Chapter 849 — Family Reunion Dinner
Years of Heartflutter · Page 1 of 2
"Mom, do you really think I'm that kind of person?" Chen Shutang was caught between laughter and tears. "I treat Chen Mengxi like a sister, but she insists on calling herself Yang Juehuan's slave—what am I supposed to do about that...?"
Chen Shutang had already accepted Victoria and tacitly acknowledged her presence in her life. And since Yang's mother had already taken Victoria as her daughter-in-law, there was even less reason for Chen Shutang to play the villain.
"All right, Victoria. From now on you're not a slave anymore. Spend more time with Mengyan and the others—don't be so standoffish!" Seeing his mother's gaze on him, Yang Ce had no choice but to speak to Victoria. Truthfully, Yang Minlan's feelings for Victoria were not deep—at most, affection that had grown over time. But since he had accepted her, he could no longer treat her as a slave.
"Okay!" Victoria obeyed Yang Juehuan in everything and nodded at once.
Finally, Yang Juehuan's gaze fell on Liu Huamei. The others were easy enough for Yang Ce to explain, but Liu Huamei—how was he supposed to introduce her?
Yang Ce's feelings for Liu Huamei were not yet as deep as those for Shen Yuxi, yet Liu Huamei had nonetheless attended his family banquet!
This was Liu Huamei's stance—a firm and unmistakable stance! The very fact that she had come was proof enough of her choice!
Moreover, Yang Ce had already spoken of many of his secrets in front of her. It would be unreasonable to refuse her now...
"Aji, let me introduce myself..." Seeing Yang Ce's gaze on her, Liu Huamei stepped forward on her own initiative. "My name is Liu Huamei. I'm not Yang Juehuan's wife—not yet, anyway. I suppose you could say I'm his prospective woman! At first, I agreed to be Yang Juehuan's woman because I wanted Yang Ce to do me a favor. I'm not one to break my word, so... I must honor my promise..."
"Child, if there's nothing between you and Yan, then I'll make the call—there's no need for this. You can leave whenever you want; no one can force you!" After hearing Liu Huamei out, Yang's mother said again and again, "As for Daming doing you a favor, that was just him being kind. How could that be used as a condition?"
"Ayi... you've misunderstood..." Liu Huamei smiled bitterly at Yang's mother's words. "At first, I really did approach him out of gratitude. But now—I suppose I'm his pursuer and his admirer! As I spent more time with Yan, and as I heard more and more about Yang Ce's deeds over this past while, I fell for him beyond any hope of pulling myself out! I think that if I left him, I would surely regret it, and I would never find such an outstanding man again! So why should I give up? That's why I came along today, shameless as it is. Auntie, please help me persuade Yang Ce—ask him to take me in as well..."
"Huh..." Yang's mother's eyes went wide. Hearing Liu Huamei's words and seeing her determined expression, she was at a loss for what to say. Was her son really that wonderful? He already had so many women, and here was another one throwing herself into the flames, begging to be let in!
Still, this was not something Yang's mother could decide. She was, after all, an elder, and whether to accept Liu Huamei still came down to Yang Juehuan's wishes—she could hardly force her son, could she? So Yang's mother turned to Yang Ce and asked, "Daming, I think this girl is quite nice—pretty, generous, and rarest of all, true to her word. She dares to love and dares to hate. What do you say?"