Chapter 006: Misconstrued as Daughter-in-law

  "Mom, what are you talking about?" Ling Haoyu stared at Gu Xi, who was shyly speaking to her mother.

  "Hey, you're not young anymore, and you're still shy about these things? I'll head back home first, how about coming over for dinner tonight?" Ling's mother showed her genuine and sincere eyes, she was definitely thrilled inside, and had to rush back home to share the news with Old Ling. It seemed that marrying off her son and having grandchildren was the most important thing she wanted to do in her life. She said as she stood up, grabbed her bag, and left.

  Perhaps she was moved by the mother's concern for her child, as she had always lacked love and care since childhood. Whenever she saw other mothers being exceptionally good to their children, she felt a deep sense of sadness. Originally, according to her temperament, she would have introduced herself as just a passerby in advance, so as not to disappoint Ling's mother. But for some reason, she began to soften and didn't want to shatter the mother's expectations, looking at her full of hope.

  "Mom, not so fast, you're getting ahead of yourself, slow down, or I'll take you there?" Ling Hao Yu hesitated to look at Gu Xi, thinking that this girl not only didn't get angry, but also obediently sat aside, and helped him a lot. At least in the next few months, his mother won't randomly arrange for him to meet a bunch of women.

  He is actually more anxious than anyone else, but he has never been attracted to anyone. He still believes in fate, and if it comes, he will seize it with all his might.

  "No need, Uncle is waiting outside." Ling's mother was so excited that she didn't even remember to ask the girl's name in front of her, and hastily carried her bag out, afraid that this news would let Old Ling know later.

  "Mom, slow down!" Ling Haoyu shouted as he followed his mother to the door.

  "Alright! Xiao Yu will invite his wife over for dinner another day!" Ling Mu was a complete optimist, and even gave her son a thumbs up as she got on the car.

  "Hey, Xiao Jie just helped me out of a huge jam, I'm so thrilled! What do you need as payment? As long as you can say it, I can make it happen." Ling Hao Yu walked back to his original position with a big smile on his face, tugging at his own shoulder and touching Gu Xi's body as he spoke.

  "Who cares about your happiness! Where's my jacket?" Gu Xi gave him a white eye, got up and walked to the TV, quickly picked up the remote control, and sat back down, shouting.

  "It's here, but it's still at the laundry shop and can only be picked up tomorrow." Zhang Xiaohui rushed out of the kitchen with a huff, just now Ling Haoyu had instructed her to cook a pot of porridge for Gu Xi to warm his stomach, but she was startled halfway through. Ever since Gu Xi appeared in the Ling family, he felt like he had become a different person, often staring blankly and smiling foolishly.

  "Oh, where's my wallet?"

  "Wait... sister is giving this to you!" Zhang Xiaohui quickly ran into the gym, took out a small blue leather wallet with a simple pattern, stuffed it into Gu Xi's hand and ran back to the kitchen.

  Gu Xi furrowed her brow, fumbled with the small leather wallet that still had raindrops on it and hastily opened it. Staying here wasn't a long-term solution, besides she came to this city with a daunting task, not only for an internship but also to earn money to support herself. In the wallet, apart from a few bank cards, there were only five banknotes. Where was her ID card? It was something you had to have when coming to a big city, without it, she couldn't even check into a hotel.

  She listlessly threw her purse on the sofa, got up and ran to the gym at a speed of wind, looking for something. Ling Haoyu followed with confusion, watching her rummage through her luggage in disarray, and asked in fright, "What's missing?"

  "Where's your ID?" Gu Xi angrily stared at him and said.

  ID card? Living in a hotel? If this girl leaves, how will he continue to play the role of mother? He began to recover his true nature and secretly cursed her for not being able to find it, so she could stay here. While thinking about it, he shook his head, and when he came back to himself, he couldn't see the girl anymore.

  He shook his head and picked up a bright red certificate from the ground. This girl is not simple, with certificates for excellent committee member, excellent class cadre, and scholarships piled high, but no graduation certificate. Is she just an intern who has just graduated? He wondered as he picked up a small brown booklet, a student ID card? Flipping through it, he saw that she was born in 1991, with short hair in the photo. Thinking about her current appearance, she's become more and more beautiful. Looking at the photo, he almost couldn't recognize her.

  Squatting for a while, her feet went numb, so she sat directly on the floor and leaned against the cabinet beside her. Her hands reached back to support herself and touched a small hard card. She quickly picked it up and looked at it in front of her eyes. The two familiar characters "Gu Xi" - wasn't this the ID card she had been looking for? Was he going to return it to her or hold onto it so she wouldn't leave? Continue playing along with him? Was it purely just an act? He started questioning himself, wondering if he had really begun to have feelings for this girl.

  "Brother, the porridge is ready, come and eat quickly!" The nanny's words overturned his hesitation, should he hide and observe the situation first then decide whether to return or not?

  "Ah... okay, coming right away!" He hastily retrieved the keys from the drawer next to him and stuffed them into his pocket. Rushing into the living room, he saw Gu Xi holding a spoon, stirring constantly while blowing on it with her pursed lips, probably starving. After a short while, she scooped up a spoonful and fed herself, possibly too hot, blinking repeatedly.

  On the clean and shiny table, a pot of steaming hot rice porridge was placed. Xiaohui also gave Ling Haoyu a big bowl before entering the kitchen to clean up the bowls and chopsticks. He smiled and learned from Gu Xi, blowing his own big bowl cool. Perhaps because of his large lung capacity, he didn't see any steam in a while, scooping up a spoonful to feed into Gu Xi's mouth.

  "I'm not drinking your saliva." Gu Xi had a stiff expression, and this flattering concern made her even more uncomfortable. What conditions did she have? Her mother was still worried that she couldn't find a daughter-in-law? It's really laughable to see him with such a sly look, she really wanted to slap him in the face.

  "I don't mind yours then." He smiled and snatched the bowl from Gu Xi's hand, scooped up a spoonful of the steaming hot food and stuffed it into his mouth.

  "Ah! Hot hot hot!"

  His tongue kept wagging, he immediately put down the bowl, opened his mouth and stretched out his hand to fan himself in front. Look, at such a big age, don't you understand this little bit?

  Gu Xi furrowed her brow, picked up the teapot from the glass table in front of her and poured him a cup of cold tea. "Do you think you're still a kid? It's really unbearable, I've lost my appetite." She got up and walked to the sofa beside her, picked up the pillow and hugged it into her arms without any reserve, lying down.

  "Thanks, you're really not hungry?" He swallowed a mouthful of tea and finally returned to normal. I really don't understand what this girl in front of me is thinking about. Looking at her melancholic eyes, I'm slowly getting addicted.

  "No appetite! Xiaohui, are you going out?" Just as I was about to call Xiaohui over to finish the porridge, I saw that she had already taken off her apron and was holding a small blue bag in her hand, seemingly ready to go out.

  "Right, brother and sister, Auntie is calling me back to cook dinner, if you need help just give me a call, I'll send the clothes over tomorrow, bye!" Zhang Xiaohui watched as Gu Xihai hastily bid farewell, and before they could even respond, she was already gone.

  "Oh, go ahead!" After saying this sentence, Gu Xi started to regret it. Does that mean they will be in the same room tonight? Now his ID is nowhere to be found, and all his clothes have been taken to the dry cleaner's. Where can he go now?

  "You're going to sleep with just that?"

  "What's the point of being worried?"