Chapter 1147: 1147

By the time Yu Lili reached home in the taxi, it was already past midnight . She took a shower . When she emerged from the bathroom, her phone notified her that it was the third day of the New Year .

It was the most important festival of the year . It revolved around reunions, and here she was, still alone .

Yu Lili lay sprawled across her bed on top of the covers . Fatigue overcame her . She felt the tiredness seep all the way into her bones . Even after closing her eyes for a long time, she was unable to fall asleep .

Her mind was too knotted up and preoccupied with too many things . It was in such a jumbled mess that Yu Lili didn’t even know where to start untangling her thoughts .

Ding! Dong!

Her cell phone chimed . Yu Lili stayed motionless on the bed for quite some time before picking up the phone . It was a text message from Shen Zhilie .

[Happy New Year . Are you asleep yet? If you’re still awake, please call me . Grandma can’t sleep from missing you . ]

Yu Lili merely glanced at the message and ignored him . She switched off her phone and lay on the bed with her eyes closed .

Interestingly enough, after reading the text message, Yu Lili fell asleep like a baby .

In the middle of the night, around 3 or 4 a . m . , the cold woke Yu Lili up . She threw the covers over herself and went back to sleep . When she awoke again, it was past noon .

Yu Lili washed up and changed her clothes . She applied a bit of light makeup to leave the house and was wearing her shoes when the doorbell rang .

She didn’t rush . She made sure her shoes were on comfortably before answering the door . It was a surprise guest .

Old Mrs . Shen took one look at Yu Lili, and her face burst out in a bright smile . Her old and haggard face transformed into one with childlike energy radiating forth . The wrinkles stacked to accommodate her smile . It was kindly and genial .

“Lili!” Old Mrs . Shen rush forward toward Yu Lili, but she tripped like a little child .

That action shocked the daylights out of Yu Lili and Shen Zhilie, who was standing behind . With a quick step forward, Shen Zhilie’s arms shot out to support his grandmother .

Yu Lili grabbed hold the old lady in her arms at the same moment . If the elderly lady had fallen in her home, there’d be no way for her to avoid any responsibility .

Fortunately, both the Yu Lili’s and Shen Zhilie’s arms were stable, so Old Mrs . Shen was securely caught . The two young people stood shell-shocked . The old lady, who was in a really good mood, burst out in laughter .

“Why are you here?” Yu Lili asked exasperatedly . In a somewhat upset tone she said, “Do you find it fun to suffer needlessly at your age? You jet-set all around . What if you were to fall ill because of that? Don’t you dare blame me when that happens!”

Being roared at this way, Old Mrs . Shen looked at Yu Lili with a blank look of ignorance on her face . On the other hand, Shen Zhilie, standing behind, gave Yu Lili a look of awe and admiration . He couldn’t help but give Yu Lili a mental thumbs-up .

This elderly matriarch may have been old and mentally unstable, but she was still the matriarch at home who received her due respect . Old Mrs . Shen was domineering and demanding at home . Even Shen Longyue wouldn’t dare to speak to her harshly, much less yell at her .

What a good yelling it was . It was liberating!

But, Yu Lili was now in for it . This old lady was particularly good at bearing grudges . She was now sure to give Yu Lili a taste of her sharp tongue, enough to send the girl running for the hills . Instead, something unexpected happened .

The old lady’s face suddenly fell with an inexplicable sense of hurt . She looked toward Yu Lili with the eyes of a little wounded puppy . Shen Zhilie had been on earth for 27 years, but this was the first time he’d witnessed his grandmother looking like that and with such a disposition!

What the devil?