Chapter 268 Extra Chapter 2: Dream

"Mianmian? Mianmian!"

Who's calling him?

"bb!"

Could it be Zhou Pingchuan? No, that's clearly a woman's voice.

"Still pretending? If you keep pretending to be asleep, I'll cut off your allowance!"

These words were incredibly damaging. Xia Mian opened her eyes as if she had risen from the dead, but what she saw was not the master bedroom of the Dragon Seal.

A solid gold RX-78-2 Gundam statue, a solid gold RX-78-2 Gundam wielding a sword, a black Stratocaster guitar by David Gilmour, an "Fool" SG guitar by Eric Clapton, Nike Air Ship and Air Jordan 12 "Flu Game" worn by Michael Jordan... various limited edition models, guitars, sneakers, and more than a dozen safes filled with jewels...

This is... his room in real life!

He's back in the past?

"What are you looking at?" At this moment, someone poked his forehead in annoyance.

Xia Mian looked toward the source of the sound and saw a woman in a black suit sitting on a stool behind him. Her curly hair reached her waist, and two white pearls on her earlobes gleamed like satin. She was delicate and charming.

"...Mommy!" It was Mommy! Tears instantly blurred Xia Mian's vision.

"...Don't cry, baby, did I poke you?" The woman quickly got up and hurriedly blew on Xia Mian's forehead.

"No, it doesn't hurt. Why... why did you suddenly come to find me?"

"What do you mean 'suddenly'! I knocked on the door for ages, but you wouldn't open it. I was afraid something had happened to you, so I came in myself. Don't change the subject. Tell me the man you were seeing: what's his name, what's his education, where does he work?"

So, is Mommy worried about his marriage and came to see him in her dreams?

Xia Mian held back her tears and explained Zhou Pingchuan's situation to the woman in detail.

Xia Mian had always had great confidence in Zhou Pingchuan. Who knew that after hearing this, the woman frowned deeply: "Damn, you actually found an old fox!"

The term "old man" is used to describe someone who is older and has a somewhat derogatory connotation. Xia Mian quickly explained, "He's less than ten years older than me, in his prime, how can he be called an old man?"

"And, and it's also... Ugh, what were you thinking!"

Mommy came from a scholarly family and was very careful with her words, never saying anything hurtful. Although she didn't say it explicitly, Xia Mian understood what she meant.

Moreover, he is disabled.

The son is perfectly healthy, but he married a disabled woman.

Xia Mian objected: "He didn't want to be disabled either. He was caught in a family feud and his relatives set him up. It was impossible to guard against, there was nothing he could do. Besides, he just walks a little slower, he's not lame, what's the difference between him and an able-bodied person?"

“I don’t care, your father and I don’t approve of this marriage,” the woman said, then realized she had gone too far and tried to make amends, “Mianmian, you’re an adult now and have the right to make your own choices. Your father and I shouldn’t interfere. But we really don’t feel comfortable with someone like this. My Mianmian comes from a good family, is beautiful, gentle, honest, and well-mannered, and has a respectable education. Even a British prince isn’t good enough for you, so how can you marry an old man? Call him over, I need to talk to him.”

In a parent's heart, their child is always the best. Even though he has countless flaws, Mommy still feels that even a British prince isn't good enough for him.

Having finally managed to meet, Xia Mian didn't want to argue with her mother, so she took her arm and said coquettishly, "He's the absolute best man I've ever met. You trust my judgment, okay?"

The woman sneered and was about to refuse when the guardhouse called, saying that a Mr. Zhou Pingchuan was looking for the young master.

Xia Mian paused for a moment, while the woman looked out the window. The moment she saw Zhou Pingchuan, her anger subsided by more than half.

"This rascal is really good-looking, no wonder you're so infatuated with him."

"Not only is he good-looking, but he's also incredibly wealthy. Wait, I called him 'Old Pancake' earlier, but now I'm calling him 'Loser.' Mommy, can you please stop scolding him?"

