Madam Xu was startled awake. Turning to see it was Mo Yun, she quickly rubbed her eyes and frowned slightly. "Oh, it's you. What brings you here?"
"Mother, I know you don't like me. You think I'm not good enough for Xu Jie, that Liu Ruyu was the better match for him. I... I know all of this."
Mo Yun's voice was low as she spoke softly, "But so many years have passed. Everything is already set in stone. Now that Xu Jie is gone again, we are the only ones left in this entire estate to depend on each other. There are some things I've been wanting to talk to you about, Mother."
Madam Xu gave Mo Yun a deep look, then sighed softly. "Mo Yun, it's not that I dislike you. It's just... there are some things I don't know how to face. Now, this estate is left with just you, a widow with her child, and a useless old woman like me... You're right. We... we should have a proper talk."
