Chapter 290: Take It Easy, Your Body Can’t Handle It
Is Xia Changyu just too clingy? Or is he only like this because it’s Lin Yibai?
After sending their parents away, the two of them started chatting endlessly on the phone. Just like a couple in a long-distance relationship who hadn’t seen each other in ages. But in reality, they had only been apart for not even two days.
Her parents were also busy with their own thoughts, quietly talking about something in private.
Holding her phone, Lin Yibai brought up the usual topic.
“I’m really fine at home. I’m doing well… You don’t need to travel hundreds or even over a thousand kilometers just for something this small, okay?”
Xia Changyu didn’t agree, “You call this a small thing?”
Lin Yibai sighed helplessly, “Ugh, there’s just no way to reason with you.”
“Then how about this,” Xia Changyu paused for a moment, then continued, “What if I said... the real reason I want to come is just to see you?”
Lin Yibai: “?”
Xia Changyu sighed as well, “Not seeing you for one day feels like three years. So two days is like six years already.”
Lin Yibai twirled her hair around her fingers and asked playfully, “Tell me the truth. Is it because you miss seeing me? Or is it because you’ve gone two days without, you know... doing that?”
Xia Changyu: “Both.”
Lin Yibai’s hand froze for a second, surprised, saying, "Seriously, Changyu, are you addicted or something?”
Xia Changyu said, “Can’t help it. I really love you and you’re just too irresistible.”
Lin Yibai said with concern, “Take it easy, okay!”
Xia Changyu: “Don’t worry, I know my limits.”
What nonsense. Like she didn’t know what he was thinking. His so-called “limits” basically meant, keep going until you can’t anymore, right?
People say that if a guy does it too much, he’ll get tired of it.
So why does he seem addicted?
Could it be… does her body have some kind of addictive effect?
Lin Yibai suddenly realized something, ‘I really need to find a way to upgrade his hardware. If his ‘equipment’ can’t keep up, and it breaks after just a few uses, what then?’
Guess she’d have to go look through the system reward options for something.
While she was lost in thought, Xia Changyu had something more urgent on his mind. If he was going to visit her parents, what should he do to make the best impression?
He wanted to leave a really good and lasting impression. Not just so they wouldn’t block the relationship, but so they could feel confident handing their daughter over to him.
Xia Changyu asked, “What do your parents like? Should I bring something when I visit?”
Lin Yibai replied, “No need. You don’t need to bring anything. Sigh... I don’t want to talk to you anymore. Bye.”
With that, they ended the call.
She said not to bring anything. But no one’s really that silly, right?
This isn’t just visiting a buddy. This is visiting your future wife’s parents!
Of course, if he was such a smooth talker that he could make her dad treat him like a real buddy. Then sure, he could skip the gift. A "brother" would totally hand over his daughter without fuss.
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The Next Day.
Xia Changyu got up early and went to the shop to give his car a full cleaning, inside and out. His car was a luxury model worth over a million yuan.
Normally, he didn’t care much about how it looked. Lin Yibai never complained either. But after sitting unused for a while, it was a bit dirty.
While he waited, he started chatting with the shop owner.
“So, what do you think I should bring when visiting my girlfriend’s parents?”
The owner looked at him, he seemed like a good-looking, decent guy. Especially with that nice car being washed.
From how the car looked, it wasn’t even a rare thing for someone like him.
The answer was pretty obvious, wasn’t it?
Just show up in that fancy car and it’d already make a good impression. Still, the owner gave a proper suggestion.
“Usually, just bring some good cigarettes and alcohol. That’s standard.”
Xia Changyu asked, “What do you think about Moutai?”
The owner raised an eyebrow and whispered, “You mean the Feitian brand?”
Xia Changyu: “Anything’s fine.”
Wow, one box of that wine could cost over ten thousand yuan!
Of course, the most expensive one isn’t always the best. What really matters is what the future father-in-law likes.
Liquor has many different kinds, and after asking Lin Yibai for some advice, Xia Changyu ended up buying a box of Wuniangye.
The highway was very busy on the way there. The end of the year is also when accidents happen the most, which is why Lin Yibai didn’t want him to come. There was no need to travel so far just for something small.
At the highway exit...
Lin Yibai actually came all the way there to wait?
A familiar, shiny new luxury car slowly came to a stop. And someone she hadn’t seen in just a couple of days got out. But somehow, it felt like a sweet reunion after a long time apart.
Xia Changyu reached out and touched her cold, red ears. Then teased her, “So you said you didn’t miss me? Then why are you waiting for me at the highway exit?”
Lin Yibai: “I was afraid you wouldn’t know the way.”
Xia Changyu laughed loudly, “I have GPS! And you still think I’d get lost? Come on, just admit it. You came because you missed me, right?”
Shivering from the cold, Lin Yibai climbed into the car and rolled her eyes, “Fine, fine! I came because I missed you. Happy now?”
After they started driving again, before they could catch up on anything, Lin Yibai told him to call home first.
It was good to let his family know he arrived safely.
Xia Changyu felt a bit helpless and said, “I’m already a grown man. I don’t need to report everything to my family. Besides, I’m totally safe.”
Lin Yibai: “It’s different this time.”
Xia Changyu: shrugging “Alright, alright!”
He connected his phone to the car’s Bluetooth and made the call. Soon, someone on the other end picked up.
As Lin Yibai listened to the voice on the phone, she felt like it sounded oddly familiar. Where had she heard Xia Changyu’s mom’s voice before?
What Lin Yibai didn’t know was that the “Sister Xia” she met before was actually Xia Changyu’s mother all along. You could say she had already accepted Lin Yibai as her future daughter-in-law from the start.
After Xia Changyu let his family know he was safe, Lin Yibai took a deep breath, gathered her courage, and said,
“Um… Hello, Auntie… It’s me… Uh, could I say a few words to you?”
On the other end, Xia Zhilian was stunned for a moment. Then she covered her mouth and laughed quietly.
It was hard to believe that this excellent girl was now sounding so shy.
She hadn’t told Lin Yibai her true identity earlier. Because if she revealed she was “Sister Xia” from the beginning, it might have felt like she had some hidden goal in mind.
But it didn’t matter now, Lin Yibai had already proven herself. She was truly a good girl. Now they just needed to wait for the wedding.
She had also heard that her son was so lovesick lately that he’d even lost weight!
So now, she wanted to hear what her future daughter-in-law had to say.
But the first thing she heard was an apology.
“Auntie, I’m really sorry! I kind of asked Changyu into coming over here. Could you please let him stay with me for a few days? But I promise, before the New Year, I’ll make sure he goes home. I mean it! It’s such an important holiday, how could he not spend it with you?”
About this situation, Xia Changyu had already told his family that he would come home a little later.
But he didn’t expect Lin Yibai to think about him so much. She even blamed herself for it.
It was like she was saying, ‘Please don’t be mad at Changyu, okay?’
Seeing how much Lin Yibai was protecting her son, Xia Zhilian felt even more satisfied with her future daughter-in-law.
What Lin Yibai didn’t know was that she was earning a lot of points in her future mother-in-law’s heart.