Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

[Ding! Detected significant emotional fluctuations in the character "Liu Ruyu"!]

[Angry: How dare you lie to me! And you even slept with my mom behind my back... +300 points!]

[Happy: Yang Xian came to see me! +200 points!]

[Arrogant: If you don't coax me properly, I'm not going back! +100 points!]

Yang Xian stared at the three emotions that popped up on the system panel.

It's not all anger; there's still hope!

He didn't let go, nor did he pull her forcefully; he simply held her hand firmly.

"It's not out of pity for you, it's out of concern for you that I chased after you."

Liu Ruyu snorted coldly, her voice trembling:

"Weren't you busy? Weren't you supposed to be discussing experimental data with Chief Liu?"

"Ah, experimental data."

Her voice grew increasingly shrill.

"When you were discussing this, were you all naked?"

Yang Xian opened his mouth.

He really couldn't refute that question.

The scene in the living room would shock anyone who saw it.

"About that... I apologize to you." Yang Xian didn't try to deny it; his tone was very serious. "I know you're very angry right now. You can scold me, you can hit me."

"I'm not angry!"

Liu Ruyu's voice cracked.

"I'm not angry at all! What business is it of mine who you're with?"

The girl's shoulders trembled slightly, and tears kept sliding down her chin.

Yang Xian knew that he couldn't continue the conversation in the same direction as her at this moment.

If you say she's not angry, and you actually start discussing whether she's angry or not, you can argue about it until dawn.

We need to change direction.

"Ruyu!" Yang Xian softened his voice:

"I really didn't know about your relationship with Liu Qin at first."

"I was completely stunned when you told me she was your mother."

Liu Ruyu remained silent.

Yang Xian continued, "You trust me, okay?"

"Do I trust you?"

Liu Ruyu finally raised her head, her eyes red-rimmed, with tears still clinging to her eyelashes:

"I kept choosing to believe you, and that's why I kept getting lied to!"

"Tell me yourself, how many times have you lied to me since I met you?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xian really thought about it seriously.

The two of them climbed over the wall the first time they got out, and then they abandoned Liu Ruyu and ran away alone...

He said he couldn't take anyone with him when he left the city, but in reality, he went to the Rift alone...

After returning, he made up an excuse and didn't go to see Liu Ruyu...

It seems like it happened quite a few times.

"I admit to all those things!" Yang Xian nodded emphatically.

"But there's one thing I've never lied to you about..."

"That's what I told you back in the academy, swearing I would never abandon you."

As soon as he said that, the surroundings seemed to fall silent.

Liu Ruyu sobbed a few times and wiped away her tears with her other hand.

"good!"

The girl's voice carried a hint of fierceness.

"Then I'll give you another choice! Choose me, or choose her!"

"If you choose me..." Liu Ruyu pointed her index finger at his nose, "You're not allowed to have any contact with Liu Qin anymore! You can find any other woman you want, I don't care, but you absolutely cannot go to her!"

Yang Xian: "..."

Good guy.

Other women are fine with me, but not Liu Qin.

Just how bad is the relationship between this mother and daughter?

It's either you or her, right?

Liu Qin asked me to mend this mother-daughter relationship, but what the hell am I supposed to do to mend it?

Are you willing to risk your life?

"If you don't choose me—" Liu Ruyu's voice lowered, "then let go now and don't come looking for me again."

After saying this, she bit her lip and stared quietly at Yang Xian.

"Sigh..." Yang Xian sighed softly, "Does it really have to be one of two options? Can't we sit down and talk it over properly?"

"There's no room for negotiation!"

Liu Ruyu stiffened her neck and opened her mouth: "You can only choose one of the two."

It's that same deadly choice again in this trench!

Luckily, I already have experience!

"If I had to choose..." Yang Xian said slowly.

"I choose you..."

The girl's eyes lit up for a moment.

But Yang Xian didn't stop talking.

"I choose you. Liu Qin must be feeling bad about it."

"I'd choose Liuqin, and you definitely wouldn't agree."

"I'm in a dilemma..."

Upon hearing these words, Liu Ruyu was completely exhausted.

She eagerly pressed on with her question:

So, who are you going to choose?

Yang Xian did not answer.

The two stood silently under the streetlight, the autumn night wind gently blowing by.

"No matter what we choose, someone will get hurt, so let's just forget about it..."

Yang Xian released her hand and took a step back.

He turned around and walked out in another direction.

It's not in the direction of Liuqin's house, it's just any direction.

Liu Ruyu was stunned.

She watched Yang Xian's figure walk away step by step, and her mind went blank.

he's gone?

Is he really gone?

Neither me nor her?

So what did he choose? Did he choose to stay alone?

The girl was stunned and stood frozen in place.

one second.

two seconds.

three seconds.

"stop!"

Liu Ruyu chased after him and grabbed Yang Xian's arm.

"You can't leave!"

"Why?" Yang Xian stopped.

"Because you said you wouldn't abandon me!" Liu Ruyu gripped his sleeve. "You have to choose me!"

Playing hard to get is a risky tactic.

But even if Liu Ruyu didn't chase after him, Yang Xian would have other reasons to go back.

The girl's behavior revealed that she wanted to compete with Liu Qin.

Even though she knew in her heart that in terms of strength, status, and figure, she was worlds apart from a seventh-realm Martial Emperor.

But she just wanted to hear from Yang Xian that she was no worse than Liu Qin.

Yang Xian had seen plenty of women arguing with each other.

But this was the first time he had ever seen someone argue with their own mother.

"Ruyu is so outstanding, how could I abandon you..."

"The fact that you were able to find a vulnerability in the academy's security system is truly impressive!"

"I feel that Liu Qin, at your age, has never done this before."

Perhaps she simply wouldn't bother doing it...

"Besides, you always manage to see through my lies with pinpoint accuracy. Liu Qin couldn't do that."

Of course not, because I've never lied to her.

"And one more thing..."

Yang Xian spoke without batting an eye, without even blushing.

Women like to hear nice things, and these words pleased Liu Ruyu greatly.

As the girl listened, her sobs subsided, and her tears stopped flowing.

"That's right!"

Liu Ruyu smiled smugly, "Although she's a recognized genius, she's completely incomparable to me!"

Yang Xian: Yes, yes, whatever makes you happy...

Seeing that the other person's mood had improved, he quickly seized the opportunity:

"By the way, Liu Qin said something to me in the living room just now."

She said she was very sorry to you.

"I've been wanting to find an opportunity to apologize to you and make it up to you..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Ruyu's expression changed.

It wasn't just being moved.

It's resistance!

"I don't want to hear any of this!!"

It's not that I don't want to listen, it's that I can't take it in.

This is not the result of rational judgment, but a conditioned reflex.

The system operates on a very simple logic: any goodwill related to Liuqin is rejected.

Regardless of whether the other party is sincere or not.

Because her body has already remembered, accepting Liu Qin's kindness means that she will look forward to it again.

And after the initial expectation, it will most likely be dashed again.

Rather than experiencing that disappointment, it's better to refuse in the first place.

Liu Ruyu is like that.

It's not that she doesn't want to reconcile with Liu Qin.

She couldn't convince herself that Liu Qin would really change.

Yang Xian knew it was too hasty to say these things now.

Just as he was considering what to say next...

"Make your choice quickly!" Liu Ruyu shouted.

"Or have you become so greedy that you..."

"You want both of us to serve you?"