My girlfriend isn't as cute as me.

Wang Yuting opened WeChat and sent the photo to Lin Jiu via WeChat.

Fortunately, she had already set the message to be pinned to the top, otherwise it would have been difficult to find Lin Jiu among a large group of people.

"...You have to send me your photos too, that's fair." Lin Jiu saw the pictures in Wang Yuting's album, and to be honest, he was also a little tempted.

"make a deal!"

Wang Yuting readily agreed.

For her, being able to exchange her photos for Lin Jiu's photos was a huge win! A win so big her own mother wouldn't recognize her!

Wang Yuting looked down at her phone, swiping through the records casually, when she suddenly frowned.

Because her WeChat icon already showed over 99 unread messages, Wang Yuting had long since stopped paying attention and had no intention of replying to them one by one. With so many people on the fourth floor of the mall, replying to all the messages would take her ages, so she simply ignored them all – that was the fairest approach. No one would feel like they were receiving special treatment and thus have any unrealistic, pointless thoughts.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Jiu noticed that Wang Yuting's expression was a little off and asked her with concern.

Wang Yuting shook her head, seemingly having a headache. She covered her head and showed her phone screen to Lin Jiu.

Lin Jiu was surprised that she would hand him the phone directly. He awkwardly took the phone and looked at the information on it.

Lin Jiu was naturally very familiar with the WeChat chat interface, as she used this chat software to communicate with colleagues about many things at work. She even habitually used WeChat to scan a QR code to pay when shopping at the supermarket.

However, the name that was added to the contact's notes was something Lin Jiu hadn't expected.

"Mother?"

Chapter Sixty-One: The Future is Long

"Mother……"

Perhaps because it had been so long since she had uttered those two words, Lin Jiu felt a little unfamiliar with them.

However, he quickly realized that this was not his mother, but Wang Yuting's mother.

Since Wang Yuting handed her phone to him, she naturally allowed him to look through the chat history.

Lin Jiu let out a soft breath and looked down at the information on the screen.

The amount of information was so overwhelming that Lin Jiu rubbed her aching brow and fell into deep thought.

In short, Wang Yuting's request for clothes to be sent to her family caught her mother's attention. After all, her mother had previously said that these clothes were meant for Wang Yuting's future children. She hadn't expected Wang Yuting to ask for these clothes at this time, especially since she hadn't returned home for a year, leading people to suspect that something had happened.

Surely she didn't secretly have a boyfriend without telling her parents?

Wang Yuting's mother has a vivid imagination; she even skipped a stage and suspected that Yuting was already pregnant. Therefore, it's understandable that she was eager to get her old clothes back.

Therefore, Mom decided to visit them!

"..."

Lin Jiu silently returned the phone to Wang Yuting.

The two looked at each other in silence, until Lin Jiu finally broke the silence.

"Brush your teeth, wash your face, and get ready for bed."

"it is good."

Wang Yuting went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face, while Lin Jiu turned off the TV and took the plates to wash.

"Good night."

"Hey—aren't you coming to sleep in my room?"

Wang Yuting, who had changed into her pajamas, looked at Lin Jiu, who was preparing to sleep on the sofa, and was somewhat confused.

They cuddled together and slept in the afternoon, touching each other in ways they shouldn't have.

What's there to be ashamed of now?

Come on, come inside with me.

“I always have a feeling that if I go into the room and sleep with you, Mom will be at the door watching us the next day.”

Lin Jiu understood; it was just like gravity.

We must avoid this awkward situation no matter what, otherwise we'll be in deep trouble.

The main reason why the two chose to avoid this issue is that their relationship is probably difficult for outsiders to accept.

Although Lin Jiu is an adult, he is still a high school student and will be preparing for the college entrance examination in a few months. Wang Yuting, on the other hand, is a working woman. The fact that a man and a woman living together alone in a room... not everyone can understand them. Even though Lin Jiu and Wang Yuting have signed a contract and have a legal employment relationship, it still doesn't change the fact that he is being kept by someone else in the eyes of others.

"Go ahead and look."

Wang Yuting said confidently.

No, she's not in the right, but she's too arrogant!

Long ago, Wang Yuting had already considered two possibilities.

One is a future with Lin Jiu, and the other is a future without Lin Jiu by my side.

