Chapter 13.2: What's Most Precious?

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When Lisa and Qiang Wei came out from the cafe, they unexpectedly  ran into Zhou Xi

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When Lisa and Qiang Wei came out from the cafe, they unexpectedly ran into Zhou Xi. The two sides were also a bit surprised and Zhou Xi was the first to react. She smilingly and sweetly asked: "Lisa, have you finished shopping with your friend? Do you want to go home yet?" She was holding two bags of clothes of a brand usually worn by students. There were also some Lunar New Year decorations. Having to carry so many things, she looked a little tired.

Seeing this, Lisa hesitated whether to go and help her. Yet she really felt a little awkward so eventually she only answered 'well'. Fortunately Qiang Wei was there to save the day right away. She said to the lady: "Auntie, we still want to shop around so we are going now."

"Is she your stepmother?" After walking a few steps, Qiang Wei asked.

"Yes."

"She appears not bad." She stated factually.

"Yes, not bad."

In fact, this stepmother's character is rather similar to her mother. In a lot of aspects, she may even be a little more gentle and soft but Lisa just did not know how to communicate and get along with her.

She can still vaguely remember the first time she met Zhou Xi, her father's secretary when she was in high school. Her mind always remembered secretary Zhou's beautiful long and flowing purple skirt which will sway from side to side as she walked.

But later, this beautiful auntie said this to her mother: "The one he loves is me, so why can't you let us be together?!"

Why? Why someone can think that by using the name of 'love', she can go and break up a family legitimately? Whereas the wife who had shared her husband's hard lot and accompanied that man to walk step by step from the beginning, became a stumbling block to this great 'love'? Lisa  did not understand, but she knew that her mother's health deteriorated further because of this. So much so that, she had stomach bleeding which resulted in her being hospitalized. At that time, she did not realize the seriousness of the situation. She just stayed sadly by her mother's side, no one else but only her.

When her mother woke up, she said to her: "I've been a teacher for more than a decade, but I am weary not because like 'silkworm keeps on making silk until death'. Rather, I am embroiled in this kind of out doing one another 'love'. This is truly shameful."

Mom agreed to divorce but her custody was awarded to father. When this marriage ended, mother only cried because her daughter cannot follow her.

On that day, father called someone to take her to G city. That person looks very much like Zhou Xi, good-looking facial features, smiling eyes and a completely natural demeanour. At that time, she did not know what happened? Suddenly she resented that kind of sanctimonious very much ...... She cried and also vented her feelings because she simply did not want to leave X city, did not want to leave her mother.

When recalling a lot of those memories now, they were a little fragmented. However some of the uncomfortable emotions still cannot be erased.

Qiang Wei saw Lisa kept quiet all the way, so she reached out to touch her arm, "Meow Meow, brother-in-law is here!"

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