The man looked like an insecure little kid when he made this request.

  "I'll see you out." Not caring what Yu Qianying thought, Song Yu held his elegant hand, thumb gently rubbing the joints of his slender fingers.

  The old lady watched from the side, smiling especially relieved, and truly felt that Song Yu's previous identity as Qi Cheng's fiancée was no longer a big deal.

  Yu Qianying coldly snorted a warning behind Song Yu's back, but Song Yu pretended not to hear and sent Qi Chengzhi off to the door.

  Two people stood facing each other, Qi Cheng's one hand holding hers, the other quietly creeping up her waist, lowering his head to lean in close to her, his thin and handsome lips almost touching the tip of her nose.

  Song Yu's face turned red as she glanced behind Qi Cheng and said in a low voice: "Grandma is here."

  The old lady rolled her eyes and let Liu Ayi support her down a flight of stairs. From the balcony, she looked down and pointed at the bottom of the building, saying to Liu Ayi: "Little Liu, look at that fat dog, it can't even walk anymore."

  Liu Aunt strangely looked around everywhere, "Where is it?"

  Just as Liu Aunt had finished speaking, she was pinched by the old lady and let out a "ouch". When she looked again, the old lady was winking at her. Liu Aunt quickly nodded, "I see, I see."

  Hearing such an obvious excuse, the old lady was clearly giving them space, Song Yu's ears were burning.

  She still had fine white down on her ear roots, Qi Cheng lowered his head and lightly kissed the base of her ears. His dry and scorching lips gently brushed against the soft and fine fluff on her ear roots, making her extremely itchy, but she was also restrained by the old lady and didn't dare to giggle out loud.

  Chi Cheng continued along her earlobe and kissed her tender red cheek, finally kissing her lips.

  Song Yu pushed him away, not letting him kiss too deeply, the old lady was still here.

  He kissed her a few more times, his hands pinching her soft waist, his lips rubbing against the corner of her mouth, generating a scorching electric current. His hoarse voice murmured: "I'll go talk to grandma for a bit and come back, she brought a driver and Liu Auntie, actually didn't need me to send her off, just had something to say to me."

  "Don't be in a hurry, or you can go back after chatting with grandma. My mom must also have something to say to me alone, and it's not very convenient for you to be here." Song Yu slightly tilted her head back, otherwise when she spoke, her lips would almost touch the corner of his mouth, which was really too embarrassing.

  "I'll wait for you downstairs." His hands tightened slightly, holding her against his abdomen. "No matter how long you need to talk, if you need me, just tell me and I'll come up."

  Song Yu had made up his mind that he was going to wait for her and wouldn't let her stay here today, no matter how late it got, he would take her home, somewhat domineering.

  Such a clear and bright man, when he made this request, turned out to be like an insecure little kid, which also made her feel a bit heartbroken.

  "Good." She tiptoed up and quickly kissed his lips, and when she came back down, she looked a bit embarrassed.

  "Go quickly, and let Grandma laugh." Song Yu lowered her head, not daring to look at him, her gaze only falling on his abdomen, which was now covered by the suit, unable to see the solid muscles inside. But in her mind, she couldn't help but imagine what he looked like without clothes.

  Qī Chéngzhī gently smiled against her lips, pecked at them again, then let go of her and allowed her to enter the house first before helping the elderly woman down the stairs.

  All along, the old lady kept staring at Qi Chengzhi. Finally, Qi Chengzhi couldn't help but say: "Grandma, pay attention to the stairs, don't always look at me."

  The old lady didn't mean it, although she had just avoided looking at them and was gazing out at the scenery below, but she could still hear Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu's conversation.

  This grandson is cold and indifferent to everyone, but when it comes to Song Yu, he becomes gentle and affectionate.

  She just took a sneak peek, and Qi Chengzhi had Song Yu wrapped tightly around him, sticking to him like ointment, as if they couldn't bear to be apart for even one second.

  Listen to what he just said, still waiting under the building, must take Song Yu back, and won't let Song Yu stay with his parents for a while.

  How could the old lady not be surprised at Ziqi Chengzhi's performance?

  Even Liu Aunt was scared pale, seeing Qi Chengzhi like this for the first time, from time to time secretly glancing at him, as if he were someone else in disguise.

  Just from what I saw earlier, the old lady also knew that Qi Chengzhi was impossible to break up with Song Yu, even if Song Yu was willing, Qi Chengzhi would not be willing.

