Transmigrated as the fake young master, I'll beat up the scumbags and b*tches-Chapter 287Vol. 1 - - Mother and Daughter

HuMing and Ye QiuXue sat side by side, eating noodles together. Tonight’s meal was clearly much more elaborate than usual.

While HuMing focused on slurping down his noodles, Ye QiuXue simply watched him, a faint smile curling at the corners of her lips.

But that little smile didn’t escape HuMing’s notice.

He lifted his head, caught her gaze, and asked,

“Aren’t you going to eat? Your cooking’s still just as good as I remember.”

“I cook every day at home. How could my skills get worse? Besides, HuMing, you’ve been living at the Gu residence and eating gourmet meals every day. My cooking probably doesn’t even compare to their chefs.”

“It’s not about the cooking. It’s about the heart behind it. You made this yourself. To me, anything you make tastes great. And honestly, I don’t have many friends over here. Just being able to sit down and share a meal with you like this… I think that’s more than enough.”

Ye QiuXue nodded in full agreement. In this unfamiliar city, HuMing was the person she trusted most.

Truthfully, there were many times when what she needed most was simply HuMing by her side.

Not for any special reason—just that when he was around, she felt at ease.

And like he said, there were times when she had things on her mind, things she couldn’t tell anyone else. When that happened, the only person she could talk to was HuMing.

The best part was, HuMing always managed to help her sort things out. Thinking back, Ye QiuXue felt that meeting HuMing back then had truly been a turning point in her life.

“HuMing, I’ve decided to stay here in JingDu. Do you think that’s a bad idea?”

“Of course not, JingDu has great schools and way more opportunities. That little town you were in? It will never fit you. Ye QiuXue, the world deserves to see what you’re capable of.”

And he meant every word of it.

In HuMing’s eyes, Ye QiuXue’s true potential went far beyond what she let people see.

She wasn’t just some bookish know-it-all—she had her own approach to everything she did, and every result she delivered was consistently impressive.

That was why, even though Han ShuYi had served as student council president for a while, he still couldn’t hold a candle to Ye QiuXue.

Because when it came to solving actual problems, Ye QiuXue was on a whole different level.

“So you’ll keep staying with the Gu family too?”

“Yeah. And if you run into any trouble, tell me right away. Don’t second-guess it. You don’t have to worry about my place in the Gu family. And even if they can’t help, I will.”

HuMing looked directly at her, and for a moment, Ye QiuXue froze.

She couldn’t help but wonder if HuMing had picked up on something.

Her chopsticks paused halfway through the noodles, and her expression wavered slightly.

He’d already said this much—if she kept quiet now and the situation escalated later, there might come a point where not even HuMing could help her.

Ye QiuXue sat there in deep thought, and HuMing, sensing it, didn’t say a word.

Just looking at her, he could tell she’d run into something hard to handle. And knowing her, she probably didn’t want to drag him into it.

Still, HuMing was glad he’d come over tonight. If she’d kept this to herself any longer, things might’ve spiraled out of control.

[Worst case, I’ll just cook for him for a few years—fair trade!]

Ye QiuXue made up her mind. Just as she was about to speak, her phone vibrated on the table.

She picked it up, and her previously somber expression instantly darkened.

Without a word, she walked out to the balcony, speaking in hushed tones. One hand gripped the railing as she leaned forward, peering down from above.

Then, her gestures became sharper, more agitated—like she was arguing with whoever was on the other end.

HuMing found himself marveling at the soundproofing of Ye QiuXue’s apartment. Sitting there at the table, he couldn’t hear a thing she was saying.

Still, from the movement of her lips, he managed to catch bits and pieces.

Roughly, it looked like she was telling the caller to leave her alone, to stop bothering her. That she would never agree to whatever they wanted—and that they were disgusting.

HuMing raised an eyebrow, intrigued by her reaction.

He knew Ye QiuXue. She usually kept her cool, no matter what. The only time she really lost control of her temper… was when it had to do with family.

Her father was still back in that small town. Which meant this could only be about her mother.

He remembered Ye QiuXue mentioning that her mother had remarried into a wealthy family—perhaps that family was based here, in JingDu.

He watched as she finally ended the call, furious, then stormed back inside.

“HuMing, if you see someone later, don’t say anything. Let me handle it.”

“…Was it your mother?”

HuMing didn’t think there was any point in pretending not to know.

Ye QiuXue looked stunned. She froze, clearly not expecting him to figure it out.

But the tension drained from her shoulders soon after. She nodded slowly.

“It’s her. She’s… difficult. I already told her not to come looking for me, but she just won’t listen. And…”

She stopped herself, unsure how to continue. Some things were just too shameful to say out loud.

Like how her own mother had tried to send her to her new stepson—as if she were a gift.

Ye QiuXue couldn’t even bring herself to say it. Just thinking about it made her sick.

“Anyway, finish your noodles. I’ll take care of it.”

The doorbell rang—urgent and unrelenting.

With a dark expression, Ye QiuXue marched to the door and flung it open.

And standing right there was the last person she wanted to see.

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“Zhao DanNi, do you even have a shred of shame left? I told you not to bother me! Do you even know what you’re doing?”

Zhao DanNi reeled from the verbal assault. Instinctively, she raised her hand to slap her daughter—but stopped halfway.

She was here to persuade, not fight.

Forcing a smile, she tried again.

“QiuXue, sweetheart, Mommy’s just thinking of what’s best for you. Look at Shi Dan—he’s kind, he’s rich, and now he wants to be friends with you. What’s so bad about that? It’s a good thing, really—”

“Friends?” Ye QiuXue snapped, her voice sharp with fury. “Do you even know what he wants? He wants to sleep with me. He wants me as a friend in bed!”

“Well… if you two like each other, that’s not so bad, is it?” Zhao DanNi said, still trying to coax her. “The Shi family has so much power. That kind of connection would change your life. You could never get there on your own, even in a lifetime!”

It was brutal honesty.

If she hadn’t remarried, she’d still be stuck in that mountain village, spending her days toiling in the fields.

Instead, here she was—dripping in jewelry, standing in her daughter’s upscale apartment.

Ye QiuXue stared at her, slowly shaking her head, a cold sneer rising to her lips.

“So what, you want me to be just like you? Doing whatever Shi Dan says, just to stay on his good side? What if one day he decides to pass me around like a toy—is that a good thing too?”

“Of course not! I’m your mother!”

“You’re full of crap. You’re nothing but a glorified madam—trying to shove your own daughter into someone else’s bed!”

SLAP!

Ye QiuXue’s head snapped to the side. A red handprint bloomed across her cheek.

(SHMOLL: Oh, shit is so about to go down-)

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