Lai Bao pondered for a long while before saying to Zhao Yufen, "Mom, actually, Mu Bai and I have been in contact all along, and he is my boyfriend now. We already have plans to get married."
Mrs. Wen was shocked, "What? When did this happen?"
"After Gu Chen announced the cancellation of our engagement, I was heartbroken and in despair. It was Mu Bai who stayed by my side, constantly comforting and encouraging me. Only then did I realize that he's been thinking of me all these years."
Lai Bao told Zhao Yufen a lie because how else could her mother possibly agree to her marrying Mu Bai?
She didn't plan to tell her parents about the contract; that would just burden them with more worries and guilt. They were already living a tough life, and she didn't want to add any more stress to it.
"Is everything you're saying true?"
Zhao Yufen stared at Lai Bao, feeling as if this were all a dream and she was unable to believe it at the moment.