  The old lady sighed and said that at that time, Qi Chengzhi had also made the Song family go bankrupt, probably in order to destroy the engagement between Song Yu and Qi Chengyi.

  He has been thinking about her for so many years, no wonder there hasn't been a woman by his side all this time, he has always had Song Yu in his heart.

  Just for this, no matter how much opposition there is at home, Qi Chengzhi will never let go.

  Supporting the old lady to sit in the Volvo driven by Xiao Fan, Liu Shu and Xiao Fan chatted outside, met a vendor selling roasted sweet potatoes, Liu Shu bought two and ate with Xiao Fan.

  Although it's warming up now, it's still cold. Standing outside eating hot roasted sweet potatoes is warm and cozy.

  In the car, the old lady looked at Qi Chengzhi with a serious expression.

  Don't look at the old lady now, who is always smiling and chatting with ordinary neighbors, performing dragon dances and jumping square dances, feeling particularly down-to-earth. In fact, when she was young, she was a real iron lady, saying one not two, managing the internal affairs of the Qi family very strictly.

  Otherwise, with Xia Wennan's temperament, she wouldn't be so afraid of Old Lady.

  So at first, Qi Chengzhi just wanted to persuade Lao Taitai first, and then the parents' side would not be a problem.

  "Your mother has told me what you did to the Song family," said the old lady in a low voice.

  ……

  ……

  "How long have you been with him? The car Old Xu saw during the New Year was his, right?" Yu Qianying asked as soon as Song Yu entered the house.

  "It was during Chinese New Year when we just started dating." Song Yu honestly replied.

  "Hmph!" Yu Qianying recalled and got annoyed, "Then you still told me it was Old Xu who made a mistake."

  "Mom, at that time we had just gotten together and nothing was certain yet. You also had such a big opinion about the Qi family, I didn't dare to mention it to you rashly." Song Yu said with a stiff upper lip.

  "At first, when you asked me if I was with Qi Cheng Zhi, it wasn't true yet. But as we spent more time together, feelings are really unpredictable and can't be controlled by one's own thoughts. I also told myself that we weren't suitable for each other, and I knew you didn't like the Qi family, so I struggled too. However, in the end, I couldn't control my heart either."

  "Mom, I've been telling you all along that emotional matters rely on fate. Who would have thought that my fate is actually Qi Chengzhi? I like him as a person, not because of the Qi family. When I'm with him, I see him, not the Qi family. I also hope you can separate him from the Qi family."

  "I just want to follow my heart and find a man who truly loves me, now that I've finally found him, I want to be with him. You've been urging me to date and get married, introducing me to someone with good conditions, all because you want me to be happy. I think being with Qi Chengzhi makes me happy. Can't you, for my sake, stop worrying about the Qi family's affairs? Or separate him from the Qi family. He is himself, not the same as the Qi family. The things that happened back then weren't his fault, you can dislike the Qi family, but mom, can't you accept him for my sake?"

  Yu Qianying's lips were pursed into a thin line, her breathing was tense and heavy, and coarse breathing sounds came from her nose. Yu Qianying's face was slightly flushed due to emotional excitement.

  "Do you think I'm opposed to it just because of the grudge between our family and the Qi family? Our family went bankrupt, and the Qi family didn't help us out, which isn't wrong. I don't have the right to blame them for that. But back then, the Qi family's selfishness was notorious, and I'm afraid you'll be bullied by Qi Chengzhi in their household! In the past, when our family had power, I wasn't worried, but now we have nothing, and being in the Qi household will only lead to your suffering!"

  "Qī Chéngzhī is going to be the master of the house in the future, so naturally Qī's family hopes that his other half will have a strong background and be helpful to him. But you don't have anything now, and whether or not Qī Chéngzhī's parents can accept you is still uncertain. Today Xiǎo Wén Nà came, I saw the way she looked, I'm afraid it was to persuade me to convince you to break up with Qī Chéngzhī! In the future if something happens, Qī's family will definitely abandon you without hesitation."

  "But what do I have to lose anyway? Haven't I already lost everything? Even if they abandon me, what else can I lose? As long as Qi Chengzhi doesn't abandon me, that's enough." Song Yu took a deep breath in, clenched his fists slightly and said confidently, "Besides, I believe Qi Chengzhi will protect me well."

