126 The Depressed Show Hos (1/2)

Chapter 126: The Depressed Show Host

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Shi Rong, Jiang Qianxue’s mother, knocked on the door. ”Xiao Xue, I am coming now.”

Walking into the room, she noticed that Xiao Xue was staring the ceiling, lying on her bed, wearing her pajamas.

”Xiao Xue, there’s fresh-baked cake and black tea, would you like some?” Mother handed the plate over in front of Xiao Xue.

Xiao Xue suddenly came back from her deep thoughts, getting up from her bed embarrassedly.

”Yes, yes, I would like to have some!” she responded.

Shi Rong was a full-time house wife, and very good at baking cake. Plus, she used only the top baking materials, so her baked goodies were much better than those from the bakeries. When Jiang Tianda’s old friends and former subordinates came to their house for parties, they all loved her baking. There were not a lot of people who tried her baking, but a few housewives from her community even requested to become her students — There was a saying that the way to a man’s heart was through his stomach.

While Xiao Xue was enjoying so much cake and tea, Shi Rong thought something was wrong and looked at her daughter.

”What happened? Is there something on my face?” Xiao Xue tried to use her elbow to rub at her face.

Mother was hesitant, then said after a few seconds, ”Xiao Xue, why haven’t you been out these days?”

Xiao Xue gave a cute laugh. ”I was blamed so much when I was out all the time before. Now when I stay home more, you start to ask me why. Should I split myself into two?”

The lighter side of Xiao Xue’s personality was showing, Mother felt more uneasy—if someone suddenly changed their personality, something must have happened to her, most likely not a good thing.

Xiao Xue had been less happy since she had come back from Mt. Hidden Fog. Initially, Shi Rong thought she was too tired from the trip and she would get back to normal after a few days of rest. But a few days passed, and Xiao Xue was still in the status of not eating nor drinking, and seemed very confused all day long.

”Xiao Xue, please tell mommy honestly. Did someone mistreat you?” Shi Rong asked softly, holding her hands.

”No! Not at all! Who would dare to treat me badly?” Xiao Xue answered right away without hesitation. She didn’t seem to be lying — Shi Rong knew her daughter pretty well, and Xiao Xue was not the type of person who could pretend nothing happened if she had been mistreated.

Shi Rong knew that Xiao Xue was doing live shows online. Sometimes she would turn on the computer and check on her. But since she didn’t know much about computers and online stuff, she didn’t register for an account, only viewing the website as a visitor. After checking the website a few times, she felt that the live show was safe for Xiao Xue; plus, thousands of people were watching her every step of the way. If something happened to her, there would be someone reporting it to the police. So she felt pretty at ease about it.

It must be true that Xiao Xue said that she was not mistreated. But why was she feeling so unhappy?

Shi Rong’s heart was broken when she saw how depressed Xiao Xue was. She knew that she spoiled her so much. But what could she do? Xiao Xue was her precious pearl. She would feel hurt even if Xiao Xue got a scrape on her skin.

”Mom, your cakes always taste so good. But the pumpkin cake I had at Hidden Fog Tea House a few days ago tasted yummy too. You should give it a try next time,” she said softly. She finished her cake, putting the tea cup back to the tray, and sucked her finger.

”Sure.” Shi Rong gave an uneasy grin. ”But I don’t know how to get there. You should take me next time.”

Xiao Xue hesitated, nodding slowly.

”Yes, something must have happened on the Mt. Hidden Fog trip.” Shi Rong thought to herself, ”If that was her usual Xiao Xue, she would have said ‘yes’ right away.”

But why? Xiao Xue had a good impression of Hidden Fog Tea house, otherwise she would not recommend her mother to go, but at the same time she didn’t want to accompany her mother to go back. Was there someone she didn’t want to see in that Tea House?

The Persian cat came through the door and jumped on Xiao Xue’s bed.

”Snow Ball! Come, Snow Ball!” Xiao Xue waived at the cat.

Snow Ball quietly snuggled into her hug.