Chapter 117: She Gave Herself to Me (2/2)

Cheng Xi had suffered through so much torment over the course of the day that she had no energy left to rebuff her mother. Giving up, she just accepted whatever her mother said. Originally, because of Lu Chenzhou’s thoughtful and romantic behavior, she had been a bit happy inside, but after all of this hassle, those feelings had long since disappeared. The only desire on her mind now was to sleep.

And when she woke up, she realized, Ah, today’s the fifth.

Cheng Xi was very impressed with how much trouble her mother was willing to go through to cause trouble. However, she had no choice in this matter, and she even had to wake up early to try to curry favor with her mother. After breakfast, she proactively said, “Ma, since we have some free time, let’s go shopping, buy some nice outfits, and get our hair done. You’ve worked hard all year long, so when you have time off, you should take care of yourself.”

Her parents worked in their diner every day for the whole year. In terms of eating, they were doing fine, but their appearance left much to be desired, as they were not even willing to wear the new clothes that Cheng Yang and Cheng Xi had bought for them.

Cheng Yang also helped her out in trying to convince their mom. “That’s right! If you dress up well, Dad’ll look at you with fresh eyes.”

But that only provoked his mother’s scolding. “What do you mean? Are you resenting me for nagging at you? Are you saying that I’m old, garrulous, stale, and that your dad should swap me for someone fresher?”

Cheng Xi’s father, who had been innocently lazing around, was attacked out of nowhere. ……How unjust!

Cheng Xi knew that her mother was just taking her anger out on her brother, so she put in some real effort to comfort her. Only after bringing up Lu Chenzhou and the Lu family did her anger finally abate.

As the family left the apartment, Cheng Yang and Cheng Xi sighed from the front. “Our mother’s so hard to please. It feels like our mother’s transformed into a wicked stepmother just because we haven’t found partners and gotten married yet.”

Meanwhile, Cheng Xi’s father was saying to his wife from the back, “This wasn’t what we planned… And why did you also start scolding me?”

Cheng Xi’s mother gave him a supercilious look. “Look at how good the results were! Didn’t Cheng Xi obediently schedule a meeting for us and little Lu after? Even when we harried her before in the past, she didn’t treat it as something important. We were definitely too nice to them before!”

After thinking about it for a moment, Cheng Xi’s father sighed in defeat. Yes, she was right. So, he continued to act out the role of the good cop to his wife’s bad cop, all the way until they successfully met Lu Chenzhou.

Lu Chenzhou had come alone, bearing a large number of gifts while also dressed cleanly and neatly. He was wearing a buttoned up jacket that could have come from a uniform. That, combined with his calm, handsome, and austere face, gave off an elegant, noble, and gracious demeanor, completely unlike the dolt who had casually stripped naked in someone else’s home.

Cheng Yang didn’t come because he had prior plans, so besides Lu Chenzhou, it was just Cheng Xi and her parents. When Lu Chenzhou arrived, his appearance left all three of them somewhat dazed.

Cheng Xi’s father was the first to react; he stepped in front of his wife and daughter as he said with a stern face, “You’re really Lu Chenzhou?”

In a cool but not impolite tone, Lu Chenzhou replied, “Yes. It’s nice to meet you, and Happy New Year to both of you.” And then he waved his hands, first giving them his prepared gifts.

He was quite adept at choosing appropriate gifts. They were not too expensive, but were clearly very presentable. “These are just a few trinkets, not as valuable as what Cheng Xi has given me.”

Cheng Xi immediately thought, ……What valuable thing have I given him?

Cheng Xi’s parents curiously asked, “What did Cheng Xi give you?”

Lu Chenzhou looked straight at Cheng Xi. He was sitting solemnly on the other side of the table; his posture was straight, and his bearing upright and unafraid as he very seriously and severely said, “She gave herself to me.”

Cheng Xi and her family opened their eyes in shock!!!

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