Early in the morning, Xie Yunyao rubbed her sleepy eyes and climbed out of her velvet bed.
After washing up in the bathroom, she went downstairs for breakfast, still feeling groggy.
The girl had not slept well all night. Although she had spoken with her psychology-major cousin on the phone, the conversation had done nothing to resolve the trouble she was currently facing.
Or rather, the vexation.
The moment she stepped down the spiral staircase, Xie Yunyao froze.
She saw a beautiful woman in an apron placing plates on the dining table.
The woman was not their family's housekeeper.
"Mom?"
Xie Yunyao was utterly astonished. "When did you get here?"
This beautiful woman was none other than Xie Yunyao's mother, Chang Qian, chairman of Haicheng Group, a Fortune 500 company!
Chang Qian had always worked at the Huhai headquarters and was normally so busy she could barely breathe. For her to arrive at their Yicheng home without a sound today truly made Xie Yunyao's jaw drop.
Chang Qian smiled and opened her arms to her daughter. "Come here, let Mommy hug you."
Xie Yunyao pouted, but obediently threw herself into her mother's embrace.
Breathing in the familiar faint fragrance on her mother, she felt joy, peace, and security. More than half the troubles in her heart seemed to melt away.
The girl could not help acting spoiled. "You still haven't told me why you came all the way here!"
She knew perfectly well how busy her mother usually was. She was wholly a career-driven strong woman, the sort who would fall ill if she went a day without working.
Chang Qian stroked her silky hair and said softly, "Someone told me that my precious girl had run into a big problem, so I took a plane here first thing this