  Yu Qian's voice trembled with anger, she was doing it for Song Yu's own good, but hearing Song Yu speak made it seem like she had become the bad person instead. This child just wouldn't listen to reason and was determined to rush headlong into trouble.

  "If you get hurt later on, don't come back crying!" Yu Qian's voice trembled with anger, and her eyes also turned red.

  What mother doesn't care about her own child? She's just afraid that Song Yu will be taken advantage of by the Qi family, and she's already been taken advantage of once, can't she learn from experience?

  But Song Yu didn't listen, she was both angry and anxious, and could only regret that she wasn't capable of protecting her.

  A thick and solid palm grasped my shoulder, and beside me came Song Donglin's voice: "Let the child make her own decisions. In fact, when our family went bankrupt, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. At least Song Yu had the right to choose for herself. Now she has chosen Qi Chengzhi, we can only hope that man won't disappoint us."

  "Dad, mom, being with him makes me anxious too, and I've made up my mind after much consideration. But I believe he can protect me well. From the start of our relationship until now, I've been constantly putting in effort to trust him, and I'm learning to fully trust him. I know this is a big risk, like gambling, but I believe I'll win. You don't believe in him, but please believe in me, okay?"

  "After all the difficulties, I finally found a man I like. I really want to continue with him. Mom, I know I've been capricious many times before and you always tolerated me. This time, let me be capricious again, okay?"

  "You..." Yu Qianying let out a sound, and then suddenly stopped, her hand trembling as she tried to lift it up again, but angrily put it back down, turning her head away in frustration.

  Song Donglin could only comfort Yu Qianying by holding her shoulders with both hands, "The child has grown up, and many things are beyond our control. Her path is still hers to walk. I believe in my daughter, don't you have some faith in her too?"

  Song Donglin gave Song Yu a look and gently pushed Yu Qianying back into the room to persuade her.

  Song Yu was still in the living room, and could hear the sound of Yu Qianying and Song Donglin arguing inside. Most of it was Yu Qianying speaking loudly, while Song Donglin's voice was almost inaudible. Occasionally, he could be heard trying to persuade her in a gentle and unhurried tone.

  After a long time, the two of them came out again. Yu Qianying's eyes were red-rimmed, but her gaze at Song Yu was no longer completely rejecting like before, although it still had some hardness to it.

  Yu Qianying took a few deep breaths, her voice still somewhat nasal and unnatural: "Let's just stay here for lunch, you haven't been back in a long time."

  Song Yu was worried about Qi Chengzhi, but didn't want to disappoint Yu Qianying again. Today was already not a pleasant day, and it took great effort for Yu Qianying to back down and no longer oppose him. If she were to leave now, he feared that his parents would also be heartbroken.

  So Song Yu hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

  Yu Qianying went to cook while Song Yu secretly went to the balcony to call Qi Chengzhi.

  "Have you finished talking with your grandma?"

  "En, she has already gone back." On the other end of the phone, Qi Chengzhi's low and husky voice faintly sounded.

  Song Yu's heart, which was originally a bit messy and uncomfortable, instantly calmed down when he heard his voice.

  "My mom asked me to stay here for dinner, I don't know when I can leave. Today I don't want to make her sad again." Song Yu explained, turning back to look at the house, Yu Qianying hadn't returned yet, and Song Donglin saw her making a phone call on the balcony, but didn't bother. "You go home first, don't wait for me, I'll take a taxi back myself."

  "Hmm." Zhi Chengzhi's response was quite crisp, which surprised Song Yu.

  According to her understanding of him, once this man made up his mind about something, he would be very persistent. Just now when she sent him out, he insisted on sending her home, but this time he agreed so readily that she felt a bit uncomfortable instead.

  This man has always been domineering, but it's a pampering kind of domineering. Now that he's agreed so readily, there's a feeling that he's not being indulgent enough.

  Song Yucai suddenly realized that she had been spoiled by him a bit.

  She shook her head and smiled wryly, she was indeed a bit spoiled, if it were in the past, she wouldn't have been so petty, let alone care about such trivial matters, not to mention that it was she who suggested he go back first, this kind of repetitive behavior wasn't like her.

  Rubbed a bit of a sore heart, listening to Qi Chengzhi's low and sweet voice coming from the phone again, "When are you leaving, tell me."

  "Okay." Song Yu responded and hung up the phone.

  After returning home, Song Donglin was a little embarrassed for a while and didn't know what to say.

  Song Donglin adjusted his old flower-shaped glasses on the bridge of his nose, smiled at her, and then refocused his attention back to the chess manual.

