?73: Section 73: Spoiling (Asking for recommendations at the fifth watch!) 73: Section 73: Spoiling (Asking for recommendations at the fifth watch!) The door closed, and like a tidal wave, Qian Qiaoqiao came quickly and left just as swiftly, leaving everyone in the living room looking at each other in confusion.

    “What happened?” Hai Mingzhu was the first to ask.

    Jin Xin shrugged his shoulders, “Who knows?

    A mad dog doesn’t need a reason to bite people.” After saying this, he looked at Cui Xin’ai, “Should we get a lawyer and sue her?”

    “No need.” The smile on Cui Xin’ai’s face was strained.

    Hai Mingzhu almost felt that the Cui Xin’ai who held the gun last night was an illusion – the stimulating life of the rich is something the poor could not comprehend.

    “Qian Qiaoqiao is a woman who pursues sophistication and the admiration of others.” Shen Yue suddenly began, “Her entire body is covered in brand name items, the makeup pasted on her face can feed an ordinary person for half a year.”

    “Are you implying something, Advisor Shen?” Hai Mingzhu was unhappy with Cui Xin’ai’s meddling, she felt more reassured by Shen Yue’s insights.

    “For a woman like her, going out without makeup is almost fatal,” Shen Yue slowly sat down.

    “But I noticed she didn’t wear any makeup today.”

    “I didn’t realize Advisor Shen was so meticulous in studying women’s makeup.” Hai Mingzhu said, clearly disappointed.

    At this point, Jin Xin suggested, “Does this mean she rushed out for some urgent matter?” Upon seeing Shen Yue nod, Jin Xin continued: “This urgent matter must be extremely important to her if she forgot to apply makeup.”

    After a moment, Jin Xin concluded, “She’s not just causing a scene for no reason, something big must be happening to Li Jizu.”

    Hai Mingzhu responded with undisguised admiration, “You and Advisor Shen are truly insightful.” She couldn’t believe these two men could deduce so much from a woman’s makeup.

    Feeling that her degree in psychology was almost useless, she queried, “But if Li Jizu is sick, he should see a doctor.

    Why come to find Lady Cui…

    or rather, why come to find Li Yawei?”

    The color drained from Cui Xin’ai’s face, all she managed to say was, “Everyone, have breakfast.

    It looks like none of you got a good sleep last night…” While saying this, she turned her attention to someone who just entered the room.

    Everyone followed her gaze and saw Li Yawei leaning against the bedroom door, her face pale.

    Li Yawei finally woke up, her face was much cleaner.

    No doubt, Cui Xin’ai had wiped her face clean while she slept the previous night.

    She looked at Cui Xin’ai, her gaze as cold as if she was looking at a stranger.

    Cui Xin’ai managed a strained smile, “Ya Wei, you’re awake?

    I noticed you haven’t been sleeping well lately, so I let you sleep in a little longer.

    Since you’re up now, have some porridge.

    I made your favorite fish and meat porridge from when you were little.” After saying this, she didn’t go over, but simply waved her hand, “Come, let’s have breakfast together.”

    She didn’t go over to pull her daughter, not because she didn’t want to, but more like she didn’t dare to.

    Li Yawei finally moved, but instead of heading towards the table, she was walking towards the door.

    Cui Xin’ai grew anxious and asked, “Ya Wei, where are you going?”

    “Are you going to meet with the gunman?

    I was already shot yesterday because of all the chaos.” Jin Xin finally spoke up.

    Li Yawei’s body trembled visibly, and she stopped in her tracks.

    “Yeah, there’s still danger outside, why not stay and have some porridge, and we can all think of a solution together.” Hai Mingzhu quickly walked to Li Yawei’s side, led her by the hand to the dining table, and glanced at Shen Yue. Sёarch* The N?vel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Shen Yue gave a slight nod, signaling that Hai Mingzhu had done well.

    Seeing her efforts acknowledged, Hai Mingzhu felt pleased and reached for a spoon, “Madam Cui, let me serve the porridge.”

