After returning home, Cheng Kou called Cheng's father without Su Yan's knowledge to get the feel for the situation.
Father Cheng sighed and asked her to bring the person back first.
Cheng Kou pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what Cheng's father meant.
It happened that Su Yan was still working overtime in the Twin Towers that night, and Cheng Kou was a little bored.
The weather was hot and dry, with little wind, which made the situation even more depressing.
Cheng Kou leaned over the railing and shouted louder, "Xia Linchen!"
Xia Linchen had just finished taking a shower when he heard Cheng Kou calling his name and came out, drying his hair.
"what?"
"When you went to your girlfriends' homes, what were their parents' attitudes?"
Xia Linchen looked at her strangely and replied, "I haven't been to anyone else's house."
He took off the white towel, his eyes were still misty and shining, and he added slowly.
"Besides, I don't have many girlfriends."
"Really?" Cheng Kou glanced at him suspiciously, "Then I see that you often post photos on your Moments, there are many beautiful women..."
"The models we work with are either staff or ordinary friends." Xia Linchen thought for a moment, "Wait for me."
After he finished speaking, he re-entered the room. When he came back again, the towel had disappeared from his neck, and there were two cans of steaming beer in his hands.
He handed Cheng Kou a can: "Here, look how annoyed you are."
Cheng Kou shook his head and waved his hands, avoiding alcohol as much as possible, and said with a sad face: "Su Yan won't let me drink."
"Heh, I didn't realize you have such a low status." Xia Linchen did not hide his teasing at all. Suddenly, as if realizing something, he glanced at her lower abdomen.
Cheng Kou happened to be wearing loose clothes today, so it was impossible to tell whether it was still flat.
He paused, swallowed, and asked nervously, "Are you planning to have a baby?"
"Puff—" Cheng Kou almost choked to death. When she recovered, she immediately glared at the culprit who made such shocking remarks.
She told Su Yan some of the things that were meant to be a sweetheart's love, but she felt embarrassed to tell them to her friends, especially her childhood sweetheart who knew her inside out.
"Why are you shy?" Xia Linchen said with a smile, "Hurry up and give me a daughter to play with."
"..." Cheng Kou stroked the railing with his fingers and asked unconvincedly, "How do you know it's a daughter?"
Xia Linchen raised his eyebrows and asked confidently, "Could it be that Su Yan likes his son more?"
“… He likes his daughter.”
Xia Linchen smiled and said, "That's it."
Cheng Kou asked in confusion: "How do you know what he is thinking?"
Xia Linchen lowered his head slightly, stared at her face for a while, then blinked.
"secret."
When Cheng Kou knew that he was keeping it a secret, he decided not to tell anyone. But he became even more curious and couldn't help wondering, could it be that Su Yan told him in person
When thinking of this scene, Cheng Kou couldn't help but twitch his lips. It was really scary and his imagination was incapable of being used.
As soon as Xia Linchen saw her expression, he knew what she was thinking, and he curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled.
He would not tell Cheng Kou the answer. It was an unspoken consensus between two men who had liked her for many years.
A girl like you, double you, double the pampering, is like making up for the years missed, so that life will be complete.
Cheng Kou scratched his hair, then he remembered the misunderstanding and quickly explained: "Last time I got drunk and acted crazy, and after that Su Yan didn't allow me to drink."
"Oh, I see." The iced beer had been outside for a long time, and water beads oozed out of the outer edge of the can, wetting his fingertips. He put the other can prepared for Cheng Kou aside, pinched the body of the other can, and hooked the pull ring with his index finger.
With a "pop" sound, the can opened.
Xia Linchen smiled, tilted his head back and took a big gulp. The cold wine rushed into his throat and then flowed into his stomach. His entire chest was soaked in the liquid and the temperature quickly dropped to freezing point.
He felt a little more relaxed, and then he asked Cheng Kou: "What are you worried about? Tell me, so I can be happy too."
"How can you talk like that?" Cheng Kou raised her hand to hit her, but Xia Linchen dodged it quickly and begged for mercy with a smile.
Cheng Kou stopped trying to use violence on him and curled his lips: "It's still about my parents."
After listening to her talk about the ambiguous attitudes of Cheng's father and Song Qingwu, Xia Linchen pondered for a while and suggested, "Do you believe me? I'll give you a tip that will surely work."
Cheng Kou was skeptical, but Xia Linchen told her to be at ease and to inform Su Yan after agreeing on a date for the visit.
As for what method, Xia Linchen did not reveal it, and said that we would know when the time comes.
The last time they met was an accidental encounter, but this time it was a formal meeting. Su Yan asked Shen Ru to prepare a lot of gifts, which were all piled in the trunk of the car.
