Although her family background was average, she had high aspirations and saw things more clearly than others. She knew that trying to live in a luxury house in Modu and drive a luxury car by working hard on her own was utterly impossible. The only chance was if she hooked up with a wealthy man.

And could those pot-bellied old men compare to the handsome, rich, generous, and youthful and vigorous Li Yuan? There was no comparison at all.

At that moment, Fang Yanni, who was meticulously dressed, walked over and asked with confusion, “Rongrong, you look so happy. Is Li Yuan going too?” In their girls’ dormitory, or rather, the entire computer science class, everyone knew that Wang Jierong was actively pursuing Li Yuan. On several quiet nights, Fang Yanni had even heard Wang Jierong passionately calling out Li Yuan’s name.

Wang Jierong shook her head with a smile. “Li Yuan has something to do tonight, so he’s not going.”

Fang Yanni grew even more bewildered. If Li Yuan isn’t going, what are you so happy about? She was too embarrassed to press the issue and changed the subject. “Is everything arranged with the other dorm? What time are we going?”

This was the first social mixer between the male and female dorms since they started university, and these naive and innocent girls were all both nervous and excited about it. The computer science class had over forty students, two-thirds of whom were male. It was widely acknowledged that the dorm with the highest-quality guys was Dorm 3223.

There was no need to even mention Li Yuan; he was a talented genius earning a million a month, but he was already taken. The other girls didn’t dare to even dream about him, leaving only Wang Jierong to naively hold onto her unrealistic fantasies. Besides Li Yuan, there was Zhou Tianyu. Although he wasn’t very tall, he was handsome, and his family was wealthy. Most importantly, he was single, making him the secondary target for the girls who considered themselves fairly pretty. Then there was Liu Jia. He was very tall and good at basketball. Although his looks and family background were average, he was still the best choice for ordinary girls like them. Wu Hao was also about 1.8 meters tall, decent-looking, and had the demeanor of a northern man, making him quite suitable as a boyfriend.

After learning that Li Yuan wasn’t going, Wang Jierong’s anticipation for the social mixer dropped drastically. Instead, she found herself looking forward to a private date with him. I’m already so carefully dressed for tonight; it can’t go to waste.

“Yes, everything’s arranged. I’ll give Liu Jia a call first.”

「***」

By the time Li Yuan drove to the Emerald Mansion residential complex, it was already around six o’clock in the evening. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw Bai Weixi standing downstairs, eagerly looking around for him. Seeing Li Yuan approach, she excitedly ran over, throwing her arms around him in a big hug and planting a kiss on his cheek.

“Honey, what took you so long? I missed you so, so much.”

Looking at Bai Weixi’s blissful, sweet, and dependent smile, Li Yuan caressed her long, dark hair and smiled back. “Things got busy at the company, so I was held up for a while. Are your parents upstairs?”

Bai Weixi gazed at Li Yuan affectionately, clinging tightly to his arm as she replied cheerfully, “Mhm, my parents are waiting for you. And they even prepared a surprise for you.”

Li Yuan was slightly taken aback. “A surprise?”

“Yes, my parents are very particular about these things.” A blush crept onto Bai Weixi’s cheeks as she recalled what her parents had said over the past few days. I’ve only just started my freshman year, and they’re already discussing my future wedding… Li Yuan was genuinely surprised, and a sense of anticipation grew in his heart.

The two went upstairs and entered the elevator. As soon as the doors opened, they saw Yang Jinyu already standing at the apartment door to greet them.

“Little Li, you’re back! Come in, quickly.”

Li Yuan smiled and called out, “Mrs. Yang.”

Yang Jinyu smiled warmly. “Was the business trip tough?”

“It was fine,” Li Yuan replied with a smile. “Flying isn’t too strenuous.”

Bai Weixi giggled and added, “Li Yuan, my mom knew you were coming back and prepared a huge feast for you.”

Yang Jinyu chuckled. “It’s just some simple home-cooked food. We’ll eat at home tonight.”

