“Yes, I’ll go to his school tomorrow to see him. Maybe for my brother’s sake, he’ll listen to me!” Ye Ye couldn’t bear to see Auntie Xiong’s lonely expression: “Be at ease, as a stepmother, you’ve done more than enough! Actually, Shao Gang is luckier than me; at least he has you as a caring stepmother, whereas I’ve never experienced a mother’s love…” Ye Ye felt a bit sad, recalling her life from age five, which was just with her father and brother. Mother’s love was something she had once fantasized about but never dared to ask her father for, fearing it would hurt him… This time, Aunt Long San went to Hong Kong; Ye Ye hoped that upon their next meeting, she would become her mother…
“Good child, Auntie Xiong loves you like her own daughter!” Auntie Xiong comforted her by holding Ye Ye’s hand.
Ye Ye smiled faintly: “Hehe, Auntie Xiong is the youngest mom ever! Only 36 years old!”
“Yes, I was with Ah Xiong at 18, and he was only 26 at the time. When I was 19, like you are now, I gave birth to Shao Yi. Shao Gang was just 3 then, with his big eyes staring, so cute, so beautiful, calling me auntie sweetly… But now… sigh… 17 years have passed in a blink… And this misunderstanding has lasted 17 years…”
“Okay, my dear aunt, don’t dwell on it! Leave Shao Gang’s matters to me!”
“Yes, thank you, Ye Ye. Look, we’ve been so busy talking we forgot to eat. Come, Ye Ye, eat up.”
“Okay!” Ye Ye elegantly sipped her wine and savored her steak, listening to the soothing piano music in the restaurant, casually continuing her conversation with Auntie Xiong…
When everyone craned their necks toward the restaurant door, Ye Ye couldn’t help but look too — at the man who had kept her awake, with his lake-blue eyes and silver-black hair, handsome to the point of divine envy! He was now escorting a young woman, striding into the restaurant like royalty, drawing gasps and eager glances from the crowd…
