Chapter 67 — Mom, Let Me Carry You (Mother and Son Bond) Part-2
After Li Mo carried Liu Pingping home, he helped her back into her room.
Not long after, Su Qingyan quietly slipped out from the side—and threw her arms around Li Mo.
Ever since they’d started dating, she had become increasingly dependent on him. She wanted to be with him all the time.
But after her mom caught her dating, she hadn’t dared to go home.
Feeling her warmth, Li Mo gently touched her forehead.
“Alright, go get some rest. In a few days, I’ll take you to Hangcheng.”
“We’ll slowly warm your mom up to the idea.”
“If we give it time, she’ll come around.”
Su Qingyan looked reluctant, but she knew this wasn’t the time to get too clingy.
It was already getting late.
“…Okay.”
She left Li Mo’s side with great reluctance.
Li Mo and Su Qingyan returned to their own rooms.
Today was exhausting, Li Mo thought. I really need to sit down and figure out the whole Xizi Lake sword conference situation.
After a shower, he lay down slowly.
But just as he lay down, his door creaked open.
A head peeked in.
“Ge, I’m here!” Su Qingyan whispered sweetly.
“You’re not afraid your mom will catch you?” Li Mo was a little exasperated. This girl was far too bold.
“I just came to talk about something serious—the situation with Penguin at school!”
As she spoke, she locked the door behind her.
Li Mo: “…”
Then Su Qingyan threw herself into his arms.
“You’re definitely not a primary schooler anymore,” Li Mo said with a sigh.
Su Qingyan pouted. She was not some little kid.
“Just because I was in primary school before doesn’t mean I’ll be one forever.”
“People grow up, you know.”
Looking at her, Li Mo realized she resembled her mother the most.
But unlike her mother’s polished beauty, Su Qingyan was full of youthful energy. That early bloom of beauty was already beginning to show.
He gently pulled her closer.
“So, what’s going on with Penguin at school?”
Su Qingyan’s expression grew serious.
“Penguin’s blowing up at school!”
“Almost every classmate has a Penguin account now.”
“Before, lots of girls didn’t have one because they didn’t go to internet cafés.”
“Girls don’t feel comfortable in those places.”
Li Mo understood completely.
Only boys could ignore the noisy, smoky environment of a net café. For most girls, it was far from ideal.
“And without a computer, they couldn’t go online much.”
“Even if you bought them a drink, they couldn’t download anything.”
Su Qingyan sighed.
These past few weeks… she had put in so much effort, both for Penguin and for her feelings for Li Mo.
She’d always made helping him her number one priority.
“But ever since Yidong Penguin came out, things are totally different!”
“Now a lot of girls are getting the monthly plan.”
“And soon they’ll be able to use Penguin right on their phones.”
“So tons of people in class are getting the card!”
“You’re amazing! Seriously, what a genius idea!”
She clung to Li Mo, her voice full of admiration.
“Don’t worry! As your wife and loyal helper, I’ll do everything I can to spread Penguin throughout school!”
—
Meanwhile, Liu Pingping was sitting at her computer.
Now that the whole Penguin situation had quieted down, she’d almost forgotten how envious her coworkers had been.
But the moment she entered the company group chat—
It had exploded.
She watched the messages rolling in and couldn’t help but feel a little overwhelmed.
【Liu-jie, where did you get that Penguin number? A three-digit one?! That’s so romantic!】
【Liu-jie, you’re way older than me but look ten times better—and now even your Penguin number stands out? That’s too much!】
【Pingping, how did you get that number? Tell us your secret, sis!】
Even though most of her coworkers were older, everyone acknowledged how useful Penguin was for work.
So when a three-digit number showed up, the group chat went wild.
Everyone wanted to know how Liu Pingping got it.
【I just applied for it, I guess I got lucky,】 she replied.
But her close friends clearly didn’t buy it.
【No way. I tried all afternoon and only got seven-digit ones! Now there are even eight-digit Penguins—how did you land 520?!】
【So jealous. If I had a number like that, it’d make client work so much smoother!】
The nonstop admiration made Liu Pingping feel a little vain satisfaction.
No matter how indifferent she tried to act, being envied like this felt good.
【Pingping, how about I offer ten thousand for that number? Sell it to me.】
【Zhang-jie, come on—that’s too cheap. Penguin’s user base is skyrocketing! I’ll offer thirty thousand. Liu-jie, think about it.】
【Liu Auntie, I’ll pay thirty thousand. Will you sell it to me?】
Even a younger girl at the company wanted to buy it.
【I’ll pay a hundred thousand. Pingping, sell it to me.】
A woman in her forties made the offer. She’d married into money and constantly compared herself to Liu Pingping at work.
But in terms of looks and figure, she always lost. Even her skin tone couldn’t compete.
Now that Liu Pingping had landed a three-digit Penguin number—
She desperately wanted it.
Liu Pingping was stunned.
She had never imagined that a Penguin number could be worth so much.
Even a hundred thousand?!
“…Forget it.”
“This Penguin number holds special meaning for me.”
As she thought back over the past few days—
She remembered that Li Mo was her family. And in her heart, she truly saw him as her son.