Chapter 122: Are She and Si Chen Not Really Legally Married?
Si Chen rode his bike to the nearest telephone booth with Tong Yao, dialed the Tong family’s number, and then stood quietly to the side, silent.
As the dial tone played, Tong Yao’s palms sweated with nerves.
In her past life, she had been an orphan, with no parents to speak of; a family’s warmth was something she could only long for but never reach. Now, having parents all of a sudden felt strange, yet she was looking forward to it.
"Hello." After two or three rings, the call was answered, followed by a soft woman’s voice coming through the line.
"Who called?" A stern male voice also came on the line.
"Mom." Tong Yao tried to call out, for some reason her eyes became a bit sour at speaking the word, and she choked up: "I miss you."
It was unclear whether these were feelings left behind by the woman whose life she had taken over, or her own longing for familial affection, but upon hearing Wen Yun’s voice, there was a surge of warmth in Tong Yao’s heart, a feeling as if she had found her long-lost relatives.
"Yaoyao, it’s Yaoyao, Yaohui, it’s a call from Yaoyao." Wen Yun, hearing her daughter’s voice on the phone, called out excitedly.
It had been over a month since she’d heard from her daughter since she arrived at Li City and hadn’t called her at all.
Knowing her daughter resented her, Wen Yun felt uncomfortable.