Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

Following everyone's gaze, Shui Ying also saw the girl who had just walked out. She froze, not because the girl's beauty could rival hers, but because a deep sense of familiarity surged through her, making her heart race. Could it be...?

But Shui Ying had a question. If it was her, she should be at the Ye Group, not the Liu Group, and certainly not in a high position. This doubt made Shui Ying focus on the badge on the girl's chest.

As Shui Ying noticed Ye Siqi, Ye Siqi also noticed her. She was just as stunned, her heart pounding.

When Ye Siqi was six, her mother had left, but even at that age, she remembered things, especially her mother's face, which she would never forget. The woman in front of her looked exactly like her mother, and Ye Siqi felt a strong connection. If she didn't know her mother had passed away, she would have hugged her without hesitation. But now, she could only wonder if this woman was her mother's twin sister.

By this time, Shui Ying had confirmed her guess from the words "Deputy General Manager Ye Siqi" on the badge. This was her eldest daughter!

Stay calm, don't get too excited! To avoid affecting her daughter's image at work, Shui Ying forced herself to stay composed. She walked up to Ye Siqi and said, "Can we talk privately?"

Ye Siqi nodded, told her people not to follow, and walked with Shui Ying into a reception room on the first floor, closing the door behind them.

Now alone, Shui Ying couldn't hold back her excitement any longer. She turned and hugged Ye Siqi tightly, her voice choking with emotion. "Siqi, my child!"

Ye Siqi didn't push her away. In fact, the connection she felt when Shui Ying hugged her was even stronger. She hugged back to comfort Shui Ying and asked, "Who are you?"

"Child, don't you recognize your mom?" Shui Ying gently released Ye Siqi, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at her daughter's face, which resembled hers.

"I do, of course I do," Ye Siqi said, her voice also filled with emotion. Although it felt strange to hear this woman claim to be her mother, the feelings were genuine, and she felt an instinctive closeness. "But my mom..."

"Child, I'm so sorry. Let me explain," Shui Ying said, pulling Ye Siqi's hand and sitting down with her. She told her the story of how she had to fake her death to repay her master and leave.

After hearing Shui Ying's story, Ye Siqi understood why she felt so close to her and why she looked exactly like her mother. Although Liu Yiru had taken care of them like their own mother after Shui Ying left, they had always missed their real mother. So when she confirmed Shui Ying's identity, all the years of longing burst out, and Ye Siqi cried into her mother's arms.

While it was a joyous reunion, Ye Siqi's tears also brought back Shui Ying's own sorrow of having to leave Ye Fei. She cried along with her daughter.

After a while, the mother and daughter calmed down. Shui Ying looked at her daughter, who had grown as tall as her and had a figure almost as good as hers, and asked, "How are your sisters and your dad?"

Thinking of her husband, Shui Ying felt a pang of guilt. She had fallen in love with another man and knew she wouldn't be able to be his wife again, even if they were reunited.

"My sisters are fine, but Dad passed away two years after you left," Ye Siqi said, her voice not too sad anymore, given the passage of time.

"Ah?" Shui Ying gasped, feeling a mix of sadness and, unexpectedly, relief. She knew she shouldn't feel this way, but she couldn't help it. Now, she wouldn't have to struggle with her feelings anymore. If her daughters agreed, she could be with the man she loved.

But then she thought of her daughters, who had lost both parents. She looked at Ye Siqi with even more compassion. "I'm so sorry, child. I shouldn't have left you all those years ago. You must have suffered."

"No, we didn't. Aunt Yiru has been great to us," Ye Siqi said. She usually called Liu Yiru "mom," but now that Shui Ying was back, she had to call her "aunt." She felt a bit bad about it, but she knew Liu Yiru wouldn't mind.

"Yiru?" Shui Ying asked, remembering her earlier confusion. "Why aren't you at the Ye Group? How did you end up at the Liu Group?"
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"Now the Liu and Ye Groups are one family. Not long after you left, Aunt Yiru agreed to the Liu-Ye merger and married Dad. She's been taking care of us all these years," Ye Siqi explained.

"I need to call Aunt Yiru and my sisters right away and tell them you're back. They'll be so happy." She took out her phone and walked to the side to make the call.

Meanwhile, Shui Ying was overwhelmed with emotion. She knew Liu Yiru and Ye Lingyun well.

Back in the day, the Liu and Ye families were close, and Liu Yiru often visited them like a sister.

Shui Ying knew there was no romantic relationship between Liu Yiru and Ye Lingyun. Liu Yiru had married Ye Lingyun out of a promise to take care of her children.

How could Shui Ying not be deeply moved?

It took Ye Siqi a long time to explain to Ye Siyao and Ye Yunying why their mother had left back then. Finally, she hung up and smiled at Shui Ying. "Aunt Yiru and Ye Fei are still out and won't be back until tomorrow. But my sisters are already at home. Mom, let's go home too."

"Ye Fei?" Shui Ying couldn't help but repeat the somewhat odd name. Who is he? And what's his relationship with Yiru?

"He's my younger brother, the boy from Aunt Yiru's twins." Even though she already had Liu Yiru's support, Ye Siqi still couldn't help but blush a little when talking about the guy she shouldn't love but couldn't stop loving.

It was especially noticeable in front of her own mom, and she worried whether her mom would approve of this kind of twisted relationship.

But since her mom had just come back, Ye Siqi didn't want to dwell too much on this issue right now. So she switched to introducing Ye Yunqi: "There's also a girl named Yunqi. She's a super cute little thing and she's waiting for us at home too. You'll definitely like her when you meet her."

"Okay," Shui Ying nodded, feeling relieved. She thought to herself that it didn't matter whether the kid was cute or not—she would love her anyway.

Not just because of her old friendship with Liu Yiru, but also because of the sacrifices Yiru had made for her own daughter. How could she not treat Yiru's kids like her own?