Lu Yuwu leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes, and pretended to be asleep.
But in her mind, Fu Yan's anxious and worried look kept replaying.
Her heart raced uncontrollably as he reached out his hand.
Shang Wu sat down beside her, her gaze falling on her daughter with tenderness and complexity.
No one knows a daughter better than her mother.
Lu Yuwu's slightly trembling eyelids clearly showed her inner turmoil.
Thinking of Jin Ting's hostile provocation at the banquet, and Fu Yan's untimely yet sincere concern, her thoughts became clearer.
Back at the villa, Lu Rang patted his daughter on the shoulder and went straight to the study, leaving the mother and daughter alone.
Shang Wu pulled Lu Yuwu to sit down on the soft sofa in the living room. She didn't rush to speak, but gently held Lu Yuwu's slightly cool hand, silently conveying warmth.
After a long silence, Lu Yuwu finally spoke in a low voice, her voice tired and hoarse: "Mom, did I mess up again?"
Shang Wu gently shook her head, her voice soft: "Xiao Wu, tell Mom, what's really going on between you and Fu Yan? The person you truly love has always been him, hasn't he?"
Lu Yuwu's body stiffened abruptly, and she suddenly raised her head, meeting her tolerant eyes.
All pretense could no longer be maintained.
Her nose tingled, her eyes quickly reddened, and tears welled up uncontrollably.
"mom……"
Lu Yuwu choked up, her voice filled with grievance, "I don't know. We were together before, but there were many misunderstandings later. He wouldn't listen to my explanation and just assumed that I liked someone else."
"He said he didn't want me anymore, he blocked me and ignored me. I was very sad and angry, so when Senior Gu Yan confessed to me, I..."
"So you agreed, hoping to spite him or force yourself to move forward, is that right?" Shang Wu picked up where she left off, her tone filled with concern, not blame.
Lu Yuwu bit her lip, tears streaming down her face, and nodded heavily.
"But I don't think I can do it. I feel uncomfortable seeing him with Jin Ting, I worry when I see him fighting because of me, and seeing him like that just now..."
She pointed to her chest, sobbing uncontrollably, "It still hurts so much, and it's so chaotic."
Shang Wu gently pulled her daughter into her arms, stroking her hair and comforting her as she had when she was a child.
Once Lu Yuwu's crying had subsided, she spoke softly and recounted a past event.
“Xiaowu, when your mother was young, she did something similar.”
Lu Yuwu lifted her head from her mother's arms, looking at her with teary eyes.
Shang Wu's gaze became somewhat distant, tinged with a faint sense of melancholy.
"At that time, your father and I also separated because of some things. I tried to drive him away by pretending to be in a relationship with someone else."
"And then what happened?" Lu Yuwu couldn't help but ask.
"And then?" Shang Wu smiled, a hint of relief in her smile. "Later I realized that I could never forget your father. To that man, it was actually more unfair for me to be with him. He gave his true feelings, but what he got in return was a fickle heart that held someone else."
She looked into Lu Yuwu's eyes, her tone becoming serious: "Xiaowu, I'm telling you this not to criticize you. Everyone gets confused when they're young, makes mistakes, and tries to test things out or escape in childish ways."
"However, we must know when to cut our losses, especially when our actions may harm an innocent person."
"I've already checked out Gu Yan for you. He's a reliable and earnest boy, and I'm sure his feelings for you are genuine."
"If you clearly have someone else in your heart, but stay with him out of spite or for other reasons, it is a great disrespect to him and a form of deception."
“To waste someone else’s youth and feelings is a very heavy thing.”
Lu Yuwu listened in a daze. Her mother's words were like a key, unlocking a tightly closed corner of her heart.
The vague guilt and pressure I felt when I was with Gu Yan these past few days finally found their source at this moment.
She enjoyed Gu Yan's gentleness and care, but she always reserved a place for Fu Yan in her heart, which was cruel to Gu Yan.
"But Mom, is there still a chance for me and Fu Yan...?"
Lu Yuwu's voice carried an uncertain vulnerability, "He feels that I'm toying with his feelings..."
"If he has no feelings for you, he will only ignore you instead of getting angry. Getting angry usually means that he still cares."
Shang Wu gently wiped away her daughter's tears. "If he really had no feelings for you, he wouldn't have reacted that way just now. As for the misunderstanding, as long as our hearts are turned towards each other, it will be resolved one day."
"But the premise is that you must first sort out your own feelings and face him and yourself with an honest and clean mind."
She held Lu Yuwu's hand: "Xiaowu, listen to your mother's advice. Find a suitable opportunity to talk things out with Gu Yan and break up properly. Don't delay the person who is truly good to you because you are afraid to face it or are greedy for that temporary warmth. This is being responsible for yourself and respecting Gu Yan."
Lu Yuwu remained silent for a long time.
Her mother's words and that past event stirred within her.
She recalled the gentle look in Gu Yan's eyes when he looked at her, the impulsive, defiant way she had agreed to his request, and Fu Yan's eyes, which were sometimes icy cold and sometimes burning hot.
Finally, she took a deep breath, as if a huge burden had been lifted, and her eyes gradually became clear.
Lu Yuwu looked at Shang Wu and nodded heavily: "Mom, I understand. I will explain it to Gu Yan."
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