Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 233 - 230

"Mom, Yan Yan said Handsome Bao is a girl, her best friend in Melbourne. If it really were a guy, how could she say such things in front of her own boyfriend?" Qi Yi asked his mother to straighten out the basic logic.

"How could it not be possible? That kind of girl, what words can’t she say, ’I’ll grace you with my presence whenever I feel like it’—these words are always her own, aren’t they? Surely even I didn’t get that wrong?" Mrs. Qi was annoyed by Qi Yi’s constant defense of Yan Yan.

After all, her son was still too young; she couldn’t just leave him be.

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Her life couldn’t start over, and she couldn’t let her son walk the same path she had.

"Mom, she was rejecting me." Today had shaken Qi Yi deeply, and being rejected was definitely part of it.

Originally, Qi Yi thought that nothing could be more devastating than being stopped in his tracks after reuniting with Yan Yan.

But before Qi Yi could even begin to feel annoyed, his mother’s phone call had pushed him to a new peak of despair.

"Do you think your mom is stupid? Who rejects someone like that?" his mother asked Qi Yi.

"Mom, everyone has their own way of behaving; Yan Yan rejects people in the way you just heard." Qi Yi continued to explain.

"That just shows there’s something wrong with her way of behaving. Yi, mom has been through it; she doesn’t want you to follow in her old footsteps. Listen to me, don’t get involved with girls of that character." Qi Yi’s mother hoped to reconnect with her son, who used to be very obedient.

"Mom, if you also know that the path you walked was wrong, then you shouldn’t stop me from walking my new path, right?" When it came to logic, Qi Yi would not be outmatched.

"Of course, Mom won’t stop you, but that high school classmate of yours is definitely not okay. You are still young, and Mom won’t rush you; take your time, you will definitely find someone more suitable." Mrs. Qi shared her true thoughts with her son.

Qi Yi’s mother was also trying her best to communicate with her son.

She and Qi Yi’s father had not been able to communicate for many years, and she did not want to end up in the same situation with her son.

"Mom, I’ve thought about finding someone else.

In high school, you made Yan Yan break up with me.

I thought it was her decision to not be with me.

I also thought at that time that I would find another girl.

Someone better. Someone I liked more.

But I couldn’t.

If it’s not Yan Yan, I don’t feel anything for anyone else.

Mom, if you don’t want your son to be lonely for the rest of his life, then please bless me and Yan Yan." Qi Yi also shared his true feelings with his mother.

If his mother played the emotional card, Qi Yi would communicate with her in the same way.

"My son, you can’t be like Mom. Mom focused too much on your dad, and that’s what brought me to where I am now.

In the past, it was because I made your dad my whole life, which caused so many years of entanglement.

You can be like Mom in other aspects, but not in this one, understand?

I’d rather you be like your dad than be like Mom, having your entire life ruined by one person." After the divorce, Mrs. Qi had come to understand things like her previous obsession with her marriage.

Qi Yi and his mother could not persuade each other.

Qi Yi didn’t return Yan Yan’s phone to her.

Qi Yi didn’t know how to deal with the fact that his mother could call Yan Yan at any time.

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When Yan Yan came to Bao Bao’s room yesterday, Bao Bao was already awake.

It was midnight in Milan, almost noon in Melbourne.

Yan Xiaoyan, entering the room, said she was scared and asked to borrow Bao Bao’s shoulder for comfort.

Bao Bao, confused by Yan Yan, asked if she needed help to settle scores with Qi Yi.

Bao Bao didn’t know if Yan Yan was crying, but there was silence for a while.

Bao Bao joked that Yan Yan shouldn’t get his clothes wet, as he needed to change later.

Hugging a "playing dead" Bao Bao, Yan Yan finally reacted, saying she was reminded of sad times in high school to the point of breaking down.

Yan Yan’s explanation triggered a scolding and mocking from Bao Bao.

How could someone be so foolish, to recall high school matters and break down during a joyful reunion?

In Bao Bao’s memory, he never had an image of Yan Yan crying while hugging him.

But, from what Bao Bao knew about Yan Yan, her bad mood couldn’t be alleviated by conventional comfort, only relentless mocking truly worked.

Furthermore, the reason for Yan Yan’s breakdown was something Bao Bao couldn’t comfort even if he wanted to.

One couldn’t just foolishly comfort her by saying, "High school stuff is all in the past now—don’t be upset—"

Without knowing the specifics of the high school incidents, Bao Bao really couldn’t find a point to offer comfort.

Fortunately, after being mocked by Bao Bao for a while, Yan Yan began to laugh through her tears.

For such matters, Yan Yan had been accustomed to being targeted from a young age.

Even Yan Yan couldn’t understand why she would break down just by taking a phone call.

In the phone call from Qi Yi, Yan Yan heard the words "shameless," but she didn’t pay attention to the context or the cause and effect.

What truly made Yan Yan collapse was the fear deep in her memory.

"Bao Bao, can I selfishly ask you a few questions?" Yan Yan still had tears on her face, but her tone suddenly shifted drastically.

"How selfish?" Bao Bao stepped back slightly with a touch of surprise.

Bao Bao’s tone was neutral, but he gently wiped the tears from Yan Yan’s face with his hands.

"It’s the kind of selfish that tears off bandages." Yan Yan looked at Bao Bao.

"Bandages, if not removed sometimes, can slow down healing. Ask whatever you want." Bao Bao was always easygoing.

"Umm... Do you not want to go with me tomorrow to discuss insurance because of Shen Xi?" Yan Yan had been eyeing Bao Bao at the Nobu restaurant, trying to find an answer to this question.

"I haven’t really connected the two, I just simply don’t want to go. For me, the main reason is that right now, I’m neither desperate nor eager to find a girlfriend." Bao Bao’s way of speaking now closely resembled Yan Yan’s outspoken style.