Confessing To The School Queen In Front Of The Whole School - Chapter 43

The moment she arrived at her mother’s company; Xia Meng’s head-spinning emotions cooled down.

Even if she wanted to rush in to see her mother, she had to restrain herself. She couldn’t embarrass her mother. It was just a divorce, no big deal. It wouldn’t be good to interfere with her mother’s work.

Work comes first, work is the most important.

Men are dogs.

Xia Ning was full of question marks.

He was waiting for Xia Meng at the reception desk downstairs. When he saw her out of breath, he asked, “What’s wrong with you? You took a taxi before me, so how did you end up behind?”

Don’t even mention it.

That dog of a man.

Xia Meng smiled at her brother, but her gaze sent a chill down Xia Ning’s spine. He started to wonder if he had done something wrong. After thinking it over, he concluded Xia Meng was just taking her anger out on him.

He did not have Dad’s bad habits.

Xia Ning decided to tell Xia Meng something first: “The girl we saw at Grandpa’s house last time is here, too.”

That girl, the one you’re head-over-heels for, the one you confessed to in front of the whole school, which made Mom have to meet with your teacher—she’s here!

Xia Ning was stunned when he saw Tao Yun, wondering what she was doing there!

Divorce is a family matter. The fact that Xia Meng had discussed this with her suggests that she truly considers Tao Yun family and plans to spend her life with her.

Xia Ning greeted Tao Yun politely but couldn’t help but look her over.

So, this is the girl his sister loves.

Xia Ning hadn’t seen his sister, so he asked Tao Yun, “Did Xia Meng give you the address? Where is she?”

Tao Yun, in turn, asked him, “Where is Xia Meng?”

Xia Meng was embarrassed. When they arrived, she was still running wildly on the road. Thinking of the driver who caused her to run all the way, Xia Meng felt another burst of anger.

She needed Tao Yun to soothe her, or she wouldn’t feel better!

She peeked around, looking for Tao Yun, but only saw the receptionist and the occasional employee going up and down. She didn’t see Tao Yun.

Xia Ning explained, “She went out to buy something.”

Xia Meng wanted to go to the shop outside to find Tao Yun, but Xia Ning pulled her back.

“Let’s go upstairs first.”

As they stepped into the elevator, Xia Meng was still texting Tao Yun.

Tao Yun replied quickly; she had been watching her phone: “It’s not right for me to follow you for something like this. I’ll wait for you downstairs.”

Tao Yun was waiting outside for Xia Meng, holding a bottle of water.

She was mainly worried about any unexpected developments and wanted to be there immediately, but she wasn’t so tactless as to follow them up to watch her mother handle the divorce.

Tao Yun took a sip of water and watched the passersby.

This area was full of office buildings. While the nightly crowd wasn’t the largest, there were still many overworked employees inside. Tao Yun’s age made her stand out here.

She stood out everywhere she went…

Exceedingly beautiful, even her frown was charming.

Tao Yun kept checking her phone, guessing what Xia Meng would say after finding her mother.

According to Xia Meng’s initial thought, the first sentence should be:

Xia Meng: “Mom! Divorce!”

In the mother’s office, she was more agitated than the parties involved.

In contrast, her mother was the calmest person once the door was closed. Outside, the assistant pretended to be busy walking back and forth, but was actually peeking at the situation inside.

Everyone outside was guessing that since the children had come to the company, the mother probably wouldn’t divorce.

A woman’s family is still important. For the sake of the children, she couldn’t get a divorce. What would happen to the kids?

The two children were righteously indignant: “Divorce!”

Her mother glanced at them: “Do you even know the reason? Yet you support the divorce!”

Xia Meng kept quiet. She knew the reason, but she felt too awkward to admit to her brother that she’d known all along. She decided to wait and see.

On the other hand, Xia Ning said, “I don’t care about the reason. If you want a divorce, Dad must have done something wrong, and he deserves to be left!”

Her mother stopped what she was doing.

If you looked closely, you’d see that there was no progress on her computer. She was visibly distraught, and the seldom-seen moment of this powerful businesswoman rubbing the bridge of her nose, full of exhaustion, was apparent.

Her mother was always busy, truly busy, with work and family, rarely having time to stop and rest.

In the workplace, a woman can’t stop. The moment she does, more young, competent, and cheaper successors are waiting to take her place.

Tao Yun’s aunt was like this, and so was her mother, but she was smarter and more capable.

Her mother sighed, “I always thought your father was busy with the company, trying to earn more money so you two could attend better universities.”

Xia Ning frowned: “Good universities are earned through effort.”

What’s the point of earning more money? The amount of money… does not define a family’s happiness.

Her mother laughed lightly: “He had many banquets and friends everywhere. I didn’t think much of it. My business is broader, and I interact with more men than he does. Since he didn’t mind, I felt I should be tolerant.”

