Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 232 - 229: Sealed Memories

Yan Yan grabbed her bag and left Qi Yi’s room directly.

Whether or not to take the Wenzhou phone with him was of no concern to Yan Yan.

If it hadn’t been for the SIM card swap causing some confusion, Yan Yan wouldn’t usually carry her Wenzhou phone when going out.

"Mom, don’t call this phone again, I’ll use my own phone to call you in a bit," Qi Yi quickly hung up and chased after Yan Yan.

As Yan Yan was walking out, she recalled that there were indeed more than one "Grandpa" stored in her Wenzhou phone.

One was from high school, Qi Yi’s home phone number, and the other was saved after their reunion, Qi Yi’s mobile number at Stanford.

"Waiwai, because my phone was turned off, my mom couldn’t reach me, so she must have called your phone," Qi Yi didn’t know if Yan Yan had heard his recent conversation with his mom, but he felt he had to explain quickly.

"Why didn’t you just answer the phone; your mom is so anxious to find you, she even called my phone, there must be something important she wants to tell you. You should hurry and handle that matter first," Yan Yan had not yet decided how she wanted to speak with Qi Yi.

At this moment, Yan Yan’s mind was in turmoil, unable to think at all.

More than the words "shameless," what Yan Yan couldn’t accept was the fear and guilt that followed upon receiving Qi Yi’s mother’s call.

The painful feeling from the decision to break up surfaced once again from the depths of her memory.

Yan Yan really thought she had forgotten it.

That memory had been sealed in Yan Yan’s heart as if for centuries.

When long-buried memories were suddenly awakened, they were still so vividly painful.

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Yan Yan didn’t know in what kind of state she was when she opened the door to Bao Bao’s room.

By the time Yan Yan closed the door, Qi Yi had already reached the front.

Qi Yi wanted to ring the doorbell, but what should he say to Yan Yan if she, or Bao Bao, decided to open the door for him?

After some thought, Qi Yi dropped his hand from the doorbell.

He really should first clear up the misunderstanding with his mom before coming to find Yan Yan. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

Before today, Qi Yi had always felt that his mom would no longer be a barrier between him and Yan Yan.

His mom opposed his relationship with Yan Yan in high school because attending Peking University was of utmost importance to her at that time.

As long as Qi Yi got into Peking University, his dad would come back home—such strange logic his mom had stubbornly held onto for too long.

Qi Yi went to Peking University as his mom wished, yet his dad still chose to divorce her.

The reality was right before her eyes, and even if stubborn, his mom should have let go by now.

After all that happened today, Qi Yi still felt he should bear the primary responsibility.

If he hadn’t turned his phone off, his mom wouldn’t have resorted again to extreme measures, hysterically calling Yan Yan’s phone.

Qi Yi remembered what Yan Yan’s aunt had told him the last time he went to Melbourne for a graduation ceremony, that Yan Yan’s parents hoped Yan Yan would find someone who grew up in a healthy, intact family.

Dad Yan and Mrs. Yan had no specific demands for Yan Yan’s partner; as long as Yan Yan liked him and the in-laws’ family was full of love and would not mistreat Yan Yan, that would be enough.

If things continued to develop in this direction, then his future with Yan Yan might gradually drift apart.

Qi Yi knew Yan Yan’s personality well; she was not the type to compromise and settle.

Even if she was bruised all over, Yan Yan would decisively choose to leave, something she had done back in high school.

Qi Yi should have realized in high school that Yan Yan wouldn’t break up with him for no reason.

But back then, he wasn’t mature enough, and during the breakup, Yan Yan had intentionally said she had never had feelings for him.

His pride overcame his reason, making it impossible for him to persuade himself to continue pursuing the indifferent Yan Yan.

The interference from his mother, Yan Yan’s "sacrifice", his own pride—all had severely damaged their relationship.

Qi Yi had always felt that he, the one passively accepting the breakup, was the more hurt of the two in that situation.

After reuniting in Melbourne, he had vented the "resentment" he’d harbored for five years over the course of a whole day.

It wasn’t until today that Qi Yi realized the harm Waiwai had suffered was in no way less than his own.

"Mom, how did you end up calling Yan Yan’s phone?" Qi Yi did not want to argue with his mother, so he tried to speak in his usual tone.

If he couldn’t get his mother to accept Yan Yan, Yan Yan would continue to get hurt, and he was likely to lose her.

"My son got seduced by an immodest girl to Italy, can’t I even make a call to check?" Qi Yi’s mother couldn’t help but speak irritably, truly a bit angered.

Just hearing the conversation between Yan Yan and Qi Yi had certainly been both shocking and thrilling for Mrs. Qi.

"Mom, do you think someone with my personality could be so easily taken away by others?" Qi Yi asked, without a hint of aggression, hoping to communicate rather than argue.

"Wasn’t there talk earlier about going to embrace a handsome guy’s leg, then talking about pampering you? I definitely didn’t hear that wrong.

Son, listen to your mother’s advice, you really shouldn’t be with a girl like that.

A girl with even a little upbringing wouldn’t be hooking up with boys all over the place in high school," Mrs. Qi, sensing the shift in her son’s tone, began to offer advice more gently.

Given Qi Yi’s stubbornness, scolding him would surely backfire.

When Qi Yi was still in high school, his mother had not let him know her stance, but had instead gone directly to Yan Yan.

No matter what her relationship with Qi Yi’s father was like, Qi Yi always stood by her side.

Mrs. Qi knew very well her place in her son’s heart.

After Qi Yi left for the United States, he rarely returned home, but he never skimped on the necessary concern and greetings during holidays.

As for girlfriends, if she could break them up once, she could do it a second time.

Her son, so outstanding, naturally needed to be with an equally outstanding girl, definitely not someone like a high school classmate.

In Wenzhou High School, not many dared to brazenly date without focusing on their studies.

The homeroom teacher even told her that after Yan Yan and Qi Yi started dating, there was a noticeable improvement in their grades.

Her son was not there to tutor others.

If Yan Yan wasn’t a girl whose behavior stood out, how could she have even won over the homeroom teacher?

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Let’s cast a monthly ticket for a big hug of love to Yan Yan～