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Alicia was taken aback.

"Xu Qi, you've come at a really bad time. You should leave now."

Xu Qi closed the door, and there was a 'click' sound... it was locked.

Alicia's expression changed instantly.

"Waaaah... You two are bullying me."

"Hahaha!"

Xu Qi laughed, but of course he didn't really intend to punish Ai Li on the spot. Instead, he picked up Mei and sat down with her on the chair next to him.

"Jealous?"

Mei turned her head away, ignoring Xu Qi.

"Didn't I tell you before? My father broke his leg, so I asked Ellie to come home with me."

"And that led to your and Ellie's happy ending."

amount……

Xu Qi and Alicia scratched their heads at the same time.

"That's not the point. The main thing is that I was thinking that I brought Ellie home last time, and my parents are familiar with her, so I plan to bring Ellie back this time as well."

"Then you can say to your uncle and aunt, 'Look? This is the daughter-in-law your son found for you. Are you satisfied? Mei? Who's that? You don't recognize her...'"

……

Mei waited for a long time but received no response. She looked up at Xu Qi in a panic, only to see him looking at her with a helpless expression.

"W-what's wrong? What's with that expression...?"

"Mei, even if you're saying these things out of anger or jealousy, you shouldn't say them—even if I forget myself, I will never forget to love Mei."

Alicia, who was listening nearby, got goosebumps.

Mei... the girl pouted and lightly patted Xu Qi's chest.

"Seriously... with you like this... I can't even get angry."

"Not making you angry is also my responsibility as your boyfriend, isn't it?"

Mei's eyes narrowed instantly—"Then why did you have so many girlfriends?"

"Forehead……"

Alicia chuckled to herself.

Xu Qi scratched his head awkwardly—this time Mei had silenced him.

"Okay, okay, I didn't think things through before. I was wrong. Come home with me later and meet my parents, okay?"

"oh oh."

Mei lowered her head, feeling both excited and nervous—after all, this was meeting the parents…should she…prepare properly?

"Hmm? But... you're bringing both Ellie and me along, how are you going to explain this to your parents?"

Xu Qi sighed, and Mei instantly understood why Xu Qi had only planned to take Ai Li back with him.

The girl smiled sheepishly, realizing that Xu Qi hadn't ignored her.

"I can only pray that my parents won't beat me to death... But it's also a good thing. Some things have to be faced. I'll take you back this time, and next time... I'll take more next time."

You have to eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time.

443. Why are you calling me "Auntie"? Call me "Mom"!

In front of the full-length mirror, Mei carefully examined her outfit.

A white off-the-shoulder pleated dress as an inner layer, with a pale yellow high-waisted skirt worn over it.

Overall, it looks dignified and elegant, and very bright.

"Xu Qi, what do you think of this one?"

"Mei, you've changed into seventeen or eighteen outfits since we started, and every single one of them is great. The key is the person wearing the clothes; it's you who makes them look good."

Mei blushed when Xu Qi praised her like that.

"It's not that good..."

Sitting on the bed, Xu Qi pulled Mei into his arms and said helplessly, "Why do you look so nervous? It's just to meet my parents, not some scary person."

"They're all pretty much the same..."

"what?"

"This!...Isn't this just...meeting the parents?"

It seems that even Mei couldn't help but feel nervous when she heard that she was going to meet Xu Qi's parents.

Xu Qi clicked his tongue and said, "Don't worry, Mei is so gentle and beautiful. She's a perfect woman, and my parents will definitely like her."

“But!…” Mei glanced towards the door. Across the hall was Alicia’s bedroom, where Alicia was changing clothes.

"And there's Ellie... I can't lose to her!"

"Ha... It's okay, she can't cook, you've already beaten her by a lot."

Mei chuckled and kissed Xu Qi on the cheek.

"You're so good with words. Okay, let go of me. This is a skirt, it'll wrinkle if you hold it like this."

Xu Qi released Mei Yi, and the little girl examined herself in the mirror again—she felt pretty good. According to Xu Qi, his parents weren't the kind of old people who liked anything flashy.

Overall, it's quite traditional, so dressing in a more understated style would be a good idea.

But tradition...

Sure enough, Xu Qi sat on the bed and started sighing again.

Mei pursed her lips—"Maybe... I won't go, so you won't have to."

"Don't say that, Mei. Some things you have to face sooner or later." Xu Qi took a deep breath, stood up, pulled the girl into his arms again, and kissed her lips.

After a deep kiss, Xu Qi looked at the girl's still flushed cheeks and said with a smile, "You are my wife. It would be really unreasonable not to bring my wife home to meet my parents."

Mei leaned happily on Xu Qi's shoulder, feeling as if the air she was breathing was filled with sweetness.

