Translated by: Jellylynn
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Names mentioned in this chapter (which can also be found in the glossary ):
-向以茉( Xiàng yǐ mò)- Xiang Yi Mo, the female lead (has peach blossom eyes)
-秦楚( Qín chǔ)- Qin Chu, the female lead’s childhood friend and the male lead of the original novel
– 齐嫣( qí yān)- Qi Yan, the female lead of the original novel and Qin Chu’s girlfriend
– 味珍阁( wèi zhēn gé)- Weizhen Pavilion
– 秦方好( Qín fāng hǎo )- Qin Fang Hao, Qin Chu’s mother.
– 秦女士( Qín nǚ shì )- Madam Qin, also known as Qin Fang Hao, Qin Chu’s mother.
“Mother, aren’t you <sup>[1]</sup> looking for me? Why is Xiang Yi Mo here?” As the man entered the private room, a slightly impatient, clear voice sounded.
Upon hearing that, Madam Qin, who was sitting there laughing and chatting with the little girl, raised her sharp eyes to look at him.
Unlike the pleasant way she treated Xiang Yi Mo, the smile on Madam Qin disappeared, and her gaze was indifferent as she looked at her son, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time.
If there were outsiders present, those who didn’t know would have thought that the little girl sitting beside her was her child.
Honestly, at the bottom of Madam Qin’s heart, she inexplicably liked Xiang Yi Mo more.
As for her son, Qin Chu, Madam Qin had mixed feelings. She could not say whether she liked or disliked him.
He was clearly the child she had been pregnant with for ten months. She still thought about this piece of meat in her belly. But after birth, as her son grew older, the mother and son became increasingly distant from each other.
It was unknown if it was because… from the past to the present, she was always busy being out and about with her career that the mother-son bond wasn’t strong.
It could also be because she was naturally cold-natured.
But either way, he was her son.
A mother’s love may not be adequate, but she would always be responsible for him.
Madam Qin was the usual cold and strict mother she always was.
“I asked Mo Mo to come. Is there any problem?” Her tone was soft but not angry.
“What? Have you got nails on your feet? Aren’t you going to sit down? Or are you waiting for your mother to come and invite you to be seated?”
The aura of a long-standing superiority had reduced the boldness of the visitor.
It was not only because Madam Qin was Qin Chu’s mother but also because she, Qin Fang Hao, was the real head of the Qin family.
Qin Chu’s father’s surname was also “Qin”. However, he married into her family. So the Qin of Qin Chu was the “Qin” from Madam Qin.
“I dare not.” Qin Chu withdrew the disgruntled gaze that had landed on Xiang Yi Mo. The knuckles hanging at his side squeezed tight. He walked over to sit beside Madam Qin and pursed his lips for a moment without speaking.
Qin Chu took his seat and ate patiently for a few bites before Madam Qin formally cut to the chase.
She openly discussed the two’s marriage.
“Mo Mo is going to graduate, right? When are you two planning to get married? It’s time to settle down….”
The more Madam Qin said the more Qin Chu’s face became sullen.
He finally couldn’t take it anymore and suddenly raised his voice, shouting, “Mum! I’ve always only thought of Mo Mo as my younger sister! There’s no way I’m marrying Mo Mo!”
“ You should know very well that I already have a girlfriend.”
“If that’s the only reason you ’re meeting me today, I’m sorry that this son has to leave first.”
Madam Qin’s face became frosty. “Bastard! Sit down. Do I need to remind you that you have broken up?”
Qin Chu wanted to get up and leave.
But he was sternly scolded by Madam Qin in her seat.
“Mum! I didn’t even agree to break up! Yan’er wouldn’t have left me if you hadn’t driven her away,!”
“I don’t know if someone said something to you . Yan’er is a good girl. Yan’er and I are even more genuinely in love with each other. If I were to marry someone, it would only be Yan’er.”
Qin Chu glanced at Xiang Yi Mo with annoyance.
“I think you’ve really been blinded by that inferior thing! The only daughter-in-law of the Qin family is Mo Mo. There’s no way I’ll let that kind of woman into my Qin family’s front door.”
Madam Qin was so annoyed that she almost wanted to stuff him back and let him be reconstructed again. How could she have given birth to such a terrible thing?!
Qin Chu helplessly called out for her mother again. He was already upset, but now she was even more furious.
When he faced the little girl, he spoke harshly, “Xiang Yi Mo, even if you force me to marry you now, I won’t ever like you. I…”
Before the man could finish her sentence, Xiang Yi Mo, whose eyes were lowered the entire time, suddenly raised her head. “Alright then, Elder Brother Chu. It’s okay if you don’t like me. It just so happens that I don’t intend to like you anymore either.”
<sup>[1]</sup> 您(nín)- you (courteous, as opposed to the informal 你)