Reuniting with her mother was something that Shi Enxi never thought especially when she has always believed that she was already dead.

    The happiness inside her grew. She was currently inside the car with her mother, hugging her close like a child. She deeply missed her after all.

    "How about dad?" Shi Enxi couldn''t help but ask as she looked at her mother with a hopeful gaze.

    The sad look in Mu Xijiu''s eyes was enough to tell her that her father wasn''t as fortunate as her mother.

    "I''m sorry, Xi''er." Mu Xijiu said softly, stroking her hair.

    It was still a painful thing to learn that her father didn''t survive but the fact that her mother was still alive brought enough comfort to her.

    As they arrived at the place where Mu Xijiu and Huang Li were staying, they greeted by a young boy, a boy so familiar to Shi Enxi. What was surprising was the way the boy addressed Mu Xijiu.

    "Mom!" The boy happily greeted as he came running towards her.

    Mom? Shi Enxi furrowed her brows, turning her gaze towards her mother. Why was Wen Zhou calling her mother ''mom''?

    It was then that Shi Zhou noticed Shi Enxi''s presence in the place which made him turn to her after giving their mother a hug.

    At first, he looked surprised to see his older sister there.

    "Xi''er, meet Xiao Zhou, your brother." Mu Xijiu said, introducing the boy to her.

    Brother...? No wonder... no wonder she has always felt something towards the boy whenever she saw him. She has always thought that his features were quite similar to her parents. Aside from that, she knew how crafty and mischievous the boy was so it also made her think back then that they might be born from the same kind of devil. Who would have thought that they were actually real siblings?

    "Xi-jiejie..." Shi Zhou let out a cute smile as he looked at her.

    She inhaled deeply then exhaled in one go, trying to take in the information that was being given to her. "Why haven''t you told anything about this?" She looked at Huang Li to which he averted his eyes from her, feeling all guilty for keeping it from her. She then to her mother. "Does gege and jiejie know about this?"

    "No, they don''t..." Mu Xijiu paused upon seeing the frown on her daughter''s face. She sighed and continued, "I was planning on keeping this, not until I''ve taken care of Shi Anhao."

    Shi Enxi snickered, "Right. Our common enemy."

    "Let''s continue in my study." Her mother said before she turned to Shi Zhou, "Xiao Zhou, why don''t take accompany Huang Li in preparing lunch for us?"

    Shi Zhou obediently nodded before turning to Huang Li and taking his hand, dragging him to the kitchen with his tiny body.

    Huang Li remained quiet as he followed the child. He knew that the explanation he has will have to wait for later.

    Mu Xijiu took a glance at the butler to which he understood. He went and began pushing the wheelchair she was sitting on. "Follow me, Xi''er."

    And so, Shi Enxi followed her mother to the study room.

    "Let''s start by answering your questions." Mu Xijiu said after she watched another servant place the drinks on the coffee table.

    "How did you survive?" Was the first thing she asked her mother with no sign of hesitation.

    A small smile appeared on Mu Xijiu''s lips, "Right to the point hm?"

    "I need answers, mom."

    She lowered her eyes towards the glass that was on the table before she reached out and took it. After taking a sip from the juice, Mu Xijiu answered, "How else? It was your father who saved me..."

    It was still a painful memory for her despite the years that passed by. "I lost my memories a few months after I woke up from my coma. It was Ren Yuemin who helped me and her husband. Later on, after they died, Nian Jiezhen helped me in hiding my identity."

    A crease appeared between her brows upon hearing what her mother said, "Nian Jiezhen?"

    All this time... she knew that her mother was alive?

    "Don''t blame her, sweetie. It was me who told them to keep it a secret when I regained my memories." She explained with a sad smile plastered on her lips.

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    AUTHOR''S NOTE:

    Sorry if I have to put it here. I have reached the limit of AN''s Thought box when I placed this there (T.T)

    Hi everyone! To all my dear, beloved readers. I will be stockpiling chapters for September release so this will be the last update for this month for this book. I''m sorry for the bad news. (T^T) Well... just kidding XD I will be giving mass release (MR) once this book reaches the top 30 (yes, I have high expectations lol).

    You see, this author of yours needs to have a driving force now that I have more time to write. Sadly, laziness gets ahead of me. I''m so sorry (T^T). I''m doing this to challenge myself to write more and to challenge my dear readers too. I noticed that this book has so many readers but they''re mostly quiet and lazy to vote for this book XD

    You don''t have to worry about the number of chapters for the MR. It will be 5-10 chapters MR WEEKLY and 1-2 DAILY chapters. That is IF we''ll be able to MAINTAIN this novel''s rank, which is within top 30 (which I highly doubt so I''m confident that I won''t be giving weekly MR xD).

    I''m doing this because VOLUME 1 of this book is almost over. I plan on writing VOLUME 2 next year but I love this book so much so I''m still thinking about whether or not to continue after VOLUME 1. This will all depend on how my dear readers do in this challenge since weekly MR means writing more than VOLUME 1 XD. Yes, you read that right. VOLUME 1 is coming to an end.

    Let me give you some spoiler for VOLUME 1''s ending: I''ll make sure to leave everyone hanging. Sorry for being a bully XD

    I guess that''s all I have to say right now? Are you up for the challenge? :3 I sure am! :D

    Love,

    BerriApplepi