The man hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"Hmph, it's good that you know!" Li Na's mother snorted, then took Zhang Ling by the hand and led her inside.
"Mom! Why did you come here without even calling me? I didn't have time to prepare a gift," Zhang Ling complained.
"Hmph, you! You're already so grown up, yet you still act like a child. You actually bought a gift for the man's family? If word gets out, how will you ever get married?" Li Na's mother scolded.
"Oh, come on, I'm nearly thirty already. I'm not some young girl—why would I be afraid of not getting married? Honestly, why are you still worrying about me like this?" Zhang Ling said with a pout.
"I'm your mother, and you're my daughter. How could I possibly not worry about you?"
Seeing her mother like this, Zhang Ling felt warmth fill her heart.
"By the way, when you went home this time, did your father agree to let you have a boyfriend?" Li Na's mother suddenly asked.
"This time, I don't need my father's approval. I can handle it myself!"
"Is that so?" Li Na's mother looked deeply skeptical, but she did not feel it was appropriate to ask further, so she dropped the matter.
"Lingling, I heard you were in danger recently. What exactly happened?" Li Na's mother asked with concern.
"Oh, it was that teacher of mine. He's awful—he actually bullied me. I wanted to reason with him, but he pulled out my SIM card. I couldn't even call you without my phone! It makes me so mad!"
Zhang Ling looked both frustrated and furious.
Hearing Zhang Ling's words, Li Na's mother frowned. "What? Something like that happened? I told you long ago that I personally set up your SIM card. No one