"Pfft~" Su He spurted out a mouthful of milk when she saw the official announcement of the relationship. "Cough, cough, cough... When did they get together?"
How did she not know!
Lu Yanbei calmly took two tissues and wiped the milk stains from the corner of her mouth. "He's twenty-five, isn't it normal for him to be in a relationship?"
Su He shook her head. "I just feel like something's fishy."
Just two days ago, she was being rushed into marriage by Ms. Tang, and today they made an official announcement? It just didn't seem normal!
Lu Yanbei took the phone from her hand and pulled her into his arms in protest. Ever since they had a child, Su He's energy had been mostly focused on the baby.
How could someone who was jealous of his own son tolerate outsiders taking away the already scarce attention he received?
Lu Yanbei absolutely forbade it.
After a deep kiss, Su He's head became dizzy, and she had no time to think about anything else.
Of course, after this news hit the trending searches, the Su family likely wouldn't believe it either.
One day, Tang Jiaojiao arranged to play cards with friends. Several people at the same table enjoyed gossiping, and the conversation turned to Su Lin.
"Jiaojiao, your youngest is dating? And he found someone within the circle!"
"Xiao Lin is dating? Is it true!"
"It seems to be a female celebrity, she acts in TV dramas, and she's quite beautiful!"
"Jiaojiao, will you be serving tea to your daughter-in-law soon?"
Tang Jiaojiao elegantly drew a card and calmly explained, "He's not young anymore, so it's not strange for him to be in a relationship. As for marriage, that's their young people's business, I can't be bothered."
"Oh, you say that," one Mrs. Huang chuckled, covering her mouth. "Weren't you just saying how you wished you could hold your grandson one day?"
"I already have a grandson!" Tang Jiaojiao boasted proudly. "Our Duo Duo is so well-behaved and cute!"
"That's your grandson-in-law!" Mrs. Li reminded her with a smile.
"In my eyes, they're all grandsons, I don't distinguish between my own and my son-in-law's," Tang Jiaojiao said with a smile.
"You are truly blessed to have a son-in-law like Lu Yanbei!"
"You can't envy this, after all, a talent like him is rare in a century!"
The ladies chuckled and flattered, their faces almost stiff.
Of course, they wouldn't dare compare their own sons-in-law to Lu Yanbei!
After the card game, Tang Jiaojiao sent Su Lin a voice message, inviting him to bring his girlfriend home for dinner. Her tone was incredibly enthusiastic, showing no suspicion at all.
Su Lin felt like he was facing a formidable enemy. "She has a lot of schedules lately and might not be free."
Then, he quickly sent a message to Han Yutong, informing her about the dinner invitation.
Han Yutong was still trying to adjust to their new relationship when she suddenly heard about meeting his parents, and her heart sank. "Why so sudden?"
"My family is suspicious," Su Lin replied. "They just announced our relationship, and we can't break up immediately. So, I might need your cooperation."
Han Yutong bit her lip. "How should I cooperate?"
"Why don't we meet and discuss it in detail?" Su Lin felt it would be difficult to explain over the phone and decided to arrange a place to talk. Anyway, they were already public, so they weren't afraid of being photographed.
Han Yutong hesitated, so she sought permission from her agent, Xu Jing.
Xu Jing was quite open-minded and said, "After the shoot, I'll have the driver take you there."
Han Yutong: ...
A moment later, another message from Su Lin arrived. "Send me your location, I'll pick you up."
She was about to reply that it wasn't necessary when Xu Jing, standing behind her, made a "tsk tsk" sound. "I can't believe Su Lin is so thoughtful! Alright, send him your location and let him pick you up."
"Won't that trouble him too much?" Han Yutong said. In this scandal, she was actually the beneficiary. Compared to Su Lin losing half a million fans, her fan base had actually increased. Many of his fans had started calling her "sister-in-law." She felt that she couldn't let him make all the effort; she had to do something.
"Don't overthink it, just enjoy it," Xu Jing patted her shoulder.
"But we're just pretending..." Han Yutong's emotions hadn't quite caught up.
"You can make it real!" Xu Jing teased with a smile, speaking from experience.
Han Yutong's cheeks turned slightly red, and she stammered, unable to speak for a long time.
When Su Lin arrived, he also bought a bouquet of flowers on the roadside. Such a high-profile display of affection served a lot of dog food to everyone at the shooting set.
Han Yutong shyly accepted the roses and got into Su Lin's car under everyone's envious gaze.
It wasn't until the car had driven quite a distance that she regained her senses. "Where are we going?"
"Let's find a place to eat first." Su Lin knew she had been shooting all day and had only eaten a couple of bites of bread at lunch. He had gotten this information from her assistant.
For convenience, he had added the contact information of the staff around her.
The little assistant was thrilled when she got her idol's WeChat.
Su Lin chose a Sichuan restaurant.
To understand her better, he specifically found her social media accounts, followed her, and browsed through her past posts. Like Su He, she loved spicy food. After becoming an artist, she had to change her taste to maintain her best condition.
"Why come here?" Han Yutong stopped when she saw the sign at the entrance.
"Let's try something different today," Su Lin wasn't entirely foolish and didn't make his attempt to please too obvious.
As proud as ever.
Han Yutong didn't know about his hidden intentions and assumed he wanted to eat there, so she confidently followed him in.
Su Lin had booked a private room, which offered good privacy.
After ordering, Su Lin sent a file to her phone. "This is my personal information, more comprehensive than what's on Baidu Baike."
Han Yutong was stunned for a moment, then understood.
He wanted her to get to know each other better, to avoid being exposed later.
"Are we really going to meet your parents?" she asked nervously.
"My mom has been urging me since she saw the announcement..." Su Lin shrugged. "Only if she believes we're a real couple will she calm down."
Han Yutong's fingers tightened around her water glass. "Then... what if Auntie takes it seriously and pushes for marriage?"
Su Lin's hand, fiddling with his tail ring, suddenly stopped.
He really hadn't considered this question.
He had just been bothered by the constant urging and wanted an excuse to fob them off, but he hadn't thought about the consequences of making their relationship public. Would it really bring peace?
They looked at each other in silence, the atmosphere suddenly becoming a little strange.
Finally, Su Lin sighed and feigned composure. "We'll deal with whatever comes our way! We'll improvise when we meet."
He believed she had the ability.
Meeting his bright, lively eyes, Han Yutong didn't know what to say.
Wasn't he being too simplistic?