About my mother
Asahirou finally returned to London. She didn't know when this place started to make her feel like she belonged.
Subconsciously, her heart has long been with him. Wherever he is, she will be there, although they may not be able to be together.
Zhao Rirou didn't return to Yatang's former residence, Luosha's. After all, her identity had been revealed. Luosha had agreed not to kill her for Yue Lanjing's sake, but that didn't mean he wanted to see her. So Yue Lanjing found her a quiet and elegant place. However, she didn't want to live there. She felt like she was being kept by someone, and she wouldn't move in until she decided to accept him. So she moved in with Siyueying, and Yue Lanjing didn't restrict her freedom.
Thyme said that she had something important to discuss and wanted her to go to her place that night; Yue Lanjing also said that she wanted to have dinner with her, but she refused because she already had an appointment.
Few people know that in a quiet, Japanese-style open-air courtyard, they have an elegant and pleasant dinner at Asahi Rouheso, a restaurant they must choose for their daily meetings.
"I've been abroad these days so I couldn't come to see you. Are your injuries completely healed? I'm sorry, it's all my fault!" Chao Rirou really blamed herself for this matter. She knew that Xiao Qi was a heartless person, but she still asked Xiao Baitu to approach him.
All the suffering Zhuang Youya endured was caused by her! Fortunately, she has recovered well and is in good spirits.
"Don't say that! I'm doing all this willingly!" Zhuang Youya said, covering her chest. "Instead, I should thank you for giving me the opportunity to help Xiu! It allows us to get closer to him!"
"Oh." No wonder her face was always filled with a happy smile, it turned out to be nourished by love! Youya really loved Yue Lanxiu! She was happy for him that such an excellent woman loved him so much. Thinking so in her heart, the smile on her face was forced painfully.
"When I was in the hospital, he came to accompany me almost every day. It was like we were back to the days when we could talk about anything. It made me want to stay in the hospital forever!" Seeing Zhao Rirou's awkward smile, Zhuang Youya felt a little embarrassed. "Do you think I'm a little stupid?"
"When you love someone, don't forget to love yourself as well!" Asahirou said objectively.
Zhuang Youya nodded in agreement, but said helplessly, "I don't know why I love him so much. It's like I'm possessed. If I don't see him or hear his voice for a day, I feel uncomfortable all over and can't do anything! He seems to be very busy now, but he still calls me every now and then to check on me. If I ask him to meet up for dinner, he will come whenever I call. It can be said that he is obedient to me in every way!"
"Well, that's great." Asahirou felt the coffee in her hand was very bitter, so she added spoonful after spoonful of sugar.
"It's great, but I also feel like something's missing, like we're not even close to being lovers!" Zhuang Youya's brows were filled with worry, which made me feel even more pitiful! "Originally, I was a little worried about whether he had a girlfriend, but when I asked, he said he was a single dog now that no one wanted him!"
"Did he say that?" Chao Rirou paused, her eyes filled with melancholy, and she spoke in a sad tone.
Zhuang Youya didn't notice anything was wrong with her. "I asked him if he was heartbroken and if he still couldn't forget his ex. He said he had to learn to let go and let the past be the past..."
Hearing this, Chao Rirou's heart seemed to be hit hard, and the pain was unbearable. She didn't care what Zhuang Youya was saying at all.
In the end, he ended this less than candid meeting early on the grounds of feeling unwell.
Although she felt sorry for hiding her relationship with Yue Lanxiu from Zhuang Youya, she and Yue Lanxiu had broken up, and she felt that it was meaningless to tell it or not.
It was still early, so she went to Thyme's place again, and April Sakura was there too.
The three of them hadn't gathered together to talk about their concerns for a long time. They asked about her and Yue Lanjing. Chao Rirou told them about her experiences abroad in the past few days and wanted to hear their opinions. Was her approach right?
"Since Yue Lanjing is willing to risk his life to save you, it means he truly loves you. I wouldn't hold a grudge against him anymore!" Si Yueying was the first to voice her opinion. "He's such a perfect person, and he became lame because of me. I will never abandon him!"
"So, those who have devoted themselves to you from the beginning to the end, but were just lucky or unlucky and didn't have any missing limbs, deserve to be eliminated?" Thyme reminded Chao Rirou, should Yue Lanxiu's infatuation be let down like this?
"I didn't choose Yue Lanjing. I just wanted to stay with him until his leg was healed." But she was no longer qualified to choose Yue Lanxiu.
"What if his legs have been in bad condition?" Thyme asked the question that Asahirou had been avoiding.
Asahiro turned her head, not knowing how to answer.
