Hua Xiaomai was startled and stepped back, fixing her eyes to see the fierce figure leaping in front of her was actually Meng's old mother.
Wow, over forty years old and still so spry — impressive indeed!
Meng's old mother looked quite displeased, her gaze sharp as a knife, as if she wanted to carve a piece of flesh from her body. She snorted coldly and burst out angrily, "The audacity! You've only been married into this family for a few days and you're already so bold. It's late and you just show up now. I thought you were dead... I thought you were kidnapped!"
Oh, you thought 'dead' was bad luck and changed your words on purpose, didn't you? But is being kidnapped any better?
Tired from a long day, Hua Xiaomai didn't have the energy to argue. She squinted her eyes and gave a sweet smile, "I'm sorry, mother, I didn't go anywhere else. I was held up at the restaurant. I'll be more careful from now on. Please don't be upset, okay? It's so late, why haven't you gone to bed?"