Chapter 64 - Don’t Touch (1/2)

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

She was crying very heavily.

Lu Shaoming thought about that time three years back when she had saved him. A delicate immature girl who was confident in tackling the bandits. She was so brave and wise.

Then, she thought he died and she wailed with tears in her eyes. Then, he recalled that the woman was made of water. She was gentle and kind.

She bandaged his wound for him. Her white handkerchief had a faint fragrance. Along with her gentle yet slow movement. He missed this encounter for three years.

He always remembered her name was Ning Qing, Qing which meant pretty.

However, he came too late.

There was pity and heartache across Lu Shaoming’s eyes. His handsome eyebrows were tightly knitted for as long as Ning Qing cried.

“Qingqing…” Yue Wanqing looked at Ning Qing with heartache. “Be honest with Mom, when you were in the entertainment circle, did you… That Director w.a.n.g…”

“Mom,” Ning Qing cut her mom off. There were tears s.h.i.+mmering in her beautiful eyes. She said straightforwardly, “Mom, I don’t care how the others view me. But you have to trust me, a clean hand wants no was.h.i.+ng. Every single penny I earned for the past three years, I swear it’s hard-earned money, it’s clean. Actually, the entertainment circle isn’t filthy on it’s own, but the human element always ensures there’ll be dirty deals.”

Yue Wanqing didn’t say anything else. She only extended her arms to bring her dearest daughter into her embrace, “Qingqing, it’s all Mom’s fault. I’m sorry…”

Mom finally forgave her. Actually, she wanted to hide it from her mom forever so that her mom wouldn’t feel guilty and blame herself.

However, for three years, she had been carrying the weight of it all. She had been looking forward to her mom one day accepting that she worked in the entertainment circle. She had been fighting alone for so long. She needed support and encouragement so badly.

It was great that her mom found out and wasn’t angry at her.

Did she benefit from this misfortune?

Ning Qing buried her head in her mom’s neck. She sniffed the warm scent on her mom’s body, she cried as she smiled and shook her head, “Mom, you didn’t do anything wrong. You’re the best mom in the world… Mom, Qingqing loves you…”

The pair of mother and daughter cried for very long and Yue Wanqing was the one who stopped first. She thought of a question and pushed Ning Qing softly. She asked, “Qingqing, where did you get the money for my surgery?”

Ning Qing was dumbfounded when she heard her question. Ning Qing looked at the tall and handsome figure subconsciously.

Lu Shaoming saw the crying girl give him an SOS gaze. He stood up then smiled gently when he answered, “Mom, I paid for the surgery.”

Yue Wanqing was like struck by lightning, “Wh… What? Mom?”

The person who addressed her as “aunt” earlier, called her “Mom” now?!

“Lu Shaoming!” Ning Qing never thought Lu Shaoming would reply like so straightforwardly. She bit her lower lip with her bright white teeth and stomped her feet angrily.

Her relations.h.i.+p with her mom just got better. How dare he mess it up again?

Lu Shaming raised his sword-like eyebrows, as if to tell Ning Qing, Why? Do you still want to lie to your mom?

Ning Qing was at loss for words. She creased her eyebrows as she stared at him.

“Mom, Ning Qing and I already registered and got married.” In other words, she had no choice even if she disagreed. “Actually, there’s nothing bad about us getting married. In the future, I will take care of you along with her. You don’t have to worry. If I’m here, a hundred Director w.a.n.gs are nothing.”

Yue Wanqing realized how well-spoken the man was. Great, now she was at loss for words to reply what he said earlier.

He was aiming at the fact that she would feel sorry for Ning Qing. He said that they were registered and he meant to hint, Mom, you can’t turn your daughter from a newlywed to a divorcee, right?

Take care of her, Director w.a.n.g… He stood by the door and listened to their conversation. He knew about their difficult living conditions and he made it sound so nice to hear. Wasn’t what he did taking advantage of his own power to bully them?

Yue Wanqing felt a sharp pain in her heart. She held her chest and took a step back.

“Mom!” Ning Qing held her mom and her tears flowed down in fear.

Yue Wanqing was angry and anxious. Marriage was a serious topic and Ning Qing was too careless. But what can she do? They just fought. Her daughter bore sorrow with forbearance and was filial to her. She wasn’t willing to reprimand her further.

She suspected the man intended to take advantage of such great timing.

Yue Wanqing was held up by Ning Qing when she looked at Lu Shaoming.

Lu Shaoming accepted his mother-in-law’s gaze and he smiled. He understood that the deal was done.

“What’s your name, how long have you known Qingqing?” Frankly speaking, Yue Wanqing was happy with Lu Shaoming. He seems like the kind of man who was mature, stable, understands women, knows how to take care of a woman. However, she was worried that her daughter was so innocent that she would be under the man’s full control.

“Mom, I’m Lu Shaoming. I’ve known Ning Qing for three years.”

Three years?

Ning Qing thought she heard wrong. They knew each other for barely half a month.

But she thought and she understood. Traditional people like her mom would gauge one’s relations.h.i.+p by the amount of time they knew each other. He can’t just tell her mom the truth.