The woman, too lazy to care about love-struck thoughts, casually waved her hand, and the previously cloudless sky suddenly began to drizzle.

"You've come at just the right time. Hmph, let's see how long he can wait for you!"

Zhou Pingchuan stood outside the gate, with nowhere to shelter from the rain except for the tree canopy. Xia Mian suddenly recalled a common scene in idol dramas—the female lead's parents forcibly separated the lovers, preventing the male and female leads from meeting, while the male lead knelt in the rain for a day and a night, finally moving the female lead's parents with his perseverance.

The mother wanted to test Zhou Pingchuan.

Brother Chuan, you must hang in there! Anyway, Mengli isn't afraid of getting wet in the rain or catching a cold. Xia Mian silently cheered him on.

To everyone's surprise, Zhou Pingchuan turned and left right after he finished inflating the tires.

"Mianmian," the woman said sternly, "is this the best man you ever told me about? If he doesn't have money, Daddy and Mommy can give him some. But never, ever settle down with a scumbag for money, understand?"

Summer hibernation didn't listen at all.

Brother Chuan wouldn't treat him like that.

He believed that Zhou Pingchuan would definitely come back.

Sure enough, about half an hour later, Zhou Pingchuan returned to the door with an umbrella and continued to wait.

Mommy seemed displeased, and with a wave of her arm, the rain turned into snow again. Zhou Pingchuan had been gone for an hour this time, and when he returned, he was wearing a coat, followed by a snowplow.

Mommy was still dissatisfied, and the snow immediately turned into a flood that swept over everyone except Zhou Pingchuan. It grew deeper and deeper, almost drowning him. Xia Mian frantically grabbed Mommy, trying to get her to stop.

Zhou Pingchuan struggled to swim and turned back to a speedboat. On the speedboat, each boatman held a water pump.

Enraged, the woman conjured a mountain that stood between Zhou Pingchuan and Xia Mian, as if to prevent them from ever seeing each other again.

Zhou Pingchuan remained the same, leaving with a calm expression.

This time, he brought back a team.

The team was very professional. They tapped around on the mountainside, took out unfamiliar instruments to test it for a while, and then pulled out a bundle of detonators from their toolbox.

"...Stop!" the woman shouted, and quickly put away the mountain.

Zhou Pingchuan gestured for the group to stop, then bowed towards the window: "Uncle, Aunt, I am Xia Mian's lover, Zhou Pingchuan. I've come to take him home."

"Trying to take them away? No way! You were just trying to cheat me; you failed my test!"

“Auntie, I know you want to test how much I like Xia Mian, to see if I’m willing to get rained on and freeze for him. But my love for Xia Mian is not a worthless sentiment. For him, I can move mountains and cut through rivers. No one can stop me from loving him except himself.”

Love is not a castle in the air. While being moved is important, people must ultimately return to reality. Zhou Pingchuan was certain that he could give Xia Mian the best of everything in the world, and that no one or nothing, except Xia Mian herself, could stand in their way.

The woman hesitated for a moment, then shook her head in annoyance. Actually, no matter who Xia Mian chose, she wouldn't agree, not because she didn't trust Xia Mian's judgment.

Rather, it's because they can't bear to part with it.

Her precious Mianmian, if it weren't for the inevitability of fate, why would she have handed her over to someone else so early?

Fortunately, my son has a good eye for talent.

"Alright, stop calling me uncle and aunt. Change your address with Mianmian." It was a male voice, deep and authoritative.

Xia Mian turned her head in surprise. Her father had arrived at some point and was smiling contentedly.

Xia's father said, "Pingchuan, don't blame your mother. She's just protective of her child and doesn't have any bad intentions. It's getting late, take Mianmian home."

Immediately afterwards, a flash of white light appeared, and Xia Mian was personally delivered to Zhou Pingchuan's side.

Xia Mian squinted, trying hard to see what was opposite her. In the halo of light, Daddy and Mommy were smiling and waving at them.

My darling, you must be happy.