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Chapter 468: Chapter 225: Reconciliation

"But Mom..."

"Mom, don’t blame yourself anymore."

Xia Nuonuo suddenly cut Shen Yun off, her voice firm as she stared into her mother’s tear-filled, charming eyes.

"Let the past be the past. We should look forward, isn’t that what you always taught me?"

"..."

After getting a taste of her own medicine from her daughter, Shen Yun blew her nose with a tissue and managed to get her sorrow under control.

"I understand... Right, are you feeling unwell anywhere? Do you need any medicine? How about I take you to the hospital for a check-up?"

"No, it’s not necessary. There’s nothing wrong with me."

Xia Nuonuo shook her head, then sat down next to Shen Yun and asked tentatively.

"Mom, you don’t hate me?"

"Why would I hate you?"

Shen Yun’s tears turned to laughter as she gently ruffled Xia Nuonuo’s hair.

"You’re my own flesh and blood. How could I ever hate you?"

"But I..."

"None of that matters to me."

Shen Yun took Xia Nuonuo’s hand and patted the back of it, her voice firm.

"As long as it’s something you like, I will always support you! Your happiness is my greatest wish!"

"..."

Xia Nuonuo’s eyes widened slightly, her expression one of disbelief.

In her mind, Shen Yun should have been furious right now.

If this news got out, people would definitely whisper behind their backs, and it would be a huge loss of face.

Even if she wasn’t angry, Shen Yun should have at least objected.

But here she was, smiling gently, seemingly unbothered, and even curious about who her daughter liked.

"What’s her name?"

"Luna. She’s my roommate. We make music together. She’s a great person."

Xia Nuonuo averted her face shyly, which made Shen Yun let out a "PFFT" of laughter.

"So that’s how it is. Looks like our Nuonuo swings both ways."

"Guys aren’t into someone like me."

Xia Nuonuo muttered under her breath. This made Shen Yun suddenly remember something, and she asked cautiously.

"Then back when I introduced you to Lin Shen, were you repulsed by him?"

"I don’t dislike him."

Huh?

Xia Nuonuo’s words left Shen Yun a bit confused.

Seeing the confused look on her mother’s face, Xia Nuonuo explained calmly.

"Because he’s the one you like, and he’s also very good to you, so I don’t dislike him."

"Nuonuo..."

Shen Yun was deeply moved, clutching Xia Nuonuo’s hand, unsure of what to say.

But then, her tone shifted, and her brow furrowed slightly.

"Of course, I don’t *like* him either."

"Why?"

"Because he’s a womanizer, a scumbag who’s irresponsible when it comes to relationships!"

Xia Nuonuo stared coldly at Shen Yun.

"Mom, you actually know he’s this kind of person, don’t you? If you know, why do you insist on being with him?"

!?

Xia Nuonuo’s words made Shen Yun’s heart drop. Her gaze darted about guiltily, and she stammered, not knowing how to answer.

She didn’t want to deceive her daughter, but on a question like this, she couldn’t think of any way to get by other than lying.

But Xia Nuonuo just kept staring intently at Shen Yun, as if demanding a straight answer from her mother.

Perhaps feeling uncomfortable under the intense scrutiny, Shen Yun finally sighed softly and admitted the truth.

"I do know that Lin Shen is... promiscuous. The reason I’m still with him, knowing that, is because I like him."

Discussing romantic feelings in front of her own daughter at forty-two years old made Shen Yun feel a little embarrassed. She blushed and continued her story in a soft voice.

"Lin Shen is an extremely outstanding person. The first time I met him, it was love at first sight. After that, I was the one who actively pursued him."

"He didn’t deceive me about his relationships. On the contrary, he was honest with me and admitted he had a girlfriend, but I still threw myself into it without a second thought..."

"Do you think I’m a shameless, bad woman?"

Shen Yun smiled bitterly, already prepared to be looked down upon by her own daughter.

After all, for a mother to do something so immoral... it was truly shameful to admit.

But Xia Nuonuo shook her head, seeming to understand Shen Yun completely.

"No, I don’t. I think you’re right, Mom. Lin Shen really is outstanding."

Since she had already confessed to being gay, Xia Nuonuo decided to go all in and told her mother about how she had run into Lin Shen while performing as a lounge singer.

Hearing this, Shen Yun finally understood.

So it turned out that Lin Shen had been the one assisting from the sidelines, helping her daughter open up and be willing to have a deep conversation with her!

He was the one who had taken the lead in easing the strained relationship between them!

This moved Shen Yun deeply. Her heart filled with a profound sense of happiness and sweetness, and she wished she could run to Lin Shen that very instant to pour out her gratitude.

In the time that followed, Shen Yun and Xia Nuonuo completely opened their hearts to each other, sharing their feelings and talking deeply, transforming their once-awkward mother-daughter relationship into something much more intimate.

Of course, the topic of conversation often circled back to Lin Shen, the middleman in all this.

Through their conversation, Xia Nuonuo learned a fact: her mother’s affection for Lin Shen seemed even more ardent than she had imagined.

Setting aside morals, setting aside their age difference.

Shen Yun had fallen completely and utterly in love with Lin Shen, a man 17 years her junior.

This made Xia Nuonuo both happy for her mother and incredibly worried that she would get hurt.

But Shen Yun just smiled charmingly and offered a comforting word.

"Don’t worry. I’m long past the age of first love."