Qin Yunxi was in the midst of a passionate encounter with a beautiful woman, his defenses down, ready to make his move.
Then, suddenly.
"Bang—"
The door was kicked open, the deafening sound accompanied by an imposing aura of pressure.
"Damn it!"
"Who is it!"
Qin Yunxi was so startled he nearly lost his erection. His intimate moment had been ruined, and he felt like tearing the intruder apart.
But—
"Qin, Yun, Xi!"
Three words, filled with seething rage, echoed through the air, instantly deflating his ardor. The lust in his body and the anger in his mind were extinguished in that instant.
Damn!
His own mother!
Qin Yunxi felt tears welling up. Why was his mother here? Wasn't she supposed to be enjoying herself with his father?
Shit!
He swiftly pulled the bedsheet around himself, his face contorted in the agony of a world-ending disaster.
When Zhan Lan appeared, she saw her son... clothes scattered everywhere... a naked woman...
Tsk tsk!
She really couldn't bear to look!
Didn't she hear he had a woman he liked?
How was he still fooling around with some disreputable woman?!
Zhan Lan's face was a mask of exasperation. She left him with a furious declaration, "I'll wait for you in the parking lot!"
"Two minutes!"
Then she turned and left.
Qin Yunxi's face was filled with a mournful expression: "…………"
Mommy, why aren't you asleep yet?
If you have something to say, just call. It's past midnight, why aren't you sleeping, and why are you out here catching him?
Emmmm—
He felt like his mother was conducting a morality police raid!
"Master Qin." The woman shamelessly snuggled closer, wanting to continue.
Qin Yunxi impatiently pushed her away, "Get away!"
Tonight's rendezvous was a bust. It seemed he'd have to work his ten brothers hard instead.
He put on his clothes and quickly got into his mother's car, his demeanor changing instantly as he smiled, "Mommy, did you need something?"
Zhan Lan's expression was grim. She instructed the driver to start the car and then huffed, "Can you just find a girlfriend and settle down!"
"Do you want the Qin family to have no heirs!"
Qin Yunxi pouted—when had he not tried to find a serious girlfriend? He always approached it earnestly.
Zhan Lan grew more upset as she spoke, her voice catching with emotion, "If it weren't for your father's recklessness, and me losing several children... the Qin family..."
"It wouldn't be so desolate!"
She wouldn't have to pressure her son to marry and have children every day.
What could have been a harmonious mother-son relationship had turned into a chaotic mess!
Qin Yunxi sighed. Alas, whenever his mother reminisced about the past, it was time for her to introduce him to another "virtuous wife and good mother."
He had grown accustomed to it.
Putting his arm around his mother's shoulder, he feigned introspection, "Yes, it's my fault, I'll change, I promise!"
Admitting fault promptly is a matter of attitude.
Zhan Lan was amused by her son's words and playfully slapped him, "You little brat, you've promised to change a hundred times, when will you actually change!"
Doesn't that depend on when you stop pushing me to get married, Mother?
Of course, Qin Yunxi dared not say this aloud.
"Heh heh." He chuckled dryly and changed the subject, "Mommy, you've become even more beautiful."
"As expected, women with fewer worries live younger."
Zhan Lan slapped him again, "Stop flattering me with empty praise."
"By the way, Aunt Feng mentioned you've fallen for a girl?"
Qin Yunxi immediately tensed up, "Who?"
How did he not know about this?
Zhan Lan: "Grace."
Qin Yunxi: "Pfft—"
He burst into unrestrained laughter, losing all composure.
Hahaha, Grace?
"She's so ugly, how could I possibly like her?"
I've always been picky about women, you know. If they don't have large breasts and long legs, or aren't stunningly beautiful, they simply won't catch my eye.
Zhan Lan: "!!!!!!!!!!"
She felt like kicking this little scoundrel out and pretending she never gave birth to him!
Qin Yunxi laughed for a while, perhaps sensing the deathly gaze in the air, he immediately fell silent.
Zhan Lan glared at her son, "Where is she ugly? I think she's pretty, fair-skinned, and more beautiful and charming than all the women you've dated!"
Qin Yunxi: "Ah?"
His mother actually thought Grace was like that?
In his eyes, Grace was just average looking. While she wasn't exactly hideous, she was definitely the kind of ordinary passerby he wouldn't even glance at.
Why did she become a peerless beauty in his mother's words?
It didn't make sense!
A true beauty, he thought, was like his mommy—a stunning, breathtaking beauty whose charm had captivated generations.
Seeing her son's surprised expression, Zhan Lan frowned slightly, "Do you really think she's ugly?"
"Very ugly?"
Qin Yunxi didn't hide his feelings at all, "Very ugly."
Zhan Lan: "So ugly you can't bring yourself to kiss her?"
Qin Yunxi: "Mhm."
No, what was his mother getting at? It was making him uneasy.
Zhan Lan fell silent and closed her eyes, as if in meditation.
Qin Yunxi: "…………"
He felt like Mommy was brewing a grand conspiracy, and he wasn't just uneasy, his hair was standing on end.
Upon returning to the Qin residence.
Zhan Lan dragged her son into their home cinema.
A few minutes later, she handed her phone to a servant, asking them to project the content onto the giant screen.
She, meanwhile, sat beside her son.
It was because of this encounter that Qin Yunxi and Grace's life trajectories would change drastically, ultimately intertwining them.