The Xia couple would nip anything that threatened Fengguang's happiness in the bud, such as... the matter of Fengguang's fiancé/boyfriend about to cheat on her.
"Dad...Mom..." The girl standing in the living room spoke softly. She seemed very quiet and afraid of her parents. She stopped mid-sentence, too timid to continue. But seeing her sister's encouraging gaze, she finally mustered the courage to express her wish, "I think I'm still young...can I not go on blind dates?"
"Niannian, you're not young anymore." It was Wang Ci, dressed elegantly, who spoke. She smiled gracefully and said, "You'll be graduating from university soon. For a woman, finding a good husband means you'll have someone to rely on for the rest of your life, right?"
An untimely laugh rang out. Xia Chao looked at his daughter, who was sitting on the sofa eating snacks. "Feng Guang, what's so funny?"
"No." Feng Guang shook his head, then scooped up another spoonful of ice cream and put it in his mouth. "I just think it's really funny that my mom would say something like that, since she's never relied on my dad."
Wang Ci snorted, "Can every woman in the world be as independent and strong as me? You don't even know what kind of person Niannian is. She's too weak. She needs a good man to take care of her so that she won't be bullied."
Feng Guang thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, my mom is right."
"Sister..." Yan Niannian was about to cry. She had thought that Feng Guang was on her side.
Feng Guang had a headache. "Don't cry yet. I glanced at that man's information. He's an overseas returnee elite and a doctor who saves lives. What great qualities! Anyway, you don't have a boyfriend yet, so why don't you go and take a look?"
Yan Niannian pursed her lips and remained silent.
Xia Chao said, "Niannian, I promised your parents that I would take good care of you. Over the years, we have indeed treated you like our own daughter. Don't worry, we would never harm you."
Yan Niannian's father was the Xia family's driver. Later, he was in a car accident and died. Her mother also died of depression. The Xia family took pity on her and adopted her, making her the second young lady of the Xia family.
Yan Niannian was timid and never dared to object to the decisions of Xia Chao and his wife unless Feng Guang took the lead. So she could only go to the agreed restaurant to go on a blind date with the eldest son of the Lu family.
Shortly after Yan Niannian left, Feng Guang received a call from Shen Xing, her fiancé and boyfriend she had been dating since her freshman year of college. Everyone said Shen Xing was wonderful, and she thought so too. Shen Xing had invited her to dinner, and coincidentally, the restaurant was the same one where Yan Niannian was going on a blind date. Thinking that she could also see how Yan Niannian was doing, Feng Guang didn't tell her parents and went out after getting ready.
Right at the restaurant entrance, she saw the man in a suit and tie. She rushed over with a bright smile and hugged him. The man took a step back to catch her as she threw herself at him. She said happily, "It's only been a few days, and you already missed me?"
"That's right, Miss Xia is beautiful and kind-hearted. It feels like I've missed her terribly if I don't see her for a day." Shen Xing smiled and patted her head. "Let's go, I've reserved a table inside."
“Okay.” She took his arm and walked into the restaurant with him.
The food was served quickly, but Feng Guang didn't have much of an appetite. She yawned, "I stayed up too late playing games with you last night, and then Niannian woke me up early this morning. I'm so sleepy now."
"Didn't I tell you not to force yourself?" Shen Xing poured a glass of red wine and handed it to her.
Feng Guang shook his head. "You know I can't touch alcohol."
"Aren't you sleepy? Wake up." Shen Xing flicked her forehead with his index finger. "What are you afraid of? Even if you get drunk, I'm still here."
"That's true..." Thinking about her drowsiness, she took a sip of red wine, exhaled, and said, "I wonder how Niannian's blind dates are going."
"Feng Guang cares a lot about this sister who is not related to him by blood."
"Well, how should I put it? She grew up with me, she's been my shadow since we were little..." Feng Guang, her face flushed from the alcohol, shook her head and said, "Although I was quite disliked by her when I was little, I always stood up for her and bullied her back whenever someone tried to bully her!"
She smiled foolishly again, and that's how she earned the title of arrogant and domineering female tyrant from elementary school onwards.
As she spoke, she propped her head up on the table again, "I think this bottle of red wine is a bit strong... I really want to sleep..."
"Then take a nap first." Shen Xing stroked her head. "I'll wake you up after a while..."
"Okay..." In his gentle voice, she finally couldn't help but slump onto the table, her consciousness fading into darkness.
Shen Xing stood up, took a deep look at the sleeping girl, and turned to leave. Not far away, at a table by the window, facing the elegant and gentle man opposite her, Yan Niannian was at a loss and didn't know where to put her hands. Suddenly, a man appeared beside her, grabbed her hand, and pulled her to her feet.
