After Bankruptcy, the Billionaire Asked Me to Marry Him!-Chapter 265: Holding Your Hand, Growing Old with You

"Mum, Mum..."

Since she’d gotten into the car, Ye Li’s tears hadn’t stopped.

She kept telling herself not to cry; consoling her mother was the priority.

Only Heaven knew how difficult these times had been for her. She had to endure the sorrow of her father’s death, and then play act, deceiving you all, she was the one truly suffering. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

But Ye Li just couldn’t help it.

Li Xueqing’s tears also fell steadily.

The car was filled with sorrow.

"Ah Li, you’ve been wronged during this time!"

Li Xueqing looked at her daughter, who seemed to have grown up all of a sudden, with pride brimming in her eyes.

The economic channel detailed the Ye Family’s bankruptcy.

The entertainment channel made light of Ye Li scrambling everywhere to pay off a debt of a billion, saying a fallen phoenix was inferior to a chicken, that the once radiant Princess had become a grimy Cinderella, and it was uncertain if a prince would descend from the heavens.

Thinking of the prince, Li Xueqing instinctively looked back at the rear window of the car.

The Maybach followed behind the Ye Family’s Mercedes at a steady pace.

Just like in the banquet hall, he remained unnoticeable, yet made Ah Li the most dazzling presence there.

She recalled how he declared in front of so many people that he listened to Ah Li.

And how during the Ye Family’s toughest times, it was he who married Ah Li and saved the Ye Family from ruin.

Li Xueqing eyed Ye Li’s features and softly asked, "Is he good to you?"

Having cried for too long, her mind was a bit muddled. Ye Li looked bewildered for a while before nodding convincingly, "Mum, Fu Yanci is very good to me."

Li Xueqing gently tucked the strands of hair that had fallen and were wet with tears behind Ye Li’s ear, nodding and saying, "That’s good!"

She seemed to recall the last time Fu Yanci had come to their house and laughed, "When he visited last time, I genuinely regretted not having another daughter to marry to him. Now, I suppose I’ve got my wish!"

"Mum..."

Ye Li, with her eyes and nose red, coquettishly clung to Li Xueqing’s arm, "Mum, even though Dad’s gone, you still have me, Fu Yanci, Aunt Lan, we’ll all take good care of you. You have to be well, okay?"

What she feared most was her mother learning the truth and once again collapsing into despair.

Even the thought of such a possibility was unbearable for Ye Li.

And everything that had just happened took Ye Li by surprise.

The calmer she appeared in front of others, the more frantic she felt at the moment.

Ye Li dreaded that the moment she walked through the front door, or perhaps when waking up tomorrow morning, her mother’s illness would have worsened.

"Don’t worry, Mum’s fine..."

Li Xueqing hugged Ye Li, as if holding the little Ye Li, gently patting her back. "With Dad gone, Mum has to be alright. It’s a promise I made to Dad."

Birth, aging, sickness, and death are part of life.

In moments of deep affection, people often say they’ll hold hands and grow old together, hoping to live until ninety-nine, and if one dies at ninety-seven, to wait on Naihe Bridge for two years.

But Li Xueqing and Ye Mushen had promised each other that if one went before the other, the one remaining should live well.

They couldn’t let their Ah Li lose both her dad and her mum.

"Mum will be well, to see Ah Li in a wedding dress, becoming the world’s most beautiful bride. To see Ah Li standing on a stage shining with stars, becoming a talented designer. And to wait to become a grandmother..."

Li Xueqing’s eyes shimmered as she looked at Ye Li, "Ah Li, Mum will be fine! Shall we be well together, alright?"

"Okay!"

Ye Li nodded.