Realizing at once what she was doing, Bai Ruyi tried to step forward and reach for her.
“Mother,” he wanted to call. But he could do none of those things. He found himself simultaneously frozen and shaking from head to toe.
Amid the tense silence, Wen Lian continued, “You have separated me from my son, over and over again. How truly arrogant of you to believe I wouldn’t try to do the same to you the moment I get the chance.”
All of those present thought that nothing more could surprise them at this point, but they were proven wrong when Qing Xue broke himself free from his shock first and did what his beloved could not.
He stepped forward and placed a hand on the older woman’s shoulder. The strength he used was not enough to hurt, but he hoped that its firmness could convey both his an