Yan Niannian was startled, "Shen Xing... what are you doing here?"
Shen Xing didn't look at Yan Niannian, but said to the man, "This woman is my property, and you can't have your way with her."
After saying that, Shen Xing coldly pulled Yan Niannian away. It was fortunate that he had a reason to have dinner with Feng Guang, otherwise the Shen family would not have let him out.
A man and a woman walked away nonchalantly, and the waiter awkwardly approached with a glass of red wine, "Sir..."
"Take it back." The man smiled, "Perfect, I can save some money too."
He was neither embarrassed nor angry; his nonchalant demeanor left everyone at a loss for what to do.
He stood up, picked up the black suit jacket from the chair, and his white shirt made him look even taller and slimmer. The way he adjusted his tie with one hand was incredibly charming.
But after walking a short distance, he stopped because he saw the girl sleeping on the table. He thought for a moment and then remembered that there was a picture of her sister in Yan Niannian's file, and the man who took Yan Niannian away... seemed to be this girl's fiancé.
It's interesting, but not enough for him to stop.
"My tooth hurts..." came a muttered angry voice, and he stopped in his tracks.
Feng Guang wasn't comfortable in her sleep. She covered her cheek and frowned in discomfort. Her teeth were already bad, not to mention that she had eaten so much ice cream early in the morning.
She groggily opened her eyes a crack and saw the man standing not far away. Feng Guang was slumped on the table, exhaling a breath, completely drunk. She tilted her head to the side, blinked, but her gaze remained fixed on him.
For some reason, he seemed to see two white ears on her head, and a tail wagging behind her. Pets wag their tails when they are happy.
With a smile in his eyes, he walked over and sat down opposite her. He lowered his head slightly to meet her gaze and asked curiously, "Why are you staring at me?"
"You're beautiful..." After answering those words, she closed her eyes again, smiled, and said, "I hope my son with Shen Xing will be as handsome as you..."
"You and he can't have a child as good-looking as me."
She opened her eyes with displeasure, sat up straight, and said angrily, "Why?"
"Genetically speaking, only your child and my child will be as good-looking as me."
She thought for a moment about the biology knowledge she had forgotten from her teacher, then nodded, "Hmm...you're right...then...would you be willing to have my child?"
He smiled and said, "I can't have your children, but you can have mine."
Does it make a difference who gives birth to whom?
He thought for a moment, "There's no difference."
"That would be great... You give me a beautiful child... and then I'll marry Shen Xing..." She cupped her face and laughed drunkenly, "He'll be so happy, I'll be marrying him with a super beautiful child..."
“That won’t do.” He chuckled softly, “You’ve given me a child, how can you take my child and marry another man?”
Feng Guang frowned, giving up on thinking, and said, "Then I don't want your child. I... I'm going to marry Shen Xing..."
She slumped back onto the table and closed her eyes.
A silence fell over the room.
He should have left, but he didn't. Not only did he not leave, he also asked, "Aren't we going to discuss this some more? Someone as good-looking as me, if you miss out on one, you'll hardly find another."
"You're so annoying... Don't disturb my sleep..."
He chuckled quietly for a moment, then beckoned to the waiter and said something before asking, "Dessert is here. Would you like some?"
"Yes!" Almost instinctively, she opened her eyes and sat up.
He held a plate of cake in his hand and offered it to her, but pulled it back just as she was about to reach for it. "Perhaps... you could tell me your name first."
"Xia Fengguang!" Her eyes were fixed on the cake. "My name is Xia Fengguang."
He smiled and said, "My name is Lu Chen."
“Lu Chen… such a familiar name…” She forgot that she had seen the information about Yan Niannian’s blind date, but she didn’t think about it for long before her eyes were too tired to open again. She yawned, not even caring about the dessert, and slumped back onto the table.
Putting aside the fact that she hadn't rested well at all, she was completely overwhelmed by the high-proof liquor that had been deliberately brought to her.
Lu Chen smiled and draped his black suit jacket over her. He rested his chin on his hand, quietly watching her sleeping face. The afterglow of the setting sun seemed to veil her, making her face appear even more gentle. It was as if the beauty was just an illusion.
He couldn't help but wonder how dirty a pure white sheet of paper would become when it came into contact with a blob of thick black ink.
But he seemed to have forgotten that sometimes curiosity becomes addictive, and the deeper one goes, the more it becomes more than just curiosity.
And addiction is something that is always very difficult to break.
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