Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 390 - 364: Overestimating Xiaoqiang

"Mom, what do you think would happen if I bullied the youngest sister-in-law the way Aunt bullied you back then?"

Mrs. Yu exerted a bit of force, making Yu Mingxi cry out in pain.

"Hey... take it easy! I’m just joking, I wouldn’t really do that."

Mrs. Yu then loosened her grip.

"Don’t go looking for trouble when you’re full. Qian is a good kid, why bully her? Besides, Qian is so smart, you’ll get nothing out of competing with her, and fighting won’t end well. Can’t you let your brother settle down?"

"I’m just asking casually, I wouldn’t really bully her—besides, I still hope she can hypnotize me. You know, her voice when she hypnotizes people can really put me to sleep, it’s amazing."

People who haven’t experienced hypnosis will feel it’s like magic when they experience its effects, just as Yu Mingxi did.

"That’s true, Qian’s expertise in this area is widely praised, and even my classmate says she wants to personally mentor Qian when she pursues graduate studies."

Mrs. Yu was quite proud too, as having an outstanding daughter-in-law brought her honor.

"Your classmate... is she that strict old lady professor who gives people nicknames randomly?"

"Yes, it’s your Aunt Liu. Qian is going to her school, so your Aunt Liu paid extra attention to her. They say Qian is a rare talent in ten years, and she will definitely become a great doctor in the future."

Yu Mingxi stood up and shook her head, feeling that while her body was relaxed from the massage, it wasn’t as soothing as the relaxation Qian’s hypnosis gave her mentally and physically.

Mrs. Yu’s massage was also quite impressive, but the feeling from outward to inward wasn’t as beneficial as Qian’s treatment from inward to outward.

"Just get along well with your good daughter-in-law, the future super doctor. I need to leave now; I have a performance far away tomorrow, so prepare more medicine for mosquito bites for me."

Mrs. Yu was just absorbed in chatting with her daughter when suddenly informed that her daughter was leaving again; her heart cooled down, leaving her stunned and just staring at her daughter.

"Why not stay a few more days? It’s so hard for you to come back..."

"Life isn’t easy, Mom, that’s just the nature of my job."

"Nonsense, you applied for this yourself. How could your agent arrange all these remote places for you? Xiaoxi, what’s really going on? Why don’t you tell me and stop tormenting yourself!"

Seeing her mother anxious, Yu Mingxi lowered her eyes to hide her sadness, then reached out and patted Mrs. Yu’s shoulder within two seconds.

"I’m fine, I’m always fine, don’t worry."

Every time she is asked, she says she’s fine, but a mother always feels that what her daughter says and shows is just a facade, and that there seems to be something she can’t let go of in her heart.

"Mom, don’t act as if I’m going to sacrifice myself. I already said I’m fine. I know what I’m doing, and I know who I am. I won’t turn out like Aunt, don’t worry."

It’s precisely because she doesn’t want to become a woman like Aunt that she has chosen the most difficult path for herself.

"You’re worrying me to death..." Mrs. Yu wiped her eyes, words unspoken in her heart, as her daughter never shares anything with her, making her guesswork useless.

She doesn’t know when her daughter, who used to share everything with her, changed.

"What are you worried about? Your son’s wife is so good; she should replace me in your heart. Just treat her as me, and if one day, I am glorified—"

"Nonsense! What are you talking about? How could a singer be in any danger?" Mrs. Yu’s heart sank hearing her words.

"Just joking, why take it so seriously... Alright, alright, I really have to go now, it’s going to be too late to catch the bus otherwise."

"I’ll have your brother come back and see you off!"

"No need, Hai Zhao is waiting for me, I’ll take his car."

Mrs. Yu watched her daughter hurriedly leave, feeling an indescribable sadness as she moved to put on a coat to see her out, only to be pushed back inside by Yu Mingxi at the door. The door slammed shut, cutting off the mother and daughter who once shared everything into two different worlds.

Mrs. Yu stood upstairs watching her daughter leave in Hai Zhao’s car, feeling a pang of sorrow, and called Yu Minglang, hoping he could find time to talk to Xiaoxi to see what was really going on.

But she couldn’t reach Yu Minglang either.

"There’s no signal here." Yu Minglang checked his phone’s screen, looking at the signal bars.

Qian nodded with a dark face; her phone also had no signal.

Yu Minglang glanced over curiously, wondering why Mei seemed to have been in a bad mood since earlier.

In such a place, Qian couldn’t control herself and resentfully glared at the man who caused trouble without realizing it!

Yu Minglang was particularly clueless about relationships; when they left the hospital, Qian sat in his car holding Panpan, hoping he would drop the child at his mother’s place and then take her to see the house alone. They got engaged in the morning and it was his birthday, so if Yu Minglang had any sense, he would know to spend time alone with Qian.

Then they could do whatever.

Yet, he let Qian hold the child and didn’t mention taking the child to his mother’s place at all.

Qian was anxious but couldn’t show it since she was a girl. If she was too deliberate, and Xiaoqiang noticed, it wouldn’t be good.

Luckily, halfway through, Mr. Yu’s call came through, arranging a meeting spot to hand over the child to his second brother.

Qian didn’t expect Mr. Yu to appear so quickly. It seemed he had broken up with University One again. If no external force intervenes, this is probably how it will remain.

Though Qian felt a bit regretful, Mr. Yu and University One are both adults. If neither has that intention, there isn’t much she, as an outsider, can do.

After returning Panpan to her second brother, Yu Minglang looked deeply into Qian’s eyes and said at last they could be alone.

That look made Qian’s heart flutter.

He surely has realized by now, being alone together...

The truth was, Qian was too naive.

When Yu Minglang parked the car on the roadside and mysteriously told Qian to wait as he would be right back, Qian’s gaze lingered on the pharmacy by the road.

She even fantasized that if Yu Minglang came back holding up a box of a certain something, giving her a cheeky wink, and taking her to the new house, doing this and that, how should she react? What tone should she use? What attitude would be fresh and unaffected, natural yet not too forward, the principle being not to make Yu Minglang think she’s an overly open woman, yet not reject those open advances he might make...

But in truth, she was too naive and overestimated Yu Xiaoqiang’s emotional intelligence!