18 Deep Parental Love

Tong Yi was oblivious to the woman's thoughts. She changed her shoes and walked in.

The villa was enormous. It was a duplex, and it looked grand and luxurious.

"Yi'er, you've finally returned."

Tong Yi raised her head and looked towards the source of the voice. An elegantly dressed woman walked down the stairs wearing an anxious expression.

This person was Tong Yi's mother in the game: Yun Ruoshu.

She was 45 years old and had taken good care of herself. She was still very attractive despite her age.

Yun Ruoshu came to stand in front of Tong Yi and held her hand tightly. She said in a worried tone, "I know you're normally a little willful, and it's fine. If you don't want to get engaged to the second young master of the Lu family, just tell me. Mommy will help you get out of this engagement in a proper manner. However, how can you suddenly leave at the engagement banquet and even provoke that living King of Hell, Lu Zhanbei?"

Tong Yi was thinking about how to explain all that had gone down with Lu Zhanbei. She didn't expect Yun Ruoshu to have already known about it.

Someone must have posted her conversation with Lu Zhanbei on the internet. Otherwise, the information wouldn't have spread so quickly over the time it took for her to travel home from the hotel.

In any case, it worked in her favor, or else she would not know how to explain the situation to her parents.

Tong Yi wasn't used to being intimate with others. Without batting an eyelid, she pulled her hand away from Yun Ruoshu. "I want to get engaged to Lu Zhanbei."

"Yi'er!" Yun Ruoshu's voice was stern, and her tone was somewhat resentful. "Do you understand what you're saying?"

Tong Yi replied, "I do understand."

Yun Ruoshu was so angry that she couldn't speak. She held her forehead and took a few seconds to calm herself before saying, "When did you meet Lu Zhanbei? How long have you been with him? Do you even know him?"

Tong Yi pursed her lips. She didn't know how to answer these questions. She had just entered this game today. She didn't understand Lu Zhanbei in the game, and even after knowing Lu Zhanbei in real life for two years, she didn't dare to claim to understand him well.

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

Tong Yi looked up at Yun Ruoshu. "I must get engaged to Lu Zhanbei. Don't bother yourselves about this matter. I'll handle it myself."

Yun Ruoshu was so angry that she raised her hand, wanting to slap Tong Yi.

Tong Yi looked at Yun Ruoshu calmly, neither dodging nor avoiding. If being slapped could get them out of the picture and not meddle in her affairs to complete the game mission, Tong Yi felt that it was worth it.

Yun Ruoshu was so angry that her eyes turned red. There were tears in her eyes but she still couldn't bear to lay a hand on her daughter. Her hand paused in the air for a few seconds, finally landing on Tong Yi's shoulder. She said helplessly and in earnest, "Yi'er, Lu Zhanbei isn't a good person. Listen to mommy and don't go near him, okay?"

Tong Yi lowered her eyes, avoiding Yun Ruoshu's loving and worried gaze. "Sorry, I can't promise you that."

"You… Can't you be obedient for once? Do you know how angry you've made your father?" Yun Ruoshu said as she pointed upstairs. "Your father's heart is 50% blocked. The doctor said that he can't be agitated. Today, because you suddenly left the wedding banquet, he fainted on the spot. It wasn't easy to save him. If he finds out that you provoked Lu Zhanbei, that living King of Hell…"

Tears streamed down Yun Ruoshu's face as she spoke. She gripped Tong Yi's shoulders tightly and pleaded, "I beg of you, can you stay away from him?"

In real life, Tong Yi had no parents and had never felt any parental love. From Yun Ruoshu's words and actions, she could feel the intense love Yun Ruoshu had for her. Facing such deep parental love, Tong Yi could not bring herself to complete the game mission without regard for Yun Ruoshu's feelings.