CHAPTER 528: 507: MOTHER AND DAUGHTER (FIRST UPDATE)

After Bai Xue left the Li Family, she calmed down. Walking alone on the street, she thought about how she had been heartbroken at home these past days, her youngest daughter hadn’t visited her even once, and in the end, all she got was the news of her husband’s remarriage. Although they were divorced, she always felt in her heart that her husband was still hers. She had hoped that once her youngest daughter’s situation stabilized, she would return to their hometown and stay with him in the countryside.

But everything was wrong. Her plan was shattered, and there was now someone else beside her husband. Although Ye He Ping hadn’t done anything with that woman in front of her, he had still chosen that woman.

The more Bai Xue thought about it, the sadder she became. She wiped her tears and went to find her younger daughter. Ye Qian’s days at the company weren’t easy either, and when she saw her mother come looking for her, her expression turned a bit sour, "Mom, why are you here?"

The trouble caused by her mother led to a lot of gossip among people in the company, so seeing her mother come to find her at work, Ye Qian was displeased, and her face naturally showed it.

"Ye Qian, your dad has remarried. Did you know about this? Why didn’t you tell me about such a big thing? I only found out from outsiders. I went to the Li Family, and your dad was helping that woman. Ye Ling was also on your dad’s side." Bai Xue’s tears fell like beans, "Ye Qian, from now on, you’ll be the only one I have. It’s just us, mother and daughter, relying on each other."

"Mom, you and dad are divorced, so there’s nothing wrong with dad remarrying. Please, don’t make a scene. I have things to do here, so please go back." Ye Qian, seeing people around looking for drama, just wanted to send her mother away.

Bai Xue didn’t get any comfort from her daughter and was stunned, "Qianqian, how can you be so cold? It’s your mom who is sad now. Your dad has married someone else. How can you not care at all?"

Bai Xue looked at her daughter in disbelief, as if seeing a stranger for the first time.

Ye Qian didn’t want people watching, so she grabbed her mother and led her outside. Once they reached a place without people, she angrily let go of her mother’s hand and, with impatience, said, "Mom, what do you want? Tell me, if you want me to cause trouble for dad, I’ll do it. Then, can you stop bothering me? I’m really tired. Can’t you just be quiet for a while? Last time you caused a scene at the hospital, I know you were standing up for me, and I thank you. So no matter how much people gossip or laugh at me, I don’t care. I know no matter how much people laugh at me, you did it for my good. But I’m really tired, look at my current life, I’m not welcomed by the in-laws, and things aren’t going well at work. If you keep causing trouble, I really won’t be able to stay in the army."

"Are you blaming me?" Bai Xue, being dragged outside by her daughter, looked at her with an unrecognizable gaze, "Are you blaming me for embarrassing you? Qianqian, I’ve always cared for you since you were young, whatever you wanted you got. The reason your dad and I ended up like this is because of you, because I was always partial to you, that’s why your dad distanced himself from me. And now you tell me not to bother you, how can you say such things?"

These words didn’t move Ye Qian; instead, they made her look even more impatient, "Mom, I know you’ve done a lot for me, but please stop saying these things. Every time I hear you talk about how much you’ve done for me, I feel so guilty, like I owe you so much, it’s suffocating. Mom, call me selfish if you want, or heartless, just consider that your love for me was wasted. Please don’t bother me anymore. Dad is soft-hearted, if you really can’t let go, just go back home with him. The house back home is half yours. Living in the same village, you’ll inevitably meet. That woman will eventually find it unbearable and argue with dad. When their relationship worsens, then you can show concern for dad, and he’ll surely forgive you."

Though her daughter had given advice, it didn’t make Bai Xue happy; rather, it filled her with cold despair because of what her daughter said earlier, "Qianqian, do you really think it’s mom’s fault that you’re in such a state?"

"Mom, I’ve said all I needed to. Please go, and don’t come to the army to find me again. If you want me to lose my job, then go ahead and come find me." Ye Qian threw the words down and turned away briskly.

Bai Xue stood there in shock, not calling back her daughter who left in large strides, her face still full of disbelief. The daughter, who was always gentle, kind, and sweet in her eyes, suddenly one day said she was tired of her. This was something Bai Xue couldn’t bring herself to believe.

Having been hit so hard from both sides, Bai Xue didn’t know how she got home. She could make trouble with anyone, but she couldn’t bring herself to make trouble with her youngest daughter. That was the daughter she had loved since childhood. She always wanted the best for her daughter and would never want her to lose her job or be unhappy.

Looking at the street in a daze, in such a big city, she was all alone. In that moment, she felt inexplicably lonely.

On the Li Family’s side, Ye Ling thought it was unlikely that her mother would just cause a scene and then be done. But after a few days of silence, with no one coming, she found it strange but didn’t think much about it. After her child’s full month, Ye Ling returned to report back to the army, taking time out in the mornings and afternoons to come home to nurse the baby, also coming home at noon, so as not to disrupt the baby’s feeding schedule.

Since Xiang Weilai returned, he had been very busy, and Ye Ling didn’t know what he was busy with. Ever since their last conversation, he seemed to dislike the topic, so Ye Ling didn’t bring it up again. Instead of waiting to see Xiang Weilai, a woman came knocking at her door.

Ye Ling looked at the woman in front of her, tall and quite similar to herself in looks, about a seventy to eighty percent resemblance. However, her fashionable attire diminished their similarities. Clearly, the other woman was also startled upon seeing Ye Ling, given their resemblance.

Ye Ling brought her into the office, poured her some water, and finally spoke, "We don’t know each other. You said you’re a friend of Weilai’s and want to talk about him. Now that there’s no one else around, go ahead and speak."

The woman placed the water on the table and smiled calmly, "Before I met you, I had a lot to say. But now that I’ve seen you, I find there’s nothing to say anymore. I’m sorry for disturbing you today."

"Oh." Hearing this, Ye Ling didn’t press for more.

She wasn’t much of a talker, the other was a stranger, and as the woman got up to leave, Ye Ling also rose to see her out, only to see Xiang Weilai burst through the door in a hurry.

"What brings you here?" Ye Ling said knowingly as she glanced at Xiang Weilai, then at the woman beside her.