Elsewhere.
Hangzhou.
Luo Ye's car was actually a little too small for Gu Mingxuan.
At the very least, for the purpose of this trip, the trunk was far too small to hold much of anything.
So Gu Mingxuan found a way to borrow an SUV and drove all the way from Jiangcheng to Hangzhou with Li Xia.
The trunk was packed full of gifts he had bought.
Baijiu, tea, pastries, nuts, supplements...
Because he did not know what to buy, he bought a great many things as gifts for the first time he would meet Li Xia's parents as her boyfriend.
Even though Li Xia told him many times that he did not need to buy so much, Gu Mingxuan still accidentally bought too much.
To him, it really had been an accident. The more he bought, the more there was.
After the long journey, the car finally stopped outside the entrance to Li Xia's residential complex.
She had not told her parents she was coming home yet, so she did not know whether they were home.
After getting out, Gu Mingxuan took all the gifts from the trunk and arranged them beside the car.
Li Xia carefully entered the building, planning to go home first and take a look.
She needed to sound out her parents' attitudes first...
Li Xia opened the door to her home. Father Li was not there; he had already gone out for a stroll.
Mother Li was at home, watering the flowers and plants on the balcony.
Hearing the sound, Mother Li thought Father Li had returned and immediately began complaining, "You spend all day bragging with those old comrades of yours. Why are you back so early today?"
Li Xia said nothing.
Mother Li turned around and realized it was not Father Li,