"When did this happen?" Yu Wenzhou asked.
"About half a month ago," Yu Xixi calculated in her mind.
They had been dating for less than a month. It was a time of intense feelings, but also instability. Yu Wenzhou looked at Yu Xixi, his expression serious, and asked, "Are you no longer thinking about Gu Xiuyu?"
She had been unable to eat or sleep because of him not long ago, and now she was dating Ye Chenhan. He wondered if Yu Xixi truly liked Ye Chenhan or if it was a way to get back at the Gu family.
As the saying goes, a father knows his child best, and children know their fathers just as well.
Yu Xixi stepped forward and hugged Yu Wenzhou's shoulders, voicing his worries, "Are you afraid I'm just acting impulsively by becoming Ye Chenhan's girlfriend?"
Seeing that she had articulated his deepest concerns, Yu Wenzhou found himself even more unable to refuse Yu Xixi. He affectionately poked her forehead, chiding her with a sigh, "You, what am I to do with you?"
"Of course, you should dote on me," Yu Xixi said, clinging to Yu Wenzhou's arm and shaking it playfully.
Yes, what else could he do but dote on her?
Yu Wenzhou said, "I'll have Ye's son come over for dinner tomorrow."
"Ah?" Yu Xixi was reluctant. "Isn't that too soon?"
Thinking of how nervous Ye Chenhan would be seeing Yu Wenzhou, Yu Xixi wanted to push it back a little further.
Given the relationship between their families, even though they were in a free relationship, once the elders knew, the wedding plans might be put on the fast track.
Seeing Yu Wenzhou remain silent, Yu Xixi added, "Dad, Chenhan has been quite busy lately. After he finishes his work, I'll have him visit you personally."
"Tomorrow it is, then," Yu Wenzhou's attitude was firm.
He had something to say to Ye Chenhan.
Unable to refuse, Yu Xixi agreed.
Back in her room, Yu Xixi hugged her phone and lay on the bed.
At that moment, her phone rang.
"Hello, are you home?" Yu Xixi rolled over, her eyes fixed on the ceiling.
Ye Chenhan looked towards the Yu residence outside the window and smiled, saying, "I'm still downstairs. I saw the light in your room was on, so I waited a bit longer."
"You haven't left yet?" Yu Xixi quickly got off the bed and walked barefoot onto the balcony. Looking at the cars parked outside, she remembered what Yu Wenzhou had just told her. "Chenhan, my dad knows about us."
"Did you tell him?"
"No, he just saw us."
Wait! Just now?
Ye Chenhan's mind raced. He asked in disbelief, "When we were... intimate?"
"Mmm," Yu Xixi covered her face shyly.
Ye Chenhan instantly became nervous. "Then did Uncle...?"
"He asked you to come over for dinner tomorrow," Yu Xixi said.
He had been looking forward to this day, but now that it had arrived, Ye Chenhan actually felt a bit cowardly. He knew that Yu Wenzhou had always favored Gu Xiuyu, and that he was his preferred choice. Now that he knew his precious daughter was dating him, would he...?
"You agreed on my behalf?" Ye Chenhan asked.
"I intended to postpone it for you, but my dad insisted on meeting you, so I had to agree. You should go back and sleep. Conserve your energy and perform well when you come to our house tomorrow," Yu Xixi urged him to leave.
How could he possibly sleep now? The thought of Yu Wenzhou made Ye Chenhan feel uneasy. Inviting him over, could it be a Hongmen banquet?
Ye Chenhan nervously asked into the phone, "He's not going to make us break up, is he?"
"What are you thinking!" Yu Xixi said indignantly. "My dad respects me a lot. Do you think he would do something like that?"
Having lost her mother at a young age, Yu Wenzhou had been both mother and father. Even when the Yu Corporation was extremely busy, he had never let Yu Xixi suffer even the slightest grievance, nor had he found her a stepmother.