Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 270 IF Line (2)

Duan Yiheng went home, and Rocky ran out like a madman.

A beautiful woman in a cheongsam stood under the eaves of the courtyard.

Rocky headed straight there.

Duan Yiheng walked over and said gently, "Mom."

"You said you'd be back at six, it's almost seven now."

Duan Yiheng smiled and said, "Something came up on the way. Have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet, I'm waiting for you."

Duan Yiheng said, "You don't need to wait for me next time."

"Okay, let's go inside." Ms. Meng chuckled. "I'll have Sister Mei serve dinner, and we can chat about your marriage plans while we're at it."

Duan Yiheng, unusually, did not resist and went into the restaurant with his mother.

"Your grandfather wanted to match you with a girl from the Tan family, but you didn't like her. Now tell your mother, what kind of girl do you like?"

Duan Yiheng suddenly remembered Lin Xi, whom he had met today, and said, "I didn't meet him, so I don't know either."

Ms. Meng's eyes gleamed with gossip: "I heard your grandfather has taken a fancy to a young girl from the south?"

Duan Yiheng was drinking his soup when he suddenly choked.

Sister Mei quickly patted his back, and Ms. Meng scolded him, "How old are you? You still choke on your soup. Or did I say something that you care about?"

"No," Duan Yiheng said calmly. "After dinner, shall I accompany you for a walk?"

His mother recently underwent another surgery and is still recovering.

Duan Yiheng went along with everything, prioritizing his mother's health above all else.

"I don't want you to accompany me on walks, I want my daughter-in-law to accompany me." Ms. Meng's tone was slightly regretful. "Although the surgery has been done, we still don't know if she will live to see—"

"Mom," Duan Yiheng interrupted her, frowning.

Ms. Meng pouted, looking aggrieved.

Duan Yiheng's heart softened, and he said, "I'll try my best to get along well this time, okay?"

Ms. Meng's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Duan Yiheng nodded: "Grandpa told you, didn't he? A technology company from the south is interested in cooperating with Yinfan."

"What's your name?"

Duan Yiheng: "Lin Xi, the 'Xi' in 'the first light of dawn'."

Ms. Meng suddenly laughed: "I asked for the company name."

Duan Yiheng: "...Guangxi Technology".

Ms. Meng suppressed a laugh: "What your grandfather likes is usually pretty good."

Duan Yiheng responded calmly.

His mother was worried about his marriage, and he had been planning to try to find a partner.

Although it was an unexpected turn of events today and nothing particularly remarkable could be discerned, Duan Yiheng's impression of Lin Xi was still quite positive.

Lin Xi also had a good impression of Duan Yiheng, after all, he bought her a hamburger.

Liang Yutong pressed her index finger against Lin Xi's brow: "You should be more careful. Luckily, you met a good person. How could you just get into someone's car like that?"

Lin Xi looked like she had learned something and said, "I understand. When I was being chased, I was anxious, and they saw that I was hungry, so they bought me a hamburger."

Liang Yutong rolled her eyes: "You were bought off with just a hamburger?"

Lin Xi: "That's not what I meant at all."

Liang Yutong leaned closer and stared at her: "Is he handsome?"

Lin Xi nodded: "Handsome."

Liang Yutong then asked, "Did you add them on WeChat?"

Lin Xi shook her head: "No, I said I'd add him on WeChat and give him the money for the hamburger, and he glanced at me."

"...It's settled." Liang Yutong thought to herself, "Great job. It's still the same Lin Xi. No wonder she's been single all this time."

"Stop asking irrelevant questions." Lin Xi pushed her. "Hurry up and take me back to the hotel. My parents have already called twice."

Liang Yutong stood her up today, so she's at Liang Yutong's mercy.

Back in the hotel garage, she said to Lin Xi, "Don't forget the banquet in three days. I'll pick you up then and we can go together. I'll introduce you to my friends."

"it is good."

Lin Xi didn't go back to her own room; instead, she went to her parents' suite first.

Cen Yu opened the door, saw her daughter's eyes darting around, and said, "Your father is in a video conference."

Lin Xi hugged Cen Yu: "Then I won't bother him, Mom, I—"

What happened to you?

Before Lin Xi could finish speaking, Cen Yu lifted her arm up. "It looks like a scrape. Has it been disinfected?"

Lin Xi chuckled dryly: "It's gone."

Cen Yu: "What happened? Tell me the truth."

Lin Xi: "It's Yuan Chang's second son. He's even chased me all the way to B City. I was trying to avoid him when I accidentally bumped into his car."

Cen Yu almost had a heart attack.

"I'm fine now, I met a kind person." Lin Xi described what happened to her mother.

Cen Yu immediately said the same thing as Liang Yutong.

Lin Xi replied perfunctorily, "Alright, alright, I know, I won't do it again next time."

"You want a next time?" Cen Yu glared at her. "Tomorrow, you'd better behave yourself and come with me and your dad to the event."

Lin Xi pouted unhappily: "Okay."

Cen Yu was amused by her cute appearance: "Your dad has taken a liking to President Duan of Yinfan Technology. I heard he's a handsome and talented man. I know you're still young. If you're interested, then go ahead and see. If you're not, then don't go against your dad's wishes, understand?"

Lin Xi sighed: "I'm only 24, why is he so determined to find me a husband?"

Cen Yu said, "He's afraid that the girls you choose are all useless, so he wants to personally vet them for you."

Lin Xi slumped weakly onto the sofa: "Mom, how about I have Dad come along when I'm dating? He can carry my bags and pay for everything."

Cen Yu chuckled: "Dare you say that in front of your father?"

Lin Xi snorted and was about to change her lying position when she suddenly saw a dark spot in her peripheral vision. She sat up abruptly and said obediently, "Daddy."

Lin Qinghuai grunted in agreement: "Sit properly, you have no manners."

Lin Xi leaned closer and said in a coquettish tone, "I was back before eight o'clock. Your curfew is really unreasonable."

Lin Qinghuai remained unmoved: "Whether it's reasonable or not isn't up to you to decide; you just need to abide by it."

Lin Xi collapsed onto the sofa, utterly dejected, and stopped pretending: "Old Lin, you're really too domineering. You'll lose my love."

Lin Qinghuai sneered: "Do you want to lose my money?"

Lin Xi: "..."

She didn't want to at all, but she still had to get up and happily massage her dad's shoulders.

After massaging her for less than five minutes, Lin Qinghuai felt sorry for her and told her to go back to her room to rest.

Lin Xi stepped back slightly and said, "Then I have something to tell you. I'm going to a friend's dinner party in three days. I'm letting you know."

Lin Qinghuai frowned: "What friends?"

“Liang Yutong, you know her, right?” Lin Xi protested. “They’re just normal friends, just hanging out.”

Lin Qinghuai said, "Come back before midnight, and I'll pick you up."

Lin Xi responded with an "Oh".

The next morning, Lin Xi accompanied her parents to visit the Yinfan Technology Park.

What she never expected was that she would run into the man who bought her hamburgers again.

Lin Xi tilted her head and asked her mother, "He is..."

"He's Duan Yiheng, the one your dad has his eye on," Cen Yu whispered. "What do you think?"

Lin Xi glanced over, and Duan Yiheng caught her eye.