The Goddess and the Ugly Duckling: C53 [end]

The Grand Finale

This novel was posted on cntranslations [dot] com, by anasiana. If you're not reading it there, you get what you get ￣へ￣)

After dinner, Xiaoya's father went to the kitchen to wash the dishes and Xiaoya's mother was the first to make her way to Xiaoya's bedroom.

After her mother left the room, beaming, Xiaoya pulled out her pone to message Lu Xiaobei: Captain!!! My mom gave us her approval!!! She wants you to come over next Saturday to eat with us, too!!!

When Xiaoya walked in her room, she whispered, "Mom."

Their family discussion had made Xiaoya's mom support the idea of her going overseas to study and led to the woman reminding her: "You have to take care of yourself properly when you're abroad, and if anything happens, discuss it with Lu Xiaobei. If you need money don't hesitate to ask your dad and me, oh, and don't forget to contact us regularly, too. After graduating and your internship, you have to come back, alright? There's also a lot of opportunities in this country..."

But as she was lost in those thoughts it made her mother's next words ones she never saw coming, "Is she free next Saturday? If she is, tell her to come here so we can have a meal together."

Sighing, she then said, "Looks like you two never once parted, hum?"

However, much to to her surprise, her mother didn't let go of the dodged question and asked once more, "So did you guys break up back then?"

Later on, in the airport as she was leaving the country, her mother held on to her hands tightly, having a hard time letting go. "Mom, I understand how you feel. I heard you when you were talking with Auntie last time, I heard all of it. This is nothing like when Auntie's daughter got married and moved to Beijing. As long as you and dad aren't planning to move there after you retire, there's no way I'll stay overseas."

When Xiaoya walked in her room, she whispered, "Mom."

Xiaoya was really starting to get pissed.

Not denying it, her mother simply replied, "It's good that you understand." After all, Xiaoya was her only daughter, and she was reluctant of the idea she would never see her child again in the future.

Noticing her daughter's gaze was fixed on the bed, little by little, her shock abounded, as if there was some light bulb went on in her mind. Calming herself first, her mother then asked, "How awful. I should've never opposed you being with her in the beginning, if I knew you would still walk this path I should've... She was your first love, after all. You, back then, you must've really hated me, didn't you?"

Should she now confess that she and Lu Xiaobei were still together? Xiaoya honestly couldn't decide. In the end, she choose to be content with her mother's goodwill towards her and figured that after she came out to both of her parents she would again bring Lu Xiaobei to be introduced to them.

Sighing, she then said, "Looks like you two never once parted, hum?"

Nodding at her words, Xiaoya's mother then pulled out a red-coloured regular envelope and stuffed it in Lu Xiaobei's hands. "You too... you should take good care of yourself as well."

However, much to to her surprise, her mother didn't let go of the dodged question and asked once more, "So did you guys break up back then?"

Then, looking up at her, her mother went on to ask, "Is this thing about you going to study abroad just something you mentioned on a whim, or is it something you've been thinking of for a while?"

Xiaoya, too, wanted to go help in the kitchen, but she was also refused with the line, "It'll be too crowded, so go entertain yourself in the living room, instead, okay?"

Knowing she could no longer hide it from her mother, and no longer wanting to hide it herself, Xiaoya replied, "I've been thinking about it since my first year of college, so I retook the CET6College English Test level six is one of two English proficiency exams that is required for all graduates regardless of their major. CET4 (mandatory for all) covers a 4500 word requirement while CET6 has 6500. Above it is the TEMs that's a requirement for English Majors that comes in TEM4 (8000 words) and TEM8 (13000). to improve my score and because I wanted to practice, too."

However, much to to her surprise, her mother didn't let go of the dodged question and asked once more, "So did you guys break up back then?"

Her mother: "Why didn't you say anything to us?"

The Grand Finale

Xiaoya: "Because I haven't made a firm decision as yet. I'm only thinking about it. I recently bought some materials for my postgraduate exams and was thinking it would be good if I got into the postgraduate programs either at my current school or the one in Shanghai as well."

"I said, you should invite Lu Xiaobei over here for a meal when she has some free time," Her mother reiterated.

To that, Xiaoya nodded.

Once more, her mother warned her, "Just remember, you can't directly tell your dad about you and Xiaobei. After you get there, first you'll talk about finding a boyfriend, the afterwards you guys will break up and you'll be so heartbroken you'll tell him how you want nothing but to spend the rest of your life alone."

