On the rooftop, Gan Tang stayed up all night with Chu Jiahe, watching the moon and then the stars. Only when Gan Tang leaned sleepily on his shoulder did he pick up the drowsy girl and take her home.
The two met more and more frequently. Sometimes, when Chu Jiahe had nothing to do, he would wait for Gan Tang to get off work, then have dinner together and take her home.
Their relationship first blossomed at a floating restaurant on the river. Chu Jiahe kissed Gan Tang for the first time and even suggested taking her home to meet his parents.
Gan Tang nodded shyly. She couldn't say whether she liked him or disliked him. Although it was tiring to put on an act in front of him, Chu Jiahe was polite, and even his kisses were restrained and courteous, which made her feel at ease.
Just as Mo Huaixing said, he is indeed a very outstanding man.
Even if he's not outstanding, being with him is better than being in a drug den. I've already made a profit, what more could I ask for?
On the way home, Gan Tang thought about the question seriously. After getting out of the car, she asked him, "Should I tell Dad?"
"Let's not talk about it for now." Chu Jiahe gently stroked Gan Tang's hair. "I'll come with you to see Uncle Lu after you come home with me."
"What, are you afraid your parents won't agree and it will be awkward for the two families to meet in the future?" Gan Tang pointed out Chu Jiahe's mindset incisively, and turned her head unhappily: "Our family is no worse than yours."
"I know!" Chu Jiahe opened his coat and hugged Gan Tang, whispering in her ear, "Meeting you is the greatest luck of my life."
"Alright!" After all, she was the one who had been so eager to marry him, so she couldn't ask for too much. Gan Tang left his embrace and gently helped him put on his coat. "I know. It's cold, you should go home now!"
"Then I'll go back!"
"Um!"
Gan Tang smiled and waved goodbye.
To avoid letting Lu Zhengqian know, every time Chu Jiahe drove her home, Gan Tang would make him stop at the alleyway. Actually, Lu Zhengqian was rarely home; she just really enjoyed the feeling of walking on this alleyway.
At the beginning of the road, she was Chu Jiahe's girlfriend; at the end of the road, she was Lu Zhengqian's daughter. Only when walking on this path was she herself, Gan Tang.
"Tangtang!" Under a peach tree by the path stood the man she hadn't seen for many days.
At one end of the road were brightly lit villas, and on the other, cars that were still parked nearby. Gan Tang hurriedly shooed them away: "Who told you to come? Get out!"
A man who has planned everything wouldn't leave because of a single insult. Cao Yunbo stepped forward towards Gan Tang. Gan Tang quickly pushed him into the bushes.
What are you doing here?
"Tangtang, I want you to be happy. I want you to escape from the sinful Lu family, so I've been trying very hard not to come looking for you. But he won't."
Cao Yunbo looked at Gan Tang with deep affection, "I was worried that he wouldn't treat you well, I was worried that he had other women, so I've been following him these past few days. He doesn't have other women, but he does drugs."
"impossible!"
Gan Tang shook her head frantically, unsure whether it was disbelief or fear, "Don't lie to me!"
"Look for yourself!" Cao Yunbo took out a piece of medicine paper from his pocket and stuffed it into Gan Tang's hand, continuing, "That day he went to a hotel alone, stayed in the room for three hours, and then left. I found it strange, so I sneaked in and found this in the trash can."
"At first I thought he had some kind of illness, but I didn't expect the test results to show that he was a drug user."
"If it weren't for the friend I asked to do the testing, he would probably be in jail by now."
"If you don't believe me, you can take it to be tested yourself."
Cao Yunbo's words pierced Gan Tang's chest like a sharp blade, causing her unbearable pain and blurring her vision. She dragged her numb body back, her legs giving way as she collapsed to the ground.
Cao Yunbo hugged Gan Tang tightly. Her feigned strength crumbled at that moment, and Gan Tang nestled against his shoulder, biting his hand hard.
Even when she cried, she dared not make a sound.
"Tangtang, don't be afraid. Even if it costs me my life, I will not let you marry him."
Footsteps approached, and Gan Tang turned her head to look. Through the branches, she saw a figure walking towards her, its face illuminated by the dim streetlights.
It's Lu Zhengqian!
"Hurry!" Although the two were in the bushes and the light was dim, Lu Zhengqian couldn't possibly not see that there were two of them. Gan Tang hurriedly added, "Jiahe, hurry up, my dad is here."
As she spoke, she ran towards Lu Zhengqian, blocking his path. Upon hearing his daughter's words, Lu Zhengqian cooperated and stopped.
"Dad, what brings you here?"
Gan Tang walked to Lu Zhengqian's side and followed his gaze to Cao Yunbo. He was completely dark, and she could only see his back. She finally felt relieved.
"What, are you still hiding from your father?" Lu Zhengqian looked away and asked his daughter with a smile.
He came home early today, remembering how Su Huai often waited outside his door for him when she was pregnant. So he decided to go out for a walk and wait for his daughter to come home, but unexpectedly he saw the two of them being intimate.
"No!" Gan Tang took his hand and walked back. "He just doesn't want others to know about us yet."
"Is Dad considered someone else?"
Faced with Lu Zhengqian's question, Gan Tang shook her head awkwardly, "Of course not. It's just that Jiahe wants me to meet his parents first before he comes to see you."
This reason allowed Gan Tang to mention Chu Jiahe's invitation to her home, and she said apologetically, "Dad, I'm sorry, I should have let him come to see you first. But he was worried that his parents wouldn't like me, and that it would be awkward for you and Uncle Chu to meet in the future."
Traditionally, when meeting the parents, the man goes to the woman's house first, and then the woman goes to the man's house. This clearly shows a disrespect to the Lu family.
However, Lu Zhengqian was not angry at all, and even praised Chu Jiahe in front of his daughter: "He is a cautious and good child."
This made Gan Tang even more uneasy. What kind of important person could make Lu Zhengqian swallow his anger and act so humble?
Do I still have a chance to refuse Chu Jiahe?
Back in the living room, Gan Tang poured a cup of hot tea, handed it to Lu Zhengqian, and leaned on the sofa to ask him, "Dad, what if his parents don't like me?"
"No, my daughter is so beautiful."
Before introducing his daughter to Chu Jiahe, Lu Zhengqian had made many plans and assumptions, expecting it to be a difficult process. He never imagined it would go so smoothly; a man who hadn't had many girlfriends in thirty years would fall in love with his daughter so quickly.
He liked it more and more the more he looked at it.
"What if?" Gan Tang probed step by step. "If his mother doesn't like me, I won't go out of my way to be mistreated. I'm your daughter, it's not like I can't get married."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Lu Zhengqian frowned and patiently advised, "It's not easy to find a good man, so you can't hold a grudge. If his mother has a bad temper, just bear with it. Great people never escape being wronged. Tell your father when you go, and I'll personally help you choose a gift."
This is something they're determined to win.
"What if his mother doesn't like me at all?"
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