Chapter 606: Chapter 606: Entanglement

“It’s not that exaggerated,” Zhong Niangyao chuckled and shook her head. “Between her and me, well, how should I say it? I don’t reject her as my mother, but we haven’t spent much time together. It’s not possible for us to have the normal mother-daughter relationship!”

However, she wasn’t a child in need of maternal love anymore, and she didn’t have a significant need for it. Therefore, even her future interactions with Baili Lele wouldn’t be as close as a normal mother and daughter relationship.

Although she now knew that she was Zhong Niangyao, and Zhong Niangyao was her, she didn’t have much deep feeling for her biological parents. After all, since they had never lived together, it was impossible for feelings to arise at the moment of meeting.

Lu Yichen nodded, “If you don’t like spending time with her, you don’t have to force yourself.”

He knew Zhong Niangyao well, so he knew that she wasn’t the type to enjoy being close with strangers. Now, Baili Lele was no different from a stranger to Zhong Niangyao.

“It’s not really forcing,” Zhong Niangyao said with a smile and a shake of her head. “After all, she is my biological mother. In the future, if we maintain a relationship as serene as water, that’s also quite okay.”

Lu Yichen nodded, then let go of the life longevity tablet and directly wrapped his arm around Zhong Niangyao’s shoulder, his tone indulgent, “Alright, as long as you’re happy, that’s good. No matter what you decide to do, I will always support you.”

“I know.” Zhong Niangyao looked up at Li Luyichen and flashed him a bright smile, “It’s precisely because you have my back that I can be so audacious! Yichen, will you always have my back like this?”

“I will.” Lu Yichen nodded lightly, his voice soft yet his affirmation undeniable, “As long as I’m alive, I will always support you. Even if I die, I will arrange everything for you.”

Zhong Niangyao’s smile turned a bit sweeter, and although she didn’t utter words of belief in Lu Yichen, her eyes were filled with trust when she looked at him.

The atmosphere between the two was turning pink with bubbles. If someone were beside them, they would surely exclaim that they were forced to eat dog food.

“What are you planning to do about your father?”

The two continued to walk, and Lu Yichen asked, “According to Yi Huai’s statement, your father fell off a cliff. I’m afraid–”

“He’s alive,” Zhong Niangyao cut in. “I have divined fortunes for my grandparents before, and there were no signs of them having lost a son. So, my father must still be alive. It’s just that, I have no idea where he might be.”

“When do you plan to search for him?”

Lu Yichen understood Zhong Niangyao very well, so he knew that she would definitely look for Zhong Mingxin. Even if it wasn’t for anyone else, she would do it for Old Master Zhong and Old Madam Zhong.

“After Yi Huai’s matter is settled!” Zhong Niangyao thought for a moment, “Anyway, we’ve already waited so many years; a few more days won’t matter much.”

“Do you think Yi Huai will come to you again?” Lu Yichen raised an eyebrow. “After what you’ve done to them, he’d be coming to humiliate himself.”

“He definitely will.” Zhong Niangyao’s lips curved into a confident smile. “He still has that strand of Evil Qi in him, tormenting him so many times every day, he absolutely cannot endure it. If he really is able to withstand all that pain, then I would indeed admire him for being a real man.”

If Yi Huai could endure all that pain, then they would all have to be careful. Because being able to bear such pain was not something ordinary people could do.

A glimmer flashed in the depths of Lu Yichen’s eyes, as if he had his own ideas.

The awakening of Baili Lele was a significant event for the entire Baili Family, an exciting good event. With her awakening, the cloud that shrouded the Baili Family lifted, and the whole family was immersed in joy.

In contrast, the mood in the Yi Family was much gloomier.

Yi Huai suffered inhuman tortures every day, and almost everyone in the Yi Family could hear his miserable screams.

At first, Yi Huai could bear it. But over time, instead of growing numb, the pain became more unbearable as it worsened with each session, and the torture lasted longer.

Many times, he even felt that he might not make it through.

Yet, even so, he lacked the courage to commit suicide. He couldn’t bear to die like this, nor could he bear the thought of his life ending in such disgrace. However, he was very clear that the only person who could solve his problem was Zhong Niangyao. And Zhong Niangyao was definitely not willing to help him.

Besides Yi Huai, Yi Lin was also conflicted.

After learning about Yi Huai’s actions, Yi Lin was angry and furious. Of course, his anger was not because Yi Huai had done those things, but because the Baili Family knew about it and forced the Yi Family to give an explanation.

In the past, because of the Baili Family’s regretful marriage, the Yi Family had always felt guilty, so they made many concessions.

Previously, the Yi Family had accepted the Baili Family’s compensation without any qualms. Now, all of that compensation had turned into sharp knives pointed at them.

Because of Yi Huai, the Yi Family was now the one at fault. The Baili Family had asked them for an explanation, and he had agreed.

However, how to explain it to the Baili Family was another difficult question.

Recently, he saw the torture Yi Huai was enduring and Huang Wan’s fate. He started to feel a touch of fear towards the Baili Family’s power.

The Baili Family excelled in witchcraft, and if it came to a fight to the death, the Yi Family would definitely not come out ahead. As the head of the family, he absolutely couldn’t risk the entire Yi Family.

One thing he was conflicted about, though, was how to deal with Yi Huai.

Yi Huai was a rare talent the Yi Family had not seen for many years, with an extremely high aptitude in the family’s Divination Skill. Originally, he had thought of letting Yi Huai inherit the family business, believing he could lead the Yi Family to a better future. Only, such an incident had happened now.