“Thank you, Mrs. Yang,” Li Yuan said, genuinely touched by the gesture.

Upon entering the house, Bai Tianqi also stood up to greet him with a smiling wave. Yang Jinyu gave Bai Tianqi a meaningful look, and he quickly went back to his room, retrieved a gift box, and handed it to his wife. Yang Jinyu took the box and offered it to Li Yuan with a gentle smile.

“Little Li, this is our first time formally meeting, so we wanted to give you a small gift. Mr. Bai and I went to have this Jade Guanyin blessed for you. We hope you’ll accept it.”

As she spoke, she opened the exquisite box. Inside lay a flawless white Jade Guanyin that, at first glance, looked quite expensive.

Li Yuan was somewhat overwhelmed by their kindness. “Mr. Bai, Mrs. Yang, you’re being too generous.”

“Please, take it,” Yang Jinyu said with a smile. “We consider you family. I just hope that you and Xixi will always be safe and sound.”

Li Yuan accepted the gift box. “In that case, I’ll accept it. Thank you, Mr. Bai and Mrs. Yang.”

Seeing Li Yuan accept the gift, Yang Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief. She and Bai Tianqi had spent a long time discussing what to give their future son-in-law for their first meeting. According to the customs in their Northern Anhui hometown, a son-in-law should receive a red envelope on his first visit. However, giving a red envelope to Li Yuan was clearly inappropriate, as he wasn’t short on money. After making many inquiries and even secretly contacting her relatives, Yang Jinyu drove to a well-known temple in Hangcheng, where she spent twenty to thirty thousand to have a Jade Guanyin blessed.

“Little Li, you just got back from your trip. You should rest for a bit and chat with Xixi. Mr. Bai and I will go prepare dinner.” After saying this, Yang Jinyu gave her husband another look and pulled him toward the kitchen.

Once her parents had left, Bai Weixi tilted her snow-white neck, watching Li Yuan with a playful grin. “Li Yuan, aren’t you touched?” she said in a sweet voice. “My parents drove all the way to Hangcheng to get that Jade Guanyin for you.”

Li Yuan was slightly stunned; he had assumed it was just purchased from some jade store in Modu. “They really went all the way to Hangcheng?”

Bai Weixi nodded with a laugh. “Yeah. My mom said the temple there is particularly potent, so they drove overnight to get it blessed. Hehe, my parents care more about you, their future son-in-law, than they do about me, their own daughter.”

Li Yuan was moved. Looking into Bai Weixi’s smiling eyes, however, he suddenly felt a wave of panic.

Bai Tianqi and Yang Jinyu already see me as their future son-in-law. If Bai Weixi finds out that I’m two-timing her and we break up, will her father come after me with a knife? Luckily, I bought her a sports car and also got cars and gifts for my future parents-in-law. Even if things get messy, it surely won’t come down to a bloody confrontation, right? If I had truly given them nothing and just slept with their daughter for free, given Bai Tianqi’s “daughter’s slave” personality, he might really have impulsively caused a bloody incident…

Li Yuan recalled that Bai Weixi’s roommates already knew he was two-timing her with Zhong Tingyue, while Bai Weixi herself was clearly still in the dark.

He probed cautiously, “Bai, haven’t you been back to school recently?”

Bai Weixi shook her head. “Nope. I just went back to campus briefly on the day my parents first arrived. For the past few days, we’ve been in Modu and Hangcheng.”

Li Yuan smiled. I hope I can get through tonight peacefully.

But Bai Weixi’s next words made his heart, which had just calmed down, suddenly tense up again.

“Li Yuan, I saw the announcement on Yuandian Web that you’re holding a book signing event at ten o’clock tomorrow morning. I want to go too.”

Li Yuan’s heart pounded in his chest. Just my luck. The one thing I was worried about is happening. If all goes as expected, Little Fish will definitely be there tomorrow. If Bai Weixi goes too and they meet… won’t things just explode?

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep