After Bankruptcy, the Billionaire Asked Me to Marry Him!

Chapter 285: Really Want to be a Bad Woman

"You said, what was your mom really after?"

Ye Li looked baffled, "With her looks and abilities, and that adaptable personality, even with you in tow, she could have had a decent career and found a man to make her happy. Why did she have to waste her whole life on your dad?"

Qin Chu smirked, a trace of mockery in his eyes.

"Great minds think alike."

He raised his juice glass to clink with Ye Li’s and said helplessly, "As a child, I thought she didn’t work because of me, so she had to depend on her boyfriends. But as I grew up, I realized that she always set her sights too high and invariably pinned her hopes on men."

"Unfortunately, reliable men are few and far between, so she was constantly disappointed and moved on to the next man."

As he talked, Qin Chu glanced at Qin Zhongsong in the center of the banquet hall, "She said she was deceived by Qin Zhongsong, who claimed he was preparing to divorce, so she wholeheartedly followed him, and then had me. ... Lizi, do you think it’s true what people say, that women lose all reason when they fall in love? Such foolish talk, she was probably the only one who believed it, right?"

Setting aside that Qin Zhongsong and Mrs. Qin were part of a business marriage that matched in social status.

Even without love, Mrs. Qin truly gave birth to a son and a daughter.

Qin Chu was older than Shu Ya, but how old was Qin Yuchen when Qin Zhongsong was telling Yao Wanying he was planning to divorce?

Yet, when Qin Zhongsong said it, Yao Wanying believed it.

"My mom contacted Qin Zhongsong when she was desperate, initially hoping he could give her some money to get through the tough times. Unexpectedly, after the paternity test was done, Qin Zhongsong wanted to bring her back to the country and support her like before," he said.

"I don’t know if it was old feelings rekindling, or maybe after struggling for so many years she was just tired... Anyway, she brought me back with her. But over the years, I think she probably did it to win some respect."

As he talked about winning respect, the self-mocking smile on Qin Chu’s face deepened, "Everyone in Imperial City knows Mrs. Qin is in poor health, I guess... she probably feels that if she can outlast her, she can legitimize herself and erase her past humiliations. But Lizi..."

Qin Chu turned to look at Ye Li, "Do you know? I hope more than anyone that Mrs. Qin lives a long life!"

Ye Li instantly understood.

Yao Wanying was banking on Mrs. Qin’s death for her chance to rise.

But the harsh reality was, even if Mrs. Qin died one day, with the Qin family’s background, and the interference from Qin Yuchen and Qin Shu Ya as grown children, Yao Wanying had no way of entering that household.

Yao Wanying wanted to win that respect.

But didn’t Mrs. Qin, Qin Yuchen, and Qin Shu Ya want the same?

Yao Wanying’s plans were destined to fail.

The bystanders see the clearest; everyone else could see it clearly, only she, the one involved, couldn’t understand it and was still fighting with herself.

If it were only Yao Wanying, she would only ruin her own reputation and waste her life.

But unfortunately, there was also Qin Chu.

Ye Li sighed deeply, and said irritably, "Chu Chu, I really want to be a bad woman!"

Qin Chu looked up.

Ye Li said softly, "If I were a bad woman, I could convince you without any guilt to cut off the mother-daughter relationship and live for yourself."

Yet, she couldn’t do it.

As the old saying goes, there are no perfect parents.

Yao Wanying might lack personal virtues, but compared to those terrible parents, she was a good mother.

Knowing she had been deceived by Qin Zhongsong, she still gave birth to Qin Chu.

Knowing she couldn’t achieve much and had to rely on men, she never abandoned Qin Chu, never despised her as a burden.

Even pushing Qin Chu to celebrate Qin Zhongsong’s birthday was, after all, for Qin Chu’s benefit, hoping Qin Zhongsong would remember he had a daughter like her.

A little bit of help from the Qin family would be enough for Qin Chu’s livelihood for the latter half of her life.

"Lizi, but I always dream of being born into an ordinary family!"

Qin Chu looked serene, "I don’t want to carry the Qin surname at all!"

"I know, Chu Chu, I understand!"

Ye Li said, comforting her, but before she could say more, a voice from afar interrupted them.

"Second Miss..."

The Qin family’s butler approached, nodding at Ye Li, "Mrs. Fu, hello!"

Then he turned to Qin Chu, "Your father calls for you in his study."

"Now?"

"Yes, now."

Looking back, Qin Zhongsong was no longer in the banquet hall.

Qin Yuchen was greeting male guests.

Qin Shu Ya was assisting Mrs. Qin in greeting female guests.

Qin Chu looked at Ye Li, "Then I’ll go there..."

Ye Li nodded.

Qin Chu followed the butler upstairs directly.