Urban Immortal Lord

Su Yu, daughter of the mayor of L City.

This is a name that Xia Tian desperately wanted to forget but was also deeply etched in her mind. It's fair to say that without her, Xia Tian's life might have taken a completely different path.

A chance encounter led to Xia Tian falling deeply in love, unable to extricate herself.

Their relationship lasted only three months from beginning to end.

It is said that people in love are the most irrational. After the breakup, Xia Tian realized that this so-called encounter was actually a deliberate arrangement.

His existence was merely a substitute she randomly chose to win back someone else's heart.

From then on, Xia Tian truly realized the cruelty of reality. In China, a country that values ​​social status and marriage, ideals and dreams are merely spiritual sustenance for reality, nothing more than a beautiful dream.

Summer concealed her inner gloom without leaving a trace. After greeting Grandpa Li and others under the old locust tree, she quickly entered Baiyun Village.

As someone who had been through it all, Zhou Ruosi naturally noticed the emotional changes in Xia Tian's expression.

Although Zhou Ruosi was very curious about the story hidden in the heart of the boy who saved her, she was wise enough not to ask too many questions.

Within Baiyun Village, mountain paths crisscross, filled with the scent of earth.

But for Xia Tian, ​​who has lived here for eighteen years, the scene before her eyes was all too familiar.

About ten minutes later, Xia Tian arrived at her front door.

This is a very simple house built of mud, and the courtyard is surrounded by trees, most of which are modified from existing trees.

On one side of the courtyard, there is a well, and in the middle is a round stone table.

The scene before her eyes reminded Xia Tian of her childhood, when her family would eat around a stone plate, filled with laughter and warmth.

"Tian'er, is that you back?"

Just as Xia Tian stepped into the courtyard, a familiar and friendly voice came from inside the house. Almost at the same time, a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her thirties hurriedly came out of the house.

"mom!"

Upon seeing the person in front of him, Xia Tian blurted out instinctively, and his eyes involuntarily reddened.

This middle-aged woman was Xia Tian's mother, Xu Xiaomei.

"Mom, I'm sorry I haven't been home to visit you and Dad for a year, and I've made you worry."

Xia Tian felt deeply apologetic as she looked at her agitated mother.

Xia Tian remembers that when he first started university, it was full of novelty and excitement for him, as it was his first time traveling far from home. He overlooked the reluctance in his parents' eyes when they saw him off.

Throughout the year, Xia Tian had many opportunities to go home and visit his parents, but the dazzling lights of the city and his pursuit of love made him overlook the preciousness of family ties.

Through this year's experiences, Xia Tian deeply realized that so-called love and the glitz and glamour of society are nothing more than illusions reflected in reality. Only family affection is the most real and precious.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." Xu Xiaomei excitedly grasped Xia Tian's hands, saying repeatedly, then looked at Zhou Ruosi: "And this is...?"

As she spoke, her eyes were full of reproach as she looked at Xia Tian. In Xu Xiaomei's opinion, university should be about academics, how could she be dating so early and even bringing her girlfriend home?

"Hello, Auntie, my name is Zhou Ruosi, and I'm Xia Tian's friend."

Zhou Ruosi smiled slightly and spoke politely to Xu Xiaomei.

"Oh, a friend." Upon seeing this, Xu Xiaomei was taken aback, then showed a hint of disappointment, before saying, "Please come in quickly, you brat, why don't you invite your guest in for tea?"

"Okay." Xia Tian quickly led Zhou Ruosi into the courtyard.

"Honey, Tian'er's back."

As Xu Xiaomei walked, she shouted loudly into the house.

The courtyard was so small that when Xu Xiaomei called out, hurried footsteps came from inside the house, and then two figures appeared in the courtyard.

"Brother, you're back?"

The first to speak was a girl of about sixteen years old. She was extremely beautiful, with an oval face, tall and slender, yet exuding youthful vitality and appearing exceptionally pure.

This is Xia Tian's younger sister, Xia Yaoyao.

As soon as Xia Yaoyao saw Xia Tian, ​​she immediately ran over and took his hand, resting her little head affectionately on his arm.

"You little rascal, you're still the same as when you were little, so clingy. You're all grown up now, don't you know any shame? You'll make the guests laugh." Xia Tian affectionately patted the girl's head and scolded her with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yaoyao noticed that there was an unfamiliar face beside her.

"Brother, this sister is so pretty, is she your girlfriend?" Xia Yaoyao asked curiously, but a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes that was hard to detect.

This brings us to Xia Tian's background. In fact, Xia Tian is not Xu Xiaomei's biological child, but an infant who was abandoned on Baiyun Mountain and raised by Xu Xiaomei and her husband from a young age.

As for Xia Tian's background, Xu Xiaomei and her husband did not hide it. They told Xia Tian everything as soon as he became old enough to understand.

Although Xia Tian was not their biological child, Xu Xiaomei and her husband loved her even more than their own children.

"Uh." Xia Tian didn't know how to answer Xia Yaoyao's question. He was inwardly groaning. He should have known better than to bring Zhou Ruosi home for dinner, so that he wouldn't have made such a fuss.

I guess my father will think the same way later...

"You brat, you brought your girlfriend home without even telling me beforehand."

Sure enough, it was Xia Shoucheng, Xia's father, who spoke.

Being misunderstood one after another made even a strong businesswoman like Zhou Ruosi blush. Although she was twenty-six years old, eight years older than Xia Tian, ​​she was very well-maintained and looked no more than twenty years old, appearing extremely young.

Although she possesses the intellectual beauty of a mature woman, this also makes Xu Xiaomei and the other two suspicious, as the saying goes, "A woman three years older than a man is like holding a gold brick."

"Uncle, Auntie, and this lovely little girl, it's like this, Xia Tian helped me a lot before, and we only just met recently," Zhou Ruosi explained. As clever as she was, she didn't mention that Xia Tian had saved her from the thugs, because Zhou Ruosi knew that Xia Tian hadn't explained, which meant that Xia Tian didn't want anyone to know about it.

While Zhou Ruosi offered this explanation, she secretly thought to herself, "As the saying goes, a life-saving grace can never be repaid except with one's body..."

As Zhou Ruosi pondered this, her heart fluttered with desire, and her cheeks flushed crimson.

"Dad, Mom, your son finally came back, how can you bear to leave me outside and interrogate me like this?" Xia Tian said with a bitter smile.

"Oh right, I forgot we have a guest here, Miss Zhou, please come in." Xu Xiaomei said politely.

Therefore, the family went inside.