"Sure, I'll go get ready, and you can wait for me in the parking lot after work," Qin Keren said.
"Can we switch to waiting in front of the café outside the company? After all, there are a lot of people at the company. If someone sees me getting into your car, they might think we have something going on," Su Chen said as he scratched his head.
"Why? I'm not afraid, are you?" Qin Keren pouted.
But then again, she immediately agreed, "Alright, then wait at the café."
Having arranged the meetup with Qin Keren, Su Chen happily returned to his office.
He figured he might return home very late tonight or not at all.
He needed to come up with a way to fool Lin Xi.
What should he come up with?
After all, he hadn't been home for three days, and he wasn't going home today again. If he didn't come up with a good excuse, he might have to kneel and scrub the washboard when he got back.
Eventually, Su Chen thought of the most commonly used excuse.
That is, he was sick and needed to go to the hospital.
"Sick? What kind of illness?" Lin Xi was skeptical.
How strong is this guy's body?
Back on the island, facing such harsh conditions, he never mentioned being sick.
"Cough cough, it's a man's illness, it's not convenient to say," Su Chen had already prepared his excuse.
A man's illness?
Lin Xi's eyes flickered, and suddenly, they lit up.
Could it be...
"Alright then, you take good care of yourself outside, and come back home once you're better," Lin Xi spoke into the phone.
Su Chen was a bit stunned.
How come Lin Xi agreed so easily?
He then asked somewhat weirdly, "Hey, wife, do you know what illness I have?"
"Isn't it just a surgery...? What's there to hide," Lin Xi spoke disdainfully.
Su Chen: "…"
Su Chen's mouth twitched slightly.
Lin Xi's imagination was really strong.
But, this excuse, was truly solid.
In Lin Xi's mind, Su Chen had been missing these past few days because he was undergoing surgery.
And he didn't come home for better recovery.
"Cough cough, thank you wife for understanding…" Su Chen hung up the phone with a head full of black lines.
The entire afternoon, Su Chen was distracted.
Even when Little White Flower spoke to him, he was somewhat dismissive.
After all, he was excited about pretending to be the beautiful director's boyfriend tonight.
Zheng Aojiao had always been gloomy, looking at Su Chen as if she wanted to eat him alive.
Su Chen, however, claimed innocence.
It was she who wanted to mess with him, but Qin Keren found out and then punished her to clean the toilets, what did it have to do with him?
Finally, when it was time to leave work, Little White Flower asked Su Chen if he needed a ride.
Su Chen said he had things to do.
He arrived at the agreed-upon café and after waiting for just a few minutes, Qin Keren's car arrived.
Qin Keren's car was rather low-key, just a red Volvo sedan worth over four hundred thousand.
With her worth, she could totally drive a luxury car worth millions.
Amidst the envious looks of many, Su Chen opened the car door and sat inside.
He chose this location not because he was worried about affecting Qin Keren's reputation.
But because he was afraid of Lin Xi finding out.
If Lin Xi found out he lied about being sick and was actually hooking up with Qin Keren.
Then that would be a big problem.
He himself was not afraid.
But with Lin Xi's temperament, even Qin Keren might get fired.
However, Qin Keren did not directly drive Su Chen home.
Instead, she took him to the mall.
Su Chen's attire was too casual.
His sloppy appearance made him look like a small-time hoodlum, which definitely wasn't suitable for meeting her parents.
Qin Keren directly took Su Chen to the luxury section of the mall.
"Pick an outfit for yourself."
"I think what I'm wearing is pretty good," Su Chen was somewhat reluctant.
"Bullshit, if you wear that, my parents might mistake you for a construction worker!" Qin Keren said irritably.
"Forget it, with your taste, you probably can't pick anything good. I'll help you choose!"
After spending over ten minutes, Qin Keren picked out a new Armani suit for Su Chen.
It cost sixty-eight thousand, which was a bit painful to bear.
But if it could deceive her parents, then it would be worth it.
Then she picked an Hermès belt for Su Chen.
Next was the tie, leather shoes…
All were luxury items.
After all the dressing up, the total was already over a hundred thousand.
As the saying goes, clothes make the man.
When Su Chen changed into all the gear, he looked like a completely different person.
Especially as his hairstyle was also redone, his not-too-long hair was combed back, sleek and glossy.
He lost his former mischievous air and gained a dash of handsomeness.
"Hmm, you finally look like a successful professional," Qin Keren nodded in satisfaction.
She didn't expect this guy to look quite handsome after dressing up.
Plus, he had a certain charm that attracted her.
In fact, if Su Chen hadn't been attractive to Qin Keren, even if she was drunk that night, she definitely wouldn't have let Su Chen touch her.
Then came the gift selection.
Qin Keren bought a gold pen worth over thirty thousand for her father and a jade bracelet worth over two hundred thousand for her mother.
Since it was for her future family, she was not stingy.
Driving to Qin Keren's house, which turned out to be a small villa.
Although it wasn't as luxurious as West County Villa, it was still quite valuable.
Given Qin Keren's worth, living in such a villa was not surprising.
Qin Keren handed the pre-purchased gifts to Su Chen.
"By the way, Director Qin, giving such expensive gifts, if your parents ask what I do, how should I answer?" Su Chen asked, holding gifts worth over two hundred thousand.
"Don't worry, I already told them that you are the president of a company," Qin Keren said indifferently.
After saying that, she took Su Chen's arm.
Her face also wore a warm smile.
Su Chen glanced at the carefully dressed Qin Keren, and his mind wandered for a moment.
Am I really becoming the president, marrying a rich beauty, and reaching the peak of my life?
Although it's all fake, it seems pretty cool.
No wonder everyone dreams of being a president, marrying a rich beauty.
Is this to experience that kind of life in advance?
"Remember, act natural when we go inside, and don't let my parents see through you," Qin Keren saw Su Chen looking at her as if he was drooling, and slightly frowned as she spoke.
"Okay, Keke!" Su Chen quickly responded.
"Keke?" Qin Keren got goosebumps from how Su Chen called her.
"Yeah, since we're lovers and have been in a relationship for so long, of course, I should call you something intimate," Su Chen smirked.
"Fine," Qin Keren didn't bother to argue with Su Chen.
"What will you call me, then?" Su Chen looked expectantly at Qin Keren.
Qin Keren thought for a moment and said, "I'll call you Su Chen!"
Su Chen: "…"
When they entered the villa and met Qin Keren's numerous aunts and uncles, Su Chen suddenly felt overwhelmed…