I never expected that there’s no such thing as an immovable hoe, just walls that cannot be brought down.

Under her repeated seductions, Nie Yixiao fell into the trap, beginning to secretly get close to her.

The thrill of having an affair with her sister’s boyfriend made Chu Xinyu feel very excited, and her attachment to Nie Yixiao grew deeper and deeper.

By Nie Yixiao’s side, Chu Xinyu was usually demure and dependent.

But today, Chu Xinyu did not back down and sneered,

"Injured? That swollen mark on you is obviously not from an injury, it’s clearly from being beat up! I heard mommy say, during the meal, that little bitch went to the restroom. In less than a few minutes, you also went out to make a call, and later when Huo Shao went to look for Jiayi, you came back looking like that... Were you doing something with that little bitch to anger Huo Shao, and that’s why you got beaten up? Tell me, do you still have unfinished business with that little bitch?"

Because she was so agitated, Chu Xinyu’s words came out with a sobbing tone, drawing the attention of the bodyguard at the door who turned to look inside, "Miss..."

Chu Xinyu, feeling absolutely terrible, couldn’t bear the thought of Nie Yixiao still being interested in that little bitch, and was close to breaking down, she shouted, "Get lost! What are you looking at!"

The Chu family bodyguard at the door then withdrew his head.

Nie Yixiao said with a cold laugh, "Women indeed have rich imaginations. For your sake, I broke off relations with her, I hurt her. If even this you do not believe, then there’s nothing for us to talk about. You need to calm down."

Having said that, Nie Yixiao stretched his legs and, without a hint of mercy, turned and prepared to leave.

Chu Xinyu suddenly came to her senses, flung herself over from behind, and clung to the man’s lean waist, crying out in panic, "Yixiao, don’t go, I’m just afraid you still have her in your heart... After all, you and that little bitch have so many years of feelings..."

Yes, so many years of feelings.

Nie Yixiao’s heart suddenly contracted fiercely, as if it had been slashed with a knife, missing a large chunk.

So many years of feelings, pure as paper, as deep as the ocean, believing that after growing up we would come together, unite as one, but still ended up separated in the end.

Tonight, Jiayi’s heartless words thrown at him, her cold and aloof demeanor, made him realize, maybe, he truly had lost her.

He steadied his thoughts, slowly turned around, lifted Chu Xinyu’s face, and his voice also softened, caressingly patting her back, "It’s alright, just don’t be so suspicious in the future."

Chu Xinyu’s eyelashes were wet with tears, "Mm, I won’t be suspicious anymore, Yixiao. From now on, I will believe whatever you say."

Nie Yixiao wrapped Chu Xinyu into his arms, just like any gentle and considerate boyfriend, gently patting her back, yet a subtle shadow flickered through his eyes.

——*——

Meanwhile.

In the Shenghua Grand Hotel, on the first floor, in the lobby.

Jiayi and Xuan Yu sat facing each other on the couch.

Xuan Yu asked warmly, and when he received only the girl’s indifferent expression in response, he finally stopped.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

Seeing that Xuan Yu had stopped talking, Jiayi finally spoke, "I came to disturb Mrs. Chu today just to ask a question. This question might be presumptuous and impolite to Mrs. Chu, but for me, it is necessary to ask."

Mrs. Chu, huh.

She was, after all, the mother of this girl in name.

In S Country before, Jiayi wouldn’t have dared to call herself Mrs. Chu, and could only respectfully address her as "Mommy."

But now, with someone backing her, this girl completely disregarded her as a mother.

"Mrs. Chu" every time she spoke.

Although Xuan Yu also detested hearing this illegitimate child call her mother, not wanting to listen was one thing, and whether the girl was willing to call her that was another.

Not wanting to call her was indicative of not keeping her in mind and not respecting her.

Xuan Yu suppressed her anger, fully aware of what she was about to ask. She picked up her coffee and lightly sniffed it at her nose, still as gentle as water, "Go ahead."

Jiayi looked directly at Xuan Yu, "I want to know where my birth mother is now."

Those scattered fragments of memory told her that she had lived with her birth mother, and it seemed like something happened in the past two years that led her to the Chu Family.

Xuan Yu’s eyelashes fluttered, and she sighed, placing the coffee cup back on the saucer.

A shock went through Jiayi’s heart—could it be that her birth mother was no longer alive?

Xuan Yu spoke slowly, "Yes, you were living with your birth mother in a small town in a small country in Southeast Asia. Although your daddy and I really wanted you to recognize your roots and return to the Chu Family, we didn’t want to separate mother and daughter. After all, it’s best for a child to be with her Mommy. Until, something happened later..."

Jiayi’s heart pounded heavily, "What happened—"

Xuan Yu’s gaze became grave, "Your Mommy was in a severe car accident. Someone notified the Chu Family, and that’s when I brought you back."

"How is my Mommy?" As soon as Xuan Yu finished speaking, Jiayi abruptly stood up from the sofa!

Her heart seemed to be squeezed tight, her breathing ragged, fearing that Xuan Yu would deliver the terrible news that "she had passed away" in the next moment.

Although she couldn’t recall her birth mother at the moment, although her birth mother might have been a home-wrecker, a vixen, but still—

That was her biological mother.

Xuan Yu caught all of Jiayi’s nervousness in her eyes, which she had expected. She picked up her coffee, letting the rich aroma of freshly ground coffee beans hang in the air in front of her, her real expression obscured by the lingering steam.

It wasn’t until Jiayi was almost frantic that she took a light sip of her coffee and said, "Your Mommy isn’t dead. However, she’s not faring much better, with fractures all over her body, in a coma, and became a lifelong vegetable, only kept alive by a life-support machine and oxygen device."

Jiayi’s eyes reddened in an instant, covering her mouth to stifle the tears that threatened to burst forth, "Where is she now?"

Xuan Yu put down the coffee and locked eyes with her, "Don’t worry, I’ve arranged for her to be in a decent hospital, at least, her life can be sustained. However... in the past few months, her bodily functions have declined somewhat. The doctors say that if she doesn’t wake up, I’m afraid that... Jiayi, I actually planned to tell you this during our previous meetings, but it seemed like you were very resistant to the Chu Family, and, as you know, your birth mother’s identity is quite awkward, a woman who shouldn’t be seen in daylight. I wasn’t sure if you’d care, so I didn’t mention it in front of others."

Jiayi was startled, feeling as though her heart had been sliced once more.

Is my mother not going to make it?

But she also knew that what Xuan Yu said might be the truth.

Only a great calamity would necessitate her return to the Chu Family.

Moreover, in the fragmented memories that came back to her days ago, she indeed remembered crying and asking Nie Yixiao, "Is Mommy okay, will she be in trouble..."

That indicated that her birth mother indeed had undergone a grave misfortune.

She wiped away a tear, "Can I see what my Mommy looks like now?"