Mo Lingwei paused slightly at her words.
He furrowed his long, skeptical brows. "Your mother? Didn't Madam Xie pass away long ago?"
Shen Ningning lowered her lashes. "I can't explain the details to you. Even if I did, you might not understand. In short, my mother didn't die. She just... left in a different way. Now she's coming back, and I have to help her return."
Mo Lingwei's pupils constricted slightly as he stared at her, his stern face etched with disbelief.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Shen Ningning found it amusing.
Mo Lingwei's thin lips pressed into a line. "From what you're saying, Madam Xie is no different from a legendary immortal."
A smile instantly bloomed on Shen Ningning's lovely face. She lifted her chin, a little proud. "Of course. My mother is even more incredible than an immortal."
