Chapter 1: Sniping

  Jiupin Literature welcomes you, any search engine searches for "Jiupin Literature" to quickly enter this site. This site permanently provides free high-quality and txt format download services without pop-up windows! When Ling Lan came out of the bedroom, he noticed that the atmosphere in the living room between his father and Gu Hanhao was very awkward. His father, Ling Zhonglian, had a stiff face, and didn't even offer Gu Hanhao a cup of water. On the other hand, Gu Hanhao had a smile all over his face, with a flattering attitude.

  "What are you talking about?" Ling Lan originally wanted to sit next to Gu Hanhao, but Lu Yuqiu pulled her back and gestured with his eyes for her to go get a chair.

  Ling Zhonglian didn't respond to Ling Lan. Gu Hanhao smiled and replied, "Actually, it's nothing much, just casual chat, just casual chat."

  Ling Lan originally wanted to go move chairs, but seeing the atmosphere, she directly went to open the TV cabinet and one by one moved out the photo albums.

  Gu Hanhao saw the scene and asked Ling's couple, "I'll go help." Then he squatted beside Ling Lan, helping her move out album after album, placing them on the floor.

  "Is this all? Including your parents'?" Gu Hanhao whispered.

  Ling Lan nodded, "That's right, big and small, a total of 15 volumes." After finishing speaking, she turned her head to make a wry smile at Gu Hanhao, which was an apology for his parents' cold treatment of him.

  Gu Hanhao nodded slightly and smiled, indicating that he didn't mind.

  In the evening, Gu Hanhao suggested taking Ling Lan's family to a restaurant for dinner, but Ling Lan's parents coldly refused. Helpless, he could only say that he was going to buy some gifts and then slipped away alone in a somewhat flustered manner. Firstly, he thought it might be because he came empty-handed, which made Ling Lan's parents unhappy. Secondly, this way, Ling Lan could stay with her parents alone, and he could understand the reason why they didn't like him.

  Ling Lan looked out of the window at Gu Han's lonely figure, suddenly feeling that he was very pitiful. She couldn't help but complain in a spoiled manner, "Dad and mom, what's wrong with you? Even if you don't like it or agree, can't you just pretend to be okay on the surface? I really didn't expect you to be like this."

  This time, it was Ling Lan's father, Ling Zhonglian, who stepped forward and pulled Ling Lan back to sit her down on the sofa. He then said with a serious tone: "Daughter, you're too unrealistic. Look at this boyfriend of yours, let alone that he's seven years older than you, or that his appearance would make you feel insecure, just look at his profession - he's a criminal police officer! His job is so dangerous, if you really marry him, there won't be a single day of peace!"

  Just as Ling Lan was about to retort, she suddenly realized that she had also gotten too into the act. Why bother arguing with her parents for someone who wasn't even her boyfriend? Although she didn't agree with her father's words and thought Gu Hanhao was actually not bad, she still echoed him, "Father is right, I guarantee it, we'll definitely break up, as soon as we get back."

  Lu Yuqiu sighed deeply, "Alas, why did you have to find him? You could have found someone else... "

  Ling Zhonglian coughed loudly, interrupting Lu Yuqiu's words. "Alright, alright, in short, Dad and Mom both believe you. You said you'll break up, then you definitely will break up. Won't let Dad and Mom down."

  Ling Lan nodded while pondering, her mother had just said "doing evil" without finishing, no wonder, judging from the mouth shape it was indeed "doing evil". But all she did was find a boyfriend they didn't like and agreed to break up with him, were they overreacting? Something didn't seem quite right. If it were another girl's parents, bringing back a talented and promising young man like Gu Hanhao, shouldn't they be happy instead?

  Before long, Gu Hanhao came back with several boxes of nutritional supplements. Ling Lan opened the door for him and gave him an apologetic look again. She took over the heavy gift box from his hand, wondering if her parents would throw them away after they left.

  As expected, the expensive gift box did not change Linglan's parents' attitude towards Guhanhao. Linglan couldn't stand this atmosphere and hastily put all the photo albums into a small suitcase, bid farewell to her parents in a hurry, saying that school was urgent and she had to rush back.

  At 7 o'clock in the evening, a hungry couple stood by the road, with the man still holding a small suitcase. They looked like helpless strangers standing by the road, looking around and waving their hands non-stop.

  At last, a taxi stopped in front of them.

  Gu Hanhao finally saw a glimmer of hope, "Master, let's go to S city."

  The driver was a middle-aged man. When he heard that we were going to S city, he shook his head and waved his hand, "I only take short-distance passengers, not long-distance ones."

  "Never mind, let's take the train." Ling Lan pulled at Gu Hanhao's sleeve.

  Gu Hanhao remained unmoved, "Name a price."

  The driver blinked his small eyes, immediately realizing he had encountered the legendary big head. Seeing that he was in a hurry to rush for time, he opened his mouth like a lion and said, "1,500."

  "Get in." Gu Hanhao gestured to Ling Lan, then sat down in the back seat himself with his suitcase. He pulled out his police badge and said, "Oh, right, I'm a detective from S City. We agreed on 1,500 yuan, no backing out allowed. You drive safely and try to step on it, we're in a hurry to get back for our case."

  The driver was originally agreeing to the price of 1,500 yuan for the other party, and even didn't haggle, feeling surprised. As soon as he heard that it was a criminal police officer, his expression suddenly became serious, but he also felt much more at ease. After all, the sky was about to darken, and outside the city area were wilderness and highways, with no guarantee of safety. But since the other party was a criminal police officer, there was no problem. "No problem, I'll get you there within two hours."

  The car drove out of the city, and the sunset's afterglow shone on Gu Hanhao's profile. Ling Lan looked at that handsome profile and couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

  Gu Hanhao had been lowering his head to look at the photo album taken out from the box, and because of the poor light, he also asked the driver to turn on the lights. It wasn't until he heard Ling Lan's sigh that he raised his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

  Ling Lan let out an exaggerated sigh, "Sorry about that, I didn't think my parents would treat you like this. They're usually very easy-going, I thought they'd at least be polite to you."

  "Huh?" Gu Hanhao was somewhat perplexed, "Could it be that this isn't their test for me? Because they don't trust me, worried that I'm not sincere, so they're testing whether I'm resolute or not, to see if I'll retreat in the face of difficulty? Isn't that right?"

  Ling Lan was left speechless by Gu Hanyu's words, "You're overthinking it, they just didn't agree! Alas, don't you think they're a bit strange?"

  Gu Hanhao shook his head, "I think parents are all worried about their daughters, especially the mark on your neck, it gave them a bad first impression of me. But none of that matters, after all we're not really dating, what's most important now is these photo albums."

  Ling Lan didn't even have the heart to look at the photo album, "You don't understand my parents, but I do. I think they're being a bit abnormal, and my mom actually said something like that. She said 'Why did you have to find him? It's really unlucky.' I feel like they might know you."

  Gu Han slowly raised his head and exclaimed in an incredulous tone, "How is this possible? I'm very sure that this is the first time I've seen them, how do they know me?"