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Seeing how simple and unassuming she was, Lin Tingfeng was quite pleased and smiled slightly, "Alright, I respect you. Whenever you want to buy a car, just let me know and I'll buy it for you."
Ye Wenyu nodded, sat down at her desk, and continued to review her lessons.
Lin Tingfeng, however, did not act as before, reading newspapers or handling group documents while she read books. He looked at Ye Wenyu and gently called out to her, "Xiaoyu—" as if he had something to say.
Ye Wenyu gave a soft "hmm," but her gaze remained fixed on the book.
Lin Tingfeng suddenly said to her slowly, "Come to my house for dinner tomorrow."
What? Like a bolt from the blue, Ye Wenyu suddenly raised her head, staring wide-eyed at Lin Tingfeng. She seriously doubted that there was something wrong with her ears; she must have misheard.
Go to his house for dinner? Go to the Lin family's old residence for dinner? What is Lin Tingfeng up to?
Seeing her shocked and frightened expression, Lin Tingfeng smiled slightly and said slowly to her, "I told my mother about us, and she was very happy and wanted to meet you, so she invited you to her house for dinner tomorrow."
What? It's actually true? Not only are we going to have dinner at the Lin family's old house, but we're also going to meet his mother? No, no, this is terrifying.
Ye Wenyu put her hands to her forehead, thinking that Lin Tingfeng was really a big mouth, but wait—she suddenly stood up as if burned, paced back and forth in the study a few steps, then turned around, looked at Lin Tingfeng, and asked him stammeringly, "You, you are, what, what do you mean?" Her heart felt like it was experiencing an earthquake and tsunami.
She could no longer understand Lin Tingfeng's behavior! It was a fair deal between them, agreed upon long ago. He had a wife and children, and she was just his mistress, someone he couldn't have in the open. Knowing her own identity, she had been obediently staying at school and their home these past few days. She didn't ask to meet him in any public places, nor did she ask to see his relatives and friends.
But time and time again, he took the initiative to take her to meet the Lin family's relatives and friends. Before, it was his younger brother and sister, Lin Tingxuan and Lin Tingyue, and now it has even been upgraded to meeting his mother.
Is the ugly daughter-in-law about to meet her in-laws?
But she wasn't an ugly daughter-in-law, so she didn't even have the right to meet her.
Ye Wenyu stared blankly at Lin Tingfeng, her heart pounding wildly, almost leaping out of her chest.
Lin Tingfeng gazed at her with a smile, remaining silent. Ye Wenyu shook her head, her face as pale as snow, her heart pounding like a deer's. She asked him, "Tingfeng, I don't want to see anyone from the Lin family. I just want clothes to wear, food to eat, a home, a house to live in, shelter from the wind and rain, so I can concentrate on my studies. My demands aren't high."
Lin Tingfeng was stunned, a warm feeling washing over him. He slowly said, "Silly girl."
How should he explain his long-term plan to her?
Ye Wenyu looked at Lin Tingfeng curiously, and mustered her courage to ask him, "Why are you taking me to see your mother?" What kind of person would his mother be? An old woman with white hair and a wrinkled face? Because Lin Tingfeng was almost forty, and if his mother had given birth to him at twenty, she would be sixty now. She felt inexplicably scared and nervous.
Lin Tingfeng walked to her side, took one of her hands and held it tightly in his palm. He gazed at her and said gently, "Tomorrow is the family banquet. My mother will see you, and my father will see you too."
What? It was as if a thunderclap exploded overhead, and Ye Wenyu's lips lost all color.
Besides meeting his mother, he also has to meet his father, which is terrifying. I've heard that Lin Tingfeng's father started from scratch when he was young and is a very capable person.
She pulled her hand away from his, her palms sweating profusely with nervousness. She asked him somewhat angrily, "Why did you bring me to see them? I don't seem to have any obligation to see them."
Lin Tingfeng was stunned for a moment before slowly saying, "Because I hope we can be together forever, then I must get my family to accept you."
"Together forever?" Ye Wenyu's shoulders trembled as she thought about her true identity and the shame that tormented her conscience at all times. How could they possibly be together forever?
How can a relationship that is neither aboveboard nor upright last a lifetime? Such a relationship is like a snow lion facing the sun; it will soon perish. She had always been mentally prepared for this, but Lin Tingfeng's actions always made her indulge in fantasies.
She looked into the distance, her face as pale as paper, and said to him with a hint of sarcasm, "What you're doing reminds me of the ancient times when people would bring their concubines home to meet the first wife. Will your wife be home tomorrow?" The sarcasm in her eyes was beyond words.
Lin Tingfeng was taken aback, then his face flushed. He knew that she still cared a lot about her identity, and he felt a little guilty. He slowly said, "Xiaoyu, you misunderstood. She went abroad. Tomorrow, only my mother and my father will see you. During the meal, only my mother will be there because my father has been ill for many years and needs someone to serve him meals. But I think since you have seen my mother, you should also see the old man."
Ye Wenyu was still so nervous that her body was stiff, as if she were made of stone. She was extremely troubled. She stared blankly in one direction and asked persistently, "Can I not see you?"
Lin Tingfeng said slowly, "It's not good, because we've already made arrangements. My mother has been busy arranging the meeting for the past two days."
Ye Wenyu was stunned for a moment, feeling angry and indignant. Was he really that domineering? He arranged everything before informing her, leaving her with no choice.
She pulled her hand away from his large grasp, took a step back, raised her chin, and said coldly to him, "Lin Tingfeng, you know what our relationship is, and I know it too. I have no obligation or reason to meet your parents!"
It's absurd. If something is destined to be unattainable, why give people hope in the first place? Wasn't he calm, rational, and doing a good job from the beginning?
Lin Tingfeng was taken aback, realizing she was angry. He remained silent for a moment before raising his head, smiling slightly, gazing at Ye Wenyu, and saying gently, "Then let me ask you, do you want to grow old with me?"
Ye Wenyu was stunned. Grow old together? With him? Was he crazy? She had never heard of a woman being a man's lover for a lifetime. She couldn't understand his behavior, but—Ye Wenyu stared wide-eyed at Lin Tingfeng. She really liked him very much, and every time she thought about being separated from him in the future, her heart ached as if it were being pricked by needles.
so--
A thought struck her, and she fell silent. Miraculously, the anger in her heart began to disappear. She wanted to be with him forever, but she had no confidence in their future together.
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