It was an hour later than usual. He no longer needed an alarm on his phone. He would wake up at that time every day. This formed his biological clock.

He turned over and sat up, rubbing his face with his hands. Last night, he and Bai Jinxuan had a video chat until after three in the morning, and he overslept because he drank a lot of beer before.

To be honest, he couldn't remember clearly what he talked about with Bai Jinxuan. It was probably all things in his dreams.

He only remembered that she later said she wanted to come over to see him, but he persuaded her not to.

For some time, it was not the right time for them to meet.

With her current popularity, once she returns to China, there will definitely be countless reporters following her, hoping to get a big news story. Meeting her during this period is too risky, and it is easy to be exposed.

Luo Xiyun is still brooding over his ex-girlfriend, so how could he tolerate him having such a relationship with Bai Jinxuan?

What's more, he has a huge secret and doesn't want to be a celebrity at all. By then, everything he does will be under the magnifying glass, and he will have no privacy at all. This is definitely not the life he wants.

Only after this storm has passed, will it be time for them to meet.

Although we can't meet, we can still keep in touch.

Her QQ number was too sensitive, so in order to avoid being noticed by someone with ulterior motives, the two added each other on WeChat, which made it easier to contact each other.

Thinking of this, he stood up, washed up in the bathroom, changed into sports clothes, and went out for a run.

Although he got up late, he still didn't want to be lazy. Many things, if interrupted once, will happen again, and then countless times. He didn't want to give himself excuses.

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In the next few days, Chen Xu was busy decorating the new store.

Soon, on Wednesday, at six o'clock in the evening, a red BMW stopped in front of the noodle shop.

Chen Xu came out carrying a luggage bag, and when he saw the car, he couldn't help but cover his forehead.

Yesterday, he tactfully said that it would be a bit too conspicuous to drive that Porsche back home. So Luo Xiyun said that he could borrow Yumeng's car, which was more ordinary.

Sure enough, in her eyes, a BMW worth five or six hundred thousand is already considered ordinary?

He suddenly felt the pressure he had to face by being with her.

However, he said nothing, just walked over and said, "Let me drive."

No matter what, he would have to face this situation sooner or later. The disparity between their family backgrounds was too great, and there would always be all kinds of invisible pressure and resistance, whether on his side or her side.

Since he chose to be with her, there was no other way except to face the pressure head-on and find ways to resolve the resistance.

He knew that many people in the company were secretly saying that he was a gigolo.

So what? If he cared too much, the first person to be hurt would be Luo Xiyun.

If Luo Xiyun has to be cautious and take care of his self-esteem all the time when the two of them are together, then sooner or later, this relationship will change.

He will try to bridge the gap between them. However, before that, he needs to be more confident.

Luo Xiyun asked hesitantly, "Is this car okay? Otherwise, I can borrow Secretary Guo's car."

Chen Xu smiled and said, "No, this car is pretty good. My mother would definitely be very happy if she knew that I have such a capable girlfriend."

Luo Xiyun couldn't help feeling a little shy. He stopped worrying about the car, got out of the driver's seat and sat on the passenger side.

After Chen Xu got in the car, he saw large and small bags on the back seat and asked her, "What are these?"

Luo Xiyun said, "It's a gift for your family."

Luo Xiyun counted on his fingers, "Your parents, your grandmother. Your uncle's family has fifteen people. Your third uncle's family has two people, your youngest uncle's family has eleven people. Your eldest aunt's family..."

"Wait a minute." Chen Xu was more and more surprised as he listened, "You included my entire family?"

"Yes, ninety-three in total. There are more in the trunk."

Chen Xu was stunned. No wonder she had been asking about his relatives in the past two days. It turned out that she was preparing gifts. To be honest, he himself hadn't counted them. There were more than ninety relatives on both sides of his parents' side. This was a bit scary.

The main reason is that his parents have many brothers and sisters. In his generation, the number is even greater. When combined with those who got married and had children, the number can be said to be huge.

"Chen Xu, you didn't wait for me." At this time, the rear door was opened, Chen Ziqi got in the car carrying her things, and called out sweetly, "Hello, sister-in-law."

Then, she saw so many gift bags in the back and asked in surprise, "Why do you bring so many things?"

Chen Xu said, "Xiyun bought these gifts for everyone."

When Chen Ziqi heard the word "gift", her eyes lit up and she asked hurriedly, "Do I have any?"

"Of course." Luo Xiyun liked this sweet-mouthed, well-behaved and lovely cousin very much. She took out a gift that she had prepared long ago from her handbag and handed it over.

Chen Ziqi happily took it and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

"Take it apart and see if you like it."

"I like everything my sister-in-law gave me."

As Chen Ziqi spoke, she opened the box and saw what was inside. She suddenly screamed, "Sister-in-law, you are so kind." As she spoke, she excitedly hugged Luo Xiyun from behind.

Chen Xu also saw it, it was a fruit laptop, looked at Luo Xiyun helplessly, and said, "Why did you buy such an expensive thing?"

Luo Xiyun patted Chen Ziqi's head and said, "It's mainly because Ziqi likes it."

"I like it. I like it very much." Chen Ziqi finally let her go, opened the outer packaging box, and then held it in his arms like a treasure.

Chen Xu looked at her happy expression and felt a little amused. Although Uncle San loved her, he was always frugal. She kept talking about wanting to buy a fruit laptop, but Uncle San refused to buy it for her, saying that she already had a mobile phone, a tablet, and his old laptop that he didn't use anymore. Why spend that money?

This time she was recommended to a key high school, and they only let her choose one: a cell phone or a laptop. In the end, she chose a cell phone.

In fact, her own pocket money was enough to buy it, but she inherited the Chen family's stingy tradition. After hesitating for a long time, she was still reluctant to spend so much money.

Now, someone finally gave it to her, she was so happy.

"Then let's go." Chen Xu didn't say anything else. After all, this was Luo Xiyun's intention. He started the car and drove towards his hometown.

Chen Xu concentrated on driving. Luo Xiyun turned around and said, "Ziqi, what kind of person is your second aunt?"

Chen Ziqi touched the notebook in her hand, her face smiling like a flower, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, my second aunt is a very nice person. She is gentle and her cooking is delicious. She just talks a lot sometimes. Overall, she is a very easy-going person. She will definitely like you."

Luo Xiyun felt relieved after hearing her say that. "Then, what about your second uncle?"

"He just doesn't like to talk. But he's very nice and doesn't care about anything." Chen Ziqi said, comforting her, "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything. My second uncle and second aunt like me very much, and Chen Xu will have to wait in the back. When the time comes, I will definitely help you deal with them."

Luo Xiyun asked curiously, "Why do you call me Second Aunt? Shouldn't it be Second Aunt?"

"Calling her aunt is so strange, it's more intimate to call her Aunt. In our hometown, we call her Ermu in the local dialect. She is so nice to me, even better than my own mother."

(End of this chapter)