Chapter 1400: Alright, From Now On You’ll Cover Me

Chapter 1400: Chapter 1400: Alright, From Now On You’ll Cover Me

"So, I’m sure you’ve been heartbroken!" Xia Yinian nodded thoughtfully.

"And because it hurt so much, you’ve sealed these memories away."

"So young, learning about love?" Shen Qing poked Xia Yinian on the head.

"Feels nice, do it again." Xia Yinian not only wasn’t annoyed but even leaned her head over.

"Are you always this cheeky?"

Shen Qing pressed the head that was leaning over, and Xia Yinian naturally rested on her thigh.

The whole action was completed naturally, and neither felt the slightest bit uncomfortable.

"Of course not, I only like being hit by you." Xia Yinian looked up at Shen Qing.

Shen Qing glanced at her and said softly, "Nian Nian, what’s with that look?"

"I really want to call you ’Mom.’" Xia Yinian squinted, seemingly enjoying their current posture.

"I’ve never had a mom since I was little; I was adopted."

Shen Qing’s beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her face darkened.

"Nian Nian doesn’t have a mom?"

"Hmm." Xia Yinian pursed her lips, with a hint of coyness.

"Then what about your dad?" Shen Qing asked gently.

"My biological dad died before I got to see him, and my adoptive father is in Ye City." Xia Yinian spoke matter-of-factly about her life.

"Hmm, from now on call me Mom, just don’t do it in front of your adoptive father." Shen Qing patted Xia Yinian’s head.

"It’s nice to call you that in private, but in front of others, I’ll still call you Sister, so people won’t think my boyfriend is luring an underage girl."

Xia Yinian pouted and then smiled.

"That’s already the case." Shen Qing stroked Xia Yinian’s silky hair, looking love-struck.

No one could explain to her what it feels like to suddenly be "made" a mother.

But, with this little girl in her arms, she felt an unprecedented comfort in her heart.

"No, I’m eighteen, an adult now." Xia Yinian explained.

"Are you really in a relationship, with that Handsome Man?" Shen Qing’s voice sounded again, seemingly a bit displeased.

"Mom, do you think Beicheng isn’t good?" Xia Yinian sat up in her arms and asked softly.

The word "Mom" slipped out naturally without any awkwardness.

Even Xia Yinian hadn’t expected it to be so natural to call a woman she had just met for over ten minutes "Mom."

Shen Qing pursed her lips and, after a moment, said lightly, "I feel like he’s not as good as Han."

"It’s just dating, not marriage. Mom, do you want to be a mother-in-law so soon?" Xia Yinian slightly smiled.

She never considered who was better between the Crown Prince and Beicheng.

Xia Yinian only knew that she liked Beicheng in her heart, and the Crown Prince didn’t have those feelings for her.

Beicheng said the Crown Prince likes what he likes, but she’s a person, not an object, and the noble Crown Prince wouldn’t be so foolish to compete with his cousin over this.

However, whatever the future holds with Beicheng, it’s too early to tell, so there’s no need to overthink it.

"Dating leads to marriage. If that guy messes around, Mom has a way to deal with him."

Shen Qing held Xia Yinian close, and Xia Yinian easily leaned on her shoulder.

"Alright, you’ll have my back from now on."

Having a Mom really feels amazing.

In Xia Yinian’s heart, Shen Qing was a formidable figure.

Suddenly, she couldn’t help but sweat for the Seventh Young Master; he better not do anything to wrong her, or her Mom wouldn’t let him off.