It was this tolerance that allowed her to be kept in the dark for so long.

Her mother didn’t sound angry, but disappointed. She looked at her two children.

In the blink of an eye, they had grown up. Her daughter had someone she loved and knew what she wanted to do, and her son was promising, smart, and sensible.

It didn’t matter if their father was present or not; she was still a proud mother.

Her mother stated, “Your father cheated on me. I’ve already contacted a lawyer for a divorce. After the divorce, you’ll choose who to stay with.”

Xia Ning and Xia Meng were not yet adults and needed to choose a guardian.

Faced with such an obvious question, the siblings didn’t hesitate: “We haven’t seen him more than a few times a year. Why would we choose him? As long as you don’t find it hard to take care of us, Mom.”

Her mother scoffed, “Do you think I can’t support you?”

She absolutely could. Most of their allowance came from her. She was the most incredible mother, a truly excellent mother!

Xia Meng rushed up to hug her, tears streaming down, soaking her mother’s collar.

Her mother patted her back hard but didn’t push her away.

For other families, divorce is a major event.

But in the Xia family—no, after the divorce, they would take their mother’s surname. Her mother’s surname is Xie. From now on, they would be called CEO Xie. Doesn’t CEO Xie sound better and more distinguished than their father’s name?

Xie Ning and Xie Meng.

Tsk, they’ll have to get used to the change, and distance themselves from that unqualified father!

Since they had already settled on changing their surname, what use was their father anyway!

Xie Meng clutched CEO Xie’s clothes nervously and quietly looked back at her brother. She gathered her courage, prepared to be scolded: “Mom, actually, I wanted to tell you something.”

Xie Ning thought she was going to talk about Tao Yun.

“I used to be very timid, you know.”

“I never got involved in anything major, and when faced with a problem, I only knew how to run away.”

“Mom, I actually knew a long time ago.” Xie Meng bit her lip until a patch of red appeared on her lower lip.

“I saw it last year. Dad and another woman were together.”

CEO Xie: “…”

Is it too late to throw her daughter out now?

Xie Ning: “…”

This is not what I expected! He exclaimed, “You knew a long time ago?”

Xia Meng felt guilty: “At the time, I was just… very scared. I didn’t have any friends. I was afraid that if you divorced, I would be the one who stayed with Dad, all alone every day…”

Seeing Xie Ning’s speechless look, she stuck out her neck stubbornly.

“Don’t I know now! I’ll just shamelessly stick with Mom! I was planning to tell you recently anyway!”

CEO Xie pushed her daughter away and sneered: “That’s right. Now that you have someone you like, you’ve learned to be shameless and are no longer afraid.”

Xia Meng clung back to her, proving with her actions that CEO Xie was right. Her skin was incredibly thick now. She didn’t care what CEO Xie said, nor how her brother looked at her.

CEO Xie’s assistant passed by once again.

Through the glass wall, she saw the mother and daughter hugging, not crying, but chatting and laughing, as if the divorce were a joyous event to be celebrated with the world.

Assistant: As expected of CEO Xie, the children she raised are just as composed. They will surely have a bright future!

She shared the news with her other colleagues.

Working overtime until now, they all had a degree of concern for their superior. Since everything was fine, it was time to leave work. The next morning would be a day of happy earning, without relying on a dog of a man.

Poor assistant, she still couldn’t go in and interrupt them to request to go home.

CEO Xie couldn’t do anything about Xia Meng. She had always loved to act spoiled. Once she learned to be thick-skinned, she couldn’t be pushed away.

“If you could chase that girl like this, it would be great.”

What good is it to stick to her own mother?

Xie Ning: “…”

Xie Meng: “…”

CEO Xie narrowed her eyes, realizing things were more complicated than they seemed.

Since she was confessing, she might as well tell everything! Xia Meng was incredibly proud: “Mom, the girl I like, likes me too!”

After saying that, the atmosphere immediately turned sweet, regardless of how she had been condemning her father just a second ago.

What a happy event! The best Tao Yun likes her, and she loves Tao Yun the most. She loved her so much that she couldn’t help but want to bring Tao Yun up right now and introduce her to CEO Xie.

This is the person your daughter loves, the one she wants to spend her life with.

She wanted to show her mother.

Xia Meng looked at CEO Xie with sparkling eyes. CEO Xie wouldn’t believe her if she claimed to have any other intentions.

CEO Xie couldn’t help but think: She’s getting divorced today.

Her daughter is with the person she loves.

A great sorrow (not really) and a great joy happening on the same day. Even CEO Xie was somewhat shocked into silence. She watched her daughter’s genuine, happy smile, and a thought arose: Maybe I should talk to the in-laws about the marriage today.

Thinking of the in-laws, CEO Xie felt that things were not simple.

She could accept her daughter liking another girl, but what about the other girl’s mother?

Could she support the two girls being together?