Chapter 157 - 157 Aren't You Being Too Dramatic?

157 Aren’t You Being Too Dramatic?

Yao Zizhou nuzzled against her neck like a large dog, and said, “From now on, the king will not attend morning court.”

Ming Liuyi smiled. “You’ve been waking up early to do work even before you regained your sight. Aren’t you being too dramatic?”

…

After Yao Zizhou finished his work, he returned to their bedroom. Ming Liuyi saw that he was in high spirits, and his eyes were bright. She knew how happy he was to return to his battlefield.

“Although I’m happy at work, every second of being apart from you is unbearable,” Yao Zizhou said.

Ming Liuyi’s eyes brightened. “I just read a novel titled ‘The President Secretly Fell in Love with Me’. Why don’t I go work for the Yao Corporation… And then you wish to harrass me, but I’m as prickly as a thorny rose! I may be a little swayed, but I still stick to my principles!”

Yao Zizhou stared incredulously at her.

Ming Liuyi became even more excited and said, “You’d chase after me, I’d avoid you, but in the end, I’d still slowly fall in love with you. I’d go against my social class and actually fall in love with the wicked capitalist! And I’d feel so conflicted!”

Yao Zizhou said, “There’s no need to feel conflicted. You should read less of these novels from now on!”

Ming Liuyi felt wronged. “Don’t go online, and don’t read novels? What’s the point of living, then?”

Yao Zizhou took out his phone and called his secretary.

“Mr. He, prepare a list of must-read books for college students, please send a set to my wife later.”

Mr. He immediately replied, “Yes, sir.”

Ming Liuyi pouted and muttered, “That’s fine, but I’ll never give up my cheesy romance novel!”

“Are you really going to reenact those scenes?” asked Yao Zizhou.

Ming Liuyi immediately nodded. Yao Zizhou took out his phone again, launched the Cucumber Novels app, and monotonously read out, “‘The president dug out his wife’s heart. Could he tell how twisted it was? The madam… The madam is dead.’”

Ming Liuyi was at a loss for words. ‘Novels may be unpopular, but they definitely can’t be evil!’

Yao Zizhou looked at Ming Liuyi’s expression and said, “You don’t like this? Why don’t we change to another one? ‘The president’s eyes were filled with madness. His wife was chained up by him so that she could never leave.’”

Ming Liuyi’s face instantly turned pale, and she pressed down Yao Zizhou’s hand. She immediately said, “No, thanks. I think the must-read list for college students is good enough.”

Suddenly, Ming Liuyi received a call. It was from an unknown number. Ming Liuyi looked at it suspiciously. She had never left her number with anyone she did not know before.

Ming Liuyi looked at Yao Zizhou, who said, “Answer the phone.”

“Hello?” Ming Liuyi picked up the phone.

Mrs. Cai’s gentle voice came from the other end, saying, “Liuyi, do you still remember me? I’m Chen Xiaomei.”

Ming Liuyi was a little surprised, but she immediately said, “Hello, I remember.”

“Liuyi, the first time I saw you, I felt like we were old friends,” Chen Xiaomei said with a smile. “Can we have afternoon tea together tomorrow afternoon?”

Yao Zizhou nodded. Ming Liuyi saw this and said, “Okay, I’ll see you tomorrow afternoon, then.”

After the call ended, Yao Zizhou said, “I’ve long guessed the Cai family would contact you. Don’t worry and go tomorrow. I’ll get someone to protect you.”

Ming Liuyi was puzzled. “What do they want with me? Is it because of the acquisition?”

“I’m afraid it’s not just about the acquisition. Just enjoy your afternoon tea there, I’ll handle the rest.”

Ming Liuyi nodded. In any case, she had Yao Zizhou as her backer, so there was nothing to worry about. She would just treat it as going out for a walk and having a simple afternoon tea.

Moreover, Chen Xiaomei was the Original Ming Liuyi’s biological mother, so Ming Liuyi felt close to her, and her intuition told her that Chen Xiaomei would not hurt her. Still, Ming Liuyi felt uneasy about tomorrow’s meeting.

She had been tense recently, and since Yao Zizhou said he would send people to protect her, there should not be any problems. Ming Liuyi pushed her wariness to the back of her mind.

She stood up from Yao Zizhou’s lap and said, “I’ll go pick a gift for Mrs. Cai now.”

“If you can’t think of anything, you can ask Mr. He to prepare it,” Yao Zizhou said.

…

The next day, Ming Liuyi and Chen Xiaomei booked a high-end afternoon tea restaurant under the Yao family name. The restaurant was located on the top floor of a shopping mall.

As the younger party, Ming Liuyi had left the house very early, but she did not expect Chen Xiaomei to already be waiting for her when she arrived.

Ming Liuyi was a little embarrassed. “I’m sorry for making you wait.”