“What’s up with our Lan?” An Qinyan asked the next morning on the breakfast table as she saw An Xin stabbing the innocent breakfast.


    Lu Xuan and Gu Shangyan shrugged as they had no idea about anything.


    Gu Yanxi gestured to his wife that he would talk to the little girl. “Xin, are you not going to the office?”


    An Xin raised her gaze and nodded her head.


    “Aren’t you gettingte?” Gu Yanxi softly asked.


    An Xin looked at the time and mumbled, “My dad is the boss of thepany. I don’t think anyone will say a thing if I gette one day or I can always call in sick.”


    An Qinyan gaped at her daughter. She knew that her daughter was dealing with something. If it was a normal time, An Xin would not have said this thing. She hated taking advantage of her parents. She would never take advantage of the fact that she was Lu Zhaolin’s daughter in office.


    “I am going to my room to get dressed, ” An Xin said in a depressing tone as she went to her room.


    “But she is already dressed, “An Qinyan said.


    “She will match the outfit with her mood, ” Lu Xuan said. Looking at Gu Shangyan, he said, “What do you think she will choose? Grey or ck?”


    “I guess it’s gonna be blue, ” Gu Shangyan winked.


    “What are you boys talking about, “An Qinyan asked with a frown.


    “Nothing, mom, ” Lu Xuan sighed.


    “Ah Xuan, don’t even think of annoying my daughter, ” An Qinyan scolded him. “If she went back to Boston because her brothers are irritating her, don’te crying to me.”


    Gu Shangyan gulped. “She won’t return to Boston just because someone broke her heart?”


    Gu Yanxi pped the table in anger. “Someone broke her heart? Who dared to do that? And you two monkeys, what were you even doing? Do you dare to tease her when someone broke her heart? What kind of brothers are you?”


    Lu Xuan and Gu Shangyan sighed. “Uncle, nobody broke her heart. She broke her own heart.”


    “Tell me what happened, ” An Qinyan asked.


    “That’s not my story to tell, ” Lu Xuan said.


    “Auntie, you have to ask Crybaby. She will share with you, “Gu Shangyan suggested.


    An Qinyan didn’t waste any time. She knocked on her daughter’s door and as she opened the door, she saw An Xin sitting on the edge of the window starting out. The music was ying in the room and she heaved out a sigh.


    e??? Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts


    shbacks waking me up


    I get drunk, but it’s not enough


    ‘Cause the morninges and you’re not my baby


    I look through the windows of this love


    Even though we boarded them up


    Chandelier’s still flickering here


    ‘Cause I can’t pretend it’s ok when it’s not


    It’s death by a thousand cuts e???


    An Qinyan sighed once again. It didn’t look good. An Xin was ying her blue days ylist and it meant the girl had called in sick and was ying the role of a depressing soul at home.


    “Lan, ” An Qinyan said in a soft voice. “Tell mom what’s wrong. She will make everything right.”


    An Xin looked at his mom kneeling next to her and hugged her. She broke into sobs and this pricked An Qinyan’s heart like a thousand ss pieces.


    “Mom, ” An Xin said in a choked tone. “I’m so stupid.”


    “That you are, ” An Qinyan chuckled. “Sometimes. Tell me why is my baby crying?”


    “He doesn’t love me anymore, ” An Xin cried.


    “Your boyfriend?” An Qinyan hesitatingly asked.


    An Xin shook her head. “He is not my boyfriend.”


    “Then, how do you know he loves you?” An Qinyan asked.


    “He said that he loves me, ” An Xin said. “But he brought another woman home. He hasn’t talked to me in weeks and didn’t even bother to reply to my messages. Mom, can we fall out of love in a matter of months?”


    An Qinyan patted her back. “Darling, we can fall out of love in just mere seconds. It’s a sudden process as it is gradual.”


    “So, he fell out of love, ” An Xin said,bitterly.


    “Where did you meet this guy?” An Qinyan asked.


    “I don’t want to talk about him, ” An Xin said with pursed lips. “If he doesn’t love me anymore, I shouldn’t be crying over him. He is a jerk. But he is my jerk. I’m so confused.”


    “It’s okay. It’s okay. We always love jerks, ” An Qinyan said. “Just look at me. I have a divorce to prove that.”


    “Mommy, daddy is not a jerk but your first husband can be one, ” An Xin mumbled.


    “Look at this Daddy’s girl, ” An Qinyan said. “Now get ready. You will bete for the office. Today, mom will drop you at the office and pick you upter too.”


    “I don’t wanna go to the office, “An Xin mumbled.


    An Qinyan didn’t listen to her and went straight to the closet. “Xin, what do you think about this dress?”


    “Mom, I don’t want to wear this dress, ” An Xin almost cried. “This is too pretty to be worn.”


    “Nonsense! Go change your clothes, ” An Qinyan said, pushing An Xin into the washroom. She had chosen a ck short coat dress with ck leather over-the-knee boots.When her daughter came out of the washroom, wearing her outfit, she made her sit in front of the mirror and began making her hair and applied a coat of nude lipstick.


    “I have never seen a girl more beautiful than my baby, ” An Qinyan gushed.


    “Mommy, stop doing this or I may get narcissistic, ” An Xin pouted.


    “I can afford my daughter’s narcissism, ” An Qinyan said. “My daughter is beautiful, smart and self-made. She has a heart of gold. I don’t care if people call you a narcissist. For me, you are the best daughter that I always loved. I don’t care about anything else.”


    “Do you miss old Xin? The one before the ident, ” An Xin whispered.<!--


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