"Let's go, I reckon Ellie has finished changing too."

indeed so.

In fact, Alicia had already changed her clothes and was waiting in the living room. When she saw Mei come out, she was stunned—the style seemed so similar…

Both women wore off-the-shoulder white short-sleeved tops with dark blue high-waisted skirts, and coincidentally, both wore inconspicuous necklaces around their necks.

The crystalline color, under the sunlight, accentuated the snow-white skin and collarbones on both sides, making it truly eye-catching.

"Oh? Mei, you think the same way I do?"

really……

Mei also breathed a sigh of relief—at worst, they could die together.

At the same time, I can't help but feel grateful that Ai Li was there with me. Otherwise, just thinking about accompanying Xu Qi home alone would be terrifying...

I really don't know how Ellie managed to endure it last time; her heart must have been pounding!

Even after getting into the car, the two girls were still somewhat restless.

Xu Qi glanced in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but laugh, "Aili, didn't you come to my house last time? Why are you so nervous?"

"How can that be the same? Last time... last time I went as a friend..."

Mei squinted – this time her friend has become her girlfriend, right?

"Alright, you two... to be honest, I'm the one who should be nervous. Bringing two girlfriends home at once, my dad might whip me to death."

"what?"

Despite having some suspicions, Mei couldn't help but change color when she heard Xu Qi describe his family like that.

"This...this is so fierce..."

"Oh no, I was just kidding."

"That's right! Your aunt and uncle are very gentle, at most... at most they'll scold you." As she said this, Alicia couldn't help but curl up a malicious smile.

"I think you're asking for a beating, aren't you, Alicia?"

"Hmph? With my aunt backing me up, I'm not afraid of you at all."

Xu Qi glanced at Mei. The girl didn't say anything, but seeing Ai Li's familiar expression, a hint of sadness crept into her eyes—even though I'm Xu Qi's official girlfriend...

A daughter-in-law meeting her in-laws is something that will happen sooner or later.

When they finally arrived at their doorstep, Mei took several deep breaths before she was able to adjust her mindset, thanks to Airi's encouraging gaze.

Xu Qi laughed and said, "Did I ring the doorbell?"

"You...you press it."

Why does it feel like we're being led to the execution ground?

Airi, acting like someone who'd been there before, patted Mei's back.

"Ding dong!"

The doorbell rang, time to come up! Mei!

······

"So...daughter, your relationship with my Xu Qi is...boyfriend and girlfriend?"

In the Xu family's living room, Xu Qi's father, Xu Youde, sat on the sofa with an indescribable sense of melancholy on his face, while Xu Qi's mother, Lin Lai, sitting beside him, was quite the opposite.

Their faces beamed with joy. Looking at Mei…hmm! Satisfied! Then looking at Alicia…hmm! Satisfied too!

At this moment, Mei was also sitting close to Xu Qi. Faced with her father-in-law's question, she couldn't help but nod shyly, while leaning even closer to Xu Qi.

Xu Youde looked even more melancholy, while Lin Lai laughed even more happily.

The little girl seems very attached to our Xiaoqi!

Seeing that Mei was shy, Xu Qi quickly said, "Dad, you... you can just ask me. It's Mei's first time here, why are you scaring her?"

"Go away! You brat, did I even give you permission to speak?!"

As he spoke, he got up to find a feather duster.

Xu Qi quickly surrendered, saying, "Dad! Dad! I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore. Be careful, it's only been three months since you injured your leg last time. It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone..."

"You still remember my leg injury! You little beast! I!..."

Before she could say anything more, Xu Qi's mother grabbed her and pulled her back, glaring at her and saying, "Xu Youde! You think you're so great? Your daughter-in-law is right here! What are you doing?!"

Xu Youde shrank back and dared not speak.

Ellie breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise it would have been her turn to persuade them.

Lin Lai noticed that Mei's state was exactly the same as Alicia's when she first came, but their relationship was more clearly defined, so she was even more shy.

He sat down next to the other person with a smile, while glaring at Xu Qi—meaning he should go wherever he wanted.

Xu Qi surrendered and went to find Xu Youde, leaving Ai Li by his side to help Mei.

"My daughter's name is...Mei, right?"

"Yes, Auntie."

"Hey! Why are you calling me 'Auntie'? 'Mom' sounds much better!"

Mei blushed deeply! Lin Lai liked her even more—how adorable!

"It's nothing, it's nothing, I was just joking. Call me whatever you want. My husband is so old-fashioned! Don't mind him. Um... you and Alicia..."

Ellie quickly came over to chime in.

"Auntie, as you all know, it was actually Mei first. The reason I said Xu Qi was my friend last time was because... he has a girlfriend, Mei."

"Oh~~"