Rising from her seat on the bed, her mother stepped closer to Xiaoya and looked her dead in the eyes as she asked, "So you were thinking about leaving, weren't you? Were you planning on not coming back?"

After dinner, Xiaoya's father went to the kitchen to wash the dishes and Xiaoya's mother was the first to make her way to Xiaoya's bedroom.

Xiaoya had absolutely no clue whether her mother would be able to completely relent by tonight alone. Lu Xiaobei had guessed this direction was a possibility before, she didn't dare have great hopes it'd be realised, and neither of them discussed what exactly should be done if such a situation did occur.

"I'm sorry, mom, but I was just born this way. I can't change that." Xiaoya took a couple steps towards her mother before enveloping the older woman in a hug. "Mom, I love you, but liking girls in in my nature and... they're the only person I can fall in love with to be able to have a happy and fulfilling life."

Shocked, Xiaoya asked in confusion, "Why would you... Mom, why would you think that?"

So, after a while, Lu Xiaobei responded, "I'll take good care of both myself and Xiaoya, mom."

Nodding at her words, Xiaoya's mother then pulled out a red-coloured regular envelope and stuffed it in Lu Xiaobei's hands. "You too... you should take good care of yourself as well."

"I didn't have time to buy a proper red envelopeT/n: there's envelopes that are red, and 'red envelopes' (Hongbao) the special ones to give lucky money at new years or gifts on special occasions, so I'll just give you this for now. Anyhow, you don't need to call me Aunty all the time, it feels too formal, too unfamiliar, no?" Xiaoya's mother said in reply.

With her mood uplifted to the point a soft smile curled her lips, Xiaoya's mother then added, "Oh right, don't tell your father about this, though. I'll be the one to tell him in the future."

Shaking her head, Xiaoya's mother pulled her gaze from her daughter to instead face the wall as she replied, "Because I disapprove of you being with another girl. Because of that, you... you'd want to not come back here any longer..."

In an instant, Xiaoya wrapped her arms around her mother in a hug. Before, her mood was relatively calm, but all of a sudden her feelings had become complex. She was bubbling with joy, but at the same time, overwhelmed by sorrow. "Mom... thank you. Seriously... thank you." Tears prickled her eyes right then. She felt as though there were countless words she wanted to say but simultaneously had no idea how to express them.

Normally, he thought he had done a pretty good job educating his daughter. She wasn't particularly spectacular in her younger years, but she did become more and more outstanding as she grew. But at current, with his daughter put side by side with Lu Xiaobei, the difference in levels was clear to see. Right then, the older man dearly wished he could go back in time those two decades. If he did, he could raise his daughter again using the model used to make a person like Lu Xiaobeiiana: I swear, parents can have a kid that cures cancer and still measure them up with the kid who made world peace a thing. But don't you fret, pops. You'll get your wish of having a daughter just like Lu Xiaobei~.

Xiaoya: "She's free now! She's always free!"

She said nothing further, and Xiaoya backed up to look at her mother in shock. "Mom, do you really mean that?"

With a gentle voice, Xiaoya promptly responded, "Of course, mom, I won't."

Hearing this, Xiaoya hurriedly explained, "No, I'd never think that. Mom, my home is here, I've never thought about leaving and never coming back again. All I wanted to do was become more successful to show that no matter if I have a partner or not in the future I could still live a good life. I wanted to reassure you that I could stand firm in this society even if I didn't get married and have kids."

For a moment, Lu Xiaobei hesitated, but then seemed to understand what she meant. The red envelop in her hand was one given by an in-law to their new son and daughter who would now display their familial bond by calling them using a closer name.

But with tears in her eyes, her mother asked sorrowfully, "Can you really not change? Can't you just walk the easier path like other girls? Wouldn't everything be simpler then?"

...

Shaking her head, Xiaoya responded, "No, I didn't. I was in high school back then, and everyone who falls for anyone during that time would be told to break up by a lot of other parents and teachers, too."

Sighing, she then said, "Looks like you two never once parted, hum?"

Her mother: "Really now? Did you think I didn't see you back at the hotel? Before, because you got ignored at home and had to hide it, but from now on, any girl you're dating must be brought back here so I can check her out!"

After getting the okay from her mother, Xiaoya felt as though time was moving much faster than usual. The days seemed to all be flying by like the pages of a book being flipped through.

Xiaoya: I'm done for. I really am the most unreliable one between us.

Xiaoya's mother hugged her daughter in return, nodding. "I'll try to accept it then..."

