You sure she just didn't like talking to you?
Bai Kou's dislike of her mother was plain for everyone to see. She didn't even bother hiding it in front of outsiders.
Madam Bai wasn't really asking. She didn't care whether Xu Huo answered, and continued, "Because she likes her father more."
"Madam Bai, this is only our second meeting. There's no need to discuss such personal matters, is there?" Xu Huo interrupted her with a smile. "I'm not interested in getting involved in a friend's family affairs."
Madam Bai seemed not to have expected him to say that. Her expression was gentle and fragile. "I rarely see Koukou bring friends home. You're the first. She must like you a lot."
"In a sense, she and I are rivals." After all, He Pu had left most of his inheritance to him.
"You don't understand a girl's heart. Only people who truly care can make them see someone in a different light." Madam Bai gently laid her hand over his wrist and gazed into his eyes. Then she slowly said, "Your presence makes her happy, and that makes me happy too. So I hope you'll stay—stay in the Platinum Eye."
Xu Huo looked at the hand resting on his wrist and frowned, then shifted slightly to the side. "Madam Bai, if you really understood your daughter, you wouldn't think that."
Madam Bai's smile deepened. She picked up another flower and spoke unhurriedly. "How could I not understand my own daughter? Ever since her father passed away, she's held a grudge against me for years. All I could do was spend twice as much time and energy on her. I know every little thing she does—even the color of a single strand of her hair. And because of that, I neglected my youngest