C17 This Again

"Ming, how are things going with your wedding to Xue? Have you set a date yet?"

The voice of Su Ming's mother, Lee Sumei, came through the phone.

"Mom."

Su Ming hesitated before he had to come clean. "Wang Xue and I broke up."

"What did you say?"

Lee Sumei's voice was laced with urgency. "How could you not discuss such an important issue with us? The baby Xue is carrying is innocent