Her mother: "Then right before you guys return, you can tell him about you and Xiaobei. If he doesn't approve, you can just stay for a few years. Compared to me, your dad adores you even more, so he'll come around and accept you guys."

Seeing her daughter's silly appearance, thoughts of how Xiaoya and Lu Xiaobei have been together for five years and still clearly held affections for other, as well as Xiaoya never once failing in her studies despite being in a relationship blossomed in her mind and allowed her heart to finally be at ease.

Xiaoya, too, wanted to go help in the kitchen, but she was also refused with the line, "It'll be too crowded, so go entertain yourself in the living room, instead, okay?"

Shocked, Xiaoya asked in confusion, "Why would you... Mom, why would you think that?"

Later that night, Xiaoya couldn't sleep a wink. She kept having dream after dream and waking up after each one. She dreamt of her father wanting to hit them after coming across her and Lu Xiaobei kissing. She dreamt of her mother inviting Lu Xiaobei over to dinner, but it was actually a "Red Wedding"T/n: Originally, the term used was Hongmen Banquet (鸿门宴:hóng mén yàn), which is a feast planned to kill the guests. And if you watched Game of Thrones, the Red Wedding was a similar occasion. If you missed it, you get to read these notes;p type feast. She dreamt of Lu Xiaobei marrying her and moving in with her and her parents, but her mother changed into a dreaded monster-in-law who brought Lu Xiaobei to tears and made her kick up a fuss about leaving home...

She said nothing further, and Xiaoya backed up to look at her mother in shock. "Mom, do you really mean that?"

"Of course I really mean it," her mother responded, "I looked up a lot of information on my own, and I found out forcing you would only end up harming you as well. I did all I could. Did you think I would be looking for a place to lock you up again? Really?"

Seeing her daughter hum for a long time and unable to say anything further, Xiaoya's mother guessed what the situation was.

But as she was lost in those thoughts it made her mother's next words ones she never saw coming, "Is she free next Saturday? If she is, tell her to come here so we can have a meal together."

Xiaoya dodged it by only answering the latter question. "Her name's Lu Xiaobei."

Xiaoya: "Thanks... thank you, mom."

Xiaoya: "That's uh..." That's not good.

Lost in sentimentality at first, Xiaoya's mother then turned serious. "Listen to me, Yu Xiaoya, even though you're a homosexual, I will not permit you to go around changing girlfriends every other week or go around with a different girl each day. Sexuality aside, I will not allow any other improper behaviouriana: Baby steps, folks. Baby steps., young lady."

And after hearing this, stupefied by an immense degree, Xiaoya stood in place, not knowing how to react except by asking, "Um, mom... what did you just say?"

With a gentle voice, Xiaoya promptly responded, "Of course, mom, I won't."

Then, looking up at her, her mother went on to ask, "Is this thing about you going to study abroad just something you mentioned on a whim, or is it something you've been thinking of for a while?"

Five years back, it was also on this bed that Lu Xiaobei and I...

Seeing her daughter hum for a long time and unable to say anything further, Xiaoya's mother guessed what the situation was.

Sitting on the sofa, Xiaoya absent-mindedly stared in the direction of the kitchen from time to time. The kitchen in her house was sectioned off by a sliding door, and one made from glass. But even tough it was glass, only the vague silhouette of the persons behind them could be seen and whatever was taking place inside was hard to make out. Plus, Xiaoya's dad had turned up the television so loud that she couldn't even eavesdrop on the conversation going on in there.

Her preparations for the IELTS, submitting college applications, getting notarised documents, opening a bank account... each and every thing was happening as planned.

Later on, none of those things in Xiaoya's dreams happened, however. The next Saturday, Lu Xiaobei visited Xiaoya's house with speciality gifts from Shanghai in hand. She didn't dare bring them anything far too expensive, afraid that Xiaoya's father Xiaoya's father would find it suspect, so she only put in a bit of effort.

Xiaoya: "Mom! I swear to god! That girl and I really had nothing going on between us!"

(The End)

After getting the okay from her mother, Xiaoya felt as though time was moving much faster than usual. The days seemed to all be flying by like the pages of a book being flipped through.

Xiaoya: ...

"If there's nothing going on, then why were you two grabbling and pulling each other at that hotel, huh?! If there really is nothing, what were you two fighting about?!" Her mother scolded.

Put simply, the more of her dreams that came true, the more bizarre and inconceivable the ones after them became. They became so outrageous that even she was aware they were just dreams as she had them.

When Xiaoya walked in her room, she whispered, "Mom."