"If I choose Yue Lanjing, I will be letting down Yue Lanxiu. If I choose Yue Lanxiu, I will be letting down Yue Lanjing. If I don't want to hurt either of them," Si Yueying thought for a while and said, "I won't do this question either."
"That's not a difficult question. Just choose the one you love! Unless," Thyme frowned and continued, "you love both of them!"
"Can a person fall in love with two people at the same time?" Chao Rirou was not talking about herself. She was thinking about Yue Lanxiu, wondering if he would love her. At the same time, her old love with Zhuang Youya was rekindled!
"I don't think so! If one can hold two people in his heart at the same time, then at most he likes them. He can also hold a third or fourth person in his heart, which does not reach the realm of love at all! After truly falling in love with someone, no matter how outstanding others are, he will not be tempted by them, and no one can replace that person's position!" April Sakura shared her views on love.
"I think so!" Thyme said unexpectedly, "The sunshine during the day is so beautiful, but the moon at night is just as lovely!"
Asahirou and April Sakura both raised their eyebrows. April Sakura smiled and said, "You are so sure, could it be..." April Sakura only knew that she was in love with Xu Rongxuan now. Could it be that she had liked someone else before Xu Rongxuan?
Chao Rirou pondered, the sunshine during the day must be describing Xu Rongxuan; then who is the moon at night referring to?
"We're talking about falling in love at the same time, not one after another!" April Sakura emphasized.
"I was just giving an example. You're overthinking it! Let's get back to the point," Thyme said to Asahi Rou seriously. "It's really not easy to tell whether you love someone or not, but happiness and unhappiness can be clearly reflected on your face. I can see that you're not happy with Yue Lanjing, and if a man truly loves you, he won't watch you wither away by his side! I've said so much, I just want to tell you, no matter what, don't let yourself down!"
April Ying also strongly agreed with this point, "That's right! A woman's greatest love is herself! A man may be open and honest with you today, but not necessarily in the future, because other people's love will change and disappear, and it can't stand the test of time!"
Zhao Rirou waved her hands irritably. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let me tell you the main reason I came here today. Did you hypnotize Xu's mother? Did she remember anything after hypnosis? Did she say anything? Tell me now!"
"You will definitely be interested! She basically remembered everything about Hua'er's mother!" Seeing Asahirou's eyes light up, Thyme was relieved that she could finally dispel the sadness on her friend's face.
"Do you really think she is your mother and you are Huaer?" April Sakura felt that it was just a dream after all, could she really take it seriously?
"Although it is a dream, every scene is very clear and real, just like gradually recalling every little detail of my childhood! And that good brother Rongxuan, not only does he exist in reality, but there really was a girl named Huaer by his side! I don't think I would dream about them by chance for no reason!" And Hua Chuyu's music box, not only did it appear in her dream, she also opened it in reality, and the password was Xu Rongxuan's birthday. Don't these show that she has a close relationship with them?
April Ying couldn't refute, and she thought of another question, "Do you still want to recognize that brother Rong Xuan? If he knew that you were the real flower, would he treat you..." She didn't say anything else, and glanced at Thyme with consideration.
Zhao Rirou also looked at Thyme, who acted indifferent, and smiled, "That ray of sunshine belongs to our Xiangxiang! I know very well that Xu Rongxuan has no feelings for me at all. Could it be that after knowing that I am the flower, he will suddenly fall in love with me? Then I don't think he loves me, but the obsession in his heart! The task of rescuing him from that obsession can only be given to Xiangxiang, because I think he has special feelings for you!"
Thyme's heart trembled for a moment, then she smiled bitterly and said, "It's not an easy thing! Let's continue talking about Hua'er's mother. Her name is Hua Qianmei, they all call her Xiaomei. She is an extremely beautiful, gentle and kind single mother, but she is always worried and sad! This is how Xu's mother initially understood her. Later, as they gradually got to know each other and became good friends, Xu's mother realized that Hua Qianmei and her husband were divorced, and her eldest son was missing, which is why she was so depressed."
"Who is her husband?" Chao Rirou couldn't help but interrupt when she heard this. Could the eldest son be Hua Chuyu?
"Mother Xu doesn't know either. Although she often hears Hua Qianmei mention her, she has never met her in person." Thyme asked carefully on behalf of Chao Rirou.
"What did Hua Qianmei say about her husband?" Chao Rirou regretted that Hua Qianmei was dead, so what about her husband? Was he dead, or alive?
