Chapter 780: Chapter 760: Luo Xinyue
"Is it still Luo Xinyue?" Luo Qianqian tilted her head and smiled adorably, but there was a hint of coldness in her eyes, "What’s your purpose in approaching me?"
Luo Xinyue, no, Yue Xiluo forced a smile, looking at Luo Qianqian, "What motive could I possibly have towards my own biological daughter?"
"My brother was taken away by you, right? If you could take my brother, you could take me." Luo Qianqian’s face showed rejection, "Even now that I have a little brother, I will remain with Mom. She’s raised me for over a decade, and I won’t be swayed by someone like you who just appeared out of nowhere!"
"Shufan was indeed taken away by me." Luo Xinyue nodded her head, "However, Qianqian, I never thought of taking you away..." If she wanted to take her away, why would she spend time and effort to be a teacher?
"How am I inferior to my brother?" Luo Qianqian instantly became furious, "You could occasionally take me away to swap for my brother’s return for a couple of days."
Luo Xinyue was somewhat puzzled by Luo Qianqian’s thoughts, thinking about the amusing tales her son mentioned about his sister and feeling resigned, she slightly shook her head, "He can come back once he has completed his lessons."
"Ah Lan... How is your mother doing?" Luo Xinyue looked at Luo Qianqian.
Luo Qianqian paused for a moment, then nodded her head, "A family of three, a family of five, six, all living happily together."
Listening to Luo Qianqian changing her mind twice, Luo Xinyue couldn’t help but laugh. She naturally knew that An Zilan was doing well, that An Zilan had married and had children, and also knew that her Granny had been sent to a sanatorium by Luo Qianqian’s fiancé.
But after all, hearing it from Luo Qianqian’s mouth felt different.
"We have time, we can chat slowly." Luo Xinyue smiled, "Firstly, the reason I forced you into the military camp was because you lacked basic self-defense skills at that time, otherwise, Xu Xiaoxiao wouldn’t have targeted you multiple times without you having any power to retaliate."
Luo Qianqian’s face stiffened, and she found herself unable to refute.
"Secondly, that incident that happened to you, I did not foresee that, but fortunately, you are fine now."
Luo Qianqian raised her eyebrows, understanding that Luo Xinyue was referring to the incident where she fainted and bled profusely from her head, causing her nightmares. Indeed, it had tormented her greatly.
"Of course, I naturally hope my daughter excels, so since you have been admitted to university, academics are the priority."
Luo Qianqian pouted, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
"That day, I indeed appeared on purpose; I wanted to know what kind of child you are. Fortunately, you are as kind and optimistic as your brother described."
Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes. What if she wasn’t kind? Would that give them the right to eat her up?
"Uh... you must be thinking what would have happened if you hadn’t helped me, right? That indicates you are a vigilant child, not having wasted nearly a year’s time for nothing."
Luo Qianqian almost choked, so no matter what she did it was considered right? It was lucky that she had grown up by her mother’s side, otherwise, she surely would have become an unruly brat...
"My teaching at this school was simply because I wanted to be closer to you, to observe your growth up close. However, unluckily, you still discovered me." Luo Xinyue shook her head helplessly, "I know you still don’t understand, how exactly did you recognize me?"
Luo Qianqian paused for a moment, then pressed her lips together, "Actually, I only figured out the name today, during class." She paused, then shook her head with a wry smile, "Maybe because I’ve never heard anyone else use that name, so it felt unfamiliar, and I couldn’t react at all. But, I suddenly realized that there was a striking resemblance between you and my brother... I should say my brother looks a lot like you." Luo Qianqian gave a bitter smile, "Maybe I just suddenly awakened to such a talent? It was a sudden revelation indeed."
It was like the feeling she had that morning when she suddenly realized that the person was Elvis. However, she had to admit, this answer surprised her even more.
Who knew Luo Xinyue would rub her temples, "And here I thought you had discovered that all your homework was written by me, suddenly talking about that twenty-dollar incident..."
Luo Qianqian’s eyes widened in astonishment, "Huh?"
She didn’t turn in her homework, so she had written it for her? "There’s more homework?"
How could she not remember this?
Luo Qianqian tilted her head, looking at Luo Xinyue, "You don’t look anything like the person on the tombstone."
"Of course not," Luo Xinyue chuckled bitterly, "Aren’t you curious how I played dead?"
Luo Qianqian nodded and then shook her head, "I am very curious, but I don’t want to know. I always feel your fear of coming back has to do with this."
Luo Xinyue nodded appreciatively, "That’s right, and it’s not just related, it’s significantly related. And this matter, it originally had nothing to do with you but now has become related to you."
Luo Qianqian frowned, clearly puzzled.
Luo Xinyue waved her hand, "Let it be, we won’t talk about that. I’ve had plastic surgery, you know? Don’t you think my nose is more sculpted and my face slimmer?"
"I only notice that you’ve drawn your eyebrows." Luo Qianqian hesitated for a moment before speaking.
Luo Xinyue was momentarily at a loss for words; how was she to respond to that?
Fortunately, Luo Qianqian didn’t expect a reply, casually speaking again, "Compared to all that, I’d rather know if no one else knows besides my brother and me."
"There are others."
"People not related to the Luo family, right?" Luo Qianqian paused before asking again.
Luo Xinyue gave a start and then nodded.
"I’ve guessed some things, but I won’t say. As long as you don’t harm people I care about, I won’t interfere with what you do," Luo Qianqian paused for a long while before softly saying this, "The Luo Family Members, the An Family, my friends, senior brothers, teachers, I care about them all."
Luo Xinyue, hearing Luo Qianqian’s words, was also taken aback for a long while before reluctantly nodding, "I understand."
Luo Qianqian looked at Luo Xiying, "Don’t you need to silence the people who know about this?"
"How do you know I haven’t?" Luo Xinyue coolly countered.
Luo Qianqian pouted, saying nothing, calmly observing Luo Xiying, "You’re indeed strange, keeping everything a secret. Once someone finds out, you leave. Just like when my brother tried to speak with me through a voice video, but you disconnected it."
Luo Xiying simply shrugged, "Now I’m not controlling him, and you still don’t know, do you?"
"Then can he come back? I miss him, and his birthday is coming up," Luo Qianqian’s face filled with expectation.
Luo Xiying, looking at Luo Qianqian’s hopeful eyes, hesitated for a long time, but still refused, "He can’t come back, and you can’t go see him. This is his lesson; if he wants to ensure your lifelong safety, he must make it happen."
"My brother is still a child," Luo Qianqian suddenly slammed the table and stood up.
Luo Xiying calmly looked at Luo Qianqian, "You knew to protect him when you were still a child, didn’t you?"
Luo Qianqian was momentarily speechless, unable to retort.
"So, do I need to do anything?" Luo Qianqian slumped back into her seat. After all, her brother had his own sky to hold up, not just for her, but also for his future wife. He was inevitably going to face all this someday, because he was a man.
"Yes," Luo Xinyue nodded.
Luo Qianqian looked up, puzzled.
"Live well every single day," Luo Xinyue said.
