Meeting?

Seeing Chen Mo catch Xiao Yu in his arms, with no real danger, the crowd immediately broke into applause.

When the bride, Qian Qian, saw that it was Chen Mo and Xiao Yu, she immediately let out a sigh of relief.

It had been an accident. Luckily, Chen Mo had caught Xiao Yu. If she had really fallen in front of so many people, it would have been unbearably awkward.

After thinking it over, Qian Qian hurriedly snatched the microphone from the host.

"Let the hero kiss the beauty!"

Xiao Yu was holding the bouquet and was still in Chen Mo's arms. Coupled with the bride's words, cheers instantly erupted from the crowd.

"Kiss her!" "Kiss her!"

Xiao Yu's face instantly turned bright red. She stared straight at Chen Mo. "Not here."

Only Chen Mo could hear her, but at that moment, everyone's eyes were on them.

"No... mmph... mmph."

The venue was immediately swallowed by cheers and applause, the atmosphere jubilant.

Even after the wedding ended, Xiao Yu's face was still flushed as she followed Chen Mo away. Just thinking about what had happened made her embarrassed. Even she had never expected something like that to happen.

"Did you do that on purpose just now?" Xiao Yu wrapped her arms around Chen Mo's arm, her gaze slightly hostile.

"It wasn't my fault you almost fell. If I hadn't caught you, wouldn't it have been humiliating for you to fall in front of so many people?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"I'm talking about you kissing me."

Xiao Yu still looked shy as she said it. Given their relationship, kissing was normal, but with so many people watching this time, she had felt extremely uncomfortable.

"The bride knows about us, so she said that to ease the awkwardness. Besides, the atmosphere was so lively, and it was such a festive day. I couldn't exactly spoil everyone's mood."

"Jerk."

Xiao Yu gave a soft snort at Chen Mo's explanation, feeling that what he said did make some sense.

After taking Xiao Yu home, Chen Mo looked around. This seemed to be the residential complex where his aunt lived.

Should he go upstairs and visit his aunt?

But when he remembered that his aunt wanted to introduce a girl to him, Chen Mo immediately dismissed the thought. He wasn't desperate enough to need a blind date, and he already had Xiao Yu. If he rejected the girl outright, it would be hard for his aunt to explain herself. So for the foreseeable future, his aunt's home was forbidden territory.

"Xiao Yu, did everything go smoothly at the wedding?" As soon as Xiao Yu walked through the door, Shao Zhen, who was watching television, spoke up.

"Pretty smoothly. I ran into quite a few old classmates I hadn't seen in years. Where's Uncle Zhang?" Xiao Yu put down her bag and sat on the sofa as well.

"He went out drinking with friends. You've started your internship, right?" Shao Zhen asked.

"I'll start after the New Year." Xiao Yu nodded.

"What kind of work? Where?"

"I got into a pretty good company. I'll probably be working in the Finance Department, though the specifics will depend on their arrangements. It's in Bin Hai City," Xiao Yu answered honestly.

"Binhai University, right? What a coincidence. I have a nephew who also goes to Binhai University. He's in the same year as you and is also in Bin Hai City. Want me to introduce you two? If you run into any difficulties with work or life there in the future, you'll have someone to look out for you."

"Is that so?" Xiao Yu smiled bitterly to herself.

How was she supposed to refuse? Aunt Zhen was only saying she wanted to introduce someone to her so she would have someone looking out for her in the future. She hadn't said anything else. It was a kind gesture, and Xiao Yu couldn't refuse.

"Since he's Aunt Zhen's nephew and also my classmate, there's no harm in meeting him." Xiao Yu agreed despite herself.

"Mm, then I'll have him come over tomorrow."

"Chen Mo, help me take some pastries to your aunt's house tomorrow." The moment Chen Mo entered the house, his mother called out to him.

"You've got to be kidding me."

Chen Mo knew what his mother was planning. How could he refuse when she was asking him to deliver something? Countless methods flashed through his mind, only to be dismissed one after another.

"So I can't get you to do anything anymore?"

"Fine, I'll go." Chen Mo immediately gave in.

Early the next morning, Chen Mo was dragged out of bed. His mother shoved a box of rice cakes into his hands and chased him out the door, reminding him before he left to wear something handsome.

When he reached his aunt's door, Chen Mo thought for a moment before calling Xiao Yu.

At that moment, Xiao Yu was sitting on the sofa in the living room with Aunt Zhen, watching television. When her phone rang, she felt as though she had grabbed onto a lifeline.

"Aunt Zhen, I'm going to take a call."

With that, she walked into the room.

"Xiao Yu, call me in two minutes. This is an emergency." The instant the call connected, Chen Mo spoke.

"What happened?" Xiao Yu asked in confusion.

"I'll tell you when I get the chance. Remember, call me in two minutes. I'm hanging up first."

