Chapter 1172 It was hard to hid from the gaze of a mother

While Li Xue has just ended the call, she was still busy pondering the things she heard from Lin Xinyi. And in her train of thought, she almost forgets to notice the approaching steps of Chen Rui from behind. It was only when she heard her concerned voice, she snapped out of her thoughts.

"Xiao Xue, are you alright?" Chen Rui asked as she walked closer to the girl, seeing her turn around with a solemn face. Maybe, she was still slightly absorbed in her thoughts. "Is there something bothering you?"

Li Xue stared at her for a moment and then tugging her lips up slightly, she shook her head. "Ah, that's nothing. Just some usual things at the company." She said, avoiding revealing the thing. There was already a lot on board. It wouldn't be good to add more to it, so she restrained.

But being the mother, Chen Rui still did not miss the lost shine in the eyes of the girl. But she didn't probe. Giving space in any relationship was much needed. So, she wasn't the woman or the mother who doesn't understand such a simple thing. To give her, her space and choice to decide, she asked again, without putting any pressure in her words, "Are you sure, dear?"

Li Xue's smile deepened. "Yes, of course. If there comes something I am unable to tackle, I will come directly to seek your advice. Believe me." She said, disagreeing to reveal but at the same time not totally lying in her words.

Chen Rui understood her words and nodded. "I would always do that, sweetheart. Come, let's go then." She said before she hooked her arm around her to walk along.

Li Xue smiled and nodded before walking along as any daughter-mother pair would be walking.

"Oh yeah, Ma, where are we going? If it's a crowded place, I fear I would need to hide my face."

"Aye from when did the woman know which shop would be going to charm her. Just be prepared. The day has just begun and we have to walk all around to see which shop suits our taste and preferences." Chen Rui said and Li Xue felt her lips curling yet again at her words.

"Okay, then I would brace myself for the day, Ma." She said before gesturing the old butler to stop. He was there ready to open the door for the ladies. "Please allow me to attend mother, Butler Cao." Li Xue said before reaching out to open the car door for the lady.

Chen Rui smiled as she got inside the car before Li Xue slid in as well. Since it was Chen Rui, the Royal Highness going out, they had to take the royal carriage. Although it wasn't the obligation to carry, they still preferred it to make the word go out around the royal family to give them the hints.

Li Xue had asked Du Fan to stay back and wait. Although he didn't want to agree to it at first when she showed her the lines of bodyguards that would be following her and the Royal Highness, he accepted very reluctantly.

Soon the royal limousine drove its way to the Western Arcade. Reaching the destination, it got parked at the parking lot before one of the royal bodyguards got down to the other car to come forward to open the door.

As the door was pulled open from both sides, Li Xue, as well as Chen Rui, got down together to look around.

Western Arcade was one of the best malls in the city, so it was also their first choice. The crowd around was not much but it was also not something less. And on top of it, their appearance alone in the royal limousine was enough to garner all the attention, not to forget there were plenty of bodyguards following them as well.

It was fortunate that Li Xue had already predicted to be like this from before and has come all prepared for it. Otherwise, she couldn't dare to think what would have happened if people suddenly came to understand her real identity.

With the mask and big glasses on her face, it was hard to read her identity beside the queen. But still, people's continuous gaze towards them was making her feel uncomfortable. To make sure, she had not left anything revealing on her, her hands were every now and then reaching out to check her mask as well as glasses.

Chen Rui smiled at her concern like that. Then leaning to her side, a little, she spoke softly, "You are thinking too much, dear. You look perfectly mysterious and no one would be able to spot your identity beside me like this. Not even me for a second." She said and tugging her brows together, Li Xue turned to look at her in confusion.

Was she looking so odd? She thought to herself as the lady first smiled to add.

"Hmm. But since I am your mother, I will still be able to spot you the moment I hear your heartbeat. So, it's not odd but mysterious to the people who don't know you closely." Chen Rui said easily reading the eyes of confusion that were shielded behind the large glasses.

Li Xue chuckled but then shaking her head, she ignored everyone's gazes around before adding, "Ahh, I see it's hard to hide from the gaze of the mother." She said as the two walked further inside.

People talked and whispered. The face of Chen Rui was well known and even if someone had any doubts, the presence of royal bodyguards behind was enough to clear their every doubt the very instant.

"Dear, we must tell the escalator first. I know a shop upstairs which sells well. Let's go and check there first. I am sure you are going to love it." She said and once again, Li Xue nodded before climbing along.

As they walked in the said shop's direction, Li Xue frowned, almost guessing which shop could it be. And she wasn't wrong to guess it since it was the same shop she guessed. The shop of the lady from whom she had once purchased the cashmere scarf for her mother.