Chapter 12 - Rumors (1/2)

It was raining outside. Li Qin Yao was alone at home when she heard a movement outside. She held a baseball bat in her hand and waited behind the kitchen wall.

The door swung open, and a familiar silhouette showed up.

Li Qin Yao immediately put down the baseball bat behind the wall and walked towards the door. Her eyes flickered with joy as she saw her mother stepped inside the house. Li Qin Yao went to help her mother with the bag on her mother's hand. ”Ma! How come you're home early? Didn't you say that you should return tomorrow?”

Her mother, Xu Yilan, handed her daughter the baggage in her hand as she replied, ”There was a change in plan.” She sat down on the couch with a sigh.

A few minutes later, Li Qin Yao appeared with a glass of water in her hand. Xu Yilan drank her water and let out a satisfied sigh when the glass was empty. She looked at her daughter and thanked her.

Ever since Li Qin Yao had resigned from her position in QL Group, she moved in to live with her mother in B City.

Her parents have divorced for more than ten years. Although they were divorced, before her father passed away, their relationship was quite decent.

Her father, Li Xuan, comes from an influential family in the city. The family, owned QL Group, a company that focused on real estate while her mother was an accountant, who came from a middle-class family.

When they divorced, both of them agreed to let her father have custody over her. They both wanted the best for Li Qin Yao and staying with the Li family will ensure that she will have the best. She will not have a lack of love, money, or education.

Sometimes, Li Qin Yao wondered whey her parents were divorced. In her opinion, her parents loved and cared about each other. Even after their divorce, both of them never remarried.

She asked the question to her mother once. Her mother told her that sometimes, even when two people are in love, they don't necessarily will have to stay together.

At that time, she did not understand this. But after staying with the Li family for too long, facing her relatives, she began to figure out something. Her father loved her mother, but the company matters are much more important. Her mother loved her father, but she was not strong enough to stay by his side, especially when her father was always absent.

”Mom. How was your trip?” Li Qin Yao moved behind the sofa and gave her mother a shoulder massage.

Xu Yilan leaned back on the sofa to enjoy her daughter's shoulder massage. ”It was fun. I bought some souvenirs for you. Later, you should go and look at it.”

Li Qin Yao nodded. ”I know.”

Her mother closed her eyes for a second and turned around. ”That's right. How did you end up losing your phone the other day? You don't know how worried I was when I could not reach you. Imagine how surprised I was when I heard a man's voice when my call finally got through.”

”I was too careless.” Li Qin Yao lowered her gaze. Then she retold everything to her mother.

”You are this big, and you still make me worry.”

Li Qin Yao smiled sheepishly. ”I'll be more careful next time.”

Xu Yilan looked at her daughter with a frown. ”There will be a next time?”

”No. I won't let this happen again.” Li Qin Yao said, laughing. Then she started to think of something to change the topic of conversation. ”Mom. Are you hungry? Should I cook something for dinner? Or do you want to go out?”

Xu Yilan waved her hand. ”I'm too tired to go out. Besides, it's raining outside.”