Part 2 of Chapter 70
Please Like Her 21 – Let’s spend every holiday together in the future.
Wait, Shang Lu’s brain is a bit messed up.
The beautiful and superstitious woman (who seems like she really has some divination power) in front of Shang Lu is actually Chi Yan’s Mom.
Chi Yan’s Mom has rarely attended any social events in recent years, and she is a very mysterious presence in their circle. This is also the first time Shang Lu has seen her.
Chi Yan’s Mom looks at Shang Lu, takes her hand, sits directly across from her, and warmly says, “So, you’re going to be my future daughter-in-law!”
Shang Lu : “…?”
Shang Lu looks back at the intense competition taking place. The dolls no longer matter; she just hopes Chi Yan can come back soon to save her.
But for Chi Yan, there is nothing scarier in this world than coming back after winning the competition with Xiao Mi, holding two dolls, and seeing Shang Lu sitting with his Mom.
Seeing Chi Yan suddenly stop in his tracks, Xiao Mi asks curiously, “Brother, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Chi Yan lowers his head, rubs his eyes, and looks up again to make sure.
Goodness, his eyes are not playing tricks on him.
Sitting in front of Shang Lu is indeed his Mom.
Chi Yan feels a headache coming on and can’t understand how things have turned out this way.
But there’s no escape; he can only step forward and ask, “Mom, why are you here?”
The moment Chi Yan arrived, Mother Chi’s gaze fell with a hint of panic on Xiao Mi, who was standing nearby. She immediately took out a bamboo tube from her bag and muttered, “This wasn’t in my calculations.”
Shang Lu quickly explains, “No, no, that’s my sister.”
Mother Chi finally breathes a sigh of relief, but she didn’t forget her original purpose for coming here. She completely ignores Chi Yan, and instead looks at Shang Lu, saying, “Xiao Lu, I have to leave now, or I’ll miss my flight. We’ll have dinner next time when I return to the country.”
“Alright, Aunt.” Shang Lu stands up to escort Mother Chi to the door but is stopped by her on the shoulder, and Shang Lu sits back down. “No need to escort me, you’ll get cold outside. Go and have your meal.”
From the beginning to end, Mother Chi doesn’t spare a glance at Chi Yan. Her sole purpose from beginning to end is to catch a glimpse of Shang Lu.
So, she once again steps into the cold outside, wearing that sexy and beautiful dress, in the admiring gazes of numerous guests.
Xiao Mi sits next to Shang Lu and looks at Chi Yan again, asking, “Is that Brother’s Mom? Isn’t she cold?”
Indeed, the focus of a normal person is on this!
“Yes, she’s not afraid of the cold.” Chi Yan answers Xiao Mi’s question concisely and then looks at Shang Lu with an incomprehensible expression, asking, “What’s going on?”
“Your Mom came to find you. She had a divination ruler with her and found her way to me. She called your phone, realized I knew you, and sat down.”
Shang Lu briefly recounted the situation, looking quite happy. She pointed to the table full of desserts in front of her and said, “These were all bought by Aunt for us.”
Chi Yan remained silent for a while and asked, “You were just discussing dessert experiences?”
Shang Lu nodded, “Yes.”
Chi Yan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, glad that his Mom hadn’t said anything strange.
But something still didn’t seem right.
Shang Lu continued, “Aunt and I have a lot in common. Her favorite is also the dessert shop in the west of the city. She complained to me that she had to wait in line when she went there yesterday. She didn’t even know they offer delivery now. Did you forget to give her the membership card?”
Chi Yan : “…”
He realized the strangeness of the situation. His Mom had always believed that avoiding sugar was the key to staying young, so she didn’t eat sweets and certainly wouldn’t have a favorite dessert shop. Moreover, that particular dessert shop still didn’t offer any delivery services, and the membership card Shang Lu held was the only one.
His Mom was reminding him that she already knew everything.
“It’s probably at home; she might not have noticed,” Chi Yan pulled a chair opposite Shang Lu and sat down. He confirmed again, “She really didn’t say anything strange to you?”
Shang Lu hesitated for a moment but chose to shake her head. What could she say? She couldn’t tell Chi Yan that his mother had repeatedly told her, “You and Chi Yan are destined to be married.” That would make the atmosphere extremely awkward.
Shang Lu had been skeptical at first.
However, when Mother Chi read her fortune, not only did Mother Chi accurately describe her preferences and life experiences, but Mother Chi also said, “You were bound by something for many years, but you should have broken free this year. Congratulations on having a life that truly belongs to you.” After that, Shang Lu had no choice but to believe. She wasn’t a strict atheist, and after her consciousness awakened, she had gained respect for mystical things.
Shang Lu had always believed in the saying, ‘I control my destiny, not the heavens.’ She had endured the feeling of being controlled before and refused to bow to fate or accept it.
But what if the other end of fate is Chi Yan?
She couldn’t answer at once.
Before Mother Chi saw Chi Yan’s arrival, she said something to Shang Lu.
“You both have each other’s scent. Have you already been living together? It looks like I’ll be having this wedding wine soon.”
Living together?
Not really, but it seems… almost.
Between her and Chi Yan, it had clearly crossed the boundary of friendship, and after being directly pointed out, it was difficult to continue to deceive herself.
For Shang Lu, she had already gotten used to spending her days with Chi Yan when they weren’t working.
Just like now, even though her new mattress had arrived and most of her things had been brought back to her own home, Chi Yan’s bedroom still had the her favorite aromatherapy, and her home was filled with many things Chi Yan usually used.
Although it was just a wall away, it seemed like they hadn’t separated so clearly for a long time.
This feeling was strange, and it made her heart beat faster than usual.
During this time, Mother Chi asked her a question, “Do you like Chi Yan?”
Shang Lu didn’t answer, so Mother Chi continued to press, “Can you accept him being as good to other girl as he is to you?”
“…No!”
It was an instinctive response, but it fell silent after it was spoken.
Of course not.
Chi Yan had said he belonged to her.
So, today, when she saw a girl approaching Chi Yan, wanting to strike up a conversation, she grabbed his sleeve, wanting to assert her dominance.
But because she realized she might not have the right, she denied it after the girl’s inquiry.
Was that phrase ‘belonging to her’ just a casual jest from him? If she had taken it seriously… would she become lonelier and even pitiable if Chi Yan left her one day?
Mother Chi asked her the previous question again, “Do you like him?”
Shang Lu thought for a moment, and her response was, “…He never said he likes me.”
She was afraid she had misunderstood and made it up in her head.
She is afraid that changing the current situation may not necessarily lead to better results, so it’s better to maintain it.
Mother Chi smiled and said, “Men, don’t listen to what they say, look at what they do.”
Way to go mom! Knock some sense into her!
Yesss, they need the final push
AAAAAAA SO EXCITED FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER! Thanks for translating! ♥️