Although Shen Ru was an unmarried girl, she handled the matter properly, definitely more thoroughly than if he had done it himself.
Then everything was ready, and he drove Cheng Kou to her home in the east of the city on Saturday morning.
Su Yan, with his hands full of things, followed Cheng Kou, walking back and forth in the old stairwell.
This place holds everything that Cheng Kou had from birth to high school and accompanied her as she grew up.
She might have fallen down a flight of stairs, hit her knee or elbow and caused it to bleed, causing her to cry loudly in pain.
Or they may happily jump over several stairs and run home just to tell their parents how good their mood is.
This was Cheng Kou from the past, something he had never touched before.
Finally arriving at the door of his home, Cheng Kou stopped and looked back at Su Yan nervously.
Su Yan smiled and nodded, so Cheng Kou pressed the doorbell hard as if he had gained courage.
It was Song Qingwu who opened the door. She was still not enthusiastic enough, but she was much better than the last time they met.
Cheng Kou felt a little relieved, turned half way around, and secretly stuck out her tongue at Su Yan.
A smile appeared in Su Yan's eyes, and he freed one hand to pat her on the head.
When he turned his head and met Song Qingwu's gaze again, he smiled. He was polite and considerate, and there was nothing wrong with him.
Song Qingwu was a little embarrassed, turned her head away, and said quietly: "Girls can't be kept at home when they grow up."
Father Cheng also came over and smiled at Su Yan.
"Uncle Cheng." Su Yan nodded to Cheng's father.
Song Qingwu heard the address, turned around and glared at Cheng's father who was responding gently.
Cheng Kou was really shocked when he saw another person in the living room.
Xia Linchen said there was a way, and this was the way, it was simply nonsense.
However, after Cheng Kou thought about it carefully and slowly came to his senses, he had to admit that Xia Linchen's mischief was quite effective.
It was because the person sitting on the sofa was Song Qingwu’s best friend, Xia Linchen’s mother, Zhuang Wanhua.
Xia Linchen was sure that her mother was protecting her son, so he could not lose face for Su Yan in front of outsiders no matter what.
Regardless of whether she was willing to accept Su Yan or not, he was the person brought back by Cheng Kou, and she could not treat her daughter like this.
Song Qingwu did not expect that Zhuang Wanhua would come over without saying hello today, and was a little surprised when she opened the door.
Zhuang Wanhua did not explain in detail why she came uninvited, but just smiled and said that she happened to come here this morning because of something.
When Xia Linchen came to ask her for help, Zhuang Wanhua sighed and confirmed, "Are you okay?"
Xia Linchen shook his head and smiled at her: "Mom, please do me a favor."
She was the one who gave birth to her son, so she could naturally see what he was thinking. Even before Xia Linchen himself realized it, she understood a fact earlier than him—Cheng Kou was different.
She and Song Qingwu were good sisters, and she had thought about strengthening their relationship, but after observing for a while, she found that Cheng Kou really didn't notice it and didn't seem to have any thoughts about it.
She temporarily suppressed this thought and decided to wait and see. Maybe he was just too young, and when he grew up, the things she wanted to see would happen.
At that time, she had never thought that her always obedient son would ask to go abroad before the college entrance examination, and stubbornly persuaded his father to do so.
Since Xia Linchen had made the decision and her husband agreed, it was useless for her to say anything and she would just let him do as he pleased.
At that time, she simply thought that her son wanted to do something he liked while he was young, but she didn't expect that in the past ten years, he rarely came home, didn't care about what happened at home, and seemed to be deliberately escaping.
But now it seems that in addition to the mess in his own family, Cheng Kou’s fault may also be the reason.
To be honest, she had watched Cheng Kou grow up. They were not destined to be relatives, but they were better than relatives. If her appearance today could help her get what she wanted, then she would definitely show up at her friend's house for her according to Xia Linchen's plan.
She never thought that Cheng Kou's favorite person was the fifth young master of the Su family. It was rumored that this unpretentious rich young man was very low-key in this slightly chaotic circle. He assisted his father and brother, focused on the family business, and had never been involved in any gossip.
Seeing him today, he is indeed as outstanding as the Su family's tradition, with a handsome appearance and no less talented than his own son.
Even in other aspects, he is better than Xia Linchen.
She couldn't understand why Song Qingwu didn't agree, which made these young kids go to so much trouble just to get her nod.
From what Zhuang Wanhua was wearing, Su Yan could tell who she was, but he didn't know her exact identity, so he looked at Cheng Kou with a little confusion.
Cheng Kou lowered her voice and quickly whispered in his ear: "This is Xia Linchen's mother."