Chapter 388 - Do You Believe In Me? (18) (2/2)

Eventually, he decided not to enter the villa. He turned around and returned to Xia Yehua's apartment.

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For the next two days, Shen Liangchuan did not return home and stayed at Xia Yehua's apartment instead.

Qiao Lian would go to work during the day and drop by Xia Yehua's apartment after work, before returning to the seemingly empty villa by herself.

Shen Liangchuan had not looked for her, and neither was she able to bring herself to face him.

She had a heavy heart and found no respite.

It felt like they were caught in a stalemate situation and neither could find a way to resolve this conflict.

Today, Qiao Lian as usual visited Xia Yehua after work and chatted with her. Xia Yehua reached out and took her hands, asking, ”I asked Liangchuan today and he wouldn't talk. Tell me, is he making things difficult for you again? ”

As much as Shen Liangchuan may try to pretend that things were fine in front of Xia Yehua, as his mother, she had seen through at once that there was something wrong between the couple.

Qiao Lian looked at Xia Yehua, who had turned quite brittle from being ill.

She quickly denied, ”Of course not. Shen Liangchuan has been worried about you. That's why he's been staying here. Why? Don't you like him being here keeping you company?”

Seeing that she was not going to get the truth out of Qiao Lian either, she sighed. ”You are both grown-ups, I won't interfere. Neither can I force you in any way. But I will say something… In my youth I used to think that it didn't matter that when we argued, no one would give in. However with the wisdom of hindsight, I can tell you that a couple's cold wars are the most detrimental.

She gently patted Qiao Lian's hands. ”Lay things out on the table and talk through the issues. Having a big fight outweighs anything else! And if you really can't fix it, hit him. I know my son. If you hit him, he won't retaliate.”

”And this,” Qiao Lian thought with some amusement, ”is what his own mother says?”

The following days, her gloom lessened as Xia Yehua's words occupied her mind.

Seeing that she was smiling again, Xia Yehua decided it was time to tell her, ”In this household, besides Auntie Li, I trust no one. Shen Liangchuan has found out that the person who leaked the photo is…”