Chapter 504

Huang Zhaoyi turned her head away and said self-pityingly: "I am his mistress; how can such an identity be brought up in the open?"

These words were very low.

But to Huang Mu and Huang Xuqing's ears, they were like a heavy hammer! It made their heads buzz.

Staring intently at her daughter who had lowered her head, Huang Mu was bewildered, and her gaze became increasingly soft.

She knew her daughter's temperament too well; if she didn't truly love Li Heng to the bone, how could she possibly be so humble as to be his mistress?

How could she be willing to give up a woman's precious first time in such a ghostly place as a car?

Huang Mu wanted very much to scold her a few times, but the words just wouldn't come out of her throat; her whole heart was in a panic!

With Huang Mu like this, Huang Xuqing was not much better.

They say an elder is like a mother; when she was little, she took care of her little sister the most, even more than their parents. When her little sister couldn't walk, she held her to play; when she learned to walk, she held her hand to play; later, she even taught her to read and write and told her stories. They had been through thick and thin together for decades like this.

It's just that Huang Xuqing really didn't expect that the greatest beauty recognized by three generations of the Huang and Liu families would actually be trapped by love!

If this were told to others, surely no one would believe it, and it would surely make people laugh their heads off!

But the facts were just that cruel! Just that real!

At this point in the conversation, the three mother and daughter were deadlocked and stagnant.

After all, they had asked what should be asked and what shouldn't be asked. It's just that the results were so different from what they had imagined before coming that Huang Mu and Huang Xuqing couldn't accept it for a moment!

However, they both felt sorry for Zhaoyi, and now that things had come to this, they couldn't blame her too much.

The medicine was administered by Liu Yue, and Zhaoyi was just the scapegoat. Although it was a lucky hit, she had ultimately lost the initiative with Li Heng.

Their Huang family was the one in the wrong.

And once the initiative is lost, they have no way to hold Li Heng accountable, unless they are being unreasonable and pestering him.

The problem is that Li Heng is not a small fry either. His status in the literary world is, to a certain extent, not inferior to his teacher, Old Man Ba.

His influence in the music world is also growing day by day; now many music big shots publicly declare that Li Heng is the number one person in domestic music.

Listen! Look!

A young man with such a dual identity has a bright future; even if the Huang family doesn't think for the sake of their youngest daughter, they have to think about cherishing their own feathers.

Before making a move against Li Heng, they have to weigh carefully whether it is worth it.

Besides, apart from Li Heng's own excellence, those rows of female confidantes—which one is simple? None of them are pushovers.

If either Zhou Shihe or Yu Shuheng were to stand out, the Huang family would have to fold their flags and silence their drums.

Why?

Because Zhou Shihe and Yu Shuheng are both only daughters; wouldn't attacking someone's son-in-law be equivalent to attacking their main family?

People live for a face; everyone eats by relying on their reputation. If your Huang family is in the wrong and still dares to bare your fangs, who would indulge you?

As for Li Heng's philandering, ho! He's a man of letters, young and vigorous; standing at the height of their family, they've seen too much, and it doesn't even count as a big deal. Even measuring it by Li Heng's huge reputation, it can only be said that his private morality is slightly flawed! Slightly flawed!

Although Huang Mu felt that the Zhou or Yu families shouldn't be bothered to make things difficult for the Huang family over Li Heng, one shouldn't fear ten thousand, but rather the "what if." Being in the wrong always leaves one on shaky ground.

If someone were to spread the word about the drugging, it wouldn't just be Huang Zhaoyi who is ruined. Liu Yue would be ruined along with her.

If it really came to that point, it would be a case of the loss outweighing the gain!

There wouldn't even be a regret pill.

Thinking of this, Huang Mu looked at her youngest daughter with doting and disappointment; her whole spirit suddenly vanished, and she seemed to have aged a lot. Finally, she stood up tremblingly and walked toward the stairwell without saying a word.

Huang Xuqing also stood up and followed behind.

When passing by her little sister, Huang Xuqing paused and said: "Have time to come to my house for a meal; we sisters haven't chatted for a long time, let's have a heart-to-heart."

Huang Zhaoyi's head remained lowered, and after a long while, she responded with a "good."

The mother and daughter left; the sound of their footsteps faded away in the stairwell and finally could no longer be heard.

At this point, while Huang Zhaoyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her heart was actually in a mess.

How could it not be a mess?

What kind of person is Li Heng?

To what stage has her relationship with Li Heng reached?

Their relationship is only just budding; it simply cannot withstand any wind or rain. What if her family pursues it relentlessly?

That would probably scare Li Heng away immediately.

She had finally managed to get into his bed, finally managed to reach this step; how could she possibly let go now?

Therefore, when she saw her mother and eldest sister chasing her to her home, she decisively chose the most favorable one from various contingency plans and decisively clarified her relationship with Li Heng to her family.

And she told them about the drugging.

The purpose of doing this is self-evident. It is to prevent her family from disturbing Li Heng and interfering with her relationship with him.

Of course, her heart was in a mess for more than just this reason; it also had to do with her sense of shame.

Ask yourself, when saying "I am his mistress" straightforwardly in front of your mother and eldest sister, when saying "my relationship with him cannot see the light of day" straightforwardly, how disappointed would Mom and her eldest sister be? How sad? How painful?

Ask yourself, which child in the world wasn't raised by their parents with all their heart and soul?

Ask yourself, which mother in the world is willing to see her daughter become someone else's plaything in bed?

Moreover, she comes from the Huang family.

