"Yueyue's back?" one of the old men called out to her.
"Yes, Uncle Liu, how are you feeling?" Lin Yue stopped and responded politely.
Grandpa Liu waved his hand with a smile, "She's fine, it's just... your mother hasn't been acting right lately. She's been sleeping very late every night, and she makes a lot of noise in the middle of the night, keeping everyone awake. Also, she keeps bringing strangers home, which makes us very worried about her safety. You should talk to her about it; it's really not good."
As soon as Grandpa Liu finished speaking, the elderly men and women around him nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, Yueyue, you have to persuade your mother properly, she can't go on like this."
Lin Yue's face instantly turned ashen, her brows furrowing tightly. She bowed deeply to the elderly people, saying, "I'm so sorry, I apologize on behalf of my mother for her uncivilized behavior that disturbed everyone. I'll talk to her about it when I get back." With that, she quickly turned and went upstairs.
Lin Yue stood at the door, panting heavily, listening to the sounds of laughter and playfulness coming from inside. She had never found her mother's laughter so grating... coupled with a strong smell of cigarettes.
She raised her hand and knocked on the door. The laughter inside stopped abruptly, followed by footsteps approaching from afar. It wasn't Li Shuhua who opened the door, but her boyfriend. Ha, another boy who looked about her age!
Lin Yue gave the boy who opened the door a cold glance and walked straight in.
Li Shuhua was sitting at her vanity in the bedroom, putting on makeup and humming a song, looking to be in a great mood. Turning around and seeing her daughter standing in the doorway, her smile instantly froze. She put down her lipstick and hurriedly stood up. "Yueyue, what brings you here?"
Lin Yue looked at her once clean and tidy home, now filled with smog and litter, littered with dirty trash and used items. Takeout containers were carelessly tossed on the floor, emitting a foul odor. A half-smoked cigarette butt lay in the ashtray.
"Can't I come? I didn't even know you had this side to you if I didn't come! Mom, what are you trying to do?" Lin Yue glared at Li Shuhua, her eyes filled with disappointment.
Her question instantly ignited Li Shuhua's anger. Her eyes widened, and her voice rose eight octaves: "I'm your mother! You have no right to criticize your mother! What's wrong with me dating? Does that mean you're allowed to date and get married?"
Li Shuhua, who was extremely concerned about her image, could not bear to hear her daughter, whom she had raised, speak to her like that, especially in front of her boyfriend! She felt that her dignity had been severely damaged, and the expression on her face became distorted.
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