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nChapter 150: Her ‘Boyfriend’ (1)

nTherefore, Mother Su finally dialled the number she knew by heart but was rarely allowed to call.

nAfter staring dazedly at the name on the screen for a few moments, Su Yaya finally accepted the call.

nMother Su’s gentle voice came from the other end of the phone. “Yaya, how have you been lately? Did you make a new boyfriend?”

nWhen she heard Mother Su’s voice, for some reason, Su Yaya felt herself tear up a little.

nIt reminded her of her own deceased mother, which caused her throat to become dry.

n“Mom,” she answered with difficulty.

nMother Su froze for a moment. It had been a long time since her daughter called her “mom,” so long that Mother Su had almost

nforgotten her voice.

nA burst of happiness filled her heart. Mother Su hurriedly responded, then she asked in concern, “Yaya, have you been doing well

nrecently? I heard that you have a boyfriend now. Is it true?”

n“Mhm,” Su Yaya confirmed in a hoarse voice. Raising her head, she shot Chen Xiuqi a somewhat blaming look, as if saying: look what

nyou did, now even my mom knows about your Weibo post.

nHe raised an eyebrow in response and asked, “What happened?”

nSu Yaya pursed her lips and turned away from him.

nBack on the phone, Mother Su asked, “I heard people say that your boyfriend is very powerful. What does he do? Are you sure about

nhim? You have to be careful, don’t be fooled.”

nSu Yaya looked across from herself at Chen Xiuqi whose identity she couldn’t be more clear about.

n“He’s a businessman and his family also deals in politics. That’s why he seems powerful. Don’t worry, mom.”

nAn audible sigh of relief could be heard from the other end of the phone. “That’s good, that’s good.” Then, she remembered her

nstrained relationship with her daughter and hurriedly added, “I didn’t mean anything by that, I’m just worried about you. As a girl, you

nmust be careful about choosing a boyfriend. His family background isn’t important. The most important thing is that his character is

ngood, and he treats you well. Do you understand?”

nWhen Su Yaya heard this, she thought that Mother Su was indeed a wise person! “Mom, I know. Don’t worry.”

nMother Su made a sound of acknowledgement. “That’s good. If you understand, then I can relax a little too.”

nSu Yaya laughed and continued, “Is there anything else you want to ask or tell me, mom?”

nMother Su also wanted to talk a bit longer with her daughter and she ended up spilling everything she had kept in her heart since

nthey last spoke to each other. “A bunch of people on the internet have been slandering you. That junior sister of yours, Su Xiaoxuan,

ncame to our house to tell your dad and I about it. We didn’t want to believe it, so we drove her away.”

n“But the topic was very hot. Even our neighbours in the city were talking about it. Every day, they would point fingers at your dad and I.

nWe moved out of the city and are living in the countryside now.”

n“We’ve been here for a while now. Our relatives have never called to ask us how we were before, you know.”

n“But one morning, your uncle suddenly called us and said that you have a very impressive boyfriend now. He said if you ever come

nvisit, you should go see him because he has something he wants your help with. The more I listened, the more fake and hypocritical I

nthought he sounded, so I dealt with him tactfully and didn’t agree to any of his conditions.”

n“After I hung up the phone, more of our relatives called me saying that they wanted to meet your boyfriend. I thought it was a little

nstrange and sudden, and that’s why I decided to call you.”

n“Now that I know what’s going on, I can rest assured. Remember to take good care of yourself. Your dad and I are doing fine too, so

ndon’t worry about us. I just want you to live a peaceful life out there.”

nIt was only then, that Su Yaya realized how much Mother and Father Su had suffered due to her. The rumors on the internet forced

nthem to have to move out of the city and into the countryside just so they could avoid being the subject of other people’s gossip.

nWhat was life in the countryside like? Her parents were already old and it was so hard to access good food and healthcare in the

ncountryside.

nSu Yaya didn’t know any of this before. If she had tried harder to find a way to contact them, she would have known sooner.

n“Mom, are you and dad doing fine in the countryside?” She asked

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