Chapter 228 Truly Regretting What She Had Done

• "Please stop talking about this." Listening to Liu Yanzi had caused Xia Mo to grow even more muddled. And then, because her attempts at untying the knots by hand did not seem to be working, Xia Mo bent down her head and started using her teeth to bite through the rope. Once that was done, she helped the stiff-limbed Liu Yanzi to her feet. "Use the chair as support and try to move about a little. I will go and take a look at the situation outside."
• "Mo Mo," Liu Yanzi said, as she reached out to grab her daughter's arm. "You had better run away first. There is no need to bother about me. My greatest wish is for you and Yuanqi to be happy. I can tell that Ling Yichen's feelings toward you are genuine. So please...... pretend that we have never met as mother and daughter. Continue to live happily with Yuanqi...... And I will be......"
• "What is the point of talking about this now?" Xia Mo's eyes reddened slightly as she turned back to look at her mother, whose face was filled with tenderness. "Even if I say nothing now, do you think I can keep this from Ling Yichen forever? He will find out sooner or later. And when that time comes, both Yuanqi and myself will still come to a bad end."