    Cui Xin’ai politely refused, “I’ll do it, these small tasks are usually my responsibility.”

    “That’s really quite something.” Hai Mingzhu remarked sympathetically, “Despite your status, you’re still hands-on.

    Whoever has a mother like you certainly has a fortune from a past life.”

    Li Yawei sat at the dining table in silence, her head bowed.

    Shen Yue glanced her way and saw the knuckles on Li Yawei’s leg clenched white.

    He shook his head at Hai Mingzhu.

    Hai Mingzhu stopped talking, realizing her plan to provoke a sympathetic response had failed.

    Cui Xin’ai’s hand, which was ladling porridge, paused slightly before she went on as if nothing happened, saying, “Come, eat the porridge.” She then introduced, “Ya Wei, you should already know Advisor Shen, he picked you up yesterday.”

    Li Yawei finally lifted her head to glance at Shen Yue and gave a weak “Mm” in acknowledgement.

    Shen Yue smiled in a friendly manner, but said nothing.

    Cui Xin’ai said softly, “You’re grown up, I can’t take care of you anymore.

    You have to learn to take care of yourself.” Her eyes reddened a bit as she said, “You have to be more careful in the future.”

    After she spoke, she placed a bowl of porridge in front of Li Yawei, “You always liked to drink half a bowl at a time, you said you wanted to slowly eat the porridge I made so that you could spend more time with me…”

    Before she could finish her sentence, Li Yawei suddenly pushed the bowl of porridge in front of her.

    The bowl fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

    Everyone gasped – they didn’t expect Li Yawei’s anger to occur so suddenly.

    “Aunt Wu, please clean this up.

    The bowl accidentally broke.

    Get a new one,” Cui Xin’ai hurriedly said.

    “That’s enough!” Li Yawei shouted, her gaze full of hatred when she looked at Cui Xin’ai, “Can you stop pretending already?

    Do you think that if you put on this act in front of others, I will stop hating you?”

    “Ya Wei,” Hai Mingzhu tried to interject, “You shouldn’t treat your mother like this.

    Can we discuss this in a more civil manner?”

    Li Yawei didn’t even glance at Hai Mingzhu as she sternly said, “I have no mother.

    My mother died more than ten years ago.

    Please stop pretending, the more you act, the more I want to throw up.”

    After saying this, she abruptly stood up and rushed towards the door, not looking back.

    The conflict erupted so suddenly, everyone was stunned.

    The tears in Cui Xin’ai’s eyes silently began to fall, but she didn’t try to stop Li Yawei.

    “I’ll go and take a look.” Shen Yue was the first to react, and quickly walked out.

    Jin Xin knew that Shen Yue was very reliable, so he decided to stay with Hai Mingzhu, who showed concern, “Lady Cui, Miss Li is a bit impulsive, you…”

    Before she could finish her sentence, Cui Xin’ai shook her head, “No, it’s my fault.

    I never blamed her.”

    Seeing the sorrowful look on Cui Xin’ai’s face, Hai Mingzhu also felt sorry for her, “Lady Cui, I do feel you have some responsibility here.”

    Cui Xin’ai was taken aback, raised her head to look at Hai Mingzhu, “You…what do you know?”

    Jin Xin frowned slightly.

    He only knew that Cui Xin’ai and Li Yawei didn’t get along well and had always ignored it.

    But seeing Cui Xin’ai’s reaction now, he felt there was more to the mother-daughter relationship.

    “Although I don’t know what exactly happened,” Hai Mingzhu whispered, “her current wilfulness is probably partly your fault.

    If you hadn’t spoiled her this much, she wouldn’t be yelling at you!”

    Cui Xin’ai sank to the floor with a look of despair, buried her face in her hands, and after a moment, raised her tear-stained face, pleading, “President Jin, Miss Hai, all of this is my fault, not Ya Wei’s.

    It’s really my fault.

    I wish I hadn’t…”

    She abruptly cut herself off, her tears flowing freely.

    “Please, leave me be.

    Help Ya Wei instead.

    I’m begging you!”