After ending the call, Chen Mo finally walked to his aunt's door and knocked. Before long, the door opened, and the first thing Chen Mo saw was his aunt's smiling face.

"Aunt Zhen, Mom asked me to bring you some pastries. Xin Xin likes these."

"Come in, quickly."

Aunt Zhen took the pastry box from his hands and pulled him inside.

"Aunt Zhen, is Xin Xin back?" Chen Mo sat down on the sofa and turned his phone volume all the way up.

"No, a younger niece came over. She just went into the room. She'll come out in a bit."

Xiao Yu, who had been about to leave the room, froze when she heard someone come in. She pressed her ear to the door and listened to what was happening outside.

Suddenly, Xiao Yu blinked. That voice sounded a little familiar. She gently opened the door and peeked through the crack. When she saw Chen Mo sitting on the sofa, Xiao Yu went completely still.

As if remembering something, Xiao Yu smiled happily. Then she climbed onto the bed, buried herself in the blanket, and laughed wildly.

Aunt Zhen's nephew from Binhai University was Chen Mo.

She suddenly understood why Chen Mo had called her and asked her to phone him two minutes later. So he knew what was about to happen too and wanted to use the opportunity to escape.

It was just that Chen Mo didn't know the person he was about to meet was her.

Xiao Yu laughed so hard she could barely contain herself. What a coincidence. That jerk had said she would be dragged home for a blind date, but he had been dragged here too. Just imagining Chen Mo's awkward expression made Xiao Yu want to laugh.

After getting off the bed, Xiao Yu sat at the vanity and watched the time on her phone with a happy smile. She wanted to see how he would escape if she didn't call him.

"I'll go call her out so you two can get acquainted. You're both young, after all. She studies and works in Bin Hai City too." After saying that, Aunt Zhen headed toward the room.

"Xiao Yu, my nephew is here. Why don't you go out and chat with him?"

"Aunt Zhen, um, I need to put on some makeup and change clothes. I'm dressed too casually right now. It wouldn't be appropriate," Xiao Yu said with a smile.

"Ah, of course." Hearing Xiao Yu's answer, Aunt Zhen immediately beamed.

After Aunt Zhen left, Xiao Yu could not help laughing as she called Chen Mo.

Out in the living room, Chen Mo was getting increasingly restless, completely lacking his usual composure. He prayed that Xiao Yu would call soon. Otherwise, once the girl came out, things would become awkward.

"She's putting on makeup and changing clothes. Watch some television. She'll be out in a few minutes."

"Okay." Chen Mo's smile was slightly bitter.

Suddenly, his phone rang, and Chen Mo perked up at once, hurriedly answering it.

"Hello, Chen Mo, where are you?"

"What? At the hospital? I'll be right there. Wait for me." Chen Mo turned to Aunt Zhen and said, "Aunt Zhen, something happened to my friend. He's at the hospital, and I need to go over right away. I'll come by another time. Goodbye, Aunt Zhen."

With that, he grabbed his phone and ran outside, looking frantic enough to leave Aunt Zhen stunned. Not only Aunt Zhen—even Xiao Yu on the other end of the call was left dumbfounded.

"Xiao Yu, I'm at the place where I dropped you off last night. Come down, and let's go have some fun."

Only after escaping Aunt Zhen's home did Chen Mo finally let out a breath of relief and wipe away his sweat.

Xiao Yu was holding back her laughter, desperately wanting to burst out laughing.

"Okay."

After hanging up, Xiao Yu changed into another outfit and tidied herself up before leaving the room. The moment she came out, she saw Aunt Zhen looking somewhat unhappy.

"Xiao Yu, my nephew had an urgent matter and just left. I'll introduce you next time."

"It's fine, Aunt Zhen. Give me his contact information, and I'll get in touch with him."

"Ah, okay, okay, okay." Aunt Zhen immediately beamed again. "This is his phone number. His name is Chen Mo. And this is his photo."

"He's pretty handsome. I definitely have to meet him next time." Seeing Chen Mo's photo, Xiao Yu smiled.

"He's a very good young man. He goes to the same school as you and is building his career in Bin Hai City. Keep in touch with each other more. You can look out for one another."

"Since he has something urgent to deal with, and I've made plans with a friend too, I'll head out as well."

After saying goodbye to Aunt Zhen, Xiao Yu left. The moment she saw Chen Mo, she started laughing. Thinking of how awkwardly he had fled just now, she could not help herself.

"What's got you so happy?" Chen Mo asked.

"Do you believe in fate?" Xiao Yu linked her arm through Chen Mo's as they headed down the street.

"Of course I do. Otherwise, how would I have met you?" Chen Mo said.

"Yeah, it really is fate."

Thinking about what had just happened, Xiao Yu started laughing again.