Her words made Xiaoya's gaze fall to her bed, rekindling old memories.

Nodding at her words, Xiaoya's mother then pulled out a red-coloured regular envelope and stuffed it in Lu Xiaobei's hands. "You too... you should take good care of yourself as well."

Xiaoya, too, wanted to go help in the kitchen, but she was also refused with the line, "It'll be too crowded, so go entertain yourself in the living room, instead, okay?"

But with tears in her eyes, her mother asked sorrowfully, "Can you really not change? Can't you just walk the easier path like other girls? Wouldn't everything be simpler then?"

Five years back, it was also on this bed that Lu Xiaobei and I...

Her mother patted her back, and said in return, "Alright, now. It's time for you to go through customs, I don't want you guys to be late."

From then on, Xiaoya had always prodded Lu Xiaobei into telling her what she and her mother had talked about in that kitchen and how the heck she had persuaded her mother. But all LuXiaobei told her each time was that it was a secret between her mother and herself.

Nodding at her words, Xiaoya's mother then pulled out a red-coloured regular envelope and stuffed it in Lu Xiaobei's hands. "You too... you should take good care of yourself as well."

Xiaoya: "Um..."

Sure enough, Xiaoya's father hadn't noticed anything strange and had happily greeted the upperclassman that was quite close to his daughter. When he chatted with Lu Xiaobei comfortably, he realised that young lady in her early twenties was quite versed in topics regardless of it being national affairs or the art of making tea. Her knowledge base was not just superficial, either, and he was rather impressed by what he had seen.

After getting the okay from her mother, Xiaoya felt as though time was moving much faster than usual. The days seemed to all be flying by like the pages of a book being flipped through.

Shocked, Xiaoya asked in confusion, "Why would you... Mom, why would you think that?"

It felt as though a century had passed by the time her mom and Lu Xiaobei came back out one after the other. While from behind the older woman, Lu Xiaobei gave Xiaoya an okay sign with her fingers that allowed the huge boulder weighing down on her heart to finally be thrown away.

When Xiaoya walked in her room, she whispered, "Mom."

Xiaoya: "Thanks... thank you, mom."

In the years that passed since then, neither of the two brought up this subject, choosing to avoid it instead. But Xiaoya's mother now noticed her daughter was acting rather peculiar. She had not expressed on bit of sadness nor any regret.

Xiaoya: "Um..."

Her mother: "Did you two break up afterwards? Can you tell me the name of the girl who came here?"

Xiaoya: "Mom! I swear to god! That girl and I really had nothing going on between us!"

Shocked, Xiaoya asked in confusion, "Why would you... Mom, why would you think that?"

Xiaoya: "Mom! I swear to god! That girl and I really had nothing going on between us!"

Xiaoya dodged it by only answering the latter question. "Her name's Lu Xiaobei."

So, after a while, Lu Xiaobei responded, "I'll take good care of both myself and Xiaoya, mom."

Xiaoya: ...

Sighing, she then said, "Looks like you two never once parted, hum?"

After her mother left the room, beaming, Xiaoya pulled out her pone to message Lu Xiaobei: Captain!!! My mom gave us her approval!!! She wants you to come over next Saturday to eat with us, too!!!

"If there's nothing going on, then why were you two grabbling and pulling each other at that hotel, huh?! If there really is nothing, what were you two fighting about?!" Her mother scolded.

Xiaoya, too, wanted to go help in the kitchen, but she was also refused with the line, "It'll be too crowded, so go entertain yourself in the living room, instead, okay?"

_{Knowing she could no longer hide it from her mother, and no longer wanting to hide it herself, Xiaoya replied, "I've been thinking about it since my first year of college, so I retook the CET6College English Test level six is one of two English proficiency exams that is required for all graduates regardless of their major. CET4 (mandatory for all) covers a 4500 word requirement while CET6 has 6500.}
Xiaoya had absolutely no clue whether her mother would be able to completely relent by tonight alone. Lu Xiaobei had guessed this direction was a possibility before, she didn't dare have great hopes it'd be realised, and neither of them discussed what exactly should be done if such a situation did occur.

The Grand Finale

Her words made Xiaoya's gaze fall to her bed, rekindling old memories.

Xiaoya: ...

With her mood uplifted to the point a soft smile curled her lips, Xiaoya's mother then added, "Oh right, don't tell your father about this, though. I'll be the one to tell him in the future."

Her words made Xiaoya's gaze fall to her bed, rekindling old memories.

