Chapter 301

"Hard to say. It's not strange for a man who has lost his love to do crazy things."

"... Lingyu, can you help me persuade him?"

"Lele... sigh! I got it." Ren Lingyu hung up the phone, her lively eyes rolling around. Caesar, who was beside her, felt a "cluck!" in his heart. "Yu, Yu, what do you want to play again?"

"Don't worry! It has nothing to do with you this time!"

November 20th, Saturday, cloudy turning to light rain.

He Lele had no work today. She originally wanted to make an appointment with Lingyu to go to the arcade together because Lingyu said last time she wanted to see Qin Zhixiu's "super arcade master" skills. Unfortunately, Qin Zhixiu went to handle the foundation's affairs temporarily, and Lingyu also said she had something temporary to do, so she had to give up and take advantage of the rest to run and exercise her body.

"Hey! Lele! What a coincidence! Going for a run? Hmm! Young people should exercise more, but running alone is so boring! Come, come, come! I'll teach you how to practice sword!" As soon as Zeng Ceng Xiangyi saw He Lele in a gray tracksuit, she leaned over excitedly, smiling with excitement.

She should be excited! She finally saw signs of her son, who was usually as pure and desireless as a saint, having a budding romance, but she waited and waited and couldn't see any follow-up development. Instead, she saw her son's face becoming colder and more solemn day by day, making her afraid to ask anything. On Monday, her son went out wearing clothes and came home naked. She thought something substantial had happened, but he still wouldn't open his mouth.

She wasn't there during the day on Wednesday. When she got home, her old man said the girl had returned her son's clothes, which made her so happy she almost set off firecrackers. She spent several days hanging around the community entrance when she had nothing to do, but she didn't meet the girl even once! Today, she had temporarily given up and was preparing to practice sword, but she actually caught her right in the act!

Son, oh son! It seems that without your old mother's help, you still can't do it! Don't worry! Your mother is going out, one is worth two!

Author's Note:

Ever since we bought an electric mahjong machine at home~~ I've been mostly ruined~~ It's so noisy I can't write a single word with Word open~ I can't sleep well during my nap either~ I'll sleep first~~ I'll write tomorrow morning~~ I'll definitely make up the fourteen chapters in seven days.

☆, (8 Fresh Coins) Chapter 251: Old Mother Goes Out

Like a fallen leaf meeting a blizzard, He Lele was dragged into Dong× University by Zeng Ceng Xiangyi without any chance to resist. After not saying ten words along the way, she was led to the faculty union activity room. Facing Zeng Ceng Xiangyi's enthusiasm and rapid-fire speech, He Lele even secretly looked at the bodyguard not far behind her, but that bodyguard just followed with an expressionless face, without any intention of coming up to save her from fire and water.

Big brother, help me out...

Without foreign aid, He Lele, who had always respected the elderly and was not good at refusing others, honestly followed Zeng Ceng Xiangyi to learn Tai Chi sword for a whole morning. After a few hours, this fitness project, which was popular among the elderly, unexpectedly suited He Lele very well. The light and slow movements, the beautiful and generous posture, the combination of hardness and softness, stretching and floating—after a morning, her body was a bit tired but very comfortable. The joints and muscles that she rarely used were like they had been oiled and polished after rusting, feeling both numb and refreshing.

"Alone? If you're alone, have lunch with me. I hate eating alone the most!" At noon, Zeng Ceng Xiangyi said so.

Alone? It seems L is not at home. After considering it and glancing at the bodyguard brother, He Lele gave up resistance.

After finally finishing lunch, He Lele just wanted to thank her and say goodbye, when she saw the intellectual and elegant aunt in front of her looking aggrieved.

"Sigh... it's still better to have a daughter. What's the use of having a son! Look at others, when they have nothing to do, mother and daughter walk hand in hand, shopping and eating, talking and laughing, how beautiful!"

"..." He Lele didn't answer; she couldn't. Shopping with mother and daughter? She had never shopped with her mother. She could certainly turn a deaf ear to those idle rumors and remain unmoved, but she didn't want to see the look of heartache on her mother's face for her. So in the past, when she had holidays and rest, she would stay indoors if she could, and if she went out, she would only be alone.

"Lele... do you have time to go shopping with me this afternoon?" Zeng Ceng Xiangyi asked with anticipation.

"... Hmm, I have time."

Shopping is truly a physical activity. For a whole afternoon, Zeng Ceng Xiangyi held He Lele's arm and shopped through several shopping centers in the city center. He Lele was almost exhausted, but Zeng Ceng Xiangyi was still full of energy without any fatigue, which really made He Lele admire her.

"That's why I want you to practice sword with me! Strengthen your body, prolong your life, cultivate your character, and stay young forever!" Zeng Ceng Xiangyi looked like a street performer selling miracle pills.

"Heh... hmm! Okay, as long as you don't think I'm stupid."

"Then it's a deal! Monday and Wednesday nights, weekend mornings. Let's go, let's choose a sword, as a meeting gift from me, your master, to my apprentice!"

"Uh..." When, when did she become an apprentice?

Shopping until dusk, just as He Lele worried, Zeng Ceng Xiangyi called Li Yiquan to pick them up. The three of them ate outside together and then drove home.

"Lawyer Li, you can drop me off in front." Just entering the community, He Lele said hurriedly.

"Come to my house and sit for a while. I have some books and discs that Ni-zi can help you carry back." Zeng Ceng Xiangyi said.

Half an hour later, He Lele finally managed to step out of the Li family's door.

"Lele, see you tomorrow morning!" Zeng Ceng Xiangyi waved. Without waiting for He Lele to answer, she continued, "Ni-zi, don't come back too early. It's okay if you don't come back!"

"..."

"..."

The two speechless people walked silently toward the residential building He Lele rented. The residential buildings at night all looked the same, but even if they took the wrong road, it wouldn't take long to go back.

Standing downstairs at the rental, He Lele hesitated for a long time before opening her mouth. "Thank you for sending me back. I can go up by myself."

"Last time, you didn't finish what you had to say, did you?" Li Yiquan looked down at her. His phoenix eyes and black pupils were like deep pools in a secluded realm, absorbing weak and shifting souls at any time. Wearing sportswear, a ponytail, a plain little face, and a somewhat thin body made her look like a teenager in her prime. But beneath her calm and indifferent face lay experiences and pain. The more he understood, the more he... couldn't extricate himself.

Sympathy? No, she didn't need sympathy, and he didn't have much sympathy in his bones.

Pity? Yes, pity for the humiliation and helplessness she had suffered along the way; pity that she had to endure the naked, ugly human nature since she was a child!

However, what filled his heart at this moment was not just pity, but more... emotions he had never thought he would feel.

Thinking of her stubborn look ignoring those rumors, listening to her light and gentle singing over and over again, recalling her tearful little face and trembling body while gritting his teeth—he hadn't come to see her for several days, but she hadn't left his mind for a single moment!

Clearly, his heart was filled with many unfamiliar emotions, but it was also empty, making him wake up from his sleep in the middle of the night, twitching. ===== CHAPTER 302 =====