  Yu Qianying brought all the dishes to the dining table and called for the two of them to go eat, Song Donglin finally took off his old flower glasses and put down the chess manual, got up and walked to the dining hall.

  "I heard your lease is about to expire, why don't you move back home when it's up? Anyway, I'm not at ease with you living alone outside." Song Yu had just picked up a dish of food when he heard Yu Qianying's words.

  "It's inconvenient for me to go back and forth between work and home." Song Yu could only say.

  "Then live with Qi Cheng, it's convenient to go to work?" Yu Qianying's face sank, she wasn't a conservative person, when young people's feelings reached a certain point and they confirmed that the other party was their marriage partner, living together in advance didn't count as anything, even if Song Yu took this step, she wouldn't oppose it.

  Now she and Qi Chengzhi have just been together for a short time, the Qi family has not accepted her, and their marriage is still uncertain, but she went to live with Qi Chengzhi, isn't that stupid?

  If anything goes wrong, she will be the one who suffers!

  "How long have you known each other, and you're already living together? Aren't you afraid that Qi Chengzhi will think you're a casual woman and won't cherish you?" Yu Qianying asked, putting down her chopsticks.

  "I believe him." Song Yu also put down her chopsticks and said calmly, "If he would think that way, then he's not Qi Chengzhi, not the man I love. He has never treated me carelessly. At first, choosing to keep our relationship a secret was my idea too. He always wanted to come visit you all, wanting to take me back to the Qi household, but I was afraid you wouldn't accept it, so I had him hide and sneak around, as if he's someone who can't be seen."

  "He's such a proud man, but when he's with me, he becomes someone who can't show his face in public. Yet, he hasn't uttered a single complaint and has respected my decisions. He's already taken me to meet the Qis, of course, there are those in the Qi family who oppose it. But at least this is his attitude, otherwise why would Old Lady Qi have come over today? If all of this was just casual, then what is being serious? I don't think that just because we're living together, he looks down on me."

  "Bang!"

  Yu Qianying's hand slapped the chopsticks, and the chopsticks and the dinner table made a crisp collision sound. "You're all grown up now, these words are all in one set, what I said has become wrong."

  "Mom, I didn't mean it like that, I—"

  "You can do whatever you want! If you don't like to hear something that's good for you, then forget it." Yu Qianying didn't give Song Yu a chance to continue speaking, and without eating dinner, she turned around and went back to her room.

  The sound of the house door slamming shut made Song Yu lose his appetite, and he stared blankly at the full table of dishes, his throat feeling bitter.

  Song Donglin sighed, patted Song Yu's shoulder, "This matter, you can't expect her to accept it all at once, at least tell her a little bit and let her accept it one by one. I'll go see her again."

  "I think... I'll just go first." Song Yu stood up, and it was rare for Yu Qianying to make so many dishes, she always felt sorry for her parents.

  Song Donglin nodded and walked towards the bedroom, but was stopped by Song Yu, "Dad, I'm sorry."

  Song Donglin smiled and said, "Silly child, as long as you know what you're doing, that's all that matters."

  Song Donglin entered the bedroom, Song Yu looked at the tightly closed door again, and inside, he heard his parents' voices, Song Donglin's persuasion, and Yu Qianying's grievances.

  Song Yu's throat was sour and astringent, her eyes were also slightly sour, she picked up her bag and quietly walked out the door.

  She held her mobile phone, wanting to call Chi Chengzhi, but thought better of it.

  Walked to the entrance of the building, stopped and wiped away the tears that had unknowingly overflowed from my eyes, then raised my head and blinked back the tears, sniffled, took a few deep breaths, and let out one last heavy sigh before walking out of the unit door.

  She had only taken a few steps when she stopped, staring blankly at the nearby Audi, its black body, black window film, and the license plate number on the blue plate, which was absolutely unmistakable to her.

  Isn't he back yet? How can the car be here?

  Song Yu took a few steps forward, and the door of the car also opened. All movements seemed to slow down. She saw the white and slender hand holding the door frame, and saw a long leg stepping out of the car.

  Song Yu stopped in his tracks until Qi Cheng got out of the car, standing quietly in front of the vehicle with a stern expression, Song Yu's heart was suddenly hit hard.

  He wore a black Burberry windbreaker, tall and slender, which made him stand up straighter, his long legs seemingly perfect illustrations.

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