Xiaoya dodged it by only answering the latter question. "Her name's Lu Xiaobei."

With a gentle voice, Xiaoya promptly responded, "Of course, mom, I won't."

Xiaoya: ...

However, much to to her surprise, her mother didn't let go of the dodged question and asked once more, "So did you guys break up back then?"

Seeing her daughter hum for a long time and unable to say anything further, Xiaoya's mother guessed what the situation was.

Xiaoya: "Um..."

Xiaoya's mother hugged her daughter in return, nodding. "I'll try to accept it then..."

Xiaoya: "That's uh..." That's not good.

"I said, you should invite Lu Xiaobei over here for a meal when she has some free time," Her mother reiterated.

Seeing her daughter hum for a long time and unable to say anything further, Xiaoya's mother guessed what the situation was.

Xiaoya, too, wanted to go help in the kitchen, but she was also refused with the line, "It'll be too crowded, so go entertain yourself in the living room, instead, okay?"

Seeing her daughter hum for a long time and unable to say anything further, Xiaoya's mother guessed what the situation was.

Sighing, she then said, "Looks like you two never once parted, hum?"

Xiaoya dodged it by only answering the latter question. "Her name's Lu Xiaobei."

Five years back, it was also on this bed that Lu Xiaobei and I...

Xiaoya: "That's uh..." That's not good.

Xiaoya: I'm done for. I really am the most unreliable one between us.

(The End)

Xiaoya was really starting to get pissed.

Xiaoya was left speechless.

The end is here~ []iana here, and here's the gist, a couple Mo Yichen x Xiang Yi extras are up first and since we know that ship goes all Titanic, the author says you can skip it if that not your thing (you can skip it but my masochistic behind can't, T_T). After that, it's three extras with our girls (in Europe). iana out.[]*kisses* (づ￣ 3￣)づ and thanks for accompanying me on this ride, my little angels~

But as she was lost in those thoughts it made her mother's next words ones she never saw coming, "Is she free next Saturday? If she is, tell her to come here so we can have a meal together."

"If there's nothing going on, then why were you two grabbling and pulling each other at that hotel, huh?! If there really is nothing, what were you two fighting about?!" Her mother scolded.

To that, Xiaoya nodded.

And after hearing this, stupefied by an immense degree, Xiaoya stood in place, not knowing how to react except by asking, "Um, mom... what did you just say?"

Xiaoya's mother hugged her daughter in return, nodding. "I'll try to accept it then..."

"I said, you should invite Lu Xiaobei over here for a meal when she has some free time," Her mother reiterated.

She said nothing further, and Xiaoya backed up to look at her mother in shock. "Mom, do you really mean that?"

Xiaoya: "She's free now! She's always free!"

Xiaoya was really starting to get pissed.

Her preparations for the IELTS, submitting college applications, getting notarised documents, opening a bank account... each and every thing was happening as planned.

Feeling the thickness of the envelope, Lu Xiaobei hesitantly asked, "Aunty, what is this...?"

After her mother left the room, beaming, Xiaoya pulled out her pone to message Lu Xiaobei: Captain!!! My mom gave us her approval!!! She wants you to come over next Saturday to eat with us, too!!!

After dinner, Xiaoya's father went to the kitchen to wash the dishes and Xiaoya's mother was the first to make her way to Xiaoya's bedroom.

Xiaoya: "Thanks... thank you, mom."

After getting the okay from her mother, Xiaoya felt as though time was moving much faster than usual. The days seemed to all be flying by like the pages of a book being flipped through.

With her mood uplifted to the point a soft smile curled her lips, Xiaoya's mother then added, "Oh right, don't tell your father about this, though. I'll be the one to tell him in the future."

To that, Xiaoya nodded.

Her mother: "Did you two break up afterwards? Can you tell me the name of the girl who came here?"

Xiaoya: "That's uh..." That's not good.

During her fourth year, Xiaoya had received an admissions letter from a university in the Netherlands.

Her mother patted her back, and said in return, "Alright, now. It's time for you to go through customs, I don't want you guys to be late."

After her mother left the room, beaming, Xiaoya pulled out her pone to message Lu Xiaobei: Captain!!! My mom gave us her approval!!! She wants you to come over next Saturday to eat with us, too!!!

