Hearing Xia Tian's words, Qiu Mengyun stood up from the bed.
He looked at Xia Tian very carefully and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that he had no external injuries.
Then he asked in a serious tone: "What's wrong? Did my second brother bully you?"
"Don't worry, I said I'd protect you and never let anyone bully you. Even if he's my second brother, I'll take you to him now and ask him to apologize."
After saying that, he grabbed Xia Tian's arm and walked out of the room.
Xia Tian quickly grabbed Qiu Mengyun's arm and said, "Don't be impulsive. Your second brother didn't bully me, and this matter has nothing to do with him."
Qiu Mengyun asked in surprise, "Since my second brother didn't bully you, why did you leave? Is living in my house unfair to you?"
Xia Tian shook his head: "No, your family is well off in every way. It's just that your mother is a bit difficult to deal with, and I feel a little overwhelmed."
Qiu Mengyun asked in confusion, "What's wrong with my mother? I think she likes you very much. Why is she giving you a hard time? Is she asking for a betrothal gift?"
"That won't do. You've already given them such expensive gifts, why are they still asking you for a betrothal gift?"
Xia Tian smiled bitterly and said, "What are you thinking? Things haven't developed to that point yet."
"But I think there's something wrong with your mother. Just now downstairs, she actually used words to test how far our relationship has progressed. She also hinted at me, both overtly and covertly, asking me to guide you in that area."
Qiu Mengyun didn't react for a moment: "What aspect?"
Xia Tian smiled awkwardly: "It's that aspect, you know!"
This time it was Qiu Mengyun's turn to feel embarrassed: "Ahem, this is indeed my mother's style."
"But leaving directly is definitely not an option. Have you forgotten that I came back this time not only to bring you to meet my parents, but also for another very important matter, which is to break off the engagement with that childhood sweetheart."
"Now my parents have met, but we haven't discussed breaking off the engagement yet. How can I just walk away like this?"
Xia Tian said helplessly: "This is indeed a troublesome matter. How about this, let's hide outside. Hide outside during the day and come back at night."
"After we come back, we won't eat at home. Let's go back to our room and rest. That way your mother won't be able to do anything to us."
Qiu Mengyun nodded: "Your idea is not bad. As long as we try to reduce the opportunities to be alone with him, she won't be able to interfere with us."
"But we're still trending on the internet. If we go out now, we'll be easily recognized. Where can we go?"
Xia Tian smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that when we went to help your mother find a gift yesterday, we promised Uncle Wang that we would go to his house for dinner?"
"Or we can use the excuse of going to his house for a banquet and hide there for a day."
Hearing Xia Tian's words, Qiu Mengyun's eyes lit up: "That's a good suggestion. My parents know that we are going to Uncle Wang's house for dinner, and they will definitely not stop us."
"Let's go down now and tell them we're going to Uncle Wang Tianfeng's house for dinner. With Wang Tianfeng's status and influence, my parents won't stop us and will even advise us to hide for a while and get along well with him."
After the two reached a consensus, they walked down the stairs holding each other's arms.
"Dad, Mom, we're going out for a while. We won't be back for lunch or dinner today. You don't have to prepare meals for us, let alone wait for us."
Seeing the two of them appearing arm in arm, Qiu's mother's face showed a little more smile.
She asked with a playful expression, "What's wrong? You want to go out for spicy hot pot again? Actually, you can just eat at home. We have everything at home and it's just as good as outside."
Qiu Liming also nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, yes, yes! The most important thing is that our home is safe. We don't have to worry about being secretly photographed by paparazzi."
Qiu Mengyun said coquettishly, "Dad, Mom, what are you talking about? Xia Tian and I went out for business this time. Didn't Xia Tian agree to go to Uncle Wang Tianfeng's house for dinner yesterday?"
"I just spoke to him on the phone in the summer and have already made an appointment to have dinner at their house today."
Mother Qiu suddenly realized, "So that's what it is. This is indeed a serious matter. Go ahead and be careful on the road."
Qiu Liming tried to dissuade them, "Don't rush off yet. This is your first visit, you two can't go empty-handed!"
"Mengyun, take Xia Tian to our basement and pick out a few things to take back as gifts."
Xia Tian smiled and declined, "Uncle Qiu, there's no need for gifts. We can prepare them ourselves."
Qiu Liming shook his head and said, "You two little kids, what kind of expensive gifts can you prepare? You'd better be obedient and go to our basement to choose a few pieces. Although my collection can't compare to the imperial green jewelry set he gave you, a few of them combined can still compete."
Even Qiu Mengyun whispered, "Xia Tian, why don't you just come with me? After all, I gave you such a precious gift. It wouldn't be right if we brought something too ordinary!"
Xia Tian patted her palms twice and said with a smile: "Don't worry about this, I have already planned it."
Then he turned to look at Qiu Liming: "Uncle Qiu, you don't have to worry about the gift. My dad knew I was coming to Hangzhou and would visit Uncle Wang on the way. He has already prepared the gift."
"I think the gift my dad gave me might be more to his liking than the ones Mengyun and I picked out."
After hearing what Xia Tian said, Qiu Liming no longer insisted.
"Well, since you are ready, I won't bother you any more."
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