Unveil Her Secret Identities
Chapter 197 Xu Boyan: He no longer has any status _1

Chapter 197: 197 Xu Boyan: He no longer has any status _1

She suddenly had a bad premonition. Could Xu Boyan have paid someone to act along with him?

Are they really in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship if they still address each other so formally even after becoming boyfriend and girlfriend?

"Ah, Auntie..."

Lu Qingyi was a bit bewildered. She had never paid attention to this naming issue before, thinking that using his full name wasn’t a big deal.

She didn’t expect that Xu Boyan’s mother would latch onto this minor detail.

"Spit it out, where did you hire this actress from?"

Gu Xiang sat down on the sofa, picked up a cup of tea from the table, took a light sip and spoke, looking slightly arrogant.

Xu Boyan: "..."

Lu Qingyi: "..."

Lu Qingyi looked at Xu Boyan, feeling puzzled.

How did she become an actress?

"Mom, don’t overthink. What could I gain for lying to you?"

Xu Boyan gently took the cup from Gu Xiang’s hand and placed it on the table, speaking patiently.

"Who knows what you’re up to."

Gu Xiang folded her arms and glared at Xu Boyan.

"Did you check my Moments?" asked Xu Boyan.

He had posted pictures of Lu Qingyi, though he had never posted any that showed her full face.

Gu Xiang: "Who knows where you got those pictures from the internet."

Even though she had seen Xu Boyan’s Moments and even commented on it, she still felt that it was unbelievable.

Ever since Xu Boyan turned twenty, she had been pushing him to find a girlfriend, but this stubborn kid always turned a deaf ear to her.

He rejected the girls she introduced him to.

He never showed up at the blind dates she arranged for him.

He even called the beautiful girls whose photos she showed him ugly.

In this day and age, there are more men than women, so even the less attractive women can get married, men, on the other hand, are a different story.

There are plenty of single, accomplished men of a certain age.

Xu Boyan: "..."

Lying about what?

Xu Boyan felt totally speechless.

"Auntie, Ayan didn’t lie to you."

Lu Qingyi walked up to Gu Xiang and slowly extended her right hand, which held a ring.

The DR diamond ring was exposed in front of Gu Xiang.

Gu Xiang’s eyes widened. She looked at Xu Boyan in shock, then shifted her gaze to Lu Qingyi.

Her eyes were darting between Xu Boyan and Lu Qingyi.

The DR diamond ring, she recognized it, she had one on her hand.

It was given to her by Xu Boyan’s father.

"Wow, a DR diamond ring. Come, sit, sit."

Gu Xiang’s attitude took a 180-degree turn, and she hurriedly pulled Lu Qingyi to sit down.

Xu Boyan: "..."

Lu Qingyi: "..."

This change in attitude was truly unparalleled.

"Your name is Lu Qingyi, right? So, Auntie will call you Yiyi. You won’t mind, will you?"

Gu Xiang was holding Lu Qingyi’s hand, with a big smile on her face.

Lu Qingyi: "Not at all, Auntie."

"Tell Auntie, how did Xu Boyan lure you into his clutches?" Gu Xiang asked.

This girl looks so young, she should still be underage, still in high school, right?

Xu Boyan, who is already so old, is actually seducing a high school girl.

Thinking this, Gu Xiang glared at Xu Boyan.

Xu Boyan: "..."

He felt extremely baffled.

Lu Qingyi: "Ah."

"How old are you? Are you in high school this year? Listen to Auntie, a girl should protect herself well. Don’t let anyone hurt you, and don’t believe in men’s sweet talk."

Gu Xiang gently touched Lu Qingyi’s hand. Her words were very cordial, and there was a motherly vibe about it.

Suddenly, Lu Qingyi’s eyes welled up with tears. She bit her lower lip as she looked at Gu Xiang.

She had never experienced motherly love in her life, and had no idea what it felt like to be loved by a mother.

Gu Xiang’s motherly warmth strongly reminded her of the motherly love she’d never had.

The tenderness she had never received from Yao Meishu, she was experiencing it from someone she had just known for less than an hour.

"What’s wrong? What’s wrong? Did Xu Boyan really bully you? Tell Auntie, so Auntie can teach him a lesson."

Seeing Lu Qingyi’s teary eyes, Gu Xiang suddenly felt a bit panicky.

Why did she start crying?

"Nothing, Auntie gives me a feeling of mom."

Lu Qingyi sniffled and managed to smile.

Gu Xiang glanced at Xu Boyan. Xu Boyan shook his head at Gu Xiang.

After so many years of mother-son relationship, it was natural for Gu Xiang to understand what Xu Boyan’s shake of the head meant.

This poor girl had never experienced motherly love before.

"Here, let Mommy hug you." Gu Xiang said, leaning over and embracing Lu Qingyi, her heart filled with pity.

Such a good girl.

Lu Qingyi: "Mommy..."

For some reason, she felt like crying.

She traded her past unhappiness for her current happiness. Lu Qingyi really felt it was worth it.

Xu Boyan was good to her. Xu Boyan’s mother was also good to her. She really felt it was worth it.

Xu Boyan: "..."

Xu Boyan suddenly felt like he was somewhat superfluous - as if Lu Qingyi and Gu Xiang were the real mother and daughter, and he was merely an outsider.

Gu Xiang said, "Call me ’Mommy’ instead of ’Auntie’ from now on."

"Mommy..."

Upon voicing out the word "Mommy", Lu Qingyi couldn’t help but cry. She had never called anyone "Mommy" so sincerely before.

When she was little, she yearned for it, but after she grew up, she stopped hoping for it.

The word "Mommy" gradually became her way of mocking Yao Meishu.

Gu Xiang: "Eh."

"From now on, you are my daughter and Xu Boyan is my son-in-law."

Separating from the hug, Gu Xiang gently patted Lu Qingyi’s shoulder, her tone earnest.

Xu Boyan: "..."

Lu Qingyi: "..."

"Mom, I’m your son. You said that I’d forget about my mother when I get a wife. So now, what are you doing?"

Xu Boyan was exasperated. He looked at Gu Xiang rather speechlessly.

His biological son was now seemingly less important and had been demoted to son-in-law.

In a nutshell, he’d fallen on hard times.

Xu Boyan, despite his cold demeanor, would never act coldly in front of his mother.

"Get out, I said you are a son-in-law, you are a son-in-law."

Gu Xiang kicked Xu Boyan.

Xu Boyan: "..."

That’s it, he had lost all his status completely.

"Mommy, are you hungry?"

Lu Qingyi smiled gently and asked Gu Xiang.

It was her first time visiting her boyfriend’s home and meeting his parents. She should do more to leave a good impression.

"Oh, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have forgotten. It’s already noon. I was so engrossed in the TV that I forgot."

Gu Xiang rubbed her stomach and said.

"Yiyi, what do you like to eat? I’ll ask Aunt Gu to prepare it."

"Auntie, I can cook."

Lu Qingyi shook her head. She was actually looking forward to cooking a meal for Gu Xiang.

Not just because Gu Xiang was Xu Boyan’s mother, but also because Gu Xiang gave her the feeling of a mother.