Standing beside Xiaoya, Lu Xiaobei placed both hers and Xiaoya's luggage on the cart and pushed them ahead before saying, "Don't worry, Aunty, I'll take good care of Xiaoya."

iana: there's envelopes that are red, and 'red envelopes' (Hongbao) the special ones to give lucky money at new years or gifts on special occasions.[] Momma accepted Lu Xiaobei as her daughter-in-law, her daughter... I'm not crying like a lil btch, I'm bawling like a big btch ヽ(*。>Д<)o゜[]Five extras to go but technically, I'm done! This is my first GL novel translation... soon, as a translator, I'll be saying goodbye to my girls... why does the realisation hit when I'm typing these things... []Anyhow, the next main GL novel I pick up is going to be historical.

But with tears in her eyes, her mother asked sorrowfully, "Can you really not change? Can't you just walk the easier path like other girls? Wouldn't everything be simpler then?"

Then, looking up at her, her mother went on to ask, "Is this thing about you going to study abroad just something you mentioned on a whim, or is it something you've been thinking of for a while?"

During dinner, Xiaoya's mother hadn't said much to the contrary.

Xiaoya: "That's uh..." That's not good.

...

But with tears in her eyes, her mother asked sorrowfully, "Can you really not change? Can't you just walk the easier path like other girls? Wouldn't everything be simpler then?"

During dinner, Xiaoya's mother hadn't said much to the contrary.

Five years back, it was also on this bed that Lu Xiaobei and I...

The Grand Finale

Her mother: "Did you two break up afterwards? Can you tell me the name of the girl who came here?"

But after dinner, when Lu Xiaobei offered to help clean up the dishes, the older woman didn't refuse, despite her husband's grumblings of the young woman being a guest. Giving the man a plate of fruits, he sat back down on the sofa, no longer having anything to say as he focused on watching a ballgame instead.

Xiaoya: "Thanks... thank you, mom."

Sighing, she then said, "Looks like you two never once parted, hum?"

After her mother left the room, beaming, Xiaoya pulled out her pone to message Lu Xiaobei: Captain!!! My mom gave us her approval!!! She wants you to come over next Saturday to eat with us, too!!!

But as she was lost in those thoughts it made her mother's next words ones she never saw coming, "Is she free next Saturday? If she is, tell her to come here so we can have a meal together."

Standing beside Xiaoya, Lu Xiaobei placed both hers and Xiaoya's luggage on the cart and pushed them ahead before saying, "Don't worry, Aunty, I'll take good care of Xiaoya."

During dinner, Xiaoya's mother hadn't said much to the contrary.

Shocked, Xiaoya asked in confusion, "Why would you... Mom, why would you think that?"

Xiaoya, too, wanted to go help in the kitchen, but she was also refused with the line, "It'll be too crowded, so go entertain yourself in the living room, instead, okay?"

Her mother: "Why didn't you say anything to us?"

Feeling the thickness of the envelope, Lu Xiaobei hesitantly asked, "Aunty, what is this...?"

Lu Xiaobei and Xiaoya's mother were in the kitchen for such a long time that they could've cleaned ever corner of the place by then, yet they still hadn't come back out.

When Xiaoya walked in her room, she whispered, "Mom."

Lu Xiaobei and Xiaoya's mother were in the kitchen for such a long time that they could've cleaned ever corner of the place by then, yet they still hadn't come back out.

After dinner, Xiaoya's father went to the kitchen to wash the dishes and Xiaoya's mother was the first to make her way to Xiaoya's bedroom.

Xiaoya was really starting to get pissed.

Lu Xiaobei and Xiaoya's mother were in the kitchen for such a long time that they could've cleaned ever corner of the place by then, yet they still hadn't come back out.

And after hearing this, stupefied by an immense degree, Xiaoya stood in place, not knowing how to react except by asking, "Um, mom... what did you just say?"

Xiaoya was left speechless.

Xiaoya: "Thanks... thank you, mom."

Xiaoya was left speechless.

The Grand Finale

Xiaoya: ...

Five years back, it was also on this bed that Lu Xiaobei and I...

_{Knowing she could no longer hide it from her mother, and no longer wanting to hide it herself, Xiaoya replied, "I've been thinking about it since my first year of college, so I retook the CET6College English Test level six is one of two English proficiency exams that is required for all graduates regardless of their major. CET4 (mandatory for all) covers a 4500 word requirement while CET6 has 6500.}Sure enough, Xiaoya's father hadn't noticed anything strange and had happily greeted the upperclassman that was quite close to his daughter. When he chatted with Lu Xiaobei comfortably, he realised that young lady in her early twenties was quite versed in topics regardless of it being national affairs or the art of making tea. Her knowledge base was not just superficial, either, and he was rather impressed by what he had seen.