Reborn: Instead of Chasing the School Beauty, I Chased Her Mother

This woman seemed to be in her forties as well.

However, there were some wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

She fell far short of the stunning mature beauties Li Zhiyan knew.

To Li Zhiyan, this kind of auntie was indeed old , and he had absolutely no interest in her.

"Indeed, what I like are beautiful and gorgeous mature women, not old aunties..."

With a somewhat strange mood,

Li Zhiyan went upstairs.

"Mom."

"I'm back."

As soon as he reached the door, Li Zhiyan called out for his mom.

It wasn't very safe for Aunt Fang to live alone; at the very least, calling out "Mom" a few times would deter others from acting recklessly.

This was quite important.

"Son,"

Upon opening the door and seeing Li Zhiyan, Fang Zhiya felt an instinctive sense of security.

This feeling was as if the two of them were not pretending to be mother and son, but were actually mother and son.

Closing the door behind him, Li Zhiyan looked around the modest but cozy room.

He believed that in this life, it was unlikely that Aunt Fang would walk down the old path of suicide.

But Aunt Fang was really beautiful, possessing the gentle charm of the girl next door; even though her wealthy family status was destroyed overnight, resulting in this kind of life, she still had no complaints. Such a woman was truly wonderful.

"Aunt Fang, it's been a while. I didn't expect that you would get your noodle stall up and running so soon. Just now, downstairs," story-source-MvLeMpYr

"I saw your locked-up stall."

Fang Zhiya, seeing it was roughly mealtime, started the pot, preparing to make noodles for Li Zhiyan.

"Yes, this stall basically took up all of Auntie's remaining money, plus the cost of buying raw materials."

"But thankfully, business isn't too bad. From now on, we should be able to live a normal life."

Li Zhiyan felt somewhat relieved, but for now, the urgent issues to resolve were the debt collection company and helping Aunt Fang with the divorce; these two points were of utmost importance.

After all, it concerned his own bonus of one hundred thousand yuan.

He really was a man motivated to progress.

"That's good to hear, Aunt Fang. I'm about to start school soon,"

"So from now on, the only chance I'll get to see you might be on Sundays when I come home."

The university town wasn't too far from home and, being a mama's boy, he would definitely come home on Sundays.

Although it was hard to part, life had to move forward.

Moreover, Su Mengchen was still out there waiting for him.

This insecure and fragile girl, this time, he must protect her well.

"Xiao Yan..."

Upon hearing that Li Zhiyan was going off to university, Fang Zhiya felt an inexplicable sadness in her heart.

It was as if she would never be able to see Li Zhiyan again.

"Aunt Fang, don't be sad. I'm just going to university. I promise to visit you every Sunday, and we can chat on QQ every day."

Fang Zhiya was deeply moved. This child truly cared about her,

And he had helped her so much.

"Xiao Yan, you've helped Auntie so much, I don't even know how to repay you."

The more one owes favors, the more they accumulate. Now, Fang Zhiya felt she didn't know how she could possibly repay Li Zhiyan.

Even if she gave Li Zhiyan a lot of money…

She would still feel indebted to him, and besides, he wouldn't accept it.

"Aunt Fang,"

"Let's not talk about this between us. If I wanted you to repay me, I would tell you."

"However, Aunt Fang, making me noodles now would be payback enough."

"I love the noodles you make the most."

He opened the pot, looking at the boiling clear water.

Fang Zhiya dropped her slightly wider noodles into it.

"Good."

"As long as you come, Auntie will make noodles for you to eat."

Li Zhiyan sat beside Fang Zhiya, watching her make noodles and continued, "Aunt Fang, that auntie next door was beaten so badly that night, did she get a divorce?"

Fang Zhiya had never expected that the conversation would suddenly turn to this topic.

Domestic violence? That wasn't domestic violence, but rather conceiving a child.

But Xiao Yan was just a kid and obviously didn't understand these things, which is why he thought it was domestic violence.

And she couldn't explain it to Xiao Yan either.

Thinking about it, Fang Zhiya's pretty face started to feel hot.

After that night, she had gone to talk to the lady next door.

But far from being concerned, the woman said it was natural instinct, and boasted that she put on a live show without charging money—what was there to be dissatisfied about?

All sorts of crude words made the gentle Fang Zhiya embarrassed and turn to leave.

However, there had been no noise from them for this whole week.

Not a peep for a good 7 days, it seemed like the domestic violence had stopped.

Could it be that they had heeded her words?

It seemed the lady next door had a sharp tongue but a soft heart and was very considerate of her feelings.

"No, their relationship is good, and there's been no domestic violence recently. You're a little kid, don't worry about so many things,"

"It has nothing to do with you."

Li Zhiyan nodded.

"If it were me, I'd definitely call the police. That auntie was abused too cruelly, and the sounds made it seem like she suffered a lot."

As they talked, Fang Zhiya's face grew redder.

"Aunt Fang, why is your face so red?"

At that moment, Fang Zhiya looked somewhat flirtatious, stirring Li Zhiyan's heart. Unfortunately, Aunt Fang's 36D was all wrapped up.

Now it couldn't be seen...

"It's the steam."

"This room is quite hot, it's always like this in the summer. Xiao Yan, go stand by the fan for a bit, Auntie sees you're hot too."

Li Zhiyan grabbed the fan, plugged it into the power strip, and positioned it towards Fang Zhiya.

"No worries, Aunt Fang, I'm young and not afraid of the heat. You use it."

The breeze from the fan blew vigorously, and Fang Zhiya felt herself growing fonder of the child before her.

If only he were her son...

After a while, the noodles were ready. Fang Zhiya scooped them out and mixed them with chili sauce for Li Zhiyan.

"Aunt Fang, I've been wanting to eat your noodles for a long time."

"Once we're done eating, I'll come with you to set up the stall."

Wiping the sweat from her brow, Fang Zhiya felt some anticipation; this kid wanted to go to the stall with her.

It really felt like she was with her own son.

Just as Fang Zhiya was about to say something,

The familiar noise from next door started up again.

At that moment, Fang Zhiya realized that the lady from next door wasn't all that tough on the outside and soft on the inside.

It was probably because relatives had visited, forcing a week's break.

The timing matched exactly!

But this time, Xiao Yan was still here!

How could a child be exposed to such things...

Her face grew hotter by the moment.

Li Zhiyan, curious, asked, "The auntie next door is being abused during the day too?"

"That's really terrible."