548 The Secret About the Past 166 (2/2)
”Is Ciye back yet?”
”Yes.” Jin Qingyue decided that the crucial thing to do now was to handle the matter properly since Mrs. Ling had already found out about it.
Mrs. Ling alighted from the car and walked toward Ling Ciye's apartment.
Jin Qingyue followed closely behind and entered the house together with her. However, she remained outside the bedroom and allowed Mrs. Ling and her son some space to have a private discussion.
Ling Ciye was not at all shocked to see his mother.
”Mother, you're back.”
Mrs. Ling was further enraged to see how calm he was. ”Yes, I'm here. When did you come back?”
”I've always been home.”
”Then why did you tell me that…”
Before she could even finish her sentence, Ling Ciye hurriedly explained, ”Because I was severely wounded and I didn't want to worry you. I've been resting and recuperating at home all this while.”
”Where and how did you get wounded? I've always reminded you to look out for your safety and protect yourself at all times, but you simply refuse to listen! Show me your wounds,” Mrs. Ling exclaimed worriedly.
He lifted his shirt and said, ”I was shot twice, once in my abdomen and once in my arm.”
Mrs. Ling stared at his wounds and grew speechless, filled with immense heartache.
”Mother, Qingyue has been the one taking care of me dearly during the time that I was healing my wounds.”
”If you told me about it, I would've taken care of you dearly too. Anyone can do the same, there's nothing great about it,” Mrs. Ling scoffed.
”Mother, I'm not a child anymore, I know what I'm doing. So, Mother, could you please be more kind and understanding toward Qingyue for my sake?” Ling Ciye asked softly.
”No, I can't. Ciye, why are you so muddled up? There are plenty of better fishes in the sea. Are you blind?” Mrs. Ling scorned as she took a seat by the bed.
”I just want to be with a woman who makes me feel comfortable and at ease. Well, she just happens to be one.”
”Comfortable in which aspect?” Mrs. Ling asked.
”Emotionally comfortable,” Ling Ciye answered.
”I don't care, your father and I both don't agree to this. I can't tolerate others criticizing and castigating you and our family,” said Mrs. Ling, staring at the ground.
”Mother, if I could make Qingyue's reputation improve gradually, will you and Father change your attitudes toward our relationship?”
Mrs. Ling did not answer his question and instead asked, ”Do you really want to date her?”
”We're already in a relationship.”
Mrs. Ling was at a complete loss for what to do. She was peeved by how disobedient her son was, although she knew that she could not keep him by her side forever, now that he was already a grown-up.
”If you can really do that, I can't say if your father's attitude will change but mine will, for sure.”
Ling Ciye broke into smiles and said, ”Mother, I'm taking your word for it. Don't go home just yet. I'll ask Qingyue to prepare a sumptuous meal for you to try.”
Mrs. Ling glared at him and scoffed, ”Do I look like I haven't eaten before?”
She then added, ”Rest well and refrain from moving about unnecessarily. I'll visit you again another day.”
”Mother, take care.”