Chapter 284: Ties
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“I thought it would take you longer to contact me.”
“As your daughter, it is my joy to exceed your expectations, dearest mother.”
Mother and daughter.
Lu Yuting and Lu Mei.
The two stand a mere twelve feet away from each other in a small park close to the residence of Lu Mei’s maternal grandparents. At such an early hour, there is no one around to interrupt them.
“As your mother, I know those words cannot mean anything good,” Lu Yuting says, giving Lu Mei a thoroughly unimpressed stare. “Nevertheless, I will ask this: Have you convinced your husband-to-be to agree to the treaties?”
Lu Mei smiles brightly. “Of course not, mother!”
Her mother sighs. “You disappoint me. I am sure he must have reassured you that the nature of your birth will not prove an impediment. However, you should know that is nothing but overly idealistic nonsense, daughter. As soon as the realities of your situation assert themselves, your union will crack and shatter.”