"If you hadn't hung up on me, would I have to come all this way!" Father Qi was truly at his wit's end.
Qi Mo's expression was exceptionally indifferent, as if he couldn't be bothered to deal with so much.
Father Qi glanced at Mother Qi. Although he didn't speak, his look conveyed everything.
"Say something, ask him something! What's this about me talking endlessly? He doesn't listen to me!"
How could Mother Qi not see the old man's thoughts? Although she was reluctant to go along with his wishes, she was also very curious herself.
After a pause, she turned her gaze to Qi Mo, coughed lightly, and asked with some confusion, "Son, tell Mom, what's going on? Are you sure you found your fiancée? Do her family know?"
Qi Mo calmly replied, "They probably don't."
"Ah?" Mother Qi's expression was full of surprise. "She's their daughter, after all. Since you found her, why didn't you inform them?"
"I haven't completely confirmed it yet," Qi Mo responded naturally, as if he was just answering his mother's questions.
Of course, if his father had asked, he probably wouldn't even bother to reply, only saying, "You'll know when the time comes."
As it happened, Father Qi was already displeased. He sensed this.
"This brat always gets close to his mother. After all, I'm this brat's father!"
However, fearing he would ruin the atmosphere and that the brat would stop answering, he could only sit aside, trying to minimize his presence.
Mother Qi glanced at her old man, then back at her son. She hesitated and said, "Then... how is that girl doing? Tell us in detail? Did you reject marrying Ai Mi this time because you want to fulfill your past promise?"
"She has always been my fiancée."
This one sentence made it very clear. The person he wanted to marry was always and only his fiancée, not this so-called childhood sweetheart.
"You... I already told you..." Before Father Qi could finish, his arm was suddenly tugged by the woman beside him.
He looked over unwillingly but was directly met with a fierce glare from the woman. He was so angry he opened his mouth to say something, but he was a step too slow and was already being reprimanded by the woman.
"How dare you still talk nonsense here? What would you have found out without me? Besides, what's wrong with fulfilling past promises?" Mother Qi was clearly unhappy with Father Qi's statement and immediately retorted.
"You..."
In an instant, Father Qi was unable to retort. He wanted to know the specifics, so he couldn't scold his son.
He took a breath, forcibly suppressing his emotions.
Mother Qi snorted, then looked at Qi Mo again, her voice immediately returning to its former gentleness. "Son, since we've both come in person, why don't you tell us what's going on? Otherwise, your father and I are on edge, not knowing the specific situation."
Qi Mo glanced at them indifferently. Seeing both elderly people looking at him expectantly, he paused for a moment before finally speaking, "The reason I haven't told you in detail is that I still need to investigate this matter further."
"Then tell us what you've found so far?" Father Qi couldn't help himself and said it again.
Qi Mo frowned slightly. "I said, when I've investigated more, I can tell you."
Father Qi: "..."
He was anxious, truly anxious.
But now, he was speechless.
Mother Qi, however, was getting a bit anxious. She glanced at the old man beside her, frowned slightly, and then stood up directly, walking over to Qi Mo.
Father Qi and Qi Mo were both bewildered by her intentions.
But the next moment, she directly grabbed Qi Mo's arm. "Come, son, Mom knows you're probably inconvenienced. You don't want to tell your dad, right? I'll listen alone, and I won't tell your dad about this. Come on, let's go to the study to talk."
Father Qi: "..."
He was about to explode with anger.
But he was still unable to utter a single word.
Qi Mo wouldn't say anything, not a single word to him, so he dared not say too much, not a single word.
If they talked in private and he couldn't hear, he could just listen to the retelling later.
Seeing his expression, Qi Mo smiled. He was forcibly pulled up by his mother but didn't rush to leave. He just looked at the person in front of him and teased, "Can you hold it in?"
"I can, I can!" Mother Qi immediately said with a smile. "Your dad isn't interested in these things. Let's go, let's go, mother and son will talk!"
After saying that, she didn't bother with anything else and pulled Qi Mo inside.
Father Qi: "..."
At this moment, he truly had nothing to say.
Qi Mo, however, gave Father Qi a knowing smile and didn't speak, allowing his mother to pull him into the study.
The moment their study door closed, Father Qi immediately tiptoed after them.
Inside the study, the mother and son were already seated. Mother Qi immediately asked, "What does the girl look like? Do you have a photo? Let me see?"
Qi Mo raised an eyebrow and this time took out his phone, opened a file, and handed it to Mother Qi.
Mother Qi immediately began to look without saying a word.
Outside the door, Father Qi was completely bewildered.
Why was there no sound from inside?
Why was it so quiet?
Even whispering shouldn't be completely inaudible, right?
No, it must be that his ears weren't close enough. He leaned his entire body against the door, his ears pressed tightly against it.
Inside the room, Qi Mo glanced meaningfully at the spot by the door and said nothing, sitting normally on the sofa.
Mother Qi, however, was meticulously looking at the phone, her eyes filled with shock.
"This, this... How did she end up in Country Z?" Mother Qi said, looking up at Qi Mo, who raised an eyebrow and remained silent.
Mother Qi lowered her head to look at the phone again. She hadn't finished reading it yet.
Father Qi at the door: "..."
What were they talking about!
Closer, closer...
But the next moment, he suddenly lurched forward violently!
And then, he stumbled uncontrollably into the room!
Mother Qi: "???"
"Husband?" Mother Qi suddenly looked up, seeing him lunging towards her, bent at the waist. Without thinking, she sidestepped.
Qi Mo, however, stepped forward and grabbed his collar, steadying Father Qi.
He sneered, "How does eavesdropping feel?"
"Brat! Brat!!" Father Qi, now standing straight, panted as he looked at him. "You've gone too far! You've truly gone too far!!! You knew I was at the door, and you still opened it so widely! Do you want me to fall to my death!"