Chapter 4: Top-Tier Mom

She had finally managed to adjust her mindset, thinking that perhaps she could get a good night's sleep. She hadn't slept in several days and was truly exhausted, with work to attend to the next day. However, just as she was drifting into a hazy slumber, a terrifying ringtone suddenly blared out.

She sat up abruptly, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead. What was happening? Was it an earthquake? She had been ready to grab her quilt and run, but when she looked down, she realized something beside her was making the noise. Huh, this sound was so familiar. And the ground wasn't shaking, nor was the house swaying...

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, she managed to wake up a bit more.

As she pulled back the quilt, sure enough, it was her phone ringing. She regretted not turning it off earlier.

The phone kept ringing incessantly; she had no idea how long it had been going on. Li Hong picked it up and checked the time—it was past one in the morning. Who the hell was calling? When she looked at the number, she rubbed her forehead. Truly, there was a feeling called helplessness, an urge called smashing the phone, and a madness called jumping off a building.

She endured it, and finally, she held the phone to her ear.

"Hello, Auntie, is something the matter?" She tried her best to soften her voice, though her face wore a forced, insincere smile.

The person on the other end started rambling again, saying her son hadn't come home and she couldn't sleep, going on and on with a barrage of words.

Black lines of frustration kept appearing on Li Hong's face. Although she kept saying comforting words, she was on the verge of losing her mind inside. Damn it, what did it have to do with her that your son didn't come home? Disturbing her sleep in the middle of the night—she was so sleepy, truly so sleepy. Yet, the voice on the phone continued. She sometimes felt her patience was too good. Finally, an hour later, Li Hong put the phone down, but she was too agitated to fall back asleep. She had been waking up and drifting off all night; she hadn't slept well at all.

Suddenly, the phone rang again. She jumped up instinctively, startling the person next to her.

"Manager, what's wrong?" the person beside her asked with concern.

"It's nothing, nothing," Li Hong said with an awkward smile. She smoothed her hair and ran to the bathroom with her phone, gripping it so tightly she wished she could just crush it to pieces.

The demonic sound started up again. The ringtone she had once loved most had now become her nightmare.

She had been startled into a cold sweat. She picked up the phone and looked—sure enough, it was the mother of her prospective partner, whom she hadn't even met yet.

She had seen eccentric people, but never anyone this eccentric. She stared at the phone with wide eyes, as if it were her mortal enemy. She glared at it for a long time, and though her phone was down to its last bar of battery, the demonic sound continued.

With a trembling hand, she pressed the reject button. Finally, the whole world was quiet.

However, before long, the ringtone started up again.

She glared at her phone, feeling her face twitch. Was there no end to this? Finally, she took a deep breath and added that number to her blacklist. Sorry, but I, Li Hong, cannot handle your son. You had better go find someone else.

She dusted off her hands; now, her ears were finally at peace.

Wang Xiaoxiao had been staring at Li Hong's face for ten minutes.

Li Hong wiped her face. "Why are you looking at me like that? Is there a flower growing on my head?"