Chapter 95: Feelings…
“Mom… what’s wrong?”
He took her hand gently, but she remained silent.
Finally, after a long pause, she looked at him.
“How long have you and Qingyan been together?”
No beating around the bush.
Li Mo hesitated. He hadn’t expected her to find out so soon.
“We’ve been together for a while… not long after the divorce.”
He quickly clarified, “It definitely didn’t happen while I was still with Xiaoxiao.”
“I believe you. Qingyan isn’t that kind of girl.”
Liu Pingping had raised her daughter well.
“But you watched her grow up. How could you…?”
Surprisingly, she felt calmer than expected.
Maybe because, over time, Li Mo’s kindness had deepened their bond, like real mother and son.
“I never thought of Qingyan that way before. When I first met your family, she was just a child.”
Li Mo sighed, opening up.
His relationship with Su Qingyan was something he would never regret. No other woman could compare.
“I know your parenting philosophy used to prioritize success over emotions.”
Liu Pingping stayed silent.
She had never paid much attention to such things before.
But after spending time with Li Mo, she had learned that there was more to life than money and success, there was genuine love.
If she had realized this sooner, maybe Xiaoxiao and Li Mo wouldn’t have divorced.
As a mother, her opinion had held weight.
Had she opposed the divorce, Xiaoxiao might have listened.
“I was an only child, and my parents were very strict with me. So, I always longed for warmth and affection. Most of the time, the only one by my side was Qingyan.”
“I remember one year when we went to Suzhou, Xiaoxiao had just returned for a day before leaving again for work. You were the same. The house was empty except for me and Qingyan, so I took her to explore the gardens.”
“This happened more than once. During holidays, you often sent Qingyan to stay with us…”
“No one was really looking after her. I was the one taking care of her all those times.”
Li Mo’s words filled Liu Pingping with deep guilt.
If not for the unexpected bond she had formed with Li Mo, she might never have realized how much beauty existed beyond success and status. For a moment, she didn’t know how to respond.
“Those moments didn’t just affect me, they shaped Qingyan too.”
“I never imagined I’d end up with her.”
“To me, she was always that little elementary school girl. Even after she grew up, that’s how I still saw her.”
“But… she fell in love with me. Not long after my divorce, she confessed.”
Liu Pingping was surprised. Qingyan had confessed first?
The realization made her feel even guiltier. Had she really neglected her daughter so much?
If not for all those years of loneliness, would Qingyan have ever developed feelings for Li Mo?
“At first, I didn’t accept her feelings. I thought it was just a childish crush.”
“But over time, I realized, Qingyan is stubborn. Once she decides something, she never wavers.”
“She was completely serious about me.”
“Gradually, the way I saw her changed. She wasn’t just a kid anymore, she became a woman in my eyes.”
“I couldn’t resist her anymore.”
“I knew I had fallen for her. In the end, I didn’t fight it.”
“I chose to be with her.”
Liu Pingping stared at Li Mo, her voice firm.
“But how could you? She’s practically your sister!”
“Mom, why can’t I be with Qingyan?” Li Mo countered. “We have no blood ties. There’s no burden between us. We’re happy together.”
“I’m handsome, successful, financially secure, don’t I make a good husband?”
Liu Pingping had no rebuttal.
At his young age, Li Mo already owned a Rolls-Royce, a villa, and held shares in Alibaba.
Industry titans respected him.
QQ’s profits were skyrocketing, his future was limitless.
If Qingyan had met a man like Li Mo under normal circumstances, Liu Pingping would’ve approved without hesitation.
But now, words failed her.
Would Qingyan marrying Li Mo really be so bad?
To her own surprise, Liu Pingping found herself considering it.
There was another reason, too, if Li Mo and Qingyan didn’t end up together, her bond with him would end.
When she had offered to formally adopt him as her godson, he had refused.
He only called her “Mom” because of Qingyan.
But how much of his affection for her had been real?
After a long silence, Liu Pingping finally spoke.
“Then tell me, these feelings you’ve shown me… were they all just for Qingyan’s sake?”