679 Fearful (1/2)

”Where did you run off to leaving your bride alone?”

Xin Xiaoli looked up from his phone screen and seeing his aunt, his expressions froze for half a second. He quickly regained his composure before replying, ”I just had an important call to take.”

Xin Suyin narrowed her eyes at him, ”Today, your bride should be the most important one.”

Xin Xiaoli laughed awkwardly before saying, ”I'll keep that in mind.”

”Auntie, how come you're so busy these days?” Xin Suyin raised her brow at Qiu Meihui inquisitively as the latter continued, ”Make some time for my best friend as well. Liu Nuan misses you a lot.”

Xin Suyin's eyes darkened as she heard Qiu Meihui's words and her eyes shifted towards Liu Nuan who was standing behind Qiu Meihui silently. But noticing her mother's gaze, Liu Nuan's whole body shivered and she cowered back wanting to hide far away.

Liu Nuan tugged at Qiu Meihui's dress whispering, ”Stop it, Meihui. Mom is busy.”

Qiu Meihui didn't pay any heed to her as she went on, ”Look, she's still thinking about you. I agree that you're busy but I think you can make a little time for your daughter.”

Xin Suyin smiled at Qiu Meihui saying, ”I should indeed make some time for my dear daughter.” The way she emphasized her last words made Liu Nuan tremble in fear.

Liu Nuan had grown up in love and care. She had never faced any difficulty in her life because her mother solved everything for her. That's why she had always been closest to her mother. And truly believed that her mother loved her more than anything. However, it all suddenly changed...

*Flashback*

Liu Nuan was sleeping on the hospital bed. It had been over two weeks since she staged the show of 'miscarriage'. She had heard how torrents of abuse and slander had been thrown towards Chen Xiu. She'd be lying if she said it didn't give her satisfaction or happiness. Because it did. In fact, she hoped this matter to blew up even more so that Chen Xiu would disappear from her life for good!

Then Zhou Jinhai would be just hers. Only hers!

In the middle of the night, she suddenly woke up feeling thirsty. It was pitch black in the room. She pressed a button to turn on the light and shrieked when she noticed someone sitting still on the couch before her. Realizing who it was, she breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed her chest saying, ”Mom, when did you come? And why are you just sitting there like this?”

Xin Suyin looked up and stared at Liu Nuan's face. Liu Nuan didn't know what she was trying to do but she found her mother's gaze a little strange. In truth, the way Xin Suyin looked at her made her scared. She could see her mother's bloodshot eyes and clenched jaw as if she was holding herself back from something.