You hidden in my heart - Chapter 65.3

Chapter 65.3

Li Xining took a few bites because she didn’t have much appetite. 

When she entered her room, she saw several luxury goods packaging bags on the table, including Hermes, Chanel, and Tiffany. She immediately went to the study to find her mother and asked, “Who bought the things in my room?”

Yu Wenyin, who was reading a document, sighed, “Zhao Hailan.”

Li Xining suddenly became very angry. “Why did you accept his things?”

Yu Wenyin was helpless. “Did I want to accept it? He forced it on me.”

Li Xining’s eyes turned red and she started crying. She felt particularly aggrieved at that moment.

Yu Wenyin was taken aback when her daughter started crying, so she quickly got up, went over, and wrapped her arms around her. “Why are you crying? Can I say sorry? I’ll give him back his stuff tomorrow.”

Li Xining held her mom tight and cried for a bit before she managed to say through her sobs, “I’m scared, I’m scared that Lu Yuling will find out.”

She was genuinely worried that Lu Yuling would despise her once he learned the truth.

Yu Wenyin understood her daughter’s fears. She paused for a moment and reassured her. “Don’t worry, no one will spill the beans for now.”

“But I’m still scared,” Li Xining cried, “Zhao Hailan knew that Lu Yuling would listen to me, so he approached me. I feel like if I convince Lu Yuling to sign with Zhengxing, I’ll be deceiving him along with Zhao Hailan.”

“But Zhengxing is the perfect fit for him. Zhao Hailan won’t do him any harm. You’re not leading him into danger; you’re actually helping out for him.”

Li Xining sobbed. “If he… finds out the… truth, I…wouldn’t be helping him at all…  I’d-d be leading.. him into danger…”

Yu Wenyin: “Then just don’t tell him the truth. Zhao Hailan isn’t foolish enough to reveal this to him unless he doesn’t care about his son anymore. Grandpa, Grandma, and I won’t say anything either, so as long as you keep quiet, he won’t find out.”

“Can I really keep this a secret from him forever?” Li Xining looked at her mother with hopeful eyes. 

“You don’t need to keep it from him forever. If you stop liking him and want to break up, or if he cheats and disappoints you, just let him know and end things on a good note.”

Li Xining found her mother’s words amusing, and she laughed and cried at the same time, saying, “You’re so cold-hearted.”

Yu Wenyin smiled back and said, “I’m not being cruel. I’m just showing you how to use what you have to handle your guy.”

Li Xining sniffed, wiped her tears away, and with a hint of hope, said, “I really hope that day never comes.”

Once back in her room, Li Xining took everything Zhao Hailan had brought and stored it all in the attic. After that, she lay on her bed, took a while to calm down, and finally gathered the courage to pull out her phone and send a WeChat message to Lu Yuling. [Are you home? ]

A few minutes later, Lu Yuling called her back right away.

Seeing the caller ID made her a bit anxious. She froze for a few seconds before snapping back to reality. Taking a deep breath, she composed herself before picking up the call, trying to keep her voice steady. “Hello? Are you home?”

“I just got home,” Lu Yuling said, noticing something off in her tone, “What’s wrong? Are you crying?”

“No,” Li Xining quickly replied, “I just took a shower. I think I might be catching a cold, my nose is just a bit runny.” She even sniffed her nose on purpose after saying that.

Lu Yuling was relieved, but still reminded her. “Do you have cold medicine at home? Go take some first.”

Li Xining: “I took some throat medicine yesterday and cold meds today. Am I turning into a medicine cabinet?”

Lu Yuling chuckled and asked again, “Does your throat still hurt?”

“Not anymore.” Li Xining paused for a second, “Are you free tomorrow night?”

Tomorrow was Sunday, and they would start recording the show at nine in the morning. He was not sure when it would end, so he couldn’t give a specific answer. “What’s up?”

“I miss you.” Li Xining hesitated and said shyly, “I’ll be waiting for you at home tomorrow night.”

The happiness hit Lu Yuling unexpectedly, leaving him a bit dazed. “Huh?”

Li Xining: “I miss you. I’ll wait for you at home tomorrow night.”

Lu Yuling was still a bit puzzled. “Why do you suddenly miss me?”

Li Xining: “What do you mean suddenly? You’re my boyfriend, so of course I can miss you!”

After a brief silence, Lu Yuling replied, “I get it, you just want to wear me out again.”

Instead of scolding him this time, Li Xining asked in a teasing tone, “Do you want that?”

Lu Yuling felt his throat go dry all of a sudden. He took a deep breath and asked, “Can you come over now?”

Li Xining: “What time is it? What are you thinking?”

Lu Yuling gritted his teeth: “Stop teasing me!”

“Alright.” Even though she agreed, before hanging up, she added, “Lu Yuling, I love you so much.”

‘Damn it again!’ Lu Yuling felt helpless with his girlfriend. “Yeah, I love you too,” he replied with a soft smile on his lips.

Have a nice day!