บท 1123: "Happiness is easy to accept, but failed expectations are hard to cure."

Chen Rui stared at Li Xue. She wanted to read the expression of the girl but at the same time she didn't want to hold any expectation in her heart. Happiness is easy to accept but failed expectations are hard to cure. So, sitting across the girl, she tried her best to keep her patience. 

Li Xue looked at the lady. Though her eyes held the confidence and lips held a soothing smile, her fidgeting fingers down her lap was evidencing the anxiety that she was feeling inside. 

"Ma, you have read my motive well. I am not here just to show my gratefulness to you. But there is something else that I want to talk about." After a while, Li Xue spoke, licking her lower lips to soothe the dryness. "But for that, can I request the presence of Pa as well?"