"What do you mean, real or fake?"
Yao Yao was completely baffled, feeling that her mother's question was nonsensical.
Cheng's mother: "It's the photo of you and this man."
Yao Yao said without any room for doubt, "Of course it's true."
Cheng's mother pressed further: "This person does exist, and he really is your boyfriend?"
With no way to retreat, Yao Yao could only remain calm and press on: "It's the real deal."
Cheng's mother: "Then call him. I want to confirm it in person."
Yao Yao never expected her mother to be so ruthless.
She hasn't officially established a relationship with Gao Jiakai yet; if she were to make a phone call, she would definitely give herself away.
But if we don't fight, it contradicts what we said earlier. What should we do?
After thinking for a moment, she suddenly thought of someone—Lin Congzhi.
Lin Congzhi was an extremely intelligent person. If she called him, she probably wouldn't even need to reveal any information; Lin Congzhi would already know her situation.
Knowing her predicament, Lin Congzhi would definitely put pressure on Gao Jiakai to cooperate in this charade.
Having this idea, she immediately took action and dialed Lin Congzhi's number.
Lin Congzhi, who was working, answered the phone and asked, "Hello..."
Just as he was about to address Yao Yao as "Classmate Cheng," Yao Yao blurted out, "Hello, is this Jia Kai?"
"Jiakai?"
Lin Congzhi moved the phone to face forward and looked at it; after confirming it was his own phone, he frowned, wondering why Yao Yao would make such a basic mistake.
They might be in trouble. In that case, let's act out what Yao Yao said and see what happens: "No, Jia Kai is in the bathroom. Why are you looking for him?"
Lin Congzhi, as expected of Lin Congzhi, guessed what she wanted to do so quickly. Yaoyao immediately replied, "My mom doesn't believe me. She insists that Jiakai admit in person that I'm her boyfriend before she'll believe me."
"Oh!" Lin Congzhi suddenly realized.
He probably knew why Yao Yao had Gao Jiakai put on this show; she must have been pressured by her family to go on blind dates, and in order to break up the situation, she had to find a scapegoat.
It just so happens that Gao Jiakai is at his house, and he can help Yaoyao complete this play.
"Wait a minute!"
He put down his phone and went out to look for Gao Jiakai.
Upon entering the living room and seeing Gao Jiakai, he waved to him, "Xiao Kai! Stop what you're doing and come here!"
Gao Jiakai obeyed Brother Lin's orders without question.
He walked over and asked, "Brother Lin, what's the matter?"
"Your girlfriend is in trouble, oh no, I mean Yaoyao is in trouble, and we need your help."
Lin Congzhi habitually assumed that Yao Yao and Gao Jiakai were a couple, and he couldn't help but change how he addressed them.
Gao Jiakai frowned: "What trouble has that brat gotten into this time?"
Lin Congzhi replied, "She's being forced into blind dates by her family. Go and help her. Just tell her you're her boyfriend."
Gao Jiakai immediately became alert: "Brother Lin, are you trying to extort me?"
He believed that this was a play staged by Brother Lin, Cheng Xiaoyao, and Sister-in-law Jiang, intended to extort him, leaving him unable to explain himself and forcing him to accept Cheng Xiaoyao's offer.
Lin Congzhi explained, "This is just acting; there's no extortion involved."
Gao Jiakai began to hesitate: "How do I know if what you're saying is true?"
Lin Congzhi was furious and berated her: "As someone who is half Chinese, shouldn't you know these cultural customs? Don't you know that in China, women start being pressured by their families to get married as soon as they turn 25?"
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