Self-righteousness

  "Are you Mo Xie?"

  Third Uncle led Mo Ye into Moshe's room, then excused himself and went out, leaving the two to talk. Mo Ye had been holding in her laughter since she heard his name, and now she could finally laugh out loud.

  Mo Ye stared at the two dimples on Moxi's lips that flashed and then hid, and shook his head, "What to say?"

  Mò Xiǎo endured the teasing, "Third Uncle called you Mò Yé, 'Yé' is the pronunciation of 'Xié', it didn't become 'Yé' (grandfather), which proves that your name and the ancient sword Mo Xiè's 'Mo Xiè' are two different things. Your name should be literal in meaning."

  "Hmm." He sat slanted on a hardwood circular chair, his long legs stretching out lazily, "The ancient Moye was a woman, you think I don't distinguish between men and women?"

  Mò Xié couldn't help but laugh again. She had also thought of this, "Alright, let's not talk about the ancient Mo Xie, just talking about the literal meaning of your name - Mo Xie, literally means: Don't be evil."

  Mo Ye didn't say a word this time, narrowing his eyes as he stared at Moxi.

  Misty cicada finally smiled, "All the children who are told by adults 'don't be naughty' must have been very naughty in the first place; all those who are told 'don't do this and that' are definitely the opposite."

  This house seemed to have at least several hundred years of history, the room was dimly lit, and the sunlight that came in cast the carved pomegranate bats on the window lattice onto the brick floor. Mò Xiǎo stood in that golden glow, raised his chin and sneered at Mò Yē: "You're called Mò Yē, which means you're a wicked guy!"

  In front of Third Uncle, he really had good acting skills, pretending to be meeting for the first time. Even the unfamiliar look in his eyes was perfectly acted out. But she hadn't forgotten what he did to her on the small station platform earlier!

  Even if Xia Muzhen was extremely good-natured, she wouldn't be bullied like this and still smile at him!

  Moreover, she had promised Third Uncle to urge him to study hard, and she hadn't expected that in the future she would be chatting and laughing with him, or being bullied by him at will. From this meeting onwards, she had to put on a stern face towards him, and first establish some rules!

  After all, her identity this time is his tutor. As a teacher, one must be respected and revered!

  "Xia Moxie, I'm warning you, stop being so cheeky in front of me. As for those jokes before, let's just forget about them, I thought you were just being naive. But now I'm telling you seriously, you must change your ways. If you ever say those indecent words again in front of me, I won't forgive you."

  He is the grandson of San Shu Gong, so he also shares the same surname as her, both surnamed Xia. San Shu Gong said that "Mo" is also homophonous with her "Mo". The family tree takes the name sequence teeth, boys called "Mo" do not sound good, so changed the rules, all boys use "Mo".

  "Hmph." He lazily shifted his long legs, giving her a lazy glance, "Spare me. You think you can be my teacher and set rules for me? Your skills are still lacking."

  He narrowed his eyes, like a beast sizing up its prey. "I wonder how many teachers I've driven away? They all thought they were so smart, patting their chests and guaranteeing that I'd get into college - but what happened in the end? Weren't they all driven to tears and ran away with their tails between their legs?"

  "Xia Menglian, I'm afraid next time will be even worse - I won't just make you cry that easily. I'll... do something even more despicable to you."