Chapter 196: Tragic
Lanni was still shocked about her memory fragment when another appeared. She was wearing the same clothes as before and it was late at night; it must be a continuation to the previous memory fragment. She crept into the house as though being cautious of being found out.
But Just as she passed by the living room, she heard a rustle and the lights went on.
"Where are you from, young lady?" An upset Li Yuming asked. She must have been sitting on the couch all this while, waiting for Lanni’s arrival.
"I..." Lanni stuttered. "I went out with my friends."
Li Yuming stood up and walked towards her, closing in the distance between them. "I know where you went, young woman. You don’t need to lie to me."
"Mother..." Lanni was nervous.
Li Yuming placed a finger on Lanni’s red lips, shutting her up. "Lanni, I don’t have anything against what you are doing but... why do you insist on ruining your life over things that might not even matter?"
"What do you mean things that don’t matter mother? This is..."
"Shush." Li Yuming interrupted her defense. "You are only eighteen. What do you know? You have been brainwashed and..."
Lanni didn’t wait for her mother to finish her statement before interrupting. "And nothing. Mother, my age doesn’t equal to my level of knowledge and understanding. I know what I want with my life, mother." She walked off as soon as she was done.
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