Chapter 1164 - 1161: Light at the End of the Tunnel 2

After hanging up, she didn’t waste even a minute. She stayed up all night to set off, and only then managed to get here.

So that’s how it was.

Wan Donglin sighed. "Mom, don’t worry. From now on, we’ll spend every New Year with you."

Liu Daqing scoffed. "You say that every year, but I’ve never seen you keep that promise even once."

"Ahem... wasn’t I doing all this to find Xixi?"

"You brat, if you hadn’t really found Xixi this time, I absolutely would not have let you off..."

Liu Daqing was extremely excited, just looking Yan Xixi up and down. "Xixi, you must have suffered a lot, child. Look at you, you’ve lost so much weight... Ah, once we’re home you have to really make up for it... Ah, as long as you’re alive, as long as you’re alive, nothing else matters at all..."

Yan Xixi had no idea how to respond.

She had originally been about to leave right away, but with Liu Daqing holding on to her so tightly, she didn’t know how to open her mouth to say goodbye, and just stood there foolishly.

Wan Donglin watched their expressions and hurried to explain: "Xixi’s passport was stolen, so she didn’t get on the flight that day... Later, she was afraid she might be in danger, so she went into hiding..."

Liu Daqing was stunned. "How could your passport get stolen?"

Wan Donglin briefly went over what had happened.

"Yes, and it’s precisely because of that that Xixi managed to escape disaster by sheer luck."

And who was Liu Daqing?

Thinking through the cause and effect, she suddenly understood: So that day when Yan Xixi was desperately calling her son, it was because of this. But at that crucial moment, that useless brat actually didn’t pick up her call. And because of that, Yan Xixi didn’t tell her about it.

Even she thought her son was beyond forgiveness.

Inwardly she fumed: Not answering the phone at such a critical moment—what an idiot. Any woman with the slightest bit of spine would never forgive you again. Let’s see what you do now.

But at this point, there was no point in digging into it anymore. She glanced over and saw Yan Xixi with her head down, not saying a word.

All this time, Yan Xixi hadn’t met her son’s eyes even once. She knew very well what that meant—it was clear her heart was completely broken. How could she possibly forgive him so easily?

And still, that brat had waited this long and actually managed to find her.

Understanding the crux of it, she immediately said, "Xixi, let’s go back to China right away."

Xixi finally spoke, softly: "Empress Dowager, I’m very sorry. I can’t go back to China."

"Why not?"

"I’m going to my new workplace. I’m leaving tomorrow..."

Doubt flashed across Liu Daqing’s face, but Wan Donglin spoke up first: "Xixi, you really mean to go work on that little island? Absolutely not. That job is extremely dangerous. I already turned it down for you..."

Yan Xixi glared at him fiercely. Of course—she knew he must have snooped through her information.

"What do you mean, you turned it down for me? Who said you could turn it down for me? I’ve already taken their advance payment..."

"I’ve already agreed to pay them back three times the advance."

Yan Xixi was beside herself with fury. "Who gave you the right to decide for me?"

He panicked. "Xixi... I... I just can’t stand by and watch you go risk your life again... If you run into danger in a place like that, who’s going to save you? Isn’t that just walking straight into death? Besides, I can’t be separated from you again... That’s absolutely out of the question..."

She didn’t say a word, turned around, grabbed her coat and slipped it on, picked up her backpack, and walked out.

Liu Daqing sighed inwardly. What a bunch of useless brats.

Care turns into chaos, that’s all this is.