Thinking about the video he had just seen showing that Pei Yan's family not only had Pei Yan's parents, but also so many relatives, Qiao Ran imagined the scene of Pei Yan appearing with himself, and his scalp went numb.

"Don't want to go? That's fine too..."

Qiao Ran didn't expect Pei Yan to give in so easily. Just as he was about to say something to thank him, he heard Pei Yan say another sentence.

"Then I'll stay with you too. You can't let your girlfriend be alone during the New Year. It's so pitiful."

She just knew...

"Not pitiful! I really am not pitiful! I am living well alone!" Qiao Ran explained quickly.

Due to their jobs, Pei Yan didn't always go home many times a year. If she really left Pei Yan behind during the Lunar New Year holiday, what would Pei Yan's parents think of her?

Even though she and Pei Yan are in a relationship now, there is no reason for Pei Yan to give up his parents to accompany her.

As for Qiao Ran's statement that she was living well alone, Pei Yan no longer had any conviction when he returned to the base and saw the unfinished self-heating hot pot and various junk foods she had left on the coffee table.

"Is this what you said well?" Pei Yan frowned.

"This...I ate this just now because I was watching TV and was hungry. It's a snack, not a full meal."

Pei Yan had clearly noticed it, but Qiao Ran couldn't help but use his body to block it in an attempt to cover it up.

"I'll give you fifteen minutes to clean up. If you don't, I'll help you later." Pei Yan's tone was unbundlable.

If there is some room for negotiation before seeing these things.

So, after Pei Yan witnessed Qiao Ran's life which was not like that of a normal year, it became imperative to bring Qiao Ran home.

"But... you have so many relatives... I'm not good at dealing with others..." Qiao Ran also became anxious.

Seeing Qiao Ran sitting on the sofa, Pei Yan sighed and had to be patient and slowly persuade Qiao Ran to do so.

He walked to Qiao Ran, squatted down, and held Qiao Ran's hand.

"After midnight, my relatives will disperse. They live close to my house and won't stay. When we go back home, at most my mom and dad will be there. I don't even know if they're asleep yet."

Qiao Ran didn't say anything, but just looked down at his hand that was held by Pei Yan.

"Qiao Ran, you are very good, don't worry that they won't like you. But you have to learn to grow up and can't always be like this, resisting contact with strangers. I will always be with you, so don't be afraid."

"Besides, if I didn't know, it would be fine. But now that I know, I still want to leave my girlfriend here alone, watching her eat some fast food during the New Year, and not paying any attention to her. Then I am a scumbag, right? You don't want me to be labeled as such, right?"

Pei Yan had come this far, so he felt embarrassed to refuse and nodded slightly.

Pei Yan rubbed Qiao Ran's head coaxingly: "Be brave, my parents don't eat people."

Qiao Ran went upstairs to change his clothes, packed up briefly and came down, still carrying only a bag.

During the time Qiao Ran was packing up, Pei Yan had already called to inform him.

When Pei's mother heard that her son was going to pick someone up, the stone in her heart fell.

"You're just going to pick someone up, why can't you explain it to me before you leave? Judging from the way you looked just now, I thought you were going to pick a fight on New Year's Day..."

"Hurry up and find a way to get them back. I patted my chest and promised Qiao Ran that there were only the two of you at home, and only then did she agree to come back with me."

Pei's mother agreed immediately: "Okay, okay, your father and I will take care of it. You can just bring her back with peace of mind. These relatives can get together every year. How can they be more important than my daughter-in-law!"

After saying that, Pei's mother hung up the phone in a hurry.

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Qiao Ran came down from upstairs: "Captain, I'm fine."

"Okay, let's go." Pei Yan stood up from the sofa.

"But I... this is my first time meeting your parents, and I have nothing... there probably aren't any shops open right now..."

Pei Yan came over, held Qiao Ran's hand and reassured her: "Don't think too much. Our family is not so strict about rules. My parents have everything they need..."

At this point, Pei Yan raised his hand and pinched Qiao Ran's face, smiling: "I just need a daughter-in-law, so, you just need to be here."

What daughter-in-law or not!

Qiao Ran blushed again and slapped Pei Yan's hand away: "Don't... don't talk nonsense..."

Pei Yan is usually a very serious person, why does he always change when it comes to her...

"Isn't it?" Pei Yan looked at Qiao Ran's flushed face and became more and more unrestrained. "We've already kissed each other. Is it possible that Qiao Shen is not going to be irresponsible and abandon her after having an affair?"

Pei Yan leaned closer, and unlike his teasing words, his gaze was focused and affectionate, like a deep pool filled with stars, with an irresistible attraction that made Qiao Ran deeply immersed in it.

"I...I didn't..." Qiao Ran stuttered, seeming very unconfident.

"Oh~ No, that's good." Pei Yan stopped talking, "It's getting late, let's clean up the first floor and then we can go."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Ran hurried to deal with the garbage he had created, throwing all that should be thrown away into the trash can and taking it out to throw away later.

"With so many days of vacation, what should we do with the two kittens outside?" Qiao Ran just fed them sausages and seemed to be very hungry.

It was strange. Qiao Ran had gone to add more food to the cats, so why did this happen? Was there another cat nearby? Had it eaten the cat food first?

"Don't worry about them. They won't starve to death. They're very smart." Pei Yan helped to sort things out. "They're just greedy. Even if they've just eaten, if you tempt them with sausages, they'll be eager to eat."

"Oh...that's good..." Qiao Ran felt relieved and tied the garbage bag. "It's packed, we can go now."

Pei Yan took the garbage bag from Qiao Ran and handed the car keys to him: "I'll go throw it away. The car is parked in the usual place. You hold the key to it and press the button. Then wait for me in the car."

The garbage sorting point was not far from where Pei Yan parked his car, and Pei Yan came back soon.

"Captain, did you smoke just now?" As soon as Qiao Ran got in the car, he vaguely smelled some tobacco, mixed with the woody scent that Pei Yan often had.

"No, I just lit one."

Qiao Ran thought about it and probably knew why Pei Yan lit a cigarette for no reason: "I didn't tell you that you had to stay at the base alone. Are you angry?"

Qiao Ran asked this question carefully. If she put herself in her shoes, she would probably be unhappy if she found out that Pei Yan had also kept this secret from her.

Pei Yan was no longer angry at this moment. Seeing Qiao Ran alone in the base, with no one to talk to during the holidays and only eating casually, he felt heartbroken.

Although he felt distressed, since Qiao Ran asked this, Pei Yan decided not to express his opinion for the time being and wait and see what Qiao Ran would do, just to let Qiao Ran remember this lesson.

Seeing that Pei Yan didn't say anything and just drove out in silence, Qiao Ran was a little unsure for a moment.

"Captain..." Qiao Ran stretched out a finger and tentatively poked Pei Yan's arm, "Are you really angry?"

"No." Pei Yan looked straight ahead without turning his head.

This made Qiao Ran even more certain that Pei Yan was angry. She tried to soften her tone: "I was wrong, please don't be angry..."

Pei Yan then turned his head to look at Qiao Ran, suppressing the upward curve of his lips: "Is that all?"

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It is impossible to be angry. How can I be angry with my own wife!

Pei Shen finally managed to bring his wife home with him. Sprinkle flowers.

Well, something broke at home, and it's a bit troublesome to fix it. I can only post it at 9 o'clock today. I have to continue fixing it tomorrow. If nothing goes wrong, I'll still post it at 9 o'clock. Those of you waiting for lunch and afternoon, don't wait, come and see it in the evening~