Chapter 96: Give Mom Some Time…
“Xiao Mo…”
Liu Pingping looked at Li Mo before her, her gaze very serious.
“These past few days, you’ve been so good to me. Is it because of Yan Yan? Because… you don’t plan on changing mothers-in-law?”
Li Mo was silent for a moment.
He also looked at Liu Pingping with sincere eyes.
“Mom, I truly see you as my mother.”
“Even though you didn’t think much of me before, you’ve never been anything less than kind to me. No matter how busy you were, you’d still come to cook for Yan Yan and me. My feelings for you will always be genuine.”
“Even if Yan Yan and I weren’t together, my feelings for you wouldn’t be any less real.”
“Some things, I believe you’ll come to understand. My feelings for you are the same.”
Feeling the warmth of Li Mo’s hand, Liu Pingping sensed a lot in that moment.
Looking into his eyes, she seemed to understand much of what he meant. For a while, she didn’t know how to respond.
“Mom, you should rest for now. I hope you won’t leave. Even if you want to go out to clear your mind, I hope you’ll come back soon. I’ll be here waiting for you.”
“It’s not just because of Yan Yan, for my own sake, too, I hope you’ll stay by my side. Both Yan Yan and I need you. I need you.”
Li Mo’s earnest words made Liu Pingping’s heart feel warm again.
Soon, Li Mo left, and the room was silent except for Liu Pingping. Staring at her packed belongings, she felt lost.
Li Mo’s feelings for her were so sincere, and she understood the look in his eyes…
She could tell that his affection for her was genuine mother-and-son love. After all these years, she had only ever focused on his achievements.
But… fully accepting this situation and staying here would still take a long time.
“What am I supposed to do… When Xiao Xiao finds out you’re with Yan Yan, she’ll definitely cut ties with me.”
Liu Pingping didn’t know how to face Su Xiaoxiao. She hadn’t stood by her own daughter.
Countless thoughts tangled in her mind, leaving her at a loss.
Late into the night, she still couldn’t sleep. Should I leave this place? Maybe I should go away for a while.
Li Mo had truly fulfilled his duty as a son, treating her with utmost filial piety. But should she really support him and Xiao Xiao’s relationship?
And she understood his inner thoughts perfectly.
But would Xiao Xiao be devastated later? The man she had pushed away had now become so outstanding…
And…
…
After his talk with Liu Pingping,
Li Mo went to Su Qingyan’s room, this time, not sneaking in.
Seeing him enter, Su Qingyan, dressed in pajamas, rushed into his arms.
She was overjoyed, but then a thought struck her, what if someone found out? Wouldn’t that ruin everything?
“How could you be so bold? Lock the door quickly…”
Just as Su Qingyan moved to lock the door, Li Mo stopped her.
“No need to lock it. Mom already knows about us.”
Su Qingyan froze. She hadn’t expected their secret to be exposed.
“But… how did Mom find out?”
“She saw us on the rooftop.”
Li Mo’s voice carried a hint of helplessness. It seemed there were no secrets under the same roof. In such close quarters, it was only natural that Liu Pingping had discovered his relationship with Yan Yan.
Li Mo had treated Liu Pingping so well even after divorcing Su Xiaoxiao, unchanged, even better than before, all for this moment…
If not for these days of nurturing their bond, she might never have supported him and Su Qingyan.
His plan of “not changing mothers-in-law” seemed to have succeeded.
“Then what do we do? Will Mom hit me…?”
Su Qingyan was clearly nervous. After hiding their relationship for so long, it had still been exposed.
Would her mother blame her? And what would Su Xiaoxiao think if she found out Li Mo was with her?
“She won’t. I’ve already talked to her. I think… she’ll support us.”
“She understands your personality, and my career is doing well now. So, she has no reason to oppose it.”
Li Mo knew Liu Pingping had figured out all his little schemes.
Now, it was up to her to come to terms with it.
This was a process he couldn’t interfere with. He could only hope for the best.
“Really? Mom will agree…?”
At that moment, Su Qingyan remembered what she and Li Mo had done on the rooftop. Her face burned with embarrassment.
She never expected to be discovered so soon.
“I think so. If she doesn’t support us, we’ll just have to wear her down with persuasion.”
Su Qingyan nodded.
“Mm… All this time, my feelings have never changed.”
“I want to be your wife, to stay by your side. No matter who tries to stop me, I won’t give up. I will marry you in this lifetime!”
Her voice was firm and unwavering…