Son, “Mom” Will Back You

me from above.
“What were you asking me, Miss Gu?”

Gu Nian only looked up after she was sure that Zong Shizi had stepped into the elevator lobby from out of the corner of her eyes.

She looked very solemn when she said.
“Nobody recorded the two of you last night, right? Miss Zhuo is already somewhat influential within the circle; there might be paparazzi waiting around her.
I took a look before coming upstairs and didn’t see any.
So all we need to worry about was last night…”

“Gu Nian.”

“… …?”

Gu Nian was pulled right back to the current moment from the faraway land that she was at.

She looked up, baffled: Did her precious son just called her by her full name? Was he annoyed at her? Did he feel that she had cross the line?

She did seem to have overreacted a little from being too worried.
T^T

After she was done reflecting upon herself, her eyes drooped.
“I apologize, Mr.
Luo Xiu.
I was too worried that what happened today might negatively impact your career.
I can pretend I saw nothing today if you like.
I shall not meddle nor would I spread a word about it.”

“… …”

Luo Xiu’s eyes were lowered and his brows furrowed deeply.

The girl within his sight turned into her usual mode when she wasn’t around him, languid and dispirited.
Perhaps even worse than normal.

After remaining silent for a little while, he sighed and said, “She only came over this morning.”

Gu Nian, “?”

Gu Nian plunged into deep thought.

What did it mean she just came over this morning? They were too tired from work yesterday so they needed to rest up first, which was why the two of them met up in the morning to…

Possibly this was the first time someone had ran into it and her precious son felt uncomfortable and the need to explain himself?

Mmhmm.

Gu Nian nodded to herself.
That must be it.

She thought about it long and hard and, finally, regained control of her expression.
With what she thought was a very loving and tender tone that a mother would use when comforting her disturbed son, she said softly, “It’s alright.
I understand.
You are both young man and woman.
It is only normal that you have emotional and other needs…”

Luo Xiu, “… …”