The boy's instruction to leave him alone was likely meant to convey that he posed no threat.
The bodyguards in black relaxed slightly after hearing his words, and looked around again.
The boy, wearing a hoodie, stared intently at Xu Chun with his captivating eyes.
Your eyes are beautiful.
Xu Chun paused for a moment, then stammered, "... Thank you."
When she came to her senses, the boy had already left, surrounded by bodyguards in black. Xu Chun watched him get into a black car and drive away from her sight.
Xu Chun looked away, puzzled, but didn't think much of it. She simply inserted a coin, took out her drink, unscrewed the cap, took a sip, and planned to leisurely walk home.
Anyway, it's only a twenty-minute walk, not far at all, and you can stroll around the streets along the way. He couldn't even remember the last time he went shopping alone.
When Xu Chun got home and saw that the lights in the house were off, she assumed that Xie Jianyuan was already asleep. But when she turned on the lights, she found him sitting quietly in the living room, which startled her.
Why are you sitting here?
Xie Jianyuan slowly tugged at the corner of his mouth. "I'm thinking about something."
"Then why didn't you turn on the light?"
Xie Jianyuan slowly lowered his eyelashes and smiled enigmatically, "This will help calm my mind."
Xu Chun asked in confusion, "Calm down about what?"
Xie Jianyuan paused, then suddenly seemed to bring up an unrelated topic.
"Brother Chun, didn't you say you'd be back at seven?" Xie Jianyuan said in a deep voice, "Besides, you didn't answer my calls, I'm really worried about you."
Xu Chun was taken aback. Xie Jianyuan indeed asked about this, but he never expected that Xie Jianyuan would actually wait for him to come back. He felt a lot of complicated emotions.
"I think I didn't hear the phone ring, sorry."
Xie Jianyuan's expression softened, then he sighed and said, "I was just worried about you."
Seeing this, Xu Chun wanted to ease the tension by making a joke, saying that she was an adult and couldn't possibly get lost, but seeing Xie Jianyuan's expression, she wisely kept quiet.
The next morning, Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan left together and drove for more than half an hour to reach the Xu family.
Xu Jin opened the door. When he saw Xie Jianyuan following behind Xu Chun, his expression immediately became somewhat unnatural. He coughed and said, "Come in."
Xu Chun, with her sharp eyes, spotted a pair of unfamiliar women's shoes on the shoe cabinet. They looked like they belonged to a young girl, and she already had a bad feeling.
"Are there any guests at home?"
Xu Jin scratched his head and muttered, "You'll see when you come in."
Xu Chun hesitated for a moment, and just as she was about to speak, she heard her mother's voice coming from the living room.
"My son is back." As soon as she finished speaking, she walked to the entrance, wearing an apron. When she saw Xie Jianyuan, she was slightly taken aback, as if she had not expected his appearance at all.
"Hello, Auntie." Xie Jianyuan nodded politely in greeting.
"Hello, hello." Mrs. Xu quickly recovered, concealing her awkwardness, and politely smiled, "Please come in."
After Xie Jianyuan and Xu Chun changed into slippers, they entered the living room and saw a figure sitting on the sofa.
She was a very young girl with long, straight hair, fair and delicate features, and a refined appearance. She wore glasses. As soon as she saw Xu Chun, she stood up, nodded politely, and said generously, "Hello, my name is Zhong Xiu."
Xu Chun paused for a moment, then nodded slowly. "... Hello, I'm Xu Chun."
Xie Jianyuan suddenly smiled and said, "Hello, my name is Xie Jianyuan."
The atmosphere became inexplicably tense. Zhong Xiu, however, remained poised and graceful, nodding to Xie Jianyuan before smiling and sitting down.
At this moment, Xie Jianyuan, Xu Chun, Zhong Xiu were sitting on the sofa.
Even Xu Chun, no matter what, could see through his mother's little scheme at this point. She was definitely anxious about his marriage and was planning to arrange blind dates for him.
As Xu Chun excused himself to go to the restroom, his mother stopped him in the hallway and asked in a low voice, "What do you think?"
Xu Chun feigned ignorance. "What do you mean, how?"
Xu's mother glared at him, annoyed. "What else can I ask? I'm asking you if you're satisfied."
She earnestly advised, "I don't object to you dating anyone, whether they're in or out of the industry, but at least let me see them! You're driving me crazy with worry. Luckily, I've taken the initiative this time and will introduce you to a suitable girl. Of course, I'm not forcing you to date her; after all, these things depend on fate."
"This girl is a university teacher, well-educated and from a good family. I met her mother when we were square dancing; she has a nice personality, and her daughter is like her."
Xu Chun couldn't help but interrupt her mother's incessant chatter, then made an excuse to return to the living room.
Xie Jianyuan and Zhong Xiu were still sitting on the sofa, remaining motionless as if they had left in the same positions. Zhong Xiu was looking down at her phone, Xie Jianyuan quietly staring at the TV screen.
Xu Chun walked over and looked at the TV and asked doubtfully, "Do you watch singing programs without turning on the sound?"
The TV sound had actually been muted from the beginning, but Xie Jianyuan was engrossed in watching it.
He paused for a moment, then shook his head calmly and said, "I'm looking at the lyrics."
Chapter 75 Confession
"Xiaoyuan, come here and help me wash the vegetables." Xu's mother peeked into the kitchen.
Xu Jin had just taken a can of coffee out of the refrigerator, and before he could even open it, he felt a slap on the back of his head. He turned around angrily and saw that it was his own mother.
"You too, get back inside right now and stop loitering around outside."
Xu Jin rubbed his head in dissatisfaction and muttered "favoritism" before retreating back to his room.