My Mother Has a System but Won't Use It

Chapter 89  Some minor hiccups in life, unnoticed by even the great demon.

Li Yao who was now along with them asked in return, "Han Li is always secretive, isn't he?"

"Secretive?" Yue Li snorted. "He is never been secretive with me. He isn't even shy, we had always been open to each other except for some things that took time. But in the end, he is rarely—if not ever—secretive with me."

"Really?" Liyue asked enviously. "He has never been open with me, I always felt he put me in a bit of distance."

Yue Li looked at her and chuckled wryly. "You really are braver when he is not around."

Liyue scratched her cheeks and sighed. "I don't know, I am too confused at the moment and I really want to know some things."

Yue Li became silent and she tensely breathed in. Curious, Li Yao looked at them and asked with bright eyes, "What happened?"

Liyue nor Yue Li explained and an awkward silence settled in the kitchen. "It seems your relationship with your son is revealed now?" Li Yao smiled and sat atop the bamboo seat they had bought for her. Yue Li and Liyue turned and looked at her with wide eyes. "How do you know that?!" "Yue Li, you were too obvious at that point." Li Yao got comfortable on the seat and took a small flagon of alcohol. "A woman as beautiful as you, who had been sleeping on the same bed as a healthy young man for more than 18 years, and nothing happened between you two? Even an idiot can't be that idiotic."

Yue Li looked at her with even wider eyes as her mind flashed back to her memories. She and Han Li had a peculiar relationship for a long time now, even though they had only gone beyond the line a month or so ago.

"Look at you growing thoughtful at such words." Li Yao shook her head and gulped down some spicy alcohol. "You and my Liyue are also somewhat too alike in some aspects. I find it normal to think that he wanted her due to you."

Liyue looked at her mother with a wronged gaze and asked with slightly teary eyes, "If you understood they had a relationship… why didn't you tell it to me?"

She had believed her mother to be open to her in such secrets. They were one team, right?

"Look at me Li'er, she is your Mother-in-law. And I am your Mother. Heck, I can now even be considered your husband's mistress. Do you want me to tell you such things when even I myself am not sure about it? That would be low-class behavior."

Liyue bit her lips and looked down at the floor. Yue Li looked at her and felt a bit guilty but at the same time, confused, and even a bit annoyed. "Why are you so emotional though? You let your mother become his Harem member but I can't be one?"

"It's not that you can't be one and…I also feel bad for feeling like this…" Liyue shook her head, unable to tell what really was her own problem. But somehow, a small fly seemed to be gnawing at her heart or something.

A gentle and caring hand suddenly ruffled her hair and gently lied atop her head. "I didn't know you were so conflicted about it. So, this is my fault."

Liyue turned sideways and found her Brother Han standing beside her with his gaze focused on her. "It was only natural you felt that way, so don't feel bad."

"Natural?" she asked, her one hand instinctively moving up to hold his hand still.

"Aggressive today, are we?" Han Li said with amusement as he gently moved infront of her and made her look into his eyes. "You put belief in me and mom to tell you such important matters like our relationship. But we still kept it a secret and didn't bother telling you. That, now that I think about it, was a very, very selfish thing."

Liyue tried to look down, but his hands didn't let her to.

"Liyue, sorry I didn't tell you yet but I and Mom are deeply in love. To the point, I can't live without that goofball… it is the same for her. Are you okay with this? If you are not, we could only part." He looked into her eyes confidently. "And don't worry, as long as another man doesn't bed you, I shall look after you since you are in the end a woman I have come to care about. I would never slack in training you either." n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"I should have told you. It is the classic behavior of men to look down on women and see them as some kind of trophy to use as a way of evolving their own status… maybe, I fell into that trap too I guess…" he said seriously, "But I know when it's a mistake from me and I humbly apologize."

Yue Li and Li Yao looked on from the side while Liyue nervously stood there, not knowing what to do or say.

"Liyue, sorry I didn't tell you yet but I and Mom are deeply in love. To the point, I can't live without that goofball… it is the same for her. Are you okay with this? If you are not, we could only part." He looked into her eyes confidently. "And don't worry, as long as another man doesn't bed you, I shall look after you since you are in the end a woman I have come to care about. I would never slack in training you either."

Yue Li smiled uncontrollably and took in a relaxed breath. Maybe it was not all that bad that Liyue ended up knowing.

Startled, Liyue moved her hand and clutched his robes. "No, Big Brother it is nothing that serious…"

"Then?" Han Li looked at her face calmly, he had all the time in the world now.

"I was j..just startled. Nothing else!"

"So you don't mind my relationship with mom?"

"It's not that I don't care, I just feel it is unusual… I never heard of another son and mother having a relationship… that's why…"

"Don't be so nervous, calm down, I am not interrogating you Liyue… I heard you feel I always put a bit of distance?" Han Li gently sighed.

Liyue had no answer to that since she did feel a bit distanced. But her nervousness started to calm down.

Yue Li and Li Yao exchanged glances with each other and Yue Li muttered in a low voice to the latter's ears. "My son is so romantic, right?"

The alcohol almost caught on her throat and Li Yao wryly chuckled. "You guys are indeed perfect for each other. Like son, like mother."

"Liyue!" Han Li ignored the duo and called out.

She looked at him with a pair of unclear eyes. "I will give you time to figure out your own emotions and clear the knots in your heart. That is the path to figuring out what your Heart of Cultivation, or as ancients called it, Dao Heart is. This is a good opportunity too. When you feel ready, just ask me, I will be there to help you with whatever you need."

Liyue gently nodded with a big breath and closed her eyes in anticipation of a kiss. Han Li smiled and his tongue gently entered her mouth and they exchanged their now-usual kiss.

"Okay then, my little Liyue, it's time I pampered on you a little to make your heart of cultivation a little biased against me. Mothers, where is the food? Bring us food!" Han Li laughed and sat on the kitchen table in wait.

As the ladies got busy preparing some last-minute add-ons to the food, He calmly sat with Liyue and they just silently sat there. Liyue will now have to think deeply about herself and come to terms with her own wishes, then which will slowly transform into her heart of cultivation.

As they were seated and in wait, Han Li's gaze moved toward his hand briefly and Life Vision turned on.

[Talents]

[Low-Level Lack of Lust]

[Low-Level Fantasy Inducement]

[Low-Level Sensational Barrier]

[Low-Level Seduction]

[Minor Lust Dao Crystals: 18]

If he wanted, he could have used his current remaining crystals to add one more Magic Power into him as one of the Talents, but he didn't do so. He didn't plan to do so.

He planned to slowly cultivate and complete 3 of the Transformations of the Body Cultivation Art [Demonic Transformation] first.

[Skin Building of the Demon Transformation: 1.01% complete] It was still a long distance away and he would need to start accumulating without any wastage.

As the piping hot meat curry and rice were served, Han Li took a deep breath and murmured. "So Mother in Law you indeed knew how to cook."

"What did you think otherwise?" Li Yao put the alcohol to the side and sat down. "Even though it is still quite hard for me to move around, I am getting used to it. Once I get used, I will cook better than your mom."

"In your dreams!" Yue Li's exclaimed aloud, filled with confidence. Her cooking hadn't even been shown in reality yet.