The next day, Jianyu walked Li Fei to the airport and only left when she boarded.
Li Fei just hoped that Jin Liwei doesn't find out that she travelled to Beijing for she wasn't looking forward to dealing with him.
During the whole flight, she was sleeping and was only woken up when they were about to land.
On reaching her mother's Villa, she walked to the door and knocked on it. She was sure that she wasn't expecting her today, but next week. On opening the door, it was a maid and she asked where her mother was. After being told that she was in her bedroom, she headed there and found her watching a reality show.
"FeiFei, oh my God! What- When did you come?!" she exclaimed as she came off the bed and walked to hug her tightly. When Li Mei remembered the things her daughter went through when she was innocent, she couldn't stop the tears. On pulling away, Li Fei realized it and asked," You're crying Mom. What is wrong?" She wiped them and said," It's nothing. I'm just so happy to see you. I missed you so much, you know." Smiling, she replied, "I missed you too."
"You're thinner than the last time I saw you. You're not eating well, are you?" she asked. "Honestly, no. I'm always busy and I eat instant noodles most of the time." "What? Come take a seat. Your mother is going to spoil you," she said leading her to the bed.
She ordered the maids to prepare lots of nutritious food for her.
"Mom, I can't take it anymore. I'm so full," she complained rubbing her stomach. "Okay. Finish this glass of water," she said and Li Fei did as told.
When they were done with eating, both laid on the bed and Li Mei asked," How is Jianyu treating you?" "Good.You know how he is."
"Yes. There's no doubt that he's the most kind person. But, you're not well. What is wrong?"
Taking a deep breath, she said," I won't lie to you Mom. Jin-Mr Jin Liwei found out that I was in Shenzhen and he came after me. He's always pestering me to give him time to talk. Honestly, ever since he showed up, my life has turned upside down. I'm always spacing out at work. I really don't know." She took a deep breath before saying," He came here too."
At that, Li Fei sat up and asked," What?! When?!"
"Not so long back. I think two weeks ago," she replied. "What? Why didn't you tell me? What did he say?" she asked and Li Mei sat up too.
"It's what I actually wanted to talk to you about. They came three of them. Him, Mr Jing Yue and your friend, Liling. Li Fei, there's something you need to know." She looked at her attentively as Li Mei narrated everything to her.
"Mom, you mean to say that I'm actually innocent? That, that pregnant woman didn't die because of my recklessness?" she asked.
"Yes FeiFei. You were a victim too, just like her," she affirmed. "I can't believe it. All along I've lived carrying this guilt when I was actually innocent?" she asked and she nodded. Taking a deep breath, she asked," Where's Liu Han right now?" "They told me that she escaped from them but she cannot leave Shanghai." Li Fei nodded and looked away before saying, "I need to know why she hates me so much." "There's no reason FeiFei. She's simply a cold murderer who doesn't want to see anyone better than her."
"I don't think it's the only reason Mom. The hatred is so deep, definitely triggered by something serious. I might have wronged her without my knowledge." "I don't think it's true," she said before adding," So, when your ex boyfriend or fiancee found out, he reacted that way." "Oh?!!" Li Fei's eyes widened in realisation when she connected the dots. "He decided to tell you that..." Li Fei experienced a rollercoaster of emotions as her mother was telling her everything. From surprise, shock, anger, disappointment and relief. At the end of it all, she was crying. "What is it Feifei?" "I don't know what I'm feeling right now," she replied and Li Mei hugged her.
"Tell me. Let it all go," she told her. "I'm so relieved to know that I wasn't living a lie. That he loved me, as much as I loved him." She nodded and said," I understand." Li Fei now got it. It was what he wanted to talk to her about all along.
When they pulled away, she said," Thank you for telling me Mom. I may have not found out."
"I'm sure your ex boyfriend would have told you anyways," she said before adding,"Uh, so then since you've found out, tell me. What are you doing next?" Before she could reply, Li Mei added," I'm not going to interfere in your decision. But if you want my opinion, stay with Jianyu. I think you should try building something with him and forget about the past but at the end of the day, the decision is yours."
She nodded and said," Thank you Mom. Right now, I don't want to think about any of that. I just want to spend time with you."
At night when Li Fei got to bed, she called Liling. "Why didn't you tell me?" was the first thing she said when she picked up. "Tell you? I'm not getting you." "I've found out everything. About Liu Han and how you three came at Mom's." "Are you in Beijing?!" she asked.
"Yes." "So you've finally discovered. I wanted to reveal the truth to you but Jing Yue stopped me saying that Jin Liwei should be the one to tell you. How did the information take you?" "The truth is that, not so good but I will be fine."
"It was shocking to me too when I found out.
I hope you now understand why...Jin Liwei did that." "Yes," she replied. "That is great. So then tell me, are you getting back together?" asked Liling.