Moreover, she is a nationally renowned Peking Opera performing artist.

Moreover, she has been beautiful since she was a child; apart from individual monsters like Song Yu and Zhou Shihe, who else dares to say 100% that they are more beautiful than her?

Just such a person who was held in the palm of her family's hand since childhood and chased by the opposite sex writing love letters, ended up becoming someone else's beauty in bed? An ornament? Or a snack?

Behind Huang Zhaoyi's superficially tough demeanor and her calm argument with her mother and eldest sister, her heart was already surging with undercurrents, already streaming with tears.

But she chose all of this herself.

Even if this path is arduous, bitter, and full of thorns, she must walk it to the end on her knees.

Fortunately, she has slowly shed the identity of a mistress and has officially upgraded to being his woman. She has finally made it through the slump and has something to look forward to from now on.

….

Downstairs.

When Huang Mu and Huang Xuqing stepped down the wooden stairs, Li Heng on the sofa moved his gaze away from the newspaper and looked up.

"Auntie."

"Eldest sister."

With six eyes meeting, Li Heng endured the awkwardness and took the initiative to greet them, biting the bullet.

No matter what? No matter who is in the wrong? The fact that he slept with Huang Zhaoyi is an indisputable fact, and it wasn't just once or twice, but many times, so him taking the initiative is not a bad thing.

If they ignore him, he'll just take it as giving face to the lead actress.

Hearing his shout, the expressions in the eyes of Huang Mu and Huang Xuqing were almost identical: awkward, complex, but mostly a mix of five flavors!

Huang Mu just nodded slightly toward him, then straightened her head and left without looking back, leaving the house, crossing the lawn, and disappearing completely from sight.

Huang Xuqing was slightly better than her mother, but not by much; after squeezing out a stiff smile at Li Heng, she chased after her.

This result was within his expectations, even better than he had imagined.

Li Heng was too lazy to think much; after closing the door, he ran to the second floor without stopping.

Hearing the footsteps, Huang Zhaoyi, who had just been in a state of sorrow, immediately perked up; when she looked up at him, her face had already switched to the look of an obedient woman waiting to be picked.

Don't look at her as being relatively weak in front of Li Heng; she is also a decisive person in front of others, extremely opinionated.

Since she made a choice between the Huang family and this man, chose this man, and decided to be with him for a lifetime, she would serve him well.

Show her best side to him.

Although she had a smile on her face, Li Heng knew that things wouldn't be that simple; he could conclude that just from the faces of Huang Mu and Huang Xuqing downstairs.

Seeing him getting closer and closer, Huang Zhaoyi uncrossed her legs, stood up, swayed her large earrings, and said: "You must be starving; I'll go cook for you right now."

Li Heng didn't respond to the food question, but reached out and pulled her directly into his arms, hugged her waist and abdomen, and asked with concern: "Did they, did they make things difficult for you?"

Because they were too unfamiliar, he didn't know how to address them, so he used "they."

Huang Zhaoyi had no reaction to the address, smiled, and comforted him: "Don't worry, it's already fine, it's resolved."

Li Heng didn't quite believe this.

Or rather, he believed at most half, maybe not even half.

However, he wouldn't point it out, but said earnestly: "Everything is with me; follow me from now on."

Hearing this, she inexplicably wanted to cry.

But she replaced crying with a smile, threw herself into his chest emotionally, and hugged him back with both hands, tightly.

The previously uncomfortable mood was reduced by more than half because of this sentence, and her heart instantly opened up.

It felt as if holding this man was like holding the whole world.

Feeling the intense emotional fluctuation, Li Heng hugged her tighter with his left hand, while his right hand quietly lifted and stroked her hair slowly, hoping to soothe her soul.

This was the first time Li Heng had hugged her like this, the first time he had stroked her like this outside of intimacy; Huang Zhaoyi didn't feel any desire, but her heart and eyes were full of happiness!

Thick happiness!

They say "the old man lost his horse, who knows if it's a blessing"; today her scandal was exposed by her mother and eldest sister, and she was heartbroken for it. But she had gained this man's love.

The two things balanced out, and there was even a surplus of love; how could she not be satisfied?

After hugging for a while, Huang Zhaoyi suddenly raised her head and looked into his eyes without blinking: "Am I still good-looking at my age?"

Li Heng knew she feared her age, but said sincerely: "I like this age the best; the appearance is at its peak, there is charm, there is strength, and you know how to take care of people."

Hearing "charm" and "strength," Huang Zhaoyi subconsciously thought of the scene of serving him in bed this morning, those shameful movements, that swaying and rocking, and she just felt her face heat up.

However, she could feel his sincerity, so after being shy, she happily said to him, "I'll go cook, it'll be ready soon."

Li Heng nodded and said: "Okay, I'll help you; two people will be faster."

This was another accident, another surprise!

He used to ignore her, but now he was willing to accompany her in the kitchen; this was simply a 90-degree turn, making her heart flutter.

However, Huang Zhaoyi didn't agree, pointed to the landline phone on the coffee table, and said: "You rushed back from the capital in a hurry yesterday, you must have something to do, hurry up and make a call."

"I cook very fast; by the time you finish your call, maybe my cooking will be ready."

The second half of her sentence was intentional to make him relax and not worry about her.

Hearing this, Li Heng slapped his forehead fiercely; damn it! He had been immersed in the land of gentleness, and then encountered the Huang family without a gap, and had actually forgotten this big thing.

PS: Asking for monthly tickets!

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