anwhile, in Li Yuming’s villa.
"Ma’am, here is what you asked for." A young man handed a USB flash drive to Li Yuming.
She took it then gave him an envelope. "You did well. Make sure no one finds out about this. No one. Not even the people closest to you."
The young man opened the envelope and checked its content and when he saw the thick stack of bills in it, he grinned from ear to ear. "Thank you ma’am. I will be sure to tell no one."
When the man left, Li Yuming inserted the flash drive into a laptop and checked its content. A small frown ford on her lips when she saw the pictures with Luna and Flynn in it, a rush of complicated feelings filling her heart. This girl...
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Lanni and Luna only got back ho later in the evening, each carrying several shopping bags in their hands. Most of the clothes they had bought were for Luna, Lanni had only bought a few.
As soon as they got to Luna’s room, they started trying the clothes out as if they had not already done so at the mall.
After trying out her second dress, Lanni was more certain that there was sothing on Luna’s mind so she sat next to her. "What’s wrong? You don’t look alright."
Luna was about to dismiss it but she knew that Lanni wouldn’t be convinced so she patted the jeans she had been wearing when they went to the mall. "I just wasn’t sure whether to tell you."
"Tell what?" Lanni probed.
"Earlier, I t Flynn."
Li Yuming who was at the door stopped.
She had cooked a few dishes for the girls to eat since they had not eaten lunch. But just as she reached Luna’s room and was about to knock and call them, she heard Luna say that she had t Flynn.
With a frown on her face, her hand paused mid-air.
Unaware of their mother’s presence, the girls continued conversing.
"Was it when you claid to have gone to the bathrooms outside?" Lanni guessed, and Luna was not too surprised that she had found that out. Other people might believe her when she lied smoothly enough but with Lanni, she couldn’t be too sure.
She could only nod and retrieve the envelope from her pocket. "He left a ssage for you. I wasn’t sure whether I should give it to you but since it was ant for you, I guess the right thing is to give it to you."
Lanni took the envelope with a confused look. What was that crazy guy up to this ti?
She opened the envelope and took out the letter, shaking her head as soon as she saw a pair of cartoons drawn at the top. Despite the artist’s horrible drawing skills, they were obviously a male and a female with a ssily drawn heart in between them. Was this supposed to be a horribly drawn couple? What nonsense.
"Lanni, I know you don’t like to hear this but I miss you very much..." Lanni read out the content and was caught in between laughter and annoyance.
Luna, on the other hand, was clutching her stomach from laughing too hard. "I didn’t think he really wrote a love letter to you."
Lanni crushed the letter into a small ball. "That guy is all sorts of weird. Since he can no longer bully in the organization, he has decided to choose another approach to make my life difficult? Xiehan might misunderstand if he saw this."
Li Yuming who was at the door knocked and called them to eat.
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That was the most awkward al that Luna had ever eaten. She kept feeling as though she had done sothing wrong. As soon as they were done, she stood up. "I’ll do the dishes."
"You don’t have to." Lanni tried to stop her but was interrupted by Li Yuming, who sternly said, "let her do it."
Lanni looked at her mother curiously then shrugged. "I’ll go to my room then."
Li Yuming watched Lanni leave before she turned to look at Luna. Seeing that she was holding a plate, Li Yuming grabbed her hand and squeezed her wrist before taking the plate and placing it back on the dining table.
"Mum?" Luna was surprised by her actions.
Li Yuming held her hand, looking into her eyes with an unreadable expression. "Do you have anything against Xiehan?"
Taken aback by the sudden question, she shook her head. "No, of course not. Why would I have any issue with my sister’s boyfriend?"
Li Yuming let go of her hand. "Since you do know that he is your sister’s boyfriend and your future brother-in-law, I don’t understand why you would still play cupid and try to match make her with that German guy."
Luna was speechless for a mont as she took in the fact that Li Yuming knew she had t Flynn. This ant that when she thought she saw a flash of light, she was not imagining it. There really was soone capturing photos of them. Linking it with Li Yuming’s statent, she could guess what exactly the situation was. Li Yuming had found soone to follow her.
A smile flashed on her face, but behind it was heartache and bitterness. So much for thinking that her mother finally trusted and accepted her. She took a deep breath to calm her raging emotions. "Flynn is..."
"I know who he is." Li Yuming interrupted.
Luna’s lips moved but she couldn’t say a word. Since she knew who Flynn is, why was she accusing her of trying to matchmake her with Lanni?
"I know what he wants." Li Yuming continued. "However, I don’t want Lanni to go back to that place." She looked into Luna’s eyes aningfully. "I will not be friendly to anyone who encourages her to go back—not even if that person is you."
Luna’s clenched fists relaxed as she smiled. "Understood."
Then, she turned and went upstairs. Li Yuming watched her retreat and sighed to herself. Was she too harsh on her?
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