to violate your principles because of me. Please don't abandon your scruples or forget your original intention. Listen to me, Moore, you can do whatever you want and don't change for anyone. As for me, I can stay in the hotel......"

Before Jean could finish her words, Moore interrupted with a smile on his face. "Jean, you don't have to think so much about this. There is no way of escaping their offers. I don't think they will give up anytime soon. I think they'll still try to find me and make me compromise later. Since I've made up my mind to stay in H City, there might be no way for me to avoid contact with the Bai family. After all, they are a big influence here.

It is better for me to rest in a quiet place and recuperate as soon as possible rather than make myself suffer the poverty. And then I'll have the strength and spirit to deal with them in the future. You know me, I'm a lazy guy most of the time. I don't pay much attention to details which you said just now. Therefore, you can stay here securely. I'm not making this decision because of you so don't hold yourself responsible," said Moore in a peaceful tone.

Jean looked up at Moore's honest face and stood silently in front of him. Not knowing the right words to say, she just stood in contemplation.

No matter how sincere he tried to make himself sound, Jean knew the truth. She wasn't an idiot and could see right through him.

'Moore, you are too kind to me but please don't be silly,' she begged in her heart.

"Alright, it's getting late. If you do want to have a good rest tonight, it's time for you to check what you need to buy right now," said Moore, snapping Jean back from her thoughts. Seeing Jean stand in silence for quite a while, Moore was worried she would persuade him to give up this house. Now that Moore had made up his mind, Jean felt that she'd better not trouble him more. She then nodded her consent and turned to the guest room.

After opening the door of the guest room, she found that there were all kinds of daily necessities needed. In fact, there were several pairs of pajamas in the closet, which were gender-neutral.

What was more shocking was the fact that it was easy to tell that these pajamas were from a premium brand.

Jean looked confused seeing all of this. She then went out towards another guest room.

Entering another room, she found that it was almost identical to the previous one. The only visible difference was the other one was decorated as a princess room. The decorations inside were more feminine, with the lace details everywhere. And there were even some cosmetics of a certain international brand, kept neatly on the dresser. Seeing everything in front of her, Jean felt it to be a burden rather than luxury.

After letting out a sigh, she went out of the room and found that Moore was resting on the couch with tiredness written all over his face. With his eyes closed, his elegance seemed to be covered as well.

Jean couldn't help letting out another sigh in her heart. Then she slowly headed to the open kitchen.

In the kitchen, various kinds of electronic appliances were available. And the fridge was stocked with all kinds of fresh vegetables, fruits, and meat.

Jean looked at everything in front of her with a complex expression on her face. Earlier, there was only suspicion on her mind about Gary's actions. But at this moment, she was completely sure that Gary had been very concerned about Moore. He was trying his best to ensure Moore had everything that he wanted.

And this apartment was a strong proof of that.

Taking a look at the fridge in front of her, she randomly took out a box of milk and a bag of vegetables. On closer inspection, she found that the date on its package was the newest.

'Gary seems very possessive of his son, 'thought Jean.

'What if he is doing this to make up for his earlier mistake? Does he feel guilty about it?

Or is it his way of apologizing?' Jean's mind was muddled with similar questions.

Finally, she gave up realizing that there was no way she could figure out what was the real intention on Gary's mind. Somehow her mind went back to what Moore had said just a moment ago. Now that Gary was in the same place as Moore, Moore was sort of helpless. Ignoring his gifts would only increase burdens and troubles for Moore. There was no way for him to escape again.

Deep down, Moore was well aware that he could not escape easily from the Bai family which could be the reason why he accepted this in peace. 'He is probably thinking about ways to dodge these offers, ' thought Jean.

Somehow this realization relieved Jean from all her worries. After a brief thought, she realized it was dinner time so she took two steaks and some vegetables out of the fridge and began to wash.

On the other side, Moore was really tired. He found it really hard to bear the shock on his mind, so he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the soft couch.

There were a bunch of thoughts messing his mind so he ended up having a weird dream in his sleep. In his dream, there appeared his adoptive parents who looked at him with a loving expression on their faces. But the very second Moore tried to get close to them, the face in front of him changed completely. It changed into the person that Moore had dreamed of for countless times. In fact, it was the face that made Moore heartbroken every time he saw it.

Moore woke up in great shock and breathed heavily. He tried to calm himself down but sweat was all over his forehead.

Looking at the unfamiliar decorations in front of him, his mind went completely blank. 'Where am I?' he wondered.

It was not until he saw Jean being busy in the open kitchen that he became fully awake. Things started to make sense.

With the smell of the steaks, Moore's expression became much softer. Earlier expression of fear was gone.

Truth be told, the main reason he decided to take this apartment was for Jean. The idea of her being alone killed him.

Not wanting her to be homeless, he gave up his dignity for this house.

Today when Jean came to him, desperation was written all over her face.

At that time, Jean was penniless and didn't even have a mobile phone. He quickly realized she must have had a difficult time reaching him.

The last time he saw her desperate was after the video incident. She felt rejected and humiliated. The pain and tension she suffered made her faint.

Yet somehow she looked even more miserable today. If he wasn't there for her, he didn't know what she would have done.

Therefore, Moore was so distressed and he did not want her to suffer anymore.

Her staying in the hotel seemed like the wrong thing to him.

After intensely struggling on his mind for several minutes, he made up his mind and accepted Gary's apartment.

'Anyway, Gary Bai must be so surprised to know I have accepted this house, ' thought Moore bitterly. 00000000