Her weekend had been the best thing that happened to Su Xiaofei in a long time. However, just like any other dream, she was expected to wake up to reality as it was already Monday morning. She woke up receiving a good morning text from Lu Qingfeng and also informing her of his plans for the day.
It made her smile because aside from making their relationship official, Lu Qingfeng had made sure to make her birthday this year special. The memories from her twenty-fourth birthday, she would never be able to forget it.
After having breakfast with her mother, Su Xiaofei dressed up in a three-piece business suit, but today she was wearing a pair of black pants with her feet enclosed in a pair of black high-heeled shoes. Her long hair was then styled in a chignon that gave her a professional aura.
Pleased with her reflection in her vanity mirror, she picked up her bag and went downstairs to join her mother in her car. It had been a routine for the mother and daughter pair to travel to work together.
However, that morning, Su Xiaofei noticed that her mother looked more exhausted than usual. A tinge of worry crossed her face and she wondered if she had been too complacent with work lately to the point that her mother couldn't even take a break from work as usual.
"Mom, are you alright? You look paler than usual." She asked worriedly as she sat next to Yun Qingrong. Her mind reeling, trying to remember if her mother was also showing symptoms like this in her previous life, before a car accident took Yun Qingrong's life.
Yun Qingrong gave her a tight smile and shook her head.
"It's fine, Feifei. My schedule today isn't as tight as before. I'll be able to leave work earlier, later." She assured her daughter. She didn't want to ruin Feifei's mood now that her daughter seemed happier since Lu Qingfeng's return.
"Alright, Mama, but please let me know if there's anything I can help you with."
Even if Yun Qingrong said that she was fine, Su Xiaofei couldn't help but worry about her mother. After all, it was a year after her marriage with Mo Yuchen when her mother encountered hardship not only at the company, but also to her health.
Su Xiaofei feared that even if she had managed to separate her mother from Su Haoran and Ye Mingyu, it wouldn't be enough to make sure Yun Qingrong wouldn't encounter a death flag through other means. It gripped her heart to know that she was helpless to protect her mother.
"I'm really fine, Feifei." Yun Qingrong patted her daughter's hand, as if she could sense Feifei's uneasiness.
"Aren't you going on a business trip with Miss Tang soon? Don't forget to bring some souvenirs from your trip, okay?" She added, in an attempt to make Su Xiaofei forget her worries.
Su Xiaofei finally smiled and nodded. It had become their tradition to bring something home from their trips, and she had never failed her mother even once.
"I'll make sure to get you something, Mama."
The rest of their trip was filled with silence, as both mother and daughter were deep in their own thoughts. Su Xiaofei regretted that she had ignored her mother's welfare in her previous life and didn't know much about what transpired with Yun Qingrong, leading to her death.
Even when the day of her departure finally came, Su Xiaofei wasn't willing to leave her mother. She was waiting for her flight at the airport with her mother.
"Why are you having such a long face, Feifei? You haven't traveled abroad for some time now. I thought you would be excited." Yun Qingrong asked when she noticed that her daughter wasn't her usual self.
"Xiao Feng has already agreed to accompany me during your travels. I'm not really on my own, Feifei." She reminded her daughter.
Su Xiaofei frowned. While she was thankful that Lu Qingfeng volunteered to accompany her mother during her one-week absence, she was still torn if she should stay with her mother or not, but this trip had been long planned, and it would be hard for Tang Liyan to face the brand executives knowing that Bai Qingyue's party would be there to compete for the spotlight. As Tang Liyan's manager, she cannot allow anyone to bully her talent.
The said actress was busy talking to her young daughter, reminding Lin Chenxiao to listen to her caretaker while she wasn't around. It was obvious that Tang Liyan was worried to leave her daughter behind, in fear that her ex-husband would dare to take Xiaoxiao away while she was gone.
Suddenly, there was a huge commotion at the VIP lounge as Bai Qingyue and her team arrived. Many passengers turned their heads to catch a glimpse of her and were praising her for her beauty. With Golden Star backing her, it was only natural that Mo Yuchen would provide Bai Qingyue with a huge team to assist her, as if it was his way to provoke Su Xiaofei, whom he knew would be there to accompany Tang Liyan.
Su Xiaofei scoffed inwardly, thinking how petty her ex-husband was. How can she not know what Mo Yuchen was trying to do? Since she had humiliated him during the party at Top Tier Entertainment, he would surely view her as a thorn on his side that he needed to get rid of.
Bai Qingyue's team saw Su Xiaofei and Tang Liyan. Initially, they wanted to bully them by crowding around the two women. However, they never got a chance since the Zhang sisters appeared behind their miss, which was followed by a flock of elite bodyguards that protected not only Su Xiaofei, but also Tang Liyan and her young daughter.
Bluemedia might not have provided Tang Liyan a great team to accompany her, but Su Xiaofei's new status as the future Madam of the Lu family would not allow anyone to lay a hand on her.
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