AMRWFA -Chapter 243 You Have a Mother Complex

In the end, the meal was still eaten.

Only, some people ate happily, some ate with pent-up frustration, and some felt like they had missed something—but couldn’t figure out exactly what it was.

Then again, for any normal person, who would ever guess what Xie Xiuming was thinking?

The reason Ma Xi figured it out was simply because Xie Xiuming had made it far too obvious. He followed behind him every day—it was impossible not to think in that direction.

He might have low emotional intelligence, but he wasn’t stupid.

On the way back, Xie Xiuming frowned, replaying everything that had happened that day.

From their meeting to their parting, where exactly had things gone wrong for it to end up like this?

“Sigh…”

He let out a long sigh, feeling that he had underestimated Ruan Yaoyao’s moral boundaries.

If only he had been born ten years earlier…

Ma Xi held it in and held it in, but after glancing at Xie Xiuming sighing again, he finally couldn’t take it anymore. Leaning closer, he whispered, “Brother Ming… you don’t actually have a mother complex, do you?”

Xie Xiuming turned his head sharply, staring at him in shock, his tone dangerous: “What—did—you—just—say?”

Ma Xi shrank his neck in fear and quickly changed the subject. “Brother Ming, didn’t you say uploading my DNA to the database would help me find my biological parents? Why has it been so long with no news?”

Xie Xiuming glared at him. “How would I know? I’m not the one managing the database. Why don’t you call and ask yourself?”

Ma Xi pouted and muttered, “What’s the point of me calling? I’ve got no background and no connections—who would even pay attention to me…”

“Aren’t I your backing?”

“You are…”

Looking at Ma Xi—who only seemed more lively when he was around him—Xie Xiuming sighed helplessly. Reaching out, he ruffled his hair and said, “If you’re willing, you can take my surname in the future. I’m missing a younger brother.”

“Haven’t you always treated me like a younger brother?”

“I mean, you could be added to my family register.”

Ma Xi’s eyes lit up. “Really?”

“Mm. If you’re willing, we can go change it tomorrow…”

“Can’t we do it now?”

“It’s already dark. They’ve long gotten off work.”

Ma Xi looked disappointed. “So even CEOs aren’t all-powerful. I thought a domineering CEO could just give an order and make people work anytime, day or night.”

“…Read less of those novels. They’re all made up to fool people.”

“That’s not entirely true. Some of the things that happen around Aunt Xu are even more outrageous than novels.”

Xie Xiuming: “……”

That… was true.

If he hadn’t experienced it himself, he would never have imagined that one day he would turn into a bird—and nearly get “PUA’d” by the female lead.

Ruan Yaoyao knew this world was absurd, but she hadn’t expected it to be this absurd.

She had only come out on a whim to buy a cup of milk tea, and yet right there by the roadside, she stumbled upon such juicy gossip—it was absurdity on another level.

“You want to break up with me?” the boy asked, his face full of shock as he stared at the girl across from him.

The girl lowered her head, her eyes red. Her expression toward him was full of grievance, as though she had something she couldn’t say. But she didn’t explain—she only gave a soft “Mm.”

The boy immediately grew angry, questioning whether she had fallen for someone else. They were already talking about marriage and meeting each other’s parents—how could she suddenly stop answering his calls and messages? She must have had a change of heart.

He demanded to know whether she had any regard for their years together.

“Seven years! We’ve been together for seven years! Do you think you’ve done right by me?!”

“I’m sorry.”

…

Even though it was work hours, quite a few people were out buying milk tea or slacking off. With such a scene unfolding, many cast glances over, secretly enjoying the drama.

Without even looking up, Ruan Yaoyao could guess what they were thinking—that the girl had “betrayed” her boyfriend and fallen for someone else.

Or that the families couldn’t agree on the bride price, and the parents had torn them apart.

But…

Ruan Yaoyao looked up at the labels above their heads—Misaligned Lives.

They were the male and female leads of the same story, destined to fall in love, yet filled with twists and nearly missing each other.

Fan Yan, female, 28.

Feng Yiwei, male, 28.

When they first met, they discovered they shared the exact same birthday, and were amazed.

With over a billion people in the country, sharing a birthday wasn’t unusual—but they still felt the wonder of fate, because they had met.

“Oh wow, I didn’t expect we’d have the same birthday.”

“Exactly! So many people share the same birthday but never meet. The fact that we did must be fate—it’s amazing.”

“Hehe… maybe heaven intended for us to become friends!”

“Mm-hmm!”

…

They started as friends, but as they spent more time together, they were gradually drawn to each other and became a couple. Even when they studied in different cities for university, their passionate love remained strong.

They worked hard and saved money just to visit each other’s cities and go on dates.

During their four years of university, they made a pact to travel to one place together each year, creating happy memories.

After graduation, they moved to the same city and began living together.

Though fresh graduates weren’t highly valued, companies were still willing to give them opportunities. They both found jobs smoothly—just with lower salaries.

But love makes even plain water taste sweet.

They got through those difficult days together. With experience, they earned promotions and raises, or switched jobs, gradually building hopes for the future.

Naturally, with friends as witnesses, Feng Yiwei proposed to Fan Yan—and she agreed. They moved on to the stage of meeting each other’s parents.

But that was where they encountered the greatest obstacle of their lives.

Feng Yiwei brought a pile of gifts to visit his future in-laws. After that visit, Fan Yan “disappeared”—she stopped answering his calls and messages.

“Don’t contact me again… I’m sorry…”

Like a heartless woman, she left after saying that, crying uncontrollably.

Feng Yiwei, left by the roadside, also broke down, feeling like his world had collapsed.

“Seven years… we’ve been together for seven years… how could you just fall out of love like that…”

Some people stepped forward to comfort him, saying things like, “When one door closes, another opens. Since she doesn’t want you anymore, just find someone new—someone better.”

“Waaah… I like her… I really like her…”

“I know you do, but she dumped you. Just find someone better. Girls like that will get what’s coming to them.”

“Don’t talk about her like that! She’s a good girl!”

“A good girl? Then why did she break up with you? She clearly fell for someone else…”

“I don’t believe it. There’s no other guy around her. I don’t believe she could fall for someone else so quickly. Something must have happened that I don’t know about.”

“Damn! Are you love-brained or what? What, are you planning to be like Wang Baochuan and dig wild vegetables for eighteen years?”