βHas Aunt Shen arrived?β
Yang Haoran had Zhou Wenwen get up, feeling puzzled. He rose from the sofa and was about to go out to greet the visitor when, against the light, a swift and decisive figure strode through the villa’s main entrance. The person’s steps were rapid, the steady, heavy taps of their feet echoing through the room.
When Yang Haoran clearly saw who it was, he froze abruptly, his mind going completely blankβ¦
βMom!β
Yang Mengyao turned deathly pale, rooted to the spot.
Liu Ruoxiβs face was cold as frost. It seemed she had anticipated the lewd scene before her, yet her delicate eyebrows still twitched violently. Yaoyao, bare from the waist up, the two silver rings hanging from her chest glaringly conspicuous, caused Liu Ruoxiβs ample bosom to heave intensely.
βYaoyao, put your clothes on and come home with me.β
Liu Ruoxiβs voice was completely flat, devoid of any emotion. She didnβt so much as glance at Yang Haoran, acting as if he didnβt exist.
There was no scolding, no reprimand. The calm was so unnerving it took Yang Haoran by complete surprise.
Yet, Yang Haoran knew his mother. The calmer she appeared, the more serious the situation actually was.
Hearing this, Yang Mengyao bit her lip, glanced at her brother, didnβt dare utter a word, and silently walked over to pick up her clothes and get dressed.
Contrary to his usual behavior, Yang Haoran didnβt try to stop her, didnβt crack a joking smile, didnβt drop to his knees in a smooth apology. He remained silent.
His motherβs sudden arrival had caught Yang Haoran completely off guard. Even now, his mind was somewhat dazed, as if he were in a dream.
Yang Haoran had always known that if his mother found out about him and Yaoyao, the consequences would be severe. But now, his motherβs reaction, while unexpected, stirred a panicked feeling within him, yet he didnβt knowβ¦ his mind was a tangled messβ¦ restless and uneasy.
It felt like a long time had passed, yet also like only an instant. Seeing his mother turn to leave with Yaoyao, still without looking at him once, Yang Haoranβs feet shifted, but then he froze in place. What could he do?
Anything he said now would be wrong.
The cold, indifferent mother before himβever since the two of them had entered a physical relationship, he had never seen her treat him with such aloofness. It was so cold it was as if he were a stranger, as if he didnβt exist in her eyes.
So, mother was taking Yaoyao away, and he was not included?
Yang Haoranβs mind was chaos. All sorts of complicated thoughts tangled together, making his heart race. Until the sound of a car starting came from outside. He rushed out in a frantic hurry, only to see that familiar sedan driving further and further awayβ¦ leaving him with nothing but its receding back.
Yang Haoran stood staring blankly, an inexplicable ache rising in his heart. The pain was soundless, as if he were suffocating, as if he had been struck mute.
From the moment his mother entered to when she took Yaoyao away, it was only a minute or two. Yet to Yang Haoran, each second felt like a slow-moving year replaying in his mind, as if separated by seasons!
There was no storm of anger, no beating, no scolding, no questioningβ¦ in his motherβs eyesβ¦ it was as if he had never been there at allβ¦
Yang Haoran felt utterly lost!
He stood where he was. Behind him, several slave girls watched his back, not daring to make a sound, yetθ«ε they saw a boy in his silhouette, not a man!
After a moment, Yang Haoran said nothing. His steps heavy, he walked past the slave girls, returned to the villa, picked up a cigarette from the coffee table, and waved them away.
As the villa door closed, sealing out even the bright light, a click sounded, and a wisp of smoke was exhaled, drifting slowly in the air.
βWhy? How did mom know I was at the estate? Aunt Shenβ¦ Yaoyaoβ¦ or someone elseβ¦ what does it even matter to me now?β
A bitter sound echoed in the hall. 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