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look and demeanor were clearly inherited from Li Haonan; it was an absolute authority, his stern face clouded with a terrifying gloom that even the audacious Li An found unnerving.Feeling guilty, Li...Chapter 52如意郎君

"Actually, it's not your fault for not recognizing me. When I left, you were only eight years old; how could such a young child still remember their mother..." Sch麗萍說著，眼淚不由自主地再次落下。

Yan Luoxi was moved to tears by her words but couldn't bring herself to cry with this long-lost mother; yet, she also couldn't bear to watch the woman weep alone as if nothing were amiss.

Blinking once, she said earnestly, "I didn't recognize you because you've become even prettier than before. But your eyes are so sharp! You recognized me despite all these years!"

"Little sly one, you know how to flatter and make me happy." Sch麗萍破涕為笑地捏了捏顏落夕的臉，感歎道，“當時離開你，實在是迫不得已。當初離婚時我本想帶你走的，但你爸爸的樣子就像要殺了人似的，讓我隻能放棄你。

後來我和你孫叔叔出國，在國外待了八年。當我回國後再次尋找你的時候，我們家的老房子那片地方已經被大規模拆遷，根本找不到你們的蹤跡。我隻好去派出所查戶口，才知道你爸爸已經不在人世。”

Sch麗萍說到這裡也是無限唏噓不已，夫妻九年雖然最後慘淡收場，但終究是有過一些感情。

聽到Sch麗萍提起父親，顏落夕沉默不語，咬著嘴唇絞著手中的手指。

"After I heard about your father's passing, I immediately thought of your whereabouts. But after many years of searching everywhere, I couldn't find any news about you. Some people said that you were adopted by an orphanage, others said that the woman who married your father took you away, and still others said that you were taken in by a wealthy family... I looked for you for so long without finding you..."

When Xu Liping spoke to this point, her words revealed the bitterness and sorrow of her years-long search, and tears welled up in her eyes again. "For these many years, I've thought about you every day. Sometimes when walking on the street, if I saw a girl around your age, I would pay attention for a long time.

When I opened the door and saw you just now, my heart was immediately struck because you look almost exactly like how I used to be when I was young, and seeing you is especially endearing. Instinctively, I felt that you must be my daughter."

Yan Luoxi laughed foolishly when she heard Xu Liping say this.

The fact that her appearance resembles hers exactly! You must be joking. Xu Liping was a stunning beauty with every gesture and smile exuding charm; she, on the other hand, looked as plain as a green cucumber at best.

Xu Liping, who was experienced in such matters, immediately understood her daughter's thoughts and tenderly poked her forehead out of affection. Her fingers gently brushed over her daughter’s delicate eyebrows, sharp nose, soft cheeks, and long neck. "Foolish girl, you don't take care to dress yourself properly. A woman’s beauty is one-third given by nature and seven-tenths cultivated later on in life. Haven’t you heard There are no ugly women, only lazy ones..."

Indeed, it's true that mountains can be moved but human nature cannot easily change. As soon as Xu Liping started talking about beauty, she couldn't stop herself and rambled on endlessly.

Yan Luoxi wasn’t interested in this topic. Her eyes sparkled with a mischievous glint as she asked with a giggle: "So is your house for rent then"

"Don't you dare! You haven’t called me 'Mom' once in all this time!" Xue Liping, known for her straightforward nature, quickly revealed a domineering air.

"Ah..." Yan Luoxi blushed and scratched the back of her head awkwardly. It was indeed difficult to suddenly start calling someone after so many years.

Seeing her daughter's distressed expression, Xue Liping felt somewhat pitiful and sighed wistfully. "If you can't bring yourself to call me 'Mom,' don’t force it. From the day I left the Yan family, I gave up all my obligations and rights."

Yan Luoxi was momentarily stunned by Xue Liping's words. She was a soft-hearted person and, after much hesitation, softly called out, "Mom!" The sudden call felt somewhat awkward to her.

"Ah!" Xue Liping didn’t seem at all uncomfortable. She responded cheerfully, making Yan Luoxi involuntarily think of the scene in a wedding when a new bride addresses her mother-in-law for the first time.

"Luoxi, tell Mom how you’ve been these past years" Xue Liping couldn’t help but fondle her daughter affectionately, patting her hair and pinching her cheeks tenderly as if she could never show enough care.

Yan Luoxi, enduring the belated maternal love with difficulty, roughly recounted her experiences over the past years to Xue Liping.

The shadow left by Li An was too deep; she didn’t want her mother to dwell on questions related to the Li family nor did she wish to have any further entanglements with them. She only told her mother that Aunt Liu had taken her in, and using the compensation money from her father’s military service, provided for her education until she completed university. She then naturally started dating her childhood friend Zhou Guangtao and now they were officially a couple.

Xue Liping listened to Yan Luoxi's story attentively. Upon hearing that she is currently with her boyfriend, she couldn't help but recall how disheveled and sweaty Yan Luoxi looked when she first entered the room. She asked curiously, "How are you getting along with your boyfriend"

"We're doing great!" Hearing her mother mention Zhou Guangtao, Yan Luoxi immediately wore a blissful smile and said happily, "We grew up together since childhood, our feelings for each other are solid. He treats me very well."

"I meant materially," Xue Liping, being shrewd, thought that two recent college graduates might be financially strained.

"Our material life is also good; he runs his own company now!" Yan Luoxi spoke with a sense of pride.

"Is it a local company What's the name" Xue Liping’s expression immediately turned serious. Nowadays, many young people are unreliable and call renting a storefront running a business. Most of them make a living by deceitful means; if Yan Luoxi had found such an unreliable boyfriend, that would be truly bad.

"His company is Nanfang Precision."

"Oh! Nanfang Precision!" Xue Liping’s eyes lit up with joy. "You mean the general manager there, a young man surnamed Zhou, is your boyfriend"

"Yes, have you met him" Hearing that her mother knew Zhou Guangtao, Yan Luoxi got even more excited.ything further. He turned on the car’s music instead.Yan Luoxi felt stuffy in her chest, so she wound down the window slightly; the evening breeze gently blew in, tousling her hair. She tucked her unr...