Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 258 - 253: To Be Placed in a Desperate Situation Before Finding a Way to Survive

Chapter 258: Chapter 253: To Be Placed in a Desperate Situation Before Finding a Way to Survive

"You just paused after saying ’seriously’ for such a long time, just to comment on the size of the bun?" Qi Yi said with a chuckle, shaking his head. Why was it that even his girlfriend gorging on buns looked so cute?

"Of course not, what I was about to say is, I actually feel quite bad for your upbringing. If you don’t even know what your own mother is thinking and live each day in a beautiful illusion, what kind of desolation must it be when the truth comes to light. That you’ve managed to survive, physically and mentally healthy, is truly no easy feat." Yan Yan infused her sympathy for Qi Yi with a merciless blow.

"Then will you help me?" Qi Yi asked Yan Yan.

"Obviously not, you’ve already been tempered into steel by living in illusions. While I’m still in a state where I can’t control my emotions at all. I only now understand what it means that every family has its own difficult scripture to chant. But I don’t have the time or energy to deal with these things. I can give you time, just that I don’t know how long my parents will let me be. Do you think, between us, that there really is a future?" Yan Yan began to feel doubtful.

"Of course there is, as long as you don’t rule me out right away. I’ll definitely persuade my mother," Qi Yi maintained his fighting spirit. This time Yan Yan didn’t choose to turn and leave, but instead, she was actually willing to negotiate.

"With your invincible debating skills?" Yan Yan held a bun in both hands, nibbling on it as she turned and took a couple of steps back.

"Yes, the same ones I’ve just learned from you." Qi Yi stepped forward, turning Yan Yan back around—it didn’t sit right with him, according to his ’boyfriend code,’ for his girlfriend to be walking backwards.

...

The year following Yan Yan’s official confrontation with Qi Yi’s mother, after the Spring Festival of 2014, saw Yan Yan return to Wenzhou once more.

Of course, it was at Qi Yi’s insistent request.

Qi Yi wanted to show Yan Yan the fruits of his labors over the past year—come what may, even if it meant battling through a dire situation.

Yan Yan hesitated for a long time but ultimately agreed. However, she had one condition. When she visited Qi Yi’s house, Qi Yi had to stick by her side at all times.

Based on the experiences of their last visit, as long as she wasn’t left alone with Qi Yi’s mother, everything tended to be quite pleasant, or at least apparently so on the surface.

But, there’s always a chink in the armor—Qi Yi couldn’t be expected to take Yan Yan with him to the restroom.

As soon as Qi Yi went in, Mrs. Qi asked Yan Yan, "Aren’t there a lot of people queued up to enter your family’s home? Why are you still clinging onto our Qi Yi?"

It was that tactic again, waiting for Qi Yi to be gone before suddenly changing her tune.

Qi Yi’s mother had thought of many things today, attempting to distract Qi Yi, but with no success.

It was obvious that Qi Yi’s mother wasn’t as calm as she appeared on the surface.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have clung to such an opportunity.

Fortunately, freeing up memory doesn’t take much time.

Qi Yi swiftly returned to the "battlefield" he had promised not to leave.

When Qi Yi came back, his mother was all smiles, and there didn’t seem to be anything amiss with Yan Yan either.

"What were you talking about?" Qi Yi inquired.

"Nothing much," Mrs. Qi quickly replied with a smile.

"That’s right, just this and that. Your mom asked me why I’m still here clinging onto you when there are so many guys crying and shouting to be accepted by my family," Yan Yan conveyed the issue with a tone that was as light-hearted as if she were discussing a very casual topic with Qi Yi.

Mrs. Qi’s face darkened in an instant; she probably didn’t expect Yan Yan to be so blunt. "Crying and shouting" were certainly not her own words—it was an exaggerated description, gilding Yan Yan’s own face.

"How did you respond?" Qi Yi asked Yan Yan.

"Oh, what could I say? It’s clearly you who keeps clinging onto me, isn’t it?" Yan Yan put on a look of grievance, batting her eyelashes pitifully.

Yan Yan’s performance had been rehearsed in advance.

She had asked Qi Yi what to do if the meeting ended up as a battle, after all.

Qi Yi stated that if things still didn’t work out, then let the war be fiercer; it’s through destruction that reconstruction begins.

"I just love clinging onto you, and you better not think of dumping me on a whim," Qi Yi looked at Yan Yan with intense anxiety.

"That’s hard to say, didn’t you mention your mom would like me very much? You’ve delayed me so long, maybe it’s time to let me go," Yan Yan said to Qi Yi.

"Son, why don’t you widen your eyes and see, with me here, she acts like this, but who knows how she’ll bully you when you’re together? Where is the upbringing in a girl like this?" The two of them chatted as if no one else was there, which instantly riled up Qi Yi’s mother.

"Right, Qi Yi, I also think your mom makes a good point. If you don’t want to be bullied by me, just keep your distance," Yan Yan said with a teasing threat.

"Mom, can you please not make things worse?" Qi Yi said bitingly.

"How am I making things worse?" Mrs. Qi stopped pretending in front of her son, becoming even more upset than Qi Yi.

"Auntie, you’re right, how could this be making things worse. You don’t know, Qi Yi is acting strangely now. He says that in the United States, getting married is easy, just a passport is enough. Whether or not mother provides a household registry isn’t important. He even said that if I don’t like it, I can choose not to come to this home in the future. How could Qi Yi be so ungrateful? If he comes straight to my house whenever he’s back in the country or doesn’t return at all and goes straight to Melbourne to spend New Year’s with our family of three, what would that look like? I have been advising him not to think this way. My parents also said that they hope I find a boyfriend who grew up in a harmonious family environment. Qi Yi kept lying to me about how good his relationship with you is and how much you like me. Why bother with that? Deception might work temporarily, but not forever." This was Yan Yan’s first attempt to pick a fight with her boyfriend’s mother.

"Qi Yi, now it can’t be said that your mother is taking things out of context. Listen to how the so-called lady of the manor speaks! How she conducts herself! This is her true face. Do you see it?" Qi Yi’s mother had no intention of dealing with Yan Yan, as the urgent matter at hand was to quickly reveal Yan Yan’s true character to her son.