Thyme recounted what she had learned. "According to Hua Qianmei, she and her husband fell in love at first sight and got married. They have a son and their relationship is only getting better and better. Her husband works very hard to give her a good life! Because of his positive attitude and ambition, he was finally appreciated by a big boss. Hua Qianmei thought this was a good thing until she discovered that the big boss had a sister who had been coveting her husband for a long time and had always been close to him! Fortunately, the man remained unmoved. Although he didn't dare to offend the boss's sister, he didn't do anything inappropriate."
"Does the boss's sister know that he has a wife and children? Has the man ever explicitly refused?" April Sakura brought the brewed tea over, poured a cup for everyone, and asked.
"Of course I know, but that kind of person is unfettered at best, but shameless at worst! The man introducing his wife to her should have been a way of rejecting her, but that woman never gave up. She just changed her strategy, starting with Hua Qianmei. On the surface, she became good friends with her, but secretly harassed and instigated her, saying that she and her husband had been together for a long time, that her husband was in love with her, and that he only refused to divorce because of his responsibilities... She wanted Hua Qianmei to be unable to bear it and initiate divorce!"
"Won't Hua Qianmei tell her husband the true identity of that woman?" April Ying asked as she added some milk to her tea.
"She did, but the woman was a master of disguise. She put on another front in front of her husband, completely denying her actions and urging him to love her properly so she wouldn't have any wild thoughts... Worried he wouldn't believe her, she even found a fake boyfriend! Now, the man completely believed his wife was being unreasonable and jealous! He even blamed her for not trusting him and affecting his career, and because of this, they started arguing. Time and again, the man was often away on business for work, and the woman unashamedly followed him around. Gradually, the two of them spent less and less time together. During this time, her husband's friends also told her that he and his boss's sister were too close, and asked her to be careful. But even so, she chose to believe him! Because she loved him so much!"
"Why would her husband's friend tell her this?" Asahiro felt the friend had ulterior motives. "Don't husbands' friends usually keep things secret?"
Thyme nodded, thinking it made sense. "Hua Qianmei said that her husband has a few good friends who are all very nice people. One of them is very kind to her. She has always treated him like a brother!"
"But people may not treat her as their sister!" April Sakura also noticed this.
"What happened next? Why did they get divorced? Did the man change his mind in the end?" Asahiro asked her to continue.
"The man didn't change his heart. It was Hua Qianmei who was set up. She was raped and even caught in bed with him! The man thought she had changed her heart and betrayed him! Even so, the man didn't file for divorce. The reason for the divorce was that not long after this incident, their eldest son disappeared. The man believed that the woman was too busy having an affair and didn't take good care of her son, which led to his abduction. So he filed for divorce out of desperation!"
There was some sadness between Asahirou's brows. She felt pity and heartache for Hana Qianmei's experience, and was disappointed with her husband.
"Needless to say, these must have been the work of the boss's sister!" April Sakura said affirmatively.
"Hua Qianmei was heartbroken by her husband's ruthlessness, but she couldn't care less about him at the time. She only wanted to find her son. The police revealed that her son might have been taken back to China by human traffickers, so she returned to China alone. China was too vast, and she had no clues. Finding her child was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Just when she was feeling hopeless and ready to die, she discovered she was pregnant!"
Suddenly, Zhao Rirou's eyes widened as she asked, "Could it be that rapist? So my father is actually a rapist?!"
"Hua Qianmei is certain it's not you. The timing is unrelated to that rapist, so it must be her husband's, otherwise she wouldn't have given birth to you! After you were born, she was even more certain because you have your father's shadow in you. You look very much like your father! Later, she reunited with her husband and secretly did a DNA test. The result completely confirmed that you are father and daughter!"
"They meet again?" Chao Rirou frowned because of this ill-fated relationship.
"Not only that, but their old love rekindled. They both told each other they couldn't forget each other! But by then, the man had remarried and had a son!"
Asahiro frowned even more tightly.
"Could it be with the boss's sister?" April Sakura expressed her disgust.
Thyme nodded regretfully, "It was that woman! According to the man, he made the mistake while drunk. He has no romantic feelings for her at all. He was just trying to make amends from the beginning to the end!"
"You can imagine that kind of bloody drama!" April Sakura curled her lips.
"Hua Qianmei was a woman of principle, and she would never be a bad woman who destroyed other people's families! But the man refused to let go, especially after he learned she had given birth to another daughter! His constant harassment of his ex-wife soon reached his wife at home, and she began to cause trouble for Hua Qianmei. The man saw her true colors, and although he was initially feeling guilty and hesitant, he immediately and decisively filed for divorce, leaving no room for negotiation. However, it's unknown whether the divorce went through in the end, as Hua Qianmei was suddenly killed in a car accident! With her death, some things will never be known again."
"It's probably that woman who did it!" April Sakura said affirmatively.
