The next day, Chihiro arrived around 2 p.m.

She arrived looking travel-worn, and her face showed signs of fatigue.

Seeing her appearance, Cheng Qicai made her a cup of honey water. "Auntie, have some honey water. You look a little tired."

"Okay, thank you." Qianzhi picked up the cup and took a sip. The unique sweetness of the honey and the perfect temperature brought comfort from her mouth to her stomach.

In order to get back and resolve the issues as soon as possible, she spent the entire night dealing with overseas projects. Once she had almost finished, she flew back from abroad. As soon as she landed, she quickly took a car to Gu Lubo's ward, talked to him about Gu Rongqi and the others, and then went to Gu Rongqi's place.

It could be said that she barely rested for almost a day and a night, and was constantly in a state of tension.

She put down her water glass and looked at Gu Rongqi seriously. "Rongqi, you know about this. In our family, not only your father and I, but everyone else will not agree to this."

“Mom, I’m not the one who caused this situation. I told you before that I was going to marry Qicai, but Dad always disagreed. I can’t make Qicai wait for me for the rest of my life.”

Cheng Qicai looked at him in shock. When did Gu Rongqi mention marriage to his parents?

Qianzhi sighed, "I admit your dad was wrong about this, but he just can't accept it yet..."

Gu Rongqi said calmly, "It's been a year already. With his current attitude, it makes no difference whether I marry into his family or not, does it?"

"..." Qianzhi frowned. "I've already tried to persuade your father, and his attitude has softened a lot, but it may still take some time."

"How long is this timeframe? A day, a month, a year, or ten years?" Gu Rongqi's expression remained unchanged, but his question was authoritative.

"If he's only agreeing because of the pressure of me marrying into his family, there's no need for that. Qicai and her family also agreed to let me come home to see you, isn't that the same as our current life?"

Seeing Gu Rongqi's resolute expression, Qianzhi pressed her temples hard a few times.

She looked at Cheng Qicai and said, "Qicai, I'm sorry. Rongqi's father shouldn't have been so rude to your parents. I apologize to your parents on his behalf, but we really can't accept this."

"This matter isn't just about the two of you; it also involves the Gu family's reputation in this circle, including Rong Qi's own. I know what I'm saying isn't your business, but Rong Qi has friends in the circle, and people know that some will talk about him behind his back. You know that his leaving the Gu family already..."

“Mom!” Gu Rongqi interrupted her, “Don’t use these words to berate Qicai.”

Cheng Qicai pursed her lips. She understood what Qianzhi was saying. Although Gu Rongqi had left the Gu family, in the eyes of outsiders, Gu Rongqi was still one of them.

This is something that cannot be changed.

Moreover, she did not want Gu Rongqi to marry into the family, because Gu Rongqi had only two wishes on the prayer slip at the Taoist temple in City B: one was for her, and the other was for the Gu family.

Therefore, in his heart, the Gu family was not as easily abandoned as he was now showing.

However, when faced with a choice between the two, he chose her.

But she couldn't replace Ms. Yun and the others' thoughts.

Ms. Yun's request to marry into the family was for her own good, so even if she felt that marrying into the family was not acceptable, she could not agree to it based on her own opinion.

She looked at Qianzhi and said, "Auntie, I'm sorry, I can't make this decision, and it's not up to me."

Qianzhi sighed again, looking worried. After thinking for a moment, she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, Qicai, give us another week. Your uncle and I will talk to him again. If he doesn't agree, I won't stop you. Is that alright?"

Cheng Qicai hesitated, thinking that a week wasn't too long, and that talking to Ms. Yun and the others about this timeframe wasn't unreasonable.

"Let me ask my parents and then get back to you, Auntie, is that okay?"

“Okay.” Qianzhi nodded.

Cheng Qicai took out her phone and called Ms. Yun, but no one answered after it rang for a long time.

She called Mr. Cheng again, but the call was quickly disconnected. Mr. Cheng then sent her a message asking what was wrong, saying that he was in a meeting.

Cheng Qicai saw that he was in a meeting, so she didn't bring up the issue.

She explained the situation to Qianzhi, "Auntie, I'll contact them again when they're free later."

"good."

The group fell silent. Cheng Qicai looked at her tired face and said, "Auntie, why don't you stay here and sleep for a while, have a meal, and then leave? You look very tired."

Chihiro was taken aback.

Gu Rongqi also said, "Mom, Qicai is right. Dad's side won't be short of time. You can rest here for a while before going over."

Chichi agreed with their statement.

Since their house has a five-room layout, besides the master bedroom, study, gym, Huang Jindou's room, only Cheng Qicai's room is habitable.

Therefore, Cheng Qicai led Qianzhi to her own room.

Chihi looked at the room with its distinctive style. Although she didn't particularly like the bright colors, she could accept it.

Cheng Qicai pulled out the same clothes she had worn before and gave them to her. "I washed these clothes, and we washed and dried the sheets a couple of days ago. They're all clean."

"Okay, thank you, Rainbow." Chihiro took the clothes.

"It's alright, Auntie. You get some rest, I'll head out now." Cheng Qicai closed the door behind her as she left.