Chapter 266 Are you so eager to meet the parents?
Tang Yutong patted the back of his hand.
"Come on, a grown man loves milk tea so much, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
Chu Ci took a look at the milk tea and then said:
"I don't really like drinking milk tea, but if I say I want to drink, I'm afraid someone will beat me up..."
As Chu Ci spoke, he looked at Tang Yutong meaningfully, the meaning was self-evident.
Upon hearing this, Tang Yutong rolled her eyes and pretended to snatch the milk tea back:
"If you don't want to drink it, give it back to me!"
Chu Ci quickly protected the milk tea and smiled flatteringly.
"Is it okay if I'm wrong? Miss Tang is very magnanimous."
Tang Yutong was too lazy to pay attention to him and walked directly towards the door of the ward. Seeing this, Chu Ci thought Tang Yutong was angry and said quickly:
"I was just kidding, where are you going?"
"I'm going to get you discharged from the hospital. What are you thinking about?"
Tang Yutong had already left the ward, and Chu Ci finally felt relieved. He then sat on the sofa and played with his phone.
After completing the discharge procedures, the two walked side by side towards the parking lot.
The afterglow of the setting sun stretched their shadows very long. Chu Ci deliberately slowed down his pace to make the two shadows look like they were holding hands.
Tang Yutong rested her slender fingers lightly on the steering wheel, her eyes fixed intently on the rearview mirror as she reversed.
The setting sun outside the car window cast a soft golden edge on her profile.
"Where do you live?"
She asked casually, her voice slightly tired from a long day at work.
Chu Ci heard this, and tapped his slender fingers lightly on the milk tea cup, with a playful smile on his lips:
"It's only the second day of our relationship, and you're so eager to meet my parents?"
Tang Yutong glanced at him sideways, with a hint of inquiry in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows:
"You live with your parents?"
There was a subtle tinge of doubt in her voice.
To be honest, Tang Yutong didn't believe it. If Chu Ci really lived with his father, it was impossible for his father not to come to see him when he was in the hospital for so many days. The only explanation was that his father didn't even know he was in the hospital.
"No."
Chu Ci retorted subconsciously, then pursed his lips in annoyance. Damn, I let it slip.
A sly glint flashed in Tang Yutong's eyes. "Then where did the idea of meeting the parents come from? Besides... even if I really wanted to go, wouldn't you be the one who should be panicking?"
Tang Yutong knew clearly that she and Chu Ci had only been together for two days. How could Chu Ci take her to meet his parents?
Moreover, Chu Ci looked like a playful person and it was impossible for him to get married so early. She had not thought about this issue either.
Chu Ci was suddenly speechless. He wanted to tease her, but he didn't expect to be tricked by her.
The sunlight filtering through the car window cast mottled shadows on his handsome face, revealing his rare embarrassment.
He really hadn't thought about bringing Tang Yutong to meet his parents, but could he say that in front of his girlfriend? If he admitted it, Tang Yutong would probably remember it for the rest of her life...
Chu Ci could only gamble that Tang Yutong wouldn't want to go. He quickly adjusted his expression and pretended to be calm as he took a sip of milk tea.
"Why should I panic? If you want to see my dad, I can take you back anytime."
Tang Yutong tightened her grip on the steering wheel slightly.
This answer was indeed beyond her expectations. A hint of sweetness appeared in her heart, but she still said harshly:
"Who wants to meet your parents? How shameless!"
Chu Ci heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. He had made the right bet...
He shook his head proudly, the ends of his hair gleaming chestnut in the sunset:
"I'm just shameless, so what? Anyway, I'm your boyfriend now."
Tang Yutong was too lazy to argue with him, and her tone returned to her usual work-like efficiency:
"The address. If you don't tell me, you can take a taxi back by yourself."
Upon hearing this, Chu Ci immediately became obedient. He was really afraid that Tang Yutong would leave him here alone and leave.
Chu Ci went through the properties under his name in his mind. He automatically ignored his permanent address and said with a smile:
"Purple Palace Fragrance Pavilion."
This apartment was the closest property to Tang Yutong's company in Chu Ci's memory. He had stayed there a few times before when he was out playing late, so it wasn't a lie.
Tang Yutong's eyelashes trembled almost imperceptibly.
Zichen Xiangxie? Tang Yutong knew that residential complex. It was an upscale one with excellent facilities and an environment, but the prices were ridiculously high.
When she first planned to buy a house, she wanted to buy one there, but it was too expensive. In the end, she had to settle for the second best and bought a house in a community near Zichen Xiangxie.
But Tang Yutong had no intention of telling Chu Ci about her plan. She felt that she still needed some privacy.
She calmly turned on the turn signal and the car drove smoothly into the main road.
The car fell silent for a moment, with only the faint sound of the air conditioner running.
Chu Ci bit the straw, his eyes unconsciously falling on Tang Yutong's profile.
She looked very focused while driving, her white fingers tapping lightly on the leather steering wheel, as if she was playing a silent piano piece.
Twenty minutes later, Chu Ci suddenly realized something and sat up straight:
"Do you know the way?"
He was surprised to find that Tang Yutong had neither used the navigation system nor asked for directions, but had chosen every intersection perfectly.
Tang Yutong's fingers gripping the steering wheel tightened slightly.
Tang Yutong turned her head to glance at Chu Ci. When she saw Chu Ci's inquiring eyes, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"Is it strange?"
She asked back with feigned calmness, her eyes fixed on the road ahead.
"Isn't that strange?"
Chu Ci looked at the navigation screen while saying this.
Chu Ci had ridden in Tang Yutong's car before. The last time he went to the hospital, Tang Yutong used the navigation system the whole time. The hospital was a landmark building, but Tang Yutong didn't know the way. However, among so many residential areas in Beijing, Tang Yutong knew where Zichen Xiangxie was. This made Chu Ci a little suspicious.
Tang Yutong followed Chu Ci's gaze and looked at the navigation screen. It was pitch black there, and she realized that she seemed to be too familiar with it.
This detail was caught by Chu Ci, and she felt secretly annoyed.
"Before... a client lived there and went there a few times to discuss cooperation."
Her voice was half a tone higher than usual. When she said this half-true, half-false excuse, her eyes unconsciously drifted to the window, avoiding Chu Ci's sight.
Chu Ci hummed thoughtfully and leaned back in his chair.
Tang Yutong breathed a sigh of relief, but deliberately slowed down at the next intersection:
"Which way does this fork in the road go?"
"Turn left, then turn right at the third traffic light."
Chu Ci didn't suspect anything and rolled down the car window. The evening breeze, carrying the coolness of autumn, rushed into the car, blowing away the delicate atmosphere.
Tang Yutong concealed the smile on her lips by adjusting the air conditioner.
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