Her parents were simple and honest common folks. They didn't like to show off and were afraid of getting into trouble. Such a thing would surely make them worry about her.
"Dad, Mom, those rumors in the newspapers are all fabricated," Gu Sisi quickly denied.
"I went out to buy groceries, and the neighbors in the community told me you were in the newspaper. Otherwise, your dad and I wouldn't have known," her mother said.
Gu Sisi gritted her teeth and came up with a reasonable excuse.
"Actually, my company was acquired by Huo Cheng. He's my boss now. The media just exaggerated our normal work interactions."
"Really?" Her parents still looked skeptical.
"Really!" Gu Sisi said coquettishly. "Dad, Mom, are you deliberately starving your precious daughter for such a small thing? I'm starving to death."
Still a bit doubtful, they decided to believe their daughter for the time being.
After all, the idea that their daughter had become Huo Cheng's fiancée was just too unbelievable. They also thought it was unlikely.
During dinner, her parents brought up another topic. "Sisi, you're not young anymore. Aunt Qiong, our neighbor, has introduced a young man to you. Since you're at home, go and meet him."
"Huh?" Gu Sisi was about to take a bite of the dish when she froze.
"Dad, Mom, I'm still young. I want to spend more time with you. Let's talk about this later."
Thinking about the contract she had signed, she instinctively refused. She didn't want Huo Cheng to break her legs.
"Go and meet him. Even if you don't suit each other, it's good to make a new friend," her father, who usually didn't interfere in his daughter's personal affairs, also spoke up.
"But I don't want to," she said coyly. Only in front of her parents could she act like this.
"No! You must go this time!" Her mother suddenly got serious. She put her bowl down on the table heavily and went back to her room.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Gu Sisi lost her appetite. She didn't know why her mother was so angry.
"Dad, why is Mom..."
"Sigh, your mom and I are getting old. We haven't been feeling well lately. We just want to see you get married so we can rest easy. You should understand your mom."
"Okay, I'll go."
She didn't dare to tell her parents about the contract, so she had to follow their wishes. As long as she didn't agree, it wouldn't break her agreement with Huo Cheng.
The next day, Gu Sisi met the man introduced by Aunt Qiong as promised. She had a long face and frowned tightly.
Her mind had been a bit muddled lately. She had just remembered his age and occupation yesterday, but after a night's sleep, she had forgotten them. How embarrassing!
"Hello, I'm Gu Sisi. I work in a media company," she said.
The man opposite was dressed in a neat business suit and wore glasses. He looked like an elite. "Hello, I'm Jiang Lihao. I'm a surgeon."
Jiang Lihao picked up his knife and fork, cut a slice of beef from the plate, put it into his mouth, and then took a sip of red wine. He looked very elegant.
Hearing the words "surgeon", Gu Sisi inexplicably saw a bloody operating table and a shiny scalpel in front of her eyes.
She shivered. She didn't know what was wrong with her. Such a picture suddenly appeared in her mind.
"So you're a white - angel who saves lives," she flattered.
"Yes. We save lives. The patients' lives are in our hands. What we have to do is to rescue them," he said.
While he was talking, the picture of a doctor holding a scalpel appeared in Gu Sisi's mind again, and then gradually merged with the man in front of her.
She shook her head, trying to drive those messy pictures out of her mind. She always felt that there was something jumping in her mind, but she couldn't catch it.
"Being a doctor must be very hard," Gu Sisi couldn't help sighing.
"It's okay. It's my own choice. I like this job very much," he smiled. "Everyone should live with a belief, right?"
Gu Sisi felt a sense of admiration for him. Although he was only a few years older than her, he was much more mature and confident.
"Miss Gu, you look familiar to me. I seem to have seen you somewhere," Jiang Lihao said.
Gu Sisi's heart skipped a beat. She immediately understood. She said apologetically, "You're not wrong. I was on the front page of the news not long ago."
"No wonder you look familiar. You're someone's fiancée?" Jiang Lihao continued to ask.
"I'm sorry. I was forced by my family to come on this blind date. I really didn't mean to waste your time," Gu Sisi said embarrassedly.
Jiang Lihao smiled. "It doesn't matter. I'm the same."
"Ah?" Gu Sisi was surprised. "You were also forced by your family?"
After saying this, she felt much more relaxed. Since neither of them was here for marriage, there was no pressure.
"What's your fiancé like?" Jiang Lihao suddenly became curious.
Huo Cheng?
Gu Sisi had never thought about how to describe Huo Cheng. She thought for a while and said, "He's a very capable and outstanding person."
"Has he got no flaws?" Jiang Lihao interjected.
"Flaws..." Gu Sisi pondered for a long time. Finally, as if she had thought of something, she said with a straight face, "Sly."
She couldn't forget how that man had been so unreasonable and tricked her into signing a contract.
Jiang Lihao burst out laughing. After laughing, he looked at her seriously and said, "Yes, he's a sly person!"
"What???" Gu Sisi was stunned. Did Jiang Lihao know Huo Cheng?
Thinking about his occupation as a surgeon, she wondered if Huo Cheng had ever had a circumcision in his hospital.