Thyme looked at Zhao Rirou. There was something she couldn't understand. "Mother Xu said that when Hua Qianmei had the car accident, the girl named Hua'er, that is, you should have been there. But why was it the fake Hua'er who was sent to the hospital, and why did the real Hua'er, that is, you, go to Yan Mingchi's side?"
"We need to ask Yan Mingchi, but asking him is no different from asking the King of Hell!"
Chao Rirou felt that what April Ying said was right. Only Yan Mingchi knew about this matter. Obviously, he would not easily tell her, and it was too late to hide from him now!
"Should we ask Li Shuqing?" Thyme suggested. The person impersonating Hua'er was Li Shuqing.
"Didn't she lose her memory after the car accident? Doesn't she remember anything about her childhood?" Asahi chuckled.
She had done a brief investigation on Li Shuqing and found out that she was the daughter of a good friend of Li Ao. Because his good friend was suffering from a terminal illness, he had no choice but to entrust his young daughter to him.
At first, she thought there was nothing wrong, but now it seemed she needed to investigate further. How had Li Shuqing been mistaken for Hua'er? This needed to be clarified first.
"God knows if she's just pretending. With her personality, she's not immune to such a thing! Impersonating Hua'er will allow a wealthy man like Li Ao to raise her, so why wouldn't she do it?" April Sakura cast her gaze towards Asahi Roudou, "I think we need to thoroughly investigate her background!"
"We think alike!" Asahiro was very grateful to her two friends for their dedication to her.
Thyme was still immersed in her own thoughts, as if she hadn't heard what they said, and suddenly suggested, "I mean, hypnotize Li Shuqing!"
Chao Rirou thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid Li Shuqing only knows limited things, but this is still a good idea." What she meant was that it was feasible!
"But Yue Lanxiu is the only one who knows hypnosis, right?" Chao Rirou didn't want to bother him all the time.
Thyme was indeed the only one thinking of him. "He will treat your affairs as his own. You two are so close, I think it's okay for him to know that you are looking for your family! Besides, he probably knows everything already."
"What?" Asahiro exclaimed.
"Come on, don't you know how shrewd your man is? He was the one who hypnotized Xu's mother. He'd been suspicious for a long time since he saw how concerned I was about Hua Qianmei. Although he didn't say anything on the surface, that sharp, penetrating look in his eyes was really unbearable!"
Asahirou couldn't help but burst out laughing. "It's hard for you! Actually, it's okay to tell him. I know he will definitely help me, but I still feel like I owe him a lot."
"Then pledge yourself to me!" Thyme always supports her and Yue Lanxiu!
"Why are we talking about this again!" Zhao Rirou returned to the main topic, "By the way, does Xu's mother know the name of Hua Qianmei's husband, and the name of the boss's sister? Or what does she look like?"
"Mother Xu once said that Hua Qianmei always calls her husband Mu Zige!"
"The surname is Mu!" Although this name is very common and there may be thousands of people with the same name, there was a glimmer of hope in Chao Rirou's eyes.
Thyme continued, "As for the boss's sister's name and what she looks like, Xu's mother really doesn't know. But a strange woman who claimed to be Hua Qianmei's friend came to her and asked her about Hua Qianmei. It seemed that the woman was looking for Hua Qianmei, but Xu's mother didn't know where Hua Qianmei had gone at the time. The woman left a deep impression on people because she was very beautiful and dressed very luxuriously. She had a bodyguard with her. She looked like an upper-class person. Because she was very polite, Xu's mother didn't think she was a bad woman!"
"She must be pretending! I guess it's that bad woman!" April Sakura knows too well the hypocrisy of the upper class.
"I think so too, because as far as I know, Xu's mother's memory problems started after she met that woman! It's a pity that this is all we know about that woman." Thyme said regretfully.
"Thank you, Xiangxiang!" Zhao Rirou raised the teacup in her hand. "I'll use tea instead of wine to thank you for running around for me!"
"After being with Yue Lanxiu, I feel like you've become more and more like a human being, and you even know how to say thank you!"
"Be practical. We love money the most! I don't ask for much," April Sakura raised a finger, "You just need to increase my balance by one digit!"
"I'm also going to expand my clinic, and I'll leave the funding to you!"
April Sakura and Thyme started to settle accounts with each other. In fact, they were willing to do it in their hearts, just like when they had problems, Asahirou would help them without complaint!
Asahirou smiled foolishly, wondering if she should tell them that what she lacked most now was money!
In fact, Asahirou also knew that although they often recorded it in the accounts, they never collected the debts!
God was kind to her, giving her two such good friends!
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