At first, the two measured each other. Realizing that the urgent matter for discussion could not be delayed any longer, Chen Linyun gradually introduced the topic.
"Mother…"
"Hmmm?" Very elegantly, Mother Chen, with her left hand supporting the saucer, took a slight sip from the cup carried by her right hand. "Yes, dear? What's bothering you?"
"Mother…"
"Not too long ago… I have discovered something important – a thing crucial to my identity."
"Although it did not outright clarify anything, it's too explosive to just ignore. And it does not only concern me, but it concerns another person, and perhaps several people with intertwined fate…"
"Linyun, speak clearly, I cannot understand you." Mother Chen was getting nervous. Her hand trembled so she decided to place her cup on the saucer, and the cup-saucer pair on the tabletop.
"Mother, I may not know it, but for some reason, do you have a daughter that I do not know of?"