"Mom, I'm still young. There's no need to rush this."
"Still young? You've become an old maid! Your dad and I are getting old. Can't you just let us worry less?"
Well, it did sound a bit bad.
"By the way, how many days did you take off this time?"
"Two... two or three days," Gu Sisi pretended to be nonchalant and stuffed another piece of fruit into her mouth. "The new project in the company hasn't started yet. I'd just be idle anyway."
"Okay then. I'll call Aunt Qiong later to ask about the young man's attitude. And ask her to arrange two more blind dates for you."
"Ah?" Gu Sisi groaned in dismay, but her protest was mercilessly rejected.
A moment later, the door opened again. "Aunt Qiong said the young man has a good impression of you. What on earth is going on? Why haven't you been in touch?"
"Really?" Gu Sisi was a bit confused. Jiang Lihao actually had a good impression of her? It sounded a bit unbelievable.
Suddenly, she had an idea and her intelligence kicked in. "Mom, he was just being polite. Don't always believe it."
"You're just trying to annoy me! If you're not satisfied with this one, I'll ask Aunt Qiong to introduce another one to you tomorrow." Mom Gu made the decision right away.
Gu Sisi's face wrinkled like a scrap of paper. "Mom, you're so afraid that I won't get married."
"Isn't this for your own good?" Dad Gu walked in and snuffed out Gu Sisi's thought of asking for help in the bud.
"Dad!" Gu Sisi stamped her foot in anger.
"Your objection is invalid."
Gu Sisi pouted angrily. "Anyway, I'm not going!"
"You have to go even if you don't want to!" Mom Gu said with a cold face as she closed the door and walked out. "Don't think that just because you've grown up, I can't control you anymore!"
Dad Gu sighed. "You have to understand your mom. A lot of people in the neighborhood know about the rumors in the newspaper. How can your mom not be worried?"
Speaking of which, Gu Sisi felt a bit guilty. She had always hidden this from her parents, just not wanting to disrupt their peaceful life. But in the end, it still affected them.
After hesitating for a while, she decided to confess to her mom. "What was in the newspaper is true."
Since she couldn't hide it anyway, confessing at least meant she didn't have to take the risk of being caught by Huo Cheng while going on blind dates.
Hearing her words, Mom Gu's face immediately turned ugly. "What on earth is going on? You've become someone else's fiancée?"
"That's just one reason. And I don't want to go on blind dates either." She lowered her head and didn't mention the contract and the compensation, for fear that her mom would worry.
Mom Gu asked seriously, "Tell me, have you made up your mind to marry this man and be with him for the rest of your life?"
"Well... Mom, we can think about this kind of thing later."
"If you haven't made up your mind, then you're just being reckless! End this unreliable relationship right away and then find a decent family to marry into."
There was a knock on the door.
"Maybe it's Aunt Qiong." Mom Gu rushed to open the door. But the person at the door was a stranger to her. "Who are you?"
She sized the person up and down. He seemed a bit familiar.
Huo Cheng put down the gift box in his hand and said seriously, "Hello, Auntie. I'm Huo Cheng. I'm here specifically to visit you."
Hearing the voice, Gu Sisi's heart skipped a beat. She quickly walked out of the room and was so surprised that she didn't know what to say.
A million questions were swirling in her mind. How could Huo Cheng come to her home? Wasn't he afraid of being photographed again?
Could it be that he really came to ask her for compensation?
"Sisi, go inside first."
Mom Gu pushed her into the room and closed the door. Then she stood outside and talked to Huo Cheng.
Gu Sisi put her ear to the door to eavesdrop. Unexpectedly, the door suddenly opened. She staggered and fell directly into Huo Cheng's arms.
"Be careful." Huo Cheng helped her stand up straight. Then, as if afraid that she would fall again, he half - supported her into the house.
She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Huo Cheng was different today. He was especially gentle.
"What are you doing here?" Gu Sisi whispered. She just couldn't hold it in anymore.
"To see you." Huo Cheng blinked his eyes.
Well, what did that mean? But it seemed that he wasn't here to cause her trouble, so she felt much less stressed.
"Hello, Uncle." Huo Cheng greeted them as soon as he entered the door.
"Who are you?" It was no wonder he didn't recognize him. The Huo Cheng in the newspaper had such a prominent status. It was hard to associate him with this polite young man in casual clothes in front of him.
Huo Cheng had deliberately changed into casual clothes before coming. He looked more relaxed and also a lot younger.
At least for now, the effect was pretty good.
"Please take a seat." Mom Gu asked Huo Cheng to sit down. Then she dragged her husband into the next room to talk in whispers.
Gu Sisi was left alone in the living room. She felt a bit embarrassed. "What would you like to drink?"
"Just plain water."
Gu Sisi rushed to bring it. After seeing Huo Cheng take a sip, she quickly asked, "What did you just say to my mom?"
She was really curious about this question. She hadn't heard a single word of their whispered conversation just now.
"Naturally..."
Before he could finish, Mom Gu and Dad Gu came over.
"Sisi, your dad and I have discussed it. Since he's your friend, stay for dinner before you go back!"
Gu Sisi looked at her "friend" and nodded. "Okay."
The two of them sat down. The atmosphere was once very awkward, and no one said a word.
"Did you take time off to come here?"
"Yes, Uncle."
"Your company is so big. You should be very busy. Why did you come here specifically?"
"Mainly because I wanted to meet you two."
...
The three of them were like at a press conference. Mom and Dad Gu kept interviewing Huo Cheng and asking very detailed questions.
To Gu Sisi's surprise, Huo Cheng answered all the questions honestly.
Seeing her parents' expressions change from a bit resistant to relaxed, Gu Sisi also inexplicably let out a sigh of relief.
"You two talk. Your dad and I will go out to buy some groceries." After this conversation, two hours had passed.
Gu Sisi was yawning from listening. As soon as she saw them leave and turned around, a sense of oppression enveloped her.
"What... are you doing?" Gu Sisi tried to push him away, but no matter how hard she tried, it was useless.
She fell back onto the sofa. Her two hands tried their best to maintain her body balance. As time passed, she could hardly hold on anymore.
"Huo Cheng, get up first."
"You still owe me an explanation." His warm and moist breath brushed past her ear. Gu Sisi felt a bit itchy and shrank back, trying to rub away this uncomfortable feeling.
"Let go of me." Gu Sisi whispered in protest.
Seeing her like this, Huo Cheng got angry. Just as he was about to teach her a lesson, he suddenly remembered what Jiang Lihao had said. Women were to be coaxed.
He supported her suspended back with one hand and then pulled Gu Sisi up with a bit more strength.
"What are you doing!" Gu Sisi's face turned a bit red, but her expression was obviously angry.
"Are you angry?" Huo Cheng was in a playful mood and pinched her cheek, but was slapped it away by her.