A future without a future is not the future I want.

So what if we are criticized by others?

So what if your parents don't support you!

Wang Yuting was confident in her bank account savings. Even though she had lost contact with her parents, she was confident she could provide a good life for Lin Jiu. She just couldn't think about quitting her job anymore; she might even have to sell off the hard-earned savings and those valuable game accounts… Although it would be painful, Wang Yuting had the courage to burn her bridges.

Lin Jiu glanced at her, then waved to Wang Yuting.

"Squat down."

"?"

Wang Yuting was a little confused, but she still obediently did as she was told.

Lin Jiu reached out and hugged Wang Yuting, gently stroking the back of her head, and said softly, "You've sacrificed so much for me, how could I let you bear everything alone? Being rejected by family is a very painful thing, I know it better than anyone else, and even now I can still feel that pain lingering in my heart. I don't want our relationship to become a burden. If we really come to that point, I hope that four years from now we will be together with your parents' blessings."

"Well……"

Wang Yuting hugged Lin Jiu's waist, her head buried in her hands, remaining silent.

Lin Jiu thought she was still being stubborn, so he comforted her, "We have a long road ahead of us, it's okay."

"..."

Wang Yuting still did not respond.

Lin Jiu tilted her head, wondering if Wang Yuting was asleep.

"S... Ha..."

Wang Yuting made strange noises and let out a weird "hehehe" laugh.

Lin Jiu then realized that she hadn't listened to what he had said, and helplessly raised his hand to tap her on the head.

"Stop smelling it, go to sleep."

"Good~"

Wang Yuting then stood up and gave Lin Jiu a big hug.

Big, big.

Lin Jiu's feet were off the ground, and she felt the bear's power.

When he collapsed onto the sofa, completely exhausted.

Intoxicated by the warmth and fragrance of her embrace, the beauty finds it hard to sleep all night.

Lin Jiu curled up on the sofa, covered with a blanket. It was warm, but he just didn't feel as comfortable as before.

After all, Lin Jiu had slept with Wang Yuting in her arms that afternoon, and now she was all alone on the sofa, feeling empty, lonely, and cold. Unable to fall asleep, she picked up her phone and glanced at it.

Lin Jiu opened WeChat and found that his class monitor had actually contacted him, asking if he was asleep.

He silently ignored the message and then opened Wang Yuting's message.

"..."

Lin Jiu saved the photo of the two of them in her local photo album and then quietly set it as her screensaver wallpaper.

He looked left and right, never tiring of looking at it.

As she watched, sleepiness overcame her, and Lin Jiu slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully.

On the other side, in the bedroom.

Wang Yuting also quietly set the photo of the two of them as her phone wallpaper. She held up her phone and let out a silly, happy laugh.

As a result, she wasn't paying attention, her hand slipped, and the phone "smack" hit her face.

"Waaaaah!!"

She buried her head in the blanket, trying her best not to make any noises of pain; her nose even turned red.

On the other side, Lin Jiu, who was feeling sleepy and about to fall asleep, heard a faint sound.

Lin Jiu felt increasingly uneasy as she listened, and her drowsy state gradually disappeared.

Although Lin Jiu had never experienced that kind of thing, he did have some knowledge about it.

Teachers don't teach these things in class, but the students, full of curiosity, always find ways to learn extracurricular knowledge and then share it with the class. When they were in school, some female students told even more risqué jokes than the boys, making some boys with insufficient knowledge blush. The boys were completely outmatched by the precocious girls.

"This……"

Lin Jiu blushed slightly.

It's normal for teenage boys to associate strange sounds with certain things, right? This is definitely not Lin Jiu's fault, right? Lin Jiu's imagination started to work its magic, and he naturally conjured up images.

"No, no, you can't think like that!"

Lin Jiu shook her head, covered her ears, and buried her head in the pillow.

Just pretend you didn't hear it!

Lin Jiu curled up, trying her best to fall asleep.

If I couldn't sleep well before because I felt a bit cold, now I simply can't sleep because I'm too hot.

Lin Jiu tossed and turned on the sofa, unable to fall asleep. He tried to open his phone to play around, and the first thing he saw on the screen was a photo of the two of them, which made his imagination run wild.