Chapter 962 - 962 962 Chen Qiaoyu Comes Knocking

Chapter 962: Chapter 962: Chen Qiaoyu Comes Knocking Chapter 962: Chapter 962: Chen Qiaoyu Comes Knocking The two trudged through snow and drifting snowflakes to Yang Qingyin’s house.

The plum blossoms Luo Ziling had given Yang Qingyin were still in bloom. As soon as they walked into the room, they were greeted by a deeply penetrating fragrance.

The room was heated, so Yang Qingyin had placed the plum blossoms outside. Only a pot of wax plum, which has a long blooming period, was left indoors. Even if kept inside, it could bloom for many days. However, once plum blossoms are brought indoors, they wilt within a week due to the temperatures around twenty degrees Celsius.

Kept outside in sub-zero temperatures, their blooming period was extended.

When coming to the house, Yang Qingyin would open the door that separated the balcony and the living room to let the fragrance of the plum blossoms drift inside. Thus, the scent of plums was strong in the room. She loved the fragrance of plums, which is why she wanted their scent in the room every day. For this, she even had Xiaoli buy several pots of unopened plums.

“I wonder if it’s snowing in Qiantang, and whether the plum blossoms there have bloomed,” Luo Ziling couldn’t help but raise the subject of visiting Qiantang again as soon as he smelled the intoxicating plum scent, “I want to go to the banks of West Lake to brace the cold wind, visit Lingfeng to see the plum blossoms, and also take a walk in Shen Garden in Yuezhou.”

“Not interested,” Yang Qingyin said with a sly smile, “unless I suddenly feel like it.”

“What will make you suddenly feel like it?”

“I’m not telling you!” Yang Qingyin said, changing into slippers, ready to go upstairs.

At that moment, Luo Ziling’s phone rang. It was Yang Qingyin’s mother, Chen Qiaoyu, calling, which made him hesitate, not knowing whether to answer or not.

Yang Qingyin, who had ascended three steps of the staircase, noticed Luo Ziling holding his phone, caught in a dilemma. She couldn’t help but mock, “What, is another beauty asking you out?”

“You guessed it. A beauty with the surname Chen, named Qiaoyu. Should I answer?”

“Ah, my mom?!” Yang Qingyin appeared very surprised, hurriedly walked down the stairs, and urged Luo Ziling, “Quickly pick it up!”

So, Luo Ziling pressed the answer button.

Yang Qingyin ran down from the staircase, walked up to Luo Ziling, ready to eavesdrop on their conversation, and gestured for Luo Ziling to keep quiet.

“Hello, Auntie, how are you,” Luo Ziling greeted politely after the call connected, “You’re calling so late, is there something you need?”

“Are you with Qingyin?”

Seeing Yang Qingyin shake her head, Luo Ziling still lied, “Auntie, we were just together.”

“Then, why don’t you come over with her? I’d like to talk about something.” Chen Qiaoyu hesitated, but finally spoke decisively, “I’m near the subway station of your school. I remember there’s a Blue Mountain Café nearby. Can we meet there?”

“Alright,” Luo Ziling agreed, seeing Yang Qingyin nod her head in assent.

After hanging up the phone, Luo Ziling asked Yang Qingyin, full of confusion, “What does your mom want with me?”

“You’re asking me, but who should I ask?” Yang Qingyin was also plainly puzzled, “Since she asked us to go together, it must be something important, so let’s go!”

Saying that, she got ready to put back on the boots she had just taken off.

Luo Ziling also immediately changed his shoes and while doing so, he couldn’t help but express his confusion, “Could it be about your brother’s matter?”

“It should be related to Qingye’s situation. She must have been present when my dad was angry at my brother, or at least she knows what happened.” Yang Qingyin had already changed into her boots, but then she realized her bag was still on the coffee table in the living room, so she quickly went to fetch it, “Anyway, in front of you, my mom is easier to talk to than anyone else, don’t worry about her being difficult.”

The two of them then left the house and headed to the café Chen Qiaoyu had mentioned.

Since it was close by, it took them less than twenty minutes to reach the café. Chen Qiaoyu had not arrived yet, so they went ahead and reserved a private room. After waiting for about twenty minutes, roughly at nine forty-five, Chen Qiaoyu finally appeared before them.

“Mom, it’s so late, why are you still going out? Can’t whatever it is wait until tomorrow?” As soon as Yang Qingyin saw Chen Qiaoyu, she couldn’t help but complain, “It’s so cold out, and you’re coming out in the middle of the night. Isn’t dad worried?”

“Your dad is on a business trip; he won’t be back until five days later. I was alone at home tonight, a bit bored, so I thought I’d come out and chat with you guys,” Chen Qiaoyu took off her coat, and Yang Qingyin immediately took it from her to hang on the coat rack.

“Where did dad go on his business trip?”

“To Yangcheng, he won’t be back for another five days,” after sitting down, Chen Qiaoyu instructed Yang Qingyin, “Order me some midnight snack, I haven’t eaten dinner and I am starving.”

“Mom, what happened?” Yang Qingyin was startled, “Did you have a fight with dad?”

“He gave Qingye a severe talking-to today, and I couldn’t stop him no matter how hard I tried. I was so angry that I didn’t see him off and went home to sleep instead, but ended up sleeping too much and didn’t wake up until eight o’clock.” Chen Qiaoyu poured herself a cup of hot tea to warm her hands, “I didn’t expect it to be so cold outside, had I known I would have invited you guys to our place since there was nobody else.”

“Mom, what exactly do you want to tell us,” Yang Qingyin insisted as Chen Qiaoyu did not volunteer the information, “Don’t scare us, just tell us what’s going on!”

“I want to ask you both, what exactly happened? Why did your dad get so angry?” Chen Qiaoyu didn’t answer but instead questioned Yang Qingyin, “He even wants to sever the father-son relationship.”

“It could be because Qingye and Ziling have gotten quite close, which set dad off,” Yang Qingyin said and then explained how Luo Ziling and Yang Qingye had managed to get Night North Bar out of Chen Jiahai’s hands.

After listening, Chen Qiaoyu looked as though she had an epiphany, “So that’s what happened. His own daughter and son are both getting so close with the son of his enemy and romantic rival, no wonder he was so furious.”

Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin exchanged glances, unsure of how to respond to Chen Qiaoyu’s words.

Chen Qiaoyu didn’t probe any further but took a moment to think seriously.

Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin didn’t interrupt and simply sat silently beside her.

“Your dad is afraid that Ziling will use Qingye to provoke conflict between the Chen and Yang families, and reap the benefits as an outsider,” Chen Qiaoyu, after some thought, finally came to a crucial realization, “No wonder he threatened with severing the father-son relationship. Heh, he is willing to disown his own daughter, and his son as well. Your dad is really something.”

Yang Qingyin and Luo Ziling still didn’t know how to respond to Chen Qiaoyu’s words, they could only offer an awkward smile.

At this time, the mutton chop rice Yang Qingyin had ordered for Chen Qiaoyu was served, and Chen Qiaoyu didn’t stand on ceremony, immediately tucking in with large bites, without displaying the slightest hint of ladylike demeanor.

After eating halfway through, she seriously asked Yang Qingyin, “Yin’er, how do you see your relationship with Ziling?”

Yang Qingyin blushed deeply, being caught off guard by her mother’s direct question in Luo Ziling’s presence, she stammered without knowing how to answer.

“Since you’re both here today, just give me a straight answer, are you two thinking of ultimately getting together and starting a family?” Chen Qiaoyu said, putting down her chopsticks and looking earnestly at Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin. “I want to know your thoughts!”