Ye Linchen didn't care at all whether Meng Zihan wanted to rekindle her relationship with Gu Yifei.
After resting and chatting about gossip with Feng Linlin, she linked arms with Feng Linlin and strolled around the busiest department store in Jiangcheng.
Both of them were carrying several paper bags with the store's logo on them, containing newly purchased winter clothes.
Feng Linlin insisted that Ye Linchen put on the newly bought camel-colored wool coat, saying she wanted to see the effect immediately.
Ye Linchen couldn't refuse her, so he smiled and put it on.
The stand-up collar design accentuated her long neck and made her appear much more upright.
"Wow, it looks so good!"
Feng Linlin walked around her once and then smoothed out the wrinkles on her shoulders.
She exclaimed in admiration, "Look at this grandeur! It gets more beautiful every year, and it's increasingly showing the style of a female entrepreneur from Jiangcheng."
Ye Linchen chuckled, amused by her words, and generously replied, "Then I'll take your kind words."
As she spoke, she took a packaged square box from another small bag and stuffed it into Feng Linlin's arms.
"This is for you, a New Year's gift."
Feng Linlin was pleasantly surprised to find a bright red cashmere scarf that made her skin look even whiter.
She happily wrapped it around her neck immediately and looked at her reflection in the shop window.
"Anything planned for tonight?" Feng Linlin asked contentedly, adjusting her new scarf and nudging Ye Linchen with her elbow. "Chen Yanlin is back. He invited us to set off fireworks tonight and have dinner together to celebrate."
She winked and teased, "We'd better hurry up, because once Gu Jingran comes back in a couple of days, we won't be able to get you to come out."
“Of course I’ll go,” Ye Linchen replied with a smile. “Even if Gu Jingran comes back, I’ll come whenever you call me.”
Feng Linlin felt warm inside, but she didn't mince words.
"At least you still have a conscience. But seriously, now that Gu Jingran is back, are you going out with him? You two haven't seen each other for almost a month."
"Of course we should meet."
Ye Linchen spoke in a very natural tone, as if he were talking about something extremely ordinary.
She tidied her wind-blown hair and slowly said, "Brother Gu called a few days ago and said he would arrive in Jiangcheng on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year."
After a slight pause, he continued, "His parents will also be returning from the capital, and he has invited us to have a meal together."
Feng Linlin suddenly stopped walking, and the shopping bag she was carrying almost slipped from her hands.
She turned her head in disbelief, her eyes wide open.
After a long pause, she stammered, "This...so fast? You're meeting the parents so soon?"
The words "meeting the parents" felt like feathers brushing against Ye Linchen's ears, instantly bringing a blush to her face.
She was both embarrassed and annoyed, and gently patted Feng Linlin.
"Don't talk nonsense."
"You've gone too far with what you're saying about meeting the parents."
Feng Linlin neither dodged nor flinched; instead, she raised her eyebrows, giving off a mischievous "I see right through you" look.
"If this isn't about meeting the parents, then explain it to me?"
"You ate with Brother Gu's parents, what's that all about?"
Ye Linchen was speechless for a moment when she asked him the question, so he had no choice but to patiently explain, "It's really not what you think."
"It's because of what happened with Zhang Tingting before. Brother Gu's parents have been saying they want to thank me in person."
"I originally planned to come back during the National Day holiday, but the case wasn't finished, and Brother Gu's mother didn't have time, so it was postponed."
“They happened to be visiting relatives in Jiangcheng this time, so they took the opportunity to invite me to dinner, which was purely a thank-you dinner.”
Upon hearing this, Feng Linlin pursed her lips, her face clearly saying, "Guess whether I believe it or not."
"You really believe this is just a thank-you dinner?"
"My silly Xiao Chen, your little feelings for Brother Gu are practically written all over your face."
"Do you think his parents can't tell?"
"I bet this meal is ostensibly a thank-you dinner, but in reality, it's a vetting of my future daughter-in-law!"
At this point, Feng Linlin's imagination suddenly broke free of its reins, and her mind went wild.
"Hey, tell me," she leaned closer mysteriously, "could it be like in the novels?"
"They'll treat you to a meal politely at first, then secretly observe you to see if you're good enough for their outstanding son."
"If you feel you're not good enough for them, then be prepared to break them up!"
"I've heard that Gu Jingran's parents are big shots in the capital, with official ranks higher than our mayor."
"Maybe his mother will elegantly take a bank card out of her bag and push it on the table."
Feng Linlin's face fell, she raised her chin, and coldly said to Ye Linchen, "'Here's 500,000 yuan, leave my son.'"
As Feng Linlin's plot became increasingly outrageous, Ye Linchen couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Are you obsessed with reading novels?"
"Don't worry, that won't happen."
“Brother Gu and his parents are not like that.”
“They helped Zhang Tingting so much last time. They are good officials who serve the country and the people. How could they do something to oppress the people?”
“That makes sense,” Feng Linlin nodded, but the gossip in her eyes hadn’t died down. “However, I’m just asking out of curiosity.”
"If, and I mean if, someone really offered you 500,000 yuan to leave Brother Gu, what would you do?"
Ye Linchen deliberately put on a money-grubbing act, his eyes sparkling.
"Is that even a question?" She cleared her throat and answered seriously